Kristopher Ring

Kristopher’s experience includes representing:

Private Equity Firm Matters

• A Boston-based private equity firm in:
  • acquisition financing of a company providing application security solutions
  • acquisition financing of a multi-brand, multi-channel and multi-category platform company serving the tattoo, pet and beauty industries
  • acquisition financing to its portfolio company, a provider of real estate and investment management software
  • acquisition financing to its portfolio company focused on information technology and software in the areas of systems and network management, business intelligence, security and compliance
  • financing to its portfolio company, a provider of enterprise security solutions
• A Boston-based private equity firm in:
  • acquisition financing to its portfolio company, a provider of enterprise resource planning and supply chain solutions
  • acquisition financing to its portfolio company, a distributor of uniforms and equipment to public safety agencies
  • acquisition financing to its portfolio company, a provider of comprehensive insurance coverage, risk management strategies and benefits consulting services
  • acquisition financing to its portfolio company, a dental partnership organization
  • acquisition financing to its portfolio company, a provider of enterprise resource planning, operational and regulatory compliance software
  • capital call facilities and NAV facilities to its funds
• A Menlo Park-based private equity firm in:
  • an acquisition financing to its portfolio company, a provider of shift-based workforce management and payroll solutions
  • a financing to its portfolio company, a provider of fundraising, advocacy and marketing software to nonprofit organizations
  • a financing to its portfolio company, a cloud-based software and services provider that develops integrated technology platforms for sales and marketing for the travel and hospitality industry
  • a financing to its portfolio company, a title support company providing tech-enabled due diligence services and software for property closing professionals
• A Menlo Park-based private investment firm in:
  • an acquisition financing of a company providing a software and cloud-based technology platform designed to increase employee satisfaction and productivity
  • a financing to its portfolio company, a provider of marketing and communications software for home service providers
  • a financing to its portfolio company, a provider of enterprise hybrid migration and optimization
• A Los Angeles-based private equity firm in connection with an acquisition financing of a creative advocacy agency
• A Boston-based private equity firm in connection with an acquisition financing of a digital payments solutions vendor focused on the insurance industry
• A Massachusetts-based private equity firm in connection with an ABL financing to its portfolio company, an omnichannel retailer of English equestrian products
• A New York-based private equity firm in connection with a financing to its portfolio company, a provider of substance abuse and mental health treatment services
• A New York-based private equity firm in connection with an acquisition financing of a company providing specialty cleaning products
• A New York-based private equity firm in connection with the refinancing of the loan facility of its portfolio company, an owner operator of freestanding veterinary hospitals*
• A New York-based private equity firm in connection with the refinancing of the prior loan facility of its portfolio company who is a provider of vehicle service contracts and related ancillary protection products*
• A New York-based private equity firm in:
  • three different subscription loan facilities for three of its funds*
  • acquisition financing of a company providing natural gas distribution and related services*
  • financing in connection with the recapitalization of a company providing turnkey outsourced emergency department management services to medical surgical hospitals*
  • debt investment at the holding company level in its minority-owned company providing liquid bulk chemical transportation and logistics services*
• A San Francisco-based private equity firm in:
  • asset-based/term loan acquisition financing for a family footwear retailer*
  • refinancing of credit facilities of a retailer of sportswear, outerwear, gear and accessories for outdoor activities*
  • debt and equity investment in a women’s apparel and accessories retailer*
  • refinancing of debt investment in a specialty jewelry retailer*
• An independent, Los Angeles-based investment management firm in:
  • acquisition financing for the material handling products business of a global provider of equipment and services for the energy industry*
  • acquisition financing for a global specialty clinical laboratory specializing in testing that supports the personalized diagnosis, treatment and prevention of chronic disease*
  • dividend recapitalization for a manufacturer and distributor of taxidermy supplies*
  • dividend recapitalization for a strategic brand management company with a focus on franchising*
  • dividend recapitalization for a supplier of proprietary nail and beauty care products*
  • dividend recapitalization for a provider of accident avoidance training for fleet vehicle drivers*
  • financing for a franchisor in the custom sign and graphics industry*
  • financing for an environmental consulting firm that specializes in providing compliance-driven air-quality services*
• A Los Angeles-based alternative investment firm in:
  • acquisition financing for a business information and events company*
  • acquisition financing for a provider of sports, news and agriculture programming*
  • financing for an investment in a healthcare communications agency*
  • debt investment in a provider of mobile advertising technology*
  • debt and equity investment in a provider of media and marketing services*
• A Los Angeles-based investment firm in:
  • recapitalization of a provider of telecommunications products and accessories*
  • financing for an investment in a provider of in-building wireless software*
• A global private equity investment firm and its debt funds in:
  • acquisition financing for a demand-management software and systems provider for utilities and other energy suppliers;* and
  • financing for the combination of two commercial and industrial demand response businesses into a stand-alone company*
• A global private equity firm in:
  • acquisition financing for a provider of security solutions for cyberattacks and data theft;* and
  • subscription facility financings for certain of the private equity firm’s funds*
• A Dallas-based private investment firm in connection with its acquisition financing of an international producer of branded, co-packed and private label pork rinds*
• A Chicago-based private equity firm in:
  • financing of the simultaneous acquisition of a company providing industrial skills training and another company providing continuing education for working professionals*
  • financing for its portfolio company, a national distributor of industrial abrasive products, equipment, specialty ceramics and ancillary services*
  • acquisition financing of a printing company*
  • financing for its portfolio company who is a provider of integrated services and software for the creative production industry*
• A New York-based private equity firm in connection with its capital call facility*
• A Chicago-based private investment firm in:
  • financing for its portfolio company who is a distributor of cabinet hardware, laminates and surfacing products, board products, edgebanding and woodworking supplies and manufacturer of laminated panels*
  • financing for its portfolio company who is a tomato producer*
  • acquisition financing for the purchase of a provider of hyperlocal direct marketing services offering consumers coupons and discounts to local merchants and national advertisers*
• A Chicago-based private equity firm in:
  • a financing provided to its portfolio company, a provider of overhead crane services and equipment;* and
  • an acquisition financing of a company who is a designer, manufacturer and online retailer of drone products and equipment*
• A Chicago-based private equity firm in connection with financing for its portfolio company who provides car seats and travel accessories and products*
• A Chicago-based private equity firm in connection with an acquisition financing of both a company focused on designing, importing and wholesaling proprietary-branded and third-party branded cigar-related accessories, and another cigar accessory brand compan.*
• A Chicago-based private equity firm in:
  • financing of the recapitalization of two companies to form a company that operates veterinary clinics and provides services to companion animals*
  • refinancing of a credit facility for its portfolio company who is a regional network of animal hospitals in the Southern United States*
• A Dallas-based private equity firm in connection with providing loans to a Canadian public company to invest in an operator of digital skill-based gaming terminals in Southeast United States*
• A New York-based private equity firm in:
  • acquisition financing for a restaurant franchisor*
  • acquisition financing for a designer, manufacturer and marketer of specialty automotive aftermarket performance products*
  • recapitalization of a provider of management services to physicians specializing in interventional pain management procedures focused on relieving back and neck pain*
  • recapitalization of a home care and medical staffing services franchisor*
• A San Francisco-based private equity firm in:
  • dividend recapitalization for its portfolio company that is a managing general underwriter providing specialty insurance products for homeowners and small businesses;*
  • acquisition financing for a consumer healthcare manufacturer and marketer of personal care and over-the-counter products;* and
  • financing for a for-profit educational institution company.*
• A global alternative investment management firm, its strategic credit group and its energy group in:
  • debt investment in connection with the sale of its portfolio company who is a premier designer and installer of residential and commercial solar systems in California to a company that provides technology-driven solar energy solutions to residential and commercial customers*
  • acquisition financing (and later dividend recapitalization) for a diversified global manufacturer of wood preservation chemistry and technology, and a specialty service provider to the utilities and railroad industries*
  • together with a Los Angeles-based, global private equity firm, first and second lien financing facilities for the merger between two producers and distributors of radio programming*
  • debt investment in a provider of wet wipe products*
  • financing for an energy service company*
  • financing for a shipping investment management company* and
  • debt investment in a provider of electronic payments solutions*
• A Chicago-based private equity firm in connection with an acquisition financing of a technology company providing innovative engineering solutions and precision manufacturing services to high-tech industries and an OEM of optical fiber polishing equipment*
• A San Francisco-based private equity firm in its acquisition of a technology provider to the digital audio industry*
• A private equity investment firm in its acquisition financing for a manufacturer, distributor and multichannel retailer of educational products*
• A private equity investment firm in its dividend recapitalization for a provider of systems life cycle management, endpoint security and IT service management solutions for desktops, servers and mobile devices*
• A technology investment firm in its financing for an investment in a financial software provider*

Hedge Fund Matters

• A Connecticut-based hedge fund as lender in a financing to a real estate investment and services company
• A New York-based hedge fund as lender in:
  • acquisition financing involving equity and term loans for a public pure-play antibiotics company to purchase the infectious disease business of a public biopharmaceutical company focused on cardiovascular disease caused by bad cholesterol*
  • acquisition financing of term loans for a Canadian public healthcare company and its Irish subsidiary to purchase the specialty pharmaceutical business and other products and royalties out of the US and Canadian bankruptcies of a specialty pharmaceutical company*
  • providing of a delayed draw term loan facility to a public ophthalmic pharmaceutical company*
  • providing of separate asset-based and term loan facilities to a public company that develops and manufactures minimally invasive treatments for aortic disorders*
  • providing a term loan and delayed draw term loan facility and working capital loan facility to a privately-owned company that is an operator, owner and manager of hospitals in various markets*
  • providing a term loan and delayed draw term loan facility to a private Canadian contract development and manufacturing organization specializing in liquid and semi-solid product development and manufacturing*
• A New York-based hedge fund in connection with purchasing distressed indebtedness from other secured creditors and providing debtor-in-possession bankruptcy financing and post-bankruptcy financing to a public patient-centered healthcare company that such hedge fund purchased out of bankruptcy*

Public Company Matters

• A public company who is an automotive research and shopping website in connection with a cash flow revolving credit facility
• A public company who is a membership-only warehouse club chain in connection with its ABL financing
• A public company who is an aerospace manufacturer and launch service provider in connection with a financing
• A public biopharmaceutical company who develops and commercializes precision therapies in connection with a royalty financing and senior secured credit facility
• A public company who is a value-based primary care provider in connection with a financing
• A public company who specializes in providing a prescription digital therapeutics platform for treating cardiometabolic diseases in connection with a financing
• A public company who provides parking, ground transportation and related services in connection with its acquisition financing for the purchase of a provider of remote airline check-in, baggage handling and related services*

Venture Capital Firm Matters

• A San Francisco venture-backed company who provides cyber insurance and security in connection with a financing
• A Chamblee, Georgia venture-backed software as a service company who provides a partner relationship management platform in connection with a financing
• A Eugene, Oregon-based crypto-focused venture capital fund in connection with capital call facilities for its fund.
• A venture capital fund focused on autism spectrum disorder in connection with a capital call facility
• A San Francisco-based venture capital firm in connection with capital call facilities for its funds
• A San Francisco-based venture capital firm in connection with a capital call facility for its fund
• A San Francisco-based venture capital firm in connection with a capital call facility for its fund
• A Chicago-based venture capital firm in connection with capital call facilities for its funds
• A Chicago-based venture capital firm in connection with a capital call facility for its fund*

Royalty Monetization Investors

• A New York-based buyer of biopharmaceutical royalties and synthetic royalties and lender to biopharmaceutical companies in:
  • a royalty purchase from a public commercial-stage biotechnology company with a focus on oral treatments for rare diseases and intercreditor arrangement with such company’s senior secured lender
  • a royalty purchase from a public biopharmaceutical company with a focus on development and commercialization of therapies for patients with debilitating neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases
  • a credit facility provided to, and a synthetic royalty purchase from, a public biopharmaceutical company with a focus on developing muscle activators and muscle inhibitors as treatments for people with impaired or declining muscle function diseases
• A San Diego-based manufacturing and technology company in connection with a royalty purchase from a biotherapeutics company with a focus on T cell immunotherapy

Bank Representation Matters

• A Cincinnati-based bank as agent and lead left arranger in connection with a financing to an NBA basketball team
• A Los Angeles-based bank in:
  • capital call facilities to funds of a Los Angeles-based private equity firm
  • capital call facilities to funds of a New York-based investment manager
  • a credit facility to a fund of a Chicago-based investment management company
• A Providence-based bank in:
  • a sponsorship arrangement with a Cincinnati-based payment processing company
  • a sponsorship arrangement with a Troy, Michigan-based payments technology company
  • a sponsorship arrangement with an Atlanta-based software, consulting and technology company providing professional services and electronic products
  • a sponsorship arrangement with a subsidiary of a London-based online payments company
  • a sponsorship arrangement with an Allentown, Pennsylvania payment processing company
• A Massachusetts-based bank as agent in connection with a revolving loan facility to a tech-enabled, omnichannel consumer finance public company

Restructuring Matters

• An energy company in its Chapter 11 restructuring*
• A power producing company in its Chapter 11 restructuring of senior unsecured notes and other obligations*
• Independent directors for a sponsor-backed independent oil and natural gas company in connection with its restructuring and its revenue-based lending facility*
• A provider of processing services for the real estate finance industry in connection with its out-of-court restructuring*
• Senior lenders in connection with the out-of-court restructuring of a developer of software and electronics products for the arts and crafts market*

Independent Sponsor Matters

• A Chicago-based independent sponsor in:
  • acquisition financing of a company that provides non-discretionary heating, ventilation and air conditioning*
  • financing for its portfolio company who connects meeting professionals, association managers, incentive/recognition specialists and business executives with a curated collection of the world’s most prestigious hotels, cruise ships, DMCs and travel partners*
• A Chicago independent sponsor in connection with its acquisition financing of a company who is a beverage alcohol importer, distributor and service provider*

Miscellaneous Matters

• A Los Angeles-based FinTech lender in connection with a financing
• A Swiss-based compensation management software company in connection with a financing
• A Los Angeles headquartered company operating clothing and household items stores throughout the United States and Puerto Rico in connection with their asset-based and term loan facilities*
• Representation of a Los Angeles-based family office in connection with an acquisition financing of a German licensing and distribution company focusing on theatrical and multi-platform distribution*
• A private biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel treatment options for people with rare, orphan diseases in connection with its delayed draw term loan facility*
• A private company who provides comprehensive physical, occupational and speech therapy services to skilled nursing facilities, continuing care retirement communities and outpatient/home health settings in connection with their senior secured and mezzanine loan facilities*
• A private dental instrument manufacturing company in connection with an asset-based financing*
• A private healthcare consulting firm in connection with a senior secured financing*

*Denotes experience prior to joining Goodwin.