Risa Kuroda is a corporate associate in O’Melveny’s Silicon Valley office. Risa advises clients on venture capital financing and M&A matters.
Prior to joining O’Melveny, Risa represented clients across a range of industries—including AI, fintech, health care, and renewable energy—at a San Francisco-based law firm.
Venture Capital
- Represented True Global Ventures in its Series A investment in a software company.
- Represented Authorium Inc., a provider of government-centric people management software in its Series A financing.
- Represented The Rise Fund in its co-lead investment in the US$101 million Series B financing of Persefoni Al, a software company that provides climate accounting software.*
Mergers & Acquisitions*
- Assisted in the representation of McAfee Corp. throughout its US$14 billion sale to a private equity consortium.
- Represented Genstar Capital and its portfolio company Signant Health in an undisclosed acquisition of a leading provider of software solutions for clinical trial conduct.
- Represented Audax Private Equity in its acquisition of Flow Control Solutions, a specialist supplier of pipeline equipment, valves, actuators, assemblies and controls.
- Represented AVALT, a family office that makes direct private equity investments, in the purchase of Ned Stevens, a leading provider of residential gutter cleaning and essential exterior home services.
- Represented Crosspoint Capital Partners on portfolio company matters.
Finance*
- Represented Genstar Capital in connection with obtaining debt financing for its acquisition of TekniPlex, a developer of highly engineered products, including medical tubing and compounds and specialty food packaging.
- Represented an ad hoc group of first lien lenders of K&N Engineering, Inc., a consumer-branded designer, manufacturer and marketer of high performance automotive and power sports aftermarket parts, in a US$60 million new money financing in connection with its out of court restructuring of approximately US$415 million of funded indebtedness.
- Representing Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS), a leading private equity firm focused exclusively on healthcare and technology industries, in fund financing.
- Represented Prospect Hill Growth Partners in its sale of a significant minority investment in its portfolio company Walker Edison Furniture Company to Blackstone Tactical Opportunities.
- Represented a private equity buyout fund in a US$30,000,000 NAV facility.
- Represented Golden Gate Capital portfolio company Tidal Wave Auto Spa in its acquisition financing of W4 Express Wash, a provider of car wash services.
General Corporate*
- Provides ESG diligence services for private equity acquisitions.
- Provides research on corporate artificial intelligence policies.
- Represents public company clients in connection with securities law and corporate governance matters in Japan.
*Experience prior to O’Melveny
Admissions
Bar Admissions
- California
- Massachusetts
Education
- Boston College, J.D.
- Tufts University, M.S., Sustainability
- Boston College, B.A., International Studies, Environmental Studies
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