O’Melveny Worldwide

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