Kevin E. Criddle

Representative Capital Markets and Corporate Finance Experience

Kevin has advised on a wide range of capital markets and corporate finance matters, including several high-value and complex transactions.

• Verde Investments, Inc. (on behalf of ECG II SPE, LLC) on a series of equity and derivatives transactions involving Carvana Co. Class A Common Stock, including (i) US$1.25 billion of secondary sales, (ii) the sale of covered call options on more than US$1.0 billion of shares to Citibank, N.A., and (iii) a subsequent European-style covered call transaction referencing 4,000,000 shares with an aggregate notional value of approximately US$1.9 billion
• Verra Mobility Corporation (Nasdaq: VRRM) on its US$2.4 billion initial public offering via reverse merger, multiple secondary offerings, stock repurchases, and credit facility repricings
• SmartRent, Inc. (NYSE: SMRT) on its US$2.2 billion initial public offering via reverse merger and a credit facility with Silicon Valley Bank
• Hagerty, Inc. (NYSE: HGTY) on multiple capital raises, including a Series A convertible preferred PIPE led by State Farm, a warrant exchange offer, a secondary offering, credit facility amendments, and a long-term debt financing for Hagerty Reinsurance Limited
• Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation (Nasdaq: ADPT) on its US$345 million initial public offering and US$368 million follow-on offering (including US$80 million secondary)
• Trinity Capital Inc. (Nasdaq: TRIN) on venture lending transactions with aggregate borrowings exceeding US$1.0 billion, including term loans, ABL facilities and equipment financings
• Mesa Air Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: MESA) on its US$131 million initial public offering and subsequent business combination with Republic Airways Holdings (Nasdaq: RJET), including a stock-for-stock transaction structured through a Form S-4 registration statement
• Offerpad Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: OPAD) on its US$400 million credit facility and US$50 million mezzanine facility
• Everi Holdings Inc. (NYSE: EVRI) on a US$375 million Rule 144A offering of senior unsecured notes
• RBC Capital Markets, Barclays, and Stifel on the US$71 million initial public offering of Trupanion, Inc. (NYSE: TRUP)

Representative Mergers and Acquisitions Experience

Kevin has advised on a broad range of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures for public and private companies across a variety of industries.

• PopCap Games, Inc. in its US$1.3 billion acquisition by Electronic Arts Inc. (Nasdaq: EA), a significant transaction in the gaming industry
• Verra Mobility Corporation (Nasdaq: VRRM) in a series of strategic acquisitions, including the US$355 million purchase of T2 Systems, the US$118 million acquisition of Redflex Holdings Limited (ASX: RDF), and the cross-border acquisition of Pagatelia S.L. (Spain), supporting Verra's expansion of its global mobility solutions platform
• Alliance Residential Company in the sale of its property management business to Greystar Real Estate Partners, one of the largest property management transactions in the United States
• Cavco Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: CVCO) in its US$190 million acquisition of American Homestar Corporation, expanding Cavco's manufacturing capacity and footprint in the South Central United States
• Fortive Corporation (NYSE: FTV) in its acquisition of Global Traffic Technologies, Inc., expanding Fortive's intelligent transportation portfolio
• Avalara, Inc. (NYSE: AVLR) in its acquisition of Zytax, Inc., broadening Avalara's global tax compliance solutions
• SonicWALL, Inc. in its acquisition by Dell Inc. (Nasdaq: DELL), strengthening Dell's cybersecurity portfolio
• Univar, Inc. (NYSE: UNVR) in its cross-border acquisition of Quimicompuestos, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico), expanding Univar's presence in Latin America
• Transdev on Demand, Inc. in the divestiture of SuperShuttle International, Inc., streamlining Transdev's operations in the United States
• Inventure Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNAK) in its US$165 million sale to Utz Quality Foods, LLC, enabling Inventure's integration into a leading snack food platform

Representative Public Company Reporting Experience

In his public company practice, Kevin regularly advises boards of directors and senior management on complex securities disclosure, periodic and current SEC reporting, proxy statement preparation, investor communications, disclosure controls and stock exchange listing compliance.

Kevin has advised a wide range of public company issuers on these matters, including:

• Honeywell Aerospace Inc.
• Insight Enterprises, Inc.
• lululemon athletica inc.
• Hagerty, Inc.
• Cavco Industries, Inc.
• Verra Mobility Corporation
• SmartRent, Inc.
• Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation
• Universal Technical Institute
• Everi Holdings Inc.
• Mesa Air Group, Inc.
• OncoCyte Corporation