Richard B. Holbrook, Jr.

• OpenText Corporation, a NASDAQ and Toronto Stock Exchange listed provider of information technology, in multiple acquisitions, including of Catalyst Repository Systems, Inc., Covisint Corporation, EasyLink Services International Corporation (a NASDAQ-listed provider of business messaging and transaction services), Informative Graphics Corp., Global360, MetaStorm and Streamserve.
• SecureWave, a Luxembourg company, in its sale to PatchLink Corporation (now Lumension).

Mr. Holbrook has an active practice representing fund sponsors and investors in fund formation and GP-transactions across a variety of fund strategies, principally focused on private equity and venture capital strategies (particularly FinTech focused funds), as well as crypto- and commodity strategies, including representation of an anchor investor in a private equity fund and GP-investment transaction; representations of investors in multiple venture capital, private equity and other strategies; ongoing representations of sponsors in formations of multiple crypto-related funds and investment vehicles; and representations of sponsors in proposed venture capital funds, including sponsors of funds related to accelerators/incubators. After formation of a fund or investment in a fund, Mr. Holbrook often represents the sponsor or investors in ongoing investments and matters.

• ForceX, a government contractor, in its sale to L-3 Communications.
• BAE Systems in various M&A transactions and joint ventures.
• A software company in its acquisition of assets and the formation of a joint venture to develop software for the public health sector.

• Kymco Capital and Kymco in their investment in the U.S. $1.8 billion SPAC merger and spinoff of Livewire, Harley Davidson’s electric motorcycle business, and on their related OEM arrangements
• Kobe Steel and Kobelco Construction Machinery in a global alliance and related asset and share acquisitions and dispositions, technology licensing arrangements, joint venture arrangements and supply arrangements with another construction equipment manufacturer in a transaction spanning Japan, the United States, Italy, the United Kingdom, Australia, The Netherlands, Germany, Shanghai and Singapore.
• A luxury goods manufacturer in a joint venture with a Japanese trading company, including with respect to trademark arrangements, joint venture arrangements, share purchase arrangements and production and supply arrangements in Japan.
• An information provider in a joint venture-like arrangement and database licensing arrangement in the Japanese OTC pharmaceutical market.
• An Asian sovereign and several state-owned corporations vis-à-vis a syndicate of international banks in connection with the restructuring of a syndicated loan and the settlement of related arbitration.
• A consortium of major specialty plastics manufacturers in the United States and Europe in the formation of a joint venture for online sales of specialty plastics.
• A secured lender during the out-of-court work-out of a NYSE listed computer equipment leasing company.