Anthony M. Saur

Venture Capital

• Represented IAC, a multinational holding company that owns brands primarily in media and internet, as: (i) lead investor in $250 million preferred stock financing of Turo, a peer-to-peer car-sharing firm, (ii) lead investor in the preferred stock financing of Rodo (f/k/a Honcker), an online service that allows users to buy, or lease cars, and (iii) lead investor in a preferred stock financing of Joyrun, an on-demand marketplace for crowdsourced delivery.
• Represented Footlocker, a specialty athletic retailer, as (i) lead investor in a $100 million preferred stock financing of 1551, Inc., d/b/a GOAT, a managed marketplace for authentic sneakers, and (ii) lead investor in a $19.5 million Series C Preferred Stock investment in Launch Kids, Inc., d/b/a Rockets of Awesome, a children’s apparel Company. 
• Represented True Beauty Ventures, a venture capital fund focused on beauty, wellness and personal care brands, as lead investor in numerous preferred stock and convertible note financings, including: (i) a series seed preferred financing of Evolvetogether, a personal care brand, (ii) a series seed preferred financing of Youthforia, a provider of natural bio-based makeup products, and (iii) a $7 million Series C Preferred Stock investment in Moon Juice, a beauty and wellness products brand.
• Represented numerous companies in the digital asset space with equity financing and related transactions.
• Represented Broad Sky Partners, a private equity firm focused on investment in business services and consumer companies, in connection with its preferred stock investment in Fair Harbor, a sustainable lifestyle brand.
• Represented North Castle Partners, a private equity firm focused on consumer driven product and service businesses, as lead investor in numerous growth equity financings, including: (i) an investment in Glow Recipe, a leading clean, fruit-forward skincare brand, (ii) an investment in VitaCup, Inc., a maker of first to market functionally infused coffee and tea products, and (iii) a $26.7 million Series B equity round of Kettlebell Kitchen, a provider of healthy prepared meals and custom meal plans.   
• Represented Kurtosys Systems Inc., which provides a cloud-based platform of tools to integrate investment data, in connection with over $30 million in numerous preferred stock and convertible note financings.
• Represented AccessPay, which provides corporate-to-bank connectivity solutions for multi-banked organizations, in connection with over $30 million in numerous preferred stock and convertible note financings.
• Represented Silas Capital, a venture capital firm focused on early-stage consumer brands, in connection with number preferred stock financings, including: (i) a Series A Preferred Stock financing of ILIA Beauty, a prestige line of color cosmetics, (ii) a $5 million Series A investment in HATCH, a destination and lifestyle brand for women, (iii) a $15 million Series A investment in Herbivore, a developer of skincare products, (iv) a $15 million Series B investment in Sakara Life, a direct-to-consumer wellness and lifestyle program, and (v) a $6 million Series A financing of Vacation, a sun lotion company.
• Represented a venture capital fund with over $35 billion in historical, aggregate capital commitments in connection with numerous series preferred stock investments focused in the financial services industry.
• Represented a venture capital fund investing in early-stage consumer product companies as lead investor in numerous preferred stock, convertible note and SAFE instrument financings.
• Represented a venture capital fund focused on secondary and secondary-linked direct investments in growth equity stage companies in numerous secondary purchases of preferred and common equity.

Capital Markets

• Represented AltEnergy Acquisition Corp., a NASDAQ listed SPAC sponsored by AltEnergy, LLC that is focused on making investments in the alternative energy sector, in its $230 million IPO underwritten by B. Riley Securities.
• Represented AuthenTec, Inc., a NASDAQ listed semiconductor/fingerprint sensor company, in its $82,500,000 initial public offering underwritten by Lehman Brothers.
• Represented MMC Energy, Inc., a NASDAQ listed energy-asset acquisition company, in its $50,000,000 initial public offering underwritten by Merriman Curhan Ford & Co.
• Represented Teavana holdings, an NYSE listed tea and tea accessory company, in its $100,000,000 initial public offering underwritten by Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs.   
• Represented numerous NASDAQ and NYSE listed companies in connection with ongoing public reporting and SEC compliance matters.

M&A

• Represented Tengram Capital Partners, a private equity firm focusing on consumer and retail companies, in the $20 million acquisition of the Algenist skincare brand from TerraVia.
• Represented Eos Energy Storage LLC, a NASDAQ-listed manufacturer and distributor of renewable energy storage systems, in its acquisition by a SPAC sponsored by B. Riley Securities and related initial listing.
• Represented TeachersPayTeachers, an online marketplace for teacher-created materials, in connection with its sale of a majority interest to a group of private equity investors which include Spectrum Equity and True Ventures.
• Represented MMC Energy, Inc., an alternative energy company, in the sale of substantially all of its operating assets for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $53,000,000.
• Represented Custom Essence, a New Jersey-based fragrance creation house, in connection with its sale to Givaudan Fragrance & Beauty (GIVN), a Swiss multinational manufacturer of flavors, fragrances, and cosmetic ingredients that is traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange.

Recognized in the 2012 edition of Legal 500, Technology: Transactions and Technology: Outsourcing