Kevin E. Criddle

Representative Capital Markets and Corporate Finance Experience

• Hagerty, Inc. (NYSE: HGTY) on multiple strategic capital raises, including a Series A convertible preferred PIPE led by State Farm, a warrant exchange offer, a secondary offering, several credit facility amendments, and a long-term debt financing for Hagerty Reinsurance Limited.
• Verde Investments, Inc. on US$1.25 billion of secondary sales of Carvana Class A Common Stock and the sale of covered call options on more than US$1.0 billion of Carvana Class A Common Stock to Citibank, N.A.
• SmartRent, Inc. (NYSE: SMRT) on its US$2.2 billion initial public offering via reverse merger and a credit facility with Silicon Valley Bank.
• Trinity Capital Inc. (Nasdaq: TRIN) on dozens of venture lending transactions with aggregate borrowings exceeding US$1.0 billion, including term loans, ABL facilities and equipment financings.
• 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.
• 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).
• Roth Capital Partners, LLC on an underwritten secondary offering by certain stockholders of Quest Resource Holding Corporation.
• Offerpad Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: OPAD) on its US$400 million credit facility and US$50 million mezzanine facility.
• Mesa Air Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: MESA) on its US$131 million initial public offering.
• RBC Capital Markets, Barclays, and Stifel on the US$71 million initial public offering of Trupanion, Inc. (NYSE: TRUP).
• Universal Technical Institute (NYSE: UTI) on a US$60.5 million primary offering and US$22.5 million secondary offering.
• Everi Holdings Inc. (NYSE: EVRI) on a US$375 million Rule 144A offering of senior unsecured notes.

Representative Mergers and Acquisitions Experience

• 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.
• Alliance Residential Company in the sale of its property management business to Greystar Real Estate Partners, facilitating one of the largest property management transactions in the United States.
• PopCap Games, Inc. in its US$1.3 billion acquisition by Electronic Arts Inc. (Nasdaq: EA), a transformative deal in the gaming industry.
• Verra Mobility Corporation in multiple 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), enhancing Verra’s global mobility solutions.
• SmartRent, Inc. (NYSE: SMRT) in its acquisition of iQuue, LLC, strengthening SmartRent’s smart home technology offerings.
• Fortive Corporation (NYSE: FTV) in its acquisition of Global Traffic Technologies, Inc., expanding Fortive’s intelligent transportation portfolio.
• Nexvet Biopharma plc (Nasdaq: NVET) in its acquisition by Zoetis Inc. (NYSE: ZTS), supporting Zoetis’s growth in animal health biologics.
• Transdev on Demand, Inc. in the divestiture of SuperShuttle International, Inc., streamlining Transdev’s operations in the United States.
• Avalara, Inc. (NYSE: AVLR) in its acquisition of Zytax, Inc., broadening Avalara’s global tax compliance solutions.
• 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.
• Adtalem Global Education Inc. (NYSE: ATGE) in the divestiture of three European subsidiaries, supporting Adtalem’s strategic portfolio realignment.
• Imperium Renewables, Inc. in its acquisition by Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: REGI), advancing REG’s renewable fuels expansion.
• Walk Score Inc. in its acquisition by Redfin Corporation (Nasdaq: RDFN), enhancing Redfin’s real estate data capabilities.
• Univar, Inc. (NYSE: UNVR) in its cross-border acquisition of Quimicompuestos, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico), expanding Univar’s presence in Latin America.
• SonicWALL, Inc. in its acquisition by Dell Inc. (Nasdaq: DELL), strengthening Dell’s cybersecurity portfolio.

Representative Public Company Reporting Experience

In his public company practice, Kevin regularly advises senior management and boards of directors on complex securities disclosure, periodic and current SEC reporting, proxy statement preparation, investor communications, structuring disclosure controls and stock exchange listing compliance.
He has represented a diverse range of issuers in these matters, including:

• Hagerty, Inc.
• lululemon athletica, inc.
• Verra Mobility Corporation
• SmartRent, Inc.
• Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation
• Universal Technical Institute
• Everi Holdings Inc.
• Mesa Air Group, Inc.
• Nexvet Biopharma Public Limited Company
• OncoCyte Corporation

• Band 4, Arizona Corporate/M&A, (2024)
  "[R]ecognized for his M&A and securities work and he often handles transactional matters in the technology, real estate and automotive industries." Clients state that he is “a superb attorney and reliably excellent” and they "have full confidence that matters will be handled efficiently, effectively and skillfully." In addition to his legal acumen, clients also praised him for being "a pleasure to work with" and noted that his "dedication to client service is unmatched."
• Up and Coming, Arizona Corporate/M&A, (2022 – 2023)

Additional Awards

• Kevin has regularly been named a "Rising Star" by the Southwest Super Lawyer and the Washington Super Lawyer listings