Kris S. Withrow

650-335-7122
kwithrow@fenwick.com
Partner
Corporate

Kris S.
Withrow

Kris S.
Withrow

Kris S.
Withrow

Partner
Corporate

Throughout his career, Kris has completed in excess of 400 domestic and cross-border mergers, and previously co-chaired Fenwick’s M&A.

Kris has received numerous accolades and is consistently recognized for his work in M&A. He was named The Deal’s Dealmaker of the Year and Technology, Media & Telecom Dealmaker of the Year for his middle-market M&A work. He has also been recognized as a Top 50 Dealmaker in North America by Global M&A Network, a top lawyer for corporate and M&A work in San Francisco and Silicon Valley by Chambers USA, a “Leading Lawyer” for middle-market M&A by The Legal 500, one of the Daily Journal’s Top 20 attorneys in California under the age of 40, and a 2021 Dealmaker by MergerLinks, ranking among the top ten Mid Cap M&A lawyers in North America based on deal value and volume in 2021.

In addition to his robust M&A practice, Kris advises venture capital-backed and start-up companies on corporate governance and day-to-day operational matters.

Select Representative Sell-Side Transactions:

  • $20 billion sale of Figma to Adobe (Nasdaq: ADBE) (transaction was mutually abandoned by both parties)
  • $5 billion sale of OSIsoft to AVEVA
  • $3 billion sale of Jet.com to Walmart (NYS: WMT)
  • $3 billion sale of Vocera Communications (NYSE: VCRA) to Stryker
  • $1.5 billion sale of lynda.com to LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE:LNKD)
  • $1.4 billion sale of majority stake in AppLovin (NASDAQ: APP) to Orient Hontai
  • $1.2 billion sale of Zappos to Amazon (NAS: AMZN)
  • $925 million sale of Silver Peak to HPE (NYSE: HPE)
  • 850 million sale of Intacct to The Sage Group
  • $800 million sale of Streamlit to Snowflake
  • $717 million sale of Sonicwall (Nasdaq: SNWL) to Thoma Bravo
  • $540 million sale of Scout RFP to Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY)
  • $500 million sale of Punchh to PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR)
  • $250 million sale of Solta Medical (NASDAQ: SLTM) to Valeant Pharma

Select Representative Buy-Side Transactions:

  • $6.9 billion acquisition by Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) of Scientific-Atlanta
  • $5 billion acquisition by Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) of NDS group
  • $2.9 billion acquisition by Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) of Starent
  • $2.7 billion acquisition by Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) of Sourcefire
  • $1.2 billion acquisition by Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) of Meraki
  • $1 billion acquisition by AppLovin’s (NASDAQ: APP) of Twitter’s (NYSE: TWTR) MoPub business
  • $950 million acquisition by Lessen of SMS Assist
  • $700 million acquisition by Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) of Acano
  • $616.5 million acquisition by SentinelOne's (NYSE: S) of Attivo Networks

Select Representative Sell-Side Transactions:

  • $20 billion sale of Figma to Adobe (Nasdaq: ADBE) (transaction was mutually abandoned by both parties)
  • $5 billion sale of OSIsoft to AVEVA
  • $3 billion sale of Jet.com to Walmart (NYS: WMT)
  • $3 billion sale of Vocera Communications (NYSE: VCRA) to Stryker
  • $1.5 billion sale of lynda.com to LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE:LNKD)
  • $1.4 billion sale of majority stake in AppLovin (NASDAQ: APP) to Orient Hontai
  • $1.2 billion sale of Zappos to Amazon (NAS: AMZN)
  • $925 million sale of Silver Peak to HPE (NYSE: HPE)
  • 850 million sale of Intacct to The Sage Group
  • $800 million sale of Streamlit to Snowflake
  • $717 million sale of Sonicwall (Nasdaq: SNWL) to Thoma Bravo
  • $540 million sale of Scout RFP to Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY)
  • $500 million sale of Punchh to PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR)
  • $250 million sale of Solta Medical (NASDAQ: SLTM) to Valeant Pharma

Select Representative Buy-Side Transactions:

  • $6.9 billion acquisition by Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) of Scientific-Atlanta
  • $5 billion acquisition by Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) of NDS group
  • $2.9 billion acquisition by Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) of Starent
  • $2.7 billion acquisition by Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) of Sourcefire
  • $1.2 billion acquisition by Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) of Meraki
  • $1 billion acquisition by AppLovin’s (NASDAQ: APP) of Twitter’s (NYSE: TWTR) MoPub business
  • $950 million acquisition by Lessen of SMS Assist
  • $700 million acquisition by Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) of Acano
  • $616.5 million acquisition by SentinelOne's (NYSE: S) of Attivo Networks

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Recognition
Lawdragon

2024

Recognized Kris as among The Best Lawyers in America for corporate and M&A law.

The Legal 500

2019-2023

Honored Kris as a “Leading Lawyer” for middle-market M&A.

MergerLinks

2021

Named a 2021 Dealmaker, ranking among the top ten Mid Cap M&A lawyers in North America based on deal value and volume.

Chambers USA

2020-2021 & 2024

Recognized Kris among the top lawyers for corporate and M&A work in San Francisco and Silicon Valley.

The Deal

2020-2021

Recognized as Dealmaker of the Year and Tech, Media & Telecom Dealmaker of the Year for middle-market M&A work.

Daily Journal

2012

Named Top 20 Under 40.

Recognition
Lawdragon

2024

Recognized Kris as among The Best Lawyers in America for corporate and M&A law.

The Legal 500

2019-2023

Honored Kris as a “Leading Lawyer” for middle-market M&A.

MergerLinks

2021

Named a 2021 Dealmaker, ranking among the top ten Mid Cap M&A lawyers in North America based on deal value and volume.

Chambers USA

2020-2021 & 2024

Recognized Kris among the top lawyers for corporate and M&A work in San Francisco and Silicon Valley.

The Deal

2020-2021

Recognized as Dealmaker of the Year and Tech, Media & Telecom Dealmaker of the Year for middle-market M&A work.

Daily Journal

2012

Named Top 20 Under 40.