Scott Y. French

Scott French is a partner in Goodwin’s Technology practice, advising fast-growing companies on a full spectrum of corporate transactions throughout all stages of their business life cycle. He regularly navigates all types of transactions and liquidity events, including venture capital and private equity financings, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and public offering transactions. He also advises on corporate governance and securities law matters.

Venture and Growth Equity Financings

• Fabletics (f/k/a TechStyle) in its equity and convertible notes financings*
• Savage X Fenty in its equity and convertible notes financings*
• PURE Property Management in its growth equity financing by Level Equity*
• A-Frame Brands and its joint venture subsidiaries in their venture financings*
• Layers Media in its formation and initial equity financings*
• Bruin Biometrics in its growth equity financing by Arjo*
• MOD Pizza in its growth equity financing led by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice*
• Beautycounter in its growth equity financing led by Mousse Partners*
• Vacatia in various equity financings*
• A Los Angeles-based digital media company in each of its venture capital financing rounds*
• A Southern California-based health & wellness company in various equity and debt financings*
• A Los Angeles-based cold pressed juice company in its growth equity financings*
• A television studio and motion picture production company in its initial formation and initial equity and debt financings*
• A professional sports-focused media content provider in its initial venture financing*
• A leading healthcare-focused private equity firm in its various equity investments*
• A leading Silicon Valley venture debt provider on its corporate and equity matters in connection with various venture debt financings*
• A leading West Coast venture debt provider on its corporate and equity matters in connection with various venture debt financings*

M&A / Joint Ventures

• Pixomondo in its sale to Sony Pictures Entertainment
• Beautycounter in its sale to the Carlyle Group*
• Blue Bite in its sale to Markem-Imaje, a subsidiary of the Dover Corporation*
• Prysm Collective in its sale, alongside Halon and Lux Machina, to the NEP Group*
• Digital Room in its sale to H.I.G. Capital*
• Exactor in its sale to Intuit*
• A leading Chinese multinational technology and entertainment conglomerate in various U.S. acquisitions*
• A food-focused digital media company in multiple acquisitions*
• A leading middle market-focused private equity firm in various acquisitions*
• A Los Angeles-based private equity firm in its cross-border acquisition of a leading Spanish textile company*
• A leading ecommerce retailer of computer hardware and consumer electronics in its sale to a China-based technology company*
• A-Frame Brands in its various joint venture transactions, including Kinlò with Naomi Osaka, and Proudly with Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union*
• Fabletics in its Yitty by Lizzo joint venture transaction*

Public Offerings

• A technology-focused defense, intelligence, security, and infrastructure engineering company in its initial public offering*
• A U.S. national fitness company in its initial public offering*
• An energy infrastructure REIT in its initial public offering*
• A leading global alternative investment manager in various equity and debt financings*
• A leading global gaming and resort company in various equity and debt financings*
• A leading data-center REIT in various equity and debt financings*
• A hotel and lodging REIT in various equity financings*

*Denotes experience prior to joining Goodwin.

Prior to joining Goodwin, Scott was an attorney in the Corporate department of Latham & Watkins in their Los Angeles office. Scott also draws on prior experience as a financial auditor at Deloitte, a management consultant at McKinsey & Co., and as an in-house counsel at Newegg, a leading ecommerce retailer of computer hardware and consumer electronics.