Jessie Zhou
Associate
Corporate and Business Transactions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Mergers and Acquisitions
Silicon Valley (Menlo Park)
(650) 461-4433
中文
EnglishJessie Zhou practices in the areas of venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, and international business transactions. Ms. Zhou represents and works with technology companies on a wide range of legal issues including private placements, debt financing, due diligence, intellectual property licensing, data use, privacy policies and employment matters. Ms. Zhou has represented clients in a wide range of industries, including technology, energy, manufacturing, apparel, water purification, pharmaceuticals, and homeowner management, among others. Ms. Zhou is also an active member of Rimon’s China Practice which dedicates significant time to servicing clients in the Greater China Region and other Asian jurisdictions, helping them with structuring, negotiating, and concluding business transactions, and resolving disputes involving their U.S. business or counterparties.
Ms. Zhou serves as the Vice President of Programming and a member of the Executive Board of the Chinese American Lawyers of the Bay Area (CALOBA), an organization dedicated to helping Chinese-speaking lawyers and law students in their career development, and the general Chinese American community in understanding their rights and responsibilities in the U.S.
Representative Matters:
Venture Financing – Company Representation
- Representation of EnerVenue Holdings, Ltd. in connection with its sale of Series A Preferred Stock, raising $127 million.
- Representation of EnerVenue Holdings, Ltd. in connection with its $27.8 million bridge financing.
- Representation of EnerVenue Holdings, Ltd. in connection with its sale of Series Seed Preferred Stock, raising $12 million.
- Representation of 4C Air, Inc. in connection with its bridge financing.
- Representation of 4C Air, Inc. in connection with its sale of Series B Preferred Stock.
- Representation of Washsense, Inc. in connection with its sale of Series A Preferred Stock, raising $4.6 million.
- Representation of Prumentum Group, Inc. in connection with its reorganization and the sale of Series B Preferred Stock, raising $10 million.
- Representation of Washsense, Inc., in connection with its series seed financing.
- Representation of BrightPlan Group Inc. in connection with its sale of Series A Preferred Stock, raising $9.5 million.
- Representation of LifeLabs Design, Inc. in connection with its sale of convertible promissory notes, raising $2 million.
- Representation of LifeLabs Design, Inc. in connection with its sale of Series Seed Preferred Stock.
- Representation of LifeLabs Design, Inc. in connection with its sale of Series Seed-2 Preferred Stock to Khosla Ventures and other investors, raising $7 million.
- Representation of LifeLabs Design, Inc. in connection with its sale of Series Seed-3 Preferred Stock, raising $6.6 million.
- Representation of a product analytics software company based in Silicon Valley assisting with its Series A-2 financing.
- Representation of Unilodgers, Inc., in connection with its sale of Series A Preferred Stock, raising $7 million.
- Representation of Adapt, Inc., in connection with its sale of Series Seed Preferred Stock.
- Representation of VersaPeutics, Inc. in connection with its sale of Series A Preferred Stock, raising $6 million.
- Representation of an integrated circuit company based in the Silicon Valley, in connection with its sale of its Series C-2 Preferred Stock.
- Representation of EEnotech Group, Inc. in its 2022 bridge financing, raising $6.6 million.
- Representation of EEnotech Group, Inc. in its 2019 bridge financing, raising $4 million.
Venture Financing – Investor Representation
- Representation of Beaver Creek Intermediate Fund, Ltd. in connection with its purchase of Series I Preferred Stock of Ancora Heart, Inc. in the amount of $27 million.
- Representation of a leading China-based investment fund, assisting with its purchase of Series Pre-A Preferred Shares of a molecule therapeutic development company based in Massachusetts.
- Representation of a global leading company specialized in developing direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC)-based power systems, in connection with its investment in a Silicon Valley-based company specialized in developing renewable power generations.
- Representation of Beaver Creek Intermediate Fund, Ltd. in connection with the purchase of shares of Series J Preferred Stock of Aseko, Inc. in the amount of $12 million.
- Representation of Beaver Creek Intermediate Fund, Ltd. in connection with the purchase of shares of Series I Preferred Stock of Aseko, Inc. in the amount of $11 million.
- Representation of a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm, in connection with the purchase of $10 million of Series C Preferred Stock of a fleet automation and mobility solutions technology company.
- Representation of Beaver Creek Intermediate Fund, Ltd. in connection with the issuance of an equity line of credit to Immunis.AI in the amount of $7.5 million.
- Representation of Beaver Creek Intermediate Fund, Ltd. in connection with the issuance of a $35 million equity line of credit to Tavanta Therapeutics, Inc.
- Representation of Beaver Creek Intermediate Fund, Ltd. in connection with its purchase of shares of Series F Preferred Stock of Vascular Therapies, Inc. in the amount of $8 million.
- Representation of a leading China-based investment company, in connection with its $4 million investment in a medical device company through the purchase of a convertible note.
Merger and Acquisition and Reorganization
- Representation of a Nasdaq-listed cloud-based data-driven healthcare company, in connection with its sale of subsidiaries for a base price of $325 million.
- Representation of an industry-leading high-performance cultivation lighting company, in connection with an asset sale of $215 million.
- Representation of a global interactive entertainment company, in connection with the sale of certain assets for the amount of $50 million.
- Representation of EEnotech Group, Inc. in connection with the spin-off of its energy storage, textile and water divisions.
- Representation of a construction management company based in the Bay Area, in connection with acquisition of a series of homeowner management companies.
- Representation of EEnotech, Inc. in connection with its short-form merger with its parent company.
- Representation of a private equity fund in connection with its purchase of an investment portfolio of $2 million.
- Representation of Druggability Technologies Limited in connection with its reorganization.
- Representation of EnerVenue Holdings, Ltd., in connection with its reorganization.
- Representation of British Virgin Island companies in their domestication.
Technology Transactions and General Counseling
- Counseled Xiaomi Corporation on a variety of matters, including technology licensing.
- Counseled one of the biggest internet companies in China on a variety of legal issues relevant to doing business in the United States, including online data privacy.
- Assisted in defending a large Taiwanese technology company regarding royalty disputes in connection with a license agreement.
- Counseled LifeLabs Design, Inc. on a variety of legal issues including technology transfer, third-party negotiation and general corporate matters.
- Representation of an energy storage company in connection with a strategic collaboration and license of technology to a Chinese partner.
- Counseled an Indian online payment processing company on various legal matters, including platform user and privacy policy.
- Counseled one of the largest Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers in connection with variety of legal issues, such as trade secret and due diligence matters.
- Counseled a large China-based home and baby products manufacturer in connection with its establishment and operation in the United States.
News, Events, & Insights
- Rimon Represents Foxconn in Royalties Case Against Microsoft
News May 9, 2019
