Glenn D. Smith

With both a business and legal background, Glenn Smith advises clients in all aspects of the business cycle. He relies on a tactical approach to help clients solve problems so they can focus on realizing their strategic plans. He has wide experience helping clients in a number of industries, including aerospace, technology, life sciences, hospitality, health care, and manufacturing.  

As a former executive and board member of a publicly traded gaming consultant and incubator, he headed the investment committee, led the legal team, worked with the consulting team, and was responsible for investor and market relations. Today, as a lawyer in private practice, he advises issuers and bankers in capital market transactions, funds on investments, and portfolio matters, as well as public and private companies in capital raising and M&A. He also counsels clients on employment matters, board structure and composition, and new business initiatives.  

Clients think of Mr. Smith not just as a lawyer but as an advisor who takes the time to understand their business and their goals. He works with clients to achieve those goals within the proper legal framework.  

SELECTED EXPERIENCE

• Advised Palisades Growth Capital in multiple investment and dispositions, including the investment and sale of DocuPace, a back office fintech company. 
• Advised QLess, a SAAS appointment company, in debt financing and other corporate matters. 
• Advised Meggitt PLC in the sale of its global virtual firearms training business. 
• Advised Meltwater in its acquisition of Owler, a crowd sourced competitive business insight service. 
• Advised Videndum, fka Vitec PLC, in multiple acquisitions and financings, including it acquisition of Infiniscene, a cloud based streaming service. 
• Advised Wedbush Capital Partners in the acquisition and sale of its portfolio company, Reyn-Spooner. 
• Advised Roku in multiple acquisitions, including Giraffic, an Israeli software developer of a video streaming accelerator. 
• Advised Bioness in its sale to Bioventus. 

MEMBERSHIPS

• Member, Business Law Section, California Bar Association, 1989-Present