A selection of Mr. Fountas’ experience includes representation of:

Apparel and Retail

• Endeavour Capital and the other equity holders of Johnny Was in the sale of Johnny Was to Oxford Industries, a major portfolio company with notable brands such as Tommy Bahama and Lilly Pulitzer.
• DailyLook, a leading online personal styling service, in its merger with AdoreMe, a leading e-commerce apparel brand and intimates subscription box, later acquired by Victoria’s Secret.
• Re-Think It (and its “Re-Play brand”), a manufacturer and seller of recycled eating utensils and food storage accessories sold in Target, Amazon and Walmart, in its sale to Monolith Brands.
• Xponential Fitness in its $44 million acquisition of Body Fit Training and accompanying Master Franchising Agreement.
• the Acquiror in the acquisition of 100% of the equity of a distressed retail company with an ecommerce presence and over 400 retail store locations across the 48 contiguous states.

Beauty

• Luxury Brands, LLC and the Dodo Group, LLC in its investment and acquisition of PRAI Beauty, a US-based renowned pro-aging skincare brand with significant direct-to-consumer and retail channels.
• Luxury Brands, LLC and the Dodo Group, LLC in its investment and acquisition of BIA Skin, a rapidly growing premium body care brand renowned for its science-backed formulations and high performance beauty products.

Consumer Products

• Starco Brands, a leading consumer packaged goods company identifying whitespaces across consumer product categories, as ongoing SEC Counsel.
• Starco Brands in its negotiation for sponsorship rights and title sponsor status of the 2023 LA Bowl Hosted by Gronk and the 2024 LA Bowl Hosted by Gronk.
• Starco Brands in an advisory role on the acquisition of The AOS Group, a maker of Art of Sport Body and skincare brands co-founded by Kobe Bryant.
• Starco Brands in an advisory role on the acquisition of Skylar Beauty, a trailblazer in the clean fragrance space and available in Sephora.
• Starco Brands in an advisory role on the acquisition of Soylent, a leading plant based food technology and complete nutrition meal replacement company.

Health and Wellness

• a publicly traded, global multi-level marketing company in its negotiations with, and investment in, an emerging company with a leading online marketing system that integrates AI for direct selling and network marking companies.
• Herbalife in its negotiations for acquisition of the assets of Pro2col, a health and wellness digital application company using individual biometrics for personalized nutrition recommendations.
• Herbalife in its negotiations for acquisition of the assets of Pruvit, a direct selling market leader of patented ketone supplements.
• Herbalife in its negotiations for acquisition of the assets of Link BioSciences, an established manufacturing company utilizing proprietary technology to process biometrics, biomarkers, lifestyle data and DNA.

Manufacturing

• Aranda Tooling, a multi-generational, family-owned custom metal stamping, fabrication and welding company, and its US and Mexican sister-companies, in the sale to Donghsan Precision, a leading Chinese company in developing, manufacturing and distributing precision metal and electronic products.
• a Seller in its sale of its industrial adhesives distribution business to an industry-leading supplier of high performance, pressure-sensitive adhesives to the OEM industry.

Marketing

• iLawyer Marketing, a legal-focused digital marketing solutions company, in its sale to EverService, a global provider of tech-enabled business solutions, including growing and scaling digital marketing, website design and development.
• the acquired company, and its Mexican sister-company, in an approximately $50 million sale to a leading portfolio company of tech-enabled services in various verticals.

Technology

• SCS Cloud, a recognized leader in implementing, supporting and enhancing NetSuite for organizations, in its sale to CrossCountry Consulting, LLC, a leading business advisory firm.
• Roon Labs, an audiophile-grade multi-room and multi-connectivity music streaming platform, in its sale to Samsung subsidiary, Harman.
• SCS Cloud, in the sale of its SuperSync and SCS Cloud NetSuite applications business division to Netgain, a leader in providing NetSuite-native modern accounting solutions.
• Satori Reporting, a NetSuite app provider in its sale to Zone & Co, a renowned US based NetSuite partner, offering world class lead-to-revenue solutions, built on NetsSuite.
• Solution7, a UK-based company with award-winning ERP financial reporting solutions, in an advisory role in its sale to US-based Zone & Co., a renowned US based NetSuite partner, offering world class lead-to-revenue solutions, built on NetsSuite.
• the acquired company in a $78 million sale to a leading PCI payment processor in the medical and dental industries.

Corporate and Transactional

• Representation of companies with respect to general corporate work including corporate governance and contract negotiation.
• Representation of issuers, investors and lenders in private equity and debt transactions.
• Representation of companies and private equity investors in venture capital transactions from Series Seed to Series C raises.
• Representation of partners, sellers and purchasers in the purchase and sale of entities, securities, assets and businesses, and the creation of partnerships and joint ventures.
• Representation of issuers/registrants in SEC Exchange Act reporting (Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, Form S-1 Registration Statements, Form 10 Registration Statements, and information statements).
• Representation of issuers, underwriters and lenders in public equity and debt transactions.