John Kyed

KO client Colorado Envelope, a family-owned envelope manufacturer, was recently acquired by Clampitt Paper. The acquisition expands Clampitt Paper’s product offerings and enhances its market presence in the Denver area. “Our acquisition of Colorado Envelope is a strategic step in advancing our mission to provide unparalleled service and the highest…

KO client Civic Renewables, a national parent company to a growing network of local clean energy businesses, recently acquired premier solar company Florida Power Management, marking Civic’s third acquisition since the company launched earlier this year. “Acquiring Florida Power Management aligns perfectly with our mission to empower local solar businesses.…

KO client ClinOne, which connects, informs, and empowers participants, care partners, and sites in clinical trials with a true single platform for trial awareness, consent management, and participant experience and retention, was recently acquired by uMotif, one of the clinical research technology market’s fastest-growing companies. “We’re excited to integrate our…

Our recent “Startup Founders’ Guide to Early-Stage Funding” webinar featuring KO partner Kevin Gibson, KO attorney John Kyed, and SpringTime Ventures managing partner Matt Blomstedt demystified common investment vehicles and shared important considerations and best practices for startup fundraising from both a legal and investor perspective. Check out the recap…

KO client Stage, a female-led buyout private equity fund, recently acquired Verblio, a leader in human-powered content creation augmented by artificial intelligence.  According to the announcement, this acquisition will allow Verblio to continue to deliver highly effective written content to businesses and agencies more efficiently than ever.  KO attorneys Samantha…

KO client Calorify, a metabolic testing startup, recently announced that it has raised nearly $500,000 in a pre-seed round to expand its work with clinical trials, medical practices, and professional sports teams. With the funding, Calorify plans to execute its go-to-market plan for its metabolic testing kit that the company…

KO client Polargy, Inc., a leading solutions provider for the data center market, recently announced that it has completed a strategic partnership with GEF Capital Partners, a global, sustainability-focused private equity firm. The partnership will enable Polargy to scale and evolve in the fast-growing data center market which is expected…

KO client iink Payments, a digital payments network that expedites funds disbursement for multi-party property insurance claims, recently closed a $12 million Series A financing round. The funding will be used by iink to integrate with mortgage servicing banks and insurance carriers to create an entirely digital and automated workflow…