Jonathan J. Taylor

KO client Sustainable Beverage Technologies (SBT), which makes the production of fermented beverages more profitable, efficient, and environmentally sustainable, recently raised $6 million for its alcohol-by-choice draft system. The round was led by repeat investor Cleveland Avenue, a Chicago venture firm, with participation from Middleby, a publicly traded, Illinois-based foodservice…

KO client San Francisco-based Fort Point Beer Company recently announced that it has merged with Sonoma County’s Henhouse Brewing Company. This merger brings together two of the biggest names in craft beer in the San Francisco Bay Area. KO partner Jon Taylor and attorney Elizabeth Ho led the team that…

KO client Eudia, a groundbreaking augmented intelligence platform tailored to the unique needs of in-house legal departments, has emerged from operating in stealth for the past 18 months to announce its name, mission, platform, and the closing of its Series A funding round for up to $105 million. KO partner…

KO client HarperDB, a leading distributed systems platform, recently announced a significant growth investment from Serent Capital. HarperDB’s platform combines database, caching, application, and streaming functions into a single technology to improve performance and lower cost for global backend services. Serent Capital is a growth-focused private equity firm that invests…

KO client Column Software, the fastest-growing public notice software platform, recently announced that it reached an agreement with Forum Communications in late 2023 to acquire Modulist, a software company focused on celebrations, obituaries, and announcements. Column has deployed its software platform across more than 500 newspapers and publications to facilitate…

KO client Giving Place, the first software solution for optimizing charitable giving for family offices and foundations, recently announced its merger with TIFIN Give. The merger enables TIFIN Give to expand its reach as a leading technology powered philanthropy platform for wealth enterprises. “Our focus on supporting and growing the…

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…

Our friends at SRS Acquiom recently released the “2023 M&A Deal Terms Study” showcasing data highlights and deal terms trends from more than 2,100 private mergers and acquisitions that closed between 2016-2022 as well as findings from early 2023. In mid-October, KO partner Jon Taylor joined SRS experts Kip Wallen and…