Goodwin

Partner

Kristopher Ring is a partner in Goodwin’s Private Equity group and a member of the firm’s Debt Finance practice. He is also a former Business Law Office leader for Santa Monica. He focuses on all aspects of corporate finance – including the representation of private equity groups, private credit clients, hedge funds, venture capital firms, public and private companies, royalty monetization investors, financial institutions, family offices, independent sponsors, and other capital sources – in a host of complex financing arrangements of all dollar sizes, including leveraged buyouts, cross-border transactions, recapitalizations, royalty and synthetic royalty financings, workouts and restructurings, special-situation financings, and subscription facilities.

Kristopher has extensive experience negotiating, documenting, and closing transactions for companies and lenders involved in a diverse group of industries in a wide range of transaction structures, including, among others, senior secured and unsecured financings, first lien and second lien financings, asset-based loan facilities, cash flow facilities, mezzanine and other subordinated financings, unitranche financings, split collateral structures, debtor-in-possession financings, exit financings, capital call facilities, NAV facilities, structured financings, and payment systems/sponsorship arrangements.

Kristopher has been named as a leading debt finance lawyer by Chambers, Legal 500, and Super Lawyers.  Chambers has referred to Kristopher as a “great tactician” who is “always pleasant and efficient” and “extremely knowledgeable and knows the market well."

Kristopher has been quoted in various publications and has spoken on podcasts regarding the financial industry, including Bloomberg, Private Debt Investor, ACG Middle Market, Private Equity Wire, Reuters’ Refinitiv, Yahoo! Finance, International Financing Review, Reorg, and 9fin.

JD, Washington University in St. Louis / BBA, Western Illinois University