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Ric Fenton

General Partner at Technology Crossover Ventures

Menlo Park, California

Overview 

Ric Fenton is a General Partner at TCV, with expertise in Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, and Venture Capital. With a J.D. from Duke University School of Law and experience at top law firms like Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, he has a strong background in negotiating complex deals and driving corporate growth through strategic investments.

Work Experience 

  • General Partner

    2008 - Current

    At TCV, Ric serves as Chief of Investment Operations and Chief Legal Officer. Ric oversees all of TCV's investment support and value creation functions. He is also responsible for deal structuring and execution, portfolio matters, compliance, fund formation, partnership matters and other legal and firm administrative functions.

TCV provides investment capital to growth-stage private and public companies in the technology industry.

  • Attorney

    2000 - 2008

    At Simpson Thacher, Ric advised clients on a wide range of mergers and acquisitions and securities law matters, including public and private leveraged buyouts, stock and asset acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures, minority co-investments, securities offerings and PIPE financings.

  • Summer Associate

    1999 - 1999

  • Summer Associate

    1998 - 1998

Hunton & Williams LLP is a global law firm with more than 750 lawyers practicing across the United States.

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