Trent Benson

Trent’s practice focuses on general corporate representation and corporate transactions for both private and public companies, including mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, venture capital financings, entity formation, corporate governance and SEC compliance.

Trent earned his J.D. from Loyola Law School with a concentration in Corporate Law. While in law school, Trent was a member of the Loyola Law School Transaction Negotiation Team and received First Honors Awards for earning the highest grade in Business Planning I: Financing the Start-Up Business and Venture Capital Financing, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Securities Regulation.

 

Experience

Represented Okami Medical in securing $32.5 million in venture funding in a deal led by Vensana Capital. U.S. Venture Partners and other undisclosed investors also participated in the round. Okami is a developer of a peripheral embolization device designed to treat cardiovascular disease for the occlusion of peripheral vessels. This funding, which included $5.735 million converted from convertible debt to equity, will support Okami’s mission to advance and commercialize its innovative catheter-based technologies for peripheral vascular occlusion. We also advised Okami on its Series C, D and E venture financings. To date, Okami has raised $56.35 million.
Represented TextPower, Inc. in its sale to ARCOS, LLC, a portfolio company of Vista Equity Partners. TextPower is a pioneer in text messaging communication services and ARCOS is a developer of mission-critical software that automates crew callout and storm management processes for electric and gas utilities
Represented K1 Speed, the world's largest indoor go-kart racing operator, in its acquisition of Autobahn/Accelerate Indoor Speedway and its 11 national locations.
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Credentials

Education
  • Loyola Law School, J.D., Presidential Scholarship, 2019
  • Loyola Marymount University, B.B.A., 2016
  • California

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