Laird Simons III Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Partner

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Laird Simons III General Information

Biography

Mr. Laird Simons served as Partner at Fenwick & West. He was Chair of the Securities Group for 18 years, member of the Executive Committee for eight years and Managing Partner for four years at Fenwick & West. The firm specializes in a full array of services to high technology companies, including Internet companies, computer software and electronics corporations, telecommunications companies, semiconductor manufacturers and medical device and life sciences companies. Laird concentrates his practice in initial public offerings (for both domestic and foreign corporations), follow-on offerings for already public companies and ongoing securities advice and counseling for public companies.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Partner, Fenwick & West
Education
Harvard Business School, MBA (Master of Business Administration)
Harvard Law School, JD (Doctor of Law)
Haverford College, BA (Bachelor of Arts)
Gender
Male

Laird Simons III Lead Partner on Deals (4)

Laird Simons III has been the lead partner on 4 deals. Their latest deal was with Computer Access Technology, a wireless communications equipment company. The deal was made for on 10-Nov-2000.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Computer Access Technology 10-Nov-2000 IPO Completed Wireless Communications Equipment Santa Clara, CA
Intertrust Technologies 27-Oct-1999 Completed Business/Productivity Software Berkeley, CA
eBay 24-Sep-1998 IPO Completed Internet Retail San Jose, CA
Procom Technology 18-Dec-1996 IPO Completed Storage (IT) Newport Beach, CA

Laird Simons III Network (166)

Portfolio Executives (166)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Dan Wilnai Computer Access Technology Chief Executive Officer, Chairman & President 10-Nov-2000 Santa Clara, CA
Julian Durand Intertrust Technologies Senior Vice President, Product Management & CSO 27-Oct-1999 Berkeley, CA
Intertrust Technologies Chief Product Officer 27-Oct-1999 Berkeley, CA
Intertrust Technologies Chief Executive Officer & Board Member 27-Oct-1999 Berkeley, CA
Intertrust Technologies Chief Legal Officer, Executive Vice President and General Counsel 27-Oct-1999 Berkeley, CA

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