Frederic David Fenton

Ric has over fifteen years of experience advising private equity firms, corporations and investment banks. At TCV, Ric serves as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer and is responsible for deal structuring and execution (including investments and exits), portfolio matters, compliance, partnership matters and other legal and firm administrative functions.

Before joining TCV, Ric was an attorney in the Palo Alto and New York offices of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, a leading corporate law firm. 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.