LOS ANGELES – Barnes & Thornburg advised Sporos Capital Partners, a private investment firm focused on emerging industries, in its strategic investments in Quantum Space, LLC, a trailblazer in the space infrastructure sector, and X-Energy Reactor Company LLC, a leader in advanced nuclear reactor and fuel technology.
Sporos Capital Partners’ investments will bolster the companies' balance sheets, allowing Quantum and X-Energy to continue accelerating innovation to meet the evolving energy and infrastructure needs of the 21st century in their respective sectors.
These investments not only extend Sporos Capital Partners’ investment portfolio in emerging sectors, but also align with its broader strategy of investing in businesses that push boundaries, address present and future complex global challenges, and chart a new course in an ever-changing world.
Barnes & Thornburg provided comprehensive legal counsel in connection with the financing and execution of these private equity investments.
“It was a pleasure working with Ryan Barncastle and the team at Barnes & Thornburg as Sporos Capital Partners continues to expand its presence in key emerging industries. We appreciate their skill and commercial approach to complex situations” said Nishant Machado, Founder and Managing Partner at Sporos Capital Partners.
“These investments are an important milestone for the Sporos Capital team as they look to expand and advance their portfolio focus, and they present exciting new possibilities for both Quantum Space and X-Energy,” said Ryan Barncastle, a partner in Barnes & Thornburg's Corporate Department in Los Angeles. “We’re happy we could support their team on both of these transactions.”
In addition to Barncastle, the Barnes & Thornburg team advising Sporos Capital Partners included Emily Pearl, Nabi Menai and Jimmy Magee.
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