Kendra L. White

Kendra White joined Smith Anderson in 2018. She is an associate in Smith Anderson’s Corporate and Transactional and Banking and Finance practice groups and focuses her practice on business law, corporate governance, commercial lending, corporate finance, venture debt and other corporate and finance transactions.

Outside of practicing law, Kendra enjoys cheering on the Pittsburgh Steelers, attending live music and sporting events and traveling.

Recognition

• Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch^® in America, Banking and Finance Law (2024-2025)
• The National Black Lawyers Top 100, Top 40 Under 40 (2020)
• Senior Editor, North Carolina Central Law Review
• President, Business Law Society, North Carolina Central University School of Law

Education

• North Carolina Central University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2018
  • Dean’s List
• East Carolina University, B.S., Applied Sociology, magna cum laude, 2015

Bar & Court Admissions

Certified Adult Mental Health First Aid, National Council for Mental Wellbeing

• Represented a Nasdaq-listed bank holding company in a public offering of subordinated notes for aggregate proceeds of $350 million.
• Represented a Nasdaq-listed bank holding company in a public offering of depositary shares representing interests in preferred stock for aggregate proceeds of $345 million.

• Advised a building supply company in the acquisition of a majority of the outstanding membership interests of a siding, roofing and decking installation company.

• Advised a company specializing in video game and software development in a definitive agreement to acquire a company that developed a presence-based social networking platform connecting users online through live video on mobile and desktop apps.

• Advised a leading provider of drone technology for the enterprise in the purchase of substantially all assets of a provider of turnkey inspection services for construction, building information management (BIM) and real estate.
• Advised an enterprise storage management company in its sale to a private equity sponsor.

• Represented a private equity fund in its acquisition of a leading digital patient recruitment company.

• Advised a venture lending bank in the financing of a senior credit agreement with a company specializing in digital asset management.

• Advised a venture lending bank in connection with a senior credit agreement with a company specializing in provision of small business banking solutions.

• Advised a venture lending bank in the financing of a senior credit agreement with a company specializing in platforms that power banks and fintechs with modern, real-time banking platforms.

• Advised a venture lending bank in the financing of a senior credit agreement with a company specializing in an online/software platform that enables individual investors to discover and invest in high-quality venture funds.