Sidley represented Fifth Wall as lead investor in the Series C funding round of Ascend Elements, a battery recycling startup that aims to revolutionize lithium-ion recycling through its cutting-edge technology. Other investors in the round included Jaguar Land Rover and South Korean conglomerate SK Group. The deal was featured in a recent Wall Street Journal article titled “Battery Recycling Race Heats up after Inflation Reduction Act.”
The Sidley team was led by corporate partner Andrew Harper and included corporate associates Kyle de Neve, Jake Funk, Madison Ferraro, and Alec Mitrovich; regulatory lawyers Maureen Crough (Environmental) and Howard Stanislawski (Government Contracting and Export Controls); IP Litigation lawyer Amir Fruend; and Technology Transactions lawyers Ida Ebeid and Paul Kariyawasam.
The Sidley team was led by corporate partner Andrew Harper and included corporate associates Kyle de Neve, Jake Funk, Madison Ferraro, and Alec Mitrovich; regulatory lawyers Maureen Crough (Environmental) and Howard Stanislawski (Government Contracting and Export Controls); IP Litigation lawyer Amir Fruend; and Technology Transactions lawyers Ida Ebeid and Paul Kariyawasam.
