Pure Storage - $488 Million IPO
Palo Alto – October 28, 2015 – Cooley advised Pure Storage on its $488 million initial public offering. Pure Storage, a Mountain View-based data storage company, now trades on the New York Stock...
View ArticleNASDAQ Private Market Acquires SecondMarket
Reston – October 29, 2015 – Cooley advised Nasdaq, Inc. and its subsidiary The NASDAQ Private Market, LLC on the acquisition of SecondMarket Solutions. Nasdaq is a provider of trading, clearing,...
View ArticleCardioxyl Sells to Bristol-Myers Squibb for up to $2 Billion
San Diego – November 5, 2015 – Cooley is advising Cardioxyl Pharmaceuticals on its sale to Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS). Under the terms of the agreement, BMS will acquire all of the issued and...
View ArticleClimate Change and Pension Fund Investments
On October 22 the US Department of Labor ("DOL") issued Interpretive Bulletin 2015-01 (published in the Federal Register on October 26 and effective on that date) setting forth its supplemental views...
View ArticleVoyager Therapeutics – IPO
Boston – November 19, 2015 – Cooley advised the underwriters on Voyager Therapeutics' $80.5 million initial public offering. Voyager is a clinical-stage gene therapy company focused on developing...
View ArticleMisfit Announces Sale to Fossil Group for $250 Million
Palo Alto – November 20, 2015 – Cooley is advising Misfit on its definitive agreement to sell to Fossil Group for approximately $250 million. The acquisition is expected to close before the end of...
View ArticleInstructure – $81 Million IPO
Palo Alto – December 1, 2015 – Cooley advised Instructure on its $81 million initial public offering. The company now trades on the NYSE under the symbol "INST." Instructure is an edtech company based...
View ArticleWAVE Life Sciences – IPO
Boston – December 7, 2015 – Cooley advised the underwriters on WAVE Life Sciences' $102 million initial public offering. WAVE Life Sciences is a preclinical biopharmaceutical company with an innovative...
View ArticleHorizon Pharma to Acquire Crealta Holdings
Palo Alto – December 15, 2015 – Cooley is advising Horizon Pharma on its acquisition of Crealta Holdings for $510 million in cash. The transaction, which is subject to the satisfaction of customary...
View ArticleSolidFire to Sell to NetApp for $870 Million
Colorado – December 23, 2015 – Cooley is advising SolidFire on its sale to NetApp for $870 million in cash. Subject to customary closing conditions, the transaction is anticipated to close in February...
View ArticleAtlassian – $531 Million IPO
San Francisco – December 28, 2015 – Cooley advised the underwriters on Atlassian's $531.3 million initial public offering. Atlassian is an Australia-based collaboration software company. The company...
View ArticleSteelBrick Sells to Salesforce for $360 Million
Palo Alto – January 5, 2016 – Cooley is advising SteelBrick on its sale to Salesforce for $360 million. SteelBrick, which is built on the Salesforce.com platform, helps companies accelerate growth by...
View ArticleYear-End Reporting for ISOs and ESPPs
This alert serves as a reminder of certain year-end reporting requirements imposed under Section 6039 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, with respect to incentive stock option exercises...
View ArticleAffordable Care Act Year-End Reporting Requirements and Extended Deadlines
This Alert serves as a reminder of certain Affordable Care Act ("ACA") year-end reporting requirements imposed under Sections 6055 and 6056 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the...
View ArticleSazerac to Acquire Southern Comfort + Tuaca for $544 Million
San Diego – January 19, 2016 – Cooley is advising alcoholic beverages company Sazerac on its acquisition of the Southern Comfort and Tuaca brands from Brown-Forman for $543.5 million. The sale is...
View ArticleiSIGHT Sells to FireEye
San Francisco – January 22, 2016 – Cooley advised iSIGHT Partners on its sale to FireEye for approximately $200 million, and up to $75 million in earnout consideration. "Until now, only governments and...
View ArticleSazerac Acquires Southern Comfort and Tuaca Brands from Brown-Forman
"Jack Daniel's Maker Sells Southern Comfort, Tuaca Brands," Law360 "Liquor Giant Brown-Forman to Divest Southern Comfort, Tuaca," The Deal "News Roundup," Law360 "News Roundup," The Recorder...
View ArticleInvotas Sells to FireEye
Washington, DC – February 3, 2016 – Cooley advised Invotas International on its sale to FireEye, enabling FireEye to strengthen its global threat management and cyber detection platform. The...
View ArticleSwiftKey Sells to Microsoft
London – February 4, 2016 – Cooley advised the shareholders of SwiftKey, including founders Jon Reynolds and Ben Medlock and various investors including Accel Partners, Index Ventures and Octopus...
View ArticleDigity Sells to Alpha Media
Cooley advised longtime client Digity on its sale to Alpha Media. The deal Adds Digity's 116 stations in 26 markets to Alpha's current 135 current stations. "Alpha-Digity Deal Creates Powerful Radio...
View ArticleBrightree to Sell to ResMed for $800 Million
Boston – February 25, 2016 – Cooley is advising Brightree on its $800 million sale to ResMed, a tech-driven medical device company and innovator in sleep-disordered breathing and respiratory care....
View ArticleWeb.com to Buy Yodle for $342 Million
New York – February 26 – 2016 – Cooley is advising longtime client Web.com on its proposed acquisition of online marketing company Yodle for approximately $342 million. The deal is expected to close in...
View ArticleAveXis – $95 Million IPO
Washington, DC – March 7, 2016 – Cooley advised AveXis on its $95 million initial public offering. The company now trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "AVXS." AveXis is a...
View ArticleSyndax – $58 Million IPO
San Francisco – March 15, 2016 – Cooley advised the underwriters on Syndax's $57.7 million initial public offering. The company now trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "SNDX."...
View ArticleMasquerade Sells to Facebook
"Facebook Buys Face-Swapping App Masquerade," Law360 "This Week's Deals: Fenwick and Cooley work on Facebook's purchase of Masquerade," The Recorder (Subscription required)
View ArticleTradeKing to Sell to Ally Financial for $275 Million
Washington DC – April 6, 2016 – Cooley is advising fintech company TradeKing Group on its sale to financial services company Ally Financial for approximately $275 million. The sale is expected to close...
View ArticleMasquerade Sells to Facebook
Palo Alto – April 6, 2016 – Cooley advised popular application Masquerade, also known as MSQRD, on its sale to Facebook. The acquisition allows Masquerade's technology to reach Facebook's 1.6 billion...
View ArticleSenseonics Holdings, Inc. – $49 Million IPO
Reston – April 13, 2016 – Cooley advised Senseonics Holdings, Inc. on its $49.1 million initial public offering. The company now trades on the NYSE MKT under the symbol "SENS." Senseonics is a medical...
View ArticleTradeKing to Sell to Ally Financial for $275 Million
Cooley is advising fintech company TradeKing Group on its sale to financial services company Ally Financial for approximately $275 million. "Sullivan & Cromwell, Cooley Steer Ally's $275M TradeKing...
View ArticleRovi to Acquire TiVo for $1.1 Billion
Palo Alto – April 30, 2016 – Cooley is advising Rovi on its acquisition of TiVo for $1.1 billion, which will create a leader in the entertainment technology industry with a very strong history of...
View ArticleRovi to Acquire TiVo for $1.1 Billion
Cooley is advising Rovi on its acquisition of TiVo for $1.1 billion, subject to antitrust approval. "Rovi Buys TiVo in $1.1 Billion Deal," The New York Times "Rovi to Buy DVR Maker TiVo for $1.1...
View ArticleClearlake Capital to Acquire Vision Solutions
Palo Alto – May 16, 2016 – Cooley is advising private equity firm Clearlake Capital Group on its acquisition of Vision Solutions from Thoma Bravo. The deal is expected to close later this quarter. No...
View ArticleDocuTAP Sells Majority Stake to Warburg Pincus
Boston – May17, 2016 – Cooley advised DocuTAP on the sale of a majority stake to private equity firm Warburg Pincus. DocuTAP, which had raised more than $30 million in private equity between 2012 and...
View ArticleOncobiologics – $40 Million IPO and Private Placement
New York – May 20, 2016 – Cooley advised Oncobiologics on its $35 million initial public offering and $5 million concurrent private placement of units (comprised of common stock, Series A warrants and...
View ArticleJazz Pharmaceuticals to Acquire Celator for $1.5 Billion
San Diego – June 1, 2016 – Cooley is advising Jazz Pharmaceuticals on its $1.5 billion acquisition of Celator. The transaction will add to Jazz's portfolio the orphan drug VYXEOS, which aims to treat...
View ArticleMerus IPO – $61 Million
Boston – June 2, 2016 – Cooley advised the underwriters on the $61.4 million initial public offering of Merus. The company now trades on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol "MRUS." Citigroup...
View ArticlePing Identity Sells to Vista Equity
Colorado – June 3, 2016 – Cooley is advising Ping Identity on its acquisition by Vista Equity Partners for an undisclosed amount. The deal is expected to close in Q3 2016. Ping, a Cooley client for the...
View ArticleOpenText to Acquire Recommind
Palo Alto – June 6, 2016 – Cooley is advising OpenText on its definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Recommind for approximately $163 million. OpenText is a Waterloo, Ontario-based global...
View ArticleMobile Startup Jobr Sells to Monster
Palo Alto – June 10, 2016 – Cooley advised Jobr on its sale to Monster. Massachusetts-based Monster says it is looking to target the "next generation of job seekers" by leveraging Jobr's mobile-focused...
View ArticleNantHealth IPO – $97 Million
San Diego – June 13, 2016 – Cooley advised the underwriters on NantHealth's $96.6 million initial public offering. The company now trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "NH."...
View ArticleClearside IPO – $50 Million
Washington, DC – June 21, 2016 – Cooley advised Clearside Biomedical on its $50.4 million initial public offering. The company's common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol "CLSD."...
View ArticleBlack Knight Financial Services Acquires Motivity
Los Angeles – June 24, 2016 – Cooley advised Black Knight Financial Services, a leading provider of technology, data and analytics across the mortgage loan lifecycle, on its acquisition of mortgage...
View ArticleInbound inquiry from strategic leads to Ping Identity's sale to Vista Equity
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View ArticleDollar Shave Club Sells to Unilever
Third largest e-commerce exit in history and largest exit by a venture-backed private company in Los Angeles history Los Angeles – July 20, 2016 – Cooley is advising Dollar Shave Club (DSC) on its...
View ArticleSyros IPO – $58 Million
New York – July 26, 2016 – Cooley advised the underwriters on Syros Pharmaceuticals' $57.5 million initial public offering. The company's common stock now trades on The NASDAQ Global Select Market...
View ArticleAudentes Therapeutics – $75 Million IPO
San Francisco – July 29, 2016 – Cooley advised the underwriters on Audentes Therapeutics' $75 million initial public offering. The company's common stock now trades on The NASDAQ Global Market under...
View ArticleClearlake to Sell NetMotion to Carlyle Group
Palo Alto – August 17, 2016 – Cooley is advising private equity firm Clearlake Capital on its agreement to sell NetMotion Wireless to the Carlyle Group. NetMotion Wireless is a mobile security and...
View ArticleMedivation Agrees to Sell to Pfizer for $14 Billion
San Francisco – August 23, 2016 – Cooley is advising biopharmaceutical company Medivation on its agreement to sell to Pfizer for approximately $14 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the...
View ArticleGemphire Therapeutics – $30 Million IPO
San Diego – August 23, 2016 – Cooley advised the underwriters on Gemphire Therapeutics Inc.'s $30 million initial public offering. The company's common stock now trades on The NASDAQ Global Market...
View ArticleSyncsort Acquires Cogito in Big Data Transaction
Palo Alto and London – August 31, 2016 – Cooley advised Syncsort, a global leader in big data and mainframe software, on its acquisition of Cogito, a UK software company that provides energy trading...
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