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CalypsoAI to Be Acquired by F5

September 17, 2025

Cooley advised CalypsoAI, an adaptive artificial intelligence security platform that empowers enterprises to innovate safely, on its acquisition by F5, a global leader in delivering and securing every app and application programming interface.

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Jon Gavenman
Partner, Palo Alto
Sepideh Mousakhani
Partner, Palo Alto
Kealan Santistevan
Associate, Palo Alto
Timothy Shapiro
Partner, Palo Alto
Caitlin Courtney
Partner, Palo Alto
Jeff Goldman
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Alex Maki
Associate, Palo Alto
Sophie Bucci
Associate, Santa Monica
Calvin Lee
Associate, New York
David Fletcher
Partner, Washington, DC
Kevin King
Partner, Washington, DC
Bill Galliani
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Andrew Linch
Special Counsel, London
MaryBeth Shreiner
Special Counsel, Reston
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Umer Chaudhry
Associate, Washington, DC
Tucker Cochenour
Associate, Palo Alto
Mark Cornillez-Ty
Associate, Los Angeles
Mari Dugas
Associate, Washington, DC
Joshua Elefant
Associate, Palo Alto
Rick Jantz
Associate, Santa Monica
Emily Mok
Associate, Reston
Michelle Peleg
Associate, San Francisco
Anna Anderson
Paralegal Specialist, London
Patrick O. Johnson
Associate, Boston
Jake Ironfield
Transactional Quantitative Analyst, New York

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Clubessential Holdings to Merge With Xplor Technologies

September 16, 2025

Cooley advised Clubessential Holdings, a global provider of software as a service and embedded payments solutions for membership-based organizations, backed by Battery Ventures and Silver Lake, on its definitive agreement to merge with Xplor Technologies, a platform providing software and embedded payments solutions to businesses in everyday life verticals, such as childcare and education, fitness and wellbeing, field services, and personal services.

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Alfred Browne
Partner, Boston
Nick Kenyon
Associate, Boston
Sydney Sachs
Associate, Boston
Ryan Sonberg
Associate, Boston
Sri Ravipati
Associate, Boston
Alison Kimball
Associate, Boston
Daniel Tsai
Associate, Santa Monica
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Rick Jantz
Associate, Santa Monica
Nicollette R. Kirby
Associate, Washington, DC
William Corcoran
Of Counsel, Boston
Michael Pelle
Associate, New York
Ryan Montgomery
Partner, Boston
Tony P. Guan
Associate, Santa Monica
Breanna Qin
Associate, Palo Alto
Thomas Connors
Partner, Boston
Adam Fleisher
Partner, Washington, DC
David Fletcher
Partner, Washington, DC
Caroline Hobson
Partner, London
Izzy Lubarsky
Partner, New York
Kristen Mathews
Partner, New York
Michael McMahon
Partner, Boston
Obrea Poindexter
Partner, Washington, DC
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Logan Tiari
Partner, Los Angeles
Rachel Shapiro
Associate, Colorado
Karun Ahuja
Special Counsel, Chicago
Jack Jones
Special Counsel, London
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Etenish Abebe
Associate, Boston
Ryan Bowers
Associate, Washington, DC
Anna Caro
Associate, London
Danielle Carvalho
Associate, Boston
Umer Chaudhry
Associate, Washington, DC
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Jacob R. Lahana
Associate, Santa Monica
Alexandra Leavy
Associate, New York
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles
Emily Mok
Associate, Reston
Katrina Morris
Associate, Boston
Palmer Quamme
Associate, Washington, DC
Zach Sisko
Associate, Boston
Christine Thebaud
Associate, Washington, DC
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Colorado
Leanne Andrepont
Senior Trademark Paralegal
Megan Boss
Senior Paralegal , Boston
Jason Minio
Paralegal Specialist, Boston
Elizabeth Rice
Paralegal Specialist, Boston
Brandon Lefebvre
Quantitative Analyst, Boston
Douglas Lyles
Senior Research Services & Access Analyst

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Infleqtion to Go Public Through Merger With Churchill Capital Corp X

September 8, 2025

Cooley advised Infleqtion, a global leader in neutral atom-based quantum technology, on its definitive business combination agreement with Churchill Capital Corp X, with the aim to accelerate Infleqtion’s mission to commercialize quantum products that provide orders of magnitude improvement in computing and precision sensing applications.

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Mike Nelson
Partner, Colorado
Garth Angelo Osterman
Partner, San Francisco
Kristin VanderPas
Partner, San Francisco
Peter Byrne
Partner, New York
Caitlin Breitenbruck
Associate, Seattle
Christine Turner
Associate, Colorado
Won Lee
Associate, Colorado
Ryan Lewis
Associate, Colorado
Orion Armon
Partner, Colorado
Ann Bevitt
Partner, London
Chris Coulter
Partner, London
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
David Fletcher
Partner, Washington, DC
Annie Froehlich
Partner, Washington, DC
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Charles Haley
Partner, Palo Alto
Caroline Hobson
Partner, London
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Kevin King
Partner, Washington, DC
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Santa Monica
Carly Mitchell
Partner, Washington, DC
Jeremy Morrison
Partner, Washington, DC
Julia R. Brinton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Ryan Bowers
Associate, Washington, DC
Anna Caro
Associate, London
Danielle Carvalho
Associate, Boston
Grady Chang
Associate, Santa Monica
Umer Chaudhry
Associate, Washington, DC
David Dalton
Associate, Santa Monica
Maddie Drabble
Associate, London
Austin Dressen
Associate, Colorado
Megan Drill
Associate, San Diego
Virat Gupta
Associate, Washington, DC
Peter A. Haddad
Associate, San Diego
Elaine Huang
Associate, Palo Alto
Nicollette R. Kirby
Associate, Washington, DC
Andrew Mettry
Associate
Daniel Millard
Associate, London
Emily Mok
Associate, Reston
Juan Nascimbene
Associate, London
Sarah Oliai
Associate, Washington, DC
Emma Plankey
Associate, Boston
Natalie D. Vernon
Associate, Colorado
Brandan Ward
Associate, Colorado
Zi Ye
Associate, Palo Alto
Katherine Duplay
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Brandon Lefebvre
Quantitative Analyst, Boston
Kathryn Benvenuti
Associate, New York

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Mach Industries Secures $100 Million Series B

June 17, 2025

Cooley advised Mach Industries, a new industrial base for the unmanned era of American defense, on its $100 million Series B financing.

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Stephane Levy
Partner, New York
Steve Andersen
Associate, New York
Kevin Gurley
Quantitative Analyst, New York
David Fletcher
Partner, Washington, DC
Len Jacoby
Partner, New York
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Annie Froehlich
Partner, Washington, DC
Jim Fulton
Partner, New York
Kevin King
Partner, Washington, DC

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AIRO Group Holdings Closes $69 Million IPO

June 16, 2025

Cooley advised AIRO Group Holdings, a company specializing in advanced aerospace and defense technologies, on its $69 million initial public offering (IPO).

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Christina T. Roupas
Partner in Charge – Chicago, Chicago
Yvan-Claude Pierre
Partner, New York
Courtney M.W. Tygesson
Partner, Chicago
Grady Chang
Associate, Santa Monica
Darren DeStefano
Partner, Reston
David Fletcher
Partner, Washington, DC
Christopher Hutter
Partner, Reston
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Joshua Mates
Partner, San Francisco
Addison Pierce
Partner, Chicago
Howard Morse
Senior Counsel, Washington, DC
Francis Wheeler
Senior Counsel, Colorado
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Karun Ahuja
Special Counsel, Chicago
Julia R. Brinton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Reid Hooper
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Justin Kisner
Special Counsel, San Diego
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
David Wraige
Special Counsel, London
Kevin Carlson
Associate, Chicago
Megan Drill
Associate, San Diego
Leah Duncan
Associate, Chicago
Anders Fernstrom
Associate, Reston
Peter A. Haddad
Associate, San Diego
Erin Hilliard
Associate, San Francisco
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Breanna Qin
Associate, Palo Alto
Jesse Schulman
Associate, Colorado
Mariah A. Young
Associate, Chicago
Chris Rhem
Paralegal Specialist, San Francisco
Kate Walther
Paralegal Specialist, San Diego
Brandon Lefebvre
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