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Cooley Advises PrizePicks on Sale to Allwyn for up to $4.15 Billion

September 22, 2025

Cooley advised PrizePicks, the largest daily fantasy sports operator in North America, on its definitive agreement for Allwyn International to acquire a majority stake in PrizePicks.

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Sarah Buchik
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Dennis F. Craig II
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Edward Sniezek
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Asal Yunusov
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Philip Bowman
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Christopher Kimball
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Adam J. Longenbach
Partner, New York
Kristen Mathews
Partner, New York
Ryan Montgomery
Partner, Boston
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Matthew Schwee
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Michael Tollini
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David Walsh
Senior Counsel, Reston
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Julia R. Brinton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Jeff Goldman
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Kimberly Nguyen
Special Counsel, Reston
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Mark Cornillez-Ty
Associate, Los Angeles
David Dalton
Associate, Santa Monica
Mari Dugas
Associate, Washington, DC
Athina Gaki
Associate, Brussels
Virat Gupta
Associate, Washington, DC
Bomin Kim
Associate, New York
Alexandra Leavy
Associate, New York
Pat O'Connell
Associate, New York
Shaun (Tianjie) Wang
Associate, New York
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Brian Mitchell
Transactional Quantitative Analyst, San Diego

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Kudu Dynamics Announces $300 Million Sale to Leidos

May 28, 2025

Cooley advised Kudu Dynamics, a company developing state-of-the-art cyber capabilities and nonkinetic effects against a variety of military-relevant systems, on its sale to Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations.

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Partner, Washington, DC
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Associate, Washington, DC
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Partner, Washington, DC
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Partner, Washington, DC
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Partner, Chicago
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Kevin King
Partner, Washington, DC
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
Ryan Montgomery
Partner, Boston
David Walsh
Senior Counsel, Reston
Karun Ahuja
Special Counsel, Chicago
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Julia R. Brinton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Jeff Goldman
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Heather Harrington
Special Counsel, Boston
Kimberly Nguyen
Special Counsel, Reston
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Grant Schweikert
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
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Special Counsel, Reston
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Umer Chaudhry
Associate, Washington, DC
Stefan Cohen
Associate, New York
Mari Dugas
Associate, Washington, DC
Paula Fleckenstein
Associate, Reston
Katie Kaufman
Associate, Boston
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Cortney Smith
Senior Paralegal, Reston
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Quantitative Analyst, San Francisco

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Atsena Therapeutics Announces Oversubscribed $150 Million Series C

April 2, 2025

Cooley advised Atsena Therapeutics, a clinical-stage gene therapy company developing best-in-class treatments for the reversal or prevention of blindness from inherited retinal diseases, on the close of its oversubscribed $150 million Series C financing.

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PetLab Co. Announces Majority Stake Sale to BC Partners

February 26, 2025

Cooley advised PetLab Co., a rapidly growing independent pet supplement brand headquartered in London, on its majority stake sale to BC Partners, a top international investment firm.

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Associate, London
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Partner, London
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Associate, London
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Partner, Colorado
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Partner, London
Harry Calkin
Associate, London
Rick Jantz
Associate, Santa Monica
Jia Xie
Associate, London
Patrick Flanagan
Partner, New York
Paula Fleckenstein
Associate, Reston
David Walsh
Senior Counsel, Reston
Chris Coulter
Partner, London
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Caroline Hobson
Partner, London
Colm Murphy
Partner, London
Gerard O'Shea
Partner, New York
Lauren A. Reichardt
Partner, New York
Guadalupe Sampedro
Partner, London
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Leo Spicer-Phelps
Partner, London
Nicola Squire
Partner, London
Chris Stack
Partner, London
Henry Stewart
Partner, London
Michael Tollini
Partner, Washington, DC
Karun Ahuja
Special Counsel, Chicago
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Jack Jones
Special Counsel, London
Cristina DeBiase
Associate, Boston
Athina Gaki
Associate, Brussels
Alexandra Leavy
Associate, New York
Daniel Millard
Associate, London
Megan Mojabi (Flynn)
Associate, London
Breanna Qin
Associate, Palo Alto
Alice Wong
Associate, London
Steven A. Zuckerman
Associate, New York
Margie Murphy
Paralegal Specialist, New York
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Transactional Quantitative Analyst, New York
Kafeel Azher
Associate, London

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Sitemetric Announces Strategic Investment From Gemspring Capital Management

February 12, 2025

Cooley advised Sitemetric, an industry-leading connected jobsite and workforce management platform, on its strategic growth investment from an affiliate of Gemspring Capital Management.

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Partner, Reston
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Associate, Reston
Lila Inman
Associate, Reston
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Associate, Reston
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Associate, Washington, DC
Creigh Greensmith
Associate, Reston
MaryBeth Shreiner
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Of Counsel, Boston
David Walsh
Senior Counsel, Reston
Paula Fleckenstein
Associate, Reston
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Partner, Reston
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Partner, Chicago
Rachel Thorn
Of counsel, New York
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Partner, Chicago
Summer Wynn
Partner, San Diego
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
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Special Counsel, Reston
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Associate, Washington, DC
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