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Cooley advised Carousell on its $80 million financing. Partners Matthew Bartus and Patrick Loofbourrow led the Cooley team advising Carousell, one of the world's largest and fastest growing marketplaces, operating in eight markets across Southeast Asia, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021 recognized Cooley practices across mainland China and Singapore, highlighting the firm’s healthcare, life sciences, investment funds, private equity and M&A practices as recommended groups. Partner Jingyi Xu was highlighted as a rising star. Matthew Bartus, Pang Lee, Patrick Loofbourrow, James Lu, Ferish Patel, Henry Yin, Xun Zeng, Christina Zhang and Andrew Harline were recommended as key lawyers in their respective practice areas.

Cooley advised Meesho, India’s leading social commerce platform, on raising $300 million in funding, which brings the company’s valuation to $2.1 billion. SoftBank Vision Fund 2 led the round, which also included participation from existing investors Prosus Ventures, Facebook, Shunwei Capital, Venture Highway and Knollwood Investment. Partners Ferish Patel and Patrick Loofbourrow led the Cooley team advising Meesho.

Cooley advised Japanese company Paidy, a two-sided payments platform and provider of buy now, pay later (BNPL) solutions, on its agreement to sell to PayPal for approximately $2.7 billion in cash. Lawyers Rama Padmanabhan, Patrick Loofbourrow, Rowook Park, Andrew Harline and Vivian Tsai led the US- and Asia-based Cooley team advising Paidy on the transaction, which highlights Cooley’s strong capability for executing complex, globally handled deals.

Cooley advised Carousell Group, a classified ads marketplace in Greater Southeast Asia, on its $100 million investment. Partners Patrick Loofbourrow and Matthew Bartus led the Cooley team advising Carousell.