Aaron Binstock

Partner
abinstock@cooley.com
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I buy and sell companies. As a trusted member of your inner circle, I help navigate through a complex process to simplify your deal while focusing on outcomes that are important to you.

About Aaron

Aaron’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions and other complex corporate transactions, representing strategic and financial buyers and sellers in public and private acquisitions, as well as venture capital and growth equity financings. He is highly regarded as a dealmaker and strategic adviser to companies within two of the most innovative and rapidly evolving industries – technology and media – with a particular emphasis in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, software as a service (SaaS), healthcare and communications, and frequently works with government contractors.

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Luna Innovations Gets $50 Million Investment From White Hat, Acquires Silixa

Luna Innovations Gets $50 Million Investment From White Hat, Acquires Silixa

December 21, 2023

Cooley advised Luna Innovations, a global leader in advanced fiber optic-based technology, on its $50 million investment from White Hat Capital Partners and its acquisition of Silixa.

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Propella Therapeutics Enters Merger Agreement With Astellas Pharma

Propella Therapeutics Enters Merger Agreement With Astellas Pharma

November 16, 2023

Cooley advised Propella Therapeutics, a privately held biopharmaceutical company that has leveraged a wholly owned proprietary platform that combines medicinal chemistry with lymphatic targeting to create new oncology drugs, on its merger agreement with Astellas Pharma in which Astellas will acquire Propella through a US subsidiary.

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Fontainebleau Aviation Signs Partnership Agreement With Skyservice

Fontainebleau Aviation Signs Partnership Agreement With Skyservice

October 17, 2023

Cooley advised Fontainebleau Aviation, a part of Fontainebleau Development’s luxury services division, on its partnership with Skyservice Business Aviation.

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Battery Ventures Acquires GrammaTech’s Software Products

Battery Ventures Acquires GrammaTech’s Software Products

September 5, 2023

Cooley advised Battery Ventures, a global investment firm focusing on technology, on its acquisition of GrammaTech’s software products division, including the CodeSonar and CodeSentry product lines.

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Verus Technology Group Sells to BlueHalo

Verus Technology Group Sells to BlueHalo

April 3, 2023

Cooley advised Verus Technology Group, a provider of unmanned aerial systems for drone detection, on its sale to BlueHalo, an Arlington Capital Partners-backed provider of critical capabilities and technologies across space, air, and cyber domains. Partner Aaron Binstock led the team advising Verus Technology Group.

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Rankings & accolades

Chambers USA: Corporate/M&A & Private Equity – District of Columbia (2021 – 2023)

The National Law Journal: Rising Star (2021)

Super Lawyers: Washington, DC, Rising Star (2019)

Memberships & affiliations

American Bar Association

American Bar Association - Section on Business Law

Association for Corporate Growth, Board Member

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