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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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Alfred Browne
Partner, Boston
Aaron Binstock
Partner, Washington DC
Thomas Connors
Partner, Boston
Chris Stack
Partner, London
Kevin King
Partner, Washington DC
Ross Eberly
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
William Corcoran
Of Counsel, Boston
Grant Schweikert
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Ryan Montgomery
Special Counsel, Boston
Annie Froehlich
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Bronwyn L. Roberts
Special Counsel, Boston
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Jimmy Gilligan
Associate, Boston
Edward Sniezek
Associate, Reston
Jennifer Don
Associate, Reston
Charlotte Drew
Associate, Boston
Moussa O. Ismail
Associate, Reston
Danielle Crinnion
Associate, Boston
Rick Jantz
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Umer Chaudhry
Associate, Washington DC
Chris Lynn
Associate, London
Charlotte Irvine
Associate, London
Brian Focarino
Associate, Boston
Megan Boss
Senior Paralegal , Boston
Megan Boss
Senior Paralegal , Boston

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Definitive Healthcare Acquires Populi

August 14, 2023

Cooley advised Definitive Healthcare, a commercial intelligence company focused on healthcare, on its acquisition of Populi.

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Alfred Browne
Partner, Boston
Miguel J. Vega
Partner, Boston
Heather Harrington
Special Counsel, Boston
Thomas Connors
Partner, Boston
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Nyron J. Persaud
Partner, New York
Jean Park
Partner, New York
David Navetta
Partner, Colorado
Jennifer Shanley
Special Counsel, New York
Ryan Montgomery
Special Counsel, Boston
Paul Moura
Special Counsel, New York
Kristopher Kleiner
Special Counsel, Colorado
Ariane A. Andrade
Special Counsel, Chicago
Shari Ness
Special Counsel, New York
Bronwyn L. Roberts
Special Counsel, Boston
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Mary Maher Lewis
Special Counsel, Reston
Etenish Abebe
Associate, Boston
Nick Kenyon
Associate, Boston
Erica Pedersen
Associate, Boston
Patrick O. Johnson
Associate, Boston
Joe Mandry
Associate, San Diego
Jimmy Gilligan
Associate, Boston
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Wyatt Kernell
Associate, New York
Cara Buchicchio
Associate, New York
Rachel F. Katz
Associate, New York
Michael Gladstone
Associate, New York
Erica Russell
Associate, San Francisco
Charlotte Yin
Associate, New York
Julia Boesch
Associate, San Francisco
Mara Rosario
Associate, Boston
Sydney Sachs
Associate, Boston
Liza Cotter
Associate, Boston
Elizabeth Rice
Paralegal Specialist, Boston
Jill Simon
Senior Paralegal, New York
Megan Boss
Senior Paralegal , Boston

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HackerRank Closes $60 Million Series D Financing

April 6, 2022

Cooley advised HackerRank on its oversubscribed $60 million Series D funding round. Partner Al Browne led the Cooley team advising HackerRank, a developer of a technical hiring platform designed to help businesses evaluate software developers based on skill.

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Alfred Browne
Partner, Boston
Pat Argenio
Associate, Boston

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Rothy's Enters Strategic Investment Agreement With Alpargatas

December 29, 2021

Cooley advised sustainable lifestyle brand Rothy’s in connection with its strategic investment from Brazilian footwear brand Alpargatas to fuel global growth and expand vertically integrated operations. The transaction will result in a post-investment valuation of $1 billion. Lawyers Jodie Bourdet, Al Browne, Lindsy Solanki, Farzad Tabaee and Meera Patel led the Cooley team advising Rothy’s.

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Jodie Bourdet
Partner, San Francisco
Alfred Browne
Partner, Boston
Lindsy Solanki
Associate, Palo Alto
Farzad Tabaee
Associate, San Francisco
Meera Patel
Associate, San Francisco
Ron Metzger
Paralegal Specialist, San Francisco
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington DC
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington DC
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Erica Russell
Associate, San Francisco
Tara Capsuto
Associate, San Francisco
Nicollette R. Kirby
Associate, Washington DC
Sarah Oliai
Associate, Washington DC
Madeleine Smith
Associate, San Francisco
Addison Pierce
Associate, Chicago

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Battery Ventures portfolio company CAMBRIO sold to Sandvik

October 18, 2021

Cooley advised CAMBRIO, a leading computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) software developer for manufacturing industries, in its sale by Battery Ventures to Sandvik AB, a Sweden-based multinational engineering company. Cooley advised Battery Ventures on the buy and build transactions to create CAMBRIO, including Battery’s initial buyout of SIGMATEK Systems in 2018, as well as add-on transactions acquiring companies with complementary technologies, Cimatron and GibbsCAM. With the sale transaction, the combined and rebranded company CAMBRIO was integrated into Sandvik’s design and planning automation division.

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Alfred Browne
Partner, Boston
Elizabeth Galvin
Associate, Boston
Zack Jenkins
Associate, Boston
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington DC
William Corcoran
Of Counsel, Boston
Patrick Flanagan
Partner, New York
Christine Graham
Special Counsel, London
Jacqueline Grise
Partner, Washington DC
Rick Jantz
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Natasha Kaye
Partner, London
Juan Nascimbene
Associate, London
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Jessica Winn
Associate, Boston

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Rankings & accolades

Chambers USA: Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment – Massachusetts (2018 – 2023)

Chambers USA: Corporate/M&A – Massachusetts (2014 – 2023)

Legal 500: Mergers, Acquisitions and Buyouts – M&A: Large Deals (2013)

Legal 500: Venture Capital and Emerging Companies (2015)

Boston Magazine: Massachusetts Super Lawyer

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Boston Bar Association