Barbara Mirza

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Datadog Acquires Eppo

May 7, 2025

Cooley advised Datadog (Nasdaq: DDOG), a monitoring and security platform for cloud applications, on its acquisition of Eppo, a feature flagging and experimentation platform that will tightly integrate with Datadog’s existing product analytics suite.

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MongoDB Announces Acquisition of Voyage AI

February 24, 2025

Cooley advised MongoDB (Nasdaq: MDB), a leading database for modern applications, on its acquisition of Voyage AI, a pioneer in state-of-the-art embedding and reranking models that power next-generation artificial intelligence applications.

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LegalZoom Announces Acquisition of Formation Nation

February 10, 2025

Cooley advised LegalZoom (Nasdaq: LZ), an online platform for legal services, on its acquisition of Formation Nation, a small-business services company.

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Avid Bioservices Announces $1.1 Billion Acquisition by GHO Capital Partners and Ampersand Capital Partners

November 6, 2024

Cooley advised Avid Bioservices (Nasdaq: CDMO), a dedicated biologics contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) working to improve patient lives by providing high quality development and manufacturing services to biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, on its definitive merger agreement to be acquired by funds managed by GHO Capital Partners and Ampersand Capital Partners in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.1 billion.

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Septerna Announces Upsized $331.2 Million IPO

November 1, 2024

Cooley advised the underwriters of Septerna, a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering a new era of G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) oral small molecule drug discovery, on its upsized $331.2 million initial public offering.

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Chambers USA: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – California: Los Angeles & Surrounds (2020 – 2024)

Legal 500: Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans

Barbara is outstanding. She is business-oriented, savvy and knows her stuff.

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