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VectivBio to be Acquired by Ironwood
May 23, 2023
Absolute Software Announces $870 Million Acquisition by Crosspoint Capital
May 15, 2023
ACELYRIN Announces Pricing of Upsized Initial Public Offering
May 10, 2023
NKGen Biotech Announces Merger With Graf Acquisition Corp. IV
April 28, 2023
Uber Sells 50% Stake in Careem’s Super App to e&
April 14, 2023
IAA’s Acquisition by Ritchie Bros. Closes Following Shareholder Approval
March 22, 2023
IAA’s Amended Merger Agreement With Ritchie Bros., Cooperation Agreement With Ancora
Ritchie Bros. concurrently secures $500 million investment from Starboard Value • January 24, 2023
Year-End Reporting for ISO Exercises and ESPP Stock Transfers
Cooley Alert • January 24, 2023
World View to List in $350 Million SPAC Deal
January 20, 2023
Angion and Elicio Therapeutics Enter Into Definitive Merger Agreement
January 19, 2023
Amryt Pharma to Sell to Chiesi Farmaceutici in $1.48 Billion Cross-Border Transaction
January 9, 2023
Ritchie Bros. to Acquire IAA in $7.3 Billion Cross-Border Stock and Cash Transaction
November 7, 2022
SEC Adopts Long-Awaited Final Clawback Rule
Cooley Alert • October 28, 2022
SEC Adopts Long-Considered Pay-Versus-Performance Disclosure Rule
Cooley Alert • September 7, 2022
DigitalOcean Agrees to Buy Cloudways
August 26, 2022
ISS Opens Survey for 2023 Policy Changes; Glass Lewis Seeks Informal Feedback
Cooley Alert • August 19, 2022
Amazon to Acquire One Medical for $3.9 Billion
July 27, 2022
Chambers USA 2022 Recognizes Cooley Lawyers + Practices
June 2, 2022
Zoom to Acquire Solvvy to Expand Contact Center Offerings
May 13, 2022
Cooley Alert • January 24, 2022
Arena Pharmaceuticals Agrees to Sell to Pfizer for $6.7 Billion
December 15, 2021
Alvotech Agrees to Merge With SPAC Oaktree Acquisition Corp. II
Transaction to accelerate company’s mission of bringing cost-effective biosimilars to patients in all major markets around the globe • December 9, 2021
Sweetgreen – $418.6 Million IPO
December 6, 2021
Chegg Agrees to Acquire Language Learning Platform Busuu
December 2, 2021
Braze – $572 Million IPO
November 24, 2021
Lulu’s – $92 Million IPO
November 17, 2021
PatientPop to Combine With Kareo to Form Tebra
Merger will create all-in-one healthcare practice success platform to help independent practitioners thrive • November 11, 2021
NeoPhotonics Agrees to Sell to Lumentum for $918 Million
November 8, 2021
Byju’s Agrees to Acquire Tynker to Continue US Expansion
September 28, 2021
Cornerstone OnDemand Agrees to Sell to Clearlake Capital Group for $5.2 Billion
August 5, 2021
Kredivo Agrees to SPAC Merger With VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings II
Public debut for Indonesia company to mark largest fintech deSPAC transaction in Asia • August 4, 2021
India-Based Edtech Company Byju’s Acquires Epic
World’s most valuable edtech company continues US expansion push • July 29, 2021
Lyell Immunopharma – $425 Million IPO
Third largest biotech IPO in history • July 20, 2021
Legal 500 US 2021 Highlights Cooley
July 19, 2021
Cooley Guides LegalZoom on IPO, Concurrent Private Placement
Aggregate gross proceeds total $705.7 million • July 13, 2021
One Medical Agrees to Acquire Iora Health in $2.1 Billion Transaction
June 9, 2021
Chambers USA 2021 Recognizes Cooley Lawyers + Practices
May 28, 2021
The Honest Company – $475 Million IPO
May 10, 2021
UiPath – $1.5 Billion IPO
April 28, 2021
Five Prime Therapeutics Agrees to Sell to Amgen for $1.9 Billion
March 16, 2021
Archer to Combine With SPAC Atlas Crest Investment
March 10, 2021
Datadog to Acquire Sqreen, Extending Cloud Security Capabilities
February 18, 2021
Uber to Acquire Drizly for $1.1 Billion
February 3, 2021
IRS Issues Final Regulations Under Section 162(m)
Cooley Alert • December 23, 2020
SEC Proposes Changes to Rule 701 and Form S‑8
Cooley Alert • December 1, 2020
Twilio Agrees to Acquire Segment for $3.2 Billion
October 19, 2020
Pulmonx – $218.5 Million IPO
October 13, 2020
AppHarvest to Combine With Novus Capital, a Special Purpose Acquisition Company
September 29, 2020
Forbius Agrees to Sell to Bristol Myers Squibb
Combination to further advance oncology and fibrosis treatment • August 25, 2020
EV Maker Canoo to List on Nasdaq Through Hennessy Capital Merger
August 19, 2020
Renegotiating Deal Terms? Delaware Reminds Fiduciaries of Unremitting Duties
Cooley M&A • August 11, 2020
Rimeto Sells to Slack to Strengthen Employee Profiles + Collaboration
July 10, 2020
Sunrun to Acquire Vivint Solar for Enterprise Value of $3.2 Billion
Establishes Sunrun as leading home solar and energy services company across the US • July 7, 2020
Finicity Agrees to Sell to Mastercard for Up to $985 Million
June 29, 2020
ArcherDX Agrees to Combine With Invitae in $1.4 Billion Deal
June 24, 2020
Chambers USA 2020 Recognizes Cooley Lawyers + Practices
May 13, 2020
Portola Agrees to Sell to Alexion for $1.41 Billion
May 5, 2020
Section 83(b) Election Deadline Extended to July 15, 2020
Cooley Alert • April 28, 2020
COVID-19 – Considerations for Public Company Director Compensation
Cooley Alert • April 21, 2020
Considerations for Private Companies in Connection With Implementing Salary Reductions
Cooley Alert • March 23, 2020
Year-End Reporting for ISOs and ESPPs
Cooley Alert • January 23, 2020
TiVo and Xperi to Combine in All-Stock Merger
December 30, 2019
IRS Issues Much Anticipated Proposed Regulations Under Section 162(m)
Cooley Alert • December 20, 2019
Synthorx Agrees to Sell to Sanofi for $2.5 Billion
December 9, 2019
Datadog – $745.2 Million IPO
October 1, 2019
Automattic Enters Agreement to Acquire Tumblr From Verizon
August 12, 2019
Looker Enters Agreement to Sell to Google for $2.6 Billion
June 20, 2019
Tableau Enters Agreement to Sell to Salesforce for $15.7 Billion
Combines world’s #1 CRM and analytics platforms to drive customers’ digital transformations • June 10, 2019
Therachon Agrees to Sell to Pfizer for Up to $810 Million
May 21, 2019
Chambers USA 2019 RecognizesCooley Lawyers + Practices
April 30, 2019
Levi Strauss & Co. Completes $623 Million IPO
March 21, 2019
BioTime Acquires Asterias, Creating Leading Cell Therapy Company
March 13, 2019
Kaleyra to Combine With Special Purpose Acquisition Company GigCapital
March 8, 2019
Gossamer Bio – $317 Million IPO
One of the largest healthcare IPOs of the last 20 years • February 21, 2019
Ellie Mae to Sell to Thoma Bravo for $3.7 Billion
February 19, 2019
Dropbox Acquires HelloSign for $230 Million
February 15, 2019
Cooley Alert • January 23, 2019
Taiwan Liposome Company Completes US IPO
January 3, 2019
Updates to ISS Governance QualityScore and Special Data Verification Period Open
Cooley Alert • November 15, 2018
SendGrid Sells to Twilio for $2 Billion
October 29, 2018
MongoDB Acquires mLab
October 23, 2018
Apttus Sells to Thoma Bravo
September 27, 2018
Watchmaker MVMT Agrees to Sell to Movado
August 31, 2018
IRS Issues Guidance on Amended Section 162(m) Rules
Cooley Alert • August 24, 2018
LegalZoom Announces $500 Million Secondary Investment
August 2, 2018
Abaxis to Be Acquired by Zoetis for $2 Billion
June 18, 2018
GoGuardian Closes Strategic Investment from Sumeru Equity Partners
June 15, 2018
The Honest Company Secures $200 Million From L Catteron
June 11, 2018
ASLAN Pharmaceuticals – $42 Million IPO
First Taipei Exchange-listed company to go public in US • June 8, 2018
FareHarbor Sells to Booking Holdings
May 9, 2018
Chambers USA 2018 Recognizes Cooley Lawyers + Practices
May 3, 2018
Delaware Supreme Court Changes Conversation on Director Compensation
Cooley Alert • March 30, 2018
Charlotte Russe Closes Groundbreaking Restructuring
Transaction marks unprecedented success in retail restructuring world • February 6, 2018
Apparel Company Figs Raises $65 Million
Fourth largest raise for female-founded company in 2017 • January 31, 2018
Cooley Alert • January 11, 2018
Analysis of the Final Tax Reform Bill
Cooley Alert • December 20, 2017
ConvergeOne Announces $1.2 Billion Combination With Forum Merger to Become Public Company
December 19, 2017
Shipt Sells to Target for $550 Million
Marks second major delivery-service transaction for Cooley in 2017 • December 14, 2017
Equilar Peer Submission Process Now Open
Cooley Alert • November 28, 2017
Personal Shopping Service Stitch Fix Raises $120 Million in IPO
November 21, 2017
ISS Peer Group Submission Process for 2018 Annual Meetings
Cooley Alert • November 21, 2017
Updates to ISS Governance QualityScore and Special Data Verification Period Opening November 13, 2017
Cooley Alert • November 13, 2017
Comprehensive Tax Reform: The House and Senate Proposals at a Glance
RBmedia Buys Audiobook Publisher Gildan Media
October 17, 2017
Vimeo to Acquire Livestream
September 26, 2017
Velocify Sale to Ellie Mae
September 25, 2017
Zeiss Acquires Veracity Innovations
September 1, 2017
SoftBank Vision Fund Leads $1.1 Billion Financing of Roivant Sciences
August 14, 2017
ISS Peer Group Submission Process Window Open for Annual Meetings Scheduled Between September 16, 2017 and January 31, 2018 (July 21, 2017 Deadline)
Cooley Alert • July 13, 2017
Cooley Advises on Series of Life Sciences IPOs
Zymeworks, Verona, UroGen and Biohaven IPOs highlight core strengths across the sector • May 30, 2017
ObsEva – $97 Million IPO
February 16, 2017
ZELTIQ Aesthetics to Sell to Allergan for $2.5 Billion
February 14, 2017
Cooley Alert • January 26, 2017
ISS and Glass Lewis Update 2017 Proxy Voting Policies
Cooley Alert • December 28, 2016
Deadline Approaching for Equilar Peer Submission Process and Enrollment for Glass Lewis Issuer Data Reports
Cooley Alert • December 22, 2016
ISS Peer Group Submission Process for 2017 Annual Meetings
Cooley Alert • November 28, 2016
Myovant Raises $218 Million in Largest Biotech IPO of Year
October 31, 2016
Tabula Rasa – $59 Million IPO
October 25, 2016
Everyday Health to Sell to Ziff Davis for $465 Million
October 24, 2016
Everbridge – $104 Million IPO
September 21, 2016
Apollo + Lpath Sign Merger Agreement
September 13, 2016
Protagonist Therapeutics – $90 Million IPO
August 30, 2016
Medivation Agrees to Sell to Pfizer for $14 Billion
August 23, 2016
Dollar Shave Club Sells to Unilever
July 20, 2016
Black Knight Financial Services Acquires Motivity
June 24, 2016
OpenText to Acquire Recommind
June 6, 2016
Sazerac Acquires Southern Comfort and Tuaca Brands from Brown-Forman
Law 360, etc. • January 14, 2016
Cooley Alert • January 13, 2016
Dot Hill Sells to Seagate for $694 Million
August 31, 2015
SEC Adopts Final Pay-Ratio Rule
Cooley Alert • August 26, 2015
SEC Proposes Long-Awaited Compensation Clawback Rule
Cooley Alert • July 24, 2015
Cooley Expands Compensation and Benefits Practice with New Partner in Los Angeles
June 16, 2015