Caitlin Breitenbruck

Cooley advised Infleqtion, a global leader in neutral atom-based quantum technology, on its definitive business combination agreement with Churchill Capital Corp X, with the aim to accelerate Infleqtion’s mission to commercialize quantum products that provide orders of magnitude improvement in computing and precision sensing applications.

Cooley advised io Products, an engineering and product manufacturing company co-founded by Jony Ive to develop, engineer and manufacture a new family of products for the artificial general intelligence era, on its approximately $6.5 billion acquisition by OpenAI. As part of the deal, Ive and his creative collective, LoveFrom, will assume deep design and creative responsibilities across OpenAI. 

Cooley advised VNGR Beverage (doing business as poppi), a fast-growing prebiotic soda brand, on its acquisition by PepsiCo (Nasdaq: PEP) for $1.95 billion, including an additional potential earnout consideration subject to the achievement of certain performance milestones within a specified period after closing.

Cooley advised Egnyte, a provider of secure content collaboration and governance solutions, on its strategic growth investment from GI Partners and TA Associates.

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