Chris Stack

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I’m passionate about finding pragmatic and commercial solutions to businesses’ employment issues both in the UK and internationally.

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Confluent Acquires WarpStream

September 9, 2024

Cooley advised Confluent, a data-streaming platform pioneering a fundamentally new category of data infrastructure that sets data in motion, on its acquisition of WarpStream, an Apache Kafka-compatible data-streaming platform.

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Freshworks Agrees to Acquire Device42

May 3, 2024

Cooley advised Freshworks (Nasdaq: FRSH), a company that creates artificial intelligence-boosted business software for IT, customer support, sales, and marketing teams to make them more efficient and deliver more value for immediate business impact, on its agreement and plan of merger with D42 Parent (Device42), pursuant to which Freshworks – through its wholly owned subsidiary, Doppler Merger Sub –will acquire all of the outstanding equity interests of Device42 for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $230 million.Cooley advised Freshworks (Nasdaq: FRSH), a company that creates artificial intelligence-boosted business software for IT, customer support, sales, and marketing teams to make them more efficient and deliver more value for immediate business impact, on its agreement and plan of merger with D42 Parent (Device42), pursuant to which Freshworks – through its wholly owned subsidiary, Doppler Merger Sub –will acquire all of the outstanding equity interests of Device42 for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $230 million.

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Hootsuite to Acquire Talkwalker

April 8, 2024

Cooley advised Hootsuite, a global leader in social media management, on its definitive agreement to acquire Talkwalker, a top artificial intelligence-powered social listening solution.

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MadCap Software Acquires Xyleme

January 11, 2024

Cooley advised MadCap Software, a multichannel content authoring, management and publishing solutions provider, on its acquisition of Xyleme, which offers intelligent content management for the development, control, delivery, and syndication of vital proprietary learning and development content across the enterprise.

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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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Admissions and credentials

England and Wales

Rankings and accolades

Chambers & Partners (UK): Up & Coming - Employment (2022)

The Legal 500 UK: Employers (2022)

He is clearly a top subject-matter expert in his field but what sets him apart is his ability to deliver pragmatic and commercial advice.

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