David Bresnick

Cooley advised Nord Security, a leader in providing digital security and privacy solutions for individuals and businesses, on its $100 million financing, bringing its valuation to $3 billion.

Cooley advised Justin Bieber in a $200 million deal to sell his music rights to Blackstone-backed Hipgnosis Songs Capital.

Advising the management team of Calypso Technology, Inc., a cloud-enabled provider of cross-asset front-to-back solutions and managed services for financial markets, on its sale to Thoma Bravo, a leading private equity investment firm focused on the software and technology-enabled services sectors, from international private equity group Bridgepoint and global growth investor Summit Partners. 

Cooley advised Instructure, a Thoma Bravo-owned education technology company, on its agreement to sell Bridge, an employee learning, performance and skills development platform, to Learning Technologies Group. Lawyers Matt Hemington, David Silverman, Anna Maria Galinska, Caitlin Breitenbruck and Steve Tonsfeldt led the Cooley team advising Instructure.

Cooley advised Zenith Hygiene on its recommended final cash offer to sell to Bain Capital Private Equity through its investment in Diversey, a global supplier of hygiene and cleaning solutions.