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Property Finder Announces $525 Million Strategic Investment Led by Permira and Blackstone

September 9, 2025

Cooley advised Michael Lahyani, the founder and CEO of Property Finder, in connection with Property Finder’s combined investment of $525 million, led by funds managed by Permira and Blackstone. As part of the transaction, General Atlantic, which had been a cornerstone investor of Property Finder, undertook a secondary sale of part of its stake.

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Ferish Patel
Partner, Singapore
Jonathan Cohen
Partner, London
Ann Bevitt
Partner, London
Paula Holland
Partner, London
Shehzad Akram
Associate, London
John Clark
Partner, London
Maddie Drabble
Associate, London
James Maton
Co-Partner in Charge – London, London
Arabella Murrison
Associate, London
Rita Sobral
Special Counsel, London
Shu-en Wee
Associate, Singapore

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Nuevocor Closes $45 Million Series B

May 6, 2025

Cooley advised Nuevocor, a company focused on treating genetic cardiomyopathies by addressing their underlying mechanical defects, on its $45 million Series B financing round.

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Ferish Patel
Partner, Singapore
Yi Jia Ng
Special Counsel, Singapore
Lukas Roth
Associate
Shelby Yang
Paralegal, Singapore
Kevin Gurley
Quantitative Analyst, New York

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Square Peg Leads Paper.id’s Series B

June 14, 2024

Cooley advised Square Peg Capital, a global investment firm on a mission to empower exceptional founders, as the lead investor in Paper.id’s Series B financing.

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Ferish Patel
Partner, Singapore
Lukas Roth
Associate
Yi Jia Ng
Special Counsel, Singapore

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Holmusk Closes $45 Million Series B

January 9, 2023

Cooley advised Holmusk on its $45 million Series B financing. Partners Ferish Patel and Patrick Loofbourrow led the Cooley team advising Holmusk, a global behavioral health and data analytics company developing a technology designed to support treatment of mental health and chronic diseases.

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Ferish Patel
Partner, Singapore
Patrick Loofbourrow
Partner, Singapore
Yi Jia Ng
Special Counsel, Singapore
Xenia Chiu
Associate, Singapore

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Pakistan-Based Fintech Platform NayaPay Raises $13 Million Seed Round

March 7, 2022

Cooley advised NayaPay, a Pakistan-based fintech platform, on its $13 million seed funding round, which is one of the largest seed rounds in South Asia. Partner Ferish Patel led the Cooley team advising NayaPay.

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Ferish Patel
Partner, Singapore
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica

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IFLR1000 Asia-Pacific: Notable Practitioner for Singapore: M&A (2024 – 2025)

Chambers Asia-Pacific: Band 1 for Singapore: Startups & Emerging Companies (2021 – 2025)

India Business Law Journal: International A-List Lawyers (2021 – 2025)

The Legal 500 Asia Pacific: Leading Partner for Singapore: Start-Up and Venture Capital (2023 – 2025)

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