Garth Angelo Osterman

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I have been representing clients in mergers and acquisitions for almost 20 years, across a broad spectrum of industries, with a specialty in international and cross-border transactions.

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Lavoro to Become Publicly Traded Through Business Combination With TPB Acquisition Corporation I

April 24, 2023

Cooley advised TPB Acquisition Corporation I, a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by The Production Board, in its business combination agreement that will result in Lavoro Limited, a leading agricultural inputs retailer in Latin America, becoming a US publicly listed company with an implied initial enterprise value of approximately $1.2 billion.

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Grindr Agrees to Merge With SPAC Tiga Acquisition Corp.

May 11, 2022

Cooley is advising Grindr, the #1 social network for the LGBTQ+ community, on its definitive agreement to merge with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Tiga Acquisition Corp. – a combination that will result in Grindr becoming a publicly listed company. Partners Dave Peinsipp, Jamie Leigh, Kristin VanderPas, Garth Osterman, Will Cai, Jeffrey Tolin and Aaron Pomeroy, as well as associates Sangitha Palaniappa, Kyle Huh, JJ Meng, Dannielle Antone, Mike Lam and Meera Patel, led the Cooley team advising Grindr.

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Partner, Washington DC
John Clark
Partner, London
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Partner, Washington DC
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Special Counsel, Washington DC
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington DC
J.G. Harrington
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Annie Froehlich
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Sangitha Palaniappa
Associate, Palo Alto
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Associate, Palo Alto
Madison (JJ) Meng
Associate, San Francisco
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Associate, San Francisco
Mike Lam
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
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Associate, San Francisco
Enrique Gallego Capdevila
Special Counsel, Brussels
Patrick Sharma
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Anisha Mohin
Associate, New York
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles Downtown
Ajay Athavale
Associate, San Francisco
Alexandra Leavy
Associate, New York
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Associate, Washington DC
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SPAC BowX Agrees to $9 Billion Merger With WeWork

March 30, 2021

Cooley advised BowX Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company or SPAC, on its agreement to merge with WeWork for $9 billion – a combination that will result in WeWork becoming a publicly listed company. Lawyers Dave Peinsipp, Jamie Leigh, Kevin Cooper, Garth Osterman, Eric Blanchard, Richard Segal, Sangitha Palaniappa and Natasha Patel led the team advising BowX on the transaction, which is expected to close in Q3.

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Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Daniel Lac
Associate, San Diego
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Associate, New York
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Associate, New York
Sarah Lightdale
Partner, New York
Douglas Lyles
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Shannon MacMichael
Special Counsel, Washington DC
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Partner, Washington DC
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Paralegal Specialist, New York
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington DC
Pat O'Connell
Associate, New York
Sarah Oliai
Associate, Washington DC
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Associate, New York
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IronNet Agrees to SPAC Merger With LGL Systems Acquisition Corporation

March 16, 2021

Cooley advised IronNet on its agreement to combine with LGL Systems Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company or SPAC - a transaction with an equity value of $874 million. The combined company will remain publicly listed on the NYSE under the symbol "IRNT". Partners Garth Osterman, Brian Leaf and Brooke Nussbaum led the Cooley team advising IronNet.

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Origin to List on Nasdaq via SPAC Merger With Artius

March 2, 2021

Cooley advised Origin, the world’s leading carbon negative materials company, on its agreement to combine with Artius, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company or SPAC. The combined company, which is expected to have an equity value of approximately $1.8 billion, will be named Origin Materials and remain listed on the Nasdaq under the new ticker symbol “ORGN.” Partners Garth Osterman and Peter Werner led the Cooley team advising Origin.

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