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Cents Announces $40 Million Series B Financing and Acquisition of Laundroworks

August 8, 2024

Cooley advised Cents, the top all-in-one business management platform powering garment care small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), on its $40 million Series B financing, as well as its acquisition of Laundroworks, a hardware-based payments system powering how consumers pay for laundry at laundromats and shared laundry rooms within multifamily buildings, hotels, universities and more.

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Stephane Levy
Partner, New York
Izzy Lubarsky
Partner, New York
Andrew Gunther
Associate, New York
Sophie Kraff
Associate, New York
Pat O'Connell
Associate, New York
Brenna McGuire
Associate, New York
Michael Egan
Partner, Washington, DC
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Len Jacoby
Partner, New York
Gerard O'Shea
Partner, New York
Ryan Montgomery
Special Counsel, Boston
Bomin Kim
Associate, New York
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Calvin Lee
Associate, New York
Michael Gladstone
Associate, New York

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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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Jamie Leigh
Partner, San Francisco
Bill Roegge
Partner, New York
David Peinsipp
Partner, San Francisco
Nathan Baum
Associate, New York
Annie Froehlich
Partner, Washington, DC
Len Jacoby
Partner, New York
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington, DC
Gerard O'Shea
Partner, New York
Nyron J. Persaud
Partner, New York
Lei Shen
Partner, Chicago
Chris Stack
Partner, London
David Burns
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Grant Schweikert
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Bryan Berman
Special Counsel, Colorado
Cara Buchicchio
Associate, New York
Umer Chaudhry
Associate, Washington, DC
Liza Cotter
Associate, Boston
Sharon Davidov
Associate, New York
Megan Drill
Associate, San Diego
Athina Gaki
Associate, Brussels
Michael Gladstone
Associate, New York
Erin Hilliard
Associate, San Francisco
Rachel F. Katz
Associate, New York
Chris Lynn
Associate, London
Daniel Millard
Associate, London
Edward (Teddy) Nimetz
Associate, New York
Leo Spicer-Phelps
Associate, London
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Colorado
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado

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Payapps to Be Acquired by Autodesk

January 26, 2024

Cooley advised cloud-based construction software company Payapps and its private equity sponsor IFM Investors on a definitive agreement in which Payapps will be acquired by Autodesk, a multinational software company.

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David Silverman
Partner, New York
Andrew Lustig
Partner, Reston
Tommi McCarthy
Associate, New York
Well Mackey Jr
Associate, New York
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
Len Jacoby
Partner, New York
Bomin Kim
Associate, New York
Nyron J. Persaud
Partner, New York
Cara Buchicchio
Associate, New York
Michael Egan
Partner, Washington, DC
Guadalupe Sampedro
Partner, London
Paula Holland
Partner, London
Thomas Connors
Partner, Boston
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Gerard O'Shea
Partner, New York
David Wilson
Partner, London
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Adam Fleisher
Partner, Washington, DC
Michael Gladstone
Associate, New York
Morgan McCormack
Associate, London
Jia Xie
Associate, London
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
DeVon Barnett
Associate
Ajay Athavale
Associate, San Francisco
Richard G.S. Lee
Associate, Washington, DC
Steven A. Zuckerman
Associate, New York
Arthi Naini
Associate, New York
Patrick O. Johnson
Associate, Boston
Athina Gaki
Associate, Brussels
Leo Spicer-Phelps
Associate, London
Jarrett Burks
Associate, London
Margie Murphy
Paralegal Specialist, New York

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Thirty Madison Acquires Assets From The Pill Club in Section 363 Sale

June 20, 2023

Cooley advised Thirty Madison, a family of specialized healthcare brands, in its acquisition of certain assets from The Pill Club, following a sale process conducted by The Pill Club under Section 363 of the US Bankruptcy Code.

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Bill Roegge
Partner, New York
Michael Klein
Partner, New York
Adam Dinow
Partner, New York
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington, DC
Gerard O'Shea
Partner, New York
Jason Savich
Partner, San Francisco
Judd Lauter
Special Counsel, San Francisco
Nathan Baum
Associate, New York
Daniel Han
Associate, New York
Lauren A. Reichardt
Partner, New York
DeVon Barnett
Associate
Scott D. Rudin
Associate, New York
Mor Agam
Associate, New York
Sai Yarramalla
Associate, Palo Alto
Lois NaYeon Yoo
Associate, New York
Addison Pierce
Associate, Chicago
Rachel F. Katz
Associate, New York
David Dalton
Associate, Santa Monica
Caitlin Courtney
Partner, Palo Alto
Calvin Lee
Associate, New York
Denise Cahir
Senior Paralegal, New York

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General Catalyst and Spark Capital Co-Lead Adept’s $350 Million Series B

March 17, 2023

Cooley advised venture capital firms General Catalyst and Spark Capital as co-leads in Adept’s $350 million Series B financing.

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Sarah O'Gorman
Special Counsel, Boston
Stephanie McFarland
Associate, Boston
Thomas Connors
Partner, Boston
Gerard O'Shea
Partner, New York
Danielle Crinnion
Associate, Boston
Eric Popp
Associate, Boston
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