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Hello Group Acquires Happn

September 24, 2025

Cooley advised Hello Group, a leading player in Asia’s online social networking space, on its acquisition of Happn, a French location-based social search mobile and web application that enables users to connect with others based on their proximity and interests.

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Yilin Xu
Partner, Beijing
Will Cai
Partner, Hong Kong
Ruomu Li
Partner, Shanghai
Michael Shen
Special Counsel, Shanghai
Lunga Su
Associate, Shanghai
Bartholomäus Regenhardt
Associate, Brussels
Patrick Van Eecke
Partner, Brussels
Charles Haley
Partner, Palo Alto
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Hardy Zhou
Associate, New York
Athina Gaki
Associate, Brussels
Julie Paulino Montejo
Associate, New York
Len Jacoby
Partner, New York
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Yi Jia Ng
Special Counsel, Singapore
Anna Caro
Associate, London
Michael Pelle
Associate, New York
Harvey Yao
Associate, Hong Kong
Veronica Cortes
Paralegal Specialist, New York

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Cooley Advises AvePoint on Its SG$260 Million Underwritten Public Offering and SGX Listing

September 22, 2025

Cooley advised AvePoint (Nasdaq: AVPT), a global leader in data security, governance and resilience, on its SG$260 million underwritten US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)-registered offering of common stock shares and concurrent listing on the Mainboard of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX-ST).

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Tim Pitrelli
Partner, Singapore
John McKenna
Partner, Palo Alto
Steven Holm
Counsel, Singapore
Lukas Roth
Associate
Susan Choy
Associate, New York
Andrew Harline
Partner in Charge – Singapore, Singapore
Kevin King
Partner, Washington, DC
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Mike Lincoln
Vice Chair, Reston
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
Francis Wheeler
Senior Counsel, Colorado
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Cecilia Bai
Associate , Singapore
Rick Jantz
Associate, Santa Monica
Hardy Zhou
Associate, New York
Alla Kagan
Paralegal Specialist, San Diego
Jason Minio
Paralegal Specialist, Boston

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Vanara Capital Announces Firm Launch and Strategic Partnership With TPG

August 19, 2025

Cooley advised Vanara Capital, an investment management firm focused on providing flexible capital solutions for growth-stage technology companies, on its strategic partnership with TPG NEXT.

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Jaclyn Rabin
Partner, New York
David Selden
Partner, New York
Kevin Beckoff
Associate, New York
Benjamin Shulman
Associate, New York
Aalok Virmani
Partner, Chicago
David Silverman
Partner, New York
Stacey Song
Partner, New York
Meredith Ashlock
Associate, Colorado
Hardy Zhou
Associate, New York
Steven A. Zuckerman
Associate, New York

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Cooley Advises SoftEye in Sale to TDK

June 19, 2025

Cooley advised SoftEye, a San Diego-based company developing specialized chips, cameras, software and algorithms for use in smart glasses, on its sale to TDK Corporation, a Tokyo-based global leader in advanced electronic solutions designed for a smarter, more connected world.

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Sean O'Neill
Partner, Santa Monica
Garth Angelo Osterman
Partner, San Francisco
Maureen Nagle
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Cameron Gyorffy
Associate, Santa Monica
Michelle Liskanich
Associate, Santa Monica
Tucker Cochenour
Associate, Palo Alto
Tracy Rubin
Partner, Palo Alto
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Ryan Montgomery
Partner, Boston
C. Thomas Hopkins
Partner, Santa Monica
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Breanna Qin
Associate, Palo Alto
Cristina DeBiase
Associate, Boston
Norma Chayo Dichi
Associate, Washington, DC
Hardy Zhou
Associate, New York
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Annie Froehlich
Partner, Washington, DC
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC

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CVP NLH Advisors Limited Closes $115 Million Oversubscribed CVP NoLimit Fund II

June 3, 2025

Cooley advised CVP NLH Advisors Limited, an investment firm focused on global blockchain assets, on the closing of its $115 million second crypto fund, CVP NoLimit Fund II.

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Pang Lee
Partner, Hong Kong
Joyce Wang
Counsel, Hong Kong
Stacey Song
Partner, New York
Hardy Zhou
Associate, New York
Yingnan Tao
Legal Consultant, Beijing
Yitong Pan
Paralegal, Beijing
Xun Zeng
Partner in Charge – Beijing, Beijing
Kepei Miao
Associate, Singapore
Qi Wang
Associate, Beijing

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Asia Practice Committee, Asian American Bar Association of New York, co-chair

Central/East Asia & China Committee, American Bar Association International Law Section, vice chair

American Bar Association Tax Section, member

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