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SciTec to Be Acquired by Firefly Aerospace

October 5, 2025

Cooley advised SciTec, a leader in advanced national security technologies, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by Firefly Aerospace for approximately $855 million through a combination of $300 million in cash and $555 million in Firefly shares issued to SciTec owners at a price of $50 per share.

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Partner, Reston
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Partner, Washington, DC
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Tessa W Bell
Associate, Colorado
Elise Robinson
Associate, Reston
Emily Gibson
Associate, Colorado
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Madison Jones
Partner, Washington, DC
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
Kristen Mathews
Partner, New York
Carly Mitchell
Partner, Washington, DC
David Walsh
Senior Counsel, Reston
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Justin Kisner
Special Counsel, San Diego
Kimberly Nguyen
Special Counsel, Reston
Henry Wendel
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Etenish Abebe
Associate, Boston
Joy Chow
Associate, New York
Stefan Cohen
Associate, New York
Vicky Kandabarow
Associate, Washington, DC
Nicollette R. Kirby
Associate, Washington, DC
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Tania Soris
Associate, Washington, DC
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Jake Ironfield
Transactional Quantitative Analyst, New York

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Medically Home and DispatchHealth Close Merger

June 4, 2025

Cooley advised Medically Home, a provider of a hospital-at-home technology enablement model for health systems and physician groups to safely deliver emergency and hospital-level care at home, on its merger with DispatchHealth, a provider of high-acuity, in-home medical care for people experiencing serious health concerns. 

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Noah Pittard
Partner, Colorado
Kurtis Zinger
Associate, Colorado
Caitlin Courtney
Partner, Palo Alto
Darren DeStefano
Partner, Reston
Alexis Finkelberg Bortniker
Partner, San Diego
Steve Flores
Partner, Chicago
Brendan Hughes
Co-Partner in Charge – Washington, DC, Washington, DC
Jeremy Morrison
Partner, Washington, DC
Francis Wheeler
Senior Counsel, Colorado
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Karun Ahuja
Special Counsel, Chicago
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Heather Harrington
Special Counsel, Boston
Reid Hooper
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
David Hopkins
Special Counsel, Colorado
Dannielle Antone
Associate, San Francisco
Sarah Buchik
Associate, New York
Queenie Chen
Associate, Palo Alto
Nicolas Francis
Associate, San Francisco
David H. Zhou
Associate, Palo Alto
Nathaniel Hearn Jr.
Associate, Chicago
Lanny E. Holstein
Associate, Colorado
Wyatt Kernell
Associate, Colorado
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Calvin Lee
Associate, New York
Genevieve Lim Urban
Associate, Seattle
Michael Pelle
Associate, New York
Breanna Qin
Associate, Palo Alto
Katie Rosati
Associate, Seattle
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Colorado
Nicholas Yacoubian
Associate, Palo Alto
Grace Linker
Senior Paralegal, San Diego
Stacy Colter
Senior Paralegal, New York
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Brandon Lefebvre
Quantitative Analyst, Boston

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Kudu Dynamics Announces $300 Million Sale to Leidos

May 28, 2025

Cooley advised Kudu Dynamics, a company developing state-of-the-art cyber capabilities and nonkinetic effects against a variety of military-relevant systems, on its sale to Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations.

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Aaron Binstock
Partner, Washington, DC
Vicky Kandabarow
Associate, Washington, DC
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
David Fletcher
Partner, Washington, DC
Steve Flores
Partner, Chicago
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Kevin King
Partner, Washington, DC
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
Ryan Montgomery
Partner, Boston
David Walsh
Senior Counsel, Reston
Karun Ahuja
Special Counsel, Chicago
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Julia R. Brinton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Jeff Goldman
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Heather Harrington
Special Counsel, Boston
Kimberly Nguyen
Special Counsel, Reston
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Grant Schweikert
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
MaryBeth Shreiner
Special Counsel, Reston
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Umer Chaudhry
Associate, Washington, DC
Stefan Cohen
Associate, New York
Mari Dugas
Associate, Washington, DC
Paula Fleckenstein
Associate, Reston
Katie Kaufman
Associate, Boston
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Cortney Smith
Senior Paralegal, Reston
Katie Kissner
Quantitative Analyst, San Francisco

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Battery Ventures Announces Majority Growth Investment in QSR Automations

December 11, 2024

Cooley advised Battery Ventures, a global, technology-focused investment firm, on its strategic, majority growth investment in QSR Automations, a global leader in restaurant technology.

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Partner, Boston
David Silverman
Partner, New York
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Thomas Connors
Partner, Boston
Ben Shribman
Partner, London
Peter Crain
Special Counsel, Reston
Chris Stack
Partner, London
Heather Harrington
Special Counsel, Boston
Ryan Montgomery
Partner, Boston
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Grant Schweikert
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
William Corcoran
Of Counsel, Boston
William Corcoran
Of Counsel, Boston
Karun Ahuja
Special Counsel, Chicago
Connor Breed
Associate, Reston
Sarah Buchik
Associate, New York
Bethan Chalmers
Associate, London
Umer Chaudhry
Associate, Washington, DC
Umer Chaudhry
Associate, Washington, DC
Juliana Finley
Associate, Santa Monica
Jimmy Gilligan
Associate, Boston
Rick Jantz
Associate, Santa Monica
Patrick Johnson
Director of Marketing – Litigation, Chicago
Nicollette R. Kirby
Associate, Washington, DC
Calvin Lee
Associate, New York
Mo Swart
Associate, London
Leanne Andrepont
Senior Trademark Paralegal
Chris Rhem
Paralegal Specialist, San Francisco
Brian Mitchell
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Vance Street Capital Partners With System Seals

December 9, 2024

Cooley advised Vance Street Capital, a Los Angeles-based middle-market private equity firm that invests in highly engineered solutions businesses across the industrial technology, medical, life sciences, aerospace and defense sectors, on its acquisition of System Seals, a designer and manufacturer of custom fluid seals for various industrial applications.

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Partner, Santa Monica
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Partner, Colorado
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Kaycie L. Benesch-Rupp
Associate, Colorado
Galen Pham
Associate, Santa Monica
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Rick Jantz
Associate, Santa Monica
Patrick Flanagan
Partner, New York
Michelle Garcia Schulman
Partner, Reston
Thomas Connors
Partner, Boston
Chris Coulter
Partner, London
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
David Fletcher
Partner, Washington, DC
Steve Flores
Partner, Chicago
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Ben Shribman
Partner, London
Stacey Song
Partner, New York
Chris Stack
Partner, London
Francis Wheeler
Senior Counsel, Colorado
Peter Crain
Special Counsel, Reston
Heather Harrington
Special Counsel, Boston
David Hopkins
Special Counsel, Colorado
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Jackson Alldredge
Associate, Colorado
Umer Chaudhry
Associate, Washington, DC
Adrienne Beaudoin Deshmukh
Associate, Reston
Joshua Elefant
Associate, Palo Alto
Tony P. Guan
Associate, Santa Monica
Liza Hadley
Associate, Boston
Alexandra Leavy
Associate, New York
Lewis Loy
Associate, Santa Monica
Addison Pierce
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Associate, New York
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