Katie Kaufman

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.

Cooley advised Red Canary, a top managed detection and response platform that investigate threats while streamlining workflows through automated remediation, on its acquisition by Zscaler (Nasdaq: ZS).

Cooley advised VNGR Beverage (doing business as poppi), a fast-growing prebiotic soda brand, on its acquisition by PepsiCo (Nasdaq: PEP) for $1.95 billion, including an additional potential earnout consideration subject to the achievement of certain performance milestones within a specified period after closing.

Cooley advised Araris Biotech, a Swiss biotechnology company developing next-generation antibody-drug conjugates, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by Japan-based Taiho Pharmaceutical for up to $1.14 billion in cash.

Cooley advised DataStax, an artificial intelligence (AI) and data solution provider, on its acquisition by IBM (NYSE: IBM), a provider of global hybrid cloud and AI solutions and consulting expertise.