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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 Reverence Capital Partners’ portfolio company Transact Campus, an innovative campus technology and payment solutions company, on a definitive agreement signed by Reverence Capital Partners to sell Transact to Roper Technologies for $1.6 billion.

Cooley advised Inscripta, a global leader in genome engineering technology, on its acquisition of Infinome Biosciences and Sestina Bio. These acquisitions advance Inscripta’s strategy to develop and commercialize biomanufactured products for a broad spectrum of industrial and consumer markets. They also demonstrate Inscripta’s confidence in the commercial potential of the bioeconomy and the power of genome engineering to accelerate biomanufacturing innovation. Partner Mike Nelson led the Cooley team.

Cooley advised Bolder Surgical, a privately held, US-based company that provides advanced energy vessel sealing surgical devices, on its sale to Hologic, a global leader in women’s health, for $160 million. Partner Laura Medina led the Cooley team advising Bolder Surgical. 

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Cooley advised fintech firm InvestCloud on a recapitalization that values the company at $1 billion. New financial investors are led by Motive Partners with Clearlake Capital Group and include other InvestCloud client shareholders. Under the terms of the agreement, Motive Partners will also contribute two portfolio businesses, Finantix and Tegra118, into InvestCloud, creating a global software-as-a-service wealth solutions platform. Cooley lawyers Kassendra Galindo, Garth Osterman and Rachel Proffitt led the team advising InvestCloud.