Liz Paisner

Cooley advised financial-services mobile app ONE Finance on its completed acquisition by Hazel, an independent fintech launched in partnership with Walmart and investment firm Ribbit Capital. Peter Werner and Luke Blackett led the Cooley team advising ONE.

Cooley advised AccountantsWorld, a pioneer in cloud solutions for accountants in North America, on its sale to IRIS Software Group, a leading global software provider of accountancy solutions. Claudia Torres led the Cooley team advising AccountantsWorld.

Cooley advised Byju’s, a personalized learning platform, on its definitive agreement to acquire K-12 creative coding platform Tynker, further accelerating Byju’s US market expansion. Lawyers Rishab Kumar, Steve Tonsfeldt and Erik Edwards led the Cooley team advising Byju’s.

Cooley advised India-based Byju’s, a global leader in online learning, on its agreement to acquire reading platform Epic for $500 million. Rishab Kumar, Steve Tonsfeldt and Erik Edwards led the Cooley team advising Byju’s on the transaction.

Cooley advised BowX Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company or SPAC, on its agreement to merge with WeWork for $9 billion – a combination that will result in WeWork becoming a publicly listed company. Lawyers Dave Peinsipp, Jamie Leigh, Kevin Cooper, Garth Osterman, Eric Blanchard, Richard Segal, Sangitha Palaniappa and Natasha Patel led the team advising BowX on the transaction, which is expected to close in Q3.