Matthew Schwee

Cooley advised Deepwatch, a leader in managed security services, on its $180 million equity investments and strategic financing from Springcoast Capital, Splunk Ventures and Vista Credit Partners.

Cooley advised Razor’s Edge, a fund focused on high-growth technology investments in the national security market, in connection with its formation of a new platform, BlackSea Technologies. BlackSea builds and delivers intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities, as well as other mission-tailored platforms for surface, subsurface and airborne operations across the naval domain. Cooley advised Razor’s Edge and BlackSea on the acquisition of Maritime Applied Physics Corporation in Baltimore, Maryland, and other BlackSea follow-on acquisitions.

Cooley separately advised Razor’s Edge in forming its new platform, Black Signal Technologies, with the acquisition of Blue Ridge Envisioneering, a developer of signal processing and electronic warfare solutions for national security customers. Cooley represented Black Signal in its follow-on acquisition of Silver Palm Technologies, a wireless engineering company specializing in products that support radio frequency and microwave distribution, signal conditioning and signal processing. 

Cooley also advised Veros Technologies, a technology company supporting critical cybersecurity missions for national security customers, in an equity investment by Razor’s Edge, and subsequently represented Veros in its acquisition of Bonfire Technologies, an elite cyber solutions company supporting similar customers and missions.

Cooley advised global biopharmaceutical company Sucampo on its acquisition by Mallinckrodt in an all-cash transaction valued at $1.2 billion. The transaction will allow for the continued production of Sucampo’s leading global product for treating constipation, Amitiza, and also fuel the development of two phase 3 pharmaceuticals to treat rare diseases Niemann-Pick Type C (NPC) and Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP). Barbara Borden, partner and co-chair of Cooley’s M&A practice, and partner Christian Plaza, led the team advising Sucampo on its sale.

Cooley advised Nasdaq and its subsidiary the Nasdaq Private Market in conjunction with the Nasdaq Office of General Counsel, on the acquisition of SecondMarket Solutions.

Nasdaq is a provider of trading, clearing, exchange technology, listing, information and public company services across six continents. Nasdaq Private Market is an equity management and liquidity services provider to private companies. SecondMarket Solutions provides software solutions for streamlining private securities transactions.

Cooley advised Blackbird Technologies in its acquisition by Raytheon for $420 million. Blackbird is a technology solutions provider solving challenges for customers in the defense, intelligence and law enforcement communities. Raytheon is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, security and civil markets throughout the world, providing state of the art electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities.

Blackbird's acquisition by Raytheon was named an M&A deal of the year for 2014 by Washington Technology.