Michael Pelle

Cooley advised Hello Group, a leading player in Asia’s online social networking space, on its acquisition of Happn, a French location-based social search mobile and web application that enables users to connect with others based on their proximity and interests.

Cooley advised Clubessential Holdings, a global provider of software as a service and embedded payments solutions for membership-based organizations, backed by Battery Ventures and Silver Lake, on its definitive agreement to merge with Xplor Technologies, a platform providing software and embedded payments solutions to businesses in everyday life verticals, such as childcare and education, fitness and wellbeing, field services, and personal services.

Cooley advised Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER), a technology platform that uses a massive network, leading technology, operational excellence and product expertise to power movement from point A to point B, on its $2.25 billion investment-grade bond offering.

Cooley advised DigitalOcean Holdings (NYSE: DOCN), a simple, scalable cloud platform that democratizes cloud and artificial intelligence for digital native enterprises around the world, on its $625 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2030 in a private offering pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, including the exercise in full of the initial purchasers’ option to purchase up to an additional $75 million aggregate principal amount of the notes.

Cooley advised a syndicate of globally recognized private and public investors in connection with the management-led majority stake acquisition of HistoSonics, the developer of the Edison Histotripsy System and novel histotripsy therapy platform, valuing the company at approximately $2.25 billion.