Michelle Zhou

Cooley advised Sprout Social, a social media management software company, on its $140 million acquisition of Tagger Media, a top influencer marketing platform, and a concurrent $100 million secured debt facility, which will be partially used to fund the acquisition.

Cooley advised SoundHound AI, a leader in voice artificial intelligence, in the closing of a new $125 million loan facility from Atlas Credit Partners.

Cooley advised IAA, Inc. (IAA), a global digital marketplace connecting vehicle buyers and sellers, on its cross-border stock and cash acquisition by Ritchie Bros., which closed on Monday, March 20.

Cooley advised StepZen – the developer of a GraphQL server with a unique architecture that helps build GraphQL application programming interfaces (APIs) quickly and with less code – on its sale to IBM. Partner David Segre led the Cooley team advising StepZen.

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Cooley advised Insurance Auto Auctions (IAA), a global digital marketplace connecting vehicle buyers and sellers, on its definitive merger agreement, under which Ritchie Bros. will acquire IAA in a cross-border stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $7.3 billion.