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2023 02 22 Deepwatch Announces 180 Million in Investments

February 22, 2023

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.

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Mike Lincoln
Vice Chair, Reston
Matthew Schwee
Partner, Reston
Christian Plaza
Partner, Reston
Edward Sniezek
Associate, Reston
Jennifer Don
Associate, Reston
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto

Mexican Fintech Stori Raises $150 Million, Becomes Unicorn

July 27, 2022

Cooley advised Stori, a rapidly growing fintech company offering credit card products to Mexico’s underserved population, on its latest financing round of $150 million, which values the company at $1.2 billion. Stori now joins the ranks of the few Mexican startups that have reached unicorn status. Lawyers Mike Lincoln, Eddie Sniezek and Jennifer Don led the Cooley team advising Stori.

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Mike Lincoln
Vice Chair, Reston
Edward Sniezek
Associate, Reston
Jennifer Don
Associate, Reston
Sarah Oliai
Associate, Washington DC
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington DC
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Bridget R. Reineking
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington DC
Patrick Sharma
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Chrystal Cantrelle
Associate, Washington DC

Sales Boomerang Enters Strategic Investment With LLR Partners

January 26, 2022

Cooley advised Sales Boomerang, a provider of automated borrower intelligence and retention software for lenders, on its strategic investment from private equity firm LLR Partners. Partners Mike Lincoln and Daniel Peale led the Cooley team advising Sales Boomerang.

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Mike Lincoln
Vice Chair, Reston
Daniel Peale
Partner, Washington DC
Claudia Torres
Special Counsel, Washington DC

Truebill Agrees to Sell to Rocket Companies for $1.275 Billion

December 20, 2021

Cooley advised Truebill, a personal finance app that helps consumers manage their financial lives, on its agreement to sell to tech-driven real estate, mortgage and financial services business platform Rocket Companies for $1.275 billion. Kevin Cooper led the Cooley team advising Truebill on this transaction, and Mike Lincoln at Cooley has worked with the company since its inception.

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Kevin Cooper
Partner, New York
Mike Lincoln
Vice Chair, Reston
Mor Agam
Associate, New York
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Liza Cotter
Associate, Boston
Francis Cullo
Associate, Washington DC
Cristina DeBiase
Associate, Washington DC
Dov Fiskus
Associate, New York
Paula Fleckenstein
Associate, Reston
Carly E. Gibbons
Associate, Chicago
Katie MacDowell
Associate, Reston
Elyse Moyer
Associate, Washington DC
Kimberly Nguyen
Special Counsel, Reston
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Obrea Poindexter
Partner, Washington DC
Sean Ruff
Partner, Washington DC
Jesse Schulman
Associate, Washington DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Ryan Vann
Partner, Chicago
David Walsh
Partner, Reston
Alex Weaver
Associate, Washington DC
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto

Stori Closes One of Latin America’s Largest Series C Rounds

November 30, 2021

Cooley advised credit card-led fintech company Stori on its $125 million oversubscribed Series C financing round, which marks one of the largest Series C equity financing rounds in Latin America to date. Partner Mike Lincoln led the Cooley team advising Stori.

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Mike Lincoln
Vice Chair, Reston
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington DC
David Walsh
Partner, Reston
Christian Plaza
Partner, Reston
Kevin King
Partner, Washington DC
Patrick Sharma
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Sarah Oliai
Associate, Washington DC
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Rankings & accolades

Chambers USA: Corporate/M&A – Virginia: Northern; Startups & Emerging Companies

The Legal 500: Key Lawyer – Venture Capital & Emerging Companies (2021-2022)

Best Lawyers: Venture Capital Lawyer of the Year (2013-2020)

Washington Life Magazine: Tech 25 (2019)

Washingtonian: Tech Titan (2012-2020)

Washington Business Journal: Power 100 (2012-2020)

DCInno 50 on Fire: Investment Leader (2015)


Memberships & affiliations

Darden Venture Capital Advisory Council

American Bar Association

Northern Virginia Technology Council

Mid-Atlantic Venture Association