Paula Holland

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I love to see companies and entrepreneurs start, grow and exit their businesses with the help of retention and incentive arrangements which keep their people engaged and driven. Hopefully a recipe for success!

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Property Finder Announces $525 Million Strategic Investment Led by Permira and Blackstone

September 9, 2025

Cooley advised Michael Lahyani, the founder and CEO of Property Finder, in connection with Property Finder’s combined investment of $525 million, led by funds managed by Permira and Blackstone. As part of the transaction, General Atlantic, which had been a cornerstone investor of Property Finder, undertook a secondary sale of part of its stake.

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Hummingbird Bioscience Announces Exclusive Worldwide License Agreement With Callio Therapeutics

March 3, 2025

Cooley advised Hummingbird Bioscience, a Singapore-based biotherapeutics company working at the interface of artificial intelligence and human innovation to discover and develop transformative medicines for hard-to-treat diseases, on its exclusive worldwide license agreement with Callio Therapeutics, a newly launched biotech company focused on realizing the promise of multipayload antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) to improve cancer therapy.

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Associate, London
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PetLab Co. Announces Majority Stake Sale to BC Partners

February 26, 2025

Cooley advised PetLab Co., a rapidly growing independent pet supplement brand headquartered in London, on its majority stake sale to BC Partners, a top international investment firm.

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Associate, London
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Partner, Colorado
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Partner, London
Harry Calkin
Associate, London
Rick Jantz
Associate, Santa Monica
Jia Xie
Associate, London
Patrick Flanagan
Partner, New York
Paula Fleckenstein
Associate, Reston
David Walsh
Senior Counsel, Reston
Chris Coulter
Partner, London
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Partner, Washington, DC
Caroline Hobson
Partner, London
Colm Murphy
Partner, London
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Partner, New York
Lauren A. Reichardt
Partner, New York
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Partner, London
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
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Partner, London
Nicola Squire
Partner, London
Chris Stack
Partner, London
Henry Stewart
Partner, London
Michael Tollini
Partner, Washington, DC
Karun Ahuja
Special Counsel, Chicago
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Jack Jones
Special Counsel, London
Cristina DeBiase
Associate, Boston
Athina Gaki
Associate, Brussels
Alexandra Leavy
Associate, New York
Daniel Millard
Associate, London
Megan Mojabi (Flynn)
Associate, London
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Associate, Palo Alto
Alice Wong
Associate, London
Steven A. Zuckerman
Associate, New York
Margie Murphy
Paralegal Specialist, New York
Jake Ironfield
Transactional Quantitative Analyst, New York
Kafeel Azher
Associate, London

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Redacted RnD Announces Acquisition of Maserati Formula E Team

February 19, 2025

Cooley advised Redacted RnD, a company founded by Brooklyn Earick with a focus on technology, sports, and media and entertainment, on its acquisition of the Maserati Formula E team.

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Partner, Santa Monica
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Partner, New York
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Partner, Santa Monica
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Associate
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Printify Announces Merger With Printful

November 11, 2024

Cooley advised Printify, a technology platform headquartered in Latvia that makes it possible for anyone, anywhere, to sell customized products with zero upfront investment, on its merger with Printful, a Latvia-based technology company that helps ecommerce sellers of all sizes use production-on-demand and other fulfillment solutions to turn their ideas into brands and products.

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Partner in Charge – Seattle, Seattle
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Associate, Seattle
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Associate, Seattle
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Associate, Seattle
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Michael Bergmann
Partner, Washington, DC
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Partner, London
Jonathan Rivinus
Partner, Colorado
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
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Partner, Santa Monica
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
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Partner, Brussels
Rebecca Siegel
Associate, San Francisco
Queenie Chen
Associate, Palo Alto
Lucy Bauer
Associate, Seattle
Raquel Zepeda
Associate, San Francisco
Rick Jantz
Associate, Santa Monica
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Partner, London
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Associate, Washington, DC
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Rankings and accolades

The Legal 500 UK: Employee Share Schemes (2022)

Chambers & Partners (UK): Leading Individual - Employee Share Schemes (2022)

Paula Holland is very responsive, very knowledgeable and very helpful.

Employee Share Schemes & Incentives – Chambers UK 2024