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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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Ferish Patel
Partner, Singapore
Jonathan Cohen
Partner, London
Ann Bevitt
Partner, London
Paula Holland
Partner, London
Shehzad Akram
Associate, London
John Clark
Partner, London
Maddie Drabble
Associate, London
James Maton
Co-Partner in Charge – London, London
Arabella Murrison
Associate, London
Rita Sobral
Special Counsel, London
Shu-en Wee
Associate, Singapore

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Play AI Acquired by Meta

July 15, 2025

Cooley advised Play AI, a startup that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to generate human-sounding voices, on its acquisition by Meta.


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Kevin Rooney
Partner, San Francisco
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles
Blake Martell
Of counsel, San Francisco
Rita Sobral
Special Counsel, London
Joshua Mates
Partner, San Francisco
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Jeff Goldman
Special Counsel, Palo Alto

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Feedzai Acquires Demyst

April 22, 2025

Cooley advised Feedzai, a global leader in fraud and financial crime prevention, on its acquisition of Demyst, including Demyst’s Zonic data workflow orchestration platform, intellectual property and sophisticated data-integration capabilities.

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Rita Sobral
Special Counsel, London
Kevin Cooper
Partner, New York
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Thomas Connors
Partner, Boston
Annie Froehlich
Partner, Washington, DC
Guadalupe Sampedro
Partner, London
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Jeffrey J. Tolin
Partner, New York
Ryan Vann
Partner, Chicago
Julia R. Brinton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
David Hopkins
Special Counsel, Colorado
Kathryn Benvenuti
Associate, New York
Ryan Bowers
Associate, Washington, DC
Athina Gaki
Associate, Brussels
Carly E. Gibbons
Associate, Chicago
Jimmy Gilligan
Associate, Boston
Michael Gladstone
Associate, New York
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles
Shante Mays
Associate, Reston
Daniel Millard
Associate, London
Shaun (Tianjie) Wang
Associate, New York
Leanne Andrepont
Senior Trademark Paralegal
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado

Araris Biotech’s up to $1.14 Billion Acquisition by Taiho Pharmaceutical

March 17, 2025

Cooley advised Araris Biotech, a Swiss biotechnology company developing next-generation antibody-drug conjugates, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by Japan-based Taiho Pharmaceutical for up to $1.14 billion in cash.

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Bill Roegge
Partner, New York
Kenneth Krisko
Partner, Reston
Simon Amies
Partner, London
Rita Sobral
Special Counsel, London
Stephanie Parker Palmer
Special Counsel, Reston
Michael Bergmann
Partner, Washington, DC
Brandon W. Fenn
Partner, New York
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
Jeremy Morrison
Partner, Washington, DC
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Ryan Vann
Partner, Chicago
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Matthew Choy
Associate, New York
Kyle Hess
Associate, New York
Katie Kaufman
Associate, Boston
Edward (Teddy) Nimetz
Associate, New York
Alexandra Paterson
Associate, London
Joseph Perry
Associate, Reston

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Kpler Announces $241 Million Acquisition of Spire’s Maritime Business

November 13, 2024

Cooley advised Kpler, a fast-growing data and analytics firm on a mission to build one platform for global trade intelligence, on its acquisition of Spire Global’s maritime business for approximately $241 million.

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Ben Shribman
Partner, London
Rita Sobral
Special Counsel, London
Leo Spicer-Phelps
Partner, London
Louise Burt
Associate, London
Marzia Di Candido
Associate, London
Caroline Hobson
Partner, London
Mo Swart
Associate, London
Eerik Kukebal
Associate, London
Jeffrey J. Tolin
Partner, New York
Chris Coulter
Partner, London
David Fletcher
Partner, Washington, DC
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Chris Stack
Partner, London
Amy Collins
Special Counsel, London
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Cristina DeBiase
Associate, Boston
Liza Hadley
Associate, Boston
Chris Lynn
Associate, London
Daniel Millard
Associate, London
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Colorado

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