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Thayer Ventures Acquisition Corp. Completes Merger With Inspirato

February 19, 2022

Cooley advised Thayer Ventures Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company affiliated with Thayer Ventures, on its completed business combination with innovative luxury travel subscription brand Inspirato. Lawyers Daniel Peale, John McKenna, Milson Yu, Michelle Peleg, Shawn Fateh, Jonathan Camello, Brian Kloeblen and Angel Nwachukwu led the Cooley team advising Thayer Ventures.

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Daniel Peale
Partner, Washington, DC
John McKenna
Partner, Palo Alto
Milson Yu
Partner, Palo Alto
Michelle Peleg
Associate, San Francisco
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
TJ Graham
Partner, Palo Alto
David Walsh
Partner, Reston
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Sarah Lightdale
Partner, New York
Scott Dailard
Partner, San Diego
John Lavoie
Partner in Charge – Reston, Reston
Gerard O'Shea
Partner, New York
Darren DeStefano
Partner, Reston
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Francis Wheeler
Partner, Colorado
Bill Galliani
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Peter Crain
Special Counsel, Reston
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Timothy Shapiro
Partner, Palo Alto
Chris Chynoweth
Associate, New York
Tommi McCarthy
Associate, New York
Kristopher Kleiner
Special Counsel, Colorado
Edward Sniezek
Associate, Reston
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Colorado
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Alla Kagan
Paralegal Specialist, San Diego
Drue Anne Koons
Paralegal Specialist, San Diego
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Jon Turk
Senior Paralegal, Washington, DC

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Chegg Agrees to Acquire Language Learning Platform Busuu

December 2, 2021

Cooley advised Chegg, a student-first connected learning platform, on its definitive agreement to acquire language learning platform Busuu for 385 million euros ($436 million). Partner Ben Shribman led the Cooley team advising Chegg.

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Ben Shribman
Partner, London
Anne Lieberman
Partner, Santa Monica
Natasha Kaye
Partner, London
Paula Holland
Partner, London
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
Chris Stack
Partner, London
Ann Bevitt
Partner, London
Scott Dailard
Partner, San Diego
Ryan Vann
Partner, Chicago
Chris Coulter
Partner, London
Jamie Leigh
Partner, San Francisco
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Santa Monica
Christine Graham
Special Counsel, London
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Russell Anderson
Associate, London
Kafeel Azher
Associate, London
Bethan Chalmers
Associate, London
Jack Jones
Associate, London
Neelam Atwal
Associate, London
Amy Collins
Special Counsel, London
Andrew Linch
Special Counsel, London
Oliver Ware
Associate, London
Steve Cuss
Associate, London
Juan Nascimbene
Associate, London
Aarti G. Reddy
Partner, San Francisco
Jan Lang
Associate, Brussels

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Byju’s Agrees to Acquire Tynker to Continue US Expansion

September 28, 2021

Cooley advised Byju’s, a personalized learning platform, on its definitive agreement to acquire K-12 creative coding platform Tynker, further accelerating Byju’s US market expansion. Lawyers Rishab Kumar, Steve Tonsfeldt and Erik Edwards led the Cooley team advising Byju’s.

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Rishab Kumar
Partner, Palo Alto
Steve Tonsfeldt
Partner, Palo Alto
Erik Edwards
Partner, Palo Alto
Luke X. Blackett
Associate, San Francisco
Patrick Pang
Associate, New York
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Kristopher Kleiner
Special Counsel, Colorado
Peter Burns
Of Counsel, Palo Alto
Scott Dailard
Partner, San Diego
Alla Kagan
Paralegal Specialist, San Diego
Casey Warsh
Associate, Colorado
Chelsea André
Associate, Colorado
Bryan Berman
Special Counsel, Colorado
William Corcoran
Of Counsel, Boston
David Hopkins
Special Counsel, Colorado
Liz Paisner
Associate, New York
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Shannon Noonan
Associate, Washington, DC
Wendy Brenner
Partner, Palo Alto
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Santa Monica

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India-Based Edtech Company Byju’s Acquires Epic

July 29, 2021

Cooley advised India-based Byju’s, a global leader in online learning, on its agreement to acquire reading platform Epic for $500 million. Rishab Kumar, Steve Tonsfeldt and Erik Edwards led the Cooley team advising Byju’s on the transaction.

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Rishab Kumar
Partner, Palo Alto
Steve Tonsfeldt
Partner, Palo Alto
Erik Edwards
Partner, Palo Alto
Ferish Patel
Partner, Singapore
Luke X. Blackett
Associate, San Francisco
Patrick Pang
Associate, New York
Chelsea André
Associate, Colorado
Leanne Andrepont
Senior Trademark Paralegal
Bryan Berman
Special Counsel, Colorado
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Wendy Brenner
Partner, Palo Alto
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Peter Burns
Of Counsel, Palo Alto
William Corcoran
Of Counsel, Boston
Scott Dailard
Partner, San Diego
David Hopkins
Special Counsel, Colorado
Rachel F. Katz
Associate, New York
Kristopher Kleiner
Special Counsel, Colorado
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Santa Monica
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Shannon Noonan
Associate, Washington, DC
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Liz Paisner
Associate, New York
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Colorado
Casey Warsh
Associate, Colorado
Alla Kagan
Paralegal Specialist, San Diego

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The Honest Company – $475 Million IPO

May 10, 2021

Cooley advised The Honest Company, a consumer goods company founded by actress Jessica Alba, on its $475 million initial public offering of 29,678,050 shares of common stock, which includes the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares. Partners Tom Hopkins, Nicole Brookshire, Siana Lowrey and Sara Semnani led the Cooley team advising Honest.

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Partner, Santa Monica
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Of Counsel
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Partner, Santa Monica
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Partner, San Diego
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Associate, Santa Monica
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Santa Monica
Austin Holt
Partner, Santa Monica
Megan Drill
Associate, San Diego
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
David Navetta
Partner, Colorado
Kristopher Kleiner
Special Counsel, Colorado
Amy Lauren Saldamando
Manager of Capitalization Table Administration, Santa Monica
TJ Graham
Partner, Palo Alto
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
David Burns
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Matt Howsare
Partner, Washington, DC
Scott Dailard
Partner, San Diego
Francis Wheeler
Partner, Colorado
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Maricel Mojares-Moore
Special Counsel, San Francisco
Greg Reith
Associate, Washington, DC
Chris Rhem
Paralegal Specialist, San Francisco
Pilar Brito
Associate, Santa Monica

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