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Steve Tonsfeldt

Partner

I work with companies on high-stakes, game-changing deals.

+1 650 843 5967
stonsfeldt@cooley.com

Steven Tonsfeldt represents public and private companies in domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, contested transactions, hostile takeovers and defense planning. He also advises private investors and their portfolio companies on investment and acquisition transactions, and financial advisors working with companies engaged in transactional matters.

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Experience

  • India-Based Edtech Company Byju’s Acquires Epic 

  • One Medical Agrees to Acquire Iora Health in $2.1 Billion Transaction 

  • Thoma Bravo’s Instructure Agrees to Sell Employee Development Platform Bridge to Learning Technologies Group 

  • Datadog to Acquire Sqreen, Extending Cloud Security Capabilities 

  • Cardiva Medical agrees to sell to Haemonetics for $475 million 

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Practices & Industries
Education

  • University of California, Berkeley
    JD

  • University of Iowa
    BBA, Accounting
    with highest distinction

Admissions & Credentials

California

Media & Insight
Memberships

  • Berkeley Center for Law, Business and the Economy - Advisory Board

  • Certified Public Accountant

Rankings & Accolades

    Lawdragon: 500 Leading Dealmakers in America (2021)

    Who's Who Legal: Thought Leaders – M&A and Governance (2021)

    Chambers USA: Corporate/M&A – Northern California (2002-2021)

    IFLR1000: Highly Regarded – Private Equity, M&A (California) (2020)

    American Lawyer: Dealmaker of the Week

    Best Lawyers in America: Mergers & Acquisitions (2006 – 2021)

    Legal 500: M&A (Large Deals) (2021)

Recent Blog Postings

Renegotiating Deal Terms? Delaware Reminds Fiduciaries of Unremitting Duties

Social Distancing From a (Supposed) Life Partner: Early Lessons From Deals Terminated and On the Rocks in the COVID-19 Era

Long-Term Focus: Preparing for Activism + Takeovers Amid COVID-19 Risks

Cooley’s 2019 Tech M&A Year in Review

Cooley's 2019 Life Sciences M&A Year in Review

Taking a Play out of the Financial Acquirer’s Playbook

Use of Earn-Outs to “Bridge” the Valuation Gap

 

 

contact

+1 650 843 5967 office
+1 650 849 7400 fax
stonsfeldt@cooley.com

3175 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1130