Cooley advised IonQ, a quantum computing hardware and software company, on its merger agreement with special purpose acquisition company dMY Technology Group III. Resulting in $650 million in gross proceeds, including $350 million from a fully committed PIPE, the transaction will make IonQ the first publicly traded pure-play hardware and software company in the quantum computing space. Partners Adam Ruttenberg, John McKenna, David Silverman, Jaime Chase and Mike Lincoln led the Cooley team advising IonQ.