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Cooley advised TCGplayer, an online marketplace for collectible card game enthusiasts, on its agreement to sell to global commerce company eBay. Partners Kevin Cooper and Jeff Laretto led the Cooley team advising TCGplayer.

Cooley advised Carpe Data, a provider of innovative emerging and alternative data products for the insurance industry, on its strategic growth investment from private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners. Lawyers Tom Hopkins, Steven Dunst, Bram Couvreur, Michael Zhang and Sarah Koslov led the Cooley team advising Carpe Data.

Cooley advised Meredith Corporation, a multiplatform media and marketing company, on its agreement to sell its National Media Group to IAC’s Dotdash. Partners Kevin Mills and Aaron Binstock led the Cooley team advising Meredith.

Cooley advised Vanguard Group on its agreement to acquire Just Invest, a provider of tax-managed, tailored wealth management technology. The deal marks the first corporate acquisition by the world’s second-largest asset manager. Geoffrey Starr and Abraham Kwon led the Cooley team advising Vanguard.

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.