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IAA’s Acquisition by Ritchie Bros. Closes Following Shareholder Approval

March 23, 2023

Cooley advised IAA, Inc. (IAA), a global digital marketplace connecting vehicle buyers and sellers, on its cross-border stock and cash acquisition by Ritchie Bros., which closed on Monday, March 20.

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Bill Roegge
Partner, New York
John-Paul Motley
Partner in Charge, Los Angeles – Downtown , Los Angeles Downtown
Jamie Leigh
Partner, San Francisco
Logan Tiari
Partner, Los Angeles Downtown
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington DC
Patrick Flanagan
Partner, New York
David Fletcher
Partner, Washington DC
Kristine Forderer
Partner, San Francisco
Kathleen Goodhart
Partner, San Francisco
TJ Graham
Partner, Palo Alto
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington DC
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington DC
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington DC
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Michelle Garcia Schulman
Partner, Reston
Timothy Shapiro
Partner, Palo Alto
Ryan Vann
Partner, Chicago
Annie Froehlich
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Christine Graham
Special Counsel, London
David Hopkins
Special Counsel, Colorado
Shannon MacMichael
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Miriam Petrillo
Special Counsel, Chicago
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Julia R. Brinton
Associate, Washington DC
Carly E. Gibbons
Associate, Chicago
Savannah Harms
Associate, New York
Moussa O. Ismail
Associate, Reston
Kristopher Kleiner
Special Counsel, Colorado
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Maya Rahwanji
Associate, New York
Kevin Rivers
Associate, Palo Alto
Loriane Sangaré-Vayssac
Associate, Brussels
Katie Schmidt
Associate, Los Angeles Downtown
Grant Schweikert
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Genevieve Lim Urban
Associate, Seattle
Casey Warsh
Associate, Colorado
Michelle Zhou
Associate, Palo Alto

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IAA’s Amended Merger Agreement With Ritchie Bros., Cooperation Agreement With Ancora

January 26, 2023

Cooley advised Insurance Auto Auctions (IAA), a global digital marketplace connecting vehicle buyers and sellers, on an amendment to its previously announced merger agreement with Ritchie Bros., which provides for the stock and cash acquisition of IAA by Ritchie Bros.

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Jamie Leigh
Partner, San Francisco
John-Paul Motley
Partner in Charge, Los Angeles – Downtown , Los Angeles Downtown
Bill Roegge
Partner, New York
Logan Tiari
Partner, Los Angeles Downtown
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington DC
Patrick Flanagan
Partner, New York
David Fletcher
Partner, Washington DC
Kristine Forderer
Partner, San Francisco
Kathleen Goodhart
Partner, San Francisco
TJ Graham
Partner, Palo Alto
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington DC
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington DC
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington DC
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Michelle Garcia Schulman
Partner, Reston
Timothy Shapiro
Partner, Palo Alto
Ryan Vann
Partner, Chicago
Annie Froehlich
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Christine Graham
Special Counsel, London
David Hopkins
Special Counsel, Colorado
Shannon MacMichael
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Miriam Petrillo
Special Counsel, Chicago
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Julia R. Brinton
Associate, Washington DC
Umer Chaudhry
Associate, Washington DC
Carly E. Gibbons
Associate, Chicago
Savannah Harms
Associate, New York
Moussa O. Ismail
Associate, Reston
Kristopher Kleiner
Special Counsel, Colorado
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York

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Ritchie Bros. to Acquire IAA in $7.3 Billion Cross-Border Stock and Cash Transaction

November 8, 2022

Cooley advised Insurance Auto Auctions (IAA), a global digital marketplace connecting vehicle buyers and sellers, on its definitive merger agreement, under which Ritchie Bros. will acquire IAA in a cross-border stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $7.3 billion.

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Jamie Leigh
Partner, San Francisco
John-Paul Motley
Partner in Charge, Los Angeles – Downtown , Los Angeles Downtown
Bill Roegge
Partner, New York
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington DC
Patrick Flanagan
Partner, New York
David Fletcher
Partner, Washington DC
Kristine Forderer
Partner, San Francisco
Kathleen Goodhart
Partner, San Francisco
TJ Graham
Partner, Palo Alto
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington DC
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington DC
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Grant Schweikert
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Ryan Vann
Partner, Chicago
Sarah Lightdale
Partner, New York
Julia R. Brinton
Associate, Washington DC
Umer Chaudhry
Associate, Washington DC
Annie Froehlich
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Carly E. Gibbons
Associate, Chicago
Christine Graham
Special Counsel, London
Savannah Harms
Associate, New York
David Hopkins
Special Counsel, Colorado
Moussa O. Ismail
Associate, Reston
Kristopher Kleiner
Special Counsel, Colorado
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Shannon MacMichael
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington DC
Miriam Petrillo
Special Counsel, Chicago
Maya Rahwanji
Associate, New York
Kevin Rivers
Associate, Palo Alto
Loraine Torres
Senior Paralegal, Colorado
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Katie Schmidt
Associate, Los Angeles Downtown
Michelle Garcia Schulman
Partner, Reston
Timothy Shapiro
Partner, Palo Alto
Logan Tiari
Partner, Los Angeles Downtown
Genevieve Lim Urban
Associate, Seattle
Casey Warsh
Associate, Colorado
Michelle Zhou
Associate, Palo Alto
Alexandra Leavy
Associate, New York

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Zoom to Acquire Solvvy to Expand Contact Center Offerings

May 14, 2022

Cooley advised Zoom Video Communications on its definitive agreement to acquire Solvvy, a leading conversational artificial intelligence and automation platform for customer support. Lawyers Jamie Leigh, Anne Lieberman, Jon Avina and Sangitha Palaniappa led the Cooley team advising Zoom. 

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Jamie Leigh
Partner, San Francisco
Anne Lieberman
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Jon Avina
Partner, Palo Alto
Sangitha Palaniappa
Associate, Palo Alto
Ross Eberly
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Jonathan Rivinus
Partner, Colorado
TJ Graham
Partner, Palo Alto
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington DC
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington DC
Kevin Rivers
Associate, Palo Alto
David Dalton
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Kristopher Kleiner
Special Counsel, Colorado
Patrick Pang
Associate, New York
Liza Cotter
Associate, Boston
Joshua Elefant
Associate, Palo Alto
Nicollette R. Kirby
Associate, Washington DC

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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
Brett White
Of 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
Mary Maher Lewis
Special Counsel, Reston
Tommi McCarthy
Associate, New York
Jane Jeong
Associate, New York
Kristopher Kleiner
Special Counsel, Colorado
Frank Bozzi
Associate, New York
Edward Sniezek
Associate, Reston
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Washington DC
Sam Meiklejohn
Associate, London
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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