Umer Chaudhry

Cooley advised Fontainebleau Aviation, a part of Fontainebleau Development’s luxury services division, on its partnership with Skyservice Business Aviation.

Cooley advised Battery Ventures, a global investment firm focusing on technology, on its acquisition of GrammaTech’s software products division, including the CodeSonar and CodeSentry product lines.

Cooley advised Midwestern Electric, a portfolio company of Canada-based private equity firm CAI Capital Partners and a provider of electrical infrastructure services, on its acquisition of Kuharchik Construction and Wyoming Electric & Signals.

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.

A Cooley team advised Horizon Therapeutics, a specialty biopharmaceutical company, on its agreement to be acquired by Amgen. The approximately $28 billion merger would represent the third-largest all-cash transaction in the pharmaceutical sector in history and the biggest healthcare deal of 2022.