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Hello Group Acquires Happn

September 24, 2025

Cooley advised Hello Group, a leading player in Asia’s online social networking space, on its acquisition of Happn, a French location-based social search mobile and web application that enables users to connect with others based on their proximity and interests.

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Yilin Xu
Partner, Beijing
Will Cai
Partner, Hong Kong
Ruomu Li
Partner, Shanghai
Michael Shen
Special Counsel, Shanghai
Lunga Su
Associate, Shanghai
Bartholomäus Regenhardt
Associate, Brussels
Patrick Van Eecke
Partner, Brussels
Charles Haley
Partner, Palo Alto
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Hardy Zhou
Associate, New York
Athina Gaki
Associate, Brussels
Julie Paulino Montejo
Associate, New York
Len Jacoby
Partner, New York
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Yi Jia Ng
Special Counsel, Singapore
Anna Caro
Associate, London
Michael Pelle
Associate, New York
Harvey Yao
Associate, Hong Kong
Veronica Cortes
Paralegal Specialist, New York

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Cooley Advises AvePoint on Its SG$260 Million Underwritten Public Offering and SGX Listing

September 22, 2025

Cooley advised AvePoint (Nasdaq: AVPT), a global leader in data security, governance and resilience, on its SG$260 million underwritten US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)-registered offering of common stock shares and concurrent listing on the Mainboard of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX-ST).

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Tim Pitrelli
Partner, Singapore
John McKenna
Partner, Palo Alto
Steven Holm
Counsel, Singapore
Lukas Roth
Associate
Susan Choy
Associate, New York
Andrew Harline
Partner in Charge – Singapore, Singapore
Kevin King
Partner, Washington, DC
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Mike Lincoln
Vice Chair, Reston
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
Francis Wheeler
Senior Counsel, Colorado
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Cecilia Bai
Associate , Singapore
Rick Jantz
Associate, Santa Monica
Hardy Zhou
Associate, New York
Alla Kagan
Paralegal Specialist, San Diego
Jason Minio
Paralegal Specialist, Boston

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StubHub Announces $800 Million IPO

September 18, 2025

Cooley advised the underwriters of StubHub Holdings, a global secondary ticketing marketplace for live events, in connection with StubHub’s $800 million initial public offering (IPO).

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David Peinsipp
Partner, San Francisco
Kristin VanderPas
Partner, San Francisco
Denny Won
Partner, San Francisco
Shannon Eagan
Partner in Charge – Palo Alto, Palo Alto
Adam Fleisher
Partner, Washington, DC
Charlie Kim
Partner, San Diego
Kevin King
Partner, Washington, DC
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
James Maton
Co-Partner in Charge – London, London
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Santa Monica
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Obrea Poindexter
Partner, Washington, DC
Francis Wheeler
Senior Counsel, Colorado
Chris Chynoweth
Special Counsel, New York
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
David Hopkins
Special Counsel, Colorado
Andrew Linch
Special Counsel, London
Kimberly Nguyen
Special Counsel, Reston
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Peter Burns
Of Counsel, Palo Alto
Chelsea André
Associate, Colorado
Jasmine A. Banks
Associate, Washington, DC
Peter A. Haddad
Associate, San Diego
David D. Kim
Associate, San Francisco
Dana N. Levin
Associate, New York
Isabelle Mackesey
Associate, Reston
Liz Paisner
Associate, New York
Erica Russell
Associate, San Francisco
Valerie Sapozhnikova
Associate, Los Angeles
Patrick Sharma
Associate, Santa Monica
Ryan Sim
Associate, San Francisco
Arda Can Tekin
Associate, London
Lawrence Traylor
Associate, Santa Monica
Genevieve Lim Urban
Associate, Seattle
Veronica Cortes
Paralegal Specialist, New York
Melissa Eskola
Paralegal Specialist, Reston
Margie Murphy
Paralegal Specialist, New York
Douglas Lyles
Senior Research Services & Access Analyst

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Reliance Industries Announces Strategic Partnership With Meta

August 29, 2025

Cooley advised Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries on its joint venture with Meta that will build and scale enterprise artificial intelligence solutions for enterprises in India and select international markets.

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Rishab Kumar
Partner, Palo Alto
Tracy Rubin
Partner, Palo Alto
Jenny Ge
Associate, Santa Monica
Queenie Chen
Associate, Palo Alto
Matthew Bartus
Partner, San Francisco
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Annie Froehlich
Partner, Washington, DC
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Kevin King
Partner, Washington, DC
Sale Kwon
Partner, Palo Alto
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Leo Spicer-Phelps
Partner, London
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Chelsea André
Associate, Colorado
Athina Gaki
Associate, Brussels
Jose Luis Gonzalez
Associate, Palo Alto
Sarah Oliai
Associate, Washington, DC
Patrick O. Johnson
Associate, Boston
Liz Paisner
Associate, New York
Kealan Santistevan
Associate, Palo Alto
John T. Stellini
Associate, Palo Alto
Ziwei Xiao
Associate, Palo Alto

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Heartflow Announces $364.2 Million Upsized IPO

August 11, 2025

Cooley advised the underwriters of Heartflow, a leader in artificial intelligence technology for coronary artery disease, in connection with Heartflow’s $364.2 million upsized initial public offering.

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David Peinsipp
Partner, San Francisco
Kristin VanderPas
Partner, San Francisco
Charlie Kim
Partner, San Diego
Denny Won
Partner, San Francisco
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Eric Greig
Partner, Washington, DC
Joanna Liebes Hubberts
Partner, San Diego
Dr. Madhuri Roy
Partner, Palo Alto
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Santa Monica
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Jane Adams
Partner, San Diego
Annie Froehlich
Partner, Washington, DC
Kevin King
Partner, Washington, DC
Francis Wheeler
Senior Counsel, Colorado
Jessica Koffel
Special Counsel, Brussels
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Max Gonzalez
Associate, Palo Alto
Peter A. Haddad
Associate, San Diego
Wyatt Kernell
Associate, Colorado
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Ryan Lewis
Associate, Colorado
Tyler Saavedra-Buckley
Associate, San Francisco
Valerie Sapozhnikova
Associate, Los Angeles

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