Mergers and Acquisitions
1,600+ M&A transactions for an aggregate value of $735 billion+ since 2020
Why Cooley
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180+ member team in 19 major business and technology centers in the US, Europe and Asia
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Broad industry platform with clients across many industries and sophisticated capabilities in all practice areas
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Excel in deals in the tech, life sciences, artificial intelligence, medical device and healthcare, consumer, education, defense and media industries
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Given our market position in the medtech and life sciences sectors, we have handled a large number of life sciences M&A transactions, both public and private, and understand unique structuring issues for life sciences companies, including milestone structures, contingent value rights and option structures
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Primary corporate counsel to 250+ public companies, giving us an unmatched perspective on market deal points and ability to facilitate introductions between buyers and sellers
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Represent all categories of participants in transactions, including buyers, sellers, major stockholders, venture capitalists, lenders, financial advisors, management/founders, special board committees, individual investors, private equity funds, hedge funds and others
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Adept at handling all manner of transactions, including domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions; strategic deals, including joint ventures, acquisitions of IP assets, patent cross-licenses, complex divestitures and spinoffs; takeover defense and shareholder activism counseling; and multibillion-dollar public company mergers
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Robust SPAC (special purpose acquisition company) experience and thought leaders in the area, with a repository of market insight and guidance for businesses interested in the IPO alternative
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Market-leading IP, privacy, technology licensing, life sciences collaborations and licensing, regulatory, government contracts, credit finance, private equity, antitrust, employment, compensation and tax practices to support transactions
M&A Blog
Newsworthy developments in the global mergers and acquisitions space
Public Company Resource Hub
Resources for forward-thinking board members and leaders of US-listed public companies
Recognition
- Chambers: USA – Nationwide Corporate/M&A: The Elite
- Bloomberg: #2 for US M&A by Deal Count (2024)
- Bloomberg: #4 for Global M&A by Deal Count (2024)
- Bloomberg: #2 for US Mid-Market M&A by Deal Count (2024)
- Bloomberg: #3 for Global Mid-Market M&A by Deal Count (2024)
- Mergermarket: #5 for US M&A by Deal Count (2024)
- Mergermarket: #6 for Global M&A by Deal Count (2024)
- LMG Life Sciences: M&A Firm of the Year (2023)
Global Business Hub
Resources for US companies to launch and succeed in new global markets
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