Darren DeStefano

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My experience with the SEC taught me how important the nuances and industry experience are to public offerings.

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2024 07 02 Industry Ventures Raises Oversubscribed 900 Million Hybrid Early-Stage Fund

July 2, 2024

 Cooley advised Industry Ventures, a top investment firm focusing on venture capital, on its $900 million seventh hybrid fund investing in emerging seed and early-stage funds through primary and early secondary limited partnership interests and direct investments.

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Rachel Goddard
Partner, Chicago
Molly Buchanan
Associate, Washington, DC
Mandy Kondo
Associate, Palo Alto
Darren DeStefano
Partner, Reston
Elizabeth Reese
Partner, San Francisco
Stacey Song
Partner, New York
Bernard Hatcher
Partner, San Francisco
Paul Roberts
Of Counsel, San Francisco
Margaret Barreto
Associate, San Francisco
Qi Wang
Associate, Beijing

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ChrysCapital Closes Largest Continuation Fund in India, Maintaining Stake in NSE

May 2, 2024

Cooley advised ChrysCapital, a top India-focused private equity firm, on the close of its oversubscribed $700 million continuation fund and general partner-led secondary transaction to purchase and sell its stake in the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) with two of the world’s leading secondary fund investors. The landmark transaction is the largest of its kind in India and ranks among the largest in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Sean Murphy
Partner, Singapore
Rishab Kumar
Partner, Palo Alto
Gwenlynne Lee
Counsel, Singapore
Kepei Miao
Associate, Singapore
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Darren DeStefano
Partner, Reston
Steve Flores
Partner, Chicago
Andrew Harline
Partner in Charge – Singapore, Singapore
Natasha Kaye
Partner, London
Xander Lee
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Zachariah A. Robert
Partner, Chicago
Jordan Silber
Partner, San Francisco
Stacey Song
Partner, New York
Aaron Velli
Partner, Washington, DC
David Wilson
Partner, London
Bernard Hatcher
Partner, San Francisco
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Yulia Makarova
Special Counsel, London
Jack Jones
Associate, London
Rachel F. Katz
Associate, New York
Shu-en Wee
Associate, Singapore
Helen Yang
Associate, Shanghai
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Yitong Pan
Paralegal, Beijing
Shelby Yang
Paralegal, Singapore

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IVP Raises $1.6 Billion 18th Fund

March 28, 2024

Cooley advised Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), one of Silicon Valley’s original venture firms, on the raise of its $1.6 billion 18th fund to partner with transformational technology companies and help supercharge their growth.

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John Clendenin
Partner and Business Department Vice Chair, Palo Alto
Jimmy Matteucci
Partner, Palo Alto
Bernard Hatcher
Partner, San Francisco
Robert Bao
Special Counsel , San Francisco
Paul Roberts
Of Counsel, San Francisco
Stacey Song
Partner, New York
Francis Wheeler
Partner, Colorado
Mandy Kondo
Associate, Palo Alto
Brent Gage
Associate, Palo Alto
Zi Ye
Associate, Palo Alto
Mischi a Marca
Partner, San Francisco
John Dado
Partner, San Francisco
Darren DeStefano
Partner, Reston
Adam Fleisher
Partner, Washington, DC
Fiona Hayman
Associate, San Francisco
Annie Froehlich
Partner, Washington, DC
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Katelyn Kimber
Partner, Washington, DC
Kevin King
Partner, Washington, DC
Xander Lee
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Aaron Velli
Partner, Washington, DC
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Annie Reid
Paralegal Specialist, Palo Alto

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Luna Innovations Gets $50 Million Investment From White Hat, Acquires Silixa

December 21, 2023

Cooley advised Luna Innovations, a global leader in advanced fiber optic-based technology, on its $50 million investment from White Hat Capital Partners and its acquisition of Silixa.

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Darren DeStefano
Partner, Reston
Mark Ballantyne
Partner, Reston
William DuVal
Associate, Reston
Caroline Diemer
Associate, Washington, DC
Carley Cruea
Associate, Washington, DC
Aaron Binstock
Partner, Washington, DC
Russell Anderson
Associate, London
David Wilson
Partner, London
Neelam Atwal
Associate, London
Nyron J. Persaud
Partner, New York
Paula Holland
Partner, London
Bethan Chalmers
Associate, London

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Cara Therapeutics, Inc. -- $40 Million Royalty Interest Purchase and Sale Agreement

November 3, 2023

Cooley advised Cara Therapeutics, Inc. on its $40 million royalty interest purchase and sale agreement with HealthCare Royalty Partners. Michael Tollini and Addison Pierce led the Cooley team advising Cara, which included Bin Wang, Xueqing Li and Jordan Verrilli. Cara, which trades on The NASDAQ Global Market as “CARA,” is a clinical-stage biotech company focused on developing and commercializing new chemical entities designed to alleviate pain and pruritus by selectively targeting peripheral kappa opioid receptors.

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Michael Tollini
Partner, Washington, DC
Addison Pierce
Associate, Chicago
Bin Wang
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Xueqing Li
Associate, San Francisco
Jordan Verrilli
Associate, New York
Mor Agam
Associate, New York
Katherine Denby
Associate, Washington, DC
Darren DeStefano
Partner, Reston
Katie Lapidus
Associate, Washington, DC
Steve Flores
Partner, Chicago
Xander Lee
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Francis Wheeler
Partner, Colorado

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