Sepideh Mousakhani

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I enjoy being an anchor to clients in crisis moments. Whether you are a founder in the growth stages of your company’s life cycle, considering your M&A or IPO exit strategy, or running your public company – advising you through tough moments with practical, business-minded advice is what drives me.

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Egnyte Announces Majority Investment From GI Partners and TA Associates

February 25, 2025

Cooley advised Egnyte, a provider of secure content collaboration and governance solutions, on its strategic growth investment from GI Partners and TA Associates.

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Kealan Santistevan
Associate, Palo Alto
Sangitha Palaniappa
Associate, Palo Alto
Michael Bergmann
Partner, Washington, DC
Brett De Jarnette
Partner, Palo Alto
Patrick Flanagan
Partner, New York
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Tracy Rubin
Partner, Palo Alto
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Timothy Shapiro
Partner, Palo Alto
David Silverman
Partner, New York
Ryan Vann
Partner, Chicago
Summer Wynn
Partner, San Diego
Howard Morse
Senior Counsel, Washington, DC
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Kristopher Kleiner
Special Counsel, Colorado
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Nathan Alamillo
Associate, Santa Monica
Caitlin Breitenbruck
Associate, Seattle
Norma Chayo Dichi
Associate, Washington, DC
Queenie Chen
Associate, Palo Alto
Nikki Chang DiFederico
Associate, Palo Alto
Megan Drill
Associate, San Diego
Jeremy M. Exelbert
Associate, New York
Nathaniel Hearn Jr.
Associate, Chicago
Vicky Kandabarow
Associate, Washington, DC
Nicollette R. Kirby
Associate, Washington, DC
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Alexandra Leavy
Associate, New York
Emily Lee
Associate, Palo Alto
Narmada Murugan
Associate, Palo Alto
Michael Pelle
Associate, New York
Katie Stevens
Associate, Palo Alto
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Colorado
Kevin Gurley
Quantitative Analyst, New York
Brian Mitchell
Transactional Quantitative Analyst, San Diego

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Logik.io Raises $25 Million Series B

October 8, 2024

Cooley advised Logik.io, the company that reimagines configure, price and quote (CPQ) and consumerizes enterprise selling experiences, on its $25 million Series B funding to accelerate CPQ innovation and further expand company growth.

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Sepideh Mousakhani
Partner, Palo Alto
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Partner, Palo Alto
Kealan Santistevan
Associate, Palo Alto
Yichen Liu
Associate, Palo Alto
Elaine Huang
Associate, Palo Alto
Zi Ye
Associate, Palo Alto
John Sellers
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Sarah Oliai
Associate, Washington, DC

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AuditBoard to Be Acquired by Hg for More Than $3 Billion

May 23, 2024

Cooley advised AuditBoard, a leading connected risk platform transforming audit, risk, compliance, and environmental, social and governance (ESG) management, on its agreement to be acquired for more than $3 billion by Hg, an experienced and leading global investor in compliance, risk and accounting software over the last 20 years.

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Partner, San Francisco
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Partner, Santa Monica
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Associate, Seattle
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Partner, San Francisco
Sepideh Mousakhani
Partner, Palo Alto
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Howard Morse
Senior Counsel, Washington, DC
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
David Silverman
Partner, New York
Tracy Rubin
Partner, Palo Alto
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Kristopher Kleiner
Special Counsel, Colorado
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Colorado
Queenie Chen
Associate, Palo Alto
Pat O'Connell
Associate, New York
Elizabeth Galvin
Associate, Boston
Athina Gaki
Associate, Brussels
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Breanna Qin
Associate, Palo Alto

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Freshworks Agrees to Acquire Device42

May 3, 2024

Cooley advised Freshworks (Nasdaq: FRSH), a company that creates artificial intelligence-boosted business software for IT, customer support, sales, and marketing teams to make them more efficient and deliver more value for immediate business impact, on its agreement and plan of merger with D42 Parent (Device42), pursuant to which Freshworks – through its wholly owned subsidiary, Doppler Merger Sub –will acquire all of the outstanding equity interests of Device42 for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $230 million.Cooley advised Freshworks (Nasdaq: FRSH), a company that creates artificial intelligence-boosted business software for IT, customer support, sales, and marketing teams to make them more efficient and deliver more value for immediate business impact, on its agreement and plan of merger with D42 Parent (Device42), pursuant to which Freshworks – through its wholly owned subsidiary, Doppler Merger Sub –will acquire all of the outstanding equity interests of Device42 for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $230 million.

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Partner, Palo Alto
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Partner, Palo Alto
Steve Tonsfeldt
Partner, Palo Alto
Zachary Sonenshine
Associate, New York
Queenie Chen
Associate, Palo Alto
Ariane A. Andrade
Partner, Chicago
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Charles Haley
Partner, Palo Alto
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Tracy Rubin
Partner, Palo Alto
Elizabeth Skey
Partner, Palo Alto
Chris Stack
Partner, London
Bryan Berman
Special Counsel, Colorado
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Amy Collins
Special Counsel, London
David Hopkins
Special Counsel, Colorado
Kristopher Kleiner
Special Counsel, Colorado
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Tiffany Allen
Associate, Palo Alto
Kafeel Azher
Associate, London
Nachi Baru
Associate, San Diego
Jaleel Chandler
Associate, Santa Monica
Joshua Elefant
Associate, Palo Alto
Athina Gaki
Associate, Brussels
Tony P. Guan
Associate, Santa Monica
Rachel F. Katz
Special Counsel, New York
Katie Kaufman
Associate, Boston
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Breanna Qin
Associate, Palo Alto
Patrick Sharma
Associate, Santa Monica
Mickeala Tu
Associate, Palo Alto
Genevieve Lim Urban
Associate, Seattle
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Laura Unga
Paralegal Specialist, Palo Alto
Brian Youn
Paralegal Specialist, Palo Alto
Sarah Buchik
Associate, New York

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Ramp Announces $300 Million Series D

August 22, 2023

Cooley advised Ramp, a finance automation platform, on its $300 million Series D financing.

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Sepideh Mousakhani
Partner, Palo Alto
Noel Ripberger-Scheick
Associate, Palo Alto
Alla Kagan
Paralegal Specialist, San Diego
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Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Adam Fleisher
Partner, Washington, DC
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Special Counsel, Colorado

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Super Lawyers, Northern California Rising Star (2016 – 2023)

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