Aaron Velli

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Forming and managing the best venture capital funds requires highly specialized expertise that we have at Cooley.

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Blue Delta Capital Partners Announces $250 Million Fourth Fund

July 31, 2024

Cooley advised Blue Delta Capital Partners, a Tysons, Virginia-based venture capital firm, on its oversubscribed $250 million fourth fund.

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Aaron Velli
Partner, Washington, DC
Katelyn Kimber
Partner, Washington, DC
Paul Roberts
Of Counsel, San Francisco
Emily Hren
Associate, San Francisco
Michael Torbati
Associate, San Francisco
Bobbi Milliken
Paralegal Specialist, Reston

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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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Aaron Velli
Partner, Washington, DC
Rachel Goddard
Partner, Chicago
Molly Buchanan
Associate, Washington, DC
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, 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
Paul Roberts
Of Counsel, San Francisco
Stacey Song
Partner, New York
Francis Wheeler
Partner, Colorado
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, Santa Monica
Aaron Velli
Partner, Washington, DC
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Annie Reid
Paralegal Specialist, Palo Alto

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Vision Ridge Closes $700 Million Annex Fund

February 2, 2023

Cooley advised Vision Ridge, an alternative asset manager focused on sustainable real assets, on the closing of its SAF Annex Fund at $700 million.

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Aaron Velli
Partner, Washington, DC
Katelyn Kimber
Partner, Washington, DC
Wyatt Christiansen
Associate, San Francisco
Paul Roberts
Of Counsel, San Francisco
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Virginia

Rankings and accolades

The Legal 500: Investment Fund Formation and Management – Private Equity Funds

Memberships and affiliations

American Bar Association (ABA)

The Virginia Bar Association

He is extremely good at handling negotiations with a great mix of diplomacy and firmness.

Chambers USA 2015