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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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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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Partner in Charge – Singapore, Singapore
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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
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Associate, Shanghai
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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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Partner, Palo Alto
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Partner, San Francisco
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Of Counsel, San Francisco
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Partner, New York
Francis Wheeler
Partner, Colorado
Zi Ye
Associate, Palo Alto
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Partner, San Francisco
John Dado
Partner, San Francisco
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Partner, Reston
Adam Fleisher
Partner, Washington, DC
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Associate, San Francisco
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Partner, Washington, DC
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Partner, Washington, DC
Katelyn Kimber
Partner, Washington, DC
Kevin King
Partner, Washington, DC
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
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Innovation Endeavors Closes $630 Million Fund V

January 25, 2024

Cooley advised Innovation Endeavors, an early-stage venture firm tackling the big challenges humanity could potentially face over the following decades, on the close of its fifth fund at $630 million.

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Partner, San Francisco
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Associate, San Francisco
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Associate, San Francisco
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Paralegal Specialist, Reston

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HighLight Capital Closes $550 Million HLC USD Fund IV

January 11, 2024

Cooley advised HighLight Capital (HLC) on the close of its flagship HLC USD Fund IV at approximately $550 million.

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Partner, Beijing
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Associate, Beijing
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Associate, Shanghai
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Partner, San Francisco
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The Legal 500 US: Investment Fund Formation and Management – Private Equity Funds (2015)


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