Brad Goldberg

Cooley advised Vivid Seats in connection with a repricing and incremental amendment to its credit agreement. Pursuant to the amendment, Vivid Seats refinanced all term loans outstanding immediately prior to the effectiveness of the amendment and incurred $125.5 million in additional term loans. The aggregate principal amount of term loans outstanding immediately after giving effect to the amendment was $395 million. Vivid Seats, which trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol SEAT, is an online ticket marketplace committed to becoming the ultimate partner for connecting fans to live events, artists and teams. Partner Michael Tollini led the Cooley team.

Cooley successfully represented Allbirds, a global footwear and apparel brand with roots in New Zealand and headquarters in San Francisco, in a securities fraud class action lawsuit brought by investors.

Cooley advised Everbridge, a global leader in critical event management and national public warning solutions, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by Thoma Bravo in an all-cash transaction valuing Everbridge at approximately $1.8 billion.

Cooley advised DigitalOcean, a cloud computing solution for small and medium-sized businesses and startups, on its acquisition of Paperspace for $111 million.

Cooley advised Acelyrin, INC., a late-stage biopharmaceutical company, in its $621 million initial public offering, the second-largest biotechnology IPO and largest clinical-stage biotechnology IPO ever.