Bryan Berman

Special Counsel
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Working with technology companies of all sizes, gives me the opportunity to handle a wide array of legal and business issues.

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Volleyball, fly fishing, spending time with family

Experience

Brigit Announces up to $460 Million Sale to Upbound Group

December 12, 2024

Cooley advised Brigit, a financial health technology company, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by Upbound Group (Nasdaq: UPBD), a technology- and data-driven leader in accessible and inclusive financial products that address the evolving needs and aspirations of underserved consumers, for total consideration of up to $460 million.

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Confluent Acquires WarpStream

September 9, 2024

Cooley advised Confluent, a data-streaming platform pioneering a fundamentally new category of data infrastructure that sets data in motion, on its acquisition of WarpStream, an Apache Kafka-compatible data-streaming platform.

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Associate, Palo Alto
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Transact Campus Announces $1.6 Billion Sale to Roper Technologies

August 15, 2024

Cooley advised Reverence Capital Partners’ portfolio company Transact Campus, an innovative campus technology and payment solutions company, on a definitive agreement signed by Reverence Capital Partners to sell Transact to Roper Technologies for $1.6 billion.

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Associate, New York
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SmarterDx Raises $50 Million Series B

May 16, 2024

Cooley advised SmarterDx, a leader in clinical artificial intelligence for revenue integrity and care quality, on its $50 million Series B financing.

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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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