David Fletcher

Cooley advised DEFCON AI, an insights company that’s building a next-generation modeling, simulation and analysis tool set for the modern military environment, on its $44 million in Seed financing.

Cooley advised Founders Fund, a venture capital firm investing in smart people solving difficult problems, as a co-lead investor in Anduril Industries’ $1.5 billion Series F funding round, which increased Anduril’s valuation to $14 billion.

Cooley advised Mott Corporation – a microfiltration business specializing in the design, customization, and manufacturing of sintered porous metal components and engineered solutions used in fluidic applications – on its definitive agreement to sell to IDEX Corporation for cash consideration of $1 billion, subject to customary adjustments.

Cooley advised Perceptive Advisors, a top healthcare investment firm, and its affiliates, including Perceptive Discovery Fund, on its definitive merger agreement with Vapotherm, a publicly traded developer and manufacturer of advanced respiratory technology based in Exeter, New Hampshire, and listed as VAPO on the over-the-counter quotation exchange (OTCQX).

Cooley advised Adarga, an artificial intelligence-driven software leader, on its acquisition of J2X Solutions, a veteran-owned consulting company with a team that draws on decades of experience in the military and federal law enforcement to provide strategic risk intelligence.