Garland “Sonny” W. Allison

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sallison@cooley.com
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About Sonny

Sonny Allison is co-chair of Cooley’s private equity practice group. He advises private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies on mergers, acquisitions and business transactions. He also serves as outside corporate counsel to the portfolio companies of his private equity fund clients. Sonny is a trusted business adviser who brings a commercial approach to transactions, always looking for creative solutions to drive transactions forward to closing. 

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Experience

Vance Street Capital Partners With System Seals

Vance Street Capital Partners With System Seals

December 9, 2024

Cooley advised Vance Street Capital, a Los Angeles-based middle-market private equity firm that invests in highly engineered solutions businesses across the industrial technology, medical, life sciences, aerospace and defense sectors, on its acquisition of System Seals, a designer and manufacturer of custom fluid seals for various industrial applications.

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CallTower Receives Investment From BV Investment Partners

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Cooley advised CallTower, an international leader in delivering cloud-based, enterprise-class communications, contact center and collaboration solutions, on its investment from BV Investment Partners.

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Admissions and credentials

Colorado

New York

Rankings and accolades

Chambers USA: Corporate/M&A – Colorado (2010 – 2024)

Best Lawyers: Lawyer of the Year for Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2023); recognized lawyer (2013 – 2023)

The Legal 500: M&A Powerlist – US Region