Gerard O’Shea focuses his practice on employment counseling and litigation for clients ranging from early stage startups to Fortune 100 companies. With a deep understanding of both employment law and corporate matters and transactions, including financings, he helps clients understand employment-related legal issues in the context of running a business, which allows him and his clients to formulate business-practical solutions to reflect, manage, and mitigate legal risk in savvy and business-practical ways.
Cents Announces $40 Million Series B Financing and Acquisition of Laundroworks
August 8, 2024
Cooley advised Cents, the top all-in-one business management platform powering garment care small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), on its $40 million Series B financing, as well as its acquisition of Laundroworks, a hardware-based payments system powering how consumers pay for laundry at laundromats and shared laundry rooms within multifamily buildings, hotels, universities and more.
Cooley advised Hootsuite, a global leader in social media management, on its definitive agreement to acquire Talkwalker, a top artificial intelligence-powered social listening solution.
Cooley advised cloud-based construction software company Payapps and its private equity sponsor IFM Investors on a definitive agreement in which Payapps will be acquired by Autodesk, a multinational software company.