Robert Bao

Cooley advised Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), one of Silicon Valley’s original venture firms, on the raise of its $1.6 billion 18th fund to partner with transformational technology companies and help supercharge their growth.

Cooley advised Qiming Venture Partners, a leading venture capital firm in China, on the closing of its oversubscribed Qiming Venture Partners Fund VIII with $2.5 billion in committed capital. Lawyers Jordan Silber, Jingyi Xu, Qi Wang, Sheryl Dai and Hongbo Robert Bao led the Cooley team advising Qiming Venture Partners.

Cooley advised Lightspeed China Partners on the closing of Lightspeed China Partners V and Lightspeed China Partners Select II at $460 million each, marking the largest fundraising rounds in Lightspeed China Partners’ history. Cooley partners Jordan Silber and Jingyi Xu led the Cooley team advising Lightspeed China Partners on the closings.

Cooley advised IVP, a premier later-stage venture capital and growth equity firm, on the closing of its $1.8 billion IVP XVII fund, which brings its total committed capital to $8.7 billion. Partners John Clendenin and John Dado led the Cooley team advising IVP.