Jonathan Rivinus' practice focuses on taxation of partnerships and corporations in a variety of contexts, including mergers and acquisitions, insolvency and restructurings, and structuring and drafting partnership and limited liability company agreements.
Cooley advised VNGR Beverage (doing business as poppi), a fast-growing prebiotic soda brand, on its acquisition by PepsiCo (Nasdaq: PEP) for $1.95 billion, including an additional potential earnout consideration subject to the achievement of certain performance milestones within a specified period after closing.
Cooley advised MongoDB (Nasdaq: MDB), a leading database for modern applications, on its acquisition of Voyage AI, a pioneer in state-of-the-art embedding and reranking models that power next-generation artificial intelligence applications.
LegalZoom Announces Acquisition of Formation Nation
February 10, 2025
Cooley advised LegalZoom (Nasdaq: LZ), an online platform for legal services, on its acquisition of Formation Nation, a small-business services company.
Takara Bio Announces Acquisition of Curio Bioscience
January 15, 2025
Cooley advised Takara Bio, a global biotechnology and life sciences company headquartered in Shiga, Japan, on its acquisition of Curio Bioscience, a pioneering company in the field of spatial genomics.
Cooley advised Vividly, the top trade promotion management platform for consumer packaged goods brands, on its $30 million Series B financing. Centana Growth Partners led the funding round. Stephane Levy, Scott Rudin and Michael Bruno led the Cooley team advising Vividly.
