Nicolas Francis

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Nicolas Francis practices general corporate and securities law, representing public and private companies in a variety of matters, including equity and debt financings, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reporting and compliance, and corporate governance matters.

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Machinify Announces Acquisition by New Mountain Capital

Machinify Announces Acquisition by New Mountain Capital

January 16, 2025

Cooley advised Machinify, a provider of artificial intelligence-powered software transforming healthcare payments, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by New Mountain Capital.

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Josh Seidenfeld
Partner, Palo Alto
Garth Angelo Osterman
Partner, San Francisco
Maureen Nagle
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Nicolas Francis
Associate, San Francisco
Katie Rosati
Associate, Seattle
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
David Dalton
Associate, Santa Monica
Steve Flores
Partner, Chicago
Kathy O'Neill
Partner, Washington, DC
Amanda Griggs
Associate, New York
Alexis Finkelberg Bortniker
Partner, San Diego
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Charles Haley
Partner, Palo Alto
Ryan Montgomery
Partner, Boston
Jonathan Rivinus
Partner, Colorado
Mark Medearis
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Alexander Ellebracht
Associate, Palo Alto
Josh Himmelstern
Associate, San Diego
Jessica Li
Associate, Palo Alto
Alison L. Tong
Associate, San Francisco
Novak Topalovic
Associate, San Diego
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Colorado
Raquel Zepeda
Associate, San Francisco
Zheng Zhou
Associate, Palo Alto
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Melanie Yuvienco
Paralegal Specialist, Palo Alto
Brian Mitchell
Transactional Quantitative Analyst, San Diego

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Digital Health
Artificial Intelligence
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Technology Transactions
Healthcare
Life Sciences
Life Sciences and Healthcare Regulatory
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Antitrust and Competition
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Labor and Employment
Tax

Machinify Announces Acquisition by New Mountain Capital

Machinify Announces Acquisition by New Mountain Capital

January 10, 2025

Cooley advised Machinify, a provider of artificial intelligence-powered software transforming healthcare payments, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by New Mountain Capital.

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Josh Seidenfeld
Partner, Palo Alto
Garth Angelo Osterman
Partner, San Francisco
Maureen Nagle
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Nicolas Francis
Associate, San Francisco
Katie Rosati
Associate, Seattle
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
David Dalton
Associate, Santa Monica
Steve Flores
Partner, Chicago
Sean O'Neill
Partner, Santa Monica
Amanda Griggs
Associate, New York
Alexis Finkelberg Bortniker
Partner, San Diego
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Charles Haley
Partner, Palo Alto
Ryan Montgomery
Partner, Boston
Jonathan Rivinus
Partner, Colorado
Mark Medearis
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Alexander Ellebracht
Associate, Palo Alto
Josh Himmelstern
Associate, San Diego
Jessica Li
Associate, Palo Alto
Alison L. Tong
Associate, San Francisco
Novak Topalovic
Associate, San Diego
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Colorado
Raquel Zepeda
Associate, San Francisco
Zheng Zhou
Associate, Palo Alto
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Melanie Yuvienco
Paralegal Specialist, Palo Alto
Brian Mitchell
Transactional Quantitative Analyst, San Diego

Related Practices & Industries

Digital Health
Artificial Intelligence
Mergers and Acquisitions
Technology Transactions
Healthcare
Life Sciences
Life Sciences and Healthcare Regulatory
Compensation and Benefits
Emerging Companies
Antitrust and Competition
CooleyREG
Labor and Employment
Tax

World View to List in $350 Million SPAC Deal

World View to List in $350 Million SPAC Deal

January 20, 2023

Cooley advised World View, a leader in stratospheric exploration and flight, on its definitive business combination agreement with publicly traded special purpose acquisition company Leo Holdings Corp. II. The transaction will result in World View becoming a publicly listed company. Partners Alex Kassai, Milson Yu and Miguel Vega led the Cooley team advising World View.

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Milson Yu
Partner, Palo Alto
Miguel J. Vega
Partner, Boston
Thomas Connors
Partner, Boston
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington, DC
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Santa Monica
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Kevin King
Partner, Washington, DC
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Ryan Montgomery
Partner, Boston
Yuri Weigel
Special Counsel, Seattle
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Bridget R. Reineking
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Shannon MacMichael
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Nicolas Francis
Associate, San Francisco
Elizabeth Galvin
Associate, Boston
Lucy Bauer
Associate, Seattle
Jarrett Burks
Associate, London
Phoebe Huang
Associate, Seattle
Erica Pedersen
Associate, Boston
Michelle Peleg
Associate, San Francisco
Tyler Saavedra-Buckley
Associate, San Francisco
Jesse Schulman
Associate, Colorado
Brian Woodard
Paralegal Specialist, Seattle

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Capital Markets
Public Companies
Mergers and Acquisitions
Tax
Antitrust and Competition
Labor and Employment
Compensation and Benefits
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The M&A Advisor: Emerging Leaders Award (formerly 40 Under 40) (2021)