Nicolas Francis

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nfrancis@cooley.com
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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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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
Special Counsel, 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
Cyber/Data/Privacy

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California

Ontario, Canada

Rankings and accolades

The M&A Advisor: Emerging Leaders Award (formerly 40 Under 40) (2021)