Polina A. Demina

Special Counsel
pdemina@cooley.com
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About Polina

Polina’s practice focuses on mergers & acquisitions and other complex corporate transactions, including strategic investments, joint ventures and divestitures. Her clients include a range of public and private companies across multiple industries. She has significant experience in counseling companies and their boards of directors in connection with mergers & acquisitions, corporate governance, activism and takeover defense matters.

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Summer Fridays Announces Strategic Investment From TSG Consumer Partners

Summer Fridays Announces Strategic Investment From TSG Consumer Partners

July 25, 2024

Cooley advised Summer Fridays – a clean, premium skincare and hybrid makeup brand – on its strategic growth investment from TSG Consumer Partners, a top private equity firm.

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David Silverman
Partner, New York
Polina A. Demina
Special Counsel, New York
Cristina Lombardi
Associate, New York
Jeewon Lee
Associate, New York
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Steven M. Dunst
Partner, Santa Monica
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Len Jacoby
Partner, New York
Joshua Mates
Partner, San Francisco
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Sonia Nath
Partner, Washington, DC
Lei Shen
Partner, Chicago
Dave Young
Partner, Santa Monica
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Ajay Athavale
Associate, San Francisco
Sharon Davidov
Associate, New York
Michelle DeLapa
Associate, Santa Monica
Athina Gaki
Associate, Brussels
Tony P. Guan
Associate, Santa Monica
Kelley Harrington
Associate, Chicago
Bomin Kim
Associate, New York
Calvin Lee
Associate, New York
Richard G.S. Lee
Associate, Washington, DC
Arthi Naini
Associate, New York
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Colorado

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Private Equity
Mergers and Acquisitions
Retail and Consumer Products
Technology Transactions
Tax

Everbridge Enters Into Definitive Agreement to Be Acquired by Thoma Bravo for $1.8 Billion

Everbridge Enters Into Definitive Agreement to Be Acquired by Thoma Bravo for $1.8 Billion

March 1, 2024

Cooley advised Everbridge, a global leader in critical event management and national public warning solutions, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by Thoma Bravo in an all-cash transaction valuing Everbridge at approximately $1.8 billion.

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Jamie Leigh
Partner, San Francisco
Kevin Cooper
Partner, New York
Polina A. Demina
Special Counsel, New York
C. Thomas Hopkins
Partner, Santa Monica
Brad Goldberg
Partner, New York
Mischi a Marca
Partner, San Francisco
Caitlin Courtney
Partner, Palo Alto
Michael Egan
Partner, Washington, DC
David Fletcher
Partner, Washington, DC
Annie Froehlich
Partner, Washington, DC
Patrick Flanagan
Partner, New York
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Santa Monica
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington, DC
Miriam Petrillo
Partner, Chicago
Jason Savich
Partner, San Francisco
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Grant Schweikert
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Umer Chaudhry
Associate, Washington, DC
Katherine Denby
Associate, Washington, DC
Alexander Ellebracht
Associate, Palo Alto
Athina Gaki
Associate, Brussels
Carly E. Gibbons
Associate, Chicago
Gary Warren Hunt III
Associate, Washington, DC
Alexandra Leavy
Associate, New York
Jeewon Lee
Associate, New York
Morgan Lloyd
Associate, New York
Matthew S. Scarano
Associate, San Diego
Ben Sweeney
Associate, Los Angeles
Mickeala Tu
Associate, Palo Alto
Genevieve Lim Urban
Associate, Seattle
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Colorado
Lois NaYeon Yoo
Associate, New York
Matthew Choy
Associate, New York

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Mergers and Acquisitions
Technology Transactions
Technology
Antitrust and Competition
Compensation and Benefits
Labor and Employment
Debt Finance
Public Companies

Allovue to Be Acquired by PowerSchool

Allovue to Be Acquired by PowerSchool

January 22, 2024

Cooley advised Allovue, a top provider of K-12 financial planning, budgeting and analytics software in the US, on its acquisition by PowerSchool, a leading provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education in North America.

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Brian Burke
Partner, Reston
Polina A. Demina
Special Counsel, New York
Jarrett Burks
Associate, London
Dannielle Antone
Associate, San Francisco
Jordan Verrilli
Associate, New York
Jeewon Lee
Associate, New York
Steve Flores
Partner, Chicago
Jeffrey J. Tolin
Partner, New York
Len Jacoby
Partner, New York
Lei Shen
Partner, Chicago
MaryBeth Shreiner
Special Counsel, Reston
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Bryan Berman
Special Counsel, Colorado
Megan Drill
Associate, San Diego
Michael Gladstone
Associate, New York
Andrew Bae
Associate, Washington, DC
Alexandra Leavy
Associate, New York
Virat Gupta
Associate, Washington, DC
Meredith Klionsky
Associate, Washington, DC
Kristin R. Marshall
Associate, Washington, DC
Xueqing Li
Associate, San Francisco

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Mergers and Acquisitions
Emerging Companies
K-12
Software
Technology
Technology Transactions

Morphimmune Announces Merger With Immunome and $125 Million Private Investment

Morphimmune Announces Merger With Immunome and $125 Million Private Investment

July 5, 2023

Cooley advised Morphimmune, a private biotechnology company, in its definitive merger agreement with Immunome and $125 million private investment.

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Tom Coll
Partner, San Diego
Barbara Borden
Partner, San Diego
Carlos Ramirez
Partner, San Diego
Dylan Kornbluth
Associate, San Diego
Polina A. Demina
Special Counsel, New York
Kyrsten Lundh
Associate, San Diego
Daniel Gillon
Associate, San Diego
Nyron J. Persaud
Partner, New York
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Ajay Athavale
Associate, San Francisco
Nathaniel Hearn Jr.
Associate, Chicago
Terren O'Connor
Associate, San Diego
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles

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Mergers and Acquisitions
Life Sciences
Emerging Companies
Compensation and Benefits
Labor and Employment
Tax
Antitrust and Competition

Sol de Janeiro Sells Majority Stake to the L'Occitane Group

Sol de Janeiro Sells Majority Stake to the L'Occitane Group

November 16, 2021

Cooley advised Sol de Janeiro, an innovative leader in the global prestige body care market, on its sale of a majority stake to The L’Occitane Group, an international group that manufactures and retails beauty and well-being products that are rich in natural and organic ingredients. Partner David Silverman led the team advising Sol de Janeiro.

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David Silverman
Partner, New York
Mor Agam
Associate, New York
Polina A. Demina
Special Counsel, New York
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Liza Hadley
Associate, Boston
Len Jacoby
Partner, New York
Nicollette R. Kirby
Associate, Washington, DC

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Retail and Consumer Products
Mergers and Acquisitions
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Super Lawyers: Rising Star (2019 – 2023)

The Investments & Wealth Institute’s Richard J. Davis Ethics, Legal, Regulatory Insight Award (2015)