Sharon Connaughton

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PetLab Co. Announces Majority Stake Sale to BC Partners

February 26, 2025

Cooley advised PetLab Co., a rapidly growing independent pet supplement brand headquartered in London, on its majority stake sale to BC Partners, a top international investment firm.

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Sharon Connaughton
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Christine Graham
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Megan Mojabi (Flynn)
Associate, London
Breanna Qin
Associate, Palo Alto
Alice Wong
Associate, London
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Margie Murphy
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Egnyte Announces Majority Investment From GI Partners and TA Associates

February 25, 2025

Cooley advised Egnyte, a provider of secure content collaboration and governance solutions, on its strategic growth investment from GI Partners and TA Associates.

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Partner, Washington, DC
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Associate, San Diego
Jeremy M. Exelbert
Associate, New York
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Associate, Chicago
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Associate, Washington, DC
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Allison Kutner
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Emily Lee
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MongoDB Announces Acquisition of Voyage AI

February 24, 2025

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.

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Special Counsel, Washington, DC
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Associate, Boston
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Associate, Boston
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Associate, Colorado
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Associate, New York
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Associate, New York
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Alani Nu’s $1.8 Billion Sale to Celsius

February 20, 2025

Cooley advised Katy Hearn and Haydn Schneider, co-founders of Alani Nu, in connection with Celsius Holdings’ (Nasdaq: CELH) definitive agreement to acquire the company for $1.8 billion in cash and stock.

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Harvey Announces $300 Million Series D

February 12, 2025

Cooley advised Harvey, a domain-specific artificial intelligence (AI) platform for legal and professional services, on its $300 million Series D financing at a $3 billion valuation.

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