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Uber Technologies $8.1 Billion IPO

May 11, 2019

Cooley advised Uber on its $8.1 billion initial public offering of 207,000,000 shares of common stock. Uber, whose securities now trade on the NYSE under the symbol “UBER,” is a mobility platform revolutionizing the personal ridesharing, meal delivery and logistics industries. Partners Dave Peinsipp, Siana Lowrey, Drew Williamson, Charlie Kim and Kristin VanderPas led the Cooley team.

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David Peinsipp
Partner, San Francisco
Siana Lowrey
Of Counsel
Drew Williamson
Partner, San Francisco
Charlie Kim
Partner, San Diego
Kristin VanderPas
Partner, San Francisco

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Zoom - $864 Million IPO

April 18, 2019

Cooley advised Zoom on its $864 million initial public offering of 24,000,000 shares of common stock, which includes the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares. Zoom, whose securities now trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “ZM,” helps businesses and organizations bring their teams together in a frictionless environment to get more done. The company’s easy, reliable cloud platform for video, voice, content sharing and chat runs across mobile devices, desktops, telephones and room systems. Partners Jon Avina, Calise Cheng and Bradley Libuit led the Cooley team.

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Jon Avina
Partner, Palo Alto

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Snowflake – $4 Billion IPO

October 21, 2020

Cooley advised Snowflake on its $3.9 billion initial public offering of 32,200,000 Class A shares of common stock, which includes the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares. Snowflake, whose securities now trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “SNOW,” is a cloud software company pioneering the data cloud, an ecosystem where customers, partners and data providers can break down data silos and derive value from rapidly growing data sets in secure, governed and compliant ways. Partners Mark Tanoury, Jon Avina and Seth Gottlieb led the Cooley team.

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Mark Tanoury
Senior Partner, Palo Alto
Jon Avina
Partner, Palo Alto
Kate Nichols
Partner, Palo Alto
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Santa Monica

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Cooley Advises Instacart on $660 Million IPO

September 19, 2023

Cooley advised Instacart, the leading grocery technology company in North America, on its $660 million initial public offering.

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Jon Avina
Partner, Palo Alto
Rachel Proffitt
Partner and Chief Executive Officer, San Francisco
Milson Yu
Partner, Palo Alto
Nyron J. Persaud
Partner, New York
Kate Nichols
Partner, Palo Alto
Colleen Badgley
Partner, Seattle
Julia Gage
Associate, San Francisco
Eric Steiner
Paralegal Specialist, San Francisco

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Legend Biotech - $487 Million IPO

June 9, 2020

Cooley advised Legend Biotech on its $487.3 million initial public offering of 21,188,750 American Depository Shares (ADSs). Legend Biotech, whose securities now trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “LEGN”, is global clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of novel cell therapies for oncology and other indications. Partners Div Gupta, Rob Phillips, Will Cai, Michael Yu and Rich Segal led the Cooley team.

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Div Gupta
Partner, New York
Will Cai
Partner, Hong Kong
Michael Yu
Partner in Charge – Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Richard Segal
Partner, New York
Mark Ballantyne
Partner, Reston
Denny Won
Partner, San Francisco
Jayne M. Munger
Associate, New York
Ying Liu
Associate, Hong Kong
Lila Hope
Partner, Palo Alto

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