Category: Events
Navigating M&A in Today’s Exit Market for Funds
Our M&A team hosted a webinar exploring how exit dynamics are evolving in today’s environment for funds. The discussion examined key decision considerations when evaluating potential portfolio company sales and combinations, including potential friction points. The session offers valuable insight into the current M&A landscape for venture-backed companies and is […]
Cooley Market Talks – AI and the New Capital Dynamic: IPOs, M&A and What Comes Next
How AI is changing market dynamics With AI transforming capital-raising dynamics and M&A strategies, our clients are navigating a dynamic moment. On April 28, Cooley Partners Jamie Leigh and Dave Peinsipp were joined by Nicole Irvin and Todd Ebe of Goldman Sachs to discuss how rapidly evolving risks and opportunities […]
Event Recording: Capital Markets and the Resurgence of Private Equity
In a recent installment of Cooley’s Market Talks virtual series Jamie Leigh, partner and co-chair of the M&A practice at Cooley, joined Dave Peinsipp, partner and co-chair of the capital markets practice at Cooley, and Umi Mehta, global head of tech private equity and venture capital investment banking at Morgan […]
Event Recording: A Conversation on M&A in Today’s Market
On September 28, 2022, Cooley sponsored the third virtual event in Axios’ Dealmakers series: A Conversation on M&A in Today’s Market. The event highlighted discussions surrounding the ever-changing dealmaking landscape of today and the impact of a recession on the future of the market. Axios technology and business reporter Kia […]
Event Recording: Berkeley Fall Forum on Corporate Governance
Cooley and the Berkeley Center for Law and Business met for a two-day hybrid conference, featuring panel discussions, workshops and interviews on cutting-edge topics in corporate governance, M&A and business law. The Berkeley Forum was hosted live in San Francisco, in accordance with local safety regulations and vaccine mandates, and […]
Event Recording: The Impact of Foreign Investment Screening Regimes on M&A Transactions
Recent years have seen a proliferation of foreign investment screening and control regimes worldwide, and with them, heightened government scrutiny of foreign investment transactions. The implementation of such “foreign direct investment” (FDI) regimes has accelerated as national governments broaden their conceptions of national security issues and seek to protect an […]
Event Recording: M&A Dealmakers Roundtable: Tech M&A Outlook for a Post-COVID World
How has dealmaking changed in the last 18 months? Have we developed new playbooks or best practices? Will the market continue to accelerate through 2021 and beyond? What does all of this mean for the wider tech sector? Seasoned M&A dealmakers met on June 30, 2021 for a discussion on […]
Event Recording: The Tech M&A Bounceback
Axios + Cooley hosted a virtual event on new deal-making in tech M&A. We discussed the future of the market and how innovative teams are getting things done. Axios Technology & Business Reporter Kia Kokalitcheva and Business Editor Dan Primack hosted conversations with: Stewart Butterfield – Co-founder & CEO, Slack […]
Podcast: For Women to Climb in M&A, Male Allyship is ‘Essential’
In an installment of Law.com’s “Legal Speak” podcast, Jamie Leigh, partner and co-chair of Cooley’s mergers and acquisitions practice group, discusses the various levels of support needed to help build more diverse and equitable M&A teams in Big Law, including male allyship, as well as the importance of strategic thinking […]
Drinks with the Deal: Cooley’s Jamie Leigh
Jamie Leigh, partner and co-chair of the M&A practice group, discusses advising tech and life sciences companies, her work for Mirror on its agreement to sell to Lululemon and how she’s staying sane in the pandemic on this installment of Drinks With The Deal, a podcast series hosted by David […]