Mergers, Acquisitions & Strategic Transactions

• Represented Hugging Face, an open platform for AI models, datasets and applications, in its $12.93 billion agreement to be acquired by NVIDIA.
• Represented Dell EMC, a global enterprise technology company, in the $1.62 billion sale of EMC’s Enterprise Content Division to OpenText Corporation.
• Represented Own Up, an AI-powered digital mortgage marketplace, in its $175 million sale to Experian.
• Represented The Citizenry, a direct-to-consumer home furnishings and décor brand that partners with artisans worldwide, in its sale to Havenly.
• Represented Hugging Face, an open platform for AI models, datasets and applications, in its acquisition of Pollen Robotics, a developer of open-source humanoid robots.

Growth Financings, Structured Capital & Recapitalizations

• Represented FreshRealm, a food-as-a-service company providing fresh-meal production and fulfillment, in a $110 million structured equity recapitalization backed by FaraNord and Gamstar.
• Represented Hugging Face, an open platform for AI models, datasets and applications, in its $235 million Series D financing.
• Represented Pipefy, a low-code workflow management software platform, in its $75 million Series C financing.
• Represented Saphyre, an AI-powered software platform that automates financial operations and trading workflows, in a $70 million growth equity investment from FTV Capital.
• Represented Bardavon Health Innovations, a workers’ compensation and musculoskeletal health company, in a financing led by WestCap and NewRoad Capital Partners, with participation from KCRise Fund and other investors.

Company-Side Venture Financings

• Represented Hugging Face, an open platform for AI models, datasets and applications, in its $15 million Series A, $40 million Series B and $100 million Series C financings.
• Represented Sevaro Health, a physician-led virtual neurology company, in its $39 million Series B financing.
• Represented Momentum Technologies, a lithium-ion battery and rare-earth permanent magnet recycling company, in its $20 million financing.
• Represented Jolly Labs, a workforce optimization platform using gamified, performance-based incentives, in its $16.5 million Series A financing.
• Represented Frontier Aerospace, a developer of next-generation liquid rocket engines for in-space propulsion, in its $10 million Series A financing.

Fund Investments & Portfolio Exits

• Advised Manna Tree, a private equity firm focused on consumer health and wellness, in connection with the sale of Health-Ade, a kombucha and functional beverage brand, to Generous Brands, a Butterfly Equity portfolio company.
• Represented Manna Tree, a private equity firm focused on consumer health and wellness, in its Series D investment in Gotham Greens, an indoor farming company and fresh-food brand, and in a subsequent bridge financing for the company.
• Represented Manna Tree, a private equity firm focused on consumer health and wellness, in co-leading the $60 million Series C financing of Cheetah, a technology-enabled wholesale food and restaurant-supply marketplace.