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Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented PURO Lighting, LLC and LED Supply Co. LLC in their acquisition by Applied UV, Inc., a disinfection technology solutions leader.

Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented Hopoo Games LLC in its sale of the “Risk of Rain” video game franchise to The Gearbox Entertainment Company, Inc.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it is representing Código 1530 Tequila, an expanding premium global spirits brand, in connection with Pernod Ricard’s acquisition of a majority interest in Código.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it represented Cascadia Capital in a definitive agreement to secure a strategic growth equity investment from an investment fund affiliated with Atlas Merchant Capital LLC.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 403 of its attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers® 2023. A total of 279 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 124 attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States.

Perkins Coie attorneys were mentioned in Global Legal Chronicle in an article regarding Higg, a sustainability insights platform for the consumer goods industry, announcing its $50M Series B funding round. 

Perkins Coie is pleased to have advised Higg, a sustainability insights platform for the consumer goods industry, in its $50M Series B funding round.

Perkins Coie is pleased to represent MariaDB Corporation Ab, as it has entered into a business combination agreement to become a publicly listed company on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) with Angel Pond Holdings Corporation, a special purpose acquisition company.

Perkins Coie attorneys were mentioned in “Endeavour’s Partnership With Point B,” an article in Global Legal Chronicle, regarding representing Endeavour, a private equity firm that is a source of capital to private businesses and management teams, on the deal.

Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented Endeavour, a private equity firm that is a source of capital to private businesses and management teams, in its partnership with Point B, an employee-owned global consulting firm.

Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented Xenon arc in its agreement to be acquired by Peak Rock Capital, a leading middle-market private investment firm.

Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented BitTitan, Inc., a global leader in cloud and data migration products, in its acquisition by Idera, Inc., parent company of global B2B software productivity brands. BitTitan will join Idera’s Data Tools business unit.

Perkins Coie attorneys were mentioned in “The HAVI Group’s Acquisition of Pacific Market International,” an article in Global Legal Chronicle, regarding their client, PMI Worldwide being acquired by The HAVI Group, LP.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it represented Pacific Market International, LLC (PMI Worldwide) in its acquisition by The HAVI Group, LP, a global, privately owned company that operates businesses providing services in supply chain, sourcing, and consumer engagement to leading global brands.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 367 of its attorneys were recognized by the 2022 Best Lawyers®. A total of 278 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 89 attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2022 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

Perkins Coie attorneys were mentioned in “DataRobot’s Acquisition of Algorithmia,” an article in Global Legal Chronicle, regarding their client, Algorithmia, being acquired by DataRobot.

Perkins Coie attorneys were mentioned in “Rubicon Technology’s Sale of Majority Stake in Uplight,” an article in Global Legal Chronicle, regarding representing Uplight, Inc. and Rubicon Technology Partners in Rubicon’s sale of its majority stake in Uplight to a consortium of investors.

Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented Uplight, Inc., the technology partner of energy providers transitioning to the clean energy ecosystem, and Rubicon Technology Partners, Uplight’s former majority equity holder, in connection with the consummation of a strategic investment in Uplight by a consortium of investors including Schneider Electric, AES, Huck Capital, Coatue, and Inclusive Capital Partners. The transaction values Uplight at $1.5 billion.

Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented Algorithmia in its acquisition by DataRobot. The Algorithmia machine learning operations (MLOps) platform aims to bring models into production and deliver business value with enterprise-grade security and governance, continuous integration, and accelerated deployment.

Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented Sentropy, a trust and safety technology company that builds artificial intelligence-powered software to safeguard online communities from abuse, harassment, and malicious content, in its acquisition by Discord.

Perkins Coie advised Schwazze, formerly operating as Medicine Man Technologies Inc., in its announced agreement to acquire Southern Colorado Growers (SCG).

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States.

Perkins Coie M&A attorneys were mentioned in Global Legal Chronicle’s article “Outmatch’s Acquisition of Harver” regarding Outmatch’s acquisition of Amsterdam-based Harver.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it represented client Outmatch, a hiring experience global leader, in its acquisition of Amsterdam-based Harver, a leading provider of volume hiring software.

Perkins Coie client, Auth0, a leading identity platform for application teams, announced that it has closed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Okta, a leading independent identity provider, in a stock-for-stock transaction valued at approximately $6.5 billion. Together, Okta and Auth0 address a broad set of identity use cases in the $55 billion identity market.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce it represented Rubicon Technology Partners in its majority investment in Vision Government Solutions, Inc., a provider of software and services for the property tax, CAMA, and appraisal industry.

Perkins Coie client Auth0, a leading identity platform for application teams, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Okta, a leading independent identity provider, in a stock-for-stock transaction valued at approximately $6.5 billion.

Perkins Coie advised Schwazze, formerly operating as Medicine Man Technologies Inc., in its strategic acquisitions of 13 Star Buds retail cannabis dispensaries in Colorado.

Perkins Coie advised Uplight, Inc., the technology partner of energy providers transitioning to the clean energy ecosystem, and Rubicon Technology Partners, its majority equity holder, in connection with the strategic investment in Uplight by a consortium of investors including Schneider Electric, AES, Huck Capital, Coatue, and Inclusive Capital Partners Spring Fund II.

Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented Rubicon Technology Partners in its majority investment in BrandMaker, a leading marketing operations and marketing resource management company.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 358 of its attorneys were recognized by Best Lawyers® 2021. A total of 290 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 68 attorneys were selected for inclusion in the inaugural edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

Perkins Coie LLP is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States. For 2020, the firm is recognized for 55 practice areas and 141 individual attorneys, marking an increase from the 52 practices areas and 139 recognized attorneys a year ago.

Perkins Coie represented Hunter Communications, Inc., a leading regional bandwidth infrastructure provider in southern Oregon and northern California, in its acquisition by Grain Management, LLC, a leading Washington, D.C.-based investment firm focused on the global communications sector.

Perkins Coie and the firm's attorneys were mentioned in the Law360 article, "Cravath, MoFo, Perkins Coie Guide Classifieds Apps Merger," regarding the merger of OfferUp and letgo.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 282 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 32 of its attorneys from nine offices have been named 2020 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States. For 2019, the firm is recognized in 52 practice areas and 139 individual attorneys.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 277 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.

Perkins Coie represented Panjiva, Inc., a privately-held machine learning and data analytics company that provides intelligence on global supply chains, in its acquisition by S&P Global, a leading provider of transparent and independent ratings, benchmarks, analytics and data to the capital and commodity markets worldwide.

Perkins Coie represented California Natural Products, a packager of dairy-based and dairy alternative beverages, soups, broths, teas, nutritional drinks, and wine and spirits, in its acquisition by Gehl Foods LLC, a portfolio company of Wind Point Partners, a manufacturer of ready-to-serve, real dairy products in the sauce and nutritional beverage segments.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 281 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2018 edition of The Best Lawyers In America®.

Perkins Coie attorneys were mentioned in a Law360 article, "Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We Followed This Week," regarding the acquisition of Rightside Group Inc. by Donuts Inc.

Perkins Coie is representing Donuts Inc., a leading domain name registry for new top-level Internet domain extensions, in its $213 million acquisition of Rightside Group, Ltd. (NASDAQ: NAME), also a leading provider of domain name services.

Perkins Coie represented Skyward, the leading operations management solution for commercial drone businesses, in its acquisition by Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), provider of communications and entertainment services over mobile broadband. Skyward brings drone operations management to the Verizon IoT portfolio, simplifying drone operations and management for organizations of any size.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 252 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers In America®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.

Perkins Coie teamed with law firm Osborne Clarke LLP in representing Wirecard AG, a leading global payment company, in its definitive agreement to acquire Citi Prepaid Card Services.

Perkins Coie represented RangeMe, innovators of an online platform designed for retail buyers that manages proposals from worldwide suppliers across multiple categories to find and compare thousands of products from all over the world, in securing $4 million in funding for expanding its operations in the Unites States.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 245 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers In America®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession; a more than 10 percent increase over the 221 firm attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers in the 2015 edition.

Perkins Coie represented Big Fish Games, Inc., one of the world's largest producers and distributors of casual mobile and online games, in its acquisition by Churchill Downs Incorporated (NASDAQ: CHDN), owner and operator of the world-renowned Churchill Downs Racetrack, as well as other racetrack, casino and online properties.

Perkins Coie represented client Bully Dog Technologies, a developer of full-featured automotive calibration solutions for the truck aftermarket, in its merger with SCT Holdings, the leading software company focused on improving fuel efficiency and increasing vehicles performance.

Perkins Coie represented client Palomar Capital Advisors Ltd., an independent financial advisory firm based in Zurich, Switzerland, in connection with its initial $15 million investment in Mantacor Energy LLC, an oil and gas exploration and production company focused on the D-J (Denver-Julesburg) Basin of Colorado and the San Juan Basin in New Mexico.