Cooley Advises ZincFive on DeSPAC Transaction With Spark I Acquisition Corp
Cooley is advising ZincFive on a definitive business‑combination agreement with Spark I Acquisition Corp, a SPAC formed by SparkLabs Group. The deal values ZincFive at roughly $752 million enterprise value and will raise at least $100 million through a private investment in public equity, with the potential for an additional $25 million. Upon closing in the second half of 2026, ZincFive will list on Nasdaq under the ticker ZFIV. The transaction has unanimous board approval and meets its minimum cash condition.
Washington’s CEMA Amendments Take Effect June 11 – What Consumer-Facing Companies Should Know
Washington’s Commercial Electronic Mail Act (CEMA) has been broadened by the state Supreme Court, allowing a claim for each promotional email with a misleading subject line. In response, the legislature passed HB 2274, reducing statutory damages from $500 to $100...
European Union: The Single Market’s Invisible Borders
The European Commission has opened a 12‑week public consultation (until 20 August) on how to curb territorial supply constraints (TSCs) that block cross‑border arbitrage within the EU single market. Recent antitrust actions—Mondelēz fined €337.5 million (≈$368 million) and AB InBev €200 million (≈$218 million)—highlight the limits...
Tango Therapeutics Announces $600 Million Upsized Public Offering
Tango Therapeutics announced an upsized public offering of $600 million, selling 18,166,667 common shares at $30 each and pre‑funded warrants for up to 1,833,395 shares at $29.999. The deal includes a 30‑day over‑allotment option for an additional 3,000,009 shares. Joint bookrunners...
PhysicsX Raises $300 Million Series C
PhysicsX, a London‑based physics AI firm serving industrial engineering, closed a $300 million Series C round that values the company at roughly $2.4 billion. The financing was led by sovereign investor Temasek and introduced new backers M&G Investments and Intrepid Growth Partners. Existing...
Cooley Recognized with Equity Market Deal of the Year at the ALB SE Asia Law Awards 2026
Cooley was named Equity Market Deal of the Year at the Asian Legal Business SE Asia Law Awards 2026, recognizing its counsel on AvePoint’s SG$260 million (~$192 million) underwritten public offering and Singapore Exchange Mainboard listing. The accolade underscores the firm’s cross‑border coordination,...
AI Executive Order Creates Voluntary Framework for Frontier Models, Advances Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity
On June 2, 2026 President Donald Trump signed an executive order that creates a voluntary framework for deploying frontier AI models and upgrades federal cyber defenses. The order mandates a classified benchmarking process to label “covered frontier models” and directs...
Cooley Continues Upward Trajectory in Chambers USA 2026 Rankings
Cooley has bolstered its standing in the Chambers USA 2026 guide, now appearing in 84 practice areas with 173 lawyers recognized. The firm added seven new practice rankings, improved seven others, and earned 37 new individual rankings plus 45 upgrades....
Semble Secures £30M Series C
Semble, a London‑based health‑tech firm, closed a £30 million (≈$38 million) Series C round led by European growth investor Revaia. New investor Partech joined existing backers Mercia Ventures and Octopus Ventures, boosting Semble’s capital to scale its connected‑care platform across Europe. Cooley LLP...
Cooley Launches Global Hearings Practice As Scrutiny Rises
Cooley has formalized a Global Hearings and Inquiries practice, led by partners Susanne Sachsman Grooms and Sascha Grimm, to help companies navigate regulatory investigations across multiple jurisdictions. The unit targets technology firms facing heightened scrutiny over privacy, AI governance, consumer...
Court Overturns Insulet’s $59M Trade Secret Verdict Against EOFlow
A U.S. appeals court has overturned a $59.4 million trade‑secret verdict that Insulet Corp. won against med‑tech startup EOFlow. The original jury finding accused EOFlow of misappropriating Insulet’s insulin‑pump technology, but the appellate panel ruled the evidence insufficient to sustain the...
Cooley Wins Eight LBG Life Sciences EMEA Awards
Cooley’s life‑sciences practice captured eight Legal Benchmarking Group (LBG) Life Sciences EMEA awards on June 4, 2026, including Licensing & Collaboration Firm of the Year for the second year running and Venture Capital Firm of the Year. Partners Frances Stocks Allen and...
Apoha Emerges From Stealth With $36 Million in Funding
London‑based deep‑tech startup Apoha has emerged from stealth with a $36 million Series A round to build its Liquid State Intelligence platform, which positions molecular behavior as a new fundamental data class. The round was led by European VC Singular and included...
UK Reporting for Share Plans With UK Participants Due 6 July
Companies with UK‑based employees must file HMRC employment‑related securities (ERS) returns for share options and awards granted between 6 April 2025 and 5 April 2026. The deadline is midnight UK time on Monday, 6 July 2026, and registration for the online service must be completed by...
Navigating Antitrust Scrutiny of Algorithmic Software
Federal and state antitrust agencies are intensifying scrutiny of algorithmic pricing, targeting hub‑and‑spoke conspiracies that enable competitors to share sensitive data. The DOJ settled two high‑profile cases—RealPage, which must stop using rivals' nonpublic data for rental price recommendations, and Agri...