Rita Sobral

Special Counsel
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Rita's practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions, emerging companies, and other complex corporate matters. Rita advises both public and private clients across multiple industries, including technology, life sciences, financial institutions, consumer and industrials.

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Kpler Announces $241 Million Acquisition of Spire’s Maritime Business

Kpler Announces $241 Million Acquisition of Spire’s Maritime Business

November 13, 2024

Cooley advised Kpler, a fast-growing data and analytics firm on a mission to build one platform for global trade intelligence, on its acquisition of Spire Global’s maritime business for approximately $241 million.

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Ben Shribman
Partner, London
Rita Sobral
Special Counsel, London
Leo Spicer-Phelps
Associate, London
Louise Burt
Associate, London
Marzia Di Candido
Associate, London
Christine Graham
Special Counsel, London
Caroline Hobson
Partner, London
Mo Swart
Associate, London
Natasha Kaye
Partner, London
Eerik Kukebal
Associate, London
Jeffrey J. Tolin
Partner, New York
Chris Coulter
Partner, London
David Fletcher
Partner, Washington, DC
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Kathy O'Neill
Partner, Washington, DC
Chris Stack
Partner, London
Amy Collins
Special Counsel, London
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Cristina DeBiase
Associate, Boston
Liza Hadley
Associate, Boston
Chris Lynn
Associate, London
Daniel Millard
Associate, London
Alex Mitrea
Associate, London
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Colorado

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Mergers and Acquisitions
CooleyREG
Technology Transactions
Technology
Antitrust and Competition
Tax
Labor and Employment
Cyber/Data/Privacy
CFIUS

Clinical Microbiomics and CosmosID Merge To Create Global Leader in Microbiome Research Services

Clinical Microbiomics and CosmosID Merge To Create Global Leader in Microbiome Research Services

October 11, 2023

Cooley advised Clinical Microbiomics, a leading innovator in bioinformatics and systems biology for the microbiome field based in Copenhagen, on its merger with CosmosID, a leading CLIA-certified, GxP-compliant microbiome contract research organization based in Maryland. 

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Rita Sobral
Special Counsel, London
Sydney Sawyier
Associate, London

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Mergers and Acquisitions
Antitrust and Competition
Compensation and Benefits
Tax
Intellectual Property

VectivBio to be Acquired by Ironwood

VectivBio to be Acquired by Ironwood

May 23, 2023

Cooley advised VectivBio, a clinical-stage biotech company focused on the discovery and development of treatments for severe, rare gastrointestinal (GI) conditions, on its acquisition by Ironwood, with an estimated aggregate consideration of approximately $1 billion.

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Brandon W. Fenn
Partner, New York
Rita Sobral
Special Counsel, London
Sydney Sawyier
Associate, London
Sarah Curry
Associate, New York
Trevor Bossi
Associate, Boston
Lois NaYeon Yoo
Associate, New York
Ofir Hadari
Associate, New York
David Burns
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Nicollette R. Kirby
Associate, Washington, DC
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Santa Monica
Steven A. Zuckerman
Associate, New York
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
Rick Jantz
Associate, Santa Monica
Heidi A. Erlacher
Partner, Boston
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Megan Flynn
Associate, London
Anthony Hajj
Associate, New York

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Mergers and Acquisitions
Private Equity
Life Sciences
Technology
Public Companies

Super Group Completes Warrant Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation

Super Group Completes Warrant Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation

January 10, 2023

Cooley advised Super Group, the holding company for top global online sports betting and gaming businesses Betway and Spin, on the completion of its public warrant exchange offer and warrant consent solicitation, as well as its related earnout shares waiver. Jointly, the measures removed the potential issuance of approximately 78.8 million of Super Group’s ordinary shares, lowering Super Group’s potential fully diluted share count by 13.6%. The exchange offer and consent solicitation simplified Super Group’s capital structure, increased its public float and reduced the potentially dilutive impact of the warrants.

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Brian Leaf
Partner, Reston
Rita Sobral
Special Counsel, London
Kyle Huh
Associate, Palo Alto
Harry Calkin
Associate, London
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Rick Jantz
Associate, Santa Monica

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Capital Markets

Oculis and European Biotech Acquisition Corp. Announce Business Combination Agreement

Oculis and European Biotech Acquisition Corp. Announce Business Combination Agreement

Cooley served as US legal counsel to Oculis in its business combination with European Biotech Acquisition Corp. Partners Michal Berkner, Div Gupta, Ryan Sansom and Aaron Pomeroy led the Cooley team.

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Ryan Sansom
Partner, Boston
Div Gupta
Partner, New York
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Patrick Van Eecke
Partner, Brussels
Dr. Matthew Pavao
Partner, Boston
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Jarrett Burks
Associate, London
Calvin Lee
Associate, New York
Katie Kazem
Partner, Reston
Rick Jantz
Associate, Santa Monica
Yasmin Roland
Associate, Brussels
Ryan Sonberg
Associate, Boston
Rita Sobral
Special Counsel, London
Jessica Koffel
Associate, Brussels

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Mergers and Acquisitions
Public Companies
Biotechnology

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New York