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4.17.26
Firm Advises Neurona Therapeutics on Acquisition by UCB
On April 17, 2026, UCB, a global biopharmaceutical company, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement under which UCB would acquire Neurona Therapeutics, including lead asset NRTX-1001, adding to UCB’s epilepsy portfolio. Neurona Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company focused on advancing regenerative cell therapies for epilepsies and other disorders of the nervous system. Under the terms of the agreement, UCB will pay $650 million upfront and up to $500 million in potential future milestone payments, subject to certain closing conditions. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Neurona on the transaction.
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3.30.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises Octopus Energy on Majority Stake Acquisition of Uplight
On March 24, 2026, Octopus Energy Group, a global clean energy and technology business driving the affordable, green energy system of the future, will cement its expansion in the U.S. by acquiring a majority stake in Uplight, a leading provider of customer engagement and flexibility management solutions that rapidly transform customer participation into dependable grid capacity. The deal is made in partnership with Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader trusted by utilities worldwide, which will remain as a significant minority partner. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to complete later this year. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Octopus Energy on the transaction.
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12.19.25
Action Required: Share Transfers Pursuant to ISO Exercises and ESPP Purchases
Companies frequently grant incentive stock options (ISOs) or sponsor an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) to provide tax-advantaged equity incentives to employees who are U.S. taxpayers. One aspect of the tax-advantaged nature of these programs is that the economic benefit transferred to employees in connection with a purchase of stock is generally not reportable as employment-based income in the year the stock is purchased and is, therefore, excluded from employee Form W-2s.
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11.17.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Cloudflare in Acquisition of Replicate
On November 17, 2025, Cloudflare, the leading connectivity cloud company, announced it has agreed to acquire Replicate, an AI platform that makes it easy for developers to deploy and run AI models. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Cloudflare on the transaction.
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7.10.25
Wilson Sonsini Represents Tenstorrent in Acquisition of Blue Cheetah
On July 1, 2025, Tenstorrent, a next-generation computing company building computers for AI, announced that it had acquired Blue Cheetah Analog Design, a startup specializing in highly customized analog mixed-signal IP. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Tenstorrent on the transaction.
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6.06.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Plus on Business Combination with Churchill IX
On June 5, 2025, Plus Automation (Plus), a physical AI company commercializing AI-based virtual driver software for autonomous trucks, and Churchill Capital Corp IX (Churchill IX), a special purpose acquisition company, announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to effect a business combination. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Plus on the transaction.
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1.14.25
Action Required: Share Transfers Pursuant to ISO Exercises and ESPP Purchases
Companies frequently grant incentive stock options (ISOs) or sponsor an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) to provide tax-advantaged equity incentives to employees that are U.S. taxpayers. One aspect of the tax-advantaged nature of these programs is that the economic benefit transferred to employees in connection with a purchase of stock is generally not reportable as employment-based income in the year the stock is purchased and is therefore excluded from employee Form W-2s.
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6.12.24
Wilson Sonsini Represents Frequence in its Acquisition by Madhive
On June 11, 2024, Madhive, a NYC-based technology company for local Connected Television advertising (“CTV”), acquired Frequence, Inc., a Mountain View, CA-based provider of omnichannel ad sales enablement and workflow software for local media companies and agencies. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Frequence on the transaction.
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12.21.23
Action Required: Share Transfers Pursuant to ISO Exercises and ESPP Purchases
Companies frequently grant tax-advantaged incentive stock options (ISOs) or sponsor a tax-advantaged employee stock purchase plan (an ESPP) to provide tax-advantaged equity incentives to employees that are U.S. taxpayers. One aspect of the tax-advantaged nature of these programs is that the economic benefit transferred to employees in connection with a purchase of stock is generally not reportable as employment-based income in the year the stock is purchased, and is therefore excluded from employee Form W-2s.
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9.29.23
Wilson Sonsini Advises Nextdata on $12 Million Seed Financing
On September 28, 2023, Nextdata, a provider of a data-mesh-native platform to build and share data products at scale, announced $12 million in seed funding co-led by Greycroft and Acrew Capital with participation from additional investors and leading industry angels. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Nextdata on the transaction.
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9.11.23
Wilson Sonsini Advises Falkonry on Acquisition by IFS
On August 23, 2023, IFS, a global cloud enterprise software company, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Falkonry, Inc., a California-based Industrial AI software company that provides automated, high-speed data analysis to the manufacturing and defense industries. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Falkonry on the transaction.