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3.12.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises Thinking Machines Lab on Strategic Partnership with NVIDIA
On March 10, 2026, Thinking Machines Lab and NVIDIA announced a multi-year strategic partnership to deploy at least one gigawatt of next-generation NVIDIA Vera Rubin systems to support Thinking Machines’ frontier model training and platforms delivering customizable AI at scale. In addition, NVIDIA has made a significant investment in Thinking Machines to support the company’s long-term growth. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Thinking Machines on both the partnership and the investment.
The partnership between the companies also includes an effort to design training and serving systems for NVIDIA architectures and broaden access to frontier AI and open models for enterprises, research institutions, and the scientific community.
The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Thinking Machines on the transactions was led by Rezwan Pavri, Colin Conklin, and Chris Paniewski, and included Courtney Matteson, Jackie Jung, Mackenzie Tobin, and Parris Bass.
For more information, please see Thinking Machines’ blog post.
The partnership between the companies also includes an effort to design training and serving systems for NVIDIA architectures and broaden access to frontier AI and open models for enterprises, research institutions, and the scientific community.
The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Thinking Machines on the transactions was led by Rezwan Pavri, Colin Conklin, and Chris Paniewski, and included Courtney Matteson, Jackie Jung, Mackenzie Tobin, and Parris Bass.
For more information, please see Thinking Machines’ blog post.
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10.13.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Fivetran on Merger with dbt Labs
On October 13, 2025, Fivetran, a global leader in automated data movement, announced that it signed a definitive agreement to merge with dbt Labs, a pioneer of modern data transformation, in an all-stock deal. The combined company will be approaching $600 million in annual recurring revenue. The transaction marks significant consolidation in the data tooling market as enterprises race to adapt infrastructure for artificial intelligence applications. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Fivetran on the transaction.
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9.17.25
Firm Advises Planet Labs on $460 Million Convertible Senior Notes Offering
On September 12, 2025, Planet Labs, PBC, completed an upsized offering of $460 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2030, in a private transaction. The offering amount included the exercise in full of the option that Planet Labs had granted to the initial purchasers to purchase up to an additional $60 million of notes. In connection with the offering, Planet Labs entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions with an affiliate of one of the initial purchasers and certain other financial institutions. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Planet Labs on the transaction.
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8.06.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Armada on $131 Million Strategic Funding Round
On July 24, 2025, edge computing company Armada announced a $131 million strategic funding round with new investors, including Pinegrove, Veriten, and Glade Brook, as well as participation from existing investors, including Founders Fund, Lux Capital, Shield Capital, 8090 Industries, M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund), Overmatch, Silent Ventures, Felicis, and Marlinspike. The latest investment round coincides with Armada’s launch of Leviathan, a first-of-its-kind ruggedized modular data center solution designed for fast, flexible deployment, enabling megawatt-scale computing power in the world's most contested and communications-challenged areas. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Armada on the transaction.
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7.15.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Thinking Machines on $2 Billion Round Led by a16z
On July 15, 2025, Thinking Machines Labs, the artificial intelligence start-up founded by former OpenAI executive Mira Murati, announced it has raised $2 billion in a financing round led by a16z with participation from NVIDIA, Accel, ServiceNow, Cisco, AMD, Jane Street, and more. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Thinking Machines on the transaction.
The Wilson Sonsini team advising Thinking Machines on the transaction was led by partners Rezwan Pavri, and Colin Conklin. The corporate team also included:
The Wilson Sonsini team advising Thinking Machines on the transaction was led by partners Rezwan Pavri, and Colin Conklin. The corporate team also included:
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6.13.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Scale AI on $14.35 Billion Investment from Meta
On June 12, 2025, Scale AI, Inc., the humanity-first AI company, announced a $14.35 billion investment from Meta Platforms, Inc. that values Scale at over $29 billion. The agreement will also substantially expand Scale and Meta’s commercial relationship to accelerate deployment of Scale’s data solutions. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is advising Scale on the transaction.
In addition, Scale’s founder, Alexandr Wang, is joining Meta to work on Meta’s AI efforts. He will continue to serve as a director on Scale’s board of directors and support Scale’s ongoing work to unlock the power of AI and keep human values at the forefront.
Scale will distribute proceeds from Meta’s investment to Scale shareholders and vested equity holders, providing them with substantial liquidity as well as the opportunity to continue participating in Scale’s success as ongoing equity holders of the company. Following its investment, Meta will hold a minority of Scale’s outstanding equity.
The Wilson Sonsini team advising Scale on the transaction was led by partners Rezwan Pavri, Marty Korman, Rich Mullen, John Brust, and Lester Ang. The team also included:
In addition, Scale’s founder, Alexandr Wang, is joining Meta to work on Meta’s AI efforts. He will continue to serve as a director on Scale’s board of directors and support Scale’s ongoing work to unlock the power of AI and keep human values at the forefront.
Scale will distribute proceeds from Meta’s investment to Scale shareholders and vested equity holders, providing them with substantial liquidity as well as the opportunity to continue participating in Scale’s success as ongoing equity holders of the company. Following its investment, Meta will hold a minority of Scale’s outstanding equity.
The Wilson Sonsini team advising Scale on the transaction was led by partners Rezwan Pavri, Marty Korman, Rich Mullen, John Brust, and Lester Ang. The team also included:
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12.12.24
Wilson Sonsini Advises Underwriters on ServiceTitan’s $625 Million IPO
On December 11, 2024, ServiceTitan, Inc., the software platform that powers the trades, announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 8,800,000 shares of its Class A common stock at a public offering price of $71.00 per share. In addition, ServiceTitan has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,320,000 shares of its Class A common stock at the initial public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions. The shares are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on December 12, 2024, under the ticker symbol “TTAN.” The offering is expected to close on December 13, 2024, subject to customary closing conditions. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is advising the underwriters on the transaction.
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2.20.24
Wilson Sonsini Advises VIZIO on $2.3 Billion Acquisition by Walmart
On February 20, 2024, Walmart and VIZIO announced that they have entered into an agreement for Walmart to acquire VIZIO for $11.50 per share in cash, for an equity value of approximately $2.3 billion. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised VIZIO on the transaction.
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2.01.23
Wilson Sonsini Advises KnowBe4 on $4.6 Billion Buyout
On February 1, 2023, KnowBe4 Inc., a provider of security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, announced the close of its all-cash $4.6 billion acquisition by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. The deal will pay shareholders $24.90 per share. The per share purchase price represents a 44 percent premium to the company’s unaffected closing price on September 16, 2022, the last full trading day before Vista publicly disclosed its initial non-binding acquisition proposal on its Schedule 13-D. As disclosed by KnowBe4 in a press release dated September 19, 2022, an independent special committee of KnowBe4’s board of directors was formed to review this proposal and other potential value creation opportunities.
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4.25.22
Wilson Sonsini Advises Twitter on $44 Billion Acquisition by Elon Musk
On April 25, 2022, Twitter, Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an entity wholly owned by Elon Musk in a transaction valued at approximately $44 billion. Upon completion of the transaction, Twitter will become a privately held company. Wilson Sonsini advised Twitter on the transaction.
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2.28.22
Wilson Sonsini Advises Twitter on $1 Billion Senior Notes Offering
On February 23, 2022, Twitter announced the pricing of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of its 5.000 percent senior notes due 2030. The notes were offered to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and outside the United States to non-U.S. persons pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933. The sale of the notes closed on February 25, 2022. Interest on the notes will be payable in cash semi-annually in arrears, beginning on September 1, 2022. Wilson Sonsini represented Twitter in the transaction.
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11.11.21
Wilson Sonsini Advises KnowBe4 on Upsized Follow-On Offering
On November 10, 2021, KnowBe4, Inc., provider of the leading security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, announced the pricing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 8,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock by certain selling stockholders at a price to the public of $25.75 per share. The offering was upsized from a previously announced offering size of 7,000,000 shares. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised KnowBe4 on the transaction.
The selling stockholders have granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,200,000 shares of Class A common stock on the same terms and conditions. The offering is expected to close on November 15, subject to customary closing conditions. KnowBe4 will not receive any proceeds from any sales of shares by the selling stockholders.
The Wilson Sonsini team that advised KnowBe4 on the offering includes Megan Baier, David Sharon, Courtney Matteson, Brett Schulman, and McKenna Pruitt.
For more information, please see KnowBe4’s press release.
The selling stockholders have granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,200,000 shares of Class A common stock on the same terms and conditions. The offering is expected to close on November 15, subject to customary closing conditions. KnowBe4 will not receive any proceeds from any sales of shares by the selling stockholders.
The Wilson Sonsini team that advised KnowBe4 on the offering includes Megan Baier, David Sharon, Courtney Matteson, Brett Schulman, and McKenna Pruitt.
For more information, please see KnowBe4’s press release.