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6.02.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises Contentful on Acquisition by Salesforce
On June 1, 2026, Salesforce, the world's No. 1 AI CRM, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Contentful, a leading composable content platform trusted by over 4,800 of the world’s leading brands to deliver personalized digital experiences at scale. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Contentful on the transaction.
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4.29.26
Firm Advises Match Group on $100 Million Investment in Sniffies
On April 27, 2026, Match Group, a leading provider of digital technologies designed to help people make meaningful connections, announced a $100 million investment in Sniffies, a map-based platform serving non-heterosexual men. The investment represents a significant minority ownership stake and includes the option to acquire the remaining equity in the future. Sniffies will continue to operate independently and remain founder-led, with Match Group supporting the team's vision and growth. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Match Group on the transaction.
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4.08.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises Sportsbox on Acquisition by Investor Group Led by Bryson DeChambeau
On April 7, 2026, a group of investors led by professional golfer Bryson DeChambeau announced its acquisition of Sportsbox AI, a leader in kinematic AI technology and 3D motion capture for coaching and training across mobile sports and fitness applications. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Sportsbox on the transaction.
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3.31.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises Crosspoint Capital Partners on TENEX.AI’s $250 Million Series B
On March 31, 2026, TENEX.AI, the AI SOC company transforming security operations, announced a $250 million Series B round of financing led by Crosspoint Capital Partners. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Crosspoint on the transaction.
The proceeds from the Series B will accelerate TENEX.AI’s global expansion and significantly scale the human expertise behind its AI-native managed detection and response (MDR) service, expanding the team of defenders and engineers delivering cybersecurity outcomes. The TENEX.AI platform enables AI-driven triage, investigation, hunting, and response to threats in under a minute—with 100 percent alert coverage and human analysts governing every decision and accountable for every outcome.
The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Crosspoint on the financing included:
Corporate
Becki DeGraw
Travis Scheft
Michael Murrietta
Enid Qin
The proceeds from the Series B will accelerate TENEX.AI’s global expansion and significantly scale the human expertise behind its AI-native managed detection and response (MDR) service, expanding the team of defenders and engineers delivering cybersecurity outcomes. The TENEX.AI platform enables AI-driven triage, investigation, hunting, and response to threats in under a minute—with 100 percent alert coverage and human analysts governing every decision and accountable for every outcome.
The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Crosspoint on the financing included:
Corporate
Becki DeGraw
Travis Scheft
Michael Murrietta
Enid Qin
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3.27.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises Reltio on Acquisition by SAP
On March 27, 2026, SAP, a global leader in enterprise applications and business AI, announced its acquisition of Reltio, a leading master data management (MDM) software provider, to help customers make their SAP and non-SAP enterprise data AI-ready. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Reltio on the transaction.
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2.23.26
Firm Advises Arcellx on $7.8 Billion Acquisition by Gilead
On February 23, 2026, Gilead Sciences announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Arcellx, a biotechnology company focused on delivering a new class of innovative immunotherapies for patients with cancer and other incurable diseases, for $115 per share in cash at closing and one contingent value right of $5 per share, which represents an implied equity value of $7.8 billion payable at closing. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Arcellx on the transaction.
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12.22.25
Delaware Supreme Court Reverses Rescission of Elon Musk’s Pay Package and Lowers Plaintiff’s Fee Award
In a much-anticipated decision issued on December 19, 2025, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed the Delaware Court of Chancery’s rescission of Elon Musk’s 2018 equity compensation package and, as a result, significantly cut back the trial court’s award of attorneys’ fees to the plaintiffs’ attorneys. The opinion1 resolves a multi-year litigation over Musk’s compensation, which was valued at approximately $56 billion at the time of the Court of Chancery’s post-trial decision in 2024.
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12.19.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Cursor on Acquisition of Graphite
On December 19, 2025, Cursor, the leading AI development platform, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Graphite, a start-up that uses AI to review code. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Cursor on the transaction.
The transaction brings together best-in-class tools for creating, reviewing, and merging code in the AI age. Graphite will continue to operate independently, with the same team and product. According to Cursor, in the coming months the two companies will explore connecting their products, for instance with tighter integrations between local development and pull requests and smarter code review that learns from both systems.
The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Cursor on the transaction included:
M&A
Rich Mullen
Ryan Cooper
Hallee Moore
Valerie Lopez
Drew Downing
The transaction brings together best-in-class tools for creating, reviewing, and merging code in the AI age. Graphite will continue to operate independently, with the same team and product. According to Cursor, in the coming months the two companies will explore connecting their products, for instance with tighter integrations between local development and pull requests and smarter code review that learns from both systems.
The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Cursor on the transaction included:
M&A
Rich Mullen
Ryan Cooper
Hallee Moore
Valerie Lopez
Drew Downing
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12.08.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Harmonic on $145 Million Acquisition of Video Business Segment by MediaKind
On December 8, 2025, Harmonic, a leader in virtualized broadband and video delivery solutions, announced it has received a binding offer from MediaKind, a leader in cloud-based video streaming technology, to acquire its Video Business segment for approximately $145 million in cash. The transaction, which is expected to close in the first half of 2026, is subject to a French employee works council consultation process and customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is advising Harmonic on the transaction.
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12.05.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Chronosphere on $3.35 Billion Acquisition by Palo Alto Networks
On November 19, 2025, global cybersecurity leader Palo Alto Networks announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Chronosphere, a next-generation observability platform built to scale for the AI era, for total consideration of $3.35 billion. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Chronosphere on the transaction.
The combination of Chronosphere and Palo Alto Networks’ AgentiX platform will deliver real-time, agentic remediation for the world’s leading AI-native companies and strengthen Palo Alto Networks' ability to help organizations navigate a world where modern applications and AI workloads demand a unified data and security foundation. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, and is expected to close in Palo Alto Networks’ second half of fiscal year 2026.
The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Chronosphere on the acquisition was led by Damien Weiss, Todd Cleary, Jack Hamilton, and Rob Broderick, and also included:
The combination of Chronosphere and Palo Alto Networks’ AgentiX platform will deliver real-time, agentic remediation for the world’s leading AI-native companies and strengthen Palo Alto Networks' ability to help organizations navigate a world where modern applications and AI workloads demand a unified data and security foundation. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, and is expected to close in Palo Alto Networks’ second half of fiscal year 2026.
The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Chronosphere on the acquisition was led by Damien Weiss, Todd Cleary, Jack Hamilton, and Rob Broderick, and also included:
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7.14.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Windsurf on Acquisition by Cognition AI
On July 14, 2025, Cognition announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Windsurf, the agentic IDE. The acquisition includes Windsurf's IP, product, trademark, and brings the full Windsurf team to Cognition. Wilson Sonsini advised Windsurf 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.