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7.09.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises Beam Benefits on Acquisition by Principal Financial Group
On July 7, 2026, Principal Financial Group announced an agreement to acquire Beam Benefits, an employee benefits company serving more than 25,000 small businesses. Principal currently serves 180,000 employers, providing comprehensive retirement, benefits, and business owner solutions. The acquisition is expected to close in the latter half of 2026, subject to the completion of customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Beam Benefits on the transaction.
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6.30.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises Cognite, Major Shareholders on $3.1 Billion Sale to Schneider Electric
On June 30, 2026, Aker ASA (Aker) and the other shareholders of Cognite announced that they have entered into an agreement to sell 100 percent of the shares in Cognite Holding B.V. (Cognite) to Schneider Electric based on an enterprise value of US$3.1 billion. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati’s cross-border tech M&A team advised Cognite and its major shareholders, including Aker, TCV, and Accel, on the transaction.
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3.13.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises Taggstar on Acquisition by Syndigo
On March 10, 2026, Syndigo, a global leader in product experience management, announced it has acquired Taggstar, a leading AI-powered conversion rate optimization platform for digital commerce. The acquisition expands Syndigo’s product experience cloud by incorporating social proof messaging, attribute messaging and dynamic badging. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Taggstar on the transaction.
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3.02.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises Sense on Strategic Investment from Analog Devices
On January 27, 2026, Sense, a leader in grid edge intelligence, announced it has received a strategic investment from Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), a global semiconductor leader that bridges the physical and digital worlds to enable breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge. This new investment enables further development of grid edge intelligence and management solutions for grid operators. Together, the companies will work with smart meter developers and others in the energy industry to accelerate the adoption of high-performance data and computation capabilities to enable a smarter grid. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Sense on the transaction.
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2.19.26
Firm Advises Ekso Bionics on Contribution and Exchange Agreement with Applied Digital
On February 15, 2026, Applied Digital entered into a Contribution and Exchange Agreement to combine its cloud subsidiary, Applied Digital Cloud Corporation, with Ekso Bionics. At closing, Ekso will operate as the parent of the combined company and will change its name to ChronoScale Company. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is advising Ekso on the transaction.
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2.03.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises Remote on Acquisition of Atlas
On January 20, 2026, Remote, the leading global employment operating system, announced it has completed its acquisition of Atlas, an AI-native expense management solution for global teams. The acquisition provides the foundation for a new category of products from Remote to enable customers to offer more holistic and modern employee experiences to their teams.
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1.16.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises Battle Road Digital on Acquisition by Onebrief
On January 13, 2026, Onebrief, the operating system for modern command, announced that it has acquired Battle Road Digital, a leading defense innovation company applying best-in-class gaming technology to defense and national security challenges. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Battle Road Digital on the transaction.
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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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12.02.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises SteelEye on Merger with FundApps
Wilson Sonsini’s London-based M&A team advised SteelEye, a leading trade and communications surveillance and data analytics platform, on its merger with FundApps, a provider of compliance monitoring and regulatory reporting solutions for the global financial services industry. Backed by FTV Capital, the merger brings together two of the RegTech sector’s most innovative providers to create a single, end-to-end compliance solution for clients across the buy-side and sell-side.
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10.22.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Phare Health on Acquisition by R1
Wilson Sonsini’s London-based M&A team advised Phare Health Ltd, a healthcare technology company building AI-native solutions for inpatient coding and clinical documentation improvement, on its sale to R1 (an industry leader in managing and intelligently automating healthcare revenue management).