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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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11.04.25
Firm Advises Automation Anywhere on Acquisition of Aisera
On November 4, 2025, Automation Anywhere, the leading provider of Agentic Process Automation (APA) and agentic solutions, announced it has acquired Aisera, the leading provider of agentic solutions for autonomous IT. The acquisition expands Automation Anywhere’s deep AI portfolio and expertise in automating mission-critical enterprise processes with Aisera’s industry-leading self-service agents for IT Service Management (ITSM), HR, and Customer Service—creating the industry’s most comprehensive agentic automation portfolios to deliver autonomous operations across departments and improve employee and customer experience. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Automation Anywhere on the transaction.
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7.09.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Jony Ive and LoveFrom on $6.5 Billion Acquisition of io Products by OpenAI
On July 9, 2025, OpenAI closed its acquisition of io Products, a hardware start-up company co-founded by Jony Ive, for approximately $6.5 billion in stock. Jony Ive and his design firm, LoveFrom, will remain independent and assume deep design and creative responsibilities across OpenAI. Wilson Sonsini advised Jony Ive and LoveFrom on the transaction.
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6.27.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Xero on Acquisition of Melio for up to $3 Billion
On June 24, 2025, New Zealand-based Xero Limited, a global small business platform that helps customers supercharge their business by bringing together the most important small business tools, announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire U.S.-based Melio Limited, a leading SMB bill pay platform that seamlessly integrates accounting and payments, and its associated entities (collectively Melio). The acquisition is expected to be funded through a mix of cash and equity, with an upfront consideration of $2.5 billion in cash and equity consideration and up to $500 million in contingent consideration, deferrals and rollovers payable to Melio employees. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is serving as lead counsel to Xero on the acquisition.
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6.06.25
Firm Advises IonQ on Acquisition of Lightsynq Technologies
On May 30, 2025, IonQ, a leading commercial quantum computing and networking company, completed its acquisition of Lightsynq Technologies Inc., a Boston-based startup founded by former Harvard University quantum memory experts. The addition of Lightsynq’s team and intellectual property is expected to significantly accelerate IonQ’s quantum networking and quantum computing roadmaps. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised IonQ on the transaction.
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5.08.25
Firm Advises IonQ on Agreement to Acquire Lightsynq Technologies
On May 7, 2025, IonQ, a leading commercial quantum computing and networking company, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Lightsynq Technologies Inc., a Boston-based start-up founded by former Harvard University quantum memory experts. Lightsynq’s team and IP are expected to significantly accelerate both IonQ’s quantum networking and quantum computing roadmaps. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is advising IonQ on the transaction.
Lightsynq was founded by former Harvard quantum networking experts and Amazon Web Services (AWS) Center for Quantum Networking leaders Dr. Mihir Bhaskar (CEO), Dr. Bart Machielse (CTO), and Dr. David Levonian (CPO) with the goal of building the leading photonic interconnect platform to enable high-fidelity, multi-nodal qubit operations. Lightsynq’s approach not only supports modular scalability, but also advances fault-tolerance for creating the world’s most powerful interconnected quantum systems. Lightsynq’s unique architecture provides a powerful platform to support IonQ’s quantum computers and advance the company’s quantum networking roadmap.
IonQ will also acquire ownership of Lightsynq’s portfolio of over 20 technology patents and patent applications related to quantum memory, further strengthening IonQ’s growing intellectual property position.
The Wilson Sonsini team advising IonQ on the acquisition includes:
M&A
Rich Mullen
Brian Chan
Hallee Moore
Elia Perez Villamarin
Austin Wolfe
Melis Kilic
Matt Katona
Lightsynq was founded by former Harvard quantum networking experts and Amazon Web Services (AWS) Center for Quantum Networking leaders Dr. Mihir Bhaskar (CEO), Dr. Bart Machielse (CTO), and Dr. David Levonian (CPO) with the goal of building the leading photonic interconnect platform to enable high-fidelity, multi-nodal qubit operations. Lightsynq’s approach not only supports modular scalability, but also advances fault-tolerance for creating the world’s most powerful interconnected quantum systems. Lightsynq’s unique architecture provides a powerful platform to support IonQ’s quantum computers and advance the company’s quantum networking roadmap.
IonQ will also acquire ownership of Lightsynq’s portfolio of over 20 technology patents and patent applications related to quantum memory, further strengthening IonQ’s growing intellectual property position.
The Wilson Sonsini team advising IonQ on the acquisition includes:
M&A
Rich Mullen
Brian Chan
Hallee Moore
Elia Perez Villamarin
Austin Wolfe
Melis Kilic
Matt Katona
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2.27.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises IonQ on Acquiring Controlling Stake in ID Quantique
On February 26, 2025, IonQ, a leader in the quantum computing and networking industries, announced that it has reached a definitive agreement with SK Telecom, the largest wireless telecommunications operator in South Korea, and Geneva-based ID Quantique, a global leader in quantum safe networking and sensing, to acquire a controlling stake in ID Quantique. Additionally, IonQ expects to enter into a strategic partnership focused on quantum with SK Telecom. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is advising IonQ on the transactions.
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2.27.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Marqeta on Acquisition of TransactPay
On February 26, 2025, Marqeta, the global modern card issuing platform that enables embedded finance solutions for the world’s innovators, and TransactPay, a BIN Sponsorship provider that is licensed as an E-Money Institution (EMI) to issue e-money and undertake payment services in the UK and European Economic Area, announced that they have entered into an agreement under which Marqeta will acquire TransactPay. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Marqeta on the transaction.
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12.20.24
Wilson Sonsini Advises Cohu on Acquisition of Tignis
On December 16, 2024, Cohu, a global supplier of equipment and services optimizing semiconductor manufacturing yield and productivity, announced that it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Tignis, a provider of artificial intelligence (AI) process control and analytics-based monitoring software. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Cohu on the transaction.
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11.07.24
Wilson Sonsini Advises IonQ on Acquisition of Qubitekk
On November 6, 2024, IonQ, a leader in quantum computing, announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the operating assets of Qubitekk, a quantum networking company. As part of the transaction, the Qubitekk team will join IonQ and the acquisition is expected to complete within the next six months, subject to the satisfaction of certain closing conditions. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised IonQ on the transaction.
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10.25.24
Wilson Sonsini Advises Socure on $136 Million Acquisition of Effectiv
On October 24, 2024, Socure, the leading provider of artificial intelligence for digital identity verification, fraud prevention, and sanction screening, announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Effectiv, a real-time risk decisioning company, for $136 million. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Socure on the transaction.
The strategic acquisition pairs Socure’s best-in-class digital identity verification and fraud solutions with a developer-friendly AI orchestration and decisions platform. With this acquisition, Socure—which serves more than 2,700 customers and has verified more than 2.26 billion identities over the past 12 months—further solidifies its leadership position in the identity verification and fraud prevention market, and is propelled into the $200 billion enterprise fraud industry, which additionally encompasses payments fraud, credit underwriting, and AML transaction monitoring. The transaction is expected to close in November.
The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Socure on the transaction includes:
The strategic acquisition pairs Socure’s best-in-class digital identity verification and fraud solutions with a developer-friendly AI orchestration and decisions platform. With this acquisition, Socure—which serves more than 2,700 customers and has verified more than 2.26 billion identities over the past 12 months—further solidifies its leadership position in the identity verification and fraud prevention market, and is propelled into the $200 billion enterprise fraud industry, which additionally encompasses payments fraud, credit underwriting, and AML transaction monitoring. The transaction is expected to close in November.
The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Socure on the transaction includes:
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3.20.24
Wilson Sonsini Advises Lumino Labs on $2.8 Million Pre-Seed Financing
On March 19, 2024, Lumino Labs, an AI infrastructure start-up, announced that it has raised a $2.8 million pre-Seed financing round. Lumino is building an integrated hardware and software compute protocol for AI workloads. The protocol uses economic incentives to bring compute resources together, blockchain to ensure models are being trained correctly, and a SDK for developers to get started instantly. This round's investors include Longhash Ventures, Inception Ventures, Protocol Labs, Fenbushi Capital, OrangeDAO, and Escape Velocity.