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8.05.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises Discovery Loop on Launch and Initial Funding
On August 5, 2026, a founding team comprised of some of the world’s leading experts in artificial intelligence and distributed computing—Jeff Dean, Sanjay Ghemawat, Quoc Le, and Oriol Vinyals (alphabetical)—announced the launch of Discovery Loop, Inc., a Delaware public benefit corporation. Discovery Loop’s initial funding round is being co-led by Radical Ventures and Khosla Ventures, with participation from Lightspeed, Kleiner Perkins, Doerr Capital, and Alphabet. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is advising Discovery Loop on its launch and the financing.
The company aims to dramatically accelerate technological and scientific progress by automating complex science and engineering tasks. Specifically, it is developing advanced AI systems that leverage massive computational scale to fundamentally transform the speed and efficiency of innovation by automating complete experimental loops. In conjunction with its launch, Discovery Loop has established a long-term partnership with Alphabet for cloud and compute resources.
The Wilson Sonsini team advising Discovery Loop on its launch and initial financing includes Lang Liu, Barath Chari, Alyssa Worsham, Richa Sharma, Sunny Kumar, Will Andrews, MJ Han, Jing Xu, Robert Deng, Jason Choi, and Patrick Begian.
For more information, please see coverage in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Wired.
The company aims to dramatically accelerate technological and scientific progress by automating complex science and engineering tasks. Specifically, it is developing advanced AI systems that leverage massive computational scale to fundamentally transform the speed and efficiency of innovation by automating complete experimental loops. In conjunction with its launch, Discovery Loop has established a long-term partnership with Alphabet for cloud and compute resources.
The Wilson Sonsini team advising Discovery Loop on its launch and initial financing includes Lang Liu, Barath Chari, Alyssa Worsham, Richa Sharma, Sunny Kumar, Will Andrews, MJ Han, Jing Xu, Robert Deng, Jason Choi, and Patrick Begian.
For more information, please see coverage in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Wired.
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7.30.26
Firm Advises Secturion Systems on Acquisition by Carlyle Group
On July 27, 2026, global investment firm Carlyle announced that it had acquired Secturion Systems, a leading provider of high-speed, NSA-certified hardware encryption solutions that protect sensitive and classified information. The transaction marks the first investment by Carlyle’s dedicated middle-market Aerospace, Defense & Government, and Industrials platform. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Secturion on the transaction.
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6.05.26
European Commission Publishes Proposal for Act to Reduce Reliance on Foreign Cloud and AI
On June 3, 2026, the European Commission (EC) released its first draft of a proposed Cloud and AI Development Act (Proposal or CADA), marking a significant step forward in the EU’s efforts to strengthen its digital infrastructure and reduce strategic dependence on non-EU cloud providers.
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6.04.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises Cloudflare on Acquisition of VoidZero
On June 4, 2026, Cloudflare, a leading connectivity cloud company, announced it has acquired VoidZero, an open source-first company behind the next-generation JavaScript tooling ecosystem Vite. The acquisition will unify VoidZero’s high-performance tooling including the Vite build tool, Vitest test runner, Rust-based Rolldown bundler, and Oxc toolchain natively into the Cloudflare ecosystem. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Cloudflare on the transaction.
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4.07.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises Micron Technology on Completed Cash Tender Offers for Outstanding Senior Notes
On April 1, 2026, Micron Technology, an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions, announced that its previously announced cash tender offers to purchase any and all of certain series of its outstanding senior notes, expired at 5:00 p.m. ET on March 31, 2026. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Micron 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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1.07.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises OneStream on Acquisition by Hg
On January 6, 2026, OneStream, the leading enterprise finance management platform, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Hg, a leading investor in software, services, and data businesses. The all-cash transaction values OneStream at approximately $6.4 billion in equity value. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised OneStream on this transaction in a continuation of its long-standing advisory relationship with the company, including leading OneStream’s Up-C IPO in July 2024.
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12.17.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Nutanix on $300 Million Accelerated Share Repurchase Program
On December 17, 2025, Nutanix, Inc., a leader in hybrid multicloud computing, announced that it had entered into an accelerated share repurchase (ASR) agreement with Bank of America. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Nutanix on the transaction.
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12.09.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Morgan Stanley as Financial Advisor to Confluent on its Acquisition by IBM
On December 8, 2025, IBM and Confluent, Inc., the data streaming pioneer, announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which IBM will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Confluent for $31 per share, representing an enterprise value of $11 billion. Confluent provides a leading open-source enterprise data streaming platform that connects, processes, and governs reusable and reliable data and events in real time, foundational for the deployment of AI. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Morgan Stanley as financial advisor to Confluent in the transaction.
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11.19.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Bedrock Data on $25 Million Series A
On November 19, 2025, Bedrock Data, the modern DSPM platform provider for data-centric security, governance and management, announced $25 million in Series A funding led by Greylock Partners with participation from Mangusta Capital, Mantis Venture Capital, Pier 88 Investment Partners, and other investors.
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11.13.25
EdTech Provider Agrees to $5.1 Million Settlement with Three State Attorneys General over Student Data Breach
On November 6, 2025, the California, Connecticut, and New York Attorneys General (collectively, the “Attorneys General”) announced a settlement with Illuminate Education, Inc. to resolve allegations that the company violated state privacy laws following a student data breach. The settlement marks the first enforcement actions under the California K-12 Pupil Online Personal Information Protection Act (KOPIPA, formerly known as SOPIPA) and Connecticut’s Student Data Privacy Law, and also constitutes the second major enforcement action under New York Education Law § 2-d.
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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.