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9.28.26
2026 Mid-Year Technology and Life Sciences PIPE and RDO Report
Wilson Sonsini is pleased to present the 2026 Mid-Year Technology and Life Sciences PIPE and RDO Report, analyzing 103 private investments in public equity (PIPEs) and registered direct offerings (RDOs) by U.S.-based technology and life sciences companies between January 1 and June 30, 2026.
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9.24.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises BlackLine on Acquisition of NetNow
On September 21, 2026, BlackLine, the future-ready platform for the office of the chief financial officer that drives digital finance transformation by empowering organizations with accurate, efficient, and intelligent financial operations, announced it has acquired NetNow, an AI-enabled B2B customer onboarding and credit risk management solution. The acquisition expands BlackLine's invoice-to-cash capabilities, bringing automated credit intelligence, AI-enabled risk and fraud detection, and ongoing portfolio monitoring, further upstream in the customer financial lifecycle. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised BlackLine on the transaction.
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9.18.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises Superhuman on Acquisition of Fathom
On September 14, 2026, Superhuman, an AI productivity platform bringing AI to wherever people work, announced its acquisition of Fathom, an AI meeting partner trusted by hundreds of thousands of companies to capture, search, and act on what happens in meetings. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Superhuman on the transaction.
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9.10.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises Autodesk on $1 Billion Senior Notes Offering
On September 10, 2026, Autodesk, Inc., completed its offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.050 percent senior notes due 2029 and $500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.650 percent senior notes due 2033 (together, the “Notes”). Autodesk intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes, together with cash on hand, to repay $1 billion aggregate principal amount under its existing term loan credit agreement. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Autodesk on the transaction.
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8.25.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises Checkr on Acquisition of Truv
On August 18, 2026, Checkr, an AI-powered verification platform for high-stakes decisions, announced the acquisition of Truv, a consumer-permissioned income, employment, and asset verification company. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Checkr on the transaction.
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8.06.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises AiDASH on $350 Million Acquisition by Schneider Electric
On July 30, 2026, Schneider Electric, a global energy technology company, announced it has entered a definitive agreement to acquire AiDASH, a cloud-native software company that provides AI-driven vegetation, asset, and climate risk intelligence to utilities and other critical infrastructure operators, in an all-cash transaction with implied enterprise value of $350 million. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is advising AiDASH 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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6.05.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises SewerAI on Strategic Investment
On June 2, 2026, SewerAI, a leading AI platform for sewer and underground infrastructure intelligence, announced a major strategic investment led by JMI Equity, a leading growth equity software investor based in the greater Washington, D.C., area and San Diego, with continued participation from Innovius Capital, Epic Ventures, and Bentley Systems. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised SewerAI on the transaction.
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5.07.26
North Korea-Linked Schemes to Obtain Employment in U.S. Tech Companies: What You Need to Know and How to Respond
During the past few years, operatives associated with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea or the DPRK) have reportedly infiltrated hundreds of U.S. companies by fraudulently posing as legitimate remote IT workers. The perpetrators, together with accomplices across multiple jurisdictions (including inside the U.S.), funnel wages back to North Korea in violation of economic sanctions, and in many cases steal company data, source code, and trade secrets. In a smaller subset of cases, after being discovered and terminated, perpetrators have released, or threatened to release, sensitive company data and attempted to extort ransom payments.
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4.07.26
2025 Technology and Life Sciences PIPE and RDO Report
Wilson Sonsini is pleased to present the 2025 Technology and Life Sciences PIPE and RDO Report. This report presents analysis related to 163 private investments in public equity (PIPEs) and registered direct offerings (RDOs) by U.S.-based technology and life sciences companies between January 1 and December 31, 2025. The report is limited to transactions in which the company raised at least $10 million and had at least one closing in 2025.
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3.13.26
Firm Advises BlackLine on Agreement with Engaged Capital
On March 10, 2026, BlackLine announced that it entered into a cooperation agreement with Engaged Capital. Under this agreement, BlackLine appointed Storm Duncan and Megan Prichard to its board of directors, and Engaged Capital agreed to various restrictions on its activities at BlackLine. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised BlackLine on the cooperation agreement.