Freshfields is representing Zuora (NYSE: ZUO), a leading monetization suite for modern business, on its agreement to be acquired by Silver Lake and GIC in a transaction valued at $1.7 billion. Earlier this year, Freshfields represented Zuora in its cooperation agreement with investor Scalar Gauge.
The Freshfields deal team was led by partners Steven Li, Sarah Solum and Ethan Klingsberg and included associates Joyce Yeo and Elen Shlyakhanova on corporate matters. Partner Lori Goodman, senior associate Andrew Herman and associate Chaim Leggiere advised on executive compensation and benefit matters. Partners Aimen Mir and Jan Rybnicek, special counsel Christine Laciak and associate Elizabeth Giordano advised on antitrust and foreign investment matters. Partner Mena Kaplan, senior associate Marissa Yu and associate Zachary Leonard advised on intellectual property matters. Counsel Jeff Gould and senior associates Shira Oyserman and Kimberly Wang advised on capital markets matters. Partners Chris Lyon and Brock Dahl and associate Christine Chong advised on data privacy matters. Partner Joe Soltis and senior associate Brendan Counihan advised on tax matters. Partner Stephanie Brown Cripps and associate Alice Jeon advised on sanctions matters.
