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Diverse M&A Experience
Brendan represents public and private companies, with a focus on the technology and life sciences sectors, in connection with mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, minority and controlling investments, and other strategic transactions. Brendan has worked on transactions across North America, Latin America, Asia, and Europe.
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Experienced Dealmaker
Brendan's transactional experience includes completed M&A and other corporate transactions valued at over $80 billion in the aggregate.
Brendan Ripley Mahan is a partner in the mergers and acquisitions group of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. His transaction experience includes public and private mergers, tender offers, asset and stock purchases, divestitures, spin-off transactions, and other strategic transactions. Prior to joining the firm, Brendan worked in the mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and acquisition finance groups of Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York. Previously, he served as a law clerk for Deputy Chief Justice Mary Noble of the Supreme Court of Kentucky.
Brendan Ripley Mahan is a partner in the mergers and acquisitions group of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. His transaction experience includes public and private mergers, tender offers, asset and stock purchases, divestitures, spin-off transactions, and other strategic transactions. Prior to joining the firm, Brendan worked in the mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and acquisition finance groups of Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York. Previously, he served as a law clerk for Deputy Chief Justice Mary Noble of the Supreme Court of Kentucky.
- J.D., Cornell Law SchoolCum Laude; Managing Editor, Cornell Law Review
- B.A., Economics, Western Washington UniversityMagna Cum Laude
- State Bar of New York
- State Bar of Washington
- J.D., Cornell Law SchoolCum Laude; Managing Editor, Cornell Law Review
- B.A., Economics, Western Washington UniversityMagna Cum Laude
- State Bar of New York
- State Bar of Washington
Select Transactions
Sell-Side Transactions
- Acxiom in its $2.3 billion sale of its Acxiom Marketing Solutions business to IPG
- Avi Networks in its sale to VMWare
- Bardy Diagnostics its $375 million sale to Hillrom
- Blue Nile in its $500 million sale to Bain Capital
- CloudSimple in its sale to Google
- Cyence in its $275 million sale to Guidewire
- Fastball in its sale of its minority stake in FanDuel to Flutter for $4.175 billion
- Mulesoft in its $6.5 billion sale to Salesforce
- Native Deodorant in its sale to Procter & Gamble
- Peloton Therapeutics in its sale to Merck for up to $2.2 billion
- Pismo in its $1 billion sale to Visa
- Pointy in its sale to Google
- Rightside in its $213 million sale to Donuts
Buy-Side Transactions
- Ambarella in its $307 million acquisition of Oculii
- Conexa in its merger with Zenklub
- DoorDash in multiple acquisition transactions
- Entrata in its acquisition of RentDynamics
- Forescout in its acquisition of SecurityMatters
- Infogain in multiple acquisition transactions
- Mastercard in its acquisition of NuData Security
- Nutanix in multiple acquisition transactions
- Skyscanner in its £1.4 billion acquisition of Trip.com
- Twilio in multiple acquisition transactions
- Veeva in multiple acquisition transactions
- Zscaler in multiple acquisition transactions
SPAC and Reverse Merger Transactions
- fuboTV in its merger with FaceBank Group
- Nuburu in its deSPAC transaction with Tailwind
- QuantumScape in its deSPAC transaction with Kensington Capital
- Sarcos Robotics in its deSPAC transaction with Rotor
- Viracta Therapeutics in its merger with Sunesis Pharmaceuticals
Select Transactions
Sell-Side Transactions
- Acxiom in its $2.3 billion sale of its Acxiom Marketing Solutions business to IPG
- Avi Networks in its sale to VMWare
- Bardy Diagnostics its $375 million sale to Hillrom
- Blue Nile in its $500 million sale to Bain Capital
- CloudSimple in its sale to Google
- Cyence in its $275 million sale to Guidewire
- Fastball in its sale of its minority stake in FanDuel to Flutter for $4.175 billion
- Mulesoft in its $6.5 billion sale to Salesforce
- Native Deodorant in its sale to Procter & Gamble
- Peloton Therapeutics in its sale to Merck for up to $2.2 billion
- Pismo in its $1 billion sale to Visa
- Pointy in its sale to Google
- Rightside in its $213 million sale to Donuts
Buy-Side Transactions
- Ambarella in its $307 million acquisition of Oculii
- Conexa in its merger with Zenklub
- DoorDash in multiple acquisition transactions
- Entrata in its acquisition of RentDynamics
- Forescout in its acquisition of SecurityMatters
- Infogain in multiple acquisition transactions
- Mastercard in its acquisition of NuData Security
- Nutanix in multiple acquisition transactions
- Skyscanner in its £1.4 billion acquisition of Trip.com
- Twilio in multiple acquisition transactions
- Veeva in multiple acquisition transactions
- Zscaler in multiple acquisition transactions
SPAC and Reverse Merger Transactions
- fuboTV in its merger with FaceBank Group
- Nuburu in its deSPAC transaction with Tailwind
- QuantumScape in its deSPAC transaction with Kensington Capital
- Sarcos Robotics in its deSPAC transaction with Rotor
- Viracta Therapeutics in its merger with Sunesis Pharmaceuticals
Select Speaking Engagements
- Speaker, "M&A Strategy for Early-to-Mid Stage Entrepreneurs," Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center, February 22, 2023
Select Speaking Engagements
- Speaker, "M&A Strategy for Early-to-Mid Stage Entrepreneurs," Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center, February 22, 2023
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