Broderick K. Henry

Broderick K. Henry Jr.

Partner

Highly-Skilled M&A Advisor

Broderick provides practical strategic advice to technology and life science companies at all stages of the business life cycle in connection with mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, equity investments, and joint ventures and other corporate and strategic transactions.
Trusted Advisor to Founders and Companies

Broderick regularly advises start-ups, emerging companies, and public companies on corporate governance matters, M&A, and strategic transactions for industry-leading companies, including Splunk, Mandiant, Medallia, and Headspace Health.

Broderick Henry is a partner in the Palo Alto office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where his practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, equity investments, and other strategic matters involving public and private companies. Broderick primarily represents clients in the technology industry, but has represented clients in a wide range of industries, including aviation, financial services, consumer products, energy and infrastructure, security, and manufacturing.

Prior to joining the firm, Broderick was an associate in the New York office of Milbank LLP, where he was a member of the corporate department.

Experience

Prior to joining the firm, Broderick was an associate in the New York office of Milbank LLP, where he was a member of the corporate department.

Education

J.D., New York University School of Law, 2011Dean's Scholarship, NYC Bar Diversity Fellow
B.A., Finance, University of Notre Dame, 2007

Admissions

State Bar of California
State Bar of New York

Credentials

Education

J.D., New York University School of Law, 2011Dean's Scholarship, NYC Bar Diversity Fellow
B.A., Finance, University of Notre Dame, 2007

Admissions

State Bar of California
State Bar of New York

Select Transactions

Aeris Communications in its acquisition of IoT accelerator and connected vehicle cloud businesses from Ericsson
ART19 in its sales to Amazon
Ginger in its merger with Headspace Health
GoFundMe in its acquisition of Classy
Mandiant in its $5.4 billion sale to Google
Mandiant in its $1.2 billion divesture to Symphony Technology Group
Mandiant in its $250 million acquisition of Verodin, $175 million acquisition of Respond Software and other various transactions
Marqeta in its $275 million acquisition of Power Finance
Medallia in its acquisition of Zingle, Voci Technologies and Stella Services
Poly in its $3.3 billion sale to HP
Splunk in its acquisition of Twinwave and Rigor

Matters

Select Transactions

Aeris Communications in its acquisition of IoT accelerator and connected vehicle cloud businesses from Ericsson
ART19 in its sales to Amazon
Ginger in its merger with Headspace Health
GoFundMe in its acquisition of Classy
Mandiant in its $5.4 billion sale to Google
Mandiant in its $1.2 billion divesture to Symphony Technology Group
Mandiant in its $250 million acquisition of Verodin, $175 million acquisition of Respond Software and other various transactions
Marqeta in its $275 million acquisition of Power Finance
Medallia in its acquisition of Zingle, Voci Technologies and Stella Services
Poly in its $3.3 billion sale to HP
Splunk in its acquisition of Twinwave and Rigor

Recent Insights

Client Highlights

On October 21, 2024, financial infrastructure platform Stripe confirmed that it is acquiring stablecoin infrastructure provider Bridge. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Stripe on the transaction.

“Stablecoins are room-temperature superconductors for financial services. Thanks to stablecoins, businesses around the world will benefit from significant speed, coverage, and cost improvements in the coming years. Stripe is going to build the world’s best stablecoin infrastructure, and, to that end, we are delighted to welcome Bridge to Stripe,” wrote Stripe CEO Patrick Collison on X.

The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approvals and other closing conditions, is expected to close in the coming months.

The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Stripe on the transaction includes:

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Client Highlights

On January 11, 2024, Renesas Electronics Corporation (Renesas, TSE: 6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, and Transphorm, Inc. (Transphorm, Nasdaq: TGAN), a global leader in robust gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductors, announced that they had entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which a subsidiary of Renesas will acquire all outstanding shares of Transphorm’s common stock for $5.10 per share in cash, for a transaction value of approximately $339 million. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Transphorm on the transaction.

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