Kori M. Cooper

Representative matters and clients have included:

• The Special Committee of Nordstrom, Inc. in its pending US$6.25 billion acquisition by members of the Nordstrom family and El Puerto de Liverpool.
• GlycoMimetics, Inc., a clinical-stage hematology-oncology focused biotechnology company, in its acquisition agreement with Crescent Biopharma, Inc., a privately held biotechnology company advancing a pipeline of oncology therapeutics designed to treat solid tumors. Upon completion of the transaction, the Company plans to operate under the name Crescent Biopharma, Inc (pending).
• An investment portfolio in its investment in a leading energy infrastructure company.
• Funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management in the US$7.5 billion acquisition of the incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) business of Lumen Technologies in 20 U.S. states to create Brightspeed, the nation's fifth largest ILEC.
• Restaurant Brands International in its US$1 billion acquisition of Firehouse Restaurant Group.
• General Motors Co. in its US$2.1 billion acquisition of SoftBank Vision Fund 1’s equity ownership stake in the autonomous vehicle joint venture Cruise.
• A multinational technology company in its proposed acquisition of a consumer robotics company.
• A pulp and paper company in its sale to another pulp and paper manufacturing group through the group’s wholly-owned subsidiary.
• Carrier Global Corporation in its US$4.95 billion sale of its global access solutions business to Honeywell.
• The Special Committee of Duck Creek Technologies’ board of directors in connection with Duck Creek’s US$2.6 billion take-private sale to Vista Equity Partners.
• The nation’s fifth largest incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC), Brightspeed, an Apollo Global Management portfolio company, in receiving a US$500 million investment as part of its strategic partnership with the Mubadala Investment Company.
• A private equity firm in the sale of an aircraft maintenance company to a continuation fund.
• Driven Brands Holdings, a portfolio company of Roark Capital, in its US$170 million acquisition of Auto Glass Now.
• A leading home building company in its acquisition of another home construction company.
• A private equity firm in its investment and partnership with a veterinary practice management service.

Some of the above matters were handled prior to joining Sidley.

Representative clients have included:

• A charitable organization fighting poverty in New York City
• A network for Black and brown professionals in the hedge fund industry
• Start Small, Think Big
• A fellowship supporting Black and Latino men working in the education sector
• Parsons Dance
• An official initiative of the City of New York to support and empower women entrepreneurs
• A children’s literacy program
• A COVID-19 recovery program for small business
• A center for the study of global affairs

The above representations were handled prior to joining Sidley.

Kori serves on the Board of Visitors for the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern University.

In addition, she is a member of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, and the National Association of Women Lawyers.