Sidley is representing nCino in its definitive agreement to acquire SimpleNexus in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately US$1.2 billion. nCino provides cloud banking and digital transformation solutions for the global financial services industry. SimpleNexus is a homeownership platform that connects borrowers, loan officers, real estate agents, and settlement service providers throughout the home-buying process.
The Sidley team is being led by Martin Wellington and Ian Helmuth (M&A), and includes Leigh Rorick, James Smith, and Nayef Andrabi (M&A), Rachel Kleinberg (Tax), Corey Perry (Executive Compensation and Transactional Employee Benefits), Jennifer Coplan, Rachelle Soderstrom, Summer Danzeisen, and Dusan Clark (Technology and IP Transactions), and Colleen Theresa Brown, Sasha Hondagneu-Messner, and Lauren Kitces (Privacy and Cybersecurity.)
