Francesca L. Sadler

Francesca has assisted with the representation of the following notable transactions:

IP and Technology Support in M&A Transactions

• Totango, Inc., a portfolio company of Great Hill Partners, in its merger with Catalyst Software Corporation.
• Warner Music Group in the formation of a joint venture with Elliot Grainge’s label, 10K Projects, whereby 10K Projects became a standalone label within the WMG ecosystem and its roster of artists, including Trippie Redd and Ice Spice, joined the WMG family.
• Crown Bioscience in its acquisition of the IndivuServ business unit of Indivumed GmbH.

Corporate and M&A Transactions

• Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. in its US$4.4 billion take-private acquisition of Alteryx, Inc.
• Angel City FC (ACFC), including in (i) equity financing matters, including ACFC’s definitive agreement to sell a controlling interest to Willow Bay and Bob Iger at an enterprise value of US$250 million, (ii) various sponsorship deals, including its sponsorship deals with Sprouts, Crypto.com, Gatorade, ComfyGo, and HubSpot, and (iii) day-to-day operations.
• Music rights acquisition company in its US$180 million securitization of sound recordings, musical compositions, trademarks, and other IP rights for music library assets
• Audeze LLC, an audio technology brand, in its acquisition by Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC.
• Z Capital-backed Xperience Restaurant Group in connection with its acquisition of Rio Mambo Tex Mex and The Rim restaurant chain from RM Restaurant Group.