Press Release 05.06.24
Ian Akisoglu focuses his practice on general corporate matters, including capital markets, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, and securities law compliance.
Representative Experience
- Represented Immersion Corporation, a world leading innovator of touch feedback technology, in connection with entering into a definitive agreement with Barnes & Noble Education Inc. and certain of the company’s existing shareholders and strategic partners, which included Barnes & Noble receiving gross proceeds of $95 million of new equity capital through a $50 million new equity investment led by Immersion and a $45 million fully backstopped equity rights offering.
- Represented Concentrix Corporation, a leading global provider of customer experience (CX) services and technologies, in connection with its agreement to combine with Webhelp SAS for $4 billion.
- Represented Invent Analytics Inc., an award-winning global retail planning solutions provider, in connection with its $17 million Series B funding led by LFX Venture Partners.
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- Represented Intrinsic ID Inc., a leading provider of Physical Unclonable Function (PUF) IP, in connection with its acquisition by Synopsys Inc.
- Represented BluBracket Inc., a code security company, in connection with its acquisition by HashiCorp Inc.
- Represented Noon Energy Inc., developer of a breakthrough ultra-low-cost battery technology, in connection with its $28 million Series A financing led by Clean Energy Ventures.
- Represented EMCORE Corporation, a leading provider of advanced inertial navigation products, in its $17 million public offering of common stock.
Professional Highlights
- During law school, Ian served as a judicial intern for the Hon. James C. Mahan for U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. He was also an online editor for Cornell International Law Journal.
- Prior to his legal career, Ian was an officer in the U.S. Navy.
Education
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J.D., Cornell Law School, 2022
B.A., American University, 2012
Admissions
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California