Media Coverage
Source: The Deal, The Recorder, Daily Journal
Media Coverage
06.18.15
Mountain View-based software company Synopsys Inc. purchased Atrenta Inc. for an undisclosed amount. Atrenta was represented in the deal by a Pillsbury team led by Emerging Growth & Venture Capital partner Tom Chaffin. The team included Emerging Growth & Venture Capital partner Stephen M. Wurzburg, Executive Compensation & Benefits partner Howard L. Clemons, Tax partner C. Brian Wainwright, Intellectual Property partner David H. Jaffer, Emerging Growth & Venture Capital senior associate Gurpreet S. Bal, Executive Compensation & Benefits associate Matthew C. Ryan, Emerging Growth & Venture Capital associate Colin G. Conklin and Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources senior counsel Chuca Meyer. As mentioned in The Deal.
Pillsbury counseled Santa Clara-based storage company Hedvig Inc. in connection with its $18 million Series B funding round announced June 1. Vertex Ventures led the round, with participation from existing investors Atlantic Bridge and True Ventures. Since its 2012 launch, Hedvig has raised approximately $30.5 million. Founded by Silicon Valley software designer Avinash Lakshman, Hedvig makes storage consolidation software. Pillsbury’s team included Emerging Growth & Venture Capital partner Stanley F. Pierson and Emerging Growth & Venture Capital associate Khan Shing. As mentioned in The Daily Journal (subscription required).
Pillsbury also represented software startup Rancher Labs in connection with a $10 million Series A funding round announced June 9. Mayfield Fund and Nexus Venture Partners participated in the round for the Cupertino-based company. Rancher, which develops technology used to build and manage software applications, said it would use the funding to further its product development and to add to the engineering and development teams. Emerging Growth & Venture Capital partner Allison M. Leopold Tilley and Emerging Growth & Venture Capital associate Ryan P. Delaney managed the transaction on behalf of Rancher. As mentioned in The Daily Journal (subscription required).