Technology

On February 18, 2025, Light & Wonder, Inc. (“Light & Wonder”), the leading cross‑platform global games company, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the charitable gaming assets of Grover Gaming, Inc. and G2 Gaming, Inc. (together, “Grover Gaming”), a leading provider of electronic pull‑tabs for charitable gaming in the U.S., for total consideration of $850 million cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments, and a four‑year revenue based earn‑out of up to $200 million cash. Cravath is representing Light & Wonder in connection with the transaction.

On February 3, 2025, Marlin Equity Partners, a leading global investment firm, announced its majority growth investment in Napier Technologies Limited (Napier AI), a London‑based compliance technology firm supplying anti‑money laundering software to a global customer base. Cravath represented an affiliate of Marlin Equity Partners in the committed debt financing in connection with the transaction.

On February 10, 2025, the Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo, granted summary judgment in favor of Cravath client Dfinity Foundation (“Dfinity), a Swiss not‑for‑profit entity working to create a smart contract platform designed to power blockchain versions of popular internet applications, in purported class action securities litigation.

On February 4, 2025, Marlin Equity Partners, a leading global investment firm, announced its acquisition of EIDO Healthcare, a leading provider of digital consent and patient information solutions. EIDO Healthcare will be combined with Radar Healthcare, an existing Marlin Equity Partners portfolio company and a provider of risk, quality, and compliance software for the healthcare and social care sectors. Cravath represented Marlin Equity Partners in the committed debt financing in connection with the transaction.

On February 10, 2025, FactSet, a global financial digital platform and enterprise solutions provider, announced the acquisition of LiquidityBook, a leading provider of cloud‑native buy- and sell‑side trading solutions, for a gross purchase price of $246.5 million in cash. Cravath is representing FactSet in connection with the transaction.

On February 13, 2025, Cravath partner Nicholas A. Dorsey participated in the International Bar Association’s 6th Silicon Hills Conference – the Tech Epicentre of Texas: from Start‑Up to Exit, which was held from February 12‑14 in Austin, Texas. Nick spoke on a panel entitled “Investing in Tech Startups. Is it Still Worth it?,” which explored investors’ skepticism around tech startups, the current and future M&A environment’s effect on exit valuations, the regulatory environment’s effect on international startup investments and whether investors should look to ventures beyond the tech industry.

On February 10, 2025, Cravath was featured by Law360 as a “Private Equity Practice Group of the Year.” The profile highlighted the Firm’s recent work advising on a number of significant mergers and acquisitions in the private equity space, including its representation of Amentum in its merger with Jacobs’ Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber and Intelligence businesses, as well as Brookfield Renewable in its and Cameco’s $7.875 billion acquisition of Westinghouse and its $2.8 billion acquisition of Duke Energy Renewables.

On February 5, 2025, Cravath published the latest edition of its Cravath Venture Capital & Growth Equity Insights newsletter (formerly the Cravath Emerging Company and Venture Capital Insights newsletter), entitled “2024 Recap and 2025 Outlook.” The newsletter provides an overview of global venture capital and related activity during the second half of 2024 and examines emerging fundraising opportunities, key exit trends and increasing secondaries markets activity; offers insights on artificial intelligence investment and cryptocurrency valuation; and provides updates on regulatory developments.

On January 28, 2025, Cravath was featured by Law360 as a “Tax Practice Group of the Year.” The article highlights the Tax Department’s work on a variety of complex transactions, including its role representing clients Amentum in its merger with Jacobs’s Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber and Intelligence businesses; Endeavor in its $25 billion take‑private acquisition by Silver Lake; Frontier in its $20 billion acquisition by Verizon; the Paramount Special Committee in its $28 billion merger agreement with Skydance; and Vista Outdoor in its $1.125 billion sale of Revelyst to SVP and $1.91 billion sale of its Sporting Products business to CSG.

On January 22, 2025, Cravath partner Noah Joshua Phillips participated in “Late Stage & Public Co GC Dinner Discussion,” an event hosted by The L Suite in San Francisco, CA. The dinner convened GCs and CLOs from late stage and public companies for a guided discussion on the topic of “The Antitrust Equation: Balancing Innovation and Regulation in Tech.” Noah and Chad Skinner, General Counsel at Cloudflare, served as discussion leads for the session.