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Congress has passed, and President Trump signed into law on July 4, 2025, H.R.1, the so-called One, Big, Beautiful Bill (“OBBB”), containing several sweeping U.S. federal tax changes relevant to the venture capital and emerging company sector

Gunderson Dettmer provides a range of its recent fund formation deals that were closed. 

In a partnership with Searchlight Capital Partners, Rêv Worldwide enters into a definitive agreement to acquire the Netspend consumer business from Global Payments in an all-cash transaction valued at $1 billion. 

Leading provider of digital asset infrastructure for financial institutions, Ripple, announces its $200 million agreement to acquire stablecoin-powered payments platform, Rail

Electric Capital lead the $425 million private investment in public equity (PIPE) transaction for 180 Life Sciences Corp. (Nasdaq: ATNF) to establish its Ethereum treasury reserve

Social trading startup, Pocket Protector, announces its acquisition by dYdX, a leading decentralized exchange. 

Gunderson Dettmer proudly embraces The Federal Asian Pacific American Council (FAPAC) national theme for the 2025 Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, “A Legacy of Leadership and Resilience.”

Gunderson Dettmer was recognized as a winner in the 15^th Annual Mergers and Acquisitions Top Middle-Market Deals of the Year for its representation of Foresight Sports in its acquisition by Vista Outdoor and The Athletic in its acquisition by The New York Times, two out of the thirteen winning deals for the categories Media and Consumer Products and Outdoor Recreation.

Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP has elected 15 new partners, effective January 1, 2022, in its largest new partner class to date. In a year of unprecedented growth to more than 400 attorneys in 10 offices, these elevations add to the firm’s corporate and securities, fund formation, growth equity, public offerings/public companies, data privacy, technology transactions and tax practices.