Wilson Sonsini Advises DataPelago on Acquisition by NetApp

On July 16, 2026, NetApp® announced it has acquired DataPelago, a California-based AI data infrastructure company. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised DataPelago on the transaction.

DataPelago's core technology, Nucleus, is a universal data processing engine that uses heterogeneous accelerated computing across CPUs and GPUs to process data where it lives. The acquisition marks a foundational expansion of NetApp's portfolio, enabling GPU-accelerated data processing aligned directly with the storage layer. Going forward, DataPelago will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of NetApp.

The Wilson Sonsini team that advised DataPelago on the transaction included:

M&A
Broderick Henry
Nikki Smith Howard
Ikechi Ngwangwa

Corporate
Jonathan Chan
Lauren Lichtblau
Sunny Kumar
Laura Odujinrin
Mary Morrissey
Kate Kirkpatrick

Patents and Innovations
Michael Rosato
Hin Au
Ali Alemozafar

Technology Transactions
Mary O'Brien
Andrew Poling
Graham Hendrick
Stephanie Stark 

Data, Privacy, and Cybersecurity
Daniel Chen
Dan Shin

Employee Benefits and Compensation
Megan Schilling
Gregory Hughes
Emma Wilcox
Laura Yun

Employment Law
Matt Gorman
Quinn Christie

Tax
Greg Broome
Ryan Wong

Regulatory
Anne Seymour
Seth Cowell
Grace Beck
Waqas Shahid

For more information, please see NetApp's news release. Additional coverage can be found on Pulse 2.0.