DLA Piper represented Hackbright Academy, a software engineering school for women, in its US$18 million sale to the Capella Education Company.

Under the terms of the deal, Hackbright will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Capella and maintain its current headquarters and management team based in San Francisco.

The Silicon Valley-based DLA Piper team representing Hackbright was led by partner Tom Furlong and counsel Debra Vernon.