Russell Anderson

Cooley advised Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals (Hengrui Pharma), a global pharmaceutical company focused on scientific and technological innovation, on its exclusive license agreement with Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the US and Canada, for HRS-5346, an investigational oral small molecule lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), inhibitor currently being evaluated in a phase 2 clinical trial in China.

Cooley advised EsoBiotec, a biotechnology company pioneering in vivo cell therapies that has demonstrated promising early clinical activity, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by AstraZeneca (London Stock Exchange/Nasdaq Stockholm/Nasdaq: AZN) for up to $1 billion on a cash- and debt-free basis.

Cooley advised UiPath (NYSE: PATH), a leading enterprise automation and artificial intelligence (AI) software company, on its acquisition of Peak, an AI-native company based in Manchester, United Kingdom.

Cooley advised GeBBS Healthcare Solutions, a global provider of healthcare outsourcing solutions, and ChrysCapital, a top India-focused private equity firm, on the agreement for BPEA Private Equity Fund VIII (EQT Private Capital Asia) to acquire a controlling beneficial interest in GeBBS from ChrysCapital.

Cooley advised Adarga, an artificial intelligence-driven software leader, on its acquisition of J2X Solutions, a veteran-owned consulting company with a team that draws on decades of experience in the military and federal law enforcement to provide strategic risk intelligence.