Mark Ballantyne

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I love the challenges of working with technology and life sciences companies as they evolve from startups to public companies.

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Luna Innovations Gets $50 Million Investment From White Hat, Acquires Silixa

December 21, 2023

Cooley advised Luna Innovations, a global leader in advanced fiber optic-based technology, on its $50 million investment from White Hat Capital Partners and its acquisition of Silixa.

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Lexeo Therapeutics Announces $100 Million IPO

November 3, 2023

Cooley advised Lexeo Therapeutics, a clinical-stage gene therapy company advancing gene therapy candidates for genetically defined cardiovascular diseases and a genetically defined subgroup of Alzheimer’s disease, on its approximately $100 million initial public offering.

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Cardlytics Enters Cooperation Agreement With CAS Investment Partners

September 19, 2023

Cooley advised Cardlytics, an advertising platform in banks’ digital channels, on its cooperation agreement with CAS Investment Partners, a 14.4% stockholder of Cardlytics.

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Cooley Advises on MindMed’s Successful Proxy Contest

June 21, 2023

Cooley advised MindMed, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel product candidates to treat brain health disorders, on its successful proxy contest against FCM MM Holdings.

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Structure Therapeutics – $185.3 Million IPO

February 9, 2023

San Francisco – February 9, 2023 Cooley advised Structure Therapeutics, a clinical-stage global biopharmaceutical company, on its $185.3 million initial public offering, including the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional American depositary shares. Lawyers Charlie Kim, Patrick Loofbourrow, Andrew Harline and Su Lian Lu led the Cooley team.

The offering marks the first sizable US life sciences IPO this year. Structure Therapeutics will use the proceeds to develop new oral therapies for the treatment of various diseases, including those impacting the metabolic, cardiovascular and pulmonary systems. Its lead product candidate targets Type 2 diabetes and obesity.

Structure Therapeutics aims to develop and deliver novel oral therapeutics to treat a wide range of chronic diseases with unmet medical needs. Its differentiated technology platform leverages structure-based drug discovery and computational chemistry expertise, enabling it to build a pipeline of product candidates. The company currently focuses on G-protein-coupled receptors as a therapeutic target class.

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Phil Mitchell
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Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
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Partner, San Diego
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Partner, San Diego
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Partner, San Francisco
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Partner, Reston
Nicola Squire
Partner, London
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Will Cai
Partner, Hong Kong
Thomas Welk
Senior Counsel, San Diego
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Dani Nazemian
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Christine Turner
Associate, Colorado
Vince Flynn
Associate, San Diego
Ivy Wang
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Rick Jantz
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Yuan Dai
Associate, Shanghai
Cara Buchicchio
Associate, New York
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Associate, San Diego
Daniel Gillon
Associate, San Diego
Dionne A. Thomas
Associate, San Diego
Cristina Ferruolo
Associate, San Diego
Brian Lau
International Legal Project Manager, Hong Kong
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Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch - Securities/Capital Markets Law and Venture Capital Law (2021)