Addison Pierce

Cooley advised Clearside Biomedical on its $65 million royalty interest purchase and sale agreement with HealthCare Royalty Partners. Debt finance partner Michael Tollini led the Cooley team advising Clearside, a biopharmaceutical company revolutionizing the delivery of therapies to the back of the eye through the suprachoroidal space.

Cooley advised global investment firm Sixth Street on its strategic investment in Blueprint Medicines, a global precision therapy company that invents life-changing therapies for people with cancer and blood disorders. Lawyers Mischi a Marca, Matt Browne, Matt Scarano, Addison Pierce, Matt Kong and Nick Neuteufel led the Cooley team advising Sixth Street. 

Cooley advised sustainable lifestyle brand Rothy’s in connection with its strategic investment from Brazilian footwear brand Alpargatas to fuel global growth and expand vertically integrated operations. The transaction will result in a post-investment valuation of $1 billion. Lawyers Jodie Bourdet, Al Browne, Lindsy Solanki, Farzad Tabaee and Meera Patel led the Cooley team advising Rothy’s.

Cooley advised Vera Therapeutics on its $50 Million debt facility with Oxford Finance. Vera, whose shares trade on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol VERA, is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing and commercializing transformative treatments for patients with serious immunological diseases. Partner Patrick Flanagan led the Cooley team.

Cooley advised Rapid7 on an amendment to its credit and security agreement, with KeyBank National Association as administrative agent; Rapid7’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Rapid7 LLC as co-borrower; and the lenders party thereto. The amended credit agreement provides for a $100 million revolving credit facility and an accordion feature under which Rapid7 can increase the credit facility to up to $150 million. Partner Patrick Flanagan led the Cooley team advising Rapid7, which trades on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol RPD. Rapid7 is a leading cyber security solutions provider, on a mission to make successful security tools and practices accessible to all.