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D3 Bio Completes $62 Million Series A+

April 15, 2024

Cooley advised D3 Bio – an emerging global biotechnology company that focuses on discovery, development and registration of innovative cancer drugs – on the close of its $62 million Series A+ financing.

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Christina Zhang
Partner, Shanghai
Andrew Harline
Partner in Charge – Singapore, Singapore
Lunga Su
Associate, Shanghai
Xander Lee
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Yiming Liu
Partner in Charge – Shanghai, Shanghai
Zack Gong
Associate, Shanghai
Qi Wang
Associate, Beijing
Kaiting Yang
Associate, Hong Kong
Sherlyn Qu
Legal Consultant, Shanghai
Teresa Yang
Legal Consultant, Shanghai
Cindy Pan
International Legal Project Manager, Hong Kong

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ProfoundBio Announces $1.8 Billion Acquisition by Genmab

April 3, 2024

Cooley advised ProfoundBio, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel antibody-drug conjugate therapeutics for patients with cancer, on its definitive agreement to be acquired for $1.8 billion in an all-cash transaction by Genmab (NASDAQ: GMAB), a dual-listed, international biotechnology company that creates and develops differentiated antibody therapeutics to fight against cancer and other serious diseases.

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Rama Padmanabhan
Partner, San Diego
Patrick Loofbourrow
Partner, Singapore
Rowook Park
Partner, San Diego
Ruomu Li
Partner, Shanghai
Jenny Ge
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Ross Eberly
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Xander Lee
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Jamie Leigh
Partner, San Francisco
Izzy Lubarsky
Partner, New York
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Sonia Nath
Partner, Washington, DC
Jean Park
Partner, New York
Lei Shen
Partner, Chicago
Elizabeth Anne Wright
Of Counsel, Brussels
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Jeff Goldman
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Amy Hallman Rice
Special Counsel, San Diego
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Bin Wang
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Andrew Bae
Associate, Washington, DC
Julia R. Brinton
Associate, Washington, DC
Megan Drill
Associate, San Diego
Mari Dugas
Associate, Washington, DC
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Joyce Li
Associate, Chicago
Jiqiang Lin
Associate, New York
Tyler McClure
Associate, San Francisco
Patrick Sharma
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Ivy Wang
Associate, Shanghai
Monica Xu
Counsel, Shanghai
Freddy Yip
Associate, Hong Kong
Zhijing Yu
Associate, Singapore
Andy Zachrich
Associate, San Diego
Letian Wei
Legal Consultant, Shanghai
Sherlyn Qu
Legal Consultant, Shanghai

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Viking Therapeutics Announces $632.5 Million Public Offering of Common Stock

March 4, 2024

Cooley advised the underwriters of Viking Therapeutics – a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapies for metabolic and endocrine disorders – on its $632.5 million public offering of common stock.

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Denny Won
Partner, San Francisco
Kristin VanderPas
Partner, San Francisco
Charlie Kim
Partner, San Diego
David Peinsipp
Partner, San Francisco
Valerie Sapozhnikova
Associate, Los Angeles Downtown
Madison (JJ) Meng
Associate, San Francisco
Peter A. Haddad
Associate, San Diego
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Wyatt Kernell
Associate, New York
Madhuri Roy
Partner, Palo Alto
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Xander Lee
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica

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ProfoundBio Announces $112 Million Oversubscribed Series B

February 14, 2024

Cooley advised ProfoundBio, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel antibody-drug conjugate therapeutics for patients with cancer, on its $112 million oversubscribed Series B financing.

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Patrick Loofbourrow
Partner, Singapore
Monica Xu
Counsel, Shanghai
Ivy Wang
Associate, Shanghai
Zixiang Liu
Associate, Shanghai
Sherlyn Qu
Legal Consultant, Shanghai
Xander Lee
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Charlie Kim
Partner, San Diego
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Sarah Oliai
Associate, Washington, DC
Letian Wei
Legal Consultant, Shanghai
Teresa Yang
Legal Consultant, Shanghai

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Blue Owl Capital Invests up to $1.05 Billion in BridgeBio Pharma

January 17, 2024

Cooley advised Blue Owl Capital, a top asset manager redefining alternatives, on its strategic investment a $300 million royalty financing and a $450 million credit facility in BridgeBio Pharma, a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on genetic diseases and cancers.

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Mischi a Marca
Partner, San Francisco
Michael Tollini
Partner, Washington, DC
Addison Pierce
Associate, Chicago
Matt Kong
Associate, San Francisco
Ivor Elrifi
Partner, New York
Xander Lee
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Geoffrey Spolyar
Partner, Boston
Jon Cousin
Partner, Washington, DC
Steve Flores
Partner, Chicago
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Michael Egan
Partner, Washington, DC
Jeffrey J. Tolin
Partner, New York
Michael Klein
Partner, New York
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Robert Eisenbach
Of Counsel, San Francisco
Susan Piascik Christoff
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Cathy Hershcopf
Senior Counsel, New York
Stevie Yu
Associate, New York
Yichao Zhang
Associate, New York
Rodrigo Huerta
Associate, Chicago
Jackson Alldredge
Associate, Colorado
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Celine Koh
Associate, Palo Alto
Jameson Davis
Associate, Boston
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Matthew S. Scarano
Associate, San Diego
Xueqing Li
Associate, San Francisco
Mor Agam
Associate, New York
Miriam Peguero Medrano
Associate, Chicago
Sam Rabuck
Associate, Chicago
Chris Rhem
Paralegal Specialist, San Francisco
Veronica Cortes
Paralegal Specialist, New York
Jennifer Fitzpatrick
Paralegal Specialist, Washington, DC
Jason Minio
Paralegal Specialist, Boston
Jeffery Wyzykowski
Patent Agent, Washington, DC

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