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Invictus Growth Partners Raises $574 Million for Oversubscribed Fund II and Related Co-Investment Vehicles

May 21, 2025

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John Clendenin
Partner, Palo Alto
Elizabeth Reese
Partner, San Francisco
Darren DeStefano
Partner, Reston
Steve Flores
Partner, Chicago
Annie Froehlich
Partner, Washington, DC
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Jimmy Matteucci
Partner, Palo Alto
Stacey Song
Partner, New York
Aalok Virmani
Partner, Chicago
Bernard Hatcher
Senior Counsel, San Francisco
Cicely Shannon
Associate, San Francisco
Jon Turk
Senior Paralegal, Washington, DC

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DualityBio Announces HK$1.64 Billion IPO

April 24, 2025

Cooley advised the underwriters of Duality Biologics (DualityBio), a clinical-stage biotech company focused on the discovery and development of next-generation antibody-drug conjugate therapeutics for patients with cancer and autoimmune diseases, in connection with its HK$1.64 billion global initial public offering (IPO).

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Yiming Liu
Partner in Charge – Shanghai, Shanghai
Michael Yu
Partner in Charge – Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Vince Sampson
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Monica Xu
Special Counsel, Shanghai
Hilda Li
Associate, Hong Kong
Zixiang Liu
Associate, Shanghai
Patrick Sharma
Associate, Santa Monica
Yiying Wang
Associate, Shanghai
Yunxiang Xu
Associate, Shanghai
Kaiting Yang
Associate, Hong Kong
Tonny Yu
Associate, Hong Kong
Tonny Yu
Associate, Hong Kong
Letian Wei
Legal Consultant, Shanghai
Cindy Pan
International Legal Project Manager, Hong Kong
Zoe Wang
International Legal Project Manager, Shanghai
Philip Kwan
Senior Legal Assistant, Hong Kong
Jin Wang
Senior Legal Assistant, Beijing

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VISEN Pharmaceuticals Announces HK$783 Million IPO

March 21, 2025

Cooley advised VISEN Pharmaceuticals, a late-stage, near-commercialization biopharmaceutical company focused on providing treatments for select endocrine diseases in Greater China (including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan), on its HK$783 million (approximately US$101 million) initial public offering (IPO) on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, subject to the exercise of a 15% overallotment option.

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Michael Yu
Partner in Charge – Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Yiming Liu
Partner in Charge – Shanghai, Shanghai
Will Cai
Partner, Hong Kong
Annie Froehlich
Partner, Washington, DC
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
Francis Wheeler
Senior Counsel, Colorado
Hilda Li
Associate, Hong Kong
Ying Liu
Associate, Hong Kong
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Hardy Zhou
Associate, New York
Alex Wu
Associate, Shanghai
Philip Kwan
Senior Legal Assistant, Hong Kong
Kaiting Yang
Associate, Hong Kong

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Redacted RnD Announces Acquisition of Maserati Formula E Team

February 19, 2025

Cooley advised Redacted RnD, a company founded by Brooklyn Earick with a focus on technology, sports, and media and entertainment, on its acquisition of the Maserati Formula E team.

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Dave Young
Partner, Santa Monica
Bram G. Couvreur
Partner, Santa Monica
Helen Pantelides
Partner, London
Harry Calkin
Associate, London
Lewis Loy
Associate, Santa Monica
Leina Verrier
Associate, Santa Monica
Paula Holland
Partner, London
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Ellie Seber
Partner, Santa Monica
Lukas Roth
Associate
Alice Wong
Associate, London

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Aardvark Therapeutics Announces $94.2 Million IPO

February 14, 2025

Cooley advised the underwriters of Aardvark Therapeutics, a phase 3 biotech company developing novel small-molecule therapies for metabolic diseases, in connection with Aardvark’s $94.2 million initial public offering (IPO).

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Charlie Kim
Partner, San Diego
Kristin VanderPas
Partner, San Francisco
Denny Won
Partner, San Francisco
Jean Park
Partner, New York
Christine Turner
Associate, Colorado
Ryan Lewis
Associate, Colorado
Joanna Zhang
Associate, San Diego
Lila Hope
Partner, Palo Alto
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Zack Gong
Associate, Shanghai
Tony P. Guan
Associate, Santa Monica
Sarah Miller
Associate, New York

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