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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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Partner, San Diego
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Partner, Singapore
Andrew Harline
Partner, Singapore
Su Lian Lu
Special Counsel, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Alexander Lee
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Karen Deschaine
Partner, San Diego
Jie Zhang
Partner, Hong Kong
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
Carlos Ramirez
Partner, San Diego
Ryan Blair
Partner, San Diego
Joshua Mates
Partner, San Francisco
Mark Ballantyne
Partner, Reston
Nicola Squire
Partner, London
Francis Wheeler
Partner, Colorado
Will Cai
Partner, Hong Kong
Thomas Welk
Senior Counsel, San Diego
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington DC
Dani Nazemian
Special Counsel, San Diego
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Bin Wang
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Lisa Yuan
Special Counsel, Beijing
Jennifer Shanley
Special Counsel, New York
Christine Turner
Associate, Colorado
Vince Flynn
Associate, San Diego
Ivy Wang
Associate, Shanghai
Rick Jantz
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Yuan Dai
Associate, Shanghai
Cara Buchicchio
Associate, New York
Megan Drill
Associate, San Diego
Daniel Gillon
Associate, San Diego
Dionne A. Thomas
Associate, San Diego
Cristina Ferruolo
Associate, San Diego
Alexander Davis
Associate, San Diego
Brian Lau
International Legal Project Manager, Hong Kong
Jessica Wade
Paralegal Specialist, San Diego
Kate Walther
Paralegal Specialist, San Diego
Lunga Su
Associate, Shanghai
Christine S. Kim
Associate, San Diego
Andy Zachrich
Associate, San Diego

2C2P and Ant Group Partner to Accelerate Digital Payment Adoption

April 21, 2022

Cooley advised 2C2P, a global payments platform, on its strategic partnership with Ant Group, an innovative technology provider that strives to bring the world inclusive, green and sustainable services. Lawyers Matthew Bartus and Gwenlynne Lee led the Cooley team advising 2C2P.

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Matthew Bartus
Partner, San Francisco
Gwenlynne Lee
Counsel, Singapore
Xinwei Li
Associate, Singapore
Shu-en Wee
Associate, Singapore
Natasha Kaye
Partner, London
Pearlynn Wang
Associate, Singapore
Jack Jones
Associate, London
Marzia Di Candido
Associate, London
Andrew Harline
Partner, Singapore
Amy Collins
Special Counsel, London
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Nicola Squire
Partner, London
Leo Spicer-Phelps
Associate, London
Kristin O'Hanlon
Special Counsel, San Francisco
Rama Padmanabhan
Partner, San Diego
Blake Martell
Partner, San Francisco
Alexander Lee
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Paula Holland
Partner, London
Rachel F. Katz
Associate, New York
Rachel Thorn
Partner, New York
Chris Coulter
Partner, London
Charlotte Lennon
Associate, London
Ajay Athavale
Associate, San Francisco
Yi Jia Ng
Associate, Singapore
Sanat Deshpande
Paralegal, Singapore

Asymchem Agrees to Acquire Snapdragon Chemistry

February 12, 2022

Cooley advised Asymchem, a Chinese-based contract development and manufacturing company serving the global pharmaceutical and biotech industry, on its definitive agreement to acquire Snapdragon Chemistry, a US-based chemical technology company. Partner Yiming Liu led the Cooley team.

As a result of the transaction, Asymchem will significantly expand its footprint in the US, offering customers a seamless path from preclinical process R&D through commercial current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) production. Snapdragon will operate as a stand-alone Asymchem division, and continue with its ongoing lab and manufacturing facility expansion for additional capacity to support larger, pilot-scale manufacturing in Waltham, Massachusetts.

"We believe continuous flow manufacturing is a revolutionary technology and represents the future of pharmaceutical production, not only generating advantages to process safety and cost, but also bringing tremendous environmental benefits," Hao Hong, chairman and CEO of Asymchem, said in a news release. "Asymchem has been deeply committed to flow chemistry technology development and its application expansion in the pharmaceutical industry for more than a decade. We are excited that this strategic acquisition will further strengthen our capabilities in continuous manufacturing, as well as broadening our service scope and client pool."

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Yiming Liu
Partner in Charge – Shanghai, Shanghai
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Partner, Washington DC
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington DC
Bill Christiansen
Partner, Seattle
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
Kathleen Goodhart
Partner, San Francisco
Rama Padmanabhan
Partner, San Diego
John Hale
Senior Counsel , Palo Alto
John Lavoie
Partner in Charge – Reston, Reston
Sonia Nath
Partner, Washington DC
Andrew Harline
Partner, Singapore
Bridget R. Reineking
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Elizabeth Lewis
Senior Counsel, Washington DC
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington DC
Peter Crain
Special Counsel, Reston
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Bronwyn L. Roberts
Special Counsel, Boston
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Erica Russell
Associate, San Francisco
Claire Metcalfe
Associate, Boston
Gwenlynne Lee
Counsel, Singapore
Zoë Helstrom
Associate, San Francisco
Sai Yarramalla
Associate, Palo Alto
Patrick Sharma
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Katie MacDowell
Associate, Reston
Sarah Oliai
Associate, Washington DC
Kate Walther
Paralegal Specialist, San Diego

Japan’s Paidy Agrees to Sell to PayPal for $2.7 Billion

September 10, 2021

Cooley advised Japanese company Paidy, a two-sided payments platform and provider of buy now, pay later (BNPL) solutions, on its agreement to sell to PayPal for approximately $2.7 billion in cash. Lawyers Rama Padmanabhan, Patrick Loofbourrow, Rowook Park, Andrew Harline and Vivian Tsai led the US- and Asia-based Cooley team advising Paidy on the transaction, which highlights Cooley’s strong capability for executing complex, globally handled deals.

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Rama Padmanabhan
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Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Iris Zhang
Associate, Shanghai
Ross Eberly
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles Downtown
Kristin R. Marshall
Associate, Washington DC
Alessandra Murata
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Tracy Rubin
Partner, Palo Alto
Karen Tsai
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Maria Jose Cordero
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Riverwood Capital Leads Singapore-Based Nium’s Latest Financing

August 4, 2021

Cooley advised Riverwood Capital on leading Nium’s $200 million+ Series D financing round, which brings the Singapore-based business payments company’s valuation to more than $1 billion. Partners Matthew Bartus and Adam Dinow led the international Cooley team advising Riverwood Capital on the transaction, which makes Nium the first business-to-business (B2B) unicorn in Southeast Asia.

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Partner, Washington DC
Nancy Wojtas
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
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