Arman Sagart represents public and privately-held companies in corporate and securities matters, including private financings, public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, SEC reporting and corporate governance.
Red Tree Venture Capital – $108 Million Oversubscribed Series B Financing
March 6, 2023
Cooley advised Red Tree Venture Capital on a $108 million oversubscribed Series B financing – co-led by RA Capital Management – in Bicara Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing biologics for anti-tumor response.
CinCor Pharma to Sell to AstraZeneca for Approximately $1.8 Billion
January 10, 2023
Cooley advised CinCor Pharma, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by AstraZeneca. M&A partners Rama Padmanabhan and Rowook Park and corporate partners Div Gupta and Sarah Sellers led the Cooley team.
Horizon Therapeutics to Be Acquired by Amgen for Approximately $28 Billion
December 20, 2022
A Cooley team advised Horizon Therapeutics, a specialty biopharmaceutical company, on its agreement to be acquired by Amgen. The approximately $28 billion merger would represent the third-largest all-cash transaction in the pharmaceutical sector in history and the biggest healthcare deal of 2022.
Biotech Company ViaCyte to Be Acquired by Vertex Pharmaceuticals
July 14, 2022
Cooley advised ViaCyte, a biotechnology company focused on delivering novel stem cell-derived cell replacement therapies as a functional cure for Type 1 diabetes (T1D), on its definitive agreement to be acquired by global biotechnology company Vertex Pharmaceuticals for $320 million in cash. Partners Rowook Park and Carlos Ramirez, along with associate Lindsey O’Crump, led the Cooley team advising ViaCyte.