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Apollo Endosurgery to Be Acquired by Boston Scientific

February 1, 2023

Cooley advised Apollo Endosurgery, a medical device company, on its agreement to be acquired by Boston Scientific in an all-cash transaction with an enterprise value of approximately $615 million.

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Ross Eberly
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Howard Morse
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Special Counsel, Palo Alto
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Of Counsel, Washington, DC
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Special Counsel, Washington, DC
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Partner, Brussels
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Victoria Comesañas
Associate, Los Angeles
Jessica Dallas
Associate, Palo Alto
Katherine Denby
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Zack Gong
Associate, Shanghai
Wyatt Kernell
Associate, Colorado
Kristina Krasnikova
Associate, Palo Alto
Edmond Lay
Partner, San Diego
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Greg Reith
Associate, Washington, DC
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Associate, San Francisco
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Associate, Colorado
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Associate, Palo Alto
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Associate, Hong Kong

Amryt Pharma to Sell to Chiesi Farmaceutici in $1.48 Billion Cross-Border Transaction

January 9, 2023

Cooley advised Amryt Pharma, a Dublin, Ireland-based commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by Chiesi Farmaceutici, a Parma, Italy-based research-focused biopharmaceuticals and healthcare group, in a $1.48 billion cash and contingent value right (CVR) transaction. Partners Bill Sorabella, Claire Keast-Butler and Bill Roegge led the joint US and UK Cooley team advising Amryt.

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Co-Partner in Charge – London, London
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Partner, Washington, DC
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Santa Monica
Nicola Squire
Partner, London
David Wilson
Partner, London
David Burns
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
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Partner, Brussels
Karun Ahuja
Special Counsel, Chicago
Russell Anderson
Partner, London
Jack Jones
Special Counsel, London
Pat O'Connell
Associate, New York
Jia Xie
Associate, London

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Hello Group Acquires Happn

September 24, 2025

Cooley advised Hello Group, a leading player in Asia’s online social networking space, on its acquisition of Happn, a French location-based social search mobile and web application that enables users to connect with others based on their proximity and interests.

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Yilin Xu
Partner, Beijing
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Partner, Hong Kong
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Associate, Shanghai
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Associate, Brussels
Patrick Van Eecke
Partner, Brussels
Charles Haley
Partner, Palo Alto
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Hardy Zhou
Associate, New York
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Associate, Brussels
Julie Paulino Montejo
Associate, New York
Len Jacoby
Partner, New York
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Yi Jia Ng
Special Counsel, Singapore
Anna Caro
Associate, London
Michael Pelle
Associate, New York
Harvey Yao
Associate, Hong Kong
Veronica Cortes
Paralegal Specialist, New York

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Cooley Advises PrizePicks on Sale to Allwyn for up to $4.15 Billion

September 22, 2025

Cooley advised PrizePicks, the largest daily fantasy sports operator in North America, on its definitive agreement for Allwyn International to acquire a majority stake in PrizePicks.

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Kevin Cooper
Partner, New York
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Vice Chair, Reston
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Associate, Washington, DC
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Partner, Washington, DC
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Associate, Reston
Sarah Buchik
Associate, New York
Dennis F. Craig II
Associate, Washington, DC
Edward Sniezek
Associate, Reston
Asal Yunusov
Associate, New York
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Associate, New York
Philip Bowman
Partner, New York
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Partner, Washington, DC
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Partner, Reston
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Partner, Washington, DC
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Partner, New York
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Partner, New York
Ryan Montgomery
Partner, Boston
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Partner, Reston
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Partner, Washington, DC
David Walsh
Senior Counsel, Reston
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Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Julia R. Brinton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Jeff Goldman
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Kimberly Nguyen
Special Counsel, Reston
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Mark Cornillez-Ty
Associate, Los Angeles
David Dalton
Associate, Santa Monica
Mari Dugas
Associate, Washington, DC
Athina Gaki
Associate, Brussels
Virat Gupta
Associate, Washington, DC
Bomin Kim
Associate, New York
Alexandra Leavy
Associate, New York
Pat O'Connell
Associate, New York
Shaun (Tianjie) Wang
Associate, New York
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
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Transactional Quantitative Analyst, San Diego

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Reliance Industries Announces Strategic Partnership With Meta

August 29, 2025

Cooley advised Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries on its joint venture with Meta that will build and scale enterprise artificial intelligence solutions for enterprises in India and select international markets.

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Partner, Palo Alto
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Partner, Palo Alto
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Associate, Palo Alto
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Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Annie Froehlich
Partner, Washington, DC
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Partner, Washington, DC
Kevin King
Partner, Washington, DC
Sale Kwon
Partner, Palo Alto
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Partner, Santa Monica
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Partner, Brussels
Leo Spicer-Phelps
Partner, London
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
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Associate, Colorado
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Associate, Brussels
Sarah Oliai
Associate, Washington, DC
Patrick O. Johnson
Associate, Boston
Liz Paisner
Associate, New York
Kealan Santistevan
Associate, Palo Alto
John T. Stellini
Associate, Palo Alto
Ziwei Xiao
Associate, Palo Alto

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