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Inscripta Acquires Infinome Biosciences and Sestina Bio

January 20, 2023

Cooley advised Inscripta, a global leader in genome engineering technology, on its acquisition of Infinome Biosciences and Sestina Bio. These acquisitions advance Inscripta’s strategy to develop and commercialize biomanufactured products for a broad spectrum of industrial and consumer markets. They also demonstrate Inscripta’s confidence in the commercial potential of the bioeconomy and the power of genome engineering to accelerate biomanufacturing innovation. Partner Mike Nelson led the Cooley team.

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Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Gaël Y. Hagan
Associate, Colorado
James Lin
Associate, New York
Lanny E. Holstein
Associate, Colorado
Erica Russell
Associate, San Francisco
Mystery Murphy
Associate, Colorado
Bryan Berman
Special Counsel, Colorado
Patrick Sharma
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Alexander Gefter
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica

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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.

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Partner, San Diego
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Partner, Washington DC
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Senior Counsel , San Francisco
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Partner, San Diego
Blake Martell
Partner, San Francisco
Kay Chandler
Partner, San Diego
Charity Williams
Partner, San Diego
Jeffrey Karr
Partner, Palo Alto
Ross Eberly
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
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Of Counsel, Washington DC
David Burns
Special Counsel, Washington DC
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Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
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Associate, San Diego
Lindsey O'Crump
Associate, Washington DC
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Associate, San Diego
Joe Mandry
Associate, San Diego
Julia R. Brinton
Associate, Washington DC
Kimberley Scimeca
Associate, Boston
Daniel Lac
Associate, San Diego
Amanda Griggs
Associate, New York

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Abnormal Security Raises $210 Million Series C, Reaches $4 Billion Valuation

May 10, 2022

Cooley advised Abnormal Security, a leading artificial intelligence-based cloud-native email security platform, on its $210 million Series C financing round, which brings the company’s valuation to $4 billion. Lawyers Josh Seidenfeld, Nan Yang, Rachel Lydon and Kaavya Gowda led the Cooley team advising Abnormal Security.

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Partner, Washington DC
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Special Counsel, Washington DC
Amanda A. Main
Partner, Palo Alto
Angela Dunning
Partner, Palo Alto
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Associate, Palo Alto
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Partner, Palo Alto
Blake Martell
Partner, San Francisco
Bryan Berman
Special Counsel, Colorado
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Partner, New York
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Associate, Boston
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Partner, Chicago
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Partner, Palo Alto
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington DC
Kimberly Nguyen
Special Counsel, Reston
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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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Shu-en Wee
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Natasha Kaye
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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
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Associate, London
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Special Counsel, San Francisco
Rama Padmanabhan
Partner, San Diego
Blake Martell
Partner, San Francisco
Xander 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

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ONE Finance Acquired by Hazel to Create All-in-One Fintech Platform

April 6, 2022

Cooley advised financial-services mobile app ONE Finance on its completed acquisition by Hazel, an independent fintech launched in partnership with Walmart and investment firm Ribbit Capital. Peter Werner and Luke Blackett led the Cooley team advising ONE.

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Partner, Washington DC
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Partner, Washington DC
David Wilson
Partner, London
Ross Eberly
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
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Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Tom Epps
Partner, London
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Partner, Washington DC
Kevin King
Partner, Washington DC
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Partner, Colorado
Peter Burns
Of Counsel, Palo Alto
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Special Counsel, London
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Grace Hunter
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Neelam Atwal
Associate, London
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Associate, New York
Alex Mitrea
Associate, London
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Casey Warsh
Associate, Colorado

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