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Cooley Advises Investor Syndicate on $2.25 Billion Acquisition of HistoSonics

August 7, 2025

Cooley advised a syndicate of globally recognized private and public investors in connection with the management-led majority stake acquisition of HistoSonics, the developer of the Edison Histotripsy System and novel histotripsy therapy platform, valuing the company at approximately $2.25 billion.

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Patrick Loofbourrow
Partner, Singapore
Bram G. Couvreur
Partner, Santa Monica
Rama Padmanabhan
Partner, San Diego
Jenny Ge
Associate, Santa Monica
Nick Kenyon
Associate, Boston
Josh Himmelstern
Associate, San Diego
Joanna Zhang
Associate, San Diego
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Mark Cornillez-Ty
Associate, Los Angeles
Michael Pelle
Associate, New York
Orion Armon
Partner, Colorado
Alexis Finkelberg Bortniker
Partner, San Diego
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Charles Haley
Partner, Palo Alto
Joanna Liebes Hubberts
Partner, San Diego
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Ellie Seber
Partner, Santa Monica
Erin Trenda
Partner, San Diego
Charity Williams
Partner, San Diego
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Bryan Berman
Special Counsel, Colorado
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Robert Jacques
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Christian Lee
Special Counsel, San Francisco
Son Nguyen
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Stefan Cohen
Associate, New York
Sharon Davidov
Associate, New York
Jameson Davis
Associate, Boston
Michael Fernando
Associate, London
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Alexandra Leavy
Associate, New York
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles
Sunny J. Levine
Associate, Colorado
Edward (Teddy) Nimetz
Associate, New York
Emma Plankey
Associate, Boston
Breanna Qin
Associate, Palo Alto
Shu-en Wee
Associate, Singapore
Asal Yunusov
Associate, New York
Lisa Amii
Patent Agent, Palo Alto
Anna Anderson
Paralegal Specialist, London
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Gayana Stokes
Senior Paralegal, Washington, DC
Katie Kissner
Quantitative Analyst, San Francisco
Daniel Grooms
Partner, Washington, DC

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Y-mAbs Therapeutics Agrees to Acquisition by SERB Pharmaceuticals

August 5, 2025

Cooley advised Y-mAbs Therapeutics, a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of antibody-based therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, on its definitive merger agreement with SERB Pharmaceuticals. Under the agreement, SERB will acquire Y-mAbs, including its lead commercial oncology asset, DANYELZA, in an all-cash transaction representing an equity value of approximately $412 million.

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Bill Sorabella
Partner, New York
Bill Roegge
Partner, New York
Div Gupta
Partner, New York
Sarah Sellers
Partner, New York
Christophe Beauduin
Partner, New York
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Brad Goldberg
Partner, New York
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
Darah Protas
Partner, Washington, DC
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Julia Kim
Special Counsel, New York
Justin Kisner
Special Counsel, San Diego
MaryBeth Shreiner
Special Counsel, Reston
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Amanda Weiss
Special Counsel, New York
Rajdeep Roger Bains
Associate, San Diego
Dayne Brown
Associate, New York
Norma Chayo Dichi
Associate, Washington, DC
Sharon Davidov
Associate, New York
Athina Gaki
Associate, Brussels
Kyle Hess
Associate, New York
Katie Kaufman
Associate, Boston
Nicollette R. Kirby
Associate, Washington, DC
Christopher Nickas
Associate, New York
Arda Can Tekin
Associate, New York
Shaun (Tianjie) Wang
Associate, New York

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Ambiq Micro Announces Pricing of $96 Million IPO

July 30, 2025

Cooley advised Ambiq Micro, a technology leader in ultra-low-power semiconductor solutions for edge artificial intelligence, on its $96 million initial public offering (IPO).

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Christina T. Roupas
Partner in Charge – Chicago, Chicago
Courtney M.W. Tygesson
Partner, Chicago
Michael Platt
Partner in Charge – Colorado, Colorado
Kelly Bartling
Special Counsel, Colorado
Grady Chang
Associate, Santa Monica
Keith Berets
Partner, Colorado
Will Cai
Partner, Hong Kong
Annie Froehlich
Partner, Washington, DC
Austin Holt
Partner, Santa Monica
Len Jacoby
Partner, New York
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Kevin King
Partner, Washington, DC
Patrick Loofbourrow
Partner, Singapore
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Santa Monica
Tim Pitrelli
Partner, Singapore
Nicola Squire
Partner, London
Jeffrey J. Tolin
Partner, New York
Francis Wheeler
Senior Counsel, Colorado
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Alaina DeBona
Special Counsel, Chicago
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Brooke Fritz
Special Counsel, Colorado
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Vince Sampson
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Michael Shen
Special Counsel, Shanghai
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Blake Martell
Of counsel, San Francisco
Mateus Kaba Aboud
Associate, Chicago
Adam Bloom
Associate, Chicago
Alexis Guillermo Buz
Associate, San Diego
Umer Chaudhry
Associate, Washington, DC
Stefan Cohen
Associate, New York
Megan Drill
Associate, San Diego
Ryan Guo
Associate, New York
Sarah Oliai
Associate, Washington, DC
Ehijele Olumese
Associate, Santa Monica
Samuel Paullin
Associate, Chicago
Taryn Wilkins
Associate, Chicago
Katherine Duplay
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Alla Kagan
Paralegal Specialist, San Diego
Robin K. Lee
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Brian Youn
Paralegal Specialist, Palo Alto
Brian Mitchell
Transactional Quantitative Analyst, San Diego

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Contentsquare Enters Definitive Agreement to Acquire Loris AI

July 30, 2025

Cooley advised Contentsquare, an all-in-one experience intelligence platform, on its definitive agreement to acquire Loris AI, a conversation intelligence platform, to give business leaders a deeper, more accurate view of the full customer journey – from click to conversation.

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Izzy Lubarsky
Partner, New York
Stephane Levy
Partner, New York
Wesley Dietrich
Associate, Washington, DC
Matthew Choy
Associate, New York
Melanie Simon-Giblin
Associate, New York
Nyron J. Persaud
Partner, New York
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Len Jacoby
Partner, New York
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Kristen Mathews
Partner, New York
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Robert Jacques
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Cara Buchicchio
Associate, New York
Sharon Davidov
Associate, New York
Mari Dugas
Associate, Washington, DC
Harriet Fraser
Associate, New York
Wyatt Kernell
Associate, Colorado
Bomin Kim
Associate, New York
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Shante Mays
Associate, Reston
Greg Reith
Associate, Washington, DC
Shelby Saunders
Associate, New York
Patrick Sharma
Associate, Santa Monica
Steven A. Zuckerman
Associate, New York
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Brandon Lefebvre
Quantitative Analyst, Boston

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MapLight Therapeutics Closes Oversubscribed $372.5 Million Series D

July 28, 2025

Cooley advised MapLight Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing targeted, novel therapies for patients with central nervous system disorders, on its oversubscribed $372.5 million Series D financing.

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Christian Plaza
Partner, Reston
Matthew Schwee
Partner, Reston
David Brinton
Associate, Washington, DC
Heather McShea
Associate, Washington, DC
Mark Ballantyne
Partner, Reston
Michael Egan
Partner, Washington, DC
Jim Fulton
Partner, New York
Brendan Hughes
Co-Partner in Charge – Washington, DC, Washington, DC
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Dr. Michael Tuscan
Partner, Washington, DC
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Elise Robinson
Associate, Reston
Patrick Sharma
Associate, Santa Monica
Sarah Swain
Associate, Washington, DC
Dr. Jason Valentine
Associate, Washington, DC
Drue Anne Koons
Paralegal Specialist, San Diego
Kevin Gurley
Quantitative Analyst, New York

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