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Karuna Therapeutics – $862.5 Million Follow-on Offering

September 7, 2022

Cooley advised the underwriters in Karuna Therapeutics’ $862.5 million follow-on offering of 4,011,628 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $215 per share. Karuna is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company driven to create and deliver transformative medicines for people living with psychiatric and neurological conditions. Partners Richard Segal, Jean Park, Div Gupta and associate Darah Protas led the Cooley team.

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Richard Segal
Partner, New York
Jean Park
Partner, New York
Div Gupta
Partner, New York
Darah Protas
Associate, Washington DC
Charles York
Associate, New York
Katie Lapidus
Associate, Washington DC
Quay Strozier
Associate, Washington DC
Katherine King
Associate, Washington DC

Verve Therapeutics – $258.8 Million Follow-on Offering

August 26, 2022

Cooley advised the underwriters in Verve Therapeutics’ $258.8 million follow-on offering of 9,583,334 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $27 per share. Verve is a genetic medicines company pioneering a new approach to the care of cardiovascular disease, potentially transforming treatment from chronic management to single-course gene-editing medicines. Partners Rich Segal and Div Gupta, and associate Darah Protas, led the Cooley team.

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Richard Segal
Partner, New York
Div Gupta
Partner, New York
Darah Protas
Associate, Washington DC
Kindall G. Jackson
Associate, Washington DC

Scholar Rock – $205 Million Registered Direct Offering

June 18, 2022

Cooley advised the placement agents in Scholar Rock’s $205 million registered direct offering, with J.P. Morgan as lead placement agent and Piper Sandler as co-placement agent . Scholar Rock is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative medicines for the treatment of serious diseases in which signaling by protein growth factors plays a fundamental role. Partners Daniel Goldberg, Div Gupta and Madison Jones led the Cooley team.

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Daniel I. Goldberg
Partner, New York
Div Gupta
Partner, New York
Madison Jones
Partner, Washington DC
Darah Protas
Associate, Washington DC
Ryan Walker
Associate, New York
Olivia Creser
Associate, New York

Apellis Pharmaceuticals – $402.5 Million Follow-On Offering

June 10, 2022

Cooley advised the underwriters on Apellis Pharmaceuticals’ $402.5 million follow-on offering of 8,563,830 shares of common stock at a price to the public of $47.00 per share. Apellis is a global biopharmaceutical company committed to leveraging courageous science, creativity and compassion to deliver life-changing therapies. Partners Div Gupta and Brent Siler led the Cooley team.

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Div Gupta
Partner, New York
Brent Siler
Senior Counsel, Washington DC
Darah Protas
Associate, Washington DC
Christine Turner
Associate, Colorado

Meredith Agrees to Sell National Media Group to IAC’s Dotdash

October 14, 2021

Cooley advised Meredith Corporation, a multiplatform media and marketing company, on its agreement to sell its National Media Group to IAC’s Dotdash. Partners Kevin Mills and Aaron Binstock led the Cooley team advising Meredith.

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Kevin Mills
Senior Counsel, Washington DC
Aaron Binstock
Partner, Washington DC
Michael Basile
Partner, Washington DC
Michael Tollini
Partner, Washington DC
Helenanne Connolly
Partner, Reston
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington DC
David Walsh
Partner, Reston
Darren DeStefano
Partner, Reston
Tiana Demas
Partner, Chicago
Patrick Flanagan
Partner, New York
Sarah Lightdale
Partner, New York
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Barbara Borden
Partner, San Diego
Dee Bansal
Partner, Washington DC
Nyron J. Persaud
Partner, New York
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington DC
Alexander Lee
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Lesse Castleberry
Senior Counsel, New York
Kristin Leavy
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Miriam Petrillo
Special Counsel, Chicago
Claudia Torres
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Jacquelyn Burke
Special Counsel, Boston
Parker Erkmann
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Wesley Dietrich
Associate, Washington DC
Rick Jantz
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Mary Maher Lewis
Special Counsel, Reston
David Safren
Associate, New York
Carly Mitchell
Associate, Washington DC
Addison Pierce
Associate, Chicago
Nicollette R. Kirby
Associate, Washington DC
Reza Safai
Associate, Palo Alto
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Washington DC
Darah Protas
Associate, Washington DC
Rowook Park
Partner, San Diego
Claire Gibbs
Associate, Washington DC
Anthony Hajj
Associate, New York
Henry Wendel
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Asheley Walker
Associate, Washington DC
Sarah Swain
Associate, Washington DC
Hugh Stuart
Associate, Washington DC
John Schlenz
Associate, Washington DC
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