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SciTec to Be Acquired by Firefly Aerospace

October 5, 2025

Cooley advised SciTec, a leader in advanced national security technologies, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by Firefly Aerospace for approximately $855 million through a combination of $300 million in cash and $555 million in Firefly shares issued to SciTec owners at a price of $50 per share.

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Andrew Lustig
Partner, Reston
Aaron Binstock
Partner, Washington, DC
Heather Harrington
Special Counsel, Boston
Tessa W Bell
Associate, Colorado
Elise Robinson
Associate, Reston
Emily Gibson
Associate, Colorado
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Madison Jones
Partner, Washington, DC
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
Kristen Mathews
Partner, New York
Carly Mitchell
Partner, Washington, DC
David Walsh
Senior Counsel, Reston
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Justin Kisner
Special Counsel, San Diego
Kimberly Nguyen
Special Counsel, Reston
Henry Wendel
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Etenish Abebe
Associate, Boston
Joy Chow
Associate, New York
Stefan Cohen
Associate, New York
Vicky Kandabarow
Associate, Washington, DC
Nicollette R. Kirby
Associate, Washington, DC
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Tania Soris
Associate, Washington, DC
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Jake Ironfield
Transactional Quantitative Analyst, 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
Mike Lincoln
Vice Chair, Reston
Vicky Kandabarow
Associate, Washington, DC
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
Paula Fleckenstein
Associate, Reston
Sarah Buchik
Associate, New York
Dennis F. Craig II
Associate, Washington, DC
Edward Sniezek
Associate, Reston
Asal Yunusov
Associate, New York
Mariam Kamal
Associate, New York
Philip Bowman
Partner, New York
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Helenanne Connolly
Partner, Reston
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Adam J. Longenbach
Partner, New York
Kristen Mathews
Partner, New York
Ryan Montgomery
Partner, Boston
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Matthew Schwee
Partner, Reston
Michael Tollini
Partner, Washington, DC
David Walsh
Senior Counsel, Reston
Stacey A. Bradford
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
Brian Mitchell
Transactional Quantitative Analyst, San Diego

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LB Pharmaceuticals Announces $285 Million Upsized IPO

September 12, 2025

Cooley advised LB Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies for the treatment of neuropsychiatric diseases including schizophrenia, on its $285 million upsized initial public offering (IPO).

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Brandon W. Fenn
Partner, New York
Div Gupta
Partner, New York
Marc Recht
Partner, Boston
Minkyu Park
Special Counsel, New York
Denny Xu
Associate, Boston
Danbi Kim
Associate, Boston
Ariane A. Andrade
Partner, Chicago
Nathaniel Hearn Jr.
Associate, Chicago
Karun Ahuja
Special Counsel, Chicago
Brandon Lefebvre
Quantitative Analyst, Boston
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Austin Holt
Partner, Santa Monica
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Gerard O'Shea
Partner, New York
David Peinsipp
Partner, San Francisco
Ryan Vann
Partner, Chicago
Francis Wheeler
Senior Counsel, Colorado
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Jessica Koffel
Special Counsel, Brussels
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Chelsea Braun
Associate, Boston
Cara Buchicchio
Associate, New York
David Dalton
Associate, Santa Monica
Vince Flynn
Associate, San Diego
Virat Gupta
Associate, Washington, DC
Wyatt Kernell
Associate, Colorado
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Brenna McGuire
Associate, Washington, DC
Sarah Miller
Associate, New York
Jayne M. Munger
Associate, New York
Miles Patton
Associate, New York
Alla Kagan
Paralegal Specialist, San Diego
Cathy Rude
Paralegal Specialist, Boston
Jake Ironfield
Transactional Quantitative Analyst, New York
Brian Mitchell
Transactional Quantitative Analyst, San Diego

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Tourmaline Bio Enters Into Agreement to be Acquired by Novartis

September 9, 2025

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Bill Sorabella
Partner, New York
Brandon W. Fenn
Partner, New York
Natalie D. Vernon
Associate, Colorado
Sangitha Palaniappa
Associate, Palo Alto
Katherine Denby
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Pengli Li
Associate, Boston
Nyron J. Persaud
Partner, New York
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Anne Luquette
Associate, San Francisco
Brittany Sanok
Associate, New York
Annie Froehlich
Partner, Washington, DC
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Austin Holt
Partner, Santa Monica
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
Carly Mitchell
Partner, Washington, DC
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Ryan Montgomery
Partner, Boston
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Alan W. Tamarelli
Partner, New York
Dr. Michael Tuscan
Partner, Washington, DC
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
J. Brian Stalter
Special Counsel, New York

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Cooley Advises Uber on $2.25 Billion Investment-Grade Bond Offering

September 8, 2025

Cooley advised Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER), a technology platform that uses a massive network, leading technology, operational excellence and product expertise to power movement from point A to point B, on its $2.25 billion investment-grade bond offering.

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Mischi a Marca
Partner, San Francisco
Jason Savich
Partner, San Francisco
Matt Kong
Associate, San Francisco
Eric Blanchard
Partner, Boston
Carlos Ramirez
Partner, San Diego
Siana Lowrey
Of Counsel
David Peinsipp
Partner, San Francisco
Talya Kornitzer
Associate, New York
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
Timothy Shapiro
Partner, Palo Alto
Michael Pelle
Associate, New York
Francis Wheeler
Senior Counsel, Colorado
Jack Jones
Special Counsel, London
Helena Ferreira
Associate, Boston
Peter A. Haddad
Associate, San Diego
Jacob B. Hanna
Associate, San Francisco
Yoni Horn
Associate, Santa Monica
Xueqing Li
Associate, San Francisco
Marjorie O'Neill
Associate, San Francisco
Eric Steiner
Paralegal Specialist, San Francisco

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