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Neumora Therapeutics – $250.1 Million IPO

September 15, 2023

Cooley advised the underwriters on the $250.1 million initial public offering of Neumora Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company founded to confront the global brain disease crisis by taking a fundamentally different approach to the way treatments for brain diseases are developed.

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Charlie Kim
Partner, San Diego
Kristin VanderPas
Partner, San Francisco
David Peinsipp
Partner, San Francisco
Denny Won
Partner, San Francisco
Grady Chang
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Madison (JJ) Meng
Associate, San Francisco
Kyle Huh
Associate, Palo Alto
Peter A. Haddad
Associate, San Diego
Heidi Ausman
Senior Paralegal, San Diego
Lila Hope
Partner, Palo Alto
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington DC
Mika Reiner Mayer
Partner, Palo Alto
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Jennifer Raab
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Madhuri Roy
Partner, Palo Alto
Erica Russell
Associate, San Francisco
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Jennifer Shanley
Special Counsel, New York
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Francis Wheeler
Partner, Colorado
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto

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Definitive Healthcare Acquires Populi

August 14, 2023

Cooley advised Definitive Healthcare, a commercial intelligence company focused on healthcare, on its acquisition of Populi.

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Alfred Browne
Partner, Boston
Miguel J. Vega
Partner, Boston
Heather Harrington
Special Counsel, Boston
Thomas Connors
Partner, Boston
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Nyron J. Persaud
Partner, New York
Jean Park
Partner, New York
David Navetta
Partner, Colorado
Jennifer Shanley
Special Counsel, New York
Ryan Montgomery
Special Counsel, Boston
Kristopher Kleiner
Special Counsel, Colorado
Ariane A. Andrade
Special Counsel, Chicago
Shari Ness
Special Counsel, New York
Bronwyn L. Roberts
Special Counsel, Boston
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Mary Maher Lewis
Special Counsel, Reston
Etenish Abebe
Associate, Boston
Nick Kenyon
Associate, Boston
Erica Pedersen
Associate, Boston
Patrick O. Johnson
Associate, Boston
Joe Mandry
Associate, San Diego
Jimmy Gilligan
Associate, Boston
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Wyatt Kernell
Associate, New York
Cara Buchicchio
Associate, New York
Rachel F. Katz
Associate, New York
Michael Gladstone
Associate, New York
Erica Russell
Associate, San Francisco
Charlotte Yin
Associate, New York
Julia Boesch
Associate, San Francisco
Mara Rosario
Associate, Boston
Sydney Sachs
Associate, Boston
Liza Cotter
Associate, Boston
Elizabeth Rice
Paralegal Specialist, Boston
Jill Simon
Senior Paralegal, New York
Megan Boss
Senior Paralegal , Boston

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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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Mark Weeks
Partner, Palo Alto
Ben Beerle
Partner, San Francisco
Milson Yu
Partner, Palo Alto
John McKenna
Partner, Palo Alto
Matthew D. Silverman
Special Counsel, San Diego
Sangitha Palaniappa
Associate, Palo Alto
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington DC
Ross Eberly
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Sarah Lightdale
Partner, New York
Pat Mitchell
Partner, Boston
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington DC
Jason Savich
Partner, San Francisco
Charity Williams
Partner, San Diego
Jeff Goldman
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Christine Graham
Special Counsel, London
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington DC
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Andrew Bae
Associate, Washington DC
Victoria Comesañas
Associate, Palo Alto
Jessica Dallas
Associate, Palo Alto
Katherine Denby
Associate, Washington DC
Zack Gong
Associate, Shanghai
Wyatt Kernell
Associate, New York
Kristina Krasnikova
Associate, Palo Alto
Daniel Lac
Associate, San Diego
Edmond Lay
Associate, San Diego
James Lin
Associate, New York
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Greg Reith
Associate, Washington DC
Erica Russell
Associate, San Francisco
Jennifer Shanley
Special Counsel, New York
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Washington DC
Katie Weeks
Associate, Palo Alto
Freddy Yip
Associate, Hong Kong
Jovian Marcelo
Associate, Palo Alto

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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Mike Nelson
Partner, Colorado
Blake Martell
Partner, San Francisco
Jonathan Rivinus
Partner, Colorado
Ross Eberly
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Keith Berets
Partner, Colorado
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
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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ZitSticka sells to Heyday

November 14, 2022

Cooley represented ZitSticka, a skin care brand focused on acne treatments, on its sale to Heyday, a next-generation consumer products company pioneering a digital-first approach to brand building. Partners Nick Hobson and Anne Lieberman led the Cooley team advising ZitSticka.

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Nick Hobson
Partner in Charge, Los Angeles – Santa Monica, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Anne Lieberman
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Nyron J. Persaud
Partner, New York
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington DC
Kimberly Nguyen
Special Counsel, Reston
Zimu Yang
Associate, Washington DC
Cameron Hajialiakbar
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Joyce Li
Associate, Chicago
Ellie Guadiana
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Rick Jantz
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Erica Russell
Associate, San Francisco
Juliana Finley
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Karun Ahuja
Associate, Chicago
Carly E. Gibbons
Associate, Chicago
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Susan Mobley
Paralegal Specialist, Reston
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Claire Gibbs
Associate, Washington DC

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