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Sagimet Biosciences Announces Upsized $85 Million IPO

July 18, 2023

Cooley advised the underwriters in the upsized initial public offering of Sagimet Biosciences, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, at $85 million.

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Denny Won
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Heidi A. Erlacher
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Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington DC
David D. Kim
Associate, San Francisco
Mike Lam
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Victoria Comesañas
Associate, Palo Alto
Thomas "TJ" Paxton
Associate, Boston
Kate Walther
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Absolute Software Announces $870 Million Acquisition by Crosspoint Capital

May 15, 2023

Cooley advised Absolute Software, a data risk management solutions and endpoint security provider, on its acquisition by Crosspoint Capital for approximately $870 million, inclusive of debt.

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Steve Tonsfeldt
Partner, Palo Alto
Rishab Kumar
Partner, Palo Alto
Milson Yu
Partner, Palo Alto
John McKenna
Partner, Palo Alto
Natalie D. Vernon
Associate, Colorado
Patrick Pang
Associate, New York
Queenie Chen
Associate, Palo Alto
David Silverman
Partner, New York
Tracy Rubin
Partner, Palo Alto
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington DC
Amanda Griggs
Associate, New York
Patrick Flanagan
Partner, New York
Anthony Hajj
Associate, New York
Xander Lee
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Mor Agam
Associate, New York
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Ross Eberly
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Kristopher Kleiner
Special Counsel, Colorado
Annie Froehlich
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington DC
Reuben Chen
Partner, Palo Alto

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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

Thayer Ventures Acquisition Corp. Completes Merger With Inspirato

February 19, 2022

Cooley advised Thayer Ventures Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company affiliated with Thayer Ventures, on its completed business combination with innovative luxury travel subscription brand Inspirato. Lawyers Daniel Peale, John McKenna, Milson Yu, Michelle Peleg, Shawn Fateh, Jonathan Camello, Brian Kloeblen and Angel Nwachukwu led the Cooley team advising Thayer Ventures.

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Daniel Peale
Partner, Washington DC
John McKenna
Partner, Palo Alto
Milson Yu
Partner, Palo Alto
Michelle Peleg
Associate, San Francisco
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington DC
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
TJ Graham
Partner, Palo Alto
David Walsh
Partner, Reston
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Sarah Lightdale
Partner, New York
Scott Dailard
Partner, San Diego
John Lavoie
Partner in Charge – Reston, Reston
Gerard O'Shea
Partner, New York
Darren DeStefano
Partner, Reston
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington DC
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Francis Wheeler
Partner, Colorado
Bill Galliani
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Brett White
Of Counsel, Palo Alto
Peter Crain
Special Counsel, Reston
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Timothy Shapiro
Partner, Palo Alto
Chris Chynoweth
Associate, New York
Mary Maher Lewis
Special Counsel, Reston
Tommi McCarthy
Associate, New York
Kristopher Kleiner
Special Counsel, Colorado
Frank Bozzi
Associate, New York
Edward Sniezek
Associate, Reston
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Washington DC
Sam Meiklejohn
Associate, London
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Alla Kagan
Paralegal Specialist, San Diego
Drue Anne Koons
Paralegal Specialist, San Diego
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Jon Turk
Senior Paralegal, Washington DC

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SeatGeek to Combine With SPAC RedBall Acquisition Corp.

November 2, 2021

Cooley advised SeatGeek, a mobile-centric technology platform transforming the live-event experience for fans, teams and venues, on its definitive business combination agreement with publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) RedBall Acquisition Corp. Partners Stephane Levy, David Silverman and Rupa Briggs led the Cooley team advising SeatGeek.

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Stephane Levy
Partner, New York
David Silverman
Partner, New York
Rupa Briggs
Partner, New York
John McKenna
Partner, Palo Alto
Caitlin Cunningham
Associate, Colorado
Zachary Sonenshine
Associate, New York
Roy Moran
Partner, New York
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
David Dalton
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Chloe Kaufman
Associate, New York
Kevin Cooper
Partner, New York
Nicollette R. Kirby
Associate, Washington DC
David Burns
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington DC
Thomas Connors
Partner, Boston

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