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ACELYRIN Announces Pricing of Upsized Initial Public Offering

May 15, 2023

Cooley advised Acelyrin, INC., a late-stage biopharmaceutical company, in its $621 million initial public offering, the second-largest biotechnology IPO and largest clinical-stage biotechnology IPO ever.

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Chadwick Mills
Partner, San Francisco
Charlie Kim
Partner, San Diego
Anitha Anne
Associate, San Francisco
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Alexander Lee
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Joshua Mates
Partner, San Francisco
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Brad Goldberg
Partner, New York
Peter Adams
Partner, San Diego
Lauren Creel
Partner, Palo Alto
Koji Fukumura
Partner, San Diego
Patrick Gibbs
Partner, Palo Alto
David Peinsipp
Partner, San Francisco
Barbara Borden
Partner, San Diego
David Navetta
Partner, Colorado
Patrick Van Eecke
Partner, Brussels
Shannon Eagan
Partner in Charge – Palo Alto, Palo Alto
Darren DeStefano
Partner, Reston
Francis Wheeler
Partner, Colorado
Thomas Welk
Senior Counsel, San Diego
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington DC
Brett White
Of Counsel, Palo Alto
Dani Nazemian
Special Counsel, San Diego
Jennifer Shanley
Special Counsel, New York
Jacquelyn Burke
Special Counsel, Boston
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Miriam Petrillo
Special Counsel, Chicago
Andrew Nelms
Associate, San Francisco
Amy Mao
Associate, San Francisco
David D. Kim
Associate, San Francisco
Lawrence Traylor
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Dionne A. Thomas
Associate, San Diego
Nathaniel Hearn Jr.
Associate, New York
Valerie Sapozhnikova
Associate, Los Angeles Downtown
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles Downtown
Kelly McCormick
Associate, San Francisco
Mor Agam
Associate, New York
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Madison (JJ) Meng
Associate, San Francisco
Rebecca Siegel
Associate, San Francisco
Rachel F. Katz
Associate, New York
Mari Dugas
Associate, Washington DC
Loriane Sangaré-Vayssac
Associate, Brussels
Megan Drill
Associate, San Diego
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Kristin R. Marshall
Associate, Washington DC
John T. Stellini
Associate, Palo Alto
Luke X. Blackett
Associate, San Francisco

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
Selma Abdel-Qader
Associate, Brussels
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

Pie Insurance Announces $315 Million Series D Funding Round

February 1, 2023

Cooley advised Pie Insurance, an insurtech company focused on providing workers’ compensation insurance for small businesses, on its $315 million Series D financing round, which brings the company’s total equity funding raised to more than $615 million.

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Derek Colla
Partner, Washington DC
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington DC
Asheley Walker
Associate, Washington DC
David Safren
Associate, New York
Katherine King
Associate, Washington DC
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Washington DC
Grigor Lynch
Associate, Colorado
Benjamin “Izzy” Lubarsky
Associate, New York

CinCor Pharma to Sell to AstraZeneca for Approximately $1.8 Billion

January 10, 2023

Cooley advised CinCor Pharma, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by AstraZeneca. M&A partners Rama Padmanabhan and Rowook Park and corporate partners Div Gupta and Sarah Sellers led the Cooley team.

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Rowook Park
Partner, San Diego
Rama Padmanabhan
Partner, San Diego
Div Gupta
Partner, New York
Sarah Sellers
Partner, New York
Christophe Beauduin
Special Counsel, New York
Benjamin “Izzy” Lubarsky
Associate, New York
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Ajay Athavale
Associate, San Francisco
Megan Drill
Associate, San Diego
Melissa Meza
Associate, San Diego
Trey Reilly
Associate, New York
Amy Hallman Rice
Special Counsel, San Diego
Matthew D. Silverman
Special Counsel, San Diego
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington DC
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Washington DC
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington DC
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Charity Williams
Partner, San Diego
MaryBeth Shreiner
Associate, Reston
Elizabeth Lewis
Senior Counsel, Washington DC
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Patrick Sharma
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Heidi A. Erlacher
Partner in Charge – Boston, Boston
Kristopher Kleiner
Special Counsel, Colorado
Ryan Sansom
Partner, Boston
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Aric Wu
Partner, New York
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington DC
Nyron J. Persaud
Partner, New York
Helenanne Connolly
Partner, Reston
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Christine Graham
Special Counsel, London
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Lindsey O'Crump
Associate, Washington DC
Vivian Tsai
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Arman Sagart
Associate, San Diego
Daniel Gillon
Associate, San Diego
Barry Kuang
Associate, Boston
Rajdeep Roger Bains
Associate, San Diego
Alexander Fullman
Associate, New York
Amanda Gonzalez Burton
Associate, New York
Grace Hunter
Associate, Washington DC
Kindall G. Jackson
Associate, Washington DC
Dr. Xixi Sun
Associate, Boston
Sarah Curry
Associate, New York
Carly Mitchell
Associate, Washington DC
Jennifer Shanley
Special Counsel, New York
Wyatt Kernell
Associate, New York
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York

Horizon Therapeutics to Be Acquired by Amgen for Approximately $28 Billion

December 20, 2022

A Cooley team advised Horizon Therapeutics, a specialty biopharmaceutical company, on its agreement to be acquired by Amgen. The approximately $28 billion merger would represent the third-largest all-cash transaction in the pharmaceutical sector in history and the biggest healthcare deal of 2022.

 

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Barbara Borden
Partner, San Diego
Kay Chandler
Partner, San Diego
Rama Padmanabhan
Partner, San Diego
Rowook Park
Partner, San Diego
Jacqueline Grise
Partner, Washington DC
Kelly Murata
Paralegal Specialist, San Francisco
Michael Tollini
Partner, Washington DC
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Lindsey O'Crump
Associate, Washington DC
Edmond Lay
Associate, San Diego
Vivian Tsai
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Melissa Meza
Associate, San Diego
Peter Adams
Partner, San Diego
Fraser Brown
Partner, Washington DC
Ross Eberly
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Patrick Van Eecke
Partner, Brussels
David Fletcher
Partner, Washington DC
Caroline Hobson
Partner, London
Alexander Israel
Partner, Brussels
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington DC
Mischi a Marca
Partner, San Francisco
Chadwick Mills
Partner, San Francisco
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Michelle Garcia Schulman
Partner, Reston
Lei Shen
Partner, Chicago
Charity Williams
Partner, San Diego
Elizabeth Anne Wright
Partner, Brussels
David Burns
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Christine Graham
Special Counsel, London
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington DC
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Matthew D. Silverman
Special Counsel, San Diego
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Karun Ahuja
Associate, Chicago
Wade Andrews
Associate, San Diego
Ajay Athavale
Associate, San Francisco
Anna Caro
Associate, London
Umer Chaudhry
Associate, Washington DC
Megan Drill
Associate, San Diego
Andrea Batalla Eguidazu
Associate, London
Michael Fernando
Associate, London
Daniel Gillon
Associate, San Diego
Zack Gong
Associate, Shanghai
Ellie Guadiana
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Justin Kisner
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Jessica Koffel
Associate, Brussels
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Daniel Lac
Associate, San Diego
Jan Lang
Associate, Brussels
Katie MacDowell
Associate, Reston
Joe Mandry
Associate, San Diego
Hajra Nashin
Associate, San Diego
Dani Nazemian
Special Counsel, San Diego
Linh Nguyen
Associate, San Diego
Allison Wettstein O’Neill
Associate, San Diego
Alexandra Paterson
Associate, London
Addison Pierce
Associate, Chicago
Bartholomäus Regenhardt
Associate, Brussels
Arman Sagart
Associate, San Diego
Grant Schweikert
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Michael Weinstein
Associate, San Diego
Alexander Wenzel
Associate, Brussels
Nathaniel Hearn Jr.
Associate, New York
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington DC
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