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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
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

Allbirds – $348.3 Million IPO

November 23, 2021

Cooley advised Allbirds, a global lifestyle brand, on its $348.3 million initial public offering of 23,221,152 shares of Class A common stock, which now trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol BIRD. Partners Nicole Brookshire, Peter Werner and Calise Cheng led the Cooley team advising Allbirds.

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Peter H. Werner
Partner, San Francisco
Calise Cheng
Partner, Palo Alto
Katherine Denby
Associate, Washington DC
Jacob B. Hanna
Associate, San Francisco
Arielle H. Friehling
Associate, San Francisco
Katie Lapidus
Associate, Washington DC
Ron Metzger
Paralegal Specialist, San Francisco
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Jeff Goldman
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Alexander Ellebracht
Associate, Palo Alto
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Colette Ghazarian
Associate, Los Angeles Downtown
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Alexander Lee
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Patrick Sharma
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Grace Hunter
Associate, Washington DC
Francis Wheeler
Partner, Colorado
Darren DeStefano
Partner, Reston
Su Lian Lu
Special Counsel, Los Angeles Santa Monica

Etsy – $1 Billion Convertible Senior Notes Offering

August 10, 2021

Cooley advised Etsy, a two-sided online marketplace that connect millions of passionate and creative buyers and sellers around the world, on its offering of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 0.25% convertible senior notes due 2028. Partners Yvan-Claude Pierre, Nicole Brookshire and Rupa Briggs led the Cooley team advising Etsy.

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Yvan-Claude Pierre
Partner, New York
Rupa Briggs
Partner, New York
Katherine Denby
Associate, Washington DC
Chloe Kaufman
Associate, New York
Mischi a Marca
Partner, San Francisco
Jason Savich
Partner, San Francisco
Ellie Guadiana
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Matt Kong
Associate, San Francisco
Matthew S. Scarano
Associate, San Diego
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington DC
Timothy Shapiro
Partner, Palo Alto
Francis Wheeler
Partner, Colorado

Acumen Pharmaceuticals – $160 Million IPO

July 1, 2021

Cooley advised Acumen Pharmaceuticals on its $160 million initial public offering of 9,999,999 shares of common stock. Acumen Pharmaceuticals, whose securities now trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol ABOS, is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a novel disease-modifying approach to target a key underlying cause of Alzheimer’s disease. Partner Darren DeStefano led the Cooley team.

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Darren DeStefano
Partner, Reston
Katherine Denby
Associate, Washington DC
Natasha Patel
Associate, New York
Katie Lapidus
Associate, Washington DC

UiPath – $1.5 Billion IPO

April 28, 2021

Cooley advised UiPath, the world’s leading robotics process automation software company, on its $1.5 billion initial public offering of 27,474,393 shares of Class A common stock, which includes the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares. Partners Nicole Brookshire, Eric Jensen and Matthew Dubofsky led the Cooley team advising UiPath.

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Eric Jensen
Partner, Palo Alto
Matthew Dubofsky
Partner, Colorado
Katherine Denby
Associate, Washington DC
Robin K. Lee
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Tania Soris
Associate, New York
Katherine Duplay
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Carly Mitchell
Associate, Washington DC
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington DC
David Hopkins
Special Counsel, Colorado
Susan Piascik Christoff
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Veronica Caba
Paralegal Specialist, New York
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington DC
Francis Wheeler
Partner, Colorado