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Structure Therapeutics – $185.3 Million IPO

February 9, 2023

San Francisco – February 9, 2023 Cooley advised Structure Therapeutics, a clinical-stage global biopharmaceutical company, on its $185.3 million initial public offering, including the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional American depositary shares. Lawyers Charlie Kim, Patrick Loofbourrow, Andrew Harline and Su Lian Lu led the Cooley team.

The offering marks the first sizable US life sciences IPO this year. Structure Therapeutics will use the proceeds to develop new oral therapies for the treatment of various diseases, including those impacting the metabolic, cardiovascular and pulmonary systems. Its lead product candidate targets Type 2 diabetes and obesity.

Structure Therapeutics aims to develop and deliver novel oral therapeutics to treat a wide range of chronic diseases with unmet medical needs. Its differentiated technology platform leverages structure-based drug discovery and computational chemistry expertise, enabling it to build a pipeline of product candidates. The company currently focuses on G-protein-coupled receptors as a therapeutic target class.

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Charlie Kim
Partner, San Diego
Patrick Loofbourrow
Partner, Singapore
Andrew Harline
Partner, Singapore
Su Lian Lu
Special Counsel, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Alexander Lee
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Karen Deschaine
Partner, San Diego
Jie Zhang
Partner, Hong Kong
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
Carlos Ramirez
Partner, San Diego
Ryan Blair
Partner, San Diego
Joshua Mates
Partner, San Francisco
Mark Ballantyne
Partner, Reston
Nicola Squire
Partner, London
Francis Wheeler
Partner, Colorado
Will Cai
Partner, Hong Kong
Thomas Welk
Senior Counsel, San Diego
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington DC
Dani Nazemian
Special Counsel, San Diego
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Bin Wang
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Lisa Yuan
Special Counsel, Beijing
Jennifer Shanley
Special Counsel, New York
Christine Turner
Associate, Colorado
Vince Flynn
Associate, San Diego
Ivy Wang
Associate, Shanghai
Rick Jantz
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Yuan Dai
Associate, Shanghai
Cara Buchicchio
Associate, New York
Megan Drill
Associate, San Diego
Daniel Gillon
Associate, San Diego
Dionne A. Thomas
Associate, San Diego
Cristina Ferruolo
Associate, San Diego
Alexander Davis
Associate, San Diego
Brian Lau
International Legal Project Manager, Hong Kong
Jessica Wade
Paralegal Specialist, San Diego
Kate Walther
Paralegal Specialist, San Diego
Lunga Su
Associate, Shanghai
Christine S. Kim
Associate, San Diego
Andy Zachrich
Associate, San Diego

BigCommerce Holdings – $345 Million Convertible Senior Notes Offering

September 15, 2021

Cooley advised the initial purchasers on BigCommerce Holding’s offering of $345 million aggregate principal amount of 0.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026. Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and BofA Securities acted as joint book-running managers for the offering. BigCommerce, whose securities trade on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol BIGC, is a leading software-as-a-service ecommerce platform. Partners Nicole Brookshire, Mischi a Marca, Jason Savich and Darren Destefano led the Cooley team.

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Mischi a Marca
Partner, San Francisco
Jason Savich
Partner, San Francisco
Darren DeStefano
Partner, Reston
Ellie Guadiana
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Mark Ballantyne
Partner, Reston
Asheley Walker
Associate, Washington DC
Molly Niffenegger
Associate, San Francisco
Jennifer Don
Associate, Reston

Sensei Biotherapeutics – $133 Million IPO

February 3, 2021

Cooley advised Sensei Biotherapeutics on its $133 million initial public offering of 7,000,052 shares of common stock. Sensei Biotherapeutics, whose securities now trade on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol SNSE, is a clinical-stage immunotherapy company focused on the discovery and development of next generation therapeutics for cancer. Partners Michael Tenta, Brian Leaf and Brent Siler led the Cooley team.

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Michael Tenta
Partner, Palo Alto
Brian Leaf
Partner, Reston
Brent Siler
Senior Counsel, Washington DC
Mark Ballantyne
Partner, Reston

Orphazyme – $84 Million IPO

October 2, 2020

Cooley advised Orphazyme on its $83.8 million initial public offering. Orphazyme, whose American depositary shares now trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol ORPH and ordinary shares trade on Nasdaq Copenhagen under the symbol ORPHA, is a Danish late-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel therapeutics for the treatment of neurodegenerative orphan diseases. Partners Josh Kaufman and Div Gupta and senior associate Mark Ballantyne led the Cooley team.

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Josh Kaufman
Partner, New York
Div Gupta
Partner, New York
Mark Ballantyne
Partner, Reston
Darah Protas
Associate, Washington DC
Asher Herzog
Associate, New York
Rasha Printz
Associate, Reston

Legend Biotech - $487 Million IPO

June 9, 2020

Cooley advised Legend Biotech on its $487.3 million initial public offering of 21,188,750 American Depository Shares (ADSs). Legend Biotech, whose securities now trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “LEGN”, is global clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of novel cell therapies for oncology and other indications. Partners Div Gupta, Rob Phillips, Will Cai, Michael Yu and Rich Segal led the Cooley team.

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Div Gupta
Partner, New York
Will Cai
Partner, Hong Kong
Michael Yu
Partner in Charge – Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Richard Segal
Partner, New York
Mark Ballantyne
Partner, Reston
Denny Won
Partner, San Francisco
Asher Herzog
Associate, New York
Jayne M. Munger
Associate, New York
Ying Liu
Associate, Hong Kong
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