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Cerevel Therapeutics – $253.8 Million Follow-on Offering and Concurrent $345.0 Million Rule 144A Convertible Notes Offering

September 2, 2022

Cooley advised the underwriters in Cerevel Therapeutics’ $253.8 million follow-on offering of 7,250,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $35 per share and the initial purchasers in its $345.0 million Rule 144A convertible notes offering. Cerevel is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pursuing a targeted approach to neuroscience that combines a deep understanding of disease-related biology and neurocircuitry of the brain with advanced chemistry and central nervous system target receptor selective pharmacology to discover and design new therapies. Lawyers Div Gupta, Daniel Goldberg, Eric Blanchard, Mischi a Marca, Jason Savich, Minkyu Park, Amiti Rothstein, Ellie Guadiana, Matt Kong, Eric Delgado and Jordan Verrilli led the Cooley team.

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Div Gupta
Partner, New York
Daniel I. Goldberg
Partner, New York
Eric Blanchard
Partner, New York
Mischi a Marca
Partner, San Francisco
Jason Savich
Partner, San Francisco
Minkyu Park
Associate, New York
Amiti C. Rothstein
Associate, New York
Ellie Guadiana
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Matt Kong
Associate, San Francisco
Eric J. Delgado
Associate, New York
Kindall G. Jackson
Associate, Washington DC

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Sixth Street Invests in Blueprint Medicines

July 7, 2022

Cooley advised global investment firm Sixth Street on its strategic investment in Blueprint Medicines, a global precision therapy company that invents life-changing therapies for people with cancer and blood disorders. Lawyers Mischi a Marca, Matt Browne, Matt Scarano, Addison Pierce, Matt Kong and Nick Neuteufel led the Cooley team advising Sixth Street. 

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Mischi a Marca
Partner, San Francisco
Matt Browne
Partner, San Diego
Matthew S. Scarano
Associate, San Diego
Addison Pierce
Associate, Chicago
Matt Kong
Associate, San Francisco
Michael Tuscan
Partner, Washington DC
Jon Cousin
Associate, Washington DC
Tanya Heare-Rowlands
Special Counsel, London
Jeffery Wyzykowski
Patent Agent, Washington DC
Matthew Scheideman
Patent Agent, Washington DC
Charity Williams
Partner, San Diego
Freddy Yip
Associate, Hong Kong
Zack Gong
Associate, Shanghai
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington DC
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Jennifer Shanley
Special Counsel, New York
Elizabeth Anne Wright
Partner, Brussels
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
Michael Klein
Partner, New York
Paul Springer
Associate, New York
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington DC
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington DC

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Sweetgreen – $418.6 Million IPO

December 6, 2021

Cooley advised restaurant chain sweetgreen on its $418.6 million initial public offering of 14,950,000 shares of Class A common stock, which now trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SG. Partners Nick Hobson, David Peinsipp, Siana Lowrey and Charlie Kim led the Cooley team advising sweetgreen.

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Nick Hobson
Partner in Charge, Los Angeles – Santa Monica, Los Angeles Santa Monica
David Peinsipp
Partner, San Francisco
Siana Lowrey
Partner, San Francisco
Charlie Kim
Partner, San Diego
Julia Boesch
Associate, San Francisco
Mark Cikowski
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Marjorie Roesser
Associate, San Francisco
Madeleine Smith
Associate, San Francisco
Eric Steiner
Paralegal Specialist, San Francisco
Amy Saldamando
Paralegal Specialist, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Kim Merritt
Paralegal Specialist, San Francisco
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Austin Holt
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
David Navetta
Partner, Colorado
Christian Lee
Associate, San Francisco
Maricel Mojares-Moore
Special Counsel, San Francisco
Matt Kong
Associate, San Francisco
Ross Eberly
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles Downtown
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Colette Ghazarian
Associate, Los Angeles Downtown
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Patrick Gibbs
Partner, Palo Alto
Francis Wheeler
Partner, Colorado
Michael Suyat
Senior Paralegal, San Francisco

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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

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Dynavax Technologies – $200 Million Convertible Notes Offering

May 11, 2021

Cooley advised Dynavax Technologies on its offering of $200 million principal amount of 2.50% convertible senior notes due 2026. Dynavax Technologies, whose securities trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol DVAX, is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel vaccines. Partners Steve Przesmicki, Mischi a Marca and Jason Savich le the Cooley team.

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Steve Przesmicki
Partner, San Diego
Mischi a Marca
Partner, San Francisco
Jason Savich
Partner, San Francisco
Marina Remennik
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Megan Ji
Associate, Seattle
Ron Metzger
Paralegal Specialist, San Francisco
Ellie Guadiana
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Matt Kong
Associate, San Francisco
Xueqing Li
Associate, San Francisco
Chris Rhem
Paralegal Specialist, San Francisco

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