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Blue Owl Capital Extends up to $500 Million in Senior Secured Credit to Madrigal Pharmaceuticals

July 21, 2025

Cooley advised Blue Owl (NYSE: OWL), a leading asset manager redefining alternatives, on an up to $500 million term loan facility for Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: MDGL), a biopharmaceutical company focused on delivering novel therapeutics for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis.

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Michael Tollini
Partner, Washington, DC
Addison Pierce
Partner, Chicago
Dr. Jon Cousin
Partner, Washington, DC
Geoffrey Spolyar
Partner, Boston
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Steve Flores
Partner, Chicago
Michael Neumeister
Partner, Los Angeles
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Wyatt Kernell
Associate, Colorado
Dr. Asako Kubota
Associate, Washington, DC
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Charles A. Watkins II
Associate, Santa Monica
Jeffery Wyzykowski
Patent Agent, Washington, DC
Margie Murphy
Paralegal Specialist, New York

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Heliogen Announces Sale to Zeo Energy

May 29, 2025

Cooley advised Heliogen, a provider of on-demand clean energy technology solutions, on its definitive agreement with Zeo Energy, a Florida-based provider of residential solar and energy efficiency solutions, representing the culmination of Heliogen’s review of strategic alternatives and pursuant to which Zeo will acquire all of Heliogen’s outstanding equity securities in an all-stock transaction.

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Bill Roegge
Partner, New York
John-Paul Motley
Partner in Charge, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
Dave Young
Partner, Santa Monica
Kevin Cooper
Partner, New York
Lindsey O'Crump
Associate, Washington, DC
Alexander Gefter
Associate, Santa Monica
Pat O'Connell
Associate, New York
Susan Choy
Associate, New York
Well Mackey Jr
Associate, New York
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
Timothy Shapiro
Partner, Palo Alto
Calvin Lee
Associate, New York
Austin Holt
Partner, Santa Monica
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Mark Cornillez-Ty
Associate, Los Angeles
Helenanne Connolly
Partner, Reston
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Michael Neumeister
Partner, Los Angeles
Justin Kisner
Special Counsel, San Diego
Su Lian Lu
Special Counsel, Santa Monica
Michael Aridi Barake
Associate, Santa Monica
Nikki Chang DiFederico
Associate, Palo Alto
Jeremiah P. Ledwidge
Associate, New York
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles
Sangitha Palaniappa
Associate, Palo Alto
Jill Simon
Senior Paralegal, New York
Brian Mitchell
Transactional Quantitative Analyst, San Diego

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Uber Announces $1 Billion Exchangeable Senior Notes Offering

May 15, 2025

Cooley advised Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER), a technology platform that uses a massive network, top technology, operational excellence and deep product knowledge to power movement from Point A to Point B, on its offering of $1 billion principal amount of 0% exchangeable senior notes due 2028.

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Mischi a Marca
Partner, San Francisco
Jason Savich
Partner, San Francisco
Timothy Nguyen
Special Counsel, San Francisco
Matt Kong
Associate, San Francisco
Carlos Ramirez
Partner, San Diego
Eric Blanchard
Partner, Boston
Siana Lowrey
Of Counsel
David Peinsipp
Partner, San Francisco
Jacob B. Hanna
Associate, San Francisco
Talya Kornitzer
Associate, New York
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
Timothy Shapiro
Partner, Palo Alto
Darren DeStefano
Partner, Reston
Shannon Eagan
Partner in Charge – Palo Alto, Palo Alto
Claire Keast-Butler
Co-Partner in Charge – London, London
Michael Neumeister
Partner, Los Angeles
Ellie Seber
Partner, Santa Monica

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SKIMS Acquires SKKN by Kim From Kim Kardashian and Coty

March 21, 2025

Cooley advised Kim Kardashian, an American media personality, socialite and businesswoman, on SKIMS’ acquisition of SKKN by Kim, a beauty, skincare, and fragrance brand she founded, including the 20% stake held by Coty.

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Dave Young
Partner, Santa Monica
Julia Kim
Special Counsel, New York
Kyle Hess
Associate, New York
Kathryn Benvenuti
Associate, New York
Mark Cikowski
Associate, Santa Monica
Adam Chase
Partner, Washington, DC
Kimberly Nguyen
Special Counsel, Reston
Liz Paisner
Associate, New York
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Calvin Lee
Associate, New York
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Austin Holt
Partner, Santa Monica
Bram G. Couvreur
Partner, Santa Monica
Michael Klein
Partner, New York
Michael Neumeister
Partner, Los Angeles
Robert Eisenbach
Of Counsel, San Francisco
Jessica Girone
Associate, Santa Monica

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Tempus AI Closes $300 Million Incremental Debt Financing

February 18, 2025

Cooley advised Tempus AI (Nasdaq: TEM), a technology company advancing precision medicine through the practical application of artificial intelligence in healthcare, on its $300 million incremental term loan and revolving credit commitments under its credit agreement with Ares Capital Corporation. Partners Addison Pierce and Michael Tollini led the Cooley team advising Tempus, which also included partner Eileen Marshall and associates JJ Meng, Stevie Yu and Yichao Zhang.

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Addison Pierce
Partner, Chicago
Michael Tollini
Partner, Washington, DC
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
Michael Neumeister
Partner, Los Angeles
Francis Wheeler
Senior Counsel, Colorado
Madison (JJ) Meng
Associate, San Francisco
Stevie Yu
Associate, New York

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Best Lawyers in America – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2022 – present)

Lawdragon – 500 Leading Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers in America (2023 – present)

Super Lawyers – Rising Star in Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights (2013 – 2020)

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Turnaround Management Association