Nicolas H.R. Dumont

Cooley advised Silence Therapeutics in a $56.5 million registered direct offering of 5,950,000 American Depositary Shares (ADS), each representing three ordinary shares, at a price of $9.50 per ADS. Silence is a biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing molecules incorporating novel short interfering ribonucleic acid (siRNA) to inhibit the expression of specific target genes thought to play a role in the pathology of diseases with significant unmet medical need. Partners Josh Kaufman, Div Gupta, Nicolas H.R. Dumont and Claire Keast-Butler led the Cooley team.

Cooley advised Alvotech Holdings, a global biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and manufacturing of biosimilar medicines for patients worldwide, on its agreement to merge with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Oaktree Acquisition Corp. II. Lawyers Michal Berkner, Div Gupta, Nicolas Dumont and Jarrett Burks led the Cooley team advising Alvotech.

Cooley advised Packable, the holding company for technology-led ecommerce marketplace enablement platform Pharmapacks, on its definitive agreement to merge with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Highland Transcend Partners I Corp. Partners Sacha Ross, David Silverman, Nicolas Dumont and Stephanie Gentile led the Cooley team advising Packable.

Cooley advised Core Scientific, a carbon-neutral vertically integrated blockchain infrastructure and mining company, on its merger agreement with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition Corp. The transaction values the combined company, which will be called Core Scientific Inc. and listed on the Nasdaq, at an implied pro forma fully diluted enterprise value of approximately $4.3 billion. Partners Daniel Peale, David Silverman and Nicolas Dumont led the Cooley team advising Core Scientific.

Cooley advised CS Disco on its $246.4 million initial public offering of 7,700,000 shares of common stock, which includes the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares. CS Disco, whose securities now trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol LAW, is the leading provider of software-as-a-service solutions developed by lawyers for lawyers. Partners Nicole Brookshire, Jodie Bourdet and Nicolas Dumont led the Cooley team.