Rajdeep Roger Bains

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Poseida Therapeutics Announces Agreement to Be Acquired by Roche for up to $1.5 Billion

November 26, 2024

Cooley advised Poseida Therapeutics, a clinical-stage allogeneic cell therapy and genetic medicines company advancing differentiated nonviral treatments for patients with cancer, autoimmune and rare diseases, on its merger agreement to be acquired by Roche at a price of $9 per share in cash at closing, plus a non-tradable contingent value right to receive up to an aggregate of $4 per share in cash, payable upon achievement of specified milestones. The price payable at closing represents a total equity value of up to $1.5 billion and a premium of approximately 215% to Poseida’s closing share price on November 25, 2024. Cooley previously represented Poseida in its initial public offering, equity and debt transactions, and collaboration agreements, including its collaboration agreement with Roche.

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Barbara Borden
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Julia Kim
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Josh Himmelstern
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Elaine Huang
Associate, Palo Alto
Anne Luquette
Associate, San Francisco
Allie Pilmer
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Tom Coll
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Kenneth Krisko
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Edmond Lay
Associate, San Diego
John Forrest
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Jenny Ge
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Peter Adams
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Michael Bergmann
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Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Kristopher Kleiner
Special Counsel, Colorado
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Jeffrey J. Tolin
Partner, New York
Robert Eisenbach
Of Counsel, San Francisco
Maricel Mojares-Moore
Special Counsel, San Francisco
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Alexandria Ashour
Associate, San Diego
Ajay Athavale
Associate, San Francisco
Elizabeth Caruso
Associate, New York
Navya Dasari
Associate, New York
Amanda Griggs
Associate, New York
Brendan Haberle
Associate, San Diego
Dr. Gesa Junge
Associate, New York
Sara Kim
Associate, Los Angeles
Nicollette R. Kirby
Associate, Washington, DC
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Calvin Lee
Associate, New York
Calvin Lee
Associate, New York
Dr. Robert E. Powers
Associate, Boston
Breanna Qin
Associate, Palo Alto
Shelby Saunders
Associate, New York
Rachel J. Senturia
Associate, Palo Alto
Shaun (Tianjie) Wang
Associate, New York
Colleen R. Wellington-Caban
Associate, Washington, DC
Jack Whitaker
Associate, San Diego
Kathleen (Kat) DiNapoli
Patent Agent, Washington, DC
Anna Anderson
Paralegal Specialist, London

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Nerio Therapeutics Sells to Boehringer Ingelheim for up to $1.3 Billion

July 29, 2024

Cooley advised Nerio Therapeutics, a drug discovery and development company focused on phosphatases, a notoriously difficult class of potentially high-value therapeutic protein targets, on its sale to Boehringer Ingelheim, a biopharmaceutical company active in both human and animal health, for up to $1.3 billion.

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Rama Padmanabhan
Partner, San Diego
Charity Williams
Partner, San Diego
Rajdeep Roger Bains
Associate, San Diego
Ken Rollins
Partner in Charge – San Diego, San Diego
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Tony P. Guan
Associate, Santa Monica
Lei Shen
Partner, Chicago
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Jeffrey J. Tolin
Partner, New York
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Dylan Kornbluth
Associate, San Diego
Joanna Zhang
Associate, San Diego
Allie Pilmer
Associate, San Diego
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington, DC
Ajay Athavale
Associate, San Francisco
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Katie Kissner
Quantitative Analyst, San Francisco

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Brii Biosciences Announces Agreements to Acquire VBI Vaccines’ IP Rights in BRII-179

February 14, 2024

Cooley advised Brii Biosciences on its agreements with VBI Vaccines (NASDAQ: VBIV) to ensure expansion and control of future clinical and commercial supplies of BRII-179, a late-stage clinical asset in Brii Bio’s hepatitis B virus functional cure portfolio. With operations in major biotechnology centers in the US and China, Brii Bio (HKSE: 2137) is a Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed biotechnology company developing therapies to improve patient health and choice across diseases with high unmet needs.

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Yiming Liu
Partner in Charge – Shanghai, Shanghai
Rama Padmanabhan
Partner, San Diego
Rajdeep Roger Bains
Associate, San Diego
Jason Savich
Partner, San Francisco
Lila Hope
Partner, Palo Alto
Michael Klein
Partner, New York
Michelle Garcia Schulman
Partner, Reston
Matthew S. Scarano
Associate, San Diego
Jameson Davis
Associate, Boston
Kaiting Yang
Associate, Hong Kong
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Jeffrey J. Tolin
Partner, New York
Michael Yu
Partner in Charge – Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Robert Eisenbach
Of Counsel, San Francisco
Rena Kaminsky
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Olya Antle
Associate, Washington, DC
Adrienne Beaudoin Deshmukh
Associate, Reston
Yoni Horn
Associate, Santa Monica
Lunga Su
Associate, Shanghai
Yiying Wang
Associate, Shanghai

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Gracell Biotechnologies Agrees to Acquisition by AstraZeneca for up to $1.2 Billion

December 26, 2023

Cooley advised Gracell Biotechnologies, a global clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing innovative cell therapies for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by AstraZeneca.

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Rama Padmanabhan
Partner, San Diego
Rowook Park
Partner, San Diego
Izzy Lubarsky
Partner, New York
Brittany K. Wightman
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Rajdeep Roger Bains
Associate, San Diego
Will Cai
Partner, Hong Kong
Patrick Loofbourrow
Partner, Singapore
Jie Zhang
Partner, Hong Kong
Hilda Li
Associate, Hong Kong
Samantha Zhang
Associate, Singapore
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Charity Williams
Partner, San Diego
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Lei Shen
Partner, Chicago
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Rena Kaminsky
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Christine Graham
Special Counsel, London
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Ajay Athavale
Associate, San Francisco
Amanda Griggs
Associate, New York
Sara Kim
Associate, Los Angeles
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles
Sarah Oliai
Associate, Washington, DC

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TriSalus Life Sciences Completes Merger With MedTech Acquisition Corporation

August 16, 2023

Cooley advised TriSalus Life Sciences, an oncology company with a focus on treatments for patients with liver and pancreatic tumors, on its merger with MedTech Acquisition Corporation.

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Rajdeep Roger Bains
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Alexander Gefter
Associate, Santa Monica
Brett Dovman
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Jayden Martinez
Associate, Colorado
Pitrina Gilger
Associate, San Diego
Carlos Ramirez
Partner, San Diego
Mischi a Marca
Partner, San Francisco
Matthew S. Scarano
Associate, San Diego
Margaret Barreto
Associate, San Francisco
Jeffrey J. Tolin
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Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Ryan Montgomery
Special Counsel, Boston
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Francis Wheeler
Partner, Colorado
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington, DC
Madison (JJ) Meng
Associate, San Francisco
Sarah Sellers
Partner, New York
Lei Shen
Partner, Chicago
Kristin R. Marshall
Associate, Washington, DC
Vince Sampson
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Ehijele Olumese
Associate, Santa Monica
Darren DeStefano
Partner, Reston
Darren DeStefano
Partner, Reston
Charity Williams
Partner, San Diego
Grady Chang
Associate, Santa Monica
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Kate Walther
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