About Rajdeep

Raj is a member of Cooley’s mergers and acquisitions group and has advised clients on a variety of strategic transactions in the healthcare, life sciences, and technology industries, including reverse mergers, de-SPAC transactions, cross-border acquisitions, spin-offs, asset acquisitions and divestitures, and financial advisory engagements.
 
Raj was recognized as a winner in the San Diego Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 (2024), honoring young professionals making an impact on the San Diego community.
 
Representative M&A Transactions include:
 
Healthcare and Life Sciences Transactions
  • Cidara Therapeutics in its sale to Merck for $9.2 billion
  • Forty Seven in its sale to Gilead for $4.9 billion
  • VelosBio in its sale to Merck for $2.75 billion
  • Synthorx in its sale to Sanofi for $2.5 billion
  • Candid Therapeutics in its sale to UCB for up to $2.2 billion
  • CinCor Pharma in its sale to AstraZeneca for approximately $1.8 billion
  • Poseida Therapeutics its sale to Roche for up to $1.5 billion
  • Nerio Therapeutics its sale to Boehringer Ingelheim for up to $1.3 billion
  • Gracell Biotechnologies its sale to AstraZeneca for up to $1.2 billion
  • 35Pharma its sale to GSK for $950 million
  • Y-mAbs Therapeutics in its sale to SERB Pharmaceuticals for $412 million
  • Forbius in its sale to Bristol Myers Squibb
  • Brii Biosciences in its acquisition of VBI Vaccines’ IP rights in BRII-179
Reverse Merger Transactions
  • Vidya Therapeutics in its merger with Processa Pharmaceuticals
  • Avenzo Therapeutics in its merger with Rallybio
  • Faeth Therapeutics in its merger with Sensei Biotherapeutics
  • VYNE Therapeutics in its merger with Yarrow Bioscience
  • Inmagene Biopharmaceuticals in its merger with Ikena Oncology
De-SPAC Transactions
  • TriSalus Life Sciences in its merger with MedTech Acquisition Corporation
  • NKGen Biotech in its merger with Graf Acquisition Corp. IV
  • Kredivo in its merger with VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings II
  • Nuvation Bio in its merger with Panacea, a special purpose acquisition company
Technology Transactions
  • SiTime in its acquisition of Renesas' timing business
  • Veritone in its acquisition of Broadbean
  • Digital Shadows in its sale to ReliaQuest
  • Prodege in its investment from Great Hill Partners
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Admissions and credentials

  • California

Education

  • University of San Diego School of Law
    JD, cum laude
  • University of California, Irvine
    BA

Rankings and accolades

Winner, San Diego Business Journal: 40 Next Top Business Leaders Under Forty (2024)