Shannon MacMichael

Cooley advised Arsenal Biosciences (ArsenalBio), a clinical-stage programmable cell therapy company focused on engineering advanced chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapies for solid tumors, on the close of its oversubscribed $325 million Series C financing round.

Cooley advised Hadrian Automation – a company building highly automated factories to accelerate the entire advanced manufacturing sector and bring the future forward faster – on its $117 million Series B financing. Lawyers Peter Werner, Zander Olsson, Carl Min and Erin Wright led the Cooley team advising Hadrian.

Cooley advised Uber, a tech company providing mobility as a service, on its agreement to sell a 50.03% stake in a newly created super app business unit of its Middle East subsidiary Careem to e& (formerly known as Emirates Telecommunications Group Company) for $400 million.

Cooley advised IAA, Inc. (IAA), a global digital marketplace connecting vehicle buyers and sellers, on its cross-border stock and cash acquisition by Ritchie Bros., which closed on Monday, March 20.

Cooley advised Insurance Auto Auctions (IAA), a global digital marketplace connecting vehicle buyers and sellers, on an amendment to its previously announced merger agreement with Ritchie Bros., which provides for the stock and cash acquisition of IAA by Ritchie Bros.