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General Catalyst and Others Contribute to Stripe’s $6.5 Billion Series I

March 23, 2023

A Cooley team advised General Catalyst, a venture capital firm that provides early-stage and growth equity investments, and others on their participation in Stripe’s $6.5 billion Series I financing.

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Peter H. Werner
Partner, San Francisco
Tara Capsuto
Associate, San Francisco
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington DC
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York

Redx Pharma to Merge With Jounce Therapeutics

March 6, 2023

Cooley advised Redx Pharma, a UK clinical-stage biotechnology company, on its all share merger with Jounce Therapeutics, a US clinical-stage immunotherapy company, in a $425 million and contingent value right transaction.

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Michal Berkner
Partner, London
Claire Keast-Butler
Partner, London
Russell Anderson
Associate, London
Rita Sobral
Associate, London
Natasha Kaye
Partner, London
Nicola Squire
Partner, London
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington DC
Caroline Hobson
Partner, London
Paula Holland
Partner, London
David Wilson
Partner, London
Josh Kaufman
Partner, New York
Laurence Harris
Partner, London
Chris Stack
Partner, London
Jeff Goldman
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Charlotte Irvine
Associate, London
Simrita Chadha
Associate, London
Vlad Herta
Associate, London
Bethan Chalmers
Associate, London
Dov Fiskus
Associate, New York
Amanda Griggs
Associate, New York
Anna Caro
Associate, London
Rick Jantz
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Dionne A. Thomas
Associate, San Diego

CinCor Pharma to Sell to AstraZeneca for Approximately $1.8 Billion

January 10, 2023

Cooley advised CinCor Pharma, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by AstraZeneca. M&A partners Rama Padmanabhan and Rowook Park and corporate partners Div Gupta and Sarah Sellers led the Cooley team.

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Rowook Park
Partner, San Diego
Rama Padmanabhan
Partner, San Diego
Div Gupta
Partner, New York
Sarah Sellers
Partner, New York
Christophe Beauduin
Special Counsel, New York
Benjamin “Izzy” Lubarsky
Associate, New York
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Ajay Athavale
Associate, San Francisco
Megan Drill
Associate, San Diego
Melissa Meza
Associate, San Diego
Trey Reilly
Associate, New York
Amy Hallman Rice
Special Counsel, San Diego
Matthew D. Silverman
Special Counsel, San Diego
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington DC
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Washington DC
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington DC
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Charity Williams
Partner, San Diego
MaryBeth Shreiner
Associate, Reston
Elizabeth Lewis
Senior Counsel, Washington DC
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Patrick Sharma
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Heidi A. Erlacher
Partner in Charge – Boston, Boston
Kristopher Kleiner
Special Counsel, Colorado
Ryan Sansom
Partner, Boston
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Aric Wu
Partner, New York
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington DC
Nyron J. Persaud
Partner, New York
Helenanne Connolly
Partner, Reston
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Christine Graham
Special Counsel, London
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Lindsey O'Crump
Associate, Washington DC
Vivian Tsai
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Arman Sagart
Associate, San Diego
Daniel Gillon
Associate, San Diego
Barry Kuang
Associate, Boston
Rajdeep Roger Bains
Associate, San Diego
Alexander Fullman
Associate, New York
Amanda Gonzalez Burton
Associate, New York
Grace Hunter
Associate, Washington DC
Kindall G. Jackson
Associate, Washington DC
Dr. Xixi Sun
Associate, Boston
Sarah Curry
Associate, New York
Carly Mitchell
Associate, Washington DC
Jennifer Shanley
Special Counsel, New York
Wyatt Kernell
Associate, New York
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York

Horizon Therapeutics to Be Acquired by Amgen for Approximately $28 Billion

December 20, 2022

A Cooley team advised Horizon Therapeutics, a specialty biopharmaceutical company, on its agreement to be acquired by Amgen. The approximately $28 billion merger would represent the third-largest all-cash transaction in the pharmaceutical sector in history and the biggest healthcare deal of 2022.

 

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Barbara Borden
Partner, San Diego
Kay Chandler
Partner, San Diego
Rama Padmanabhan
Partner, San Diego
Rowook Park
Partner, San Diego
Jacqueline Grise
Partner, Washington DC
Kelly Murata
Paralegal Specialist, San Francisco
Michael Tollini
Partner, Washington DC
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Lindsey O'Crump
Associate, Washington DC
Edmond Lay
Associate, San Diego
Vivian Tsai
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Melissa Meza
Associate, San Diego
Peter Adams
Partner, San Diego
Fraser Brown
Partner, Washington DC
Ross Eberly
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Patrick Van Eecke
Partner, Brussels
David Fletcher
Partner, Washington DC
Caroline Hobson
Partner, London
Alexander Israel
Partner, Brussels
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington DC
Mischi a Marca
Partner, San Francisco
Chadwick Mills
Partner, San Francisco
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Michelle Garcia Schulman
Partner, Reston
Lei Shen
Partner, Chicago
Charity Williams
Partner, San Diego
Elizabeth Anne Wright
Partner, Brussels
David Burns
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Christine Graham
Special Counsel, London
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington DC
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Matthew D. Silverman
Special Counsel, San Diego
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Karun Ahuja
Associate, Chicago
Wade Andrews
Associate, San Diego
Ajay Athavale
Associate, San Francisco
Anna Caro
Associate, London
Umer Chaudhry
Associate, Washington DC
Megan Drill
Associate, San Diego
Andrea Batalla Eguidazu
Associate, London
Michael Fernando
Associate, London
Daniel Gillon
Associate, San Diego
Zack Gong
Associate, Shanghai
Ellie Guadiana
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Justin Kisner
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Jessica Koffel
Associate, Brussels
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Daniel Lac
Associate, San Diego
Jan Lang
Associate, Brussels
Katie MacDowell
Associate, Reston
Joe Mandry
Associate, San Diego
Hajra Nashin
Associate, San Diego
Dani Nazemian
Special Counsel, San Diego
Linh Nguyen
Associate, San Diego
Allison Wettstein O’Neill
Associate, San Diego
Alexandra Paterson
Associate, London
Addison Pierce
Associate, Chicago
Bartholomäus Regenhardt
Associate, Brussels
Arman Sagart
Associate, San Diego
Grant Schweikert
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Michael Weinstein
Associate, San Diego
Alexander Wenzel
Associate, Brussels
Nathaniel Hearn Jr.
Associate, New York

Poseida Therapeutics Enters Strategic Collaboration and License Agreement With Roche

August 6, 2022

Cooley advised Poseida Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, on its strategic collaboration and license agreement with Roche. Lawyers Ken Krisko, Marya Postner, Bin Wang, Hajra Nashin and Brendan Haberle led the Cooley team advising Poseida. 

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Kenneth Krisko
Partner, Reston
Marya Postner
Partner, Palo Alto
Bin Wang
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Hajra Nashin
Associate, San Diego
Brendan Haberle
Associate, San Diego
Edmond Lay
Associate, San Diego
Tom Coll
Partner, San Diego
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Jacqueline Grise
Partner, Washington DC
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Jeffrey J. Tolin
Partner, New York
Ivor Elrifi
Partner, New York
Matthew Pavao
Partner, Boston
Rachel Thorn
Partner, New York
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington DC
Liza Cotter
Associate, Boston
Yasmin Roland
Associate, Brussels
David Navetta
Partner, Colorado
Patrick Van Eecke
Partner, Brussels
Maricel Mojares-Moore
Special Counsel, San Francisco
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