Susan Choy

Cooley advised Heliogen, a provider of on-demand clean energy technology solutions, on its definitive agreement with Zeo Energy, a Florida-based provider of residential solar and energy efficiency solutions, representing the culmination of Heliogen’s review of strategic alternatives and pursuant to which Zeo will acquire all of Heliogen’s outstanding equity securities in an all-stock transaction.

Cooley advised Cerberus Capital Management, a global leader in alternative investing with approximately $65 billion in assets across complementary credit, real estate and private equity strategies, on its growth investment in Aquatech, a global leader in water technology and services for industrial and infrastructure markets.

Cooley advised Chimerix (Nasdaq: CMRX), a biopharmaceutical company with a mission to develop medicines that meaningfully improve and extend the lives of patients facing deadly diseases, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by Jazz Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: JAZZ) for $8.55 per share in cash – totaling approximately $935 million.

Cooley advised Next Gen Foods, a food-tech startup developing and commercializing innovative and sustainable plant-based food products, on its $100 million Series A funding, which is the largest Series A to date for a plant-based meat company. Lawyers Ferish Patel and Gwenlynne Lee led the Cooley team advising Next Gen Foods, which also included Chris Coulter, Aaron Pomeroy, Susan Choy, Xinwei Li, Hannah Loo, Michael Marietta, Jon Beh and Sanat Deshpande.