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Heartflow Announces $364.2 Million Upsized IPO

August 11, 2025

Cooley advised the underwriters of Heartflow, a leader in artificial intelligence technology for coronary artery disease, in connection with Heartflow’s $364.2 million upsized initial public offering.

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David Peinsipp
Partner, San Francisco
Kristin VanderPas
Partner, San Francisco
Charlie Kim
Partner, San Diego
Denny Won
Partner, San Francisco
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Eric Greig
Partner, Washington, DC
Joanna Liebes Hubberts
Partner, San Diego
Dr. Madhuri Roy
Partner, Palo Alto
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Santa Monica
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Jane Adams
Partner, San Diego
Annie Froehlich
Partner, Washington, DC
Kevin King
Partner, Washington, DC
Francis Wheeler
Senior Counsel, Colorado
Jessica Koffel
Special Counsel, Brussels
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Max Gonzalez
Associate, Palo Alto
Peter A. Haddad
Associate, San Diego
Wyatt Kernell
Associate, Colorado
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Ryan Lewis
Associate, Colorado
Tyler Saavedra-Buckley
Associate, San Francisco
Valerie Sapozhnikova
Associate, Los Angeles

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Shoulder Innovations Announces $75 Million IPO

July 31, 2025

Cooley advised the underwriters of Shoulder Innovations, a medical technology company exclusively focused on transforming the shoulder surgical care market, in connection with Shoulder Innovations’ $75 million initial public offering (IPO).

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Denny Won
Partner, San Francisco
Charlie Kim
Partner, San Diego
Kristin VanderPas
Partner, San Francisco
David Peinsipp
Partner, San Francisco
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Santa Monica
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Scott Weston
Partner, Boston
Kassity L. Mai
Special Counsel, Reston
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Valerie Sapozhnikova
Associate, Los Angeles
Alex Hammer
Associate, San Francisco
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Sunny J. Levine
Associate, Colorado
Ryan Lewis
Associate, Colorado
Sarah Miller
Associate, New York
Marjorie O'Neill
Associate, San Francisco
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto

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Contentsquare Enters Definitive Agreement to Acquire Loris AI

July 30, 2025

Cooley advised Contentsquare, an all-in-one experience intelligence platform, on its definitive agreement to acquire Loris AI, a conversation intelligence platform, to give business leaders a deeper, more accurate view of the full customer journey – from click to conversation.

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Izzy Lubarsky
Partner, New York
Stephane Levy
Partner, New York
Wesley Dietrich
Associate, Washington, DC
Matthew Choy
Associate, New York
Melanie Simon-Giblin
Associate, New York
Nyron J. Persaud
Partner, New York
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Len Jacoby
Partner, New York
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Kristen Mathews
Partner, New York
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Robert Jacques
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Cara Buchicchio
Associate, New York
Sharon Davidov
Associate, New York
Mari Dugas
Associate, Washington, DC
Zoe Egelman
Associate, New York
Harriet Fraser
Associate, New York
Wyatt Kernell
Associate, Colorado
Bomin Kim
Associate, New York
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Shante Mays
Associate, Reston
Greg Reith
Associate, Washington, DC
Shelby Saunders
Associate, New York
Patrick Sharma
Associate, Santa Monica
Steven A. Zuckerman
Associate, New York
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Brandon Lefebvre
Quantitative Analyst, Boston

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Leads Biolabs Announces HK$1.29 Billion IPO

July 25, 2025

Cooley advised Nanjing Leads Biolabs Co. (Leads Biolabs), a clinical-stage biotechnology company that discovers, develops and commercializes new therapies in oncology, autoimmune and other severe diseases, on its HK$1.29 billion initial public offering (IPO).

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Michael Yu
Partner in Charge – Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Yiming Liu
Partner in Charge – Shanghai, Shanghai
Kaiting Yang
Counsel, Hong Kong
Yiying Wang
Counsel, Shanghai
Yunxiang Xu
Associate, Shanghai
Brian Lau
Associate, Hong Kong
Alex Wu
Associate, Shanghai
Daniel Zheng
Associate, Shanghai
Zhengyang Li
International Legal Project Manager, Hong Kong
Cindy Pan
International Legal Project Manager, Hong Kong
Zoe Wang
International Legal Project Manager, Shanghai
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Francis Wheeler
Senior Counsel, Colorado
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Vince Sampson
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC

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Inmagene Biopharmaceuticals Completes Merger With Ikena Oncology [UPDATED]

July 25, 2025

Cooley advised Inmagene Biopharmaceuticals, a privately held, global clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel therapeutics for immunological and inflammatory diseases, on its definitive merger agreement with Ikena Oncology (Nasdaq: IKNA).

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Lila Hope
Partner, Palo Alto
Rama Padmanabhan
Partner, San Diego
Patrick Loofbourrow
Partner, Singapore
Asa Henin
Partner, San Diego
Lindsey O'Crump
Associate, Washington, DC
Brittany K. Wightman
Associate, San Diego
Jiqiang Lin
Associate, New York
Leina Verrier
Associate, Santa Monica
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Howard Morse
Senior Counsel, Washington, DC
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Jean Park
Partner, New York
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
Michelle Garcia Schulman
Partner, Reston
Ellie Seber
Partner, Santa Monica
Marty Schenker
Senior Counsel , San Francisco
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Bin Wang
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Robert Eisenbach
Of Counsel, San Francisco
Rajdeep Roger Bains
Associate, San Diego
Julia R. Brinton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Adrienne Beaudoin Deshmukh
Associate, Reston
Jeremy M. Exelbert
Associate, New York
Zack Gong
Associate, Shanghai
Rick Jantz
Associate, Santa Monica
Wyatt Kernell
Associate, Colorado
Rebeca Kinslow
Associate, San Diego
Hilda Li
Associate, Hong Kong
Lunga Su
Associate, Shanghai
Novak Topalovic
Associate, San Diego
Tania Soris
Associate, New York
Monica Xu
Special Counsel, Shanghai
Sai Yarramalla
Associate, Palo Alto
Andy Zachrich
Associate, San Francisco
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Jake Ironfield
Transactional Quantitative Analyst, New York

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