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Upstream Bio Announces Upsized $293 Million IPO

October 15, 2024

Cooley advised the underwriters of Upstream Bio, a clinical-stage biotech developing a monoclonal antibody to target respiratory disorders, on its upsized $293 million initial public offering.

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Co-Partner in Charge – London, London
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Santa Monica
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Madhuri Roy
Partner, Palo Alto
Francis Wheeler
Partner, Colorado
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Elizabeth Caruso
Associate, New York
Mandy Ching
Associate, London
Megan Drill
Associate, San Diego
Zack Gong
Associate, Shanghai
Peter A. Haddad
Associate, San Diego
David D. Kim
Associate, San Francisco
Jessica Koffel
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Sarah Miller
Associate, New York
Lawrence Traylor
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Zhejiang Taimei Medical Technology Announces HK$335.1 Million IPO

October 8, 2024

Cooley advised the underwriters of Zhejiang Taimei Medical Technology (Taimei), a digital solution provider focused on the pharmaceutical and medical device industry in China, on its HK$335.1 million initial public offering.

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Ethan Jin
Partner, Beijing
Yiming Liu
Partner in Charge – Shanghai, Shanghai
Michael Yu
Partner in Charge – Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Lisa Yuan
Special Counsel, Beijing
Yiying Wang
Associate, Shanghai
Mengchao Wu
Associate, Beijing
Shuaiwen Wang
International Legal Project Manager, Beijing
Alex Wu
International Legal Project Manager, Shanghai
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Francis Wheeler
Partner, Colorado
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Megan Drill
Associate, San Diego
Rick Jantz
Associate, Santa Monica

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Cobre Raises $35 Million Series B

September 5, 2024

Cooley advised Cobre, a Colombia-based treasury platform that has been powering top Latin American chief financial officer (CFO) offices since 2020, on its $35 million Series B funding.

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Derek Colla
Partner, Miami
Grant L. Page
Associate, Santa Monica
Mara Rosario
Associate, Boston
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Sarah Howard
Associate, Washington, DC
Megan Boss
Senior Paralegal , Boston
David Safren
Associate, Miami

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HealthCare Royalty and Blue Owl Announce $250 Million Debt Financing With TG Therapeutics

August 6, 2024

Cooley advised Blue Owl Capital (NYSE: OWL), a top asset manager that is redefining alternatives, and HealthCare Royalty (HCRx), a top royalty acquisition company focused on commercial or near-commercial biopharmaceutical products, on a $250 million term loan facility with TG Therapeutics (NASDAQ: TGTX), a fully integrated, commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the acquisition, development and commercialization of novel treatments for B-cell diseases.

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Michael Tollini
Partner, Washington, DC
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Partner, San Francisco
Addison Pierce
Associate, Chicago
Geoffrey Spolyar
Partner, Boston
Jon Cousin
Partner, Washington, DC
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Michael Egan
Partner, Washington, DC
Heidi A. Erlacher
Partner, Boston
Steve Flores
Partner, Chicago
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Jason Savich
Partner, San Francisco
Daniel Shamah
Partner, New York
Lei Shen
Partner, Chicago
Shimeng Cheng
Special Counsel, San Francisco
Susan Piascik Christoff
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Jordan Phelan
Associate, Washington, DC
Matt Kong
Associate, San Francisco
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Sarah Miller
Associate, New York
Rodrigo Huerta
Associate, Chicago
Stevie Yu
Associate, New York
Yichao Zhang
Associate, New York

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Harvey Announces $100 Million Series C

July 23, 2024

Cooley advised Harvey, a legal artificial intelligence platform, on its $100 million Series C financing, which brings Harvey to a $1.5 billion valuation.

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Matthew Bartus
Partner, San Francisco
Rachel Proffitt
Partner and Chief Executive Officer, San Francisco
Caitlin Courtney
Partner, Palo Alto
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington, DC
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
John Sellers
Partner, Palo Alto
Lei Shen
Partner, Chicago
David Silverman
Partner, New York
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Kristin O'Hanlon
Special Counsel, San Francisco
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Tara Capsuto
Associate, San Francisco
Carl Min
Associate, San Francisco
Erica Russell
Associate, San Francisco
Tyler Saavedra-Buckley
Associate, San Francisco

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