Barbara Mirza

Cooley advised Avid Bioservices (Nasdaq: CDMO), a dedicated biologics contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) working to improve patient lives by providing high quality development and manufacturing services to biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, on its definitive merger agreement to be acquired by funds managed by GHO Capital Partners and Ampersand Capital Partners in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.1 billion.

Cooley advised the underwriters of Septerna, a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering a new era of G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) oral small molecule drug discovery, on its upsized $331.2 million initial public offering.

Cooley advised Veritone, a company building human-centered enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, on the sale of its media agency, Veritone One, to Insignia Capital Group.

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.

Cooley advised Morgan Stanley, Jefferies, Citigroup and Guggenheim Securities as the underwriters of Zenas BioPharma’s $225 million initial public offering.