Breanna Qin

Cooley advised the special committee of Checkpoint Therapeutics’ (Nasdaq: CKPT) board of directors in connection with Checkpoint’s definitive agreement to be acquired by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (NSE: SUNPHARMA) for up to $416 million in cash and contingent value rights.

Cooley advised PetLab Co., a rapidly growing independent pet supplement brand headquartered in London, on its majority stake sale to BC Partners, a top international investment firm.

Cooley advised DataStax, an artificial intelligence (AI) and data solution provider, on its acquisition by IBM (NYSE: IBM), a provider of global hybrid cloud and AI solutions and consulting expertise.

Cooley advised Alumis (Nasdaq: ALMS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing therapies using a precision approach to optimize clinical outcomes and significantly improve the lives of patients with immune-mediated diseases, on its definitive agreement with ACELYRIN to merge in an all-stock transaction.

Cooley advised Poseida Therapeutics, a clinical-stage allogeneic cell therapy and genetic medicines company advancing differentiated nonviral treatments for patients with cancer, autoimmune and rare diseases, on its merger agreement to be acquired by Roche at a price of $9 per share in cash at closing, plus a non-tradable contingent value right to receive up to an aggregate of $4 per share in cash, payable upon achievement of specified milestones. The price payable at closing represents a total equity value of up to $1.5 billion and a premium of approximately 215% to Poseida’s closing share price on November 25, 2024. Cooley previously represented Poseida in its initial public offering, equity and debt transactions, and collaboration agreements, including its collaboration agreement with Roche.