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Tvardi Therapeutics Announces Merger With Cara Therapeutics

December 18, 2024

 

Cooley advised Tvardi Therapeutics, a privately held, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel, oral, small-molecule therapies targeting STAT3 to treat fibrosis-driven diseases, on its definitive merger agreement to combine in an all-stock transaction with Cara Therapeutics (Nasdaq: CARA), a development-stage biopharmaceutical company that has been leading a new treatment paradigm to improve the lives of patients suffering from pruritus.

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Rachel F. Katz
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Associate, San Diego
Christine Tse
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BioAge Labs Announces $198 Million IPO

September 27, 2024

Cooley advised the underwriters of BioAge Labs, a clinical-stage biotechnology company that is harnessing the biology of human aging to develop novel targets and therapies for metabolic diseases, on its $198 million initial public offering.

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Partner, Santa Monica
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Partner, San Francisco
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Partner, Palo Alto
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Partner, San Francisco
Dr. Madhuri Roy
Partner, Palo Alto
Francis Wheeler
Senior Counsel, Colorado
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Special Counsel, Washington, DC
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Special Counsel, Washington, DC
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Of Counsel, Washington, DC
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Associate, New York
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Joanna Zhang
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Zenas BioPharma Announces $225 Million IPO

September 16, 2024

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

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Gamida Cell Completes International Restructuring

June 21, 2024

Cooley advised long-time biotech client, Gamida Cell Ltd., and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Gamida Cell Inc. (collectively, the “Company”), in the Company’s global restructuring through a novel use of debt arrangement proceedings in Israel combined with Chapter 15 and 11 proceedings in the United States. 

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Alto Neuroscience Announces $147.9 Million IPO

February 6, 2024

Cooley advised Alto Neuroscience, a company redefining psychiatry by leveraging individuals’ neurobiology to develop personalized and highly effective medicines and helping patients get better faster, on its $147.9 million initial public offering.

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