Erica Pedersen

Cooley advised Tectonic Therapeutic, a privately held biotechnology company developing G-protein coupled receptor-targeted therapeutic proteins, on its definitive merger agreement to combine in an all-stock transaction with AVROBIO, a gene therapy company with a purpose to free people from a lifetime of genetic disease. Tectonic also obtained $130.7 million in private financing commitments with a syndicate of new and existing leading life sciences investors in connection with the merger.

Cooley advised World View, a leader in stratospheric exploration and flight, on its definitive business combination agreement with publicly traded special purpose acquisition company Leo Holdings Corp. II. The transaction will result in World View becoming a publicly listed company. Partners Alex Kassai, Milson Yu and Miguel Vega led the Cooley team advising World View.

Cooley advised Definitive Healthcare, a commercial intelligence company focused on healthcare, on its acquisition of Populi.

Cooley advised Zip on its $43 million Series B financing round. Partner Harley Brown led the Cooley team advising Zip, which is a developer of an intelligent purchase request platform intended to be a place for employees to request purchases.

Cooley advised Zip, a leading intake-to-procure solution, on its $43 million Series B financing round. With this latest funding round, Zip reaches a $1.2 billion valuation just 18 months after its founding. Lawyers Harley Brown, Eric Popp and Erica Pedersen led the Cooley team advising Zip.