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Structure Therapeutics Announces Upsized $547.4 Million Public Offering

June 7, 2024

Cooley advised Structure Therapeutics (Nasdaq: GPCR), a global, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel oral small molecule therapeutics for metabolic and cardiopulmonary diseases, on its upsized $547.4 million underwritten public offering.

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Christine Turner
Associate, Colorado
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Associate, San Diego
Daniel Gillon
Associate, San Diego
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Associate, San Diego
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Associate, San Diego
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Rick Jantz
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Brian Lau
International Legal Project Manager, Hong Kong
Xander Lee
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Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Vince Sampson
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Jennifer Shanley
Special Counsel, New York
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Jessica Wade
Paralegal Specialist, San Diego
Kate Walther
Paralegal Specialist, San Diego
Francis Wheeler
Partner, Colorado

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Cooley Advises Life360 on $178.5 Million IPO

June 7, 2024

Cooley advised Life360, a family connection and safety company, on its $178.5 million initial public offering.

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Partner, San Francisco
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Jaleel Chandler
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Baasit Bhutta
Associate, Colorado
Michael Aridi Barake
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Grady Chang
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Steven Holm
Associate, Singapore
Valerie Sapozhnikova
Associate, Los Angeles Downtown
Samara Zaifman
Associate, Palo Alto
Ryan Lewis
Associate, Colorado
Alanna Anderson
Associate, Palo Alto
Krina Desai
Associate, Palo Alto
Kristine Kevorkova
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
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Special Counsel, Washington, DC
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Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Ajay Athavale
Associate, San Francisco
Travis LeBlanc
Partner, Washington, DC
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Mari Dugas
Associate, Washington, DC
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Rick Jantz
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Ross Eberly
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Francis Wheeler
Partner, Colorado
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Partner, San Francisco
Brian Youn
Paralegal Specialist, Palo Alto
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Paralegal Specialist, Palo Alto

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Snap $750 Million Convertible Senior Notes Offering

May 13, 2024

Cooley advised Snap, a technology company, on its $750 million convertible senior notes offering due 2030, which includes the option for initial purchasers to purchase an additional $100 million aggregate principal amount of notes.

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Vice Chair, Palo Alto
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Partner, San Francisco
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Associate, Palo Alto
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Associate, Palo Alto
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Associate, Palo Alto
Bill Boyle
Paralegal Specialist, Palo Alto
Francis Wheeler
Partner, Colorado

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Cidara Therapeutics Announces Concurrent Reacquisition of IP Rights to CD388, $240 Million PIPE Financing

May 1, 2024

Cooley advised Cidara Therapeutics (Nasdaq: CDTX), a biotechnology company using its proprietary Cloudbreak platform to develop drug-Fc conjugate immunotherapies designed to save lives and improve the standard of care for patients facing serious diseases, on its concurrent $240 million private placement financing and definitive agreement with Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a Johnson & Johnson Company, to reacquire the exclusive global development and commercial rights to CD388.

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Partner, San Diego
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Partner, San Diego
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Partner, San Diego
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Partner, Washington, DC
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Partner, New York
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Partner, Colorado
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Partner, New York
Francis Wheeler
Partner, Colorado
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
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Special Counsel, San Diego
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Associate, San Diego
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Associate, Colorado
Michelle Hunt
Associate
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Associate, San Diego
Kyrsten Lundh
Associate, San Diego
Jayden Martinez
Associate, Colorado
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Associate, Palo Alto
Valerie Sapozhnikova
Associate, Los Angeles Downtown
Kelly Nelle
Paralegal Specialist, San Diego

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Rubrik Announces $752 Million Upsized IPO

April 29, 2024

Cooley advised Rubrik, the Zero Trust Data Security Company delivering data security and operational resilience for enterprises, on its $752 million initial public offering. Rubrik issued and sold 23,500,000 shares of Class A common stock priced at $32 per share, with a 30-day option for the underwriters to purchase up to 3,525,000 additional shares of Class A common stock.

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Partner, Palo Alto
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Partner, Palo Alto
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Partner, Palo Alto
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Partner, Washington, DC
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Partner, New York
TJ Graham
Partner, Palo Alto
Daniel Grooms
Partner, Washington, DC
Natasha Kaye
Partner, London
Charlie Kim
Partner, San Diego
Travis LeBlanc
Partner, Washington, DC
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Partner, Washington, DC
Joshua Mates
Partner, San Francisco
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Michael Tollini
Partner, Washington, DC
Lei Shen
Partner, Chicago
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Francis Wheeler
Partner, Colorado
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Dani Nazemian
Special Counsel, San Diego
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
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Associate, Palo Alto

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