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800+

private financings completed for clients globally

1st

and afterwards investments in the PRC completed for many fund clients

Founding member of Cooley’s Shanghai office and the longest-serving attorney among Cooley Asia offices

Experience

ProfoundBio Announces $1.8 Billion Acquisition by Genmab

April 3, 2024

Cooley advised ProfoundBio, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel antibody-drug conjugate therapeutics for patients with cancer, on its definitive agreement to be acquired for $1.8 billion in an all-cash transaction by Genmab (NASDAQ: GMAB), a dual-listed, international biotechnology company that creates and develops differentiated antibody therapeutics to fight against cancer and other serious diseases.

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Megan Browdie
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Jamie Leigh
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Barbara Mirza
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Sonia Nath
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Jean Park
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Lei Shen
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Stacey A. Bradford
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Jeff Goldman
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Amy Hallman Rice
Special Counsel, San Diego
Karen Tsai
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Bin Wang
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Andrew Bae
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Julia R. Brinton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Megan Drill
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Mari Dugas
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Allison Kutner
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Jiqiang Lin
Associate, New York
Tyler Saavedra-Buckley
Associate, San Francisco
Ivy Wang
Associate, Shanghai
Monica Xu
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Freddy Yip
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Zhijing Yu
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Andy Zachrich
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ProfoundBio Announces $112 Million Oversubscribed Series B

February 14, 2024

Cooley advised ProfoundBio, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel antibody-drug conjugate therapeutics for patients with cancer, on its $112 million oversubscribed Series B financing.

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Patrick Loofbourrow
Partner, Singapore
Monica Xu
Special Counsel, Shanghai
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Associate, Shanghai
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Charlie Kim
Partner, San Diego
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InxMed Raises $50 Million Series B

March 10, 2022

Cooley advised InxMed on its $50 million Series B financing. Partner Christina Zhang led the team advising InxMed, which is a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to developing innovative therapies targeting stroma microenvironment and drug resistance for hard-to-treat solid tumors.

CS Capital led the round, with participation from AIHC Fund, Growth Fund and Hosencare Fund, as well as existing investor Ennovation Ventures. InxMed will use the funds to accelerate ongoing clinical trials of IN10018 for multiple cancer types in the US and China, to advance more stroma-targeting pipelines into clinics this year, and to strengthen research and development capabilities in Nanjing, China.

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Christina Zhang
Partner, Shanghai
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EpimAb Biotherapeutics Raises $120 Million Series C

March 23, 2021

Cooley advised EpimAb Biotherapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech company specializing in bispecific antibody development, on its $120 million Series C financing. China Merchants Bank International and Mirae Asset Financial Group co-led the round, which also included participation by Hony Capital, Cormorant Asset Management and other new investors, as well as existing investors such as Decheng Capital, SDIC Fund and Sherpa Healthcare Partners. EpimAb will use the new capital for the ongoing clinical development of three of its clinical assets and to expand its pipeline of novel bispecific antibodies and other biologics. Partner James Lu led the team advising EpimAb on the financing round.

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Monica Xu
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Inmagene Biopharmaceuticals Announces Merger With Ikena Oncology

December 23, 2024

Cooley advised Inmagene Biopharmaceuticals, a privately held, global clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel therapeutics for immunological and inflammatory diseases, on its definitive merger agreement with Ikena Oncology (Nasdaq: IKNA).

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Lindsey O'Crump
Associate, Washington, DC
Brittany K. Wightman
Associate, San Diego
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Associate, Santa Monica
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Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Christopher Kimball
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Partner, Santa Monica
Phil Mitchell
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Howard Morse
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Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Jean Park
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Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
Michelle Garcia Schulman
Partner, Reston
Ellie Seber
Partner, Santa Monica
Marty Schenker
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Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Bin Wang
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Robert Eisenbach
Of Counsel, San Francisco
Ajay Athavale
Associate, San Francisco
Rajdeep Roger Bains
Associate, San Diego
Julia R. Brinton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Elizabeth Caruso
Associate, New York
Adrienne Beaudoin Deshmukh
Associate, Reston
Jeremy M. Exelbert
Associate, New York
Daniel Gillon
Associate, San Diego
Zack Gong
Associate, Shanghai
Rick Jantz
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Wyatt Kernell
Associate, Colorado
Rebeca Kinslow
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Hilda Li
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Lunga Su
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