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EsoBiotec Announces up to $1 Billion Acquisition by AstraZeneca

March 17, 2025

Cooley advised EsoBiotec, a biotechnology company pioneering in vivo cell therapies that has demonstrated promising early clinical activity, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by AstraZeneca (London Stock Exchange/Nasdaq Stockholm/Nasdaq: AZN) for up to $1 billion on a cash- and debt-free basis.

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Rama Padmanabhan
Partner, San Diego
Rowook Park
Partner, San Diego
Charity Williams
Partner, San Diego
Simon Amies
Partner, London
Russell Anderson
Partner, London
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Charlie Lightfoot
Partner, London
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Dr. Matthew Pavao
Partner, Boston
Guadalupe Sampedro
Partner, London
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Leo Spicer-Phelps
Partner, London
Nicola Squire
Partner, London
Chris Stack
Partner, London
Jeffrey J. Tolin
Partner, New York
David Wilson
Partner, London
Julia R. Brinton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Jack Jones
Special Counsel, London
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Julie Wicklund
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Kafeel Azher
Associate, London
Sarah Buchik
Associate, New York
Dr. Jessica Cande
Associate, Boston
Mari Dugas
Associate, Washington, DC
Michael Fernando
Associate, London
Athina Gaki
Associate, Brussels
Elaine Huang
Associate, Palo Alto
Mark Jones
Associate, London
Eerik Kukebal
Associate, London
Chris Lynn
Associate, London
Morgan McCormack
Associate, London
Daniel Millard
Associate, London
Lindsey O'Crump
Associate, Washington, DC
Alexandra Paterson
Associate, London
Dr. Robert E. Powers
Associate, Boston
Zhijing Yu
Associate, Singapore
Kevin Gurley
Quantitative Analyst, New York

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Poppi Announces $1.95 Billion Sale to PepsiCo

March 17, 2025

Cooley advised VNGR Beverage (doing business as poppi), a fast-growing prebiotic soda brand, on its acquisition by PepsiCo (Nasdaq: PEP) for $1.95 billion, including an additional potential earnout consideration subject to the achievement of certain performance milestones within a specified period after closing.

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Nick Davis
Partner in Charge – Seattle, Seattle
Erin J. Kirchner
Partner, Chicago
Caitlin Breitenbruck
Associate, Seattle
Pat O'Connell
Associate, New York
Elaine Huang
Associate, Palo Alto
John Robertson
Senior Counsel, Seattle
Colleen Badgley
Partner, Seattle
Willy Cowles
Associate, Seattle
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Jonathan Rivinus
Partner, Colorado
Keith Berets
Partner, Colorado
Michael Bergmann
Partner, Washington, DC
Megan Donohue
Partner, San Diego
Michelle Doolin
Partner, San Diego
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Alan Hambelton
Partner, Seattle
Ryan Montgomery
Partner, Boston
Sonia Nath
Partner, Washington, DC
Leo Spicer-Phelps
Partner, London
Kyle Wong
Partner, San Francisco
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Bryan Berman
Special Counsel, Colorado
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Rebecca Evanson
Special Counsel, Colorado
Peter Burns
Of Counsel, Palo Alto
Lucy Bauer
Associate, Seattle
Mari Dugas
Associate, Washington, DC
Alexander Ellebracht
Associate, Palo Alto
Auguste Humphries
Associate, Washington, DC
Katie Kaufman
Associate, Boston
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles
Michael Pelle
Associate, New York
Vivienne Pismarov
Associate, San Diego
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Colorado

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Chimerix Announces Acquisition by Jazz Pharmaceuticals for $935 Million

March 5, 2025

Cooley advised Chimerix (Nasdaq: CMRX), a biopharmaceutical company with a mission to develop medicines that meaningfully improve and extend the lives of patients facing deadly diseases, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by Jazz Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: JAZZ) for $8.55 per share in cash – totaling approximately $935 million.

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Jason Kent
Partner, New York
Kevin Cooper
Partner, New York
Nathan Baum
Special Counsel, New York
Jamie Leigh
Partner, San Francisco
Izzy Lubarsky
Partner, New York
Susan Choy
Associate, New York
Charlotte Yin
Associate, New York
Angela Kim
Associate, New York
Jane Adams
Partner, San Diego
Christophe Beauduin
Partner, New York
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Megan Arthur Schilling
Partner, San Diego
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Juliana Finley
Associate, Santa Monica
Elizabeth Galvin
Associate, Boston
Carly E. Gibbons
Associate, Chicago
Nathaniel Hearn Jr.
Associate, Chicago
Calvin Lee
Associate, New York
Joseph Perry
Associate, Reston
Greg Reith
Associate, Washington, DC
Freddy Yip
Associate, Hong Kong
Drue Anne Koons
Paralegal Specialist, San Diego

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DataStax Announces Acquisition by IBM

February 25, 2025

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.

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Rishab Kumar
Partner, Palo Alto
David Segre
Of Counsel, Palo Alto
Grigor Lynch
Associate, Colorado
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Timothy Shapiro
Partner, Palo Alto
Caitlin Courtney
Partner, Palo Alto
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Michael Bergmann
Partner, Washington, DC
Wendy Brenner
Partner, Palo Alto
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Annie Froehlich
Partner, Washington, DC
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
David Wilson
Partner, London
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
David Burns
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Kristopher Kleiner
Special Counsel, Colorado
Tiffany Allen
Associate, Palo Alto
Harry Calkin
Associate, London
Queenie Chen
Associate, Palo Alto
David Dalton
Associate, Santa Monica
Cristina DeBiase
Associate, Boston
Juan Pablo González
Associate, Palo Alto
Cameron Gyorffy
Associate, Santa Monica
Kelley Harrington
Associate, Chicago
Josh Himmelstern
Associate, San Diego
Katie Kaufman
Associate, Boston
Joseph J. Kim
Associate, Palo Alto
Eerik Kukebal
Associate, London
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles
Breanna Qin
Associate, Palo Alto
Katie Stevens
Associate, Palo Alto
John Alec Stouras
Associate, Palo Alto
Nicholas Yacoubian
Associate, Palo Alto
Christy Fairlie
Paralegal Specialist, Reston
Katie Kissner
Quantitative Analyst, San Francisco

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Drata Announces Acquisition of SafeBase

February 10, 2025

Cooley advised Drata, a trust management platform, on its definitive agreement to acquire SafeBase, a trust center platform designed for friction-free security reviews.

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Rama Padmanabhan
Partner, San Diego
Ken Rollins
Partner in Charge – San Diego, San Diego
Jenny Ge
Associate, Santa Monica
Dylan Kornbluth
Associate, San Diego
Patrick Reed
Associate, Palo Alto
Novak Topalovic
Associate, San Diego
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Charles Haley
Partner, Palo Alto
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Summer Wynn
Partner, San Diego

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