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VISEN Pharmaceuticals Announces HK$783 Million IPO

March 21, 2025

Cooley advised VISEN Pharmaceuticals, a late-stage, near-commercialization biopharmaceutical company focused on providing treatments for select endocrine diseases in Greater China (including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan), on its HK$783 million (approximately US$101 million) initial public offering (IPO) on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, subject to the exercise of a 15% overallotment option.

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Michael Yu
Partner in Charge – Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Yiming Liu
Partner in Charge – Shanghai, Shanghai
Will Cai
Partner, Hong Kong
Annie Froehlich
Partner, Washington, DC
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
Francis Wheeler
Senior Counsel, Colorado
Hilda Li
Associate, Hong Kong
Ying Liu
Associate, Hong Kong
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Hardy Zhou
Associate, New York
Alex Wu
International Legal Project Manager, Shanghai
Ruby Zhan
International Legal Project Manager, Hong Kong
Philip Kwan
Senior Legal Assistant, Hong Kong
Kaiting Yang
Associate, Hong Kong

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Redacted RnD Announces Acquisition of Maserati Formula E Team

February 19, 2025

Cooley advised Redacted RnD, a company founded by Brooklyn Earick with a focus on technology, sports, and media and entertainment, on its acquisition of the Maserati Formula E team.

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Dave Young
Partner, Santa Monica
Bram G. Couvreur
Partner, Santa Monica
Helen Pantelides
Partner, London
Harry Calkin
Associate, London
Lewis Loy
Associate, Santa Monica
Leina Verrier
Associate, Santa Monica
Paula Holland
Partner, London
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Ellie Seber
Partner, Santa Monica
Lukas Roth
Associate
Alice Wong
Associate, London

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Aardvark Therapeutics Announces $94.2 Million IPO

February 14, 2025

Cooley advised the underwriters of Aardvark Therapeutics, a phase 3 biotech company developing novel small-molecule therapies for metabolic diseases, in connection with Aardvark’s $94.2 million initial public offering (IPO).

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Charlie Kim
Partner, San Diego
Kristin VanderPas
Partner, San Francisco
Denny Won
Partner, San Francisco
Jean Park
Partner, New York
Christine Turner
Associate, Colorado
Ryan Lewis
Associate, Colorado
Joanna Zhang
Associate, San Diego
Dr. Bill Christiansen
Partner, Seattle
Lila Hope
Partner, Palo Alto
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Elizabeth Caruso
Associate, New York
Zack Gong
Associate, Shanghai
Tony P. Guan
Associate, Santa Monica
Sarah Miller
Associate, New York
Dr. Xixi Sun
Associate, Boston
Dr. Tian Yong Zheng
Patent Agent, Seattle

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InnoCare and KeyMed Jointly Announce License Agreement With Prolium

January 20, 2025

Cooley represented Beijing Tiannuo Jiancheng Pharmaceutical Technology, a joint venture of a subsidiary of InnoCare Pharma (HKEX: 09969; SSE: 688428) and a subsidiary of KeyMed Biosciences (HKEX: 02162), in connection with a joint exclusive license agreement with Prolium Bioscience for the development and commercialization of ICP-B02 (CM355), a CD20xCD3 bispecific antibody.

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Lila Hope
Partner, Palo Alto
Freddy Yip
Associate, Hong Kong
Michael Shen
Special Counsel, Shanghai
Ivy Wang
Associate, Shanghai
Letian Wei
Legal Consultant, Shanghai
Jameson Davis
Associate, Boston
Robert Eisenbach
Of Counsel, San Francisco
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Chen Chen
Associate, Palo Alto
Dr. Xixi Sun
Associate, Boston
Bin Wang
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Monica Xu
Special Counsel, Shanghai
Dr. Chen Chen
Partner, Boston

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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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Lila Hope
Partner, Palo Alto
Rama Padmanabhan
Partner, San Diego
Patrick Loofbourrow
Partner, Singapore
Asa Henin
Partner, San Diego
Lindsey O'Crump
Associate, Washington, DC
Brittany K. Wightman
Associate, San Diego
Jiqiang Lin
Associate, New York
Leina Verrier
Associate, Santa Monica
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Howard Morse
Senior Counsel, Washington, DC
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Jean Park
Partner, New York
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
Michelle Garcia Schulman
Partner, Reston
Ellie Seber
Partner, Santa Monica
Marty Schenker
Senior Counsel , San Francisco
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Bin Wang
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Robert Eisenbach
Of Counsel, 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
Zack Gong
Associate, Shanghai
Rick Jantz
Associate, Santa Monica
Wyatt Kernell
Associate, Colorado
Rebeca Kinslow
Associate, San Diego
Hilda Li
Associate, Hong Kong
Lunga Su
Associate, Shanghai
Novak Topalovic
Associate, San Diego
Tania Soris
Associate, New York
Christine Tse
Associate, New York
Monica Xu
Special Counsel, Shanghai
Sai Yarramalla
Associate, Palo Alto
Andy Zachrich
Associate, San Francisco
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Jake Ironfield
Transactional Quantitative Analyst, New York

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