Yvan-Claude Pierre

Cooley advised Etsy, a two-sided online marketplace that connect millions of passionate and creative buyers and sellers around the world, on its offering of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 0.25% convertible senior notes due 2028. Partners Yvan-Claude Pierre, Nicole Brookshire and Rupa Briggs led the Cooley team advising Etsy.

Cooley advised Shake Shack on its offering of $250 million principal amount of 0% convertible senior notes due 2028. Shake Shack, whose securities trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SHAK, is an American fast casual restaurant chain. Partner Yvan-Claude Pierre led the Cooley team. 

Cooley advised Celularity, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing off-the-shelf allogeneic therapies derived from the postpartum human placenta, on its agreement to become a public company by merging with GX Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company. Upon closing of the transaction, which is expected in Q2, GX will be renamed Celularity, and its common stock and warrants are anticipated to remain listed on Nasdaq under the new ticker symbols “CELU” and “CELUW.” Yvan-Claude Pierre, Marc Recht, Kevin Cooper and Marianne Sarrazin led the Cooley team advising Celularity on the transaction.

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Cooley advised Etsy on its offering of $650 million aggregate principal amount of 0.125% convertible notes due 2026. Partners Yvan-Claude Pierre, Nicole Brookshire, Mischi a Marca, Jason Savich and Alan Hambelton led the Cooley team advising Etsy, a two-sided online marketplace that connects millions of passionate and creative buyers and sellers around the world.

Cooley advised Protégé, a platform giving aspiring artists an opportunity to demonstrate their talent and receive feedback from industry experts, on the completion of its $8.5 million seed funding round. Partner Winston Gu led the Cooley team advising Protégé.