The rapidly growing M&A department at Cooley LLP demonstrates expertise in both buy- and sell-side deals and regularly advises leading companies on business expansion opportunities and strategic exits. Integrating a cross-practice approach by liaising with the firm’s corporate and regulatory teams, the group is co-led by San Diego-based Barbara Borden, and San Francisco-based Jamie Leigh, who advises tech and financial companies on takeover and activist defense engagements, and proxy contests. Well-known for representing tech startups, San Diego duo Rowook Park and Rama Padmanabhan are skilled in public and private M&A, and life sciences sector deals, respectively. In New York, Kevin Cooper advises emerging companies on complex corporate transactions, while San Francisco’s Ben Beerle covers joint venture deals.
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Clients clés
- Everbridge
- Jackpocket
- Amolyt Pharma
- Transact Campus
- PetIQ
- Accel
- AuditBoard
- Carmot Therapeutics
- ProfoundBio
- RayzeBio
Points forts
- Advised RayzeBio on its sale to Bristol Myers Squibb for $62.50 per share in cash, for a total equity value of approximately $4.1bn, or $3.6bn net of estimated cash acquired.
- Advised Carmot Therapeutics on its sale to Roche at a purchase price of $2.7bn upfront and the potential for $400m in milestone payments.
- Advised AuditBoard on its approximately $3bn sale to HG.
Avocats
Hall of Fame
Avocats au sommet de leur profession, largement reconnus et respectés par l'ensemble du marché pour leur expertise éprouvée et leur intervention récurrente et longue date dans les dossiers les plus complexes et prestigieux.
Les grands avocats du marché
Avocats associés reconnus parmi les leaders du marché par leurs pairs et leurs clients, régulièrement présents dans les grands dossiers dans lesquels ils sont au premier plan.
Ben Beerle
Jamie Leigh
Responsable de la pratique
Barbara Borden; Jamie Leigh
Autres avocats clés
Rama Padmanabhan; Rowook Park; Kevin Cooper; Ben Beerle