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Philochem AG Announces up to $1.35 Billion License Agreement With RayzeBio

June 10, 2025

Cooley advised Philochem AG, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Philogen Group (Milan Stock Exchange: PHIL), on its definitive license agreement with RayzeBio, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY), granting RayzeBio exclusive worldwide rights to develop, manufacture and commercialize OncoACP3, a clinical-stage therapeutic and diagnostic agent targeting prostate cancer.

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Kenneth Krisko
Partner, Reston
Joe Sandys
Special Counsel, London
Alexandra Paterson
Associate, London
Joseph Perry
Associate, Reston
J. Brian Stalter
Special Counsel, New York
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
David Burns
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Ann Bevitt
Partner, London
Rachel Thorn
Of counsel, New York
Dr. Jon Cousin
Partner, Washington, DC

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Blue Owl Capital Invests up to $262.5 Million in ITM Isotope Technologies Munich SE

May 27, 2025

Cooley advised Blue Owl Capital (NYSE: OWL), an asset manager redefining alternatives, on an up to $262.5 million term loan facility for ITM Isotope Technologies Munich SE, a radiopharmaceutical biotech company dedicated to providing a new generation of radiopharmaceutical therapeutics and diagnostics for hard-to-treat tumors.

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Michael Tollini
Partner, Washington, DC
Addison Pierce
Partner, Chicago
Dr. Jon Cousin
Partner, Washington, DC
Geoffrey Spolyar
Partner, Boston
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Steve Flores
Partner, Chicago
Susan Piascik Christoff
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Wyatt Kernell
Associate, Colorado
Matt Kong
Associate, San Francisco
Dr. Asako Kubota
Associate, Washington, DC
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Charles A. Watkins II
Associate, Santa Monica
Jennifer Fitzpatrick
Paralegal Specialist, Washington, DC
Margie Murphy
Paralegal Specialist, New York
Larry Teague
Patent Agent, Seattle

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Oberland Capital Invests up to $600 Million in Biohaven

April 28, 2025

Cooley advised Oberland Capital, a private investment firm committed to funding innovation across the global healthcare industry, on its agreement to invest up to $600 million in Biohaven (NYSE: BHVN), a global clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of life-changing therapies to treat a broad range of rare and common diseases.

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Mischi a Marca
Partner, San Francisco
Alexis Finkelberg Bortniker
Partner, San Diego
Dr. Jon Cousin
Partner, Washington, DC
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Geoffrey Spolyar
Partner, Boston
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Margaret Barreto
Associate, San Francisco
Wyatt Kernell
Associate, Colorado
Megan Mojabi (Flynn)
Associate, London
Matthew S. Scarano
Associate, San Diego
Stacy Colter
Senior Paralegal, New York

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Nuvation Bio Announces up to $250 Million Nondilutive Financings From Sagard Healthcare Partners

February 18, 2025

Cooley advised Nuvation Bio (NYSE: NUVB), a global biopharmaceutical company tackling some of the greatest unmet needs in oncology, on its nondilutive financings of up to $250 million with Sagard Healthcare Partners.

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Mischi a Marca
Partner, San Francisco
Addison Pierce
Partner, Chicago
Shimeng Cheng
Special Counsel, San Francisco
Kenneth Guernsey
Senior Counsel , San Francisco
Rodrigo Huerta
Associate, Chicago
Charles A. Watkins II
Associate, Santa Monica
Dr. Jon Cousin
Partner, Washington, DC
Christophe Beauduin
Partner, New York
Sonia Nath
Partner, Washington, DC
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
Michael Neumeister
Partner, Los Angeles
Francis Wheeler
Senior Counsel, Colorado
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Melissa H. Boyd
Associate, San Francisco
Cara Buchicchio
Associate, New York
Jameson Davis
Associate, Boston
Auguste Humphries
Associate, Washington, DC
Rick Jantz
Associate, Santa Monica
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Shelby Saunders
Associate, New York
Dr. Jason Valentine
Associate, Washington, DC
Jennifer Fitzpatrick
Paralegal Specialist, Washington, DC
Yiming Liu
Partner in Charge – Shanghai, Shanghai

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Geron Corporation Announces up to $375 Million in Funding With Royalty Pharma and Pharmakon Advisors

November 7, 2024

Cooley advised Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company aiming to change lives by changing the course of blood cancer, on its up to $375 million in synthetic royalty and debt financings with Royalty Pharma and Pharmakon Advisors.

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Mischi a Marca
Partner, San Francisco
Shimeng Cheng
Special Counsel, San Francisco
Addison Pierce
Partner, Chicago
Chadwick Mills
Partner, San Francisco
Dr. Jon Cousin
Partner, Washington, DC
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Jennifer Raab
Partner, Palo Alto
Ryan Blair
Partner, San Diego
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Francis Wheeler
Senior Counsel, Colorado
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Marina Remennik
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
John Forrest
Associate, Boston
Gary Warren Hunt III
Associate, Washington, DC
Xueqing Li
Associate, San Francisco
Leo Spicer-Phelps
Partner, London
Dr. Jason Valentine
Associate, Washington, DC
Charles A. Watkins II
Associate, Santa Monica
Jennifer Fitzpatrick
Paralegal Specialist, Washington, DC
Chris Rhem
Paralegal Specialist, San Francisco

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