Fenwick & West LLP represented ZymoGenetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZGEN), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of therapeutic proteins, in a $96.6 million follow-on public offering. The Seattle-based company priced 16.1 million shares of its common stock at $6 per share.
Leerink Swann LLC acted as sole book-running manager for the offering. Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc., William Blair & Company, LLC., Canaccord Adams Inc. and McAdams Wright Ragen, Inc. were the co-managers for the offering.
The Fenwick & West transaction team included corporate attorneys Stephen Graham, Rob Freedman, David Michaels, Gail Suniga, James Evans, Andrew Albertson and senior paralegal Ellen Welichko.
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Stephen M. Graham
Co-Chair, Life Sciences Group
Partner, Corporate Group
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