NEW YORK – June 13, 2024– Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP advised Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a Japanese company (kabushiki kaisha), on the completion of the tender offer announced April 30 to acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of U.S. biopharmaceutical company Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: DCPH) for $25.60 per share, with a total amount of approximately $2.4 billion, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Topaz Merger Sub, Inc. The tender offer commenced May 13 and was completed just before the June 10 deadline. On June 11, following the completion of the tender offer, Merger Sub merged with and into Deciphera with Deciphera continuing as the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Ono. As a result, Deciphera’s shares not tendered in the offer were converted into the right to receive the same per share consideration as the tender offer price. In connection with the acquisition, Deciphera shares ceased to be traded on Nasdaq as of the acquisition closing date and shares of Deciphera’s common stock will be delisted from Nasdaq.
The multioffice Greenberg Traurig team was led by Corporate Shareholders Chia-Feng Lu in Washington, D.C., Michael D. Helsel in New York, Hiroshi Miura in Tokyo, Jason T. Simon in Northern Virginia, and Tricia Branker in West Palm Beach, Corporate Associate Yoojin Lee in New York, and Corporate Law Clerks Catalina Rodriguez Trout, Hailey Petrick, and Henry Scherck in New York.
Other Greenberg Traurig team members included Corporate Shareholder Todd E. Bowen in New York, Banking & Financial Services Shareholder Luke Lado in London, Finance Associate Suraj Padhiar in London, Corporate Shareholder Sylvie A. Durham in New York, Health Care & FDA Practice Associate Caroline Abbott in Washington, D.C., Litigation Shareholder Adam S. Hoffinger in Washington, D.C., Litigation Associate Steven E. Harrison in Washington, D.C., Health Care & FDA Practice Shareholder Nancy E. Taylor in Washington, D.C., Health Care & FDA Practice Of Counsel Tess Dillon Meyer in Washington, D.C., Government Law & Policy Shareholder Robert Mangas in Washington, D.C., Intellectual Property & Technology Shareholder David M. Greenberg in New York, Intellectual Property & Technology Of Counsel Sandy Chiu in New York, Corporate Shareholder Steven M. Pepper in New York, Litigation Of Counsel Rebecca Tracey Rotem in Washington, D.C., Litigation Associate Jonathan Huie in Washington, D.C., Litigation Shareholder Gillian Sproul in London, Intellectual Property & Technology Shareholder Christoph Enaux in Berlin, Litigation Partner Edoardo Gambaro in Milan, Intellectual Property & Technology Senior Associate Lucas Wüsthof in Berlin, Litigation Senior Associate Pietro Missanelli in Milan, International Trade Shareholder Kara M. Bombach in Washington, D.C., International Trade Shareholder Donald S. Stein in Washington, D.C., International Trade Of Counsel Sonali Dohale in Washington, D.C., International Trade Associate Francisco J. Vélez in Washington, D.C., Tax Shareholder August Huelle in New York, Tax Associate Phillip Popkin in New York, Labor & Employment Shareholder Keshia M. Tiemann in Atlanta, Labor & Employment Associate Whitney Bly Edwards, PhD. in Atlanta, Environmental Shareholder Giuliano Apadula in Philadelphia, Environmental Associate Paul Alexandre de Vastey in Philadelphia, Intellectual Property & Technology Shareholder Charles J. Andres in Washington, D.C., Intellectual Property Litigation Shareholder Nigamnarayan Acharya in Atlanta, Intellectual Property & Technology Associate David G. Mata in Washington, D.C., Intellectual Property & Technology Shareholder Reena Bajowala in Chicago, Corporate Shareholder William C. Donovan in Boston, Corporate Associate Ruth Guo in Dallas, Real Estate Shareholder David Edington in Las Vegas, Real Estate Associate Henry Agee in Las Vegas, Tax Shareholder James Maynor in Northern Virginia, Corporate Shareholder Kelly A. Terribile in Delaware, Corporate Shareholder Henrietta Walker in London, Corporate Of Counsel David Hirschman in London, Corporate Trainee Matthew Bennett in London, Corporate Shareholder Philipp Osteroth in Berlin, Corporate Shareholder Henrik Armah in Berlin, Corporate Associate Lucca K. Schlager in Berlin, Corporate Associate Sebastian Haimerl in Berlin, Corporate Shareholder Dawn Zhang in Shanghai, Corporate Associate Moyi Chen in Shanghai, Corporate Junior Associate Yangyiyi Liu in Shanghai, Corporate Partner Carlo Scaglioni in Milan, Corporate Senior Associate Luigi Iovino in Milan, Corporate Trainee Cecilia Caterina di Prisco in Milan, Corporate Shareholder Bas Vletter in Amsterdam, Corporate Law Clerk Ning Dijkgraaf in Amsterdam, Corporate Shareholder Christopher T. Turek in Washington, D.C., Corporate Associate Dario Ciapponi in New York, Corporate Associate Sari Sakurai in Tokyo, Corporate International Law Clerk Luis Basavilbaso in New York, and Corporate Law Clerk Jack Surminsky in New York.
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