Mintz is advising the placement agents in connection with the $215 million private placement that is expected to close concurrently with the completion of the merger transaction between Avenzo Therapeutics, Inc. and Rallybio Corporation.

Leerink Partners, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Piper Sandler, and Guggenheim Securities are acting as placement agents in connection with the private placement.

The Mintz capital markets team includes William Hicks, John Rudy, Alok Choksi, Gianna Nappi, Jocelyn Sun, and Kate McLeod. Joanne Hawana is advising on regulatory matters, and Ed Koundakjian is advising on intellectual property matters. Members of the Mintz team are based in the Boston, New York, San Diego and Washington, DC offices.