Bio

Yvan Claude Pierre is a partner in the business department and a member of the capital markets and public companies practice groups. He is also a founding member of Cooley’s Chicago office, where he spends half his time. Yvan-Claude advises clients on a wide range of public offerings, M&A and other significant corporate transactions across the US and throughout Europe, Australia and Asia. Over his 25 years in practice, he has counseled US and global publicly traded and privately held life sciences, healthcare, medical technology, consumer healthcare, technology and other innovative companies, as well as investment banking firms, private equity sponsors and venture capital firms. Yvan-Claude is recognized as a leading public offerings counselor. His securities and corporate finance practice includes extensive experience with IPOs, follow-on offerings, SPACs, spin-offs, PIPEs, 144A equity and debt, private placements and other securities transactions and compliance matters. He has been involved in 300+ capital markets offerings and 200+ public and private M&A transactions.