Biography
Sheran Sharafi is an associate in the Americas M&A Corporate section, based in New York, who advises public companies in mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, corporate governance, and ’34 Act reporting and compliance matters.
Experience
Representative matters include:
Represented Aerovate Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:AVTE) in its reverse merger with Jade Biosciences, Inc. and the $300 million concurrent financing (April 2025)*
Represented Scienture LLC in its business combination with TRxADE Health Inc. (Nasdaq:MEDS) (September 2024)*
Represented AVROBIO, Inc. (Nasdaq:AVRO) in its:*
- Reverse merger with Tectonic Therapeutics, Inc., including contingent value rights (CVRs) and the concurrent private placement (June 2024)
- Sale of its Cystinosis gene therapy program for $87.5 million to Novartis (NYSE:NVS) (May 2023)
Represented Immunome Inc. (Nasdaq:IMNM) in its acquisition of certain assets of Atreca Inc. (Nasdaq:BCEL) for $5.5 million upfront cash and contingent value rights (CVRs) (May 2024)*
Represented Arrowroot Acquisition Corp (Nasdaq: ARRW) in its business combination with iLearningsEngines (April 2024)*
Represented Graphite Bio, Inc. (Nadaq:GPRH) in its reverse merger with LENZ Therapeutics and the $53.5 million concurrent private placement (March 2024)*
Represented EryDel in its cross-border sale to Quince Therapeutics (Nasdaq:QNCX) (October 2023)*
Represented Ikena Oncology Inc. (Nasdaq:IKNA) in its acquisition of Pionyr Immunotherapeutics in an all-stock transaction and contingent value rights (CVRs) (August 2023)*
Represented TCR2 Therapeutics (Nasdaq:TCRR) in its cross-border, all stock combination with Adaptimmune Therapeutics (Nasdaq:ADAP) (June 2023)*
Represented BJ's Wholesale Group (NYSE:BJ) in its acquisition of assets and operations of four distribution centers and the related private transportation fleet from Burris Logistics (January 2022)*
Represented Trillium Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq/TSX:TRIL) in its $2.26 billion sale to Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) (November 2021)*
*Matters worked on prior to joining White & Case.