Samp

Caroline P. Samp

Associate
Boston
Caroline Samp advises private companies on a wide range of corporate matters, including formation, financings, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate governance. Caroline also advises public companies with respect to ongoing annual and periodic reporting requirements, Section 16 matters, annual and special stockholder meetings, and Rule 144 compliance and related requests for stock certificate removal.

Education

  • Boston University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2015
  • Mount Allison University, B.A., with Distinction, 2009

Bar and Court Admissions

BAR ADMISSIONS
  • Massachusetts

Experience

  • Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENTA), a clinical-stage biotechnology company, on its $74.8 million public offering, which included the underwriters’ full exercise of their option to purchase additional shares
  • Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc. (CSE: AAWH.U, OTCQX: AAWH), a leading multi-state, vertically integrated cannabis operator, in closing on a $50 million private placement of senior secured notes, issued at 97.5% of face value, and a supplemental part of a $235 million debt offering commenced in July and carry an interest rate of 12.75%
  • Butterfly Network, Inc. (NYSE: BFLY), a digital health company, on its $86.9 million public offering of its Class A common stock
  • Organogenesis Holdings (Nasdaq: ORGO), a regenerative medicine company, in its $130 million PIPE of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
  • Zapata AI, an industrial Generative AI software company on the completion of its business combination with Andretti Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: WNNR), a special purpose acquisition company, which resulted in publicly traded combined company (Nasdaq: ZPTA and ZPTAW)
  • Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: AGTC), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies for the treatment of rare and debilitating diseases, in its sale to Syncona Limited (LON: SYNC) for approximately $23.5 million in cash ($0.34 per share)
  • Entegris, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENTG) in the acquisition of MPD Chemicals for approximately $16 million
  • Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALXN) in its acquisition of Syntimmune
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) in its acquisition of Becton, Dickinson and Company’s Advanced Bioprocessing business
  • Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: AGTC) in its sales agreement with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. for an up to $25 million ATM offering
  • Zosano Pharma Corporation (Nasdaq: ZSAN):
    • $50 million underwritten public offering of common stock
    • $29.3 million underwritten public offering of common stock
  • Acer Therapeutics in its merger with Opexa Therapeutics
  • Nelson Properties Limited, a portfolio company managed by Global Forest Partners LP, in the sale of its subsidiary, Nelson Forests Limited, one of New Zealand's leading forestry businesses, to Australian forestry company OneFortyOne Plantations
  • Dell EMC in the sale of EMC’s enterprise content division to Open Text Corporation (Nasdaq: OTEX) (TSX: OTC) for $1.62 billion

Honors & Involvement

HONORS
  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch - Securities/Capital Markets Law (2024-2027), Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2023-2027), and Corporate Law (2026-2027)
INVOLVEMENT
  • Boston Bar Association, Member