M&A 2018 Annual Review

California Cryobank Morrison & Foerster advised California Cryobank, the world leader in donor sperm and donor egg services, in its sale by Longitude Capital and NovaQuest Capital to GI Partners. This acquisition provides GI Partners with the opportunity to create a new platform in the growing and dynamic reproductive and stem cell space to further expand its industry-leading capabilities. In a contemporaneous transaction, GI Partners acquired Cord Blood Registry, the world’s largest stem cell collection and storage company, which will be combined with California Cryobank under the California Cryobank Life Sciences platform. Prior to that sale, the firm advised California Cryobank in the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Cord Blood America Inc., bringing together two of the industry’s most highly regarded stem cell companies. “THE LIFE SCIENCES PLATFORM CREATED BY THE COMBINATION OF OUR TWO COMPANIES WILL ALLOW US TO UTILIZE OUR COLLECTIVE STRENGTHS MORE EFFECTIVELY, AND ACHIEVE OUR VISION OF HELPING TO GROW AND PROTECT HEALTHY FAMILIES AROUND THE WORLD.” Richard Jennings, CEO, California Cryobank 11 MORRISON & FOERSTER 2018 M&A ANNUAL REVIEW