Davis Polk advised the joint book-running managers in connection with the $172 million public offering of common stock of Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “DCPH.” 

Headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, Deciphera Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on addressing key mechanisms of tumor drug resistance that limit the rate and/or durability of response to existing cancer therapies. The company’s pipeline consists of tumor-targeted and immune-targeted drug candidates designed to improve outcomes for patients with cancer by improving the quality, rate and/or durability of their responses to treatment.

The Davis Polk corporate team included partner Richard D. Truesdell Jr., counsel Jeffrey S. Ramsay and associates Jaryn S. Fields and Leigh Katz. Counsel David R. Bauer and associates Bonnie Chen and Jay Frankel provided intellectual property and technology advice. Partner Michael Mollerus and associate Liang Zhang provided tax advice. Counsel David A. Zilberberg provided environmental advice. All members of the Davis Polk team are based in the New York office.