Davis Polk advised the joint book-running managers in connection with the $180 million initial public offering of 10,000,000 shares of common stock of Natera, Inc. Natera’s common stock is traded on The NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “NTRA.”   

Based in San Carlos, California, Natera is a leading genetic testing company that develops non-invasive methods for analyzing DNA.   

The Davis Polk corporate team included partner Alan F. Denenberg and associates Tyler P. Pender, Hua Zhao, Mohammad Ali and Adam H. Whitaker. Partner Rachel D. Kleinberg and associate J. David Connelly provided tax advice. Associate Gary T. Lo provided intellectual property advice. Counsel Marcie A. Goldstein provided FINRA advice. Counsel Cynthia Akard provided executive compensation advice. Members of the Davis Polk team are based in the Northern California and New York offices.