Jones Day has advised LexisNexis Legal & Professional, a division of RELX Group, in its acquisition of Ravel Law, a leading legal research, analytics, and visualization platform that allows users to contextualize and interpret vast amounts of legal data and other information. The acquisition will expand the LexisNexis Legal Analytics suite of products through full […]
Asurint, a provider of next-generation background screening solutions, announced that it has secured a minority investment from North Bridge Growth Equity, a leading growth equity firm focused on high-growth technology companies. Asurint will leverage the North Bridge Growth Equity capital to accelerate the company’s exceptional growth trajectory by adding additional talent to its workforce and […]
Jones Day has advised PHH Corporation on the sale of its MSR portfolio and related servicing advances to New Residential Investment Corp. In the filing, PHH said that the closing of this sale constituted the initial sale of MSRs under its agreement with New Residential. When PHH initially announced the deal in December, it said […]
SiriusXM (NASDAQ: SIRI) and Pandora (NYSE: P) have announced an agreement under which SiriusXM will make a $480 million strategic cash investment in Pandora. Under the terms of the agreement, a subsidiary of SiriusXM will purchase an aggregate of $480 million in newly issued Series A convertible preferred stock of Pandora. SiriusXM purchased $172.5 million […]
Kirkland & Ellis LLP advised the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Black Knight Financial Services Inc. (NYSE: BKFS) (“Black Knight”), a leading provider of technology, data and analytics solutions to the nation’s top mortgage lenders and servicers, on its agreement with Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (“FNFI”) to spin-off FNF’s 54% interest in […]
Kirkland & Ellis LLP represents Tronox Limited (NYSE: TROX), which announced today its definitive agreement to acquire the TiO2 business of Cristal, a privately held global chemical and mining company, for $1.673 billion of cash and Class A ordinary shares representing 24 percent ownership in pro forma Tronox, for a total consideration based on current […]
Jones Day has advised DDR Corp. and an affiliate of Madison International Realty in a recapitalization of a joint venture with 52 shopping centers previously owned by DDR and various partners through the DDR Domestic Retail Fund I, totaling $1.05 billion. Madison International Real Estate Liquidity Fund VI, an investment fund managed by Madison International […]
Jones Day has advised J.F. Lehman & Company (“JFLCO”) in connection with its acquisition and related financing of Northstar Group Services, Inc.. NorthStar is a leading provider of environmental and technical solutions to the commercial and government end markets. The Company is the market leader in its core decommissioning and remediation service line and leverages […]
Jones day has advised Turnbridge Capital, LLC on the acquisition of a minority interest in LOCI Controls, Inc. Loci Controls is the leader in automated landfill gas collection. We utilize a unique and patent pending combination of wellhead-mounted hardware and cloud-based analytics and monitoring to optimize gas collection, reduce fugitive emissions, and maximize profitability for […]
Jefferies LLC served as financial advisor and Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as legal advisor to GTCR. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC served as financial advisor and DLA Piper served as legal advisor to GreatCall GTCR, a leading private equity firm, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire GreatCall, Inc. (“GreatCall” or […]
Clifford Chance, Miranda y Amado, White & Case and Lazo, De Romaña advised on the transaction Petroperú raised nearly US$2 billion in net proceeds to finance a modernization project related to its Talara Refinery (Refinería de Talara). The project is being developed primarily by Técnicas Reunidas, a Madrid-based global leader in the design and construction […]
Jones Day is acting as Antitrust counsel to Conagra Brands, Inc. in the $285 million sale of its Wesson oil brand to The J.M. Smucker Company. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including the receipt of any applicable regulatory approvals. Wesson is an iconic edible oil in the U.S., with product offerings including […]
