Davis Polk advised the joint book-running managers and representatives of the underwriters in connection with the approximately $128 million follow-on offering by Orchard Therapeutics plc of 9,000,000 American Depositary Shares, each representing one ordinary share. The ADSs are listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “ORTX.” J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Goldman Sachs […]
Paul, Weiss represented the Board of Directors of Barnes & Noble, Inc., the nation’s largest bookseller, in the company’s approximately $683 million all-cash acquisition by Elliott Advisors (UK) Limited. The transaction with the hedge fund Elliott is the culmination of an extensive strategic alternative review conducted by a Special Committee of the Board of Directors. […]
Paul Hastings represented BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, BMO Capital Markets and RBC Capital Markets as joint book-running managers for Sun Communities, Inc.’s (NYSE: SUI) follow-on public offering of common stock. Sun Communities, Inc., a real estate investment trust that owns and operates or has an interest in manufactured housing and recreational vehicle communities, sold a […]
Paul Hastings represented QuadReal Property Group, a global real estate investment, operating and development company in a joint venture with T5 Data Centers to launch a platform to develop, acquire and operate data centers. The platform, which will operate under the name of T5 Data Centers, has been capitalized to support the development and acquisition […]
Davis Polk advised Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC , the underwriter, in connection with the $127.5 million SEC-registered follow-on offering of 1,552,500 shares of common stock of Kemper Corporation (which included 202,500 additional shares that were purchased pursuant to the underwriter’s option to purchase additional shares). The common stock is listed on the New York […]
Shearman & Sterling advised TowerBrook Capital Partners in its investment in CAVU Investment Partners, a new entity formed in partnership with asset management firm LibreMax Capital, LLC. CAVU will invest in the equity tranches of new issue collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) managed by Trimaran Advisors, LLC, the CLO management platform of LibreMax. CAVU will be […]
Nathaniel Lacktman (Picture), partner at Foley & Lardner and Chair of the firm’s national Telemedicine & Digital Health Industry Team, helped draft the language in the legislation. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law SB 354, designed to bring New Mexico to the forefront of telehealth insurance coverage and payment parity laws. The […]
Shearman & Sterling advised Jefferies LLC as sole book-running manager on the initial public offering of Landcadia Holdings II, Inc., a special-purpose acquisition company, of 31,625,000 units, which includes 4,125,000 units issued pursuant to the exercise by Jefferies LLC of its over-allotment option in full, at an offering price of $10.00 per unit, each unit […]
Shearman & Sterling advised Qatar Investment Authority in connection with an equity financing of more than $500 million in SoFi. SoFi, an online personal finance company, plans to use the funds to continue to invest in its rapid rate of innovation and growth. The investment round values SoFi at $4.3 billion on a pre-money basis […]
Simpson Thacher represented EQT VII fund and Press Ganey in EQT’s agreement to sell Press Ganey to a consortium of Ares Management, L.P., Leonard Green & Partners, L.P., GIC and other co-investors. The sale of Press Ganey marks the first portfolio company exit by EQT’s U.S. Private Equity strategy. Press Ganey is a provider of […]
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP advised IDB Invest as international counsel. Bolivian legal advice to IDB Invest was provided by Bufete Aguirre, Quintanilla, Soria & Nishizawa Soc. Civ. IDB Invest, the Inter-American Investment Corporation, closed on a $5 million secured loan facility to Companex (Bolivia) S.A., a sociedad anónima organized and existing under the laws of […]
Kirkland & Ellis advised Fortive Corporation (NYSE: FTV) on Industrial Scientific’s acquisition of Intelex Technologies for approximately $570 million. The acquisition brings together the strengths of industry-leading EHSQ technologies to deliver on the promise of connected environmental, health and safety, and quality with a future vision of eliminating worker deaths. Evercore acted as exclusive financial […]
