Ropes & Gray has advised Nordic Capital, a leading private equity investor in the Nordic region, on the closing of its milestone €2.5bn continuation vehicle for its seventh fund. The innovative secondary transaction is the world’s largest ever GP-led secondaries deal. Ropes & Gray advised Nordic Capital alongside Kirkland & Ellis and Carey Olsen.
Cadwalader represented Inglot Cosmetics in its collaboration with Jennifer Lopez to launch a limited-edition 70-piece collection that ranges from powders to lipsticks, shadows to eyelashes and cosmetic palettes.
PARIS – Dechert LLP advised Sofinnova Partners in the Series C financing of LimFlow, a developer of innovative, peripheral endovascular technology transforming the treatment of critical limb ischemia (CLI), for €27 million.
Sofinnova Partners led the financing round with continued participation from existing round B investors Bpifrance and Balestier, and will join the company’s board of directors. The investment is the first for the newly raised Sofinnova Crossover I Fund.
Orrick has advised Vito Ventures and Project A on their seed investment in German startup Artisense, a developer of artificial intelligence (AI) supported solutions for computer vision.
Artisense received EUR 4.1 million from Vito Ventures, Project A and business angel Chris Hitchen. The funding will enable the continued development of the Artisense software and the development of integrated solutions in areas like autonomous driving, robotics, dynamic 3D mapping and data science together with industry leading companies.
International law firm Proskauer advised the senior executives and employee shareholders of Sky Betting & Gaming (“SBG”) in its $4.7 billion sale, subject to certain conditions, to Stars Group Inc. (NASDAQ: TSG; TSX: TSGI). The combination will result in the world’s largest publicly listed online gaming company.
Clayton Utz has advised Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) listed Canadian copper producer Copper Mountain Mining Corporation (CMMC) on its scrip for scrip acquisition of ASX-listed Altona Mining by scheme of arrangement, and its subsequent secondary listing on the Australian Securities Exchange. As part of the acquisition, CMMC issued to Altona shareholders common shares trading as CHESS Depositary Interests on ASX.
Clayton Utz has advised Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) listed Canadian copper producer Copper Mountain Mining Corporation (CMMC) on its scrip for scrip acquisition of ASX-listed Altona Mining by scheme of arrangement, and its subsequent secondary listing on the Australian Securities Exchange. As part of the acquisition, CMMC issued to Altona shareholders common shares trading as CHESS Depositary Interests on ASX.
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues to grow its Washington, D.C. presence by adding international arbitration and dispute resolution attorney Thomas G. Allen. He joins as a shareholder in the firm’s award-winning Litigation Practice. He was previously a partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP (formerly Hunton & Williams and Andrews Kurth Kenyon) is pleased to announce that the firm is expanding its real estate practice with the addition of partners Jane Hinton in Los Angeles and Jonathan Z. Kurry in Miami. Hinton was previously a partner at Akerman and Kurry was a shareholder at GrayRobinson and former general counsel of Turnberry.
Arrival of Jacques-Philippe Gunther and Adrien Giraud further enhances the firm’s Antitrust & Competition Practice in Europe and globally.
Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that Jacques-Philippe Gunther and Adrien Giraud will be joining the firm as partners in the Antitrust & Competition Practice based in Paris and Brussels. Both are highly regarded practitioners, with vast experience advising leading French and international companies on a variety of complex, cross-border merger control and contentious antitrust matters.