DLA Piper Advises Meridian Foundation on Metro AG Delisting

DLA Piper has advised Meridian Foundation in Shareholder Agreement with EP Global Commerce for Metro AG Delisting. DLA Piper, a leading global law firm, has advised Meridian Foundation, a founding shareholder of Metro AG, in relation to its shareholder agreement with EP Global Commerce (EPGC). This agreement will take effect following the planned delisting of […]

Hogan Lovells Advises Avelios Medical on €30 Million Funding

Hogan Lovells Advises Avelios Medical on €30 Million Series A Financing Round Led by Sequoia Capital. Hogan Lovells has advised Avelios Medical, a Munich-based hospital software developer, in its €30 Million Series A financing round, which was led by Sequoia Capital. Avelios Medical, which specializes in creating modular software platforms for hospitals, will use the […]

Latham & Watkins Advises MicroStrategy on $563.4 Million Preferred Stock Offering

Latham & Watkins Advises MicroStrategy on $563.4 Million Preferred Stock Offering. MicroStrategy Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR) has announced the pricing of its preferred stock offering, valued at US$563.4 million, scheduled for January 30, 2025. The offering involves 7,300,000 shares of 8.00% Series A Perpetual Strike Preferred Stock, priced at $80.00 per share. The anticipated settlement date […]

Freshfields Advises Nippon Express Holdings in Acquisition of Simon Hegele

Freshfields Advises Nippon Express Holdings in Acquisition of Simon Hegele. Freshfields has successfully advised Nippon Express Holdings, Inc. in completing its acquisition of Simon Hegele, a leading logistics provider based in Germany. . The acquisition of SH HoldCo GmbH, known as Simon Hegele, was an all-cash deal, which involved the purchase of 100% of Simon […]

Gide advises Farmaceutici Procemsa on the acquisition of Laboratoria Natury

Gide advises Farmaceutici Procemsa on the acquisition of Laboratoria Natury. Gide’s Warsaw office has successfully advised Farmaceutici Procemsa, part of the Investindustrial portfolio, on the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Laboratoria Natury sp. z o.o., a leading producer of food supplements and functional foods. The deal was concluded with the purchase of the […]

Latham & Watkins Advises ShopMy in US$77.5 Million Series B Funding Round

Latham & Watkins Advises ShopMy in US$77.5 Million Series B Funding Round. Latham & Watkins LLP provided legal counsel to ShopMy, a leading platform revolutionising creator marketing, in securing US$77.5 million in a Series B funding round. The funding was spearheaded by prominent investors Bessemer Venture Partners and Bain Capital Ventures, with additional contributions from […]

Ropes & Gray Advises Vince Holding on Majority Stake Sale to P180

Ropes & Gray Advises Vince Holding on Majority Stake Sale to P180. Ropes & Gray has acted as legal advisor to Vince Holding Corp. in the sale of a majority stake in the company to P180, a newly established luxury apparel venture. This significant transaction, known as the “P180 Acquisition,” will see P180 acquire a […]

Norton Rose Fulbright Advises Beneva on Major Canadian Insurance Merger

Norton Rose Fulbright Advises Beneva on Major Canadian Insurance Merger. Norton Rose Fulbright is providing expert counsel to Beneva on its significant merger with Gore Mutual, a key development in the Canadian insurance sector. The merger, which combines Beneva, Canada’s largest mutual insurer, with one of the country’s oldest property and casualty mutual insurers, marks […]

Latham & Watkins Advises Ares in Sale of Potomac Energy Center to Blackstone

Latham & Watkins Advises Ares in Sale of Potomac Energy Center to Blackstone. Blackstone Energy Transition Partners, a subsidiary of Blackstone, has entered into an agreement to purchase the Potomac Energy Center, a 774-megawatt natural gas power facility located in Loudoun County, Virginia, from Ares Management. In this major transaction, Latham & Watkins LLP represented […]

White & Case Advises €750M Notes Issuance for PKO Bank Polski S.A

White & Case Advises €750M Notes Issuance for PKO Bank Polski S.A. White & Case LLP has advised the joint bookrunners for the issuance of €750 million in 3.375% senior preferred notes, set to mature in 2028, by PKO Bank Polski S.A.. This transaction is a significant part of the bank’s €4 billion Euro Medium […]