Ropes & Gray Advises on Walgreens Boots Alliance $23.7B Acquisition by Sycamore Partners
Ropes & Gray Advises on Walgreens Boots Alliance $23.7B Acquisition by Sycamore Partners. Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has announced its acquisition by Sycamore Partners in a take-private deal valued at up to $23.7 billion. The transaction, revealed on March 6, 2025, is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025, pending approval from WBA’s […]
Taylor Wessing Expands with New Shenzhen Office
Taylor Wessing Expands with New Shenzhen Office. Taylor Wessing is strategically realigning its operations in China to better align with the country’s dynamic economic growth, particularly in the high-tech sector. The firm is moving its Shanghai office to new premises, strengthening its role as a competence center for inbound business. The Shanghai office has been […]
Goodwin Procter Advises Epoch Biodesign on $18.3M Series A Funding
Goodwin Procter Advises Epoch Biodesign on $18.3M Series A Funding. Epoch Biodesign, a UK-based innovator in biorecycling, has successfully raised $18.3 million in its Series A funding round, with Goodwin Procter advising the startup. The funding will help the company scale its groundbreaking work on plastic-eating enzymes. Funding Details and Investors The funding round was […]
Simpson Thacher Advises Underwriters in €1.5B Debt Offering by Boston Scientific
Simpson Thacher Advises Underwriters in €1.5B Debt Offering by Boston Scientific. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP advised the underwriters in the successful €1.5 billion debt securities offering by American Medical Systems Europe B.V. (“AMS Europe”), fully guaranteed by Boston Scientific Corporation. The offering, which included €850 million of 3.000% Senior Notes due 2031 and €650 […]
Clifford Chance Advises Marketingforce & Black Sesame on Share Placements
Clifford Chance Advises Marketingforce & Black Sesame on Share Placements. Clifford Chance has successfully advised on two major new share placements on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, helping Marketingforce Management Ltd. and Black Sesame International Holding raise substantial capital. Marketingforce, a leading provider of SaaS marketing and sales solutions in China, successfully placed 20,105,800 new […]
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP Files Class Action Against The Trade Desk Over Failed AI Tool
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP Files Class Action Against The Trade Desk Over Failed AI Tool. Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP has announced a class action lawsuit against The Trade Desk, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTD), a leading technology company that offers a self-service, cloud-based advertising platform. The lawsuit, which covers the period between May […]
Intel Wins Lawsuit Over $32 Billion Market Loss
Intel Wins Lawsuit Over $32 Billion Market Loss. Intel has successfully won the dismissal of a shareholder lawsuit that accused the chipmaker of concealing a $7 billion operating loss tied to its foundry business. The lawsuit, filed by Intel shareholders, claimed the company had withheld crucial information regarding its financial struggles, leading to mass layoffs […]
Motorsport UK’s David Richards Threatens Legal Action Against FIA
Motorsport UK’s David Richards Threatens Legal Action Against FIA. David Richards, chairman of Motorsport UK, has threatened to take legal action against the FIA, the world’s governing body for motorsport, over issues regarding governance and transparency under President Mohammed Ben Sulayem. Richards’ decision to escalate the matter follows a dispute after he and several other […]
Morgan Lewis Welcomes Jennifer Trock to Expand Aviation Practice
Morgan Lewis Welcomes Jennifer Trock to Expand Aviation Practice. Morgan Lewis has announced the addition of Jennifer Trock as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office, continuing the firm’s expansion in the global transportation and aviation sectors. Trock, who joins from Baker McKenzie, where she served as the chair of its global aviation group and […]
White & Case Advises SRC on US$5B Trust Certificates Issuance
White & Case Advises SRC on US$5B Trust Certificates Issuance. White & Case LLP has successfully advised Saudi Real Estate Refinance Company (SRC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Kingdom’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), on establishing a US$5 billion international trust certificate issuance programme. This strategic initiative is designed to support housing finance in Saudi Arabia […]
The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz Files Lawsuit Against Maravai LifeSciences Holdings, Inc.
The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz Files Lawsuit Against Maravai LifeSciences Holdings, Inc. The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz have filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California on behalf of investors who purchased securities of Maravai LifeSciences Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRVI) between August […]
Clifford Chance Advises Sri Lanka on Sovereign Debt Restructuring
Clifford Chance Advises Sri Lanka on Sovereign Debt Restructuring. Clifford Chance, alongside financial advisor Lazard, has successfully advised the Government of Sri Lanka on its sovereign bond exchange offer, marking a pivotal moment in the country’s multi-year debt restructuring process. This marks the final step in a comprehensive effort to restore Sri Lanka’s debt sustainability […]