Foley’s Partner Fred Ridley has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD). Starwood Property Trust, Inc., an affiliate of global...
New Board of Starwood Property Trust
Federal Appeals Court Finds in Favor of Align and Vacates Patent Board’s Decision on ClearCorrect’s Challenge to Align Patent
Goodwin advised Align Technology, Inc. on the appeal On August 22, 2018 the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated the Patent Trial...
Manikay’s $102 million Acquisition of a Majority Stake in Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange
In August 2018, Sidley client Manikay Partners, LLC completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd. (TASE). TASE operates the sole securities...
Texas’s $7.2 billion of Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes
Orrick advised the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on the issuance of $7.2 billion of Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes (TRANs) for the State of Texas....
Platinum Equity Advisors’ sale of a control position in Fabcon
Sidley represented Platinum Equity Advisors on the deal Platinum Equity has sold a majority interest in Fabcon Holding Corporation to Solace Capital Partners. Fabcon is a...
Univar’s $2 Billion Acquisition of Nexeo
For Univar, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is serving as financial advisor and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz is serving as legal counsel. For Nexeo, Moelis...
Financing Transactions in Connection With the Acquisition of ILG by Marriott Vacations
Simpson Thacher represented the lenders and initial purchasers in financing transactions in connection with the merger of ILG, Inc. with a subsidiary of Marriott Vacations Worldwide...
Diamondback Energy’s $750 Million Senior Notes Offering
Akin Gump advised Diamondback Energy on the transaction Diamondback Energy, Inc. announced today that it has priced an offering of $750 million aggregate principal amount of...
Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company’s $1 Billion Senior Notes Offering
Simpson Thacher represented the underwriters, led by Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated,...
Galapagos NV €296.2 Million Follow-On Offering of American Depositary Shares
Davis Polk advised the representatives of the several underwriters in connection with Galapagos NV’s offering of 2,961,373 ordinary shares in the form of American depositary shares,...
Busey Bank’s Acquisition of TheBank of Edwardsville
Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP served as legal counsel and FIG Partners served as financial advisor to Busey. Howard & Howard served as legal counsel...
Medtronic’s $1.64 Billion acquisition of Mazor Robotics
Medtronic’s financial advisors for the transaction are Perella Weinberg Partners LP and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, with Meitar Liquornik Geva Leshem Tal and Ropes &...