Alantra, as joint bookrunner, and Banco Santander and J.P. Morgan, as global coordinators, have received advice from Hogan Lovells regarding Neinor Homes’ capital enhancement through an expedited bookbuilding process.

Mayer Brown announced that J. Ryan Frazee and John Prairie, partners in the firm’s Government Contracts group, have joined the Washington, DC office. Ryan has a wealth of experience in government contracts litigation, regulatory compliance, and investigations, as does John, who will manage Mayer Brown’s Government Contracts practice. From Wiley Rein, John and Ryan join.

As international counsel, Hogan Lovells has provided advice to Piraeus Bank S.A. regarding the securitization and transfer of a portfolio of non-performing exposures that includes corporate loans, bond loans, and other receivables totaling about €300 million in gross book value.

Regarding Salzgitter AG’s offering of an exchangeable bond, Hogan Lovells has provided advice to the joint global coordinators and joint bookrunners BNP PARIBAS, COMMERZBANK (in collaboration with ODDO BHF), Deutsche Bank, and UniCredit.

Telco Business Solutions, a provider of VoIP, managed IT, and low-voltage infrastructure solutions for small and mid-sized enterprises, partnered with Xobee Networks, Inc., a managed IT and cloud services provider and portfolio company of O2 Investment Partners. As O2 finished the acquisition, Honigman gave it advice.

Dentons has provided advice on the completion of a restructuring finance agreement to the creditors of Webasto’s promissory note loans.

William G. Nickol, our senior attorney, is delighted to join our Chicago office.

The Dutch fitness company Basic Fit has received advice from the international law firm Hogan Lovells on the acquisition of Clever Fit, a well-known European fitness franchise with a significant presence in Germany, for €160 million in an all-cash transaction plus €15 million earn-out. The firm is led by Munich partner Dr. Nikolas Zirngibl and…

Farmers National Banc Corp. (Farmers) and Middlefield Banc Corp. (Middlefield) have announced their merger, and Vorys is representing Farmers in this transaction. In an all-stock deal, Middlefield will merge with Farmers, subject to the conditions of the merger agreement.

Mayer Brown represented Type One Energy, a firm dedicated to providing the world with inexpensive, sustainable fusion power, in its first-ever collaboration with AECOM, a reputable global infrastructure leader.