For $575 million, with a possible extra payment of up to $85 million, Lazard has agreed to purchase Campbell Lutyens, a top worldwide private capital advisor specializing in fund placement, secondary advice, and GP capital consulting services.

Today, Akin declared that it has successfully represented Armistice Capital in the In re: Vaxart, Inc. Securities Litigation case before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

International legal firm BCLP assisted Crédit Agricole Nord de France and Bpifrance on an over €20 million finance arrangement issued to Equisolar, aimed at enabling the building of a portfolio of roughly 70 rooftop photovoltaic power plants located on equestrian establishments.

In order to further its turnkey approach to nuclear plant development, Blue Energy, a developer of financeable, prefabricated nuclear power facilities, has received advice from international law firm Hogan Lovells on how to raise US$380 million in funding. The money raised will go toward project development, long-term equipment purchases, and basic business needs.

The parent company of Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT), Rothermere Continuation Holdings Limited (RCHL), is receiving advice from Baker McKenzie about the sale of Trepp to Fitch Group for almost USD 1 billion in cash. Trepp, a top supplier of technology, data, and insights to the banking, commercial real estate, and structured finance industries,…

The international legal firm BCLP is advising ESCO Technologies Inc. on its proposed $2.35 billion acquisition of Megger Group Limited, a worldwide supplier of testing, monitoring, and analytics for electric power infrastructure, among other businesses. By growing its Utility Solutions Group and bolstering its global capabilities, the deal is a major step in ESCO’s expansion…

Tesla agreed to pay up to $2 billion to buy an AI hardware business.

Aldar Properties PJSC (Aldar) has closed a five-year syndicated sustainability-linked revolving credit facility (RCF) for AED 5 billion (US$1.36 billion) with the help of Dentons, the largest global law firm.

Abbisko Cayman Limited (Abbisko), a well-known biopharmaceutical business registered in Hong Kong, has received advice from Baker McKenzie to raise about HKD 522 million through the Rule 144A and Regulation S sale of fresh shares.

With $1.24 billion in committed capital, Gibson Dunn represented BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group, one of the biggest timberland managers in the world, in the creation of The Reforestation Fund I, the largest reforestation fund closed to date. The fund invested in Latin American timberland assets in an effort to produce carbon credits for its…