With the start of its fifth funding round, which was characterized by a rise in management ownership, Mayer Brown counseled the Demathieu Bard Group and its management team on a new stage of ownership transfer. Thus, while staying loyal to its past and core principles, the Group is consolidating a model built on independence, managerial…

Global law firm Squire Patton Boggs LLP announced Monday that it has appointed a longtime partner to lead its global public policy practice, reinforcing the firm’s commitment to strengthening its government relations and policy advisory capabilities worldwide.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised on five transactions recognized in Proximo’s Deals of the Year 2025 awards, underscoring the firm’s leading role in complex project, energy, and infrastructure financings worldwide.

U.S.-based law firm Blank Rome LLP has announced that Ashley F. Calcagno has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C., office as an associate in its General Litigation practice group, further strengthening the firm’s litigation capabilities in the region.

Global law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP has advised MidOcean Partners on the sale of Questex LLC to Apollo Global Management, marking a significant transaction in the business information and events sector. The transaction represents a strategic exit for MidOcean Partners, which has supported Questex’s growth and expansion as a leading provider of business…

Global law firm Mayer Brown has announced that Sebastian Maerker will join the firm’s Capital Markets practice as a partner in its Frankfurt office, reinforcing the firm’s European and international debt capital markets capabilities.

In a public offering of 11,338,028 shares of common stock, including the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to buy an additional 1,478,873 shares, Gibson Dunn represented Cytokinetics, Incorporated. Cytokinetics received total gross proceeds from the offering of about $805 million. The offering’s joint book-running managers were Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P.…

Akin gave Coller Capital advice regarding an investment made by Coller-managed funds in a €635 million multi-asset continuation vehicle run by the European growth buyout investment firm Verdane.

The entire adjustment and extension of Optiv Security’s First Lien Term Loan, Second Lien Term Loan, and asset-based financing was completed. Optiv Security is a prominent provider of cybersecurity solutions and services.

Michael Kershaw has joined Dentons, Canada’s Global Law Firm, as a partner in its national Real Estate group, solidifying the firm’s standing as a pioneer in real estate law. As the need for knowledgeable counsel in the real estate industry continues to rise nationwide, Michael’s arrival is the most recent in a string of calculated…