Morris Manning, Dogged By Departures, to Combine With Taft

This year, one of the fastest-growing legal firms in the country will expand into the Southeast through its third merger. Taft will join Morris Manning & Martin of Atlanta, which has lost a lot of players since January. Leaders of the firms claimed that they were able to compete because both offer a high caliber…

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Lido Advisors Completes Strategic Investment from HPS to Support Continued Growth

Lido Advisors closed on a strategic investment from funds managed by HPS Investment Partners. Ropes & Gray LLP served as legal counsel to Lido and Charlesbank Capital Partners (“Charlesbank”). Herrick, Feinstein LLP and Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP also provided legal advice. Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP served as legal counsel to Constellation Wealth Capital…

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Vinson & Elkins Advises TD Cowen on $660 Million Presidio Petroleum SPAC Merger with EQV Ventures

Vinson & Elkins represented TD Cowen, who served as financial advisor and lead capital markets advisor to EQV Ventures Acquisition Corp. (“EQV”), a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by EQV Group, in regard to a definitive business combination agreement between Presidio Petroleum and EQV.

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Gildan Activewear $2.3 billion Hanesbrands acquisition financing

Davis Polk is represented the joint lead arrangers and administrative agents in a $1.2 billion bridge facility and $1.1 billion term loan facilities to be provided to Gildan Activewear in connection with its acquisition of Hanesbrands.

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EverBank $200 million subordinated notes offering

Davis Polk represented the representative of the initial purchasers in a Rule 144A / Regulation S offering by EverBank Financial Corp of $200 million aggregate principal amount of its 7.500% fixed-to-floating-rate subordinated notes due 2035.

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