Today, NexPhase Capital, a philosophically driven and operationally focused private equity firm, announced its investment in Magic Science Corporation, the health sciences company behind the rapidly expanding skincare brand Magic Molecule. The investment will support Magic Science Corporation’s growth into new product categories, retail distribution, and science-backed cosmetics and home goods.

Wilbur-Ellis Nutrition, LLC (“Nutrition,” the “Company,” or “Rangen”), a prominent supplier of customized nutrition products in the pet, aquaculture, and livestock markets, has been purchased by an associate of Balmoral Funds LLC (“Balmoral”) from Wilbur-Ellis Holdings II, LLC (“Wilbur-Ellis”). In the future, Nutrition will conduct business under the well-known and enduring brand Rangen, which many…

A disagreement between Foley & Lardner LLP and its longtime legal recruiter has been resolved. The headhunter was allegedly offered a fee cap waiver in exchange for a high-ranking lateral partner.

This year, Squire Patton Boggs has witnessed a “significant” increase in FARA-reportable activity, according to Ed Newberry, worldwide managing partner. Companies have been asked to assist foreign governments and organizations in negotiating trade with the Trump administration. Akin, for example, provided advice to Cambodia in its trade deal with the United States, which was revealed…

Recently, Honigman helped IDEX Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of engineered products and mission-critical components, acquire Micro-LAM, Inc., an advanced optics manufacturer with a focus on laser-assisted machining, ultra-precision diamond tools, and custom optics. The subsidiaries of Micro-LAM, 603 OPTX and M10 Edge, are also included in the deal.

Michael Saarinen, a New York-based partner and co-lead of the Investment Management practice group, has joined Arnold & Porter’s Corporate & Finance practice.

The German engineering business Kessler + Co. received advice from Norton Rose Fulbright and the Irish law firm Matheson on the purchase of Irish chassis expert Timoney Dynamic Solutions Ltd. The two businesses’ combined offering is strengthened, especially in the defense and off-highway sectors. As a separate division of the Kessler Group, Timoney will keep…

On a completely voluntary basis, City Brewing Company, one of the biggest independent co-manufacturers of beer, flavored malt, ready-to-drink, and non-alcoholic beverages in the US, finished a thorough out-of-court restructuring deal. The reorganization places City Brewing in a position for long-term operational stability and sustainable growth by drastically lowering the company’s debt and increasing liquidity…

A leading regional regulated electric and natural gas utility business with a market capitalization of $7.8 billion and a combined enterprise value of $15.4 billion will be created by the all-stock merger between Black Hills and NorthWestern Energy.

As the financial advisor to the offeror, Brilliant Bright Holdings Limited, a division of Beijing Enterprises Group Company Limited, Baker McKenzie provided advice to China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited (“CICC”) in relation to the privatization of Beijing Properties (Holdings) Limited (stock code: 925) (“Beijing Properties”) through a scheme of arrangement in accordance…