Simpson Thacher is acting for Grant Thornton Advisors LLC and funds managed by New Mountain Capital LLC in the enhancement of Grant Thornton’s advisory services entity, Grant Thornton Advisors LLC, by the acquisition of Auxis.

Simpson Thacher is acting for a consortium formed by funds managed by affiliates of DigitalBridge Group, Inc. and Crestview Partners in the take private of WideOpenWest (WOW!), Inc.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP adds William N. Lay to the Firm’s Boston office as a Partner in the Mergers and Acquisitions Practice.

Cleary Gottlieb acted for TPG in the formation of its sixth and largest growth fund, TPG Growth VI, which closed at $4.8 billion.

Cleary Gottlieb acted for the distribution agents in an offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.704% fixed-to-floating rate senior notes due 2028, by Zions Bancorporation, National Association.

Cooley represented Y-mAbs Therapeutics, a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of antibody-based therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, in regard to its approximately $412 million acquisition by SERB Pharmaceuticals.

Cooley represented MannKind Corporation (Nasdaq: MNKD) in an up to $500 million strategic financing agreement with funds managed by Blackstone.

Cooley represented a syndicate of investors in the approximately $2.25 billion management-led majority stake acquisition of HistoSonics, the developer of the Edison Histotripsy System and novel histotripsy therapy platform.

Cooley acted for the underwriters of the $364.2 million upsized initial public offering of Heartflow, a leader in artificial intelligence technology for coronary artery disease.

White & Case LLP expands its global litigation practice in Chicago with the addition a former assistant U.S. attorney and longtime Perkins Coie LLP partner.