Gibson Dunn has advised funds managed by Apollo Global Management on the acquisition of Gatehouse Living Group, a vertically integrated U.K. residential investment and management platform. The transaction strengthens Apollo’s presence in the United Kingdom’s residential real estate sector and expands its exposure to the housing investment market.

Morrison & Foerster has expanded its bench of former government lawyers with the addition of Leif Dautch as a partner in its San Francisco office. Dautch joins the firm after serving as Deputy Attorney General, bringing significant public sector and regulatory experience to Morrison & Foerster’s practice

White & Case LLP has strengthened its corporate practice with the hire of a former Reed Smith LLP partner in Washington, D.C.. The partner joins White & Case’s mergers and acquisitions team, bringing significant experience advising clients on complex corporate transactions.

Global law firm Hogan Lovells has advised CrediaBank S.A. on its €300 million share capital increase. The transaction involved the issuance of 375,000,000 new ordinary shares to strengthen the bank’s capital base. The offering was carried out through a public offering in Greece alongside an international private placement.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Piraeus Bank and Optima bank on the financing of four photovoltaic (PV) solar parks in Greece.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright is advising Rothschild & Co in its role as financial adviser to Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP on a £235 million recommended cash offer for Animalcare Group plc. The bid is being made through CCP Paw2 Bidco Limited, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of funds managed or advised by Charterhouse.

Dentons’ Intellectual Property and Technology team has secured major follow-on victories for Yealink Network Technology Co., Ltd. since its jury trial victory in federal court less than five months ago. This has further narrowed the scope and posture of the patent dispute brought by international rival Barco, Inc.

In a protracted, multibillion-dollar securities lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, a Gibson Dunn team has won a major win on behalf of Vale S.A., the largest iron mining company in the world.

In order to create a $1 billion U.S.-controlled deep-sea critical minerals platform, Gibson Dunn is advising American Ocean Minerals Corporation on its merger with Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc.

Sarah Goodwin will become a partner in Mayer Brown’s finance practice, bolstering the firm’s expanding London-based Leveraged Finance and Private Capital offering, the firm announced today. Sarah joined Mayer Brown from Kirkland & Ellis, where she established a prestigious practice assisting private credit providers, portfolio firms, and private equity sponsors on intricate, international finance deals.