Vivo Capital, a top international investment firm that specializes only in healthcare and life sciences, is advised by Mayer Brown on how to finance the purchase of Dutscher Group, the European leader in the distribution of consumables and equipment for R&D labs.

With the migration of seasoned Counsel Riza Ismail, Dentons Middle East is strategically utilizing its regional Banking & Finance bench in response to the increasing demand for financial services knowledge from local clients.

With the addition of a partner from Baker Botts who specializes in M&A, start-ups, and venture capital, Mayer Brown is looking to expand further in Northern California.

In order to optimize Bob Evans Restaurants’ long-term growth, Vorys provided advice to Golden Gate Capital, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, when it sold the company to 4×4 Capital.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria was represented by Norton Rose Fulbright, a global legal firm, on a JPY-denominated credit facility worth roughly US$1.4 billion for the Republic of Panama.

In a deal worth roughly US$5.8 billion, Hogan Lovells is advising Transocean Ltd (NYSE: RIG), a major global supplier of offshore contract drilling services for oil and gas wells, in relation to its impending acquisition of Valaris Limited (NYSE: VAL), a market leader in offshore drilling services across all water depths and geographies.

A banking syndicate comprising Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Danske Bank A/S, DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale, and Erste Group Bank AG was advised by the international law firm Hogan Lovells, under the direction of Frankfurt partner Dr. Jochen Seitz, on the first placement of a Green Mortgage Pfandbrief of Hamburger Sparkasse AG with…

The Gund Company, Inc. (“TGC”) received advice from BCLP about the purchase of the Von Roll Group’s Composites Division. Manufacturing facilities in Bradford, UK, and Augsburg, Germany, are part of the deal.

According to Law360, Gibson Dunn represented Coterra Energy in the merger with Devon Energy, which was an all-stock deal worth about $58 billion, including debt.

According to Sportico, Otro Capital received advice from a Gibson Dunn team over the closure of its original $1.2 billion fund. The pool is the largest amount of money raised by a new buyout fund with a sports concentration.