With effect from January 1, 2026, Balch & Bingham is happy to announce that six attorneys have been elevated to the firm’s partnership. Sara Alexander from the Jackson, Mississippi office, Alison Geter from the Gulfport, Mississippi office, James Dawkins, Claire Johnson, and Sloane Phillips from the Birmingham, Alabama office, and Jena Lombard from the Augusta,…

Akin provided advice to HGS BioScience, a prominent supplier of biological agricultural solutions supported by Paine Schwartz Partners, about the purchase of Pharmgrade, an innovator based in Idaho that specializes in microbial consortium products.

Four attorneys have been promoted to partnership status at Barclay Damon LLP, a prominent regional law firm with locations throughout the Northeast, Washington, DC, and Toronto.

We are happy to announce the arrival of Raymond Ashurov, counsel in our Regulatory group, and Martin Abadi, partner in our Transportation and Regulatory groups at Dentons, Canada’s Global Law Firm.

Mitsubishi Corporation received advice from Mayer Brown about the closing of its purchase of a 30% stake in Hudbay Minerals Inc.’s US Copper World copper mine project (TSX, NYSE: HBM). The $420 million price for the equity interest and the $180 million matching contribution, which will go toward development expenses, made up the $600 million…

Dentons announced the addition of associate Alicia Ghislain to the Banking & Finance practice in Paris and Soline Louvigny as a partner in Debt Capital Markets (DCM).

In relation to a $300 million loan series secured by current and future Dollar-denominated credit card payments made by the Mexican airline Aeroenlaces Nacionales S.A. de C.V. (“Viva”), Mayer Brown represented Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, and Banco Santander Mexico as joint lead arrangers and bookrunners.

Calera Capital, a client of Baker McKenzie, announced that it has purchased ReVamp Companies, a top supplier of decking, fencing, and specialty floor and surface coatings for single-family homeowners.

PLAZZA AG (“PLAZZA”) received advice from Baker McKenzie regarding the successful placement of a CHF 100 million fixed-rate bond with a coupon of 1.25%, a maturity of 5.2 years, and a due date of March 31, 2031.

In order to develop and market YL201, an experimental novel antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) asset that targets B7H3 across various solid tumor types, MediLink Therapeutics and Roche have signed a new partnership and exclusive licensing agreement.