In relation to their announced definitive agreement for SMEJ and SPE to indirectly acquire all of the roughly 41% stake ultimately held by Canadian media company WildBrain in Peanuts Holdings LLC, Hogan Lovells has advised Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. (“SMEJ”) and Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. (“SPE”).

With great pleasure, Spencer Fane LLP welcomes Debra B. Vernon as a partner in the Corporate and Business Transactions practice area at its Silicon Valley office in San Jose, California.

Milt joins the firm’s labor and employment team with over 15 years of expertise in both employer-side and employee-side litigation as well as internal labor and employment counsel.

CACI International Inc. is receiving advice from Gibson Dunn about its $2.6 billion purchase of ARKA Group L.P. from funds managed by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities.

QingSong Health Corporation (“QingSong Health”) received legal advice from Baker McKenzie in both Hong Kong and the US during its successful worldwide offering and listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Honigman recently provided purchase advice to O2 Investment Partners, its platform, Straightaway Tire & Auto, and its subsidiaries, All County Tire & Auto and Victory Tire & Auto, each of which offer vehicle maintenance and repair services.

Bohai Leasing Co., Ltd. (“Bohai Leasing”) has received advice from Hogan Lovells on the sale of Global Sea Containers Limited (“Seaco”) to Typewriter Ascend Ltd., a Stonepeak-controlled company (“Stonepeak”), for an equity purchase price of $1.75 billion, subject to certain adjustments.

In the recent acquisition of GeniusVets, a veterinary marketing and engagement agency, Honigman provided advice to Prosites Inc., a portfolio company of private equity firm Rockbridge Growth Equity Management and a provider of marketing and website services for dental, veterinary, accountancy, and legal firms.

Camposol S.A., an international agribusiness company with headquarters in Peru, recently received advice from Arnold & Porter regarding the negotiation and implementation of a US$280 million financing deal from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IDB Invest).

As a co-lead investor in Databricks’ Series L funding round, Gibson Dunn provided advice to J.P. Morgan Asset Management.