With great pleasure, Dentons in Hong Kong announces that it has formally and exclusively partnered with Beijing Dacheng Law Offices LLP (“Dacheng”). Before registering as association companies with the Law Society of Hong Kong, both firms had been collaborating for almost ten years.

With the help of Gregorius Alisander Ponglapik (Associate) and Hendra Ong (Partner), Dentons HPRP’s aviation team successfully advised Textron Financial Corporation on the termination of a Bell 505 helicopter lease in Indonesia.

Dentons has advised Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC (as Initial MLA) and Mashreqbank PSC (as Facility Coordinator, Initial Mandated Lead Arranger, and Bookrunner, Initial MLAB) on a US$100 million acquisition finance facility given to United Energy Group Limited (UEG) in relation to its purchase of Apex International Energy Holdings I.

Wrexham AFC’s owners, Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac, are receiving advice from Gibson Dunn over Apollo Sports Capital’s minority stake in the team.

Dentons has provided ERSTE Group Bank AG with advice regarding the renewal of a €40 million loan to LCP Poland, a British commercial real estate developer and investor that is a member of the M Core group.

In-Situ has received advice from BCLP regarding its final agreement to be purchased by Veralto, a world leader in vital water and product quality solutions, in a deal worth roughly $435 million, subject to usual closing adjustments.

Jonathan G. Wright has joined Akerman as a partner in the Corporate Practice Group in Washington, D.C., the company announced today.

Gibson Dunn provided advice on Western Midstream Operating, LP’s $1.2 billion public offering of senior notes to the underwriters led by Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, and SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.

Gibson Dunn provided Lone Star Funds with advice about its decision to sell SPX FLOW, Inc. to ITT Inc. for $4.775 billion. SPX FLOW is a prominent supplier of highly engineered equipment and process technology for desirable end industries such as industrial, health, and nutrition.

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. is receiving advice from Gibson Dunn about its $1.2 billion joint purchase of Antero Resources Corporation and Antero Midstream Corporation’s Ohio Utica assets from Infinity Natural Resources.