The largest international law firm in the world, Dentons, has announced the opening of its office in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), solidifying its position as one of the top pan-African legal firms. With this news, the firm opens operations in Brazzaville, in the adjacent Republic of the Congo, and Kinshasa, the capital…

CBPE Capital, Isfield, and other shareholders have received advice from Mayer Brown about the release of its investment in The Key Group, a leading producer of educational software, to Permira.

The proprietors of cj Advertising, a reputable partner for law firm marketing that specializes in personal injury law, hired Baker Donelson as legal assistance throughout the company’s acquisition by Herringbone Digital.

In connection with its underwritten public offering of depositary shares representing fractional interests in its 7.375% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B, K&L Gates LLP provided advice to multi-state bank holding company WesBanco, Inc. (Nasdaq: WSBC), which resulted in $230 million in gross proceeds for WesBanco.

Akin helped Metalor Technologies, a major player in the worldwide precious metals market with its headquarters in Switzerland and a member of the TANAKA group of enterprises, finalize a deal to buy Gannon & Scott, a well-known supplier of precious metal recovery and refining services in North America.

The move of Akin’s Abu Dhabi office to Al Maryah Tower, situated in Abu Dhabi Global Market Square on Al Maryah Island, was announced today.

Bain Capital Special Situations, L.P., a prominent provider of capital solutions, received advice from Akin’s global capital solutions team regarding GGAM Master Trust’s historic $1.245 billion fixed-rate note offering and “E Note” issuance by its recently formed securitization platform for mid-life commercial aircraft. This deal establishes a new standard in aviation finance and is the…

Akin provided Coller Capital and Apollo S3 with advice regarding the historic deal that CVC Capital Partners made with Ahlsell, a distributor of industrial technical supplies in the Nordic region.

In order to build, own, and run the Southern Illinois Connector project—a new 24-inch crude oil pipeline that will link the Platte Pipeline near Wood River, Illinois, to the Energy Transfer Crude Oil Pipeline (ETCOP) near Patoka, Illinois—Akin counseled Energy Transfer LP on the establishment of a strategic joint venture with Enbridge Inc.

The expansion of Akin’s sponsor-side private equity and M&A business has been further accelerated with the announcement today that Dan Oates has joined the firm as a private equity partner in London.