To further strengthen the company’s expanding sponsor-side M&A skills, Akin announced today that Angela Becker has joined the firm as a partner in the private equity group in London.

Peter Voorhees has been appointed as a partner in Norton Rose Fulbright’s Amsterdam office, enhancing the firm’s capacity to handle international capital markets.

Sara McLean has joined Akin as a regulatory and health care & life sciences partner in Washington, D.C., the company announced today.

In relation to Cognizant’s final agreement to purchase 3Cloud, one of the biggest independent Microsoft Azure service providers and a world leader in Azure-specific AI enablement solutions, Mayer Brown is providing legal guidance.

Regarding the conversion and monetization of Fluor’s remaining investment in NuScale, Gibson Dunn provided advice to Fluor Corporation on its agreement with NuScale Power Corporation.

Mayer Brown provided advice to Omni Partners and Infoshare+ about the purchase of Manifest Software Solutions, the top supplier of systems integration for the social housing industry in the UK. The purchase solidifies Infoshare+’s standing as a top supplier of software and data solutions for the public sector in the United Kingdom.

The underwriters are receiving advice from Gibson Dunn on Targa Resources Corp.’s $1.75 billion senior note issuance.

Hogan Lovells, a worldwide legal practice headed by Frankfurt partner Dr. Tobias Faber, has provided advice to Calisen, the biggest smart meter provider in the UK, on the start of its first overseas operation in Germany.

The Blackstone Group entity Gétaz-Miauton SA received advice from Baker McKenzie Switzerland regarding the sale-and-leaseback of the Usiniers Site in Bulle (FR) to Orllati Real Estate SA.

In a recent final merger agreement with Sonida Senior Living, Inc. (Sonida), Arnold & Porter represented CNL Healthcare Properties, Inc. (CHP), a publicly traded non-traded real estate investment trust.