After rejoining Paul Weiss at Sidley, Nick Schwartz, Mark Adler, and Julie Ann Lamm were all at Kirkland together.

Two Big Law partners were hired by Vinson & Elkins in Houston. Chris Bennett, a partner in the energy and infrastructure division of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, rejoined the firm where he began his career, while Samara Shepherd, a partner in the investment funds division of Kirkland & Ellis, also joined in Houston. This year,…

Joshua Teahen, an M&A partner at Kirkland & Ellis Energy, switched to White & Case and became a partner in the worldwide M&A practice. Teahen stated that the professional capabilities and global reach of White & Case will be advantageous to his clients. White & Case has been growing both its energy practice and its…

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, a rival U.S. firm, is expected to join Ropes & Gray in London, along with the firm’s global head of private equity.

The UK’s development finance organization and impact investor, British International Investment plc (“BII”), has received advice from Hogan Lovells regarding the subscription and structuring of nextProtein’s fixed-rate subordinated notes.

The Spanish company Marsein, one of Spain’s top nuclear service providers, specializes in mechanical maintenance, welding, decommissioning, and waste-management services.

In order to finance specific projects as part of its green development initiatives, Mayer Brown advised the City of Bogota (Colombia) on the issue of Rule 144A/Regulation S $600 million COP-denominated green notes due in 2035.

Cole Schotz PC has expanded its ability to counsel clients in commercial, insolvency, intellectual property, and construction matters by adding a litigator from Wilmington-based Seitz Van Ogtrop & Green PA to Delaware. Cole Schotz, a nationwide business, announced on Monday that James S. Green Jr. has joined the litigation department.

Five Arrows, Rothschild & Co.’s alternative assets division, is receiving advice from Gibson Dunn on its majority stake in NetVendor, a top supplier of vendor compliance management software for the commercial and multi-family real estate sectors.

A $500 million issuance of its 5.5% senior notes due 2032 was completed by Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. (PSH), a closed-ended investment holding company run by Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. (Pershing Square), a longstanding S&C client.