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Infinitum Appoints Meredith Waters as General Counsel

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목요일, 5월 9, 2024
Batteries, Transport, Other Technology, Telecommunications, Networks, Hardware, Legal, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Consumer Electronics, HVAC, Technology, Professional Services, Green Technology, Automotive, Other Energy, Semiconductor, Other Manufacturing, EV, Electric Vehicles, Utilities, General Automotive, Packaging, Engineering, Alternative Energy, Audio, Video, Chemicals, Plastics, Energy, Automotive Manufacturing, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Environment, Machinery, Machine Tools, Metalworking & Metallurgy, IOT (Internet of Things), Alternative Vehicles, Fuels, LLP, General counsel, Travel, Kirkland & Ellis, University, Methodist University, Linklaters, Southern Methodist University, Apple, Growth

Infinitum , creator of the sustainable air-core motor, today announced the appointment of Meredith Waters as General Counsel, effective immediately.

Key Points: 
  • Infinitum , creator of the sustainable air-core motor, today announced the appointment of Meredith Waters as General Counsel, effective immediately.
  • Meredith brings more than 15 years of experience managing the legal affairs of global, Fortune 500 corporations and enterprise technology companies to Infinitum.
  • Prior to joining Infinitum, Meredith served as General Counsel for Mondee, a publicly traded travel technology company, and held senior legal counsel roles at Apple and NetSpend.
  • “Meredith's breadth and depth of legal experience will further propel Infinitum as we continue our rapid growth trajectory.”
    “I look forward to working alongside Ben and the entire team at Infinitum to further expand the company’s reach and build upon its success with its revolutionary electric motor technology,” said Meredith Waters, General Counsel at Infinitum.

MATRIX RENEWABLES SECURES €300 MILLION GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE CORPORATE FINANCING WITH SANTANDER CIB

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수요일, 5월 8, 2024
CFO, Investment banking, TPG, Structured finance, Partnership, ESG, Trust, Linklaters, Growth, Renewable energy

MADRID, May 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Matrix Renewables ("Matrix"), the TPG Rise-backed global renewable energy platform, and Santander Corporate & Investment Banking ("Santander CIB") have successfully closed a €300 million corporate debt financing.

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  • MADRID, May 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Matrix Renewables ("Matrix"), the TPG Rise-backed global renewable energy platform, and Santander Corporate & Investment Banking ("Santander CIB") have successfully closed a €300 million corporate debt financing.
  • Matrix, a leader in ESG practices, successfully secured this financing as Green and Sustainability-Linked, aligning it with the Green and Sustainability-Linked Loan Principles.
  • This facility is central to Matrix Renewables' strategic goal of long-term growth, optimization of the equity deployed, and management of its renewable energy generation projects.
  • Nicolas Navas, CFO, remarked: "This achievement strengthens our standing in the sector and reaffirms the trust and confidence placed in us by Santander CIB.

Sun European Partners, LLP Affiliate Agrees to Sell Adler & Allan to Goldman Sachs Alternatives

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화요일, 4월 30, 2024
Other Professional Services, Sustainability, Environment, Finance, Consulting, Banking, Professional Services, Green Technology, Goldman Sachs, Sale, Climate change, Professionalization, Water, LLP, KPMG, Partner, Sun, Commercial, GS, Partnership, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Private equity, Hydrocarbon, Legislation, Acquisition, Food, Energy, Pleasure, OC, Houlihan Lokey, Linklaters, Growth, Ecosystem, Security (finance)

An affiliate of Sun European Partners, LLP (“Sun European Partners” or “Sun European”), today announces that it has agreed to sell Adler & Allan (or the “Company”) a leading UK environmental risk reduction specialist to the private equity business at Goldman Sachs Alternatives (or “Goldman Sachs”).

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  • An affiliate of Sun European Partners, LLP (“Sun European Partners” or “Sun European”), today announces that it has agreed to sell Adler & Allan (or the “Company”) a leading UK environmental risk reduction specialist to the private equity business at Goldman Sachs Alternatives (or “Goldman Sachs”).
  • Adler & Allan was acquired by an affiliate of Sun European in November 2020.
  • Alexander Wyndham, Managing Director at Sun European Partners, said: “It was a pleasure working alongside Bob, Henrik, and the whole Adler & Allan team.
  • We look forward to our partnership with the Goldman Sachs team and a new growth phase for Adler & Allan.

General Mills Advances Accelerate Strategy and Expands Pet Food Portfolio with Acquisition of Edgard & Cooper

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화요일, 4월 30, 2024
Other Retail, Pets, Supermarket, Specialty, Food, Beverage, Consumer, Other Consumer, Retail, Acceleration, LLP, International, GIS, Pet, Love, Hand, Cat, Acquisition, Multimedia, Linklaters, Dog, White & Case, General Mills

General Mills (NYSE: GIS) today announced it has completed the acquisition of Edgard & Cooper, one of Europe’s leading independent premium pet food brands.

Key Points: 
  • General Mills (NYSE: GIS) today announced it has completed the acquisition of Edgard & Cooper, one of Europe’s leading independent premium pet food brands.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240429809015/en/
    General Mills today announced it has completed the acquisition of Edgard & Cooper, one of Europe’s leading independent premium pet food brands.
  • “We’re excited to join Team General Mills and continue doing what Edgard & Cooper is passionate about — making better dog and cat food with real ingredients that pets love and pet owners feel good about,” said Koen Bostoen, founder, Edgard & Cooper.
  • Morgan Stanley & Co International plc served as exclusive financial advisor to Edgard & Cooper, and Linklaters LLP served as legal advisor.

Endeavour Announces Completion of Investigation and Key Findings

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수요일, 3월 27, 2024
Remuneration, Linklaters, Documentation, Ernst & Young, Finance, Risk, Sale, LLP, Interview, Record, Nature, Allied Gold, Investigation, MAR, Bank statement, TSX, OTCQX, M&A, Audit committee, Person, Cryptocurrency

Mr de Montessus provided implausible and untrue explanations of his conduct during the course of the Investigation.

Key Points: 
  • Mr de Montessus provided implausible and untrue explanations of his conduct during the course of the Investigation.
  • Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan (“Venkat”), Chairman of Endeavour, commented: “The Board’s actions illustrate the high importance we place on integrity, governance and transparency.
  • Prior to the conclusion of the investigation work, Mr de Montessus was interviewed for a second time in late February.
  • Despite extensive efforts, the Investigation was not able to establish the ultimate beneficiaries of the payments to this third-party entity.

VIAVI Solutions Agrees to Acquire Spirent Communications to Create a Leading Provider of Test, Assurance and Security Solutions for Research and Development Labs, Service Providers, Data Centers and Mission-Critical Infrastructure

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화요일, 3월 5, 2024
Telecommunications, Software, Networks, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Technology, Apps, Applications, Security, Engineering, Silver, Wells Fargo, SPT, Research, Intelligence, Growth, Acquisition, UBS, Qatalyst Partners, Linklaters, Rothschild & Co, Viavi Solutions, Automation, LLP, Machine learning, Jefferies, Financial services

Under the terms of the Acquisition, Spirent Shareholders will receive 172.5 pence per Spirent share in cash (the Acquisition price).

Key Points: 
  • Under the terms of the Acquisition, Spirent Shareholders will receive 172.5 pence per Spirent share in cash (the Acquisition price).
  • The Spirent Directors who hold shares of Spirent have signed irrevocable agreements in support of the Acquisition.
  • Spirent provides products, services and managed solutions that address the test, assurance and automation challenges of technologies, including 5G, software-defined wide area networks (“SD-WAN”), cloud and autonomous vehicles.
  • Rothschild & Co is serving as financial advisor and UBS and Jefferies are serving as financial advisor and corporate broker to Spirent.

70 companies unite to launch Tent UK, a new coalition of businesses committed to connecting refugees to work

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화요일, 3월 5, 2024
The Adecco Group, IHG Hotels & Resorts, Virginity, Compass Group, GSK, Education, Moody's Investors Service, Pret a Manger, Arcadis, Cooperative, Admiral Group, AA, Salesforce, Ageing, IKEA, DLA Piper, Bank, Health, Methodology, Linklaters, EBay, Dow Jones, Microsoft, Partnership, International, Woman, Ben & Jerry's, Thames Water, Cisco, Lineage Logistics, Accenture, Automation, Employment, Starbucks, Bank of America, Research, Bloomberg, Kraft Heinz, Visa, Government, Pret, Data, John Menzies, Foodservice, McDonald's, ISS, Ipsos, BP, Sanofi, HR, Citigroup, Piper, Biogen, Creative industries

LONDON, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tent Partnership for Refugees (Tent) – a global network of companies committed to the labour market integration of refugees – is announcing the launch of Tent UK , a coalition of 70 major companies committed to hiring refugees and helping them become job ready.

Key Points: 
  • LONDON, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tent Partnership for Refugees (Tent) – a global network of companies committed to the labour market integration of refugees – is announcing the launch of Tent UK , a coalition of 70 major companies committed to hiring refugees and helping them become job ready.
  • Tent is uniquely placed and ready to help companies develop ambitious programmes to include refugees."
  • "Tent is immensely proud to have brought together 70 leading businesses resolved to connect refugees to meaningful employment," said Jen Stobart, UK Director at Tent.
  • Tent UK is Tent's sixth national coalition to launch, adding to existing coalitions in Canada, France, Mexico, Spain and the United States.

Acerinox to Acquire Haynes International

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월요일, 2월 5, 2024
Machinery, Machine Tools, Metalworking & Metallurgy, Manufacturing, Steel, NFD, Absorption, Stainless steel, Linklaters, Haynes International, Workforce, Jefferies Group, Central European Time, ROCE, Conference call, Metal, Acquisition, VDM Metals, HPA, Kirkland & Ellis, LLP, Conference

Acerinox, a leading global company in the manufacturing and distribution of stainless steel and high-performance alloys, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement under which Acerinox’s wholly owned U.S. subsidiary – North American Stainless (“NAS”) – will acquire Haynes International (“Haynes”), a U.S. leading developer, manufacturer, and marketer of technologically advanced high-performance alloys, in an all-cash transaction.

Key Points: 
  • Acerinox, a leading global company in the manufacturing and distribution of stainless steel and high-performance alloys, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement under which Acerinox’s wholly owned U.S. subsidiary – North American Stainless (“NAS”) – will acquire Haynes International (“Haynes”), a U.S. leading developer, manufacturer, and marketer of technologically advanced high-performance alloys, in an all-cash transaction.
  • The transaction has been unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of Haynes and Acerinox.
  • Their addition to Acerinox strengthens our global leadership in high-performance alloys and creates meaningful opportunities in the high-growth aerospace segment and the attractive U.S. market,” Bernardo Velázquez Herreros, Chief Executive Officer of Acerinox, said.
  • Upon completion of the transaction, Haynes’s shares will no longer be traded on the Nasdaq, and Haynes will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Acerinox.

Thomson Reuters Corporation acquires majority interest in Pagero - a World Leader in E-Invoicing

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월요일, 1월 15, 2024
Thomson Reuters, Linklaters, Partnership, Indirect tax, Nasdaq First North, Acquisition, CTC, Growth, News

On January 11, 2024 Thomson Reuters announced a recommended public tender offer to acquire 100 per cent of the shares of Pagero (the "Offer").

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  • On January 11, 2024 Thomson Reuters announced a recommended public tender offer to acquire 100 per cent of the shares of Pagero (the "Offer").
  • The independent bid committee of Pagero's board of directors unanimously recommends all shareholders of Pagero accept the Revised Offer.
  • Pagero is a global leader in e-invoicing and indirect tax solutions, which it delivers through its Smart Business Network.
  • To ensure continuity for its community of Indirect Tax customers, Thomson Reuters is committed to maintaining Pagero as a market solution.

Thomson Reuters Corporation Announces a Recommended Public Offer to Acquire Pagero - a World Leader in E-Invoicing

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목요일, 1월 11, 2024
Thomson Reuters, Linklaters, Partnership, Nasdaq First North, Acquisition, CTC, Vertex, Growth, Online shopping

Pagero is a global leader in e-invoicing and indirect tax solutions, which it delivers through its Smart Business Network.

Key Points: 
  • Pagero is a global leader in e-invoicing and indirect tax solutions, which it delivers through its Smart Business Network.
  • An offer document regarding the Offer is expected to be made public on this day, January 11, 2024.
  • This press release shall not constitute an offer to buy or a solicitation of an offer to sell any Pagero securities.
  • Thomson Reuters has engaged Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC as financial adviser and Linklaters as legal adviser in connection with the Offer.