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Blank Rome Assembles Team of Leading Attorneys to Open Dallas Office

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Monday, July 24, 2023
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Dallas, Texas, July 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blank Rome LLP announced today the opening of a new office in Dallas—the firm’s 15th office and second in Texas—with the addition of seven attorneys.

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  • Dallas, Texas, July 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blank Rome LLP announced today the opening of a new office in Dallas—the firm’s 15th office and second in Texas—with the addition of seven attorneys.
  • Aligning with Blank Rome’s core strengths, the Dallas team is a powerhouse combination of leading corporate, real estate, and finance attorneys with national practices.
  • “Dallas is a vibrant and thriving business community and we are thrilled to open an office here and bring together such an outstanding group of attorneys to launch our efforts,” said Grant Palmer , Blank Rome’s Chair and Managing Partner.
  • We are excited about Blank Rome’s future in Dallas with our new colleagues and are looking forward to continued growth.”
    “There is a remarkable alignment among the six partners who are launching Blank Rome in Dallas,” said Steven Block, Partner and Dallas Office Co-Chair.

Junior Achievement of Greater Miami, Inc. Receives Gift from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott

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Wednesday, August 17, 2022
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MIAMI, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Junior Achievement of Greater Miami, Inc. has accepted a generous gift of $900,000, made by author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. This contribution is the largest gift from a single donor since the organization was founded 65 years ago. Junior Achievement of Greater Miami intends to utilize Ms. Scott's generous investment to increase their capacity to serve children in grades K-12 with innovative lessons focused on financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship.

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  • MIAMI, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Junior Achievement of Greater Miami, Inc. has accepted a generous gift of $900,000, made by author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.
  • "We greatly appreciate the incredible generosity of MacKenzie Scott for this amazing gift to our organization," said, Troy Templeton, Managing Partner, Trivest Partners, and Junior Achievement Board Chairman.
  • Catherine Haga, President of Junior Achievement said, "We are thrilled to have been selected and grateful for Ms. Scott's acknowledgement in the important work done by Junior Achievement.
  • Contact: Tara Templeton, Director of Communications, Junior Achievement of Greater Miami, Inc. [email protected]

New York Chapter of Global M&A Association Appoints Advisory Board Leadership

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Tuesday, March 8, 2022
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NEW YORK, March 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ACG New York, the largest chapter of the Association of Corporate Growth ( acg.org ) a global network of Middle Market M&A professionals today announced the selectionof Bryan Cummings as Advisory Board President and Abilash Jaikumar asExecutive Vice Presidentfor the 2022 calendar year term.

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  • NEW YORK, March 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ACG New York, the largest chapter of the Association of Corporate Growth ( acg.org ) a global network of Middle Market M&A professionals today announced the selectionof Bryan Cummings as Advisory Board President and Abilash Jaikumar asExecutive Vice Presidentfor the 2022 calendar year term.
  • "I am honored to have this opportunity to serve the members of ACG New York in collaboration with our experienced Board of Advisors," said Bryan Cummings, Managing Director in the U.S. Financial Sponsors Group at Canaccord Genuity.
  • "I am personally excited to have Bryan Cummings lead ACG New York as President," stated David Hellier, Chapter Council Chair on the ACG Global Board and Partner at Bertram Capital.
  • For a full list of ACG NY Advisory Board Members anddetails on all Committees and members, please visit www.acg.org/nyc .

Largest M&A Association Chapter Selects Advisory Board Members

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Monday, January 10, 2022
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"Vikash Magdani, Executive Director of the chapter & CEO of ACG, Northeast has the vision andaclear mandatefromACG CEO Tom Bohn and the Global Board to continue to drive the largest ACG chapter and Northeast region forward, particularly as he is supported by a strong strategic advisory board," said Nelson.

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  • "Vikash Magdani, Executive Director of the chapter & CEO of ACG, Northeast has the vision andaclear mandatefromACG CEO Tom Bohn and the Global Board to continue to drive the largest ACG chapter and Northeast region forward, particularly as he is supported by a strong strategic advisory board," said Nelson.
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  • ACG New York members interested in Advisory Board service were invited to apply for consideration in mid-2021.
  • The ACG New York Advisory Board serves as a support group to help drive strategy for the chapter within the wider Association.
  • For a full list of ACG NY Advisory Board Members and newly formed committee Members, please visit: www.acg.org/nyc

Kerrigan Advisors Represents Continental Honda of Countryside in Dealership Sale

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Wednesday, December 8, 2021
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Kerrigan Advisors represented Continental Motors in its sale of Continental Honda of Countryside, Illinois to Chicago-based Gerald Auto Group.

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  • Kerrigan Advisors represented Continental Motors in its sale of Continental Honda of Countryside, Illinois to Chicago-based Gerald Auto Group.
  • This sale marks the third transaction for Continental Motors that Kerrigan Advisors has represented since 2019 and the 143rd dealership sale led by the Kerrigan Advisors team since 2015.
  • Continental Honda is the third highest volume Honda dealership in Illinois and has won Hondas Presidents Award eight times since 2011, most recently in 2020.
  • It was critical that Kerrigan Advisors identify the right buyer to match Continental Hondas stellar reputation, said Gabe Robleto, Vice President, Sell-Side Advisory of Kerrigan Advisors.

Attorney Adam Weiss Promoted to Partner with Law Firm Solomon, Cooperman & Recondo, LLP

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Tuesday, October 26, 2021
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  • MIAMI, Oct. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Solomon, Cooperman & Recondo, LLP is proud to announce that Adam J. Weiss has been promoted to Partner with the Firm.Since joining the Firm in 2020, Adam has played a key role in the significant growth of the Firm's real estate practice, representing clients in numerous high-profile and complex transactions.
  • Among other major deals, Mr. Weiss represented a private equity firm in a $101,000,0000 acquisition of an institutional-grade multifamily project in the Sun Belt.
  • Adam also handled other major transactions for clients including a $90,000,000 sale, as well as loan closings for institutional banks.
  • "Adam is a powerhouse at handling complex transactions and represents our clients exceptionally well," stated Ben Solomon, managing partner of the Firm.

RumbleOn Welcomes Michael Francis to its Leadership Team as General Counsel

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Tuesday, June 22, 2021
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Michael has worked with RumbleOn from the beginning, leading the Companys outside legal team at Akerman LLP.

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  • Michael has worked with RumbleOn from the beginning, leading the Companys outside legal team at Akerman LLP.
  • Later Michael took the reins as Steve's outside counsel through many other business endeavors over the years, leading up to his work with Steve at RumbleOn from inception through today.
  • Michael brings truly unparalleled expertise to RumbleOn and we are thrilled to welcome him to our leadership team.
  • Michael Francis stated, I have so much respect for RumbleOns leadership team and all theyve accomplished, not only at RumbleOn, but in all prior endeavors.

Ondas Holdings Inc. Announces Closing of Public Offering and Exercise of Over-Allotment Option

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Friday, June 11, 2021
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Ondas estimates net proceeds from the offering to be approximately $47.4 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses.

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  • Ondas estimates net proceeds from the offering to be approximately $47.4 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses.
  • Ondas intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for working capital and general corporate purposes.
  • Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. acted as the sole book-running manager for the offering, and B. Riley Securities, Inc. acted as the lead manager for the offering.
  • Akerman LLP served as legal counsel to Ondas and White & Case LLP served as legal counsel to the underwriters.

Bowman Consulting Group Announces Partial Exercise of Underwriters’ Overallotment Option

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Friday, June 4, 2021
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After giving effect to the partial exercise of the overallotment option, the total number of shares sold by Bowman in the public offering increased to 3,805,925 shares and gross proceeds increased to approximately $53.3 million.

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  • After giving effect to the partial exercise of the overallotment option, the total number of shares sold by Bowman in the public offering increased to 3,805,925 shares and gross proceeds increased to approximately $53.3 million.
  • The exercise of the overallotment option is expected to close on June 8, 2021, subject to customary closing conditions, at which time the Company expects to receive net proceeds of approximately $1.5 million after underwriting discounts and commissions.
  • Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP served as legal counsel to Bowman and Akerman LLP served as legal counsel to the underwriters.
  • On May 11, 2021, Bowman completed its $51.7 million initial public offering and began trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol BWMN.

Otterbourg Expands Corporate Group With the Hiring of Michael O’Brien

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Monday, March 1, 2021
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announced today that Michael OBrien has joined the firm as a member in the corporate department.

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  • announced today that Michael OBrien has joined the firm as a member in the corporate department.
  • He comes to Otterbourg from the New York office of Akerman LLP, where he served as a partner.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210301005777/en/
    Michael O'Brien has joined Otterbourg P.C.
  • Otterbourgs corporate group has vast experience representing clients in their business transactions, from contractual review and negotiation to counseling senior management.