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RingCentral Announces Comprehensive End-to-End-Encryption Solution for Message, Video, and Phone

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022
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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221206005197/en/
    RingCentral E2EE extends enterprise-grade confidentiality across messaging, video, and phone.
  • RingCentral takes a comprehensive approach across message, video, and phone.
  • RingCentral offers three essential products in its portfolio, including RingCentral MVP, a Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) platform including team messaging, video meetings, and cloud phone system; RingCentral Video,the company's video meetings solution with team messaging that enables Smart Video Meetings; and RingCentral Contact Center solutions.
  • RingCentral, Message Video Phone, MVP, RingCentral MVP, RingCentral Video, RingCentral Contact Center, Smart Video Meetings, and the RingCentral logo are trademarks of RingCentral, Inc.
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DLA Piper advises Paycor on exclusive naming rights for Cincinnati Bengals' stadium

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Monday, August 22, 2022
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NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DLA Piper advised Paycor HCM, Inc., a leading human management company based in Cincinnati, on the stadium naming rights of the Cincinnati Bengals.

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  • NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DLA Piper advised Paycor HCM, Inc., a leading human management company based in Cincinnati, on the stadium naming rights of the Cincinnati Bengals.
  • The home of the defending AFC champions will now be known as "Paycor Stadium."
  • The agreement is the next step in an expanding partnership between Paycor and the Bengals, which began in 2018 when Paycor served as the team's official and exclusive HR software provider.
  • Paycor has been headquartered in Cincinnati for over 30 years and went public in July 2021 following an IPO.

DLA Piper's 2022 'State of the Market Survey': Bullish predictions in the face of pandemic recovery and global instability

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Tuesday, May 17, 2022
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NEW YORK, May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ongoing economic uncertainty is not hindering broader optimism about the future for commercial real estate (CRE), according to DLA Piper's 2022 Annual State of the Market Survey report. Conducted in February and March of 2022, the Survey analyzes the views of CRE experts and leaders on the pandemic recovery, economic outlook, attractiveness of investment markets and overall expectations over the next 12 months.

Key Points: 
  • The 2022 Survey reflects continued optimism as the industry continues its pandemic recovery, with most respondents feeling bullish due to COVID-19 restrictions being lifted in a majority of markets globally.
  • The increased optimism relative to 2020 when just 21 percent expected a bull market is significant.
  • "The 2022 Survey underscores that the outlook for CRE remains positive and that industry leaders are increasingly bullish," says Sullivan.
  • The 2022 Survey coincides with DLA Piper's 17th Global Real Estate Summit, to be held May 17th in Chicago.

DLA Piper tops list for global M&A for 12th straight year

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Friday, January 21, 2022
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I'm proud of our dedicated team of professionals across our global platform for once again handling a high volume of complex deals while maintaining a strong focus on client service," said Kathleen Ruhland , US chair and global co-chair of DLA Piper's Corporate practice.

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  • I'm proud of our dedicated team of professionals across our global platform for once again handling a high volume of complex deals while maintaining a strong focus on client service," said Kathleen Ruhland , US chair and global co-chair of DLA Piper's Corporate practice.
  • "We're hugely proud and honored to be recognized once again as market leaders for global M&A," said Bob Bishop , global co-chair of DLA Piper's Corporate practice.
  • "Holding the number one position in M&A 12 years in a row is no mean feat.
  • DLA Piper received several additional recognitions from Mergermarket, including:
    #4 in the DACH region;
    #5 in Middle East & Africa;

Hence Technologies to Fuel Growth with Strategic Relations Hire from DLA Piper

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Thursday, November 4, 2021
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Hence Technologies Ltd. has today announced the appointment of Boko Inyundo as Director, Strategic Relations.

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  • Hence Technologies Ltd. has today announced the appointment of Boko Inyundo as Director, Strategic Relations.
  • In this new role, Boko will fuel Hences growth as the premier software platform for selecting and managing external lawyers and law firm relationships in the US$800bn global annual market for legal services.
  • In his new role, Boko will lead the companys sales and external relations activities, interfacing with prospects, clients and investors as well as exploring future strategic alliances and partnerships.
  • For the past six years, he led DLA Pipers sales and marketing engagement with the Telecommunications and Technology (including FinTech) industries.

DLA Piper advises The Wicks Group of Companies in the US$638 million sale of Sontiq to TransUnion

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Thursday, October 28, 2021
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NEW YORK, Oct. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- DLA Piper represented The Wicks Group of Companies, LLC, in its sale of its portfolio company Sontiq, aleader in digital identity protection and security, to TransUnion for US$638 million.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Oct. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- DLA Piper represented The Wicks Group of Companies, LLC, in its sale of its portfolio company Sontiq, aleader in digital identity protection and security, to TransUnion for US$638 million.
  • Sontiq provides solutions to empower consumers and businesses to proactively protect against identity theft and cyber threats, including identity monitoring, restoration, and response products and services.
  • Sontiq's focus on identity security complements TransUnion's digital identity assets and solutions, and the combined company will offer a comprehensive set of omnichannel solutions to make trust possible for consumers and businesses.
  • DLA Piper's Private Equity practice includes more than 100 US lawyers who provide strategic counsel to private equity funds and the industry-leading companies they invest in.

Applied Real Intelligence (“A.R.I.”) Announces New Additions to Industry-Leading Advisory Board

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Tuesday, September 14, 2021
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, a venture debt investment firm that provides innovative financing solutions to successful VC-backed companies, announced the additions of Matt Schwartz of DLA Piper and Elizabeth Ward of the Dragonfly to A.R.I.s industry-leading Advisory Board .

Key Points: 
  • , a venture debt investment firm that provides innovative financing solutions to successful VC-backed companies, announced the additions of Matt Schwartz of DLA Piper and Elizabeth Ward of the Dragonfly to A.R.I.s industry-leading Advisory Board .
  • Matt Schwartz is a Partner at DLA Piper, the third largest law firm globally.
  • He has significant experience in high-growth technology sectors such as enterprise software, financial technology, consumer, hardware, biotech, and healthcare.
  • Matt is a founding board member of the Randy Jones Foundation which provides athletic scholarships to military scholar athletes who otherwise could not afford dues and equipment.

DLA Piper advises SmartRent in US$2.2 billion business combination with Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. I

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Wednesday, August 25, 2021
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NEW YORK, Aug. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- DLA Piper represented SmartRent.com Inc., a leading provider of smart home and smart building automation for property owners, managers, developers, homebuilders and residents, in its previously announced business combination with Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Aug. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- DLA Piper represented SmartRent.com Inc., a leading provider of smart home and smart building automation for property owners, managers, developers, homebuilders and residents, in its previously announced business combination with Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp.
  • In connection with the closing of the business combination, SmartRent.com changed its name to SmartRent and now trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "SMRT."
  • "We are thrilled to have worked with DLA Piper to reach this important milestone in our company's history.
  • DLA Piper has advised on more than 30 SPAC transactions, with an aggregate value of over US$20 billion, in the past three years.

DLA Piper recognized as a top law firm for M&A, named a Powerhouse firm for cross-border deals by BTI Consulting Group

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Monday, August 23, 2021
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NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --DLA Piper is pleased to announce that it was recognized as a top law firm for M&A in BTI Consulting Group's BTI M&A Outlook 2022: A Whole New World of M&A report and was named a "Powerhouse" the highest rating in the report, representing the top 1 percent of all law firms in the report's list of Law Firms Best at Cross-Border Deals.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --DLA Piper is pleased to announce that it was recognized as a top law firm for M&A in BTI Consulting Group's BTI M&A Outlook 2022: A Whole New World of M&A report and was named a "Powerhouse" the highest rating in the report, representing the top 1 percent of all law firms in the report's list of Law Firms Best at Cross-Border Deals.
  • DLA Piper was one of 20 firms designated "Deft Dealmakers" in the report, which examines the current M&A market and its outlook for the next 12 to 18 months.
  • The firm was also named a "Leader" in BTI's list of Law Firms Best at Public Deals and a "Standout" in a number of categories, including Law Firms Best at Transformative Deals, Law Firms Best at Difficult Deals, Law Firms Best at Private Deals and Law Firms Best at Straightforward Deals.
  • DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers located in more than 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, positioning us to help clients with their legal needs around the world.

DLA Piper named a top three law firm for private equity deal volume by PitchBook

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Tuesday, March 2, 2021
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NEW YORK, March 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --DLA Piper is pleased to announce that the firm ranked among the top three most active law firms for global private equity deal volume in 2020, according to PitchBook.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, March 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --DLA Piper is pleased to announce that the firm ranked among the top three most active law firms for global private equity deal volume in 2020, according to PitchBook.
  • In PitchBook's 2020 global league tables report, DLA Piper was recognized in the top five for deal volume in a number of private equity sectors, includingB2B,B2C,financial services and IT.
  • DLA Piper was the third most active firm globally for buyouts, exits and other PE transactions.
  • The firm also ranked first in private equity deal volume in Europe, ranked as one of the most active law firms handling PE deals across the US and ranked second for PE deal volume in the rest of the world.