Morgan Lewis served as legal advisor to AnaCap a final closing on its Credit Opportunities Fund II, successfully meeting its £350 million hard cap in closed commitments.

Morgan Lewis confirmed that ten partners will join the firm's Business and Finance Practice, resident in the UK, Russia, and Kazakhstan.

Morgan Lewis today announced the addition of a team of lawyers, led by Marshall Stoddard, to its Business and Finance Practice, resident in the firm's New York and Los Angeles offices.

Morgan Lewis today announced the addition of two more partners—Richard Filosa and Mitchell Carroll—to its Business and Finance Practice, resident in the firm's Boston office.

Morgan Lewis advised Wells Fargo Securities on its acquisition of Merlin Securities, LLC.

Business and Finance partner Randall Sunberg is interviewed as part of Law360's Q&A series.

Firm Ranks #1 in Retail Industry Transactions According to Buyouts.

Morgan Lewis represented Fanatics in its definitive merger agreement with Dreams, Inc.

Morgan Lewis served as legal advisor to Sun Capital on its affiliate's acquisition of CornerStone Research & Development, Inc., from Mitsui & Co., Inc.

Morgan Lewis acted for ISM Capital LLP, GMP Securities L.P. and Byron Capital Markets Ltd as arrangers, as well as ISM Capital LLP and GMP Securities L.P. as co-bookrunners.

Morgan Lewis served as legal advisor to Sun Capital on its affiliate acquisition of Certified Power, Inc.

Le bureau de Paris de Morgan Lewis a conseillé DBV Technologies lors de son introduction en bourse sur le marché réglementé de NYSE Euronext à Paris.

John Park discusses the lockup expirations contained in Facebook's IPO prospectus.

Morgan Lewis advised Sprouts Farmers Market ("Sprouts"), an independent natural food store chains, on it's merger with Sunflower Farmers Market ("Sunflower"). The two natural food store chains announced today the execution of a definitive agreement to merge.

Morgan Lewis advised Raybestos Powertrain LLC on its acquisition by Monomoy Capital Partners.

The arrival of William Yonge to our London office is covered.

Morgan Lewis today announces that William Yonge has joined the firm as a partner in its Business and Finance practice, resident in London.

Morgan Lewis announces that Henry Z. Horbaczewski has joined the firm as Senior Counsel in its Litigation practice, resident in Boston.

Business and Finance partner Wayne Song is interviewed for Law360's Q&A series.

Morgan Lewis partner James W. McKenzie, Jr. is recognized as an M&A All-Star by The BTI Consulting Group.

Brian Bradshaw is interviewed for Law360's project finance Q&A series.

The Pep Boys, the nation's leading automotive aftermarket service and retail chain, today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement under which it will be acquired by The Gores Group, one of the nation's leading investment firms, led by founder and CEO, Alec Gores.

The New York Times Company has entered into an agreement to sell its Regional Media Group, consisting of 16 regional newspapers, other print publications and related businesses, to Halifax Media Holdings LLC for $143 million in cash, subject to certain adjustments.

Baldwin Technology Company, Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Forsyth Baldwin, LLC, a company controlled by Forsyth Capital Investors, LLC.

Morgan Lewis advised Diversified Service Options (DSO) on its acquisition of Highmark Medicare Services Inc.

Partner Noel Ainsworth's arrival to Morgan Lewis is reported.

Morgan Lewis announced that Noel Ainsworth will be joining the firm as a partner in its Business and Finance Practice, resident in London.

Morgan Lewis advised Pearson, the world's leading learning company, on its acquisition of the Global Education and Technology Group for $11.006 per American Depository Share.

Morgan Lewis announces that Jim Garrity has joined the firm as a partner in its Business and Finance practice, resident in New York.

Morgan Lewis advised ARAMARK on its sale of Galls, LLC to CI Capital Partners, a North American private investment firm.

Ultra Electronics Holdings plc announced yesterday that it has acquired AEP Networks Ltd. for an initial cash consideration of $57.5m.

Morgan Lewis–TMI represented One Equity Partners in a $140 million subscription for 18.5% of the common shares of Nippon Gas Corporation (NGC).

Reed Elsevier announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the entire issued share capital of Accuity Holdings Inc. from Investcorp.

Pearson announced that it will acquire Connections Education from an investor group led by Apollo Management, L.P.

Robert Dickey is interviewed.

Morgan Lewis announces that Bradley Edmister has joined the firm as a partner in its Business and Finance Practice, resident in New York.

Morgan Lewis announces that Werner Vanderhaeghe has joined the firm as senior counsel in the Brussels office.

Morgan Lewis announces that J. Todd Culwell has joined the firm as partner in its energy transactions practice, resident in Houston.

John Park discusses recent IPO trends and the timing of venture capitalists selling their shares.

Morgan Lewis announces that Ingo Winterstein has joined the firm as a partner in its Business and Finance practice, resident in Frankfurt.

Morgan Lewis announces that Amy Pandit has joined the firm as a partner in its Business & Finance practice, resident in Pittsburgh.

Morgan Lewis announces that Gregory Eisenstark has joined the firm as senior counsel in its Energy Transactions practice, resident in the New York and Princeton offices.

Sun Capital Partners, Inc., a leading private investment firm specializing in leveraged buyouts and investments in market-leading companies, announced that an affiliate has sold Big 10 Tires, the seventh-largest independent tire dealer in the U.S., to Pep Boys.

SK Capital Partners, a transformational private investment firm, today announced that it has partnered with Chief Executive Officer Charles Cogliandro to recapitalize Houston-based Calabrian Corporation.

Morgan Lewis advised Pearson, the world's leading learning company, on its acquisition of Schoolnet for $230 million in cash.

Morgan Lewis advised Jefferies Group, Inc. in its agreement to acquire Prudential Bache's Global Commodities Group for approximately $430 million.

Morgan Lewis advised Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. on its merger agreement with Abington Bancorp, Inc. Susquehanna will acquire all outstanding shares of Abington's common stock in a stock-for-stock transaction, totaling approximately $273 million.

John Park discusses the Facebook/Goldman Sachs transaction and related securities law issues.

Morgan Lewis advised Perrigo Company, a global healthcare products supplier, on its acquisition of nearly all of the assets of Paddock Laboratories, Inc. for $540 million in cash.

Today, Axcan Holdings, Inc. announced that it will acquire Eurand N.V. for $583 million. Morgan Lewis advised Eurand on the transaction.

Daily Journal has named Morgan Lewis Partner Rahul Kapoor as one of California's Leading Attorneys of 2010.

Today, United Business Media Limited (UBM) announced that it will acquire Canon Communications LLC for $287 million. Morgan Lewis advised UBM on the transaction.

Morgan Lewis a conseillé Accel Partners, fonds américain spécialisé dans les secteurs de l’High Tech à l’occasion de sa prise de participation minoritaire de la société Showroomprive.com, n°2 européen de la vente privée en ligne. L’investissement représente un montant de 37 millions d’euros.

La société MATIS (Modélisation, Assistance Technique, Informatique et Scientifique) a procédé à une émission d’Obligations à Bons de Souscription d’Actions Remboursables (OBSAR) pour un montant de 6.000.000 euros. 

PARIS, le 23 Août 2010: La société Spartoo, leader européen de la vente de chaussures en ligne, vient d’acquérir shoes.fr, l’un de ses concurrents, spécialisé dans la vente de chaussures de sport notamment.

On Tuesday, Phoenix Technologies Ltd. entered into a definitive merger agreement with Marlin Equity Partners, where Marlin will acquire all outstanding shares of Phoenix stock for $3.85 per share, or approximately $139 million.

For the second quarter of 2010, Morgan Lewis again ranked among the top mergers and acquisitions law firms according to industry league tables, with several top 10 placements.

John Park discusses the financial reform legislation signed into law that raises the bar an individual must clear to be considered an accredited investor.

CERENIS THERAPEUTICS, société biopharmaceutique spécialisée dans la recherche et le développement de thérapies nouvelles basées sur le métabolisme des HDL (le « bon » cholestérol) pour le traitement des maladies cardiovasculaires et métaboliques, vient de lever 40 millions d’euros.

La société France Gourmet Diffusion, éditeur du site de ventes flash de vins ventealapropriete.com, vient de lever 1.3 millions d’euros auprès de Partech International.

Eyetechcare, start up spécialisée dans le développement d’un dispositif médical innovant basé sur les ultrasons, pour le traitement du glaucome, lève 4 millions et demi auprès de CAPE, l’un de ses investisseurs historiques et 3 millions d’euros auprès de SHAM.

Morgan Lewis today announced that Bart J. Colli—who served as chief legal officer at ARAMARK Corporation for the past decade—has joined the firm as a partner in its Business and Finance Practice, resident in Philadelphia.

Interview de Karen Noël sur son expertise en matière de capital venture.

TESLA MOTORS, INC. (Tesla) and TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) today announced that they intend to cooperate on the development of electric vehicles, parts, and production system and engineering support.

Interactive Data Corporation (NYSE: IDC), a leading provider of financial market data, analytics, and related solutions, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by investment funds managed by Silver Lake and Warburg Pincus in a transaction with a total value of $3.4 billion.

On the 2009 year-end league tables, Morgan Lewis again ranked among the top mergers and acquisitions law firms.

CKE Restaurants, Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Apollo Global Management, a leading global alternative asset manager.

Perrigo Company today announced that it has signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire PBM Products, LLC for approximately $808 million in cash.

EchoStar Satellite Services, L.L.C. and Satélites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V. (Satmex) have announced that EchoStar will acquire an ownership interest in Satmex, subject to certain conditions.