Ropes & Gray LLP

Our firm represented American Industrial Partners and its portfolio company, EnTrans, in the sale of EnTrans to TerraVest Industries Inc. This team included Todd B. Kornreich, Bob Rivollier, Beverly Cheng, Benjamin Rogers, Allie Alperovich, Gregory L. Demers, Stefanie Birkmann, Jordan Altman, Peter Alpert, Ama Adams, Martin Crisp, Brendan Hanifin, and Emerson Siegle.

This Women’s History Month, we asked our women practice group leaders what key qualities they believe are essential for effective leadership. Isabel Dische, chair of the alternative asset opportunities group, shared how she approaches her dream job: leading a world-class team to effectively support clients. Learn more about our women’s forum: https://lnkd.in/e2risuFU.

Our firm advised the initial purchasers on First Quantum Minerals’ offering of US $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of senior notes and on the related tender offer. The Ropes & Gray team included Michael Kazakevich, Luwam Berhane Mezue, Clara Melly, Matea Šćepanović, and Alexandra Elphick.

In a recent article, The Wall Street Journal and Ryan Preston Dahl, chair of our business restructuring group, explore the evolution and the increasing popularity of distressed-debt exchanges. “Many of the co-ops that used to be all for one and one for all are now starting to look closer to that 51/49 paradigm that they were supposed to prevent,” said Ryan. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eXWGHYA3

Our firm advised EQT Group on the successful completion of the acquisition of Nord Anglia Education, as part of a global consortium of premier institutional investors including Neuberger Berman Private Markets, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Corporación Financiera Alba, S.A. and Dubai Holding Investments, valuing the business at $14.5 billion. This transaction marks a significant milestone in Nord Anglia’s evolution as a global leader in private international education. Our team included Elizabeth Todd, Shona Ha, Andrew Howard, Eve Ellis, Nicholas Matthew, Kenan Ceylan, Luke Wetmore, Padraic Daly, Charlie Voisey, Declan Larkin, and Callum F.. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eJVH4emW

Our firm represented Black Diamond Therapeutics in a global licensing agreement with French pharmaceutical company Servier for the development and commercialization of BDTX-4933, a therapy designed to target RAS and RAF alterations in solid tumors. The Ropes & Gray team included Abigail Gregor, Esteban De La Torre, Lisa 文琳 Kaltenbrunner, and Vincenzo Volpe.

This episode of Women @ RopesTalk, hosted by IP transactions and licensing partner Megan Baca, features a discussion with IP transactions partner Emily Karlberg (Lieberman) and Jan Sbarbaro, the chief legal & compliance officer and corporate secretary of Lyric - Clarity in motion.. Jan shares valuable insights on navigating career challenges, the importance of self-confidence, and balancing a demanding career with family life. Listen here: https://lnkd.in/gsZ-23QD

IP litigation partner Matt Rizzolo and IP litigation counsel Matthew R. Shapiro will present a NERA webinar on Cross-Border Misappropriation: Trade Secret Investigations at the U.S. International Trade Commission. They will discuss topics including the increasing use of the ITC for trade secret actions and the differences between ITC trade secret cases, ITC patent cases, and district court proceedings.

Our firm has advised Oriflame in connection with a comprehensive recapitalization. The transaction delivers a substantially de-levered and sustainable balance sheet with a debt reduction of approximately €520 million and a meaningful maturity runway. The team included Matthew Czyzyk, Michael Kazakevich, Benoit Lavigne, Andrew Howard, Sean Seelinger, Natalie Blanc, Luwam Berhane Mezue, Sean Darling, Kevin Nordin, Natalie Raine, Hoey Lee, Benjamin Cooper, Caroline Vorce, and Edward Olsen.

Our team has dug into the effects of the highly anticipated news of the SEC permitting registered funds to offer both ETF and mutual fund share classes. Our new white paper provides a legal and compliance roadmap for advisers and boards in their initial implementation of a combined share class structure and their ongoing monitoring of it. Read it here and please register for our upcoming webinar on the topic: https://lnkd.in/eXi2SdFU