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Maria Rodriguez Named to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s LA500 List
June 17, 2024
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June 17, 2024 – International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce that Maria C. Rodriguez has been named to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s LA500 2024 list.
Maria advises US and international corporations on employment law compliance and mergers and acquisitions, and she defends employment cases and class action litigation. She helps clients avoid or resolve disputes and protect resources through proactive and strategic planning. Maria works with clients in the sports, media and entertainment; technology; food and restaurant; airline; transportation and distribution; healthcare; and fashion industries.
The Los Angeles Business Journal’s eighth annual LA500 celebrates the most influential leaders and impactful executives in Los Angeles. Many of the members on this year’s list demonstrated innovation and agility in the face of unprecedented challenges over the past year.
Read more about Maria’s recognition here.
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McDermott Advises KKR-Mirastar on its First Acquisition in the Logistics Market in Germany
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McDermott Advises KKR-Mirastar on its First Acquisition in the Logistics Market in Germany
June 17, 2024
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Frankfurt, June 17, 2024 – McDermott Will & Emery advised global investment firm KKR and Mirastar, KKR Real Estate’s industrial and logistics platform in Europe, on the acquisition of a logistics property in Hanover, Lower Saxony. The seller is an Austrian public retail fund managed by Union Investment Real Estate Austria GmbH.
The transaction is KKR and Mirastar’s first acquisition in this asset class in Germany as well as the first for KKR’s European Core+ Real Estate strategy in this market. The approximately 49,000 sqm asset was developed in 2017 and is let to Fiege and Rossmann
The McDermott team was led by partner Johannes Honzen and comprised partners Christoph Coenen and Florian Schiefer as well as associates Tina Happ and Michael Spirk.
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McDermott Advises Groupe Passman on its acquisition of Osmozis
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McDermott Advises Groupe Passman on its acquisition of Osmozis
May 24, 2024
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McDermott Will & Emery has advised the Passman Group, leader in network management and digital solutions for the hospitality, healthcare, military and general service sectors, on its acquisition of Osmozis (Euronext Growth), a specialist in the digital transformation of campsites and vacation homes in Europe.
The Passman Group and certain shareholders of Osmozis, including its founders, have entered into exclusive negotiations with a view to the acquisition by the Passman Group of several blocks of shares representing over 88% of the Company’s share capital, followed by the filing of a simplified tender offer for the remaining shares issued by the Company.
The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of July 2024.
McDermott advises Groupe Passman with a team comprised of:
- Grégoire Andrieux, Bertrand Delafaye, Herschel Guez – partners as well as Louis Feuillet, Henri Nalbandyan and Aïda Fraikech Bouhalka on the corporate aspects of the transaction
- Côme de Saint Vincent (counsel) and Paul-Henri de Laguiche on tax aspects
- Shirin Deyhim (partner) and Elisabeth Amzallag on financing
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McDermott Advises Alstef Group and its Partners on the Exclusive Negotiations Agreement on the Acquisition of a Majority Stake in Alstef by Ardian Expansion
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McDermott Advises Alstef Group and its Partners on the Exclusive Negotiations Agreement on the Acquisition of a Majority Stake in Alstef by Ardian Expansion
June 14, 2024
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McDermott Will & Emery has advised Alstef Group and its partners on the exclusive negotiations agreement on the acquisition of a majority stake in Alstef by Ardian Expansion.
The founders (Pierre Marol and Jean-Luc Thomé) and Future French Champions, the joint venture between Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and Bpifrance, will reinvest as part of the transaction.
The McDermott team comprised:
- Grégoire Andrieux, partner, Julien-Pierre Tannoury and Alexandre Bomet, associates, on corporate aspects
- Antoine Vergnat, partner, and Fanny Le Pogam, associate, on the tax aspects of the transaction
- Sabine Naugès, partner, on regulatory aspects
- Abdel Abdellah and Naré Arshakyan, associates, on employment law aspects
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McDermott Represents BC Partners in Growth Capital Investment to Princeton Medspa Partners
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McDermott Represents BC Partners in Growth Capital Investment to Princeton Medspa Partners
June 13, 2024
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International law firm McDermott Will & Emery represented BC Partners, a leading international investment firm in private equity, private credit and real estate strategies, in its partnership with Princeton Medspa Partners (PMP), one of the leading national medspa acquisition platforms. This strategic capital solution to facilitate expansion resulted in the closing of $120 million in committed financing.
The McDermott team was led by Julia Boyd and Anh Lee with assistance from Matt Celentano, David Stage, Ryan Forman, Brian Hall, Daniel Zucker, Stephanie Stein, Alex Farr, Aly Francini, David Levine, Jennifer Mikulina, Dane Christensen, Melis Solaksubasi, Deepali Doddi, Greg Weigand, Patrick Ryan, Debbie Harrison, Grayson Dimick, Maxwell Preston, Brian Mead, Nate Barnett, Caroline Reignley and Emily Starbuck.
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McDermott Advises the Founders and Siparex ETI on Ardian’s Acquisition of a Stake in Groupe Orion
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McDermott Advises the Founders and Siparex ETI on Ardian’s Acquisition of a Stake in Groupe Orion
June 13, 2024
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McDermott Will & Emery has advised the founders and Siparex ETI on Ardian’s acquisition of a stake in Groupe Orion, one of France’s leading asset management companies.
The transaction remains subject to regulatory approval.
The McDermott team comprised:
- Grégoire Andrieux, Herschel Guez, partners, and Auriane Tournay, associate, on corporate aspects
- Romain Desmonts, partner, and Paul-Henry de Laguiche, associate, on tax aspects
- Frédéric Pradelles, partner, and Mary Hecht, associate, on antitrust aspects
- Charlotte Michellet, counsel, and Benoit Feroldi, associate, on regulatory aspects
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McDermott Represents an Affiliate of RFR Holding LLC in the $560 Million Sale of 980 Madison Avenue in New York City
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McDermott Represents an Affiliate of RFR Holding LLC in the $560 Million Sale of 980 Madison Avenue in New York City
June 12, 2024
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International law firm McDermott Will & Emery represented an affiliate of RFR Holding LLC (RFR), a New York-based real estate owner, investor and developer, in the $560 million sale of 980 Madison Avenue in New York, New York, an approximately 134,000 square foot art gallery, office and retail building, to a company affiliated with Michael Bloomberg.
The McDermott team was led by Elias Eliopoulos, Stephanie Stein and Diego Torres-Lugo. The deal terms required an expedited two-week closing on the highly notable property given the significant purchase price for what is predominantly an office asset in a weak sales market.
In 2023, McDermott represented RFR in a forward-lease of all the office space in a building to an entity affiliated with Bloomberg Philanthropies.
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McDermott Appoints New Managing Partner In Germany
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McDermott Appoints New Managing Partner In Germany
June 12, 2024
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International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce that Matthias Kampshoff has been appointed as the new managing partner in Germany, effective as of June 1, 2024. Matthias will also oversee Düsseldorf and Cologne offices. He succeeds Jens Ortmanns, who has held these positions since 2019.
“I would like to thank Jens for his excellent leadership of our German practice, overseeing a period of significant growth and office moves. Our transaction group in Germany has also flourished in recent years and has a strong bench of lawyers covering private equity, finance, restructuring and real estate,” said Ira Coleman, McDermott Chairman. “At the same time, we are delighted to have Matthias assume the leadership role for our German practice, he will play an instrumental role in our continued expansion here and across Europe.”
Matthias has been a partner in McDermott’s Düsseldorf office for over a decade. In addition to his management responsibilities, he will continue his successful restructuring and distressed M&A practice and will remain accessible to his clients as the principal contact person. Kian Tauser will also continue to be part of the German management team as the second German partner. Kian has been a member of the management level of McDermott’s German practice in this role since 2023.
As a member of McDermott’s global Executive Committee and management team, Jens Ortmanns will, in addition to his client work, devote himself to being the Global Head of Real Estate, a role he was appointed to in 2023.
McDermott has a strong presence in Europe with offices in Brussels, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Cologne, London, Milan, Munich and Paris. The German practice has four offices and over 150 lawyers, and it is McDermott’s largest country practice outside the United States.
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McDermott Represents Eurazeo in Financing of AOE Group
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McDermott Represents Eurazeo in Financing of AOE Group
June 11, 2024
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Munich, June 11, 2024 – McDermott Will & Emery has advised Eurazeo SE as the lender on the financing of AOE Group, a portfolio company of funds managed by Deutsche Beteiligungs AG.
AOE Group, previously comprising the software service provider AOE and the cybersecurity solution Bare.ID, is expanding its ecosystem to include the digital consulting boutiques FInno Consult, ENNOstudio and ITM Research. Going forward, the Group’s customers will benefit from an expanded network of specialists and extended industry expertise in the FinTech sector.
Eurazeo is a global investment firm focused on the mid-market, with €35 billion of assets under management invested in more than 600 companies. Eurazeo is listed on Euronext Paris and has offices in Paris, New York, London, Frankfurt, Berlin, Milan, Madrid, Luxembourg, Shanghai, Seoul, Singapore, and Sao Paulo.
The McDermott team was led by partners Matthias Weissinger and Ludwig Zesch and included counsel Maximilian Meyer as well as associates Tim Becker and Laura Sollacher.
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McDermott Represents CyEx in its Acquisition of Simpluris Inc.
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McDermott Represents CyEx in its Acquisition of Simpluris Inc.
June 11, 2024
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International law firm McDermott Will & Emery represented CyEx, a leading provider of digital consumer security solutions, in its acquisition of Simpluris Inc. (Simpluris), the industry leader in class action settlement administration for the public sector across various verticals, notably employment and consumer litigation. Since its founding, Simpluris has been involved in over 9,000 matters and distributed over $9 billion in funds.
The McDermott team was led by Alexei Cowett and Christine Kretkowski. Aroma Sharma, Mike Abercrombie and Meredith Schwartz also advised on corporate matters. David Taub and Ethan Heller advised on regulatory matters. Andrew Liazos, Jennifer Hill, Stephania Sanon and Dawn Peacock advised on employment and employee benefits matters. Tara Ward advised on government contract matters. Austin Mooney and Cathy Lee advised on cybersecurity and technology matters. Matthew King advised on intellectual property matters. Alex Farr and Courtney Wagner advised on tax matters.
Read CyEx’s press release.
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