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LATAM Airlines’ Chapter 11 Case Wins First Annual “International Matter of the Year” by the American Bankruptcy Institute
Alston & Bird is pleased to announce that the LATAM Airlines Chapter 11 case, in which it represented Qatar Airways in its capacity as DIP lender, plan sponsor, and equity security holder, has been recognized by the American Bankruptcy Institute as the first annual “International Matter of the Year.”
Regional Management Corp. Closes $200 Million Securitization
Alston & Bird client Regional Management Corp., a diversified consumer finance company, has closed its ninth securitization, a private offering of $200 million of asset-backed notes.
Albertsons Companies and Kroger Announce Definitive Merger Agreement
Alston & Bird acted as counsel to Credit Suisse, financial advisor to Albertsons Companies, in connection with its planned $24.6 billion merger with Kroger.
Alston & Bird Achieves Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certification
Alston & Bird has achieved Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certification, a rigorous, year-long certification program that aims to boost and sustain diversity in law firm leadership.
Alston & Bird Wins “Most Outstanding Deal of the Year” at The Deal Awards 2022
Alston & Bird is pleased to announce that a deal the firm was involved in has been recognized by The Deal Awards 2022 as the “Most Outstanding Deal of the Year.” This award recognizes “transactions that were first movers in their markets, overcame overwhelming obstacles, set the tone for a market, or laid a template for future transactions.”
Terra Property Trust Closes Merger with Terra Income Fund 6
Alston & Bird acted as counsel to the special committee of Terra Property Trust in closing its merger with Terra Income Fund 6, pursuant to which Terra Property Trust has acquired Terra Income Fund 6 in a combination valued at approximately $350 million. The combined company will continue to operate under the name Terra Property Trust Inc. and will remain headquartered in New York City.
Zack Higbee and Dan O’Connor Recognized Again as “2022 Rising Stars” by Managing Intellectual Property
Alston & Bird’s Zack Higbee and Dan O'Connor, senior associates in the firm’s Intellectual Property Group, have been named “2022 Rising Stars” by Managing Intellectual Property, which recognizes up-and-coming intellectual property practitioners in private practice.
APM to Acquire Equus Workforce Solutions
Alston & Bird client APM Human Services International Limited, an Australia-based human services provider, has entered a definitive agreement to acquire all issued shares of Equus Workforce Solutions (and certain affiliates), a wholly owned company of BrightSpring Health Services, in a transaction valued at approximately $153 million.
Derin Dickerson Elected to the Executive Committee of the NBA’s Commercial Law Section
Derin Dickerson, partner in the firm’s Litigation & Trial Practice Group, has been elected to the Executive Committee of the Commercial Law Section of the National Bar Association.
Alston & Bird Recognized Again as an IPR Market Leader by Patexia
For the fifth consecutive year, Alston & Bird has been recognized by Patexia Inc. as a market leader representing both petitioners and patent owners in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings.
Alston & Bird Adds Consumer Finance Partner Aldys London in Washington, D.C.
Alston & Bird has strengthened and expanded its capabilities for advising companies on state and federal consumer finance regulatory compliance issues with the addition of partner Aldys London in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Her clients include mortgage companies, consumer finance and FinTech companies, secondary market investors, real estate companies, home builders, insurance companies, banks, and other financial institutions and settlement service providers.
Jason Cooper and Yuri Mikulka Named Global IP Strategists
Alston & Bird intellectual property (IP) partners Jason Cooper and Yuri Mikulka have been recognized among the world’s top IP strategists by Intellectual Asset Management in the 2022 edition of the “IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists.”
Said Differently Receives Platform Investment from Falfurrias Capital Partners
Alston & Bird client Said Differently, a global marketing agency, has received a platform investment by Falfurrias Capital Partners, a Charlotte-based private equity investment firm. The deal is the fourth investment from Falfurrias’ oversubscribed, $850 million Fund V and closed on August 19, 2022.
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