Conduit Financing With Tax-Exempt Bonds
by Justin Cooper | September.01.2017
The purpose of this pamphlet is to assist conduit issuers in identifying issues and setting up policies and procedures related to their tax-exempt ...
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Shawn Atkinson Authors Article Discussing Key Considerations for Tech Founders
by Shawn Atkinson | September.12.2017
Orrick’s Shawn Atkinson has authored an article in UKTN entitled “Exit 101: What Tech Founders Need to Know Before Going Through a Sale Process.”
Richard Vernon Smith Co-Authors Forbes Article on the Key Issues in Tech M&A Agreements
by Richard Smith | August.24.2017
Orrick’s Richard Vernon Smith co-authored article in Forbes: “18 Key Issues In Negotiating Merger and Acquisition Agreements for Technology Companies"
IRS Focuses on Tax-Exempt Financings Involving Developers
by Larry Sobel, Charles C. Cardall, Marcus Deitz, Richard Chirls, Kathryn V. Garner, Edwin Oswald, Todd Brewer, Roger Davis and Justin Cooper | August.23.2017
For a number of years, the IRS Office of Tax-Exempt Bonds ("TEB") has expressed concerns about potential tax abuses that may exist in what it has ...
Webinar: Recent Developments in Pension Obligation Bonds
by Jenna Magan, Roger Davis and Patricia L. Eichar | August.16.2017
This webinar from Orrick and The Bond Buyer looks at increases in unfunded pension liabilities, a widespread problem affecting many public entities.
Six Crucial Points About the New Russia, Iran and North Korea-Related Sanctions Law
by Harry Clark and W. Clark McFadden II | August.09.2017
On August 2, 2017, President Trump signed the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (the "Sanctions Act") into law.
EBA Publishes Discussion Paper on Approach to Fintech
| August.08.2017
On August 4, 2017, the European Banking Authority ("EBA") published its discussion paper (EBA/DP/2017/02) on its approach to fintech. During the ...
European NPLs Market
by Patrizio Messina, Gianrico Giannesi, Annalisa Dentoni-Litta and Madeleine Horrocks | August.04.2017
This booklet provides an updated framework of the European NPLs market, with the last provisions, related papers and observations of our lawyers.
Digital Tokens as Securities: The SEC Weighs in on the Debate
by Christopher Austin, Daniel S. Kim and Edward Eisert | July.31.2017
Orrick's global Blockchain Working Group is in the camp that believes the blockchain and associated token or appcoin innovations are here to stay.
Nikkei Asian Review: "Japanese edge over Chinese buyers in M&A may be fleeting"
by L. Mark Weeks and Betty L. Louie | July.25.2017
Mark Weeks and Betty Louie have published an article in Nikkei Asian Review titled "Japanese edge over Chinese buyers in M&A may be fleeting".
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill Received First Reading in Parliament
by Max Iles | July.17.2017
The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill (the "Repeal Bill"), which will end the supremacy of EU law in the UK by repealing the European Communities ...
Go West: Venture Financings and Expansion Projects in the United States
by Dr. Sven Greulich LL.M. (Cantuar), EMBA and John Bautista | July.10.2017
To help German founders understand and navigate the U.S. market, Orrick is excited to launch Go West: Venture Financings and Expansion Projects in ...
Corporate Venture Capital 2017 - Structures, Challenges, Success Factors
by Dr. Sven Greulich LL.M. (Cantuar), EMBA, Dr. Fabian von Samson-Himmelstjerna, Dr. Christian Schröder, Dr. Stefan Schultes-Schnitzlein, Dr. Till Steinvorth, Dr. André Zimmermann LL.M. and Dr. Johannes Josef Rüberg | June.29.2017
In a time of ever-shorter innovation cycles and the increased digitalization of many value-added chains, established businesses need to constantly ...
Recast EU Insolvency Regulation Comes Into Force
by Stephen Phillips, Scott Morrison and Siobhan Sheridan | June.27.2017
On 26 June 2017 the Recast EU Insolvency Regulation (Council Regulation (EC) No. 2015/848) came into force.
Orrick Lawyers Offer Insights on LNG Trading Success
| June.27.2017
Peter Roberts and Joanna Kay offer insights on what it takes to establish and run a successful LNG trading portfolio.
The Breakdown of a Real Estate Joint Venture: Negotiating Divorce During Courtship
by Marshall Brozost | June.26.2017
Negotiations concerning the collapse of real estate joint ventures are among the most vexing, contentious and emotional.
Orrick Unveils Major Study on Corporate Governance of Nation’s Tech Sector
by Ed Batts | June.26.2017
Orrick has released a new study of the corporate governance structures of every U.S. incorporated company in the Dow Jones Technology Sector Index.
Harry Clark Offers Insights On President Trump's Recently Announced Policy Shift Toward Cuba
| June.20.2017
Orrick partner Harry Clark spoke to The Wall Street Journal and CNBC on President Trump’s recent shift of U.S. policy toward Cuba.
Successful Investing in Charter Schools Part III - Market Advancements
by Todd Brewer and Eugene Clark-Herrera | June.07.2017
This webinar, from Orrick and The Bond Buyer, examines the expanding array of financial tools used by charter schools to address facilities needs.
Road Map to Europe III - Why Europe is an Increasingly Exciting Place to Fund and Grow Companies
by Shawn Atkinson and Dermot O'Riordan | June.05.2017
With an increasingly mature tech ecosystem, Europe has never been more attractive to international venture capital and growth equity investors.
Rising to the Challenge of Growth Capital Equity Investment in the World’s Poorest Countries – A New Model
by Peter O'Driscoll | May.30.2017
Peter O'Driscoll examines the challenges of aggregation and deployment of growth capital equity in the world’s poorest countries.
Outline for Discussion of New Issue Price Rules
| May.24.2017
New tax rules relating to establishing the issue price of publicly offered tax-exempt bonds become effective soon.
Part II: Will the GOP's AHCA Repeal and Replace the ACA?
by Patricia E. Anglin and Mitchel C. Pahl | May.11.2017
As promised, we continue keep you up to date on the GOP majority's promise to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (the "ACA").
What Foreign Investors Must Know About Japanese Casinos
by Edward Johnson, Yuko Ino and Hiroki Sugita | May.08.2017
Ted Johnson, Yuko Ino and Hiroki Sugita co-authored an article for Law360 that describes what foreign investors should know about investing in ...
DOL's Fiduciary Rule Delay an Excellent Opportunity to Negotiate Stronger Indemnities
by William Berry, Patricia E. Anglin, Mitchel C. Pahl and Yvonne Nyborg | May.03.2017
The DOL's fiduciary rule has been delayed, giving plan sponsors a window of time to renegotiate arrangements with 401(k) service providers.
The Impact of Tax Reform on Private Equity
by Charles Walker, Barbara de Marigny and Michael Rodgers | April.26.2017
Charles Walker, Barbara de Marigny and Michael Rodgers authored an article for Law360 on how the tax reforms proposed by President Trump and ...
Orrick Attorneys Author Article on What's Next for NAFTA
| March.30.2017
Orrick's Rodrigo Dominguez Sotomayor, Harry Clark, Vanessa Guillermety, Luisa Muskus and Grace Lentz authored an article in Law360 entitled "From ...
Orrick Releases Novel Corporate Governance Study of Bay Area Public Companies
by Ed Batts | March.27.2017
Orrick has unveiled an unprecedented new study examining the corporate governance structures of the largest public companies in the Bay Area.
Chinese Buyers in Europe: How to Clear Hurdles
by Betty L. Louie | March.15.2017
Orrick’s Betty Louie authored an article in the March/April issue of FinanceAsia that discussed the challenges Chinese investors face when conducting ...
Transformation in Senegal's Oil and Gas Sector
by Peter Roberts, Pascal Agboyibor and Joanna Kay | March.13.2017
Senegal has interested oil & gas companies for over 60 years, but only in the last 3 years has it come to the fore as a potential hydrocarbon basin.
House Bill to Repeal and Replace Certain Aspects of the Affordable Care Act
by Patricia E. Anglin, Mitchel C. Pahl and Elizabeth Harris | March.07.2017
On March 6th, House Republicans introduced a bill called the American Health Care Act to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
CFTC Indicates Willingness to Help Incubate Fintech
by Nikiforos Mathews | February.22.2017
J. Christopher Giancarlo, the acting chairman of the CFTC, has diverged from other U.S. federal regulators, signaling he favors “regulatory ...
Russian Sanctions Update: Flurry of U.S. Government Actions Leading Into Trump Administration
by Harry Clark and Evgeniya Shakina | February.09.2017
Harry Clark and Evgeniya Shakina of Orrick’s International Trade & Compliance team co-authored an article for Bloomberg BNA International Trade Daily ...
Debtwire European Distressed Debt Market Outlook 2017
| February.02.2017
The 2017 Debtwire European Distressed Debt Outlook report surveyed 100 distressed investors and 30 private equity funds to establish the outlook for ...
IRS Releases New Regulations Regarding Dividend Equivalents
by Peter Connors, Stephen Lessard and Michael Rodgers | February.01.2017
The IRS has issued final, temporary, and proposed regulations under section 871(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
A Not-So-Brilliant Disguise: New Rules Will Increase Tax on Disguised Sales to Leveraged Partnerships
by Barbara de Marigny and David Ronn | January.31.2017
Barbara de Marigny and David Ronn of Orrick’s Master Limited Partnership (MLP) team authored an article for Oil & Gas Financial Journal on new IRS ...
EU Proposes Overhaul to Privacy and Electronic Communications
by Kolvin Stone, Dr. Christian Schröder and Colin Hinds | January.18.2017
January 10, 2017 marked another important step towards reform of the EU data protection framework, with the release of the EU Commission’s proposals ...
Student Housing: Comparing Options for Tax Exempt Financing
by Charles C. Cardall, John Wang and Roger Davis | January.09.2017
Designed for use by colleges & universities, developers, underwriters, direct purchase lenders and others involved in financing student housing.
Harry Clark Weighs in on Future of U.S. Economic Sanctions Policies Under Trump Administration
| January.06.2017
Harry Clark, leader of Orrick’s International Trade & Compliance team, recently spoke with The Wall Street Journal [subscription required] for a ...
Christopher Austin Shares Insights on Trends that Shaped the IPO Market in 2016
| December.22.2016
Christopher Austin, a partner in Orrick’s Capital Markets practice, recently spoke with Law360 regarding the trends that shaped the IPO landscape in ...
What are some of the key hurdles and obstacles for Chinese investors in Europe? Tips on how to manage them. 中国投资者在欧洲面临的主要挑战及其处理心得
by Betty L. Louie, Dr. Hang Xu and Yun Ma | December.21.2016
Chinese outbound foreign direct investment ("ODI") has grown rapidly in Europe. 2016 was no exception.
IRS Releases Transition Guidance for the Dividend Equivalent Rules
by Peter Connors, Stephen Lessard and Michael Rodgers | December.12.2016
IRS Notice 2016-76 provides highly anticipated guidance regarding “dividend equivalent” payments under section 871(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Six Crucial Points About the Prohibition on Chinese Investors' Acquisition of U.S. Aixtron Operations
by Harry Clark and W. Clark McFadden II | December.08.2016
On December 2, President Obama, acting under the Exon-Florio law, blocked the planned acquisition by China's Fujian Grand Chip Investment Fund LP ...
Sixth Circuit Finds Bankruptcy Court Cannot Force City to Provide Services in Chapter 9
by Douglas S. Mintz, Marc Levinson and Jennifer Asher | December.07.2016
On November 14, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that courts in chapter 9 cases lack authority to order a ...
Road Map to Europe II - Bridging the Documentation Gap Between the US and Europe in Venture Capital Transactions
by Shawn Atkinson | November.29.2016
Focused on two of the principal forms of venture capital documentation often looked to as international standard form investment documentation.
Jeffrey Sun Discusses China's Increased Scrutiny of Outbound Investment
| November.29.2016
Jie Jeffrey Sun, a corporate partner in Orrick’s Shanghai and Beijing offices, recently spoke with the South China Morning Post and The New York ...
Christopher Austin Discusses Whether Potential Snap IPO Could Boost Market
| November.23.2016
Christopher Austin, a partner in Orrick’s Capital Markets practice, recently spoke with Law360 regarding whether a potential initial public offering ...
Konstantin Kroll Discusses Challenges Facing the Russian Private Equity Market
| November.17.2016
Konstantin Kroll, an M&A and Private Equity partner in Orrick’s Moscow office, recently spoke with unquote [subscription required] regarding the ...
The Final §385 Regulations (Part I) - Classifying Interests in a Corporation
by Peter Connors, Barbara de Marigny and Michael Rodgers | November.10.2016
On October 13, 2016, the IRS and Treasury Department issued much anticipated regulations (the “Final” or “Temporary” Regulations) under Internal ...
Nine Key Tax Issues for Startup Founders to Consider
by Grady Bolding | November.06.2016
Grady Bolding, a partner in Orrick’s Tax team in San Francisco, recently co-authored an article with Orrick alum Richard Harrochs, now a Managing ...
China's New Foreign Investment Regime
| October.19.2016
China has replaced its approval regime for foreign investments with a filing regime, except where such investments fall within the Negative List.
Peter Roberts Shares Insights on Angola’s Petroleum Reforms
by Peter Roberts | October.20.2016
Peter Roberts, Head of Orrick’s Global Oil & Gas practice, authored an article on how Angola is coping with the current slump in oil prices.
Don’t Panic! The Insider’s Guide to Surviving an Agency Merger Review
by James Tierney and Alex Okuliar | October.14.2016
Partners Jim Tierney and Alex Okuliar address how to ensure a proposed merger survives an investigation by the FTC or the DOJ’s Antitrust Division.
U.S. Sixth Circuit Holds that Customary Language in Amendment and Restatement Agreements May Extinguish Existing Security Interests via Novation
by B. J. Rosen and David Y. Lin | October.14.2016
On August 23, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held in the Chapter 7 bankruptcy case In re Fair Finance Company that an ...
Tax Benefit from Leveraged Partnerships Shut Down By New IRS Regulations
by Peter Connors and Barbara de Marigny | October.10.2016
On October 5, 2016, the IRS and Treasury released a package of new regulations under Code sections 707 and 752 designed to curtail the use of debt to ...
Mexican Energy Reform, Three Years Later
by Rodrigo Dominguez | October.03.2016
In December 2013, Mexico passed a comprehensive constitutional reform that opened Mexico's energy industry to private investment and competition. ...
First Privacy Shield Guidelines for Companies published by German DPA
by Dr. Christian Schröder, Sophie Ratzke LL.M., Sam Castic, Antony Kim and Aravind Swaminathan | September.26.2016
On September 12, 2016, the Data Protection Authority of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia (“DPA NRW”) became one of the first EU ...
David Ronn Discusses the Potential Resurgence of Master-Limited Partnership IPOs
| September.14.2016
David Ronn, a partner in Orrick’s Capital Markets team in Houston, recently spoke with The Wall Street Journal regarding the impending IPO of Noble ...
Germany Plans to Introduce New Merger Notification Test
by Dr. Till Steinvorth | September.07.2016
The German government has recently published a bill that would significantly amend the criteria for determining whether an M&A transaction is subject ...
Ed Batts Authors Article on Limits to Director Compensation
by Ed Batts | September.07.2016
Ed Batts, Global Co-Head of Orrick’s M&A and Private Equity team, has authored an article on how recent decisions by the Delaware courts have placed ...
Italian State Guarantee for NPL Securitisations: Implementing Decree is Approved
| August.31.2016
In this Alert we describe the main provisions contained in the new Implementing Decree of the Ministry of Economy and Finance for State guarantees ...
Harry Clark Discusses Increased International Investment by China on NPR's Morning Edition
| August.24.2016
Harry Clark, leader of Orrick’s International Trade & Compliance team, was recently interviewed on NPR’s Morning Edition regarding what may become ...
English Law Schemes of Arrangement: Class Composition
by Stephen Phillips, Scott Morrison and Jack Mead | August.24.2016
Having received the sanction of antitrust regulators in Europe, the U.S., China and South Africa, the planned merger of brewing giants AB InBev and ...
Selected Risk Retention Questions and Answers for CMBS Securitizations
| August.16.2016
INTRODUCTION
On October 22, 2014, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal ...
Ed Batts Authors Article on Proxy Advisory Firm Oversight
by Ed Batts | July.20.2016
Orrick's Ed Batts, Global Co-Head of the firm's M&A and Private Equity Group, has authored an article in the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate ...
The "Gimlet Eye" and Shareholder Voting
by Gregory Beaman | June.08.2016
Gregory Beaman co-authored an article on a recent Delaware Chancery Court decision.
Challenging Going-Private Mergers In NY Just Got Tougher
by Richard Smith and Gregory Beaman | May.11.2016
Members of Orrick's Corporate and Litigation teams co-authored an article on a landmark New York Court of Appeals decision that challenges to ...
Orrick Alert: Congressional Move May Significantly Affect Activist Strategies
by Ed Batts | May.06.2016
In March, a group of Democratic senators introduced legislation, currently sitting with the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, to tame ...
Significant Developments in Corporate Governance and M&A Law in 2015
by Peter Rooney | January.19.2016
There were important developments in 2015 in Delaware law concerning issues of corporate governance and/or arising in the context of M&A ...
Client Results
Orrick Advises AtScale on $25 Million Series C Financing Round
| October.09.2017
Orrick has advised AtScale, a platform provider for business intelligence on big data, on its $25 million Series C financing round.
Orrick Advises Atomico on MessageBird’s $60 Million Series A Financing Round
| October.05.2017
Orrick advised Atomico, the venture capital firm founded by Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström, on its investment in the $60M financing of MessageBird.
Orrick Advises 23andMe on $250 Million Financing Round
| September.13.2017
Orrick has advised 23andMe, the leading consumer genetics and research company, on its $250 million Series F financing round.
Orrick’s Latin America Team Represents Nearsoft in Cross-Border Technology M&A Deal
| September.13.2017
Orrick has advised leading nearshore product engineering service provider Nearsoft, Inc. in the sale of the company to Indecomm Global Services.
Orrick Advises 8minutenergy on Sale of Mount Signal 3 Solar Project to Capital Dynamics
| September.07.2017
Orrick has advised 8minutenergy Renewables in the sale of its Mount Signal 3 Solar Project (“MS3”) to global private asset manager Capital Dynamics.
Orrick Advises Atomico in Lilium’s $90 Million Series B Financing Round
| September.06.2017
Orrick has advised Atomico, the VC firm founded by Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström, on their investment in the $90M Series B financing of Lilium.
Orrick Advises DFIs on $120 Million Financing of Sainshand Wind Farm in Mongolia
| September.01.2017
A cross-border Orrick team of lawyers advised on the $120M debt and equity financing of a 54MW onshore wind farm in the Sainshand region, Mongolia.
Orrick London Team Advises Bioenergy Infrastructure Group on Portfolio Acquisition from UK Green Investment Bank
| August.21.2017
Orrick has advised Bioenergy Infrastructure Group (“BIG”) in its acquisition of a portfolio of 20 assets from the UK’s Green Investment Bank.
Orrick Advises Yelp on Grubhub’s Acquisition of Eat24 for $287.5 Million
| August.09.2017
Orrick has advised Yelp (NYSE: YELP) on its sale of online food-ordering business, Eat24, to Grubhub Inc. (NYSE: GRUB) for $287.5 million.
Orrick Tech Companies Team Advises Coatue on its Latest Investments in Auris and Reddit
| August.09.2017
Orrick’s lawyers John Bautista and Josh Pollick have advised Coatue Management on its two latest investments in Auris Surgical Robotics and Reddit.
Orrick Advises Betterment on $70 Million Financing Round
| August.01.2017
Orrick has advised New York-based Betterment, the largest independent algorithmic financial advising platform, on its latest round of financing.
Orrick Advises Deutsche Börse on Strategic Investment and Partnership with Trumid
| July.11.2017
Orrick advised Deutsche Börse Group in its strategic partnership with Trumid, a financial technology company.
Orrick Advises Granite Point Mortgage Trust on IPO and $1.8 Billion Portfolio Acquisition
| June.28.2017
Orrick advised Granite Point Mortgage Trust, a mortgage real estate investment trust externally managed by Pine River Capital Management, on its IPO.
Orrick Advises JD.com on $397 Million Investment in Farfetch
| June.22.2017
Orrick has advised JD.com (NASDAQ: JD), China’s largest retailer and e-commerce company, on its $397 million investment in Farfetch.
Orrick Santa Monica Team Advises Clutter on $64 Million Series C Financing
| June.15.2017
Orrick has advised Clutter, a Los Angeles-based on-demand storage and technology company, in its $64M Series C financing, led by VC firm Atomico.
Orrick Advises Michelin in Acquisition of NexTraq from FLEETCOR
| June.15.2017
Orrick has advised Michelin North America on its acquisition of NexTraq, a U.S. provider of commercial fleet telematics, from FLEETCOR Technologies.
Orrick London Team Advises Synergy PE Fund in its Acquisition of Dimension Data in Nigeria & Ghana
| May.16.2017
Orrick has advised Synergy Private Equity Fund in its acquisition of Dimension Data Limited (Nigeria) and Dimension Data Limited (Ghana).
Orrick Advises Euro Disney’s Board in Walt Disney Tender Offer
| May.16.2017
The Walt Disney Company has acquired 90% of Kingdom Holding Company's (KHC) shares in Euro Disney, increasing its stake to 85.7% from 76.7%.
Cross-Border Orrick Team Advises Hitachi Chemical on Acquisition of German Thermal Insulation Manufacturer
| May.03.2017
Orrick has advised Hitachi Chemical Co. in its acquisition of 100% of the shares of HT Beteiligungs GmbH from private equity fund Equita GmbH & Co.
Orrick Team Advises Equus in Acquisition of U.S. Gas & Electric
| April.25.2017
An Orrick team advised Equus Total Return, Inc. in its acquisition of U.S. Gas & Electric, Inc.
Orrick Advises NOVA Chemicals in Strategic Purchase of U.S. Gulf Coast Petrochemical Facility for $2.1 Billion
| April.17.2017
Orrick advised NOVA Chemicals Corporation in an acquisition agreement with Williams Partners L.P. valued at $2.1 billion.
Orrick Advises Yelp in Acquisition of Turnstyle
| April.04.2017
Orrick has advised San Francisco-based Yelp Inc. in its acquisition of Wi-Fi marketing company Turnstyle Analytics.
Orrick Team Advises Underwriters On Elevate Credit Inc. IPO
| April.06.2017
An Orrick team represented the underwriters in the $80.6 million initial public offering of online lender Elevate Credit, Inc.
Orrick Advises EPF and FFP in $2.3 Billion Acquisition of General Motors' European Business
| March.13.2017
Orrick partner Jean-Pierre Martel is advising EPF and FFP in connection with PSA Group’s acquisition of the European platforms of General Motors.
Orrick London Tech Team Advises Currencycloud and Evrythng on Fundraising Rounds
| March.15.2017
An Orrick team led by partner Ylan Steiner and associate Janine Suttie advised clients Currencycloud and Evrythng on recent fundraising rounds.
Orrick Advises Prosper Marketplace in Up to $5 Billion Loan Purchase Transaction with Consortium of Investors
| February.28.2017
Orrick has advised leading online consumer lending marketplace, Prosper Marketplace, in a deal with a consortium of institutional investors to ...
Orrick Advises Alecta in $1.7 Billion Portfolio Sale to Blackstone Group
| February.22.2017
Orrick has advised longtime client Swedish pension fund manager Alecta in the sale of 21 assets in the U.S. to Blackstone Group for $1.7 billion.
Orrick Advises Cloudreach in Buyout by Blackstone
| February.16.2017
Orrick has advised Cloudreach in the acquisition of a majority stake in the company by leading investment firm Blackstone Group.
Orrick Advises SoFi on Acquisition of Zenbanx
| February.02.2017
Orrick has advised financial startup SoFi on its acquisition of Zenbanx, company that offers customers mobile banking in multiple currencies.
Orrick Advises FIA on $8 Billion Acquisition of Formula 1
| January.27.2017
Orrick advised the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) in connection with Liberty Media’s acquisition of the parent company of Formula 1.
Orrick’s Tax and C&B Teams Counsel Cisco on $3.7 Billion AppDynamics Buy
| January.26.2017
Orrick’s Tax and Comp & Benefits teams advised Cisco in its $3.7B purchase of AppDynamics, a maker of software that manages and analyzes applications.
Orrick Advises Sukhoi Civil Aircraft in the First Sale and Lease of a Fleet of Superjet Aircraft to Western Europe
| December.15.2016
Orrick recently advised JSC “Sukhoi Civil Aircraft” (Sukhoi), a leading Russian aircraft manufacturer, as the seller, in connection with the sale, ...
Orrick Advises OpenDoor on $210 Million Series D Financing Round
| December.06.2016
Orrick has advised San Francisco-based Opendoor Labs Inc., an online real estate startup, in its $210 million Series D financing round.
Orrick Advises The Climate Trust in Securing $5.5 Million Investment in Innovative Conservation Finance Fund
| November.29.2016
An Orrick team advised The Climate Trust in executing a milestone contract with the David and Lucile Packard Foundation – securing a $5.5 million ...
Orrick Advises French Banks in €400 Million High-Speed Broadband Financing
| November.29.2016
Orrick's Paris team advised a pool of lenders including CACIB, Caisse d’Épargne et de Prévoyance Nord France Europe, Natixis and Société Générale in ...
Orrick Advises Nitto in Significant Worldwide Exclusive License with Bristol-Myers Squibb
| November.10.2016
Nitto Denko Corporation (6988: Tokyo), a Japanese industrial and technology conglomerate, and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) today ...
Orrick Advises Beyond Meat on Tyson Foods Investment
| October.13.2016
Orrick has advised Beyond Meat, a California-based producer of plant-based meat substitutes, in Tyson Foods' investment in the company.
Orrick Represents Japan's Nitto in Acquisition of Two U.S. Biopharma Companies
| October.14.2016
Orrick represented Nitto Denko Corporation (Nitto), a Japanese industrial and technology conglomerate, and its subsidiary, Nitto Denko Avecia Inc. ...
Orrick Advises Goldman Sachs and Calvert Foundation on the Nation’s First Environmental Impact Bond
| September.29.2016
Orrick has advised Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group and the Calvert Foundation in their purchase of a $25M, tax-exempt Environmental Impact Bond.
Orrick Helps Rescue Italian Banks Through Work With Quaestio
| September.14.2016
Orrick’s Corporate team in Italy is helping to shore up Italy’s banking sector as legal coordinator to Quaestio Capital Management SGR.
Orrick Team Advises Apigee In $625 Million Acquisition By Google
| September.09.2016
An Orrick antitrust team advised cloud computing company Apigee in its $625 million acquisition by Google. In a deal announced this week, Google will ...
Orrick Advises IronPlanet On Sale To Ritchie Bros.
| August.30.2016
An Orrick team advised longtime client IronPlanet in its $758 million acquisition by Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the world’s largest industrial ...
Orrick Advises GE Energy Financial Services in Sale of Stake in CPV Towantic Energy Center
| August.29.2016
Orrick advised GE Energy Financial Services in the sale of a partial stake in the CPV Towantic Energy Center to a subsidiary of Ullico Infrastructure ...
Orrick Advises Baidu in Its Joint Investment with Ford in Velodyne
| August.18.2016
Orrick has advised Baidu, Inc. [Nasdaq: BIDU], the leading Chinese language Internet search provider, on its investment in Velodyne LiDAR, Inc. The ...
Orrick Advises TCV on its Investment in SuperVista
| July.19.2016
In one of Germany’s largest VC financings of 2016, Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV) has invested in SuperVista AG, a family-run eyewear company ...
American Realty Advisors Buys Google's Chicago Headquarters
| July.09.2016
Orrick represented American Realty Advisors in connection with the $257 million acquisition of Chicago’s 1K Fulton building, which serves as Google’s ...
Orrick Advises AVG Technologies on its Acquisition by Avast
| July.08.2016
Orrick has advised AVG Technologies N.V. (NYSE: AVG), a leading developer of business, mobile and PC device security software applications, on its ...
Orrick Advises Superior Plus on Sale of CPD Unit to PE Backed FBM
| July.07.2016
Orrick has advised Superior Plus Corp (TSX: SPB) in the sale of its construction products distribution business to Foundation Building Materials LLC, ...
Orrick Advises Shareholders in Sale of Slovakian Telecoms Provider Benestra
| September.01.2016
Orrick has advised a consortium of international private equity firms, including Bessemer Venture Partners, Columbia Capital, HarbourVest Partners, ...
Orrick Guides Imagine Easy and NextAdvisor in Successful Exits
| May.11.2016
Two recent transactions highlight the cross-border and cross-practice group collaboration in Orrick’s mergers and acquisitions practice. In addition, ...
Orrick Advises Microsoft in its Acquisition of Solair srl
| May.05.2016
Orrick represented Microsoft Corporation in its acquisition of Solair srl, an innovative Internet of Things (IoT) software startup based in Bologna, ...
Orrick Advises on Three UK Capital Markets Deals in First Quarter of 2016
| April.19.2016
Orrick’s London Corporate team, led by Hilary Winter, recently advised on three capital markets deals involving companies listed on the London Stock ...
Orrick Represents JD.com in Merger of JD Daojia and Dada Nexus
| April.18.2016
Orrick represented JD.com, Inc. (“JD”; NASDAQ: JD), the largest online direct sales company in China, on the merger of its O2O business, JD Daojia, ...
Orrick Advises Japan-based Subordinated Second Lien Lenders in $3.4 Billion Sale-Leaseback Transaction for Sprint Corporation
| April.15.2016
Orrick represented the Japan-based subordinated second lien lenders in a $3.4 billion sale-leaseback transaction for Sprint Corporation.
Orrick Advises Cruise Automation on Acquisition by General Motors
| March.14.2016
Orrick has advised Silicon Valley startup Cruise Automation on its acquisition by General Motors.
Orrick Advises Stupeflix in its Acquisition by GoPro
| March.02.2016
Orrick has advised Paris-based startup Stupeflix in the acquisition of its mobile video editing app Replay by wearable camera maker GoPro Inc
Orrick Receives 2015 Deal of the Year Award from China Business Law Journal
| February.26.2016
Orrick was recognized in the February issue of China Business Law Journal for its outstanding achievement in a significant China-related investment ...
Orrick Advises Canal+ on Investment in Nigerian Mobile Streaming Company
| February.03.2016
Orrick advised Canal+ on its strategic investment in iROKO, Africa’s largest Internet TV operator and the world’s largest online platform for ...
Capzanine Partners With Eurazeo and AXA to Support SME Development in France
| January.20.2016
Orrick Rambaud Martel has advised on Eurazeo and AXA France’s joint capital investment into French investment fund Capzanine – an unprecedented ...
Russian and U.S. Space Companies Seal First Private Satellite Deal
| December.24.2015
Orrick has advised a private equity fund in the sale by Russian private commercial satellite group Dauria Aerospace of two Perseus-brand micro ...
Orrick Advises USAA in $1.1 Billion JV Acquisition of Five Westfield Malls
| December.21.2015
On December 18, a joint venture comprising USAA Real Estate, Centennial Real Estate Company and Montgomery Street Partners, an affiliate of Blum ...
Hines Acquires Office Tower in Paris La Défense
| December.02.2015
Orrick's Paris Finance team advised longtime client Hines on financing the acquisition of a 35,008-sq.m. office tower in Courbevoie, located on the ...
Orrick Advises on $3.3 Billion Going-Private of Wuxi PharmaTech
| December.10.2015
Orrick represented Sequoia Capital as a consortium member in connection with the privatization of WuXi PharmaTech (NYSE: WX), a leading open-access ...
Orrick Represents Underwriters in Axsome Therapeutics’ IPO
| November.24.2015
Orrick represented the underwriters in the $51 million initial public offering (IPO) of clinical stage biopharmaceutical company Axsome Therapeutics ...
Orrick Advises on US$155 Million Take-Private of Sungy Mobile
| November.18.2015
Orrick has advised Mr. Yuqiang Deng, Chairman and CEO of Sungy Mobile Limited (NASDAQ: GOMO; the “Company”), and the consortium that he formed in ...
Vostok Emerging Finance Invests in African Mobile Money Marketplace JUMO
| October.22.2015
London - Orrick advised Vostok Emerging Finance (Nasdaq: VEMF SDB), a Swedish company that invests in early stage modern financial services entities ...
Thales to Acquire Data Protection Solution Provider Vormetric for $400 Million
| October.20.2015
Orrick is advising aerospace, defense and security multinational Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) on its agreement to acquire Silicon Valley company ...
Orrick Advises Microsoft on the Acquisition of an Industry-Leading Provider of 3D Physics
| October.07.2015
A cross-practice Orrick team advised Microsoft in its key acquisition of Havok, a leading provider of 3D physics, from Intel. Havok operates in the ...
Orrick Represents Toyota Industries in its $2.3 Billion Acquisition of Toyota Motor Credit
| October.05.2015
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP represented Toyota Industries Corporation and its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary, Toyota Industries Commercial ...
Orrick Represents Underwriters in Rapid7's $103M IPO
| July.17.2015
Orrick represented the underwriters in the $103 million initial public offering (IPO) of cyber security firm Rapid7, Inc. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC ...
Orrick Represents Ooma in $65M IPO
| July.17.2015
Orrick represented Ooma, Inc. as issuer’s counsel in its $65 million initial public offering (IPO) of 5,000,000 million shares of common stock. The ...
Orrick Represents Basin Electric in its First Global Private Placement
| July.09.2015
A cross-practice and office Orrick team recently
represented long-time client Basin Electric Power Cooperative (“Basin
Electric”), a wholesale ...
Orrick Advises Cenkos Securities and Zeus Capital on £1 Billion Fundraising for Haversham Holdings plc
| March.26.2015
Haversham
Holdings will issue 685.7 million new Ordinary Shares at a price of 150 pence
per share, the proceeds of which will be used to fund the ...
Orrick Advises Ubisoft Entertainment in €200M German Private Placement
| March.16.2015
An Orrick team from Paris and Düsseldorf recently advised Ubisoft Entertainment in its successful placement of a €200 million “Schuldschein” loan, in ...
Orrick Advises Hackman Capital Partners Entities in Sale of Beats Headquarters in Culver City
| February.27.2015
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP (“Orrick”) recently closed the sale of a 126,800 square foot creative office space campus in Culver City, ...
Orrick Advises Johnson Controls - Hitachi Global Joint Venture
| January.27.2015
Orrick has advised US-based Johnson Controls, Inc. in connection with its entering into a definitive agreement with Hitachi, Ltd. and Hitachi ...
Orrick Advises City of Stockton on Bankruptcy Exit
| February.25.2015
On October 30, 2014, Chief
Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Klein of the United States Bankruptcy Court for
the Eastern District of California in ...
Judge Approves Bankruptcy Exit for Stockton, California
| November.03.2014
On October 30th, Chief Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Klein of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of California in Sacramento ...
Peugeot Reaches $4.1 Billion Deal with Dongfeng and France
| February.19.2014
PARIS - Orrick is advising FFP and its controlling company, Etablissements Peugeot Frères ("EPF"), the holding company of the Peugeot family, in a ...
Orrick Advises U-Shin on its Acquisition of Valeo's Access Mechanisms Business
| May.29.2013
Tokyo, Japan and Paris, France – Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP advised Japan-based U-Shin, Ltd. on its €203 million acquisition of Paris-based ...
Orrick Advises VanceInfo in US$875 Million All-Stock Merger with hiSoft Technology
| August.10.2012
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP is representing VanceInfo Technologies Inc. in its tax-free, all-stock merger of equals with hiSoft Technology ...
Orrick Advises Par Pharmaceutical on its $1.9 Billion Acquisition by TPG
| July.16.2012
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP has represented Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc., one of the largest generic pharmaceutical companies in the ...
Orrick Advises Vivendi on Satellite TV Strategic Partnership in Poland
| February.09.2012
Orrick teams from the Paris, London and New York offices advised Vivendi and its subsidiary, the French television network CANAL+ Group, on the ...
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Orrick Named to Law360’s Global 20 List
| October.03.2017
Law360 has once again recognized Orrick on its Global 20 list of the world’s leading international law firms. Orrick jumped five spots to #15.
Orrick Named Service Provider of the Year at Investor AllStars Awards
| September.28.2017
Orrick has been recognized as the Service Provider of the Year at the 15th annual Investor AllStars awards held in London.
Orrick's Brandon Dias Named a Bond Buyer Rising Star
| September.27.2017
Congratulations to Brandon Dias on selection to The Bond Buyer's Rising Stars list of leading municipal finance professionals under the age of 40.
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