Latest News
M&A and capital markets lawyer John Johnston has returned to Vinson & Elkins as as counsel in New York. Johnston rejoins the firm where he began his career, having spent the past five years at Baker Botts.
Johnston represents businesses in a wide range of corporate transactions, including initial public offerings, registered and unregistered offerings of equity and debt securities, and M&A transactions. In addition, Johnston advises companies on shareholder activism and corporate governance matters, Exchange Act reporting, beneficial ownership reporting, stock exchange compliance and other securities law matters.
Johnston has represented public and private companies and investment funds based
Monomoy Capital Partners, a middle-market private investment firm focused on operational value creation, has added Nordic Tubs to its pool and spa platform. The platform now consists of Artesian Spas, Marquis Hot Tubs and Nordic Hot Tubs.
Nordic manufactures hot tubs and related accessories for the residential market in North America and Europe. The Nordic acquisition will enhance the platform’s existing product portfolio by adding the leading manufacturer of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) hot tubs in the value category.
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, PC provided legal counsel to Monomoy on the acquisitions. Calder Capital, LLC served as financial
CalPERS made commitments of up to $15.2 billion to new and existing alternative investment strategies in Q3 2022, including a $1.5 billion commitment to Tower Bridge Infrastructure Partners, a private equity infrastructure fund managed by Global Infrastructure Partners, according to a report by Pension & Investments Online.
Medalist Partners and Semper Capital have formed a strategic partnership to co-invest across structured credit opportunities while leveraging the complementary investment expertise across both platforms.
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, made a total of $2.9 billion in commitments to alternative investments during the third quarter of the year.
Genstar Capital, a private equity firm focused on investments in targeted segments of the financial services, healthcare, software, and industrials industries, has made a significant investment in Jet Support Services, an independent provider of aircraft maintenance support and financial tools for the business aviation industry.
Duke Street, a European mid-market private equity group, is to acquire Suir Engineering, a provider of innovative mechanical, electrical and instrumentation engineering solutions across Europe.
KKR has led a $48 million Series C funding round in Privy, a digital trust provider in Indonesia. Existing investors MDI Ventures, GGV Capital and Telkomsel Mitra Inovasi, and new investors including Singtel Innov8, also participated in the round.
Private equity firm Genstar Capital is to invest in Likewize, a tech protection and support company, alongside the firm’s existing private equity investor, Brightstar Capital Partners.
Global law firm Squire Patton Boggs will open an office in Dublin, Ireland – its 15th location in Europe – complementing the firm’s international platform of over 40 offices worldwide.
Partner Dennis Agnew, who leads the Transactions Team for Ireland at Pinsent Masons and was a founding partner of its Dublin office, will join Squire Patton Boggs to launch the new office, which is expected to open on 1 May, 2023.
Agnew will serve as Managing Partner of the Dublin office and lead the firm’s efforts to recruit additional talent. He advises international and Irish companies on cross-border mergers
Special Reports
Featured
Events
12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
