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Read the latest WorthWeil Antitrust Blog post from Romain Ferla and Clémence Coppin – Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way: What’s Next for EU Below-Threshold Transactions in a Post Illumina/Grail World? – https://lnkd.in/eE_zF-Zz

A Weil team led by Mergers & Acquisitions Co-Head Mike Lubowitz and partner Michelle Sargent is advising BCE, Canada's largest communications company, and its wholly-owned subsidiary Bell Canada in Bell's acquisition of Ziply Fiber, the leading fiber internet provider in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, for C$5.0 billion. This transaction enhances Bell's growth profile and strategic position by giving it a foothold in the large, underpenetrated U.S. fiber market, while increasing its scale, diversifying its operating footprint and unlocking significant growth opportunities. View the full Weil team: https://lnkd.in/eBNUxQh7

Congratulations to our Restructuring Department on being shortlisted four times at Global Restructuring Review’s upcoming GRR Awards. Weil is a finalist in the Chapter 11 Firm of the Year and Debtor-Side Law Firm of the Year categories. Weil is also named as bondholder counsel in two matters that were shortlisted for Sovereign Debt Restructuring of the Year. Read more about these successes across our global Restructuring team: https://lnkd.in/e5V-9FZb

Weil was honored to join Dean Roger A. Fairfax, Jr. at the Howard University School of Law for an in-depth discussion about the business of law, led by Executive Partner Barry Wolf and Weil Washington, D.C. Co-Managing Partner Chantale Fiebig. Thank you to the students and future leaders of the legal profession who participated in this conversation. #HUSL #LaunchYourCareer #TeamWeil

A Weil team led by Complex Commercial Litigation Co-Head Andrew Tulumello (Drew), and partners Arianna Scavetti and Robert Niles-Weed secured a complete dismissal with prejudice of New York Attorney General Letitia James’s lawsuit alleging that PepsiCo had created a “public nuisance” of plastic litter and marine plastic pollution in New York’s Buffalo River. PepsiCo is the first company to win a dismissal on the merits of these types of claims in a decision. Read more about this victory and view the full Weil team: https://lnkd.in/eGhYAF7T

A Weil team led by Restructuring partner Matt Benson and High Yield partner Gilles Teerlinck advised certain noteholders in connection with the offering by the Frigoglass Group of €20 million privately placed 4% Cash Interest and 11.5% PIK Interest Senior Secured Notes due 2026. The Frigoglass Group is a leading international producer of Ice‐Cold Merchandisers and a major supplier of high-quality glass containers and complementary packaging products in West and Central Africa. Read more about this transaction and view the full Weil team: https://lnkd.in/eyEnR5Ak

Members of Weil’s Finance practices hosted our annual Fall Financial Institutions event at the iconic Rainbow Room, welcoming more than 300 private credit and syndicated lenders, arrangers, underwriters and capital markets sponsors covering a range of industries from over 50 financial institutions. The evening included remarks from Weil Executive Partner Barry Wolf, Global Finance Head Daniel Dokos and Banking & Finance partner Heather Viets, and our guests were treated to a curated martini tasting and stunning views of the NYC skyline.

As part of our New Associate Orientation, we welcomed some of our esteemed clients who shared their valuable guidance on professional development and client service in a discussion moderated by Weil partner Arianna Scavetti. We are grateful to our panel: • Erin J. Law, Executive Director, Global Litigation & Pro Bono Lead Counsel, Morgan Stanley (and distinguished Weil alum) • Ben Farrow, Senior Vice President, Brookfield Asset Management • Scott Pintoff, General Counsel and Corp. Secretary, MarketAxess #WeilNewAssociateOrientation

A Weil team led by Finance partner Tom Richards advised Blackstone in relation to the financing of its acquisition of Sediver from Triton Partners. Sediver is a global manufacturer of glass insulators. The company operates globally with more than 600 million insulators in service worldwide and manufacturing plants in the U.S., Italy and China. View the full Weil team: https://lnkd.in/e49hZTVn

The new UK regulatory framework for securitization comes into force on November 1. In the latest in a series of snapshots on topical issues affecting the structured finance market, Jacky Kelly, Andrew Lauder and Steven Ong provide a brief overview of the changes and their possible impact by comparison to the EU regime. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e-VSw9Jj   #StructuredFinance