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Navigating the Data Center Construction Boom: Key Takeaways From Troutman Pepper Locke's Three-Part Webinar Series
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 7 -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Navigating the Data Center Construction Boom: Key Takeaways From Troutman Pepper Locke's Three-Part Webinar Series
Key Points
* Available near-term power is the most important consideration in data center site selection, with projects requiring hundreds of megawatts or even gigawatts amid growing grid congestion and interconnection delays.
* Air permitting is a critical-path issue for data centers containing emitting structures, with permit timelines ranging from months to years depending on the permit
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ATLANTA, Georgia, July 7 -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Navigating the Data Center Construction Boom: Key Takeaways From Troutman Pepper Locke's Three-Part Webinar Series
Key Points
* Available near-term power is the most important consideration in data center site selection, with projects requiring hundreds of megawatts or even gigawatts amid growing grid congestion and interconnection delays.
* Air permitting is a critical-path issue for data centers containing emitting structures, with permit timelines ranging from months to years depending on the permitcategory and jurisdiction.
* Lenders require a bankable project and evaluate four key factors: power and interconnection availability, creditworthiness of all parties, project budget and capital timing, and future revenue stability -- with hyperscaler tenants providing significantly more lender comfort than less established counterparties.
* Supply chain constraints on critical components -- including transformers, switchgear, GPUs, and generators -- are driving sourcing creativity, such as developers placing deposits and entering reimbursement agreements with hyperscaler tenants well before leases are finalized.
* With approximately 3,000 data center projects projected in the U.S. through 2030, labor shortages and schedule pressure are structural features of the current market, necessitating flexible contract pricing, phased construction strategies, and robust risk allocation and dispute resolution provisions.
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Global data center investment is projected to reach $6.7 trillion by 2030, including $2.7 trillion in the U.S. Troutman Pepper Locke recently concluded a three-part series examining the legal, financial, and operational complexities of the booming data center construction industry. The series brought together practitioners from the firm's construction, real estate, energy, and environmental groups to address all aspects of data center development, including power and energy considerations, site selection, permitting, financing, construction execution, and risk allocation. We are pleased to highlight key themes and practical takeaways from the series.
Power as the Threshold Issue
The name of the data center construction game is "speed to power." The ability to source or generate near-term power is the single most important consideration for data center projects, with such projects requiring hundreds of megawatts or even gigawatts. Surging demand is colliding with structural limitations in the U.S. electricity system, driving stakeholders toward alternative power solutions to meet strict project deadlines.
* Available near-term power is the single most important consideration in data center site selection.
* The traditional model of generation, transmission, and distribution is under strain, with grid congestion, interconnection queues, and the need for significant infrastructure upgrades emerging as major bottlenecks.
* Stakeholders are turning to hybrid solutions, such as behind-the-meter generation and on-site renewables, to reduce grid dependence, with some operators pursuing fully off-grid projects to bypass interconnection delays entirely.
The Permitting Landscape
Data centers present a fundamental tension between an industry requiring incredible speed to market and a complex regulatory framework. The resulting challenges are multifaceted, highly jurisdiction-specific, and capable of creating critical-path delays if not addressed at the outset.
* Many data centers contain emitting structures, requiring major or minor air permits. Obtaining the requisite air permits can take months or even years depending on the permit category, making it a critical item to build into project development and scheduling from day one.
* Recent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidance and a proposed rulemaking clarify that federal rules prohibiting construction without an air permit apply only to construction of emitting activities, which may provide flexibility for data centers to proceed with the construction of nonemitting aspects of their facilities.
* Permit challenges are low-frequency but high-consequence -- consequences can range from a modest delay during the pendency of a challenge to project suspension if the necessary permits are rejected or pulled.
* County-level permitting has become just as important, with local governments finding creative ways to regulate data center development (g., road-use authority, special-use permits, and constitutional powers tied to water bodies, etc.).
* Most states define a public utility as any entity that owns or operates generation, transmission, or distribution assets for service to the public or for compensation. As a result, self-generating data centers risk classification as public utilities under state law if commercial arrangements are not carefully structured to fit within available exceptions.
Community Opposition
Community opposition to data center projects is growing and reshaping the development landscape. Concerns center on environmental impacts, water consumption, air quality, and the cost to ratepayers of grid upgrades required to serve large loads. Opposition extends beyond the data centers themselves to the utilities building new generation to serve them, creating multiple paths through which community resistance can derail a project.
* Federal and state policymakers have introduced legislative measures targeting rising electricity costs, grid strain, environmental impacts, and tax incentives.
* Many local governments have gone further by exploring moratoria on data center construction.
* Environmental interest groups are becoming sophisticated opponents, leveraging air quality modeling, emissions control technologies, and other tools to challenge projects.
* Proactive engagement can help prevent opposition from crystallizing and reduce permit challenge risk. Some strategies may include publicly demonstrating project benefits, voluntarily conducting air quality modeling, and building relationships with local affected communities before permit applications are filed.
Bankability and the Bespoke Capital Stack
Bankability in data center development turns on whether the project presents a credible path to power, revenue, completion, and repayment. Because these projects require substantial upfront commitments before revenue begins, financing structures must remain flexible while preserving lender protections.
* Lenders evaluate, at minimum, four key factors to assess a project's ability to generate sufficient returns to service debt: power and interconnection availability, the creditworthiness and capabilities of all parties, the project budget and timing of capital needs (g., equipment, stored materials, equity sources), and future revenue stability.
* Lenders do not just evaluate the developer or contractor -- they also look through to the end-user. A reputable hyperscaler tenant provides lenders significantly more comfort than a less established counterparty, particularly where the developer has an ongoing relationship with that tenant across multiple projects.
* Capital stacks are often tailored to bridge early power, equipment, and infrastructure costs before permanent financing or project revenue is available. For example, preferred equity or private credit may fund upfront costs, senior construction debt typically becomes available once conditions precedent are met (g., power and tenant commitments are in place), and a permanent takeout loan replaces the construction debt once the project is complete.
* Project documents should include financeability protections from the outset, including assignment rights, notice and cure periods, lender accommodation language, and practical step-in rights.
Competing Stakeholder Expectations
Data center transactions involve an unusually large number of parties with legitimate interests in project completion, producing layers of inter-creditor complexity without a clear analog in traditional commercial construction. The resulting contractual structures must balance competing step-in rights across multiple stakeholder categories while maintaining practical executability.
* Hyperscaler tenants, lenders, and generation-side lenders all require step-in rights, creating overlapping claims that must be resolved before a default scenario forces the question.
* Lender accommodations should be obtained early in the documentation process, with agreements contemplating how step-in rights will actually be executed with engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractors and equipment suppliers.
* Equipment financing decisions should be explored at the letter of intent (LOI) stage -- deferring them to lease negotiation risks reopening deal economics after terms have already been agreed upon.
* Lease provisions that might trigger termination rights (particularly those tied to failure of power delivery) receive the highest lender scrutiny.
Supply Chain Constraints
Critical components (transformers, switchgear, graphics processing units (GPU), cooling systems, and generators) face lead times often exceeding one year. Increasing demand and constant schedule pressures have spawned creative procurement strategies and risk-sharing arrangements.
* Developers are purchasing components or placing deposits on equipment and materials well before sites are confirmed or build-to-suit leases are finalized.
* To manage risk, developers are turning to reimbursement agreements with hyperscaler tenants. Under these arrangements, the tenant agrees to reimburse the developer for equipment costs if the lease does not execute, and in exchange receives the right to take the equipment and redeploy it elsewhere.
* Force majeure provisions are being drafted to account for schedule delays due to supply chain issues and other events outside of the contractor's control.
The Labor Market Inflection Point
With approximately 3,000 data center projects projected in the U.S. through 2030, the demand for electricians and other skilled trades is outstripping supply at a pace that may have a dramatic near-term impact on project delivery. Data centers are drawing skilled workers from other project types, intensifying cross-sector competition.
* Trade partners command better margins for supplemental workforces than in a balanced market, and construction managers are seeking greater flexibility in contingency use to absorb labor cost escalation.
* Schedule planning and contract pricing must account for labor constraints as a structural feature of the current market rather than a temporary anomaly.
Construction Phasing and Execution
Phasing provides owners with flexibility to manage risk exposure, accommodate evolving tenant requirements, and align expenditures with revenue. The typical approach involves an initial contract for core and shell with subsequent phases triggered as tenant commitments materialize. The intense schedule pressure on data center projects creates a construction environment distinct from other commercial real estate sectors.
* Phasing allows developers to tie liquidated damages to components with actual rent abatement exposure and deploy multiple builders, but carries operational risk if subsequent phases fail or power delivery falls short while tenants are already in occupancy.
* Structuring each phase under separate ownership entities with standalone documents facilitates independent financeability, saleability, and valuation.
* Mid-construction design changes (g., converting air-cooled suites to water-cooled for a late-signing tenant) are common and require construction partners willing to adapt without impacting completion dates. Contractors faced with in-construction changes and strict schedule obligations must remain flexible.
Risk Allocation and Default
Schedule is the number one risk across all stakeholder categories. The financial consequences of delay create enormous pressure to maintain completion dates. Contractual negotiations over force majeure, utility delay, and budget provisions are among the most intensely contested in data center agreements.
* Force majeure clauses are highly negotiated because developers seek credit for every day of delay while tenants resist minor claims that erode schedule certainty.
* Tenants typically demand guaranteed maximum prices with controls on contingency use and change order overruns.
* Contractor termination in a tight market is acutely disruptive; replacement contractors are difficult to find, and parties pushing for short cure periods to enable fast replacement face risk of wrongful termination claims.
* Interim dispute resolution provisions are being incorporated to keep projects moving through disagreements without work stoppages.
Troutman Pepper Locke attorneys continue to monitor developments across the data center industry and are well positioned to advise clients on power procurement strategies, permitting and regulatory challenges, financing structures, construction risk allocation, and the full range of legal issues shaping this rapidly evolving market.
This webinar series was made possible by the contributions of the following speakers: Jason Spang, Vaughn Morrison, Brandon Lobb, Carl Bivens, Mack McGuffey, Melissa Horne, Ben Cowan, Matt Dials, Cindy DeLisi, and Shelli Willis. The series was moderated by Jamey Collidge. Resources from each session, including slide decks and recordings, are available below.
Session 1 - Rewriting the Rules: 2026 Data Center Contracting & Risk Allocation for AI-Driven Facilities
Access the slide deck here (https://communications.troutman.com/e/l0giiqjae1nhxq/cd24c9bb-6cf2-4bf4-9883-2ff8f8d61a69).
Access the recording here (https://communications.troutman.com/e/q4emnoxpwovemya/cd24c9bb-6cf2-4bf4-9883-2ff8f8d61a69).
Session 2 - Rethinking Contracts, Risk, and Regulatory Strategy for 2026 and Beyond
Access the slide deck here (https://communications.troutman.com/e/bxeczplxz35bjg/cd24c9bb-6cf2-4bf4-9883-2ff8f8d61a69).
Access the recording here (https://communications.troutman.com/e/mqk3ew3zwj1acw/cd24c9bb-6cf2-4bf4-9883-2ff8f8d61a69).
Session 3 - Navigating Power, Capital, and Construction in Data Center Development
Access the slide deck here (https://communications.troutman.com/e/tgk04ihcc5mq/cd24c9bb-6cf2-4bf4-9883-2ff8f8d61a69).
Access the recording here (https://communications.troutman.com/e/clu22uutmsekstq/cd24c9bb-6cf2-4bf4-9883-2ff8f8d61a69).
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Lawdragon Recognizes 10 Troutman Pepper Locke Partners Among 2026 Global Energy and Environmental Leaders
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 7 -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Lawdragon Recognizes 10 Troutman Pepper Locke Partners Among 2026 Global Energy and Environmental Leaders
Troutman Pepper Locke's nationally recognized energy and environmental practices again earned industry honors, with 10 partners selected by Lawdragon across two 2026 lists: 500 Leading Environmental Lawyers - The Green 500 and 500 Global Leaders in Energy.
The honorees reflect the firm's depth within the environmental and energy landscape, spanning the full range of work that shapes both industries.
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ATLANTA, Georgia, July 7 -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Lawdragon Recognizes 10 Troutman Pepper Locke Partners Among 2026 Global Energy and Environmental Leaders
Troutman Pepper Locke's nationally recognized energy and environmental practices again earned industry honors, with 10 partners selected by Lawdragon across two 2026 lists: 500 Leading Environmental Lawyers - The Green 500 and 500 Global Leaders in Energy.
The honorees reflect the firm's depth within the environmental and energy landscape, spanning the full range of work that shapes both industries.Notably, Troutman Pepper Locke partner Gerry Pels is named to both 2026 lists, underscoring the firm's cross-disciplinary strength within its energy and environmental platforms.
500 Leading Environmental Lawyers - The Green 500
Four partners in the firm's nationally recognized environmental practice are among this year's honorees: Elizabeth Mack, Gerry Pels, Susan Rainey, and Andrea Wortzel. The Green 500 list celebrates the elite U.S. lawyers shaping the future of the environment through strategic counsel of today's most pressing environmental challenges. According to Lawdragon, honorees represent the best in the field, advising on sustainable practices, counseling communities seeking cleanups of toxic sites, and guiding companies as they transform brownfields into viable spaces.
Troutman Pepper Locke's Environmental and Natural Resources practice is a national, coast-to-coast team advising clients on the full spectrum of environmental law -- from project development and permitting to compliance, remediation, enforcement defense, transactions, crisis response, and bet-the-company litigation. The team frequently engages at the earliest stages of a project, helping to frame purpose and need, develop alternatives analyses, build durable agency records, obtain permits, and defend those permits when challenged. Learn more at https://www.environmentallawandpolicy.com.
500 Global Leaders in Energy
Seven partners from Troutman Pepper Locke's award-winning energy platform have been recognized for their contributions to the energy sector. Partners Daniel Archuleta, Christine Byrnes, Brandon Marzo, Gerry Pels, Terry Radney, Bill Swanstrom, and Adrienne Thompson have been honored for their exceptional contributions to the fields of oil and gas, electricity, mining, nuclear power, as well as water, wind, solar, and emerging energy technologies. The list honors lawyers who litigate disputes, create the economic foundation for massive projects in traditional and new energy sources, and handle a maze of regulation and investigations.
Troutman Pepper Locke's market-leading energy practices help clients with their most important and complex matters throughout the U.S. and beyond. From electric power, oil and gas, and emerging technologies to environmental and natural resources, the cross-discipline team is equipped to handle any related matters, drawing on the depth of the firm's knowledge in the market. Troutman Pepper Locke regularly advises electric utilities, independent power producers, banks, upstream and midstream natural gas companies and service companies, private equity funds, and other large corporations. Learn more at energylawinsights.com.
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Troutman Pepper Locke
Troutman Pepper Locke helps clients solve complex legal challenges and achieve their business goals in an ever-changing global economy. With more than 1,600 attorneys in 30+ offices, the firm serves clients in all major industry sectors, with particular depth in energy, financial services, health care and life sciences, insurance and reinsurance, private equity, and real estate. Learn more at troutman.com.
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K&L Gates Advises Cromwell Property Group on Brisbane Office Venture
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 7 -- K&L Gates, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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K&L Gates Advises Cromwell Property Group on Brisbane Office Venture
Global law firm K&L Gates has advised ASX-listed Cromwell Property Group on the establishment of a new investment venture with an Asia-Pacific institutional investor for the acquisition of 100 Creek Street, Brisbane for approximately AU$159 million.
The transaction establishes a new investment venture between Cromwell and the Asia-Pacific investor, with Cromwell retaining a 5% co-investment and continuing to manage the asset
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PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 7 -- K&L Gates, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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K&L Gates Advises Cromwell Property Group on Brisbane Office Venture
Global law firm K&L Gates has advised ASX-listed Cromwell Property Group on the establishment of a new investment venture with an Asia-Pacific institutional investor for the acquisition of 100 Creek Street, Brisbane for approximately AU$159 million.
The transaction establishes a new investment venture between Cromwell and the Asia-Pacific investor, with Cromwell retaining a 5% co-investment and continuing to manage the assetthrough its integrated real estate platform.
K&L Gates advised Cromwell on all aspects of the transaction, including the joint venture agreement, investment mandate, and property acquisition.
The team was led by Capital Markets and Investment Funds partner Naomi Philp, with support from Real Estate partner Jennifer McCosker, Investment Funds partner Lisa Lautier, special counsel Scott Allen, and lawyer Aibelle Espino.
Mallesons acted for the institutional investor.
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K&L Gates is a globally integrated law firm trusted by sophisticated clients to deliver market leading legal counsel across jurisdictions and industries. Operating as one firm worldwide, K&L Gates combines deep local insight with seamless global coordination to address clients' most complex legal and business challenges. Guided by a relentless focus on client service, the firm delivers practical, high impact solutions with consistency, efficiency, and a clear emphasis on results.
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URL: Cromwell Property Group
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Original text here: https://www.klgates.com/KL-Gates-Advises-Cromwell-Property-Group-on-Brisbane-Office-Venture-7-6-2026
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Advises the Shareholder of Kuhmichel Group on the Sale to SurfacePrep
NEW YORK, July 7 -- Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer advises the shareholder of Kuhmichel group on the sale to SurfacePrep
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer has advised the shareholders of the Kuhmichel group on the sale to SurfacePrep group.
Kuhmichel is a market-leading manufacturer, supplier, and recycler of blasting and abrasive media for industrial surface treatment applications. Headquartered in Ratingen, Germany, and with a heritage dating back to 1880, the company operates eleven locations across Europe, South
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NEW YORK, July 7 -- Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer advises the shareholder of Kuhmichel group on the sale to SurfacePrep
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer has advised the shareholders of the Kuhmichel group on the sale to SurfacePrep group.
Kuhmichel is a market-leading manufacturer, supplier, and recycler of blasting and abrasive media for industrial surface treatment applications. Headquartered in Ratingen, Germany, and with a heritage dating back to 1880, the company operates eleven locations across Europe, SouthAfrica, China, and Australia. Kuhmichel serves a diverse range of industries, including automotive, medical technology, aerospace, and tooling. In addition, the company is a leading European innovator and provider of abrasive media recycling solutions.
SurfacePrep is a global supplier of industrial abrasives and equipment with 60 locations across the US, Canada and UK.
Herbert Smith Freehills' Kramer advised the shareholders of the Kuhmichel group with the following team:
Corporate/M&A: Dr Wilhelm Nolting-Hauff (Partner, Dusseldorf, Lead), Associates: Alessandro Saitta (Co-Project Lead), Johannes Niegemann, Lena Tubes (all Dusseldorf)
Tax: Dr Steffen Horner (Partner), Associate: Tatiana Gunster (both Frankfurt)
Competition: Dr Marcel Nuys (Partner), Dr Florian Huerkamp (Counsel, both Dusseldorf)
Regulatory/FDI: Dr Marius Boewe (Partner); Associate: David Rasche (both Dusseldorf)
Employment: Moritz Kunz (Partner), Dr Simone Ziegler (Counsel), Associate: Matthias Joschko (all Frankfurt)
London: John Taylor (Partner), Lucca Rolim (Associate, both Corporate)
Johannesburg: Ross Lomax (Partner), Associates: Thandeka Diremelo, Phathutshedzo Rambau (all Corporate)
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URL: Kuhmichel group
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Original text here: https://www.hsfkramer.com/news/2026-07/hsf-kramer-advises-the-shareholder-of-kuhmichel-group-on-the-sale-to-surfaceprep
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Advises EQT on Acquisition of Orikan
NEW YORK, July 7 -- Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer advises EQT on acquisition of Orikan
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (HSF Kramer) has advised EQT Group on the acquisition of Orikan, a provider of integrated parking, enforcement, and compliance technology solutions, from Five V Capital.
Orikan was founded in 2022 through the merging of Australian smart cities company DCA Cities and New Zealand parking technology company Global Parking Solutions. It provides integrated parking operations and enforcement and infringement
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NEW YORK, July 7 -- Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer advises EQT on acquisition of Orikan
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (HSF Kramer) has advised EQT Group on the acquisition of Orikan, a provider of integrated parking, enforcement, and compliance technology solutions, from Five V Capital.
Orikan was founded in 2022 through the merging of Australian smart cities company DCA Cities and New Zealand parking technology company Global Parking Solutions. It provides integrated parking operations and enforcement and infringementmanagement services, supported by software, hardware, payments and data capabilities designed and operated by the company.
Headquartered in Melbourne, Orikan serves hundreds of government and private sector customers, including universities, airports, hospitals, and stadiums, across Australia, New Zealand, and North America.
EQT will partner with Orikan's management team to support the company's next phase of growth through continued investment in service delivery, product development, customer operations, and data and AI capabilities.
The HSF Kramer team was led by partner Raji Azzam, with support from senior associate Damien Devnarain and solicitors Lachie Haysman, Angela Liu, and Rosalind Wei.
Raji Azzam commented, "We are proud to have worked with the team at EQT again on this investment, which continues the build-out of its Asia mid-market strategy."
This deal is the latest example of HSF Kramer's market-leading work in private equity. Other examples include advising:
* Axight on the acquisition of Estia Health as part of a Stonepeak-led consortium
* The Growth Fund on the sale of Black Mount Spring Water and AFS Logistics
* Kinetic on its acquisition of Dysons
* Astralas on its merger with Quadrant's Bastion Security Group
* Kinetic and its management team on the sale of a 70 percent stake in the business to US alternative asset management firm TPG
* The Riverside Company on the acquisition of Dingo Software
* The Carlyle Group on its acquisition of Waste Services Group from Livingbridge via a competitive auction process
* Adamantem Capital on its acquisition of Mason Stevens by way of scheme of arrangement
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URL: EQT Group
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Original text here: https://www.hsfkramer.com/news/2026-07/hsf-kramer-advises-eqt-acquisition-orikan
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Dechert Advises Patria on Close of US$670M+ Secondary Opportunities Fund
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 7 -- Dechert, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Dechert Advises Patria on Close of US$670M+ Secondary Opportunities Fund
Dechert advised Patria Investments on the successful close of its Secondary Opportunities Fund V (SOF V).
The fund closed at more than US$670 million, exceeding its initial target by more than one-third with strong support from both existing and new investors.
SOF V focuses on hard-to-access private equity secondary opportunities in the European and North American mid-market. In addition to acting as fund counsel, Dechert has
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PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 7 -- Dechert, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Dechert Advises Patria on Close of US$670M+ Secondary Opportunities Fund
Dechert advised Patria Investments on the successful close of its Secondary Opportunities Fund V (SOF V).
The fund closed at more than US$670 million, exceeding its initial target by more than one-third with strong support from both existing and new investors.
SOF V focuses on hard-to-access private equity secondary opportunities in the European and North American mid-market. In addition to acting as fund counsel, Dechert hasalso advised SOF V on several attractive off-market investments and the fund continues to see a strong pipeline of opportunities.
Patria is a global alternative asset management firm focused on the mid-market segment, specializing in resilient sectors across select regions.
The Dechert team that advised Patria was led by Private Funds partner Sam Kay with partner Katie Carter, counsel Laurel Neale and associates Hannah MacDonald, Kirstin Giddy, Paolina Bajda and Clara Bostrom; and tax partner Mansi Seth with counsel Nicolas Kokkinos.
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About Dechert
Dechert is the law firm that helps business leaders lead.
For more than 150 years, we have advised clients on critical issues - from high-stakes litigation to first-in-market transaction structures and complex regulatory matters. Our lawyers in commercial centers worldwide are immersed in the key sectors we serve - financial services, private capital, real estate, life sciences and technology.
Dechert delivers unwavering partnership so our clients can achieve unprecedented results.
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URL: Patria Investments
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Original text here: https://www.dechert.com/knowledge/news/2026/7/dechert-advises-patria-on-close-of-us-670m--secondary-opportunit.html
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David Franchina, William Harris and Garen Marshall Named to North Carolina Lawyers Weekly's Legal 250
RICHMOND, Virginia, July 7 -- McGuireWoods, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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David Franchina, William Harris and Garen Marshall Named to North Carolina Lawyers Weekly's Legal 250
McGuireWoods Charlotte partners David Franchina, William Harris and Garen Marshall have been honored in North Carolina Lawyers Weekly's North Carolina Legal 250 for 2026. The Legal 250 recognizes select attorneys for sustained success, strong community engagement and the ability to navigate evolving client needs, legal developments, technology and economic challenges.
Franchina was one of five attorneys
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RICHMOND, Virginia, July 7 -- McGuireWoods, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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David Franchina, William Harris and Garen Marshall Named to North Carolina Lawyers Weekly's Legal 250
McGuireWoods Charlotte partners David Franchina, William Harris and Garen Marshall have been honored in North Carolina Lawyers Weekly's North Carolina Legal 250 for 2026. The Legal 250 recognizes select attorneys for sustained success, strong community engagement and the ability to navigate evolving client needs, legal developments, technology and economic challenges.
Franchina was one of five attorneyshonored in the Environmental category. He is co-leader of McGuireWoods' Environmental Enforcement & Regulatory Counseling Practice Group and has counseled clients in dozens of project development matters with complex environmental permitting and dispute implications, multimillion-dollar clean-ups, environmental insurance coverage cases and Superfund matters.
Harris was one of nine lawyers recognized in the Commercial Real Estate category. He represents clients in major commercial real estate deals across the Southeast and nationwide. He has over 35 years of experience counseling clients on real estate transactions involving the acquisition, development, leasing, financing and disposition of commercial property.
Marshall was one of eight attorneys selected in the Business Litigation category. He is a partner in the firm's Government Investigations & White Collar Litigation Practice Group and leads the Artificial Intelligence Practice Area. He represents corporations, executives and boards in government and internal investigations, regulatory enforcement matters and complex civil litigation, with a practice that extends to AI governance, AI-related enforcement and litigation risk, and corporate compliance issues involving AI.
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