LOWELL, Massachusetts, June 7 -- Middlesex Community College issued the following news release: Growing up in the Boston Housing Authority, Stephanie Berardi, now of Lowell, witnessed and experienced social issues related to race, class and gender. Looking to make positive changes in her community, she started studying Criminal and Social Justice at Middlesex Community College. In the fall of 2024, she will transfer to Harvard University to continue working toward social reform. "Pursuing high  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 8 (TNSres) -- Boston University issued the following Q&A on June 6, 2024, with Susan Akram, director of the School of Law's International Human Rights Clinic: * * * By Alene Bouranova One question that has been fiercely debated and argued in the eight months since the violent and deadly attack against Israel by Hamas on October 7, 2023, is whether Israel's swift counteroffensive has reached a point where it could be defined as a deliberate genocide. Now, an "obje  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 7 -- Boston University issued the following news on June 5, 2024: By Amy Laskowski Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving, whose team faces the Boston Celtics Thursday night in game one of the NBA Finals, is reportedly signing his first client to his new ANTA shoe line: his dad, and Boston University alum, Drederick Irving (CAS'88). Drederick is a former Terrier star athlete who played at BU from 1984 to 1988. He was inducted into the BU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995.   more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, June 7 -- National Grid, an electricity and natural gas delivery company, issued the following news release: A recent energy efficiency investment at Starpoint Central School District included significant LED lighting technology upgrades at four buildings at its Lockport, N.Y. campus that will improve the learning environment for more than 2,900 K-12 students. The district's capital project included replacing nearly 5,600 fixtures and lamps that were approaching end of l  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, June 7 -- National Grid, an electricity and natural gas delivery company, issued the following news release: National Grid Energy Efficiency Specialist Robert Compise, at left, worked with Hadley Exhibits President and Owner Ted Johnson, at right, to install new LED lighting in the work area where Hadley's artists create museum and other eye-catching exhibits for its worldwide customer base. Hadley Exhibits' recent, robust LED lighting technology upgrades at its Buffalo  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 8 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray - working alongside Reynolds Porter Chamberlain ("RPC") - has advised Bain Capital in relation to the sale of a stake in Beat Capital Partners ("Beat") to Ambac Financial Group ("Ambac"). RPC acted as lead legal adviser for the majority shareholders of Beat. As part of the deal, Ambac, an insurance holding company, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 60% controlling stake in Beat, a   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 8 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray has been named among Latin America's Top International Law Firms of 2024 by Latinvex. This is the 9th consecutive year the firm has been recognized for our work in Latin America. Practice areas recognized are anti-corruption & international risk, corporate and M&A, FCPA, global fraud, real estate, tax, and trade & sanctions. This achievement builds upon recent recognition for the firm's presenc  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 8 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news on June 7, 2024: Ropes & Gray advised clinical access data solutions company, Solarity, and its majority owner, BV Investment Partners, in receiving a strategic growth investment from TA Associates as the new lead investor. The transaction was announced on June 4 in a press release. BV Investment Partners is one of the oldest and most experienced sector-focused private equity firms in North America and activ  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 8 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray advised Bain Capital in a transaction to acquire PowerSchool Holdings, Inc, a leading provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education. The transaction values the PowerSchool at $5.6 billion and was announced in a June 7 press release. Bain Capital, LP is a leading private multi-asset alternative investment firm with offices on four continents, more than 1,750 employees and approximately $1  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 8 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray advised the underwriters in FS KKR Capital Corp.'s $600 million bond offering of 6.875% unsecured notes due 2029. The closing of the offering was announced in a June 6 press release. FSK is a leading publicly traded business development company focused on providing customized credit solutions to private middle market U.S. companies. The team was led by capital markets partner Paul Tropp. *   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 8 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray advised KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc., a wholly owned direct subsidiary of KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG, a global medical technology company, in its entry into a merger agreement with Asensus Surgical, Inc. that will create a leading surgical robotics division within KARL STORZ. The transaction was announced in a June 7 press release. The transaction is anticipated to close during the third quar  more