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State Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Tuesday July 09, 2024 ( 12 items )  

Ameresco Announces a New Contract for a Battery Energy Storage System Asset With Snohomish County Public Utility District
FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, July 9 -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, issued the following news release on July 8, 2024: * * * 25-megawatt battery energy storage system to enhance utility's system reliability as the largest standalone battery installation to date in the Pacific Northwest * * * Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, today announced it has signe  more

FOLEY HOAG ADVISES FORM HEALTH IN $38M SERIES B FINANCING ROUND
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 9 -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, issued the following news: Foley Hoag LLP advised Form Health, a leading provider of science-based obesity care, in its $38 million Series B financing round led by Sound Ventures. Form Health will use the funds to accelerate work with its enterprise partners, support the hiring of American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM) physicians to deliver science-based obesity care, and invest in its telehealth technology platform. Foley Hoag atto  more

Goodwin Represents Underwriters for Taysha Gene Therapies $75M Public Offering
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 9 -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: The Capital Markets team advised joint book-running managers Jefferies LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, and book-running manager, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., for Taysha Gene Therapies' (Nasdaq: TSHA) underwritten public offering of 14,361,113 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $2.25 per share and in lieu of common stock to certain investors, pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 18,972,22  more

MITRE Announces Strategic Partnership With Atlantic Council to Enhance Transatlantic Security
BEDFORD, Massachusetts, July 9 -- MITRE, a company that advances national security and serve the public interest as an independent adviser, issued the following news release: * * * Collaboration on an analysis of NATO's force mix options to offer recommendations for defending the eastern flank. * * * McLean, Va. & Bedford, Mass. -- With a shared commitment to safeguard the transatlantic community, MITRE announced a new partnership with the Atlantic Council. Together, the two organizations ar  more

Ropes & Gray Guides National Amusements in Proposed Sale of Control of Paramount Global to Affiliates of Skydance Media
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 9 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray advised National Amusements in the proposed sale of control of Paramount Global to affiliates of Skydance Media in connection with a broader transaction in which Paramount Global and Skydance Media propose to merge, forming "New Paramount" - a next-generation media and technology leader. New Paramount will be a premier, creative-first destination for storytellers, dedicated to top-quality conte  more

Ropes & Gray Rated Highly in Asian Legal Business' 2024 IP Rankings
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 9 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray's Asia IP practice has placed among the top tiers of Asian Legal Business' 2024 IP Rankings. For Patents, the firm is included in Tier 1 in South Korea and Tier 2 for China, Hong Kong and Japan. For Copyright/Trademarks, the firm was ranked in Tier 2 in China, Hong Kong and South Korea. ALB's annual list highlights the best firms for IP work in the Asian region. ALB's full 2024 Asia IP Rankin  more

Ropes & Gray: Asian Venture Capital Journal Features Insights From Tokyo Private Equity, Finance Partners
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 9 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: A June 17 article by Asian Venture Capital Journal titled "Japan deal financing: Who will back the expected rise in large-cap buyouts?," Tsuyoshi Imai and Tokyo finance partner Ben Morris. "Increased deal activity has already facilitated more syndication to other lenders," Ben observed in the piece. Tsuyoshi also shared his perspectives on Japan's deal market in a June 12 article by Asian Venture Capital J  more

Ropes & Gray: Asian Venture Capital Journal, Features Insights From Tokyo Private Equity, Finance Partners
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 9 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: A June 17 article by Asian Venture Capital Journal titled "Japan deal financing: Who will back the expected rise in large-cap buyouts?," Tsuyoshi Imai and Tokyo finance partner Ben Morris. "Increased deal activity has already facilitated more syndication to other lenders," Ben observed in the piece. Tsuyoshi also shared his perspectives on Japan's deal market in a June 12 article by Asian Venture Capital   more

Ropes & Gray: Hedge Fund Alert, Jeremiah Williams, Amy Jane Longo Comment on Supreme Court Rulings in Jarkesy, Chevron
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 9 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news on July 8, 2024: In a recent article for Hedge Fund Alert, litigation & enforcement partners Jeremiah Williams and Amy Jane Longo discussed the impact of the Jarkesy and Loper Bright rulings on financial industry lawyers. Jeremiah noted the SEC has been bringing more cases in federal district court, and if the SEC were adjudicating a case like Jarkesy today, it likely would have opted to bring it in federal   more

Ropes & Gray: India Business Law Journal Recognizes Andrew Dale Among Its International A-List, 2024
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 9 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Litigation & enforcement partner Andrew Dale (Hong Kong) has been named to India Business Law Journal's International A-List 2024. The list recognizes the top India-focused lawyers at international law firms. To identify these leading figures, India Business Law Journal reached out to a diverse array of experts, primarily comprising seasoned lawyers at Indian law firms and globally oriented in-house legal a  more

This Summer, MCC to Offer FAA Remote Pilot Certification Course
LOWELL, Massachusetts, July 9 -- Middlesex Community College issued the following news release: This summer, Middlesex Community College is offering an FAA Remote Pilot Certification program. Run by the college's Community Education and Training (CET) division, the course will take place on MCC's Bedford Campus starting on Saturday, July 13. "From real estate agents taking aerial photos to engineers better envisioning their ideas, the pilot certification benefits a variety of industries," said  more

Three Mount Holyoke College Faculty Members Retire
SOUTH HADLEY, Massachusetts, July 9 -- Mount Holyoke College issued the following news: Three distinguished Mount Holyoke College faculty members have retired this spring. The trio of faculty members includes Paula Debnar, professor of classics on the Alumnae Foundation, Eva Paus, professor of economics on the Ford Foundation, and Thomas Millette, professor of geography and director of the Geo-Processing Lab. They have amassed a remarkable 100 years of service to the College, inspiring countle  more