SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 8 -- The Illinois National Guard issued the following news: Rock Island Arsenal, Ill. - The Illinois Army National Guard's 6th Battalion, 54th Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) will extend its influence into another continent as it deploys Logistics Advisor Team 6620 and its seven Soldiers to Djibouti, Africa, for about six months after welcoming home Battalion Advisor Team 660 from Romania and Logistics Advisor Team 6622 from the Philippines. A combined mob  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 8 -- The Indiana Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule: * * * Monday, August 12, 2024 CAUSE NO.: 46058; ALJ: LOYD; TIME: 9:30 A.M.; COMMISSIONER: BENNETT; ROOM: PNC, Room 222 VERIFIED PETITION OF SOUTHERN INDIANA GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY D/B/A CENTERPOINT ENERGY INDIANA SOUTH ("CEI SOUTH") FOR AN ORDER (1) AUTHORIZING CEI SOUTH TO ENTER INTO A POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT ("PPA") TO PURCHASE ENERGY AND CAPACITY FROM A 147 M  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 8 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2024: Kirkland & Ellis advised FSN Capital, a leading Northern European private equity firm, on the formation of FSN Capital Confluence, a newly established Euros588 million continuation fund, which has acquired two portfolio companies from FSN Capital V in order to build on their successful platforms and support a new phase of growth. LGT Capital Partners acted as lead investor. As lead i  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 8 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2024: Kirkland & Ellis advised Antero Midstream Partners LP, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Antero Midstream Corporation (NYSE: AM), in connection with its entry into a new $1.25 billion credit facility, which extends the maturity of its revolving commitments to 2029. Antero Midstream Partners is an owner, operator and developer of midstream gathering, compression, processing and fra  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 8 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2024: Kirkland & Ellis advised Blue Owl Credit Advisors LLC, the investment adviser of Blue Owl Capital Corporation (NYSE: OBDC) and Blue Owl Diversified Credit Advisors LLC, the investment adviser of Blue Owl Capital Corporation III (NYSE: OBDE), on a definitive merger agreement between the two business development companies. Blue Owl Capital Corporation will be the surviving company. The   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 8 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2024: Kirkland & Ellis advised Antero Resources Corporation (NYSE: AR), an independent natural gas and natural gas liquids company engaged in the acquisition, development and production of unconventional properties located in the Appalachian Basin in West Virginia and Ohio, in connection with its entry into a new unsecured credit facility with lender commitments of $1.65 billion. Read the   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 8 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2024: Kirkland & Ellis advised Blackstone on its definitive agreement to acquire a majority interest in Westwood Professional Services, Inc., a leading engineering and design firm focused on renewables, power, real estate and public infrastructure end markets. Westwood provides front-end engineering design services supporting the development of renewable energy generation, investment in the  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 8 -- McDermott Will and Emery, a law firm, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2024: International law firm McDermott Will & Emery represented investment vehicles affiliated with RhOne Capital (RhOne), a global private equity firm, in their investment in Sweet Oak, a joint venture with the owner of Royal Oak Enterprises, LLC formed to complete the acquisition of Whole Earth Brands, Inc. through a take private merger. The acquisition was funded by RhOne's equity   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: By Louise Lerner Aug 7, 2024 UChicago, Northwestern study suggests new approach to warm Mars could be 5,000 times more efficient than previous proposals Ever since we learned that the surface of planet Mars is cold and dead, people have wondered if there is a way to make it friendlier to life. In a groundbreaking study published Aug. 7 in Science Advances, researchers from the University of Chicago, N  more