BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 7 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray represented Ardena, a portfolio company of GHO Capital Partners, in its completed acquisition of Catalent's drug product manufacturing facility in Somerset, NJ. The completed transaction was announced in a Feb. 4 press release. Ardena is a specialist pharmaceutical Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) and bioanalytical Contract Research Organization (CRO) with facilities i  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 7 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray represented BlackRock Financial Management and Crestline Investors as first lien term loan and DIP lenders in the chapter 11 cases of CareMax, Inc. CareMax announced the effective implementation of its pre-arranged Chapter 11 plan on February 3, following the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas's approval on January 31, 2025. As a result of the restructuring trans  more

FITCHBURG, Massachusetts, Feb. 7 -- Fitchburg State University issued the following news: * * * Community Read continues with look at history of prosthetics Fitchburg State University's Community Read of A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II (2020) by bestselling author and journalist Sonia Purnell continues this month with a look at the history of prosthetics. A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win W  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 7 -- Boston University issued the following news: * * * Did You Know Philadelphia Eagles Owner Jeffrey Lurie Is a BU Alum? He's Super Bowl bound this weekend, and we compiled some interesting tidbits about him He owns the Philadelphia Eagles, which is why on Sunday he will be front and center at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, when his team faces off against the Kansas City Chiefs. But did you know Jeffrey Lurie (Wheelock'75) is not only a Boston University alum, h  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 7 -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: The Technology M&A team advised longtime client Brightcove Inc. (Brightcove, Nasdaq: BCOV), in its previously announced sale to Bending Spoons US Inc. (Bending Spoons) in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $233 million. Under the terms of the agreement, Brightcove shareholders received $4.45 per share in cash for each share of Brightcove common stock. Brightcove is now a privately held company,  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 6 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Releases State's First Ever Comprehensive Housing Plan Boston -- The Healey-Driscoll Administration today released the initial results of Massachusetts' first comprehensive statewide housing plan to increase housing production, meet the unique needs of communities and lower costs across the state. "A Home for Everyone: A Comprehensive Housing Plan for Ma  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 7 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: The future of controlled digital lending (CDL), the digital equivalent of traditional library lending, is uncertain after the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit's judgment in Hachette Book Group, Inc. v. Internet Archive, which found Internet Archive liable for copyright infringement for its CDL practices. CDL is a method by which libraries create digital copies of works that they carry in  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 7 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray represented the initial purchasers and underwriters for six business development companies in seven bond offerings valued at $4.3 billion total. They include advising: * The initial purchasers in HPS Corporate Lending Fund's $1.25 billion in investment grade senior notes in two series: $750 million in notes due 2028 and $500 million in notes due 2032. * The underwriters in Blackstone Private C  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 7 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray represented Rubicon Founders in its majority investment in Horizon Infusions, Ohio's largest network of ambulatory infusion centers. The announcement was made in a February 4 press release. Financial terms were not disclosed. Rubicon Founders is an entrepreneurial healthcare investment firm focused on building and growing transformational companies. This team included private equity partner S  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 7 -- Boston University issued the following news: * * * Trump Says the United States Should Seize and Develop Gaza. Is That a Good Idea? BU scholar says the idea is dead on arrival--but could it lead to alternative solutions to Mideast peace? By Rich Barlow Two reactions greeted President Trump's declaration Tuesday that "the U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip" and "own it" to foster "great stability" in the region: He's really serious. Advisors told reporters t  more