BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 3 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Releases "Junk Fee" Regulations To Help Consumers Avoid Unnecessary Costs BOSTON -- During National Consumer Protection Week, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has announced the adoption of nation-leading consumer protection regulations to prohibit "junk fees" and help consumers understand the total cost of a product or service upfront, avoid unnecessary  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 4 -- Boston University issued the following news: * * * POV: Trump Showdown with Zelensky: What Happened? What's Next? "Public brawl could have and should have been avoided," Pardee professor says By Mark C. Storella The February 28 mash-up in the Oval Office between President Trump and Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was, as Trump commented, "great television." But it was terrible diplomacy. Trump and Vance roughed up Zelensk  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 4 -- Boston University issued the following news: * * * Final Lowell Poetry Reading to Feature Three Distinguished BU Poets Series launched by Robert Pinsky 20 years ago draws to a close as he prepares to retire from BU By John O'Rourke Since it launched in 2005, BU's Robert Lowell Memorial Poetry Reading has brought some of the nation's most distinguished poets to campus--Nobel Prize winners in literature, like Seamus Heaney and Louise Gluck, US poet laureates  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 3 [Category: BizEnergy] -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release: * * * GE Vernova completes acquisition of gas turbine combustion parts business from Woodward, Inc. GREENVILLE, S.C. (March 3, 2025) - GE Vernova, Inc. (NYSE: GEV) announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Woodward, Inc.'s heavy duty gas turbine combustion parts business based in Greenville, S.C. This acquisition plays an important role in GE Vernova's   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Goodwin Advises BridgeBio Oncology Therapeutics on Combination Agreement with Helix Acquisition to Create Publicly Listed Biotechnology Company The Special Purpose Acquisitions Companies and Life Sciences teams advised TheRas, Inc. doing business as BridgeBio Oncology Therapeutics ("BBOT") in its definitive business combination agreement with Helix Acquisition Corp. II (NAS  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Goodwin Advises LGT Capital Partners as Lead Investor on a New Continuation Fund in Australia The Asia Private Investment Funds and Secondaries team at Goodwin has successfully advised its long-standing client, LGT Capital Partners, on its investment in a continuation vehicle managed by Armitage Associates. In this GP-led secondary transaction, Armitage Associates partner  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Goodwin Advises Medical Properties Trust on $2.7 Billion Senior Secured Notes Offering The REITs and Debt Captial Markets teams advised Medical Properties Trust (MPT) on an upsized $2.7 billion dual-tranche global offering of senior secured notes, including a $1.5 billion USD tranche priced at 8.500% and a EUR1.0 billion Euro tranche priced at 7.000%, for a blended coupon r  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 3 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Maura Healey: Trump's Tariffs Will Cause Gas Prices and Energy Bills to Skyrocket in Massachusetts Boston -- Governor Maura Healey issued the following statement in response to reports that President Donald Trump intends to follow through with his plans to levy tariffs on Canada and Mexico on Tuesday. "These tariffs were a bad deal last month, and they're still a bad deal   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * HarbourVest Partners and Ropes & Gray Discuss Commercial and Legal Considerations for the Savvy Investor Poised to Take on the Co-Investment Market Co-investment, a sub-asset class of private equity, has grown nearly tenfold since its nascency in the early 2000s. Driven by the efficient and diversified access to top-quartile private equity opportunities and the ability to de  more

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, March 3 [Category: BizConsulting] -- DNV, a provider of classification, technical assurance, software and independent expert advisory services, posted the following news: * * * IMO Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE 11) The 11th session of the took place from 24 to 28 February 2025. SSE 11 agreed on draft amendments to the design and prototype test requirements for the arrangements used in simulated the launching of free-fall lifeboats. Measures for th  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * In International Financing Review, Jennifer Cormier Examines DEI Challenge Over Sustainability-Linked Bonds Diversity Targets Under pressure to scale back diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, companies that issued sustainability-linked bonds with diversity targets now face a challenge to pay a penalty or risk becoming a target. In an International Financing R  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * PERE Global Awards Name Goodwin Law Firm of the Year for Real Estate Fund Formation in Europe The PERE Global Awards have named Goodwin the 2024 Law Firm of the Year for Real Estate Fund Formation in Europe. For nearly 20 years, the PERE Global Awards have recognized the premiere firms, funds, and deals across the private real estate industry. Goodwin represents over 1,00  more

WESTON, Massachusetts, March 4 -- Regis College issued the following news: * * * Regis Awarded $285,000 from next Generation of Behavioral Health Leaders Care Providers The State of Massachusetts has awarded Regis College a $285,000 grant from the Behavioral Health Trust Fund to support students pursuing careers to treat those with mental health or substance use disorders. In particular, the funding will provide paid internships in high-need behavioral health settings for students to compleme  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Speedinvest Invests in the EUR6 million Financing of Faks The Paris Technology team advised Speedinvest in the EUR6 million financing of Faks, a French start-up focused on software development for the pharmaceutical sector. The round was led by Speedinvest and included existing investors Connect Ventures, Seedcamp, and FJ Labs. Founded in 2020, Faks simplifies business   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 4 -- Boston University issued the following news: * * * Success! BU Telescope Lands on the Moon Aboard NASA's Blue Ghost Mission 1 In a historic first for BU, the LEXI telescope is operating from the lunar surface and will image Earth's magnetic shield By Jessica Colarossi On Sunday, March 2, at 2:30 am, a team of researchers gathered in a lab in Boston University's College of Engineering. It was a moment they had anticipated for years: a BU-developed telescope  more