Milbank LLP

Milbank advised TPG Angelo Gordon in connection with establishing a joint venture with Hilco Global ("the JV"), formed to identify, acquire and finance consumer brands and intellectual property in partnership with Bluestar Alliance. Milbank advised the JV on its approximately $190M investment in a securitization transaction established by BR Brand Management, LLC (a subsidiary of B. Riley Financial, Inc.) that included the transfer and contribution of assets and intellectual property for several brands, including Hurley, Justice and Scotch & Soda, among others, in connection with the financing.      The Milbank team was led by Structured Credit partner Sean M. Solis, Alternative Investments partners Al Pisa and Maya Grant, Financial Restructuring partners Sam Khalil, Andrew Leblanc and Matthew Brod, Global Corporate partner Jason Anderson and Tax partner Andrew Walker, along with special counsel Martin Brennan and Philip Powers, associates Nicholas Gonski, Michael Rivkin and Andrew Park and law clerk Matteo Mosca. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eXXHr-mf

Pleased to announce that Milbank was recognized as International Law Firm of the Year at The Legal 500 Chile Awards 2024. Held in Santiago de Chile, The Legal 500 Chile Awards recognize the leading players in the legal industry in Chile. Winners are selected by a judging team of researchers who have in-depth knowledge of their practice areas. Read more: https://lnkd.in/euKxBX3X

In this #podcast episode, host Allan Marks speaks with Alexia Kelly, managing director of the Carbon Policy & Markets Initiative at High Tide Foundation, and Milbank partner Josh Sterling about #carbon credits in voluntary markets and in mandatory or compliance markets. They explore how new rules in the US and globally aim to boost the integrity of voluntary carbon markets, how to get more “bang for the buck” in carbon trading, and how nature-based projects and other #decarbonization investments funded by carbon credits help support #climate goals. Listen here: https://lnkd.in/gi-Bw9Z4

Milbank Project, Energy and Infrastructure Finance partner Allan Marks has been named a Senior Fellow at the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, a joint center of Columbia Law School and the Columbia Climate School. The organization collaborates with governments, investors and communities to achieve climate goals, and engages with economic and regulatory systems to reshape policies, laws and private sector approaches to #sustainable development. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/etXKi3NB

On October 24, Judge Jennifer Rochon of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued an opinion and order preliminarily enjoining Tapestry, Inc. and Capri Holdings Limited from closing their proposed #merger. The decision is an important victory for the FTC with implications for future M&A activity. Milbank’s #Antitrust Group breaks down the decision in a Client Insight: https://lnkd.in/ewnNP8q7

Milbank’s #Transportation & #Space Group kicked off the 2024 Singapore Airline Economics conference by hosting a group of key stakeholders from the #aviation finance and leasing market for a dinner on November 4 at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore. With over 40 attendees, the event offered a chance for networking with industry luminaries, London-based partners James Cameron and Nick Swinburne and Singapore-based senior associate David Paterson.

Milbank #Litigation & #Arbitration partner and former Director of the SEC Division of Enforcement Gurbir Grewal will deliver the 2024 Frank H. Menaker Corporate Integrity & Ethics Lecture at American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL) in Washington, DC on November 13. The Menaker Lecture Series serves as a forum for noted business, legal and public sector professionals to engage in discussion of corporate integrity and ethical business practices. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ehSRzZK6

Milbank partners Jacqueline Chan and Dara Panahy will moderate and speak at the APSCC 2024 Satellite Conference & Exhibition taking place November 5–7. Jacqueline moderated the “Navigating Risk for Sustainable Space in 2024” panel on November 6. Panelists discussed the various paths and challenges to the long-term stability and #sustainability of the #space market and implications for the future. Dara will speak on the “Financing Space Industry’s Future - Investments, IPOs and M&A” panel on November 7. Panelists will cover the shift of space investment activity to Asia Pacific, the lessons learned from the 2021 SPAC era and developments for 2024. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dgxfcVFx

Milbank represented the financing sources in connection with Almaviva S.p.A.’s acquisition of Iteris Inc. (NASDAQ-listed). The Milbank team was led by European Leveraged Finance/Capital Markets partners Ana S. Grbec and Alexandra Grant, associates Melanie Probst, Giulia Petragnani Gelosi, Federica Venegoni, Matteo Bonacina, Raiyan Chowdhury and law clerk Luca Mirabile. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eEe94DyC

Milbank represented the underwriters in the initial public offering of shares of common stock by StandardAero, Inc., a leading independent pure-play provider of #aerospace engine aftermarket services for fixed and rotary wing aircraft, serving the commercial, military, and business #aviation end markets. The initial public offering was upsized from the previously announced 46,500,000 shares to 69,000,000 shares, which includes the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase an additional 9,000,000 shares, at a public offering price of US$24.00 per share. The deal team was led by Corporate Finance and Securities partners Rod Miller and Lesley Janzen, along with associates James Dorian, Nicole Haddad and Devarshi Mukhopadhyay.