WOOD DALE, Illinois, Dec. 13 -- AAR, a provider of aviation services to commercial and government operators, issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: Wood Dale, Illinois, Paris, Amstelveen, Chonburi, Thailand -- AAR CORP. (NYSE: AIR), a leading provider of aviation services to commercial and government operators, MROs, and OEMs, and Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M), a multi-product airline MRO, announced today they signed an agreement to form a joint  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 13 -- Benesch, a consulting engineering company, issued the following news: * * * With construction costs rising across the country, project owners need to be proactive when it comes to managing their budget. One way to do that is through cost management modeling, a technique Benesch uses to ensure that costs are managed from the concept phase to project completion. In this article, Benesch Structural Group Manager and value methodology professional Aaron Buettner expl more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 13 -- Hyatt Hotels Corp., a hospitality company, issued the following news release: * * * 145-room Hyatt Place hotel opens in Bangkok's prestigious central Watthana district * * * Hyatt Place Bangkok Sukhumvit 1, the second Hyatt Place hotel in Bangkok, is officially open, expanding the Hyatt Place brand's footprint globally in markets that matter most to guests and World of Hyatt members. The new hotel features the Hyatt Place brand's intuitive design, casual atmosph more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 13 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following joint statement on Dec. 12, 2024: * * * Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Joliet Mayor Terry D'Arcy today issued a joint statement affirming their shared commitment to ensuring constitutional policing in Joliet after Raoul's office released the findings of its investigation into policing practices in Joliet. The city of Joliet and the Joliet Police Department (JPD) cooperated fully with the three-year inves more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Dec. 13 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following compliance examination on Dec. 12, 2024, involving Central Management Services University Benefits Schedules. Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION The Department of Central Management Services (Department) pays for the group insurance costs for certain university employees on behalf of all State-operated universities in Illinois. At the end of each fiscal year, the Department prepares the University Benefits more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Dec. 13 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following financial audit on Dec. 12, 2024, involving the Illinois Housing Development Authority. Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION This digest covers the Illinois Housing Development Authority (Authority) Financial Audit as of and for the year ended June 30, 2024. Digests covering the Authority's Single Audit and State Compliance Examination reports for the year(s) ended June 30, 2024 will be separately issued at  more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Dec. 13 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following financial audit on Dec. 12, 2024, involving Illinois State University. Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION This digest covers the financial audit of Illinois State University (University) as of and for the year ended June 30, 2024. The University's Single Audit and State compliance examination reports will be separately issued at a later date. * * * FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS INFORMATION  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 13 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL Capital Markets secured the financing for Eastpark 70's Buildings 5 and 6 in Aurora, CO * * * DENVER, Dec. 12, 2024 - JLL Capital Markets announced today it has arranged $17.75 million in financing for Eastpark 70's Buildings 5 and 6, a two-building, 235,987-square-foot, Class A industrial portfolio in Aurora, Colorado. JLL worked on behalf of the b more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 13 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL Capital Markets arranges loan for coastal multi-family property in Southern California * * * SAN DIEGO, Dec. 12, 2024 - JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has secured a $4 million acquisition financing for El Jugador, a 15-unit multi-family property located in Oceanside, California. JLL worked on behalf of the borrower, ORKA Holdings, to ar more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 13 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL Capital Markets arranged the acquisition financing for 1500 High Meadows Way, a 7.54-acre industrial outdoor storage property southwest of Dallas * * * AUSTIN, Dec. 12, 2024 - JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has arranged the acquisition financing for 1500 High Meadows Way, a 7.54-acre industrial outdoor storage facility in Cedar Hill, Tex more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 13 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis advised The TCW Group, Inc., a leading global asset manager, in a transaction with Nippon Life Insurance Company, one of the world's largest life insurance companies, whereby Nippon Life intends to commit up to $3.25 billion in additional anchor capital to TCW alternative credit strategies, as well as increase its minority ownership stake in TCW. The expansion of the partnership wi more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 13 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis has advised funds advised by Triton ("Triton") on the agreement to acquire the security and communications technology product business ("BSCT") from Bosch Group ("Bosch"). The transaction is subject to the fulfillment of customary closing conditions and is expected to be completed by the end of H1 2025. BSCT offers solutions in the areas of video surveillance, access and intrusion more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 13 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis advised Triton Partners on the formation of Triton Debt Opportunities Fund III (TDO III), which recently held its final closing at over Euros1 billion. Read Triton's press release. The Kirkland team included investment funds lawyers Anand Damodaran, Amran Hanif, Agne Eriksson, Fraser Burlingham, Kahwing Fung and Jeremy Yao; tax lawyers Rebecca Hill, Marguerite Lombardo, Brandon Sh more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 13 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis advised Veritiv Operating Company, a leader in specialty packaging distribution and CD&R portfolio company, on the acquisition of Orora Packaging Solutions (OPS), the North American packaging and distribution business of Orora (ASX: ORA). Veritiv announced the close of the transaction on December 11, 2024 after announcing the binding agreement on September 3, 2024. Read the transa more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 13 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news: London - Mayer Brown has advised STAR Capital ("STAR") on STAR IV Fund's investment in Subsea Technology & Rentals ("STR"). This is the second transaction Mayer Brown has advised STAR on this calendar year, having also advised a consortium led by STAR on the acquisition of V.Group in June 2024. STR is a leading global subsea sensor equipment and solutions provider to the offshore energy, infrastructure and mari more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 13 -- McDermott Will and Emery, a law firm, issued the following news release: McDermott Will & Emery has advised all Arkolia shareholders on the sale of a majority stake to a consortium composed of Mirova and BNP Paribas Asset Management. Arkolia is a French company and a major player in the renewable energies sector. Mirova Energy Transition Fund 6 and (MET6)1 and BNP Paribas Low Carbon Transition Infra Equity Fund I have committed to invest in the company's growth al more PR

DEERFIELD, Illinois, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- Walgreens, a subsidiary of Walgreens Boots Alliance, issued the following news release: * * * Survey shows almost half of Americans missed a holiday event in the past because of illness and are taking preventative measures to not let it happen again * * * Staying healthy during the holiday season isn't an easy task. According to a recent survey from Walgreens, 47 percent of Americans have missed a holiday event in recent years due to unexpected illnes more PR