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State Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for 2025-01-17 ( 16 items )  
AG Campbell Calls On Congress To Preserve Inflation Reduction Act (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Calls On Congress To Preserve Inflation Reduction Act BOSTON -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell is leading a coalition of 17 attorneys general in urging Congress to safeguard the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), landmark legislation that provides historic investments in towns and cities across the nation. Today, the coalition sent a letter  more PR

Attorney General's Office Announces Settlements With Facilities In North Grafton, West Bridgewater, And Salisbury Over Clean Water Act Violations (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 15 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General's Office Announces Settlements With Facilities In North Grafton, West Bridgewater, And Salisbury Over Clean Water Act Violations BOSTON -- The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO) announced two separate settlements today with All Steel Fabricating, Inc. (All Steel) and Williams Scotsman, Inc. (WSI) to resolve allegations that each company, in  more PR

Attorney General's Office Secures Guilty Plea, Ten-Year Sentence Following Seizure Of $1.2 Million Of Counterfeit Pills In Saugus (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 15 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General's Office Secures Guilty Plea, Ten-Year Sentence Following Seizure Of $1.2 Million Of Counterfeit Pills In Saugus SAUGUS -- The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO) today announced that Pedro Lopez, 32, of Lynn has plead guilty to several drug and gun charges and was sentenced to ten years in prison after Massachusetts State Police (MSP), in pa more PR

GE Vernova's Advanced Research Center Successfully Concludes Independent Verification and Validation Milestone of DARPA AIR2WATER Project (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 17 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, issued the following news release: * * * * To address water scarcity, cost, and the logistics burden of water supply, DARPA created the Atmospheric Water Extraction (AWE) program, of which GE Vernova's Advanced Research Center was a performer * GE Vernova's Advanced Research Center successfully designed, constructed, and tested a standalone, sorbent-integrated AIR2WATER prototype system, which utilizes advanced metal-organi more PR

Getty Images to Merge With Shutterstock (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- Mintz, a law firm, issued the following news release: Mintz is advising Berenson & Company, LLC in a merger agreement between Getty Images Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GETY) and Shutterstock (NYSE: SSTK). The combined company would have an enterprise value of approximately $3.7 billion. Additional information is available here. The Mintz team is led by Ivan Presant and Matthew T. Simpson with support from Jason Miller and Doug Baumstein. * * * Original text and li more PR

Holland & Knight Grows Financial Services Team With Addition of Dimitri Nionakis in Boston (10)
MIAMI, Florida, Jan. 17 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: BOSTON (January 16, 2025) - Holland & Knight has strengthened its Financial Services Team with the addition of Dimitri Nionakis as a partner in Boston. He was most recently executive vice president, chief operating officer and chief legal officer of a Massachusetts-based federal savings institution for more than a decade. Previously, he practiced in Washington, D.C., in global law firms and the federal more PR

In State of the Commonwealth Address, Governor Healey Pledges to Fix Transportation, Make Homes More Affordable and Invest in Education (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * In State of the Commonwealth Address, Governor Healey Pledges to Fix Transportation, Make Homes More Affordable and Invest in Education Boston -- In her State of the Commonwealth Address on Thursday, Governor Maura Healey reflected on her administration's record of delivering results on affordability and competitiveness and pledged her commitment to fixing transportation, making home more PR

Mintz Advised Foster on Acquisition by GEON(R) Performance Solutions (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- Mintz, a law firm, issued the following news release: Mintz advised Foster Corporation, a differentiated compounder of biomedical polymers used in the high-growth healthcare and medical device industry, on an acquisition by GEON(R) Performance Solutions, a global leader in the formulation, development, and manufacture of performance polymer solutions. The addition of Foster Corporation to GEON's portfolio will enhance GEON's position in the high-value medical  more PR

Mintz Advises Artemis on Acquisition of Richland Glass Company (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- Mintz, a law firm, issued the following news release: Mintz advised Artemis, a Boston-based private equity firm focused on partnering with differentiated industrial tech companies, on the acquisition of Richland Glass Company, LLC, an Advanced Materials manufacturer of specialty glass containment products and solutions. The acquisition strategically positions Artemis to better help customers solve some of the world's most pressing life sciences and environmen more PR

MITRE Launches D3FEND 1.0 - A Milestone in Cybersecurity Ontology (10)
BEDFORD, Massachusetts, Jan. 17 -- MITRE, a company that advances national security and serve the public interest as an independent adviser, issued the following news release: McLean, Va., and Bedford, Mass. - January 16, 2025 - MITRE released D3FENDTM 1.0, a cybersecurity ontology and knowledgebase designed to establish a vocabulary and conceptualization of the cyber domain. Funded by the National Security Agency, the Cyber Warfare Directorate in the U.S. Office of the Under Secretary of Def more PR

PHOTO RELEASE: Governor Healey Unveils State House Archival Photography Project (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTO RELEASE: Governor Healey Unveils State House Archival Photography Project Boston -- Ahead of her second State of the Commonwealth Address, Governor Maura Healey unveiled a new photography display featuring archival film images of the State House from the 1920-1940s alongside equivalent modern-day film photographs. The images echo the path the Governor traditionally takes from h more PR

Ropes & Gray Advises Aimbridge Hospitality on Restructuring Support Agreement (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray represented Aimbridge Hospitality, a leading, global hotel management company and the world's largest third-party hotel operator, in connection with a Restructuring Support Agreement entered into with its key stakeholders that will right-size Aimbridge's balance sheet and infuse the business with significant new capital. The transaction will deleverage approximately $1.1 billion in funded debt more PR

Ropes & Gray Advises Cadre Holdings on Definitive Agreement to Acquire Multiple Leading Nuclear Brands (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 17 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray has advised Cadre Holdings, Inc ("Cadre"), a global leader in the manufacturing and distribution of safety equipment and other related products for the law enforcement, first responder, military and nuclear markets, on a definitive agreement to acquire Carr's Engineering Limited (excluding Chirton Engineering) and Carr's Engineering (US), Inc. (together the "Engineering Division"), each a subsi more PR

Ropes & Gray Advises New Mountain Capital in Access Healthcare Investment (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 17 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray represented New Mountain Capital in its growth investment in Access Healthcare, a technology-enabled platform for revenue cycle management intended for the healthcare industry. The transaction was announced on Jan. 14 in a press release. New Mountain Capital is a New York-based investment firm that emphasizes business building and growth, rather than excessive risk, as it pursues long-term cap more PR

Ropes & Gray Advises on $172.5 Million IPO for SPAC Plum IV (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray represented the underwriters in special purpose acquisition company Plum Acquisition Corp. IV's $172.5 million IPO, which included the full exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option. The units will be listed on Nasdaq under the symbols "PLMK" and "PLMKW," respectively. The company announced the pricing in a Jan. 14 press release and closed on Jan. 16. Plum IV was formed for the purp more PR

Synthesia Secures $180M in Series D Funding (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 17 -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: A cross-border UK and US Technology team advised NEA (New Enterprise Associates) and WiL (World Innovation Lab) on their respective investments in Synthesia's $180 million Series D financing. Other participants in the round included Atlassian Ventures, and PSP Growth, plus previous backers GV and MMC Ventures. The latest funding brings Synthesia's total capital raised to over $330 million, valuing the com more PR