CHICAGO, Illinois, June 4 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis counseled Diversified Energy Company PLC (LSE:DEC)(NYSE:DEC) on closing on an asset backed securitization (ABS) refinancing, creating the ABSVIII note. Diversified will use the proceeds from the transaction to repay the outstanding principal of the previously issued ABSIII and ABSV notes, retiring those notes from the company's outstanding debt. The additional proceeds from the tra  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 4 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news: Mayer Brown represented US Signal Company, LLC and Igneo Infrastructure Partners in the acquisition of OneNeck IT Solutions LLC and OneNeck Data Center Holdings LLC, a provider of hybrid IT and multi-cloud solutions through data centers in six states. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2024. The team was led by partners Jason Wagenmaker, Emily Naughton, and Tom Santora. * * * Original   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 4 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: FreshX, a startup developing supply chain software to help food companies and freight brokers with cold chain transportation and storage, has won first place in the Edward L. Kaplan, '71, New Venture Challenge. FreshX was awarded $1 million in investment, including the $185,000 Rattan L. Khosa First-Place Prize, at the NVC, the signature venture competition for MBA students at the University of Chicago Booth Scho  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release on June 1, 2024: * * * Phase I clinical trial also uses shorter, three-day manufacturing process for CAR T * * * While CAR T cell therapy has revolutionized treatment for many blood cancers, including non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), many patients who receive CAR T cell therapy do not experience a long-term remission. For those whose cancers return or become resista  more

MACOMB, Illinois, June 4 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release on June 3, 2024: A retirement reception for Tim Engel, deputy director for Western Illinois University Communications and Marketing, has been set for 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, June 6 in the Sherman Hall Auditorium on the 3rd floor. Engel will retire July 1 after 34 years of service to WIU. He also received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Western. Engel was hired at Western in October 1990 a  more