CHICAGO, Illinois, July 11 -- Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, an accounting and advisory firm, issued the following news release: Leading advisory, tax and assurance firm Baker Tilly announces its collaboration with Definitive Healthcare to streamline fair market value (FMV) and key opinion leader (KOL) compliance procedures for life sciences companies. Leveraging Baker Tilly's decades of life sciences industry expertise and Definitive Healthcare's Monocl ExpertData, which facilitates the integrati  more

DEERFIELD, Illinois, July 11 (TNSres) -- Baxter International, a health care company that focuses on products to treat hemophilia, kidney disease, immune disorders and other chronic and acute medical conditions, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX), a global medtech leader, today published its 2023 Corporate Responsibility Report. The annual report showcases Baxter's dedication to making a meaningful difference in global healthcare and reporti  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 11 -- Roosevelt University issued the following news: Roosevelt University is excited to announce that Board of Trustees members J.C. Gonzalez-Mendez and Valerie Barker Waller will take on new roles as chair and vice chair, respectively. Both bring decades of business acumen and volunteer experience, and we congratulate them on their new roles as they work to grow Roosevelt's impact on the Chicago community and academic world. J.C. Gonzalez-Mendez is an awarded business  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 11 (TNSres) -- Chicago Public Schools issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: * * * Proposed $9.9 Billion Budget Protects Proven Classroom Investments while closing $505 million Deficit through District-level Efficiencies * * * Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Wednesday posted a proposed $9.9 billion fiscal year 2025 District budget that protects the critical investments driving improved student academic performance and supports educational equity across the D  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 11 (TNSres) -- Circana, a company that says it is a leading advisor on the complexity of consumer behavior, issued the following news release: U.S. automotive aftermarket retail sales revenue grew 2% in the first five months of 2024 with no change in unit demand. However, erratic weather patterns contributed to a strong January 2024, making it difficult to use year-to-date performance as an indicator of the year ahead. Industry performance is forecast to slow over the re  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 10 (TNSres) -- G.E. HealthCare issued the following news release: * * * * Guidance from preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) helps clinicians deliver more precise high dose-rate (HDR) prostate brachytherapy treatments * MIM Symphony HDR Prostate[i] is an impressive new solution that provides visualization of reoriented MRI contours on the live ultrasound during HDR procedures * * * GE HealthCare's MIM Software, a global provider of medical imaging analysis a  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 11 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following statement on July 10, 2024: * * * Attorney General Kwame Raoul, Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow and Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) Director John J. Kim today released statements in response to Will County Circuit Court Judge John C. Anderson's approval of a consent order entered in People of the State of Illinois v. Aqua Illinois Inc. Additional information about the consent ord  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 11 -- City Colleges of Chicago issued the following news: Cassia Clark grew up challenging herself to learn and create. Born in Chicago and raised in Mississippi, she couldn't wait to return to her beloved Chicago. Recently, she had the opportunity to share one of her creations with the city--and thousands of visitors--at the NASCAR Chicago Street Race. A self-taught digital artist, Cassia knew she needed to keep striving to be a better digital artist in such a competit  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 11 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis advised an ad-hoc group of noteholders on the successful financial restructuring and recapitalization of Metalcorp Group S.A. ("Metalcorp") and Ferralum Metals Group S.a r.l. ("Ferralum"). The transaction addressed Metalcorp's Euros300 million senior notes due 2026 and Euros70 million senior notes due 2023 and resulted in Euros66 million of notes debt being transferred to Ferralum.  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 11 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis is advising EQS Group as it enters into exclusive negotiations for the acquisition of French company Data Legal Drive, a key player in the GDPR and anti-corruption compliance software market. EQS is an international cloud software provider for corporate compliance, investor relations and sustainability reporting and a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo. The transaction is expected to  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 11 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis advised private equity firm FFL Partners on a strategic investment in healthcare-focused IT managed services provider, Medicus IT. Headquartered in Alpharetta, GA, Medicus provides HIPAA-compliant, best-in-class managed IT and cybersecurity services to more than 6,500 healthcare providers with more than 50,000 end users. The transaction was announced July 10, 2024. Financial terms  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 11 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis is advising Gryphon Investors-backed Vetnique Labs on its acquisition of Lintbells, a globally recognized leader in pet supplements sold under the YuMOVE brand. YuMOVE is the UK's number one joint mobility supplement for dogs and cats and offers supplements that support digestive health, anxiety, dermatological and dental needs. The transaction is expected to close in the third qua  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 11 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis represented Celestial Link Limited, an investment vehicle ultimately controlled by PCCW Limited (HKSE: 0008), on its HK$280 million PIPE investment as a lead investor in the de-SPAC merger of HK Acquisition Corporation (a SPAC listed in Hong Kong under the stock code 7841) and Synagistics Pte. Ltd. The transaction was signed and announced on June 28, 2024. The negotiated value of S  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 11 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis advised Honeywell (Nasdaq: HON) on its acquisition of Air Products' (NYSE: APD) liquefied natural gas (LNG) process technology and equipment business for $1.81 billion in an all-cash transaction. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close before the end of the calendar year. Read Honeywell's press release. The Kirkland team was led by cor  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 11 -- McDermott Will and Emery, a law firm, issued the following news release: International law firm McDermott Will & Emery represented H.I.G. Capital (H.I.G.), a leading global alternative asset management firm with $64 billion of capital under management, in the formation of H.I.G. Europe Realty Partners III (the Fund). The Fund closed with aggregate capital commitments of approximately $1.3 billion,[1] significantly above the predecessor's fund size. The Fund primari  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, July 10 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: together. Building soft actuators in this way presented fabrication and operational challenges. It also reduced the softness of the HSA actuators. To build an improved soft actuator, the researchers aimed to design a single HSA driven by one servo motor. But first, the team needed to find a way to make a single motor twist a single HSA. To solve this problem, Kim added a soft, extendable, rubber bellows   more

LOMBARD, Illinois, July 11 (TNSres) -- National University of Health Sciences issued the following news: National University of Health Sciences (NUHS) alum Sami Ebner, DC, ND recently delivered a presentation to the NUHS community designed to help future health care professionals learn more about creating their practices to provide more affirming spaces and understanding, inclusive terminology. When it comes to seeking even basic health care, one of the greatest concerns among the LGBTQIA+ com  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 11 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: * * * Illinois cannabis industry continues to lead social equity efforts nationwide * * * Governor JB Pritzker announced today that Illinois reached $1 billion in cannabis retail sales on July 1, 2024. This includes more than $850 million in adult use cannabis sales and almost $150 million in medical cannabis sales. This milestone was achieved nearly two weeks faster in 2024 compar  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 10 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: By Nadia Alfadel Coloma More than a decade ago, the University of Chicago Law School launched a first-of-its kind institute that aimed to build upon its long tradition of excellence as the birthplace of law and economics. The Coase-Sandor Institute for Law and Economics recently marked its ten-year anniversary with an event that brought together faculty, students, and community members, as well as guests of hon  more

DEERFIELD, Illinois, July 11 -- Walgreens Boots Alliance, a pharmacy-led, health and wellbeing enterprise company, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: * * * Dr. Shrank brings extensive healthcare experience, business leadership and clinical expertise to WBA board as the company undergoes strategic turnaround * * * Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA) today announced the appointment of William H. Shrank, M.D., to the company's board of directors. Dr. Shrank is globally  more