We advised the shareholders of Pôle Léonard de Vinci, a higher education institution in the heart of La Défense Business District in Paris, on its US$375 million sale to AD Education, a European higher education platform.

This transaction allows AD Education to strengthen its leading position in the higher education sector in Europe in the fields of creative arts but also management and engineering.

Lawyers in our Paris office led the transaction, with support from our antitrust and tax practices.

We advised Moonfire and Speedinvest, two venture capital funds, on their US$6 million seed round of Revyze, a Paris-based EdTech company specializing in collaborative learning.

This investment helps Revyze to scale its product, expand internationally, and continue to shape the future of education for the next generation.

Lawyers in our Paris office led the transaction, with support from our private equity practice.

We advised Rice University on its launch of RBL LLC, a biotech venture creation studio developed out of the Rice Biotech Launch Pad, the university’s biotech innovation accelerator.

This partnership between academia, industry, and health care positions RBL to transform medical discoveries into real-world solutions that improve lives globally.

Lawyers in our Houston office led the transaction, with support from our New York office and our intellectual property and tax practices.

We advised Universidad Andrés Bello (UNAB), a private Chilean-based nonprofit university, on its US$124 million acquisition of Post University, a U.S.-based for-profit university.

The acquisition marks a milestone for UNAB and the Chilean higher education system, expanding international opportunities for the university community and its students.

Lawyers in our corporate and education teams in our Baltimore and Washington, D.C. offices led the transaction, with support from several U.S. offices and practices.