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Milbank said it advised LEA Venturepartner on the business combination of Aleph Alpha and Cohere. The firm said the combined enterprise would operate under the Cohere name with headquarters in Toronto and Berlin, and that completion remained subject to regulatory approvals.
Milbank announced that Asian Legal Business had recognized its mergers and acquisitions practice in six markets in the publication’s 2026 rankings. The firm said the recognition covered Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, the Philippines, Japan and China, including international-firm categories in several jurisdictions.
Milbank announced that 11 partners had been ranked in Chambers Latin America 2027 alongside recognition for four firm practices. The firm said the guide covered its project finance, banking and finance, capital markets, and corporate and mergers and acquisitions work in the region.
Milbank announced that it had advised the financing sources supporting L Catterton’s acquisition of a majority stake in HYROX from Infront Sports & Media. The firm described HYROX as a fitness-racing business combining running with functional workouts and identified a London-based financing team.
Milbank announced that Forbes had included partners Daniel Bartfeld and Neal Katyal in its 2026 list of America’s Top Lawyers. The firm said both lawyers had appeared in all three editions of the list, with practices spanning energy and infrastructure finance and appellate litigation.
Milbank announced that partner Grant Bermann would moderate a panel on antitrust developments at the American Bar Association’s Forum on Air and Space Law. The firm said the program would take place in Denver on September 17 and identified lawyers and an economist joining the discussion.
Milbank announced that partner Josh Sterling had appeared on The Prediction Markets Report to discuss legal issues surrounding event contracts. The firm said the conversation considered procedural questions and the Commodity Exchange Act, drawing on Sterling’s regulatory background and his work involving prediction markets.