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Vinson & Elkins said Kirsten Harmon joined its corporate practice as a partner in New York. The firm said she represents issuers, financial sponsors and investment banks in capital markets transactions, including initial public offerings and high-yield debt offerings, and has extensive experience handling transactions in Latin America.
Vinson & Elkins announced that Loren Finegold and Ed Comber had joined as New York partners in its Structured Finance and Securitization practice, with Finegold heading the group. The firm said both arrived from Latham & Watkins, where Finegold had been global vice chair of the Structured Finance practice.
Vinson & Elkins announced that it had represented an AlphaCore Wealth Advisory affiliate in its acquisition of Streamline Family Office. The firm said the transaction created AlphaCore Streamline, a dedicated family-office affiliate, and described Streamline’s clients as families with nearly $5 billion in combined assets.
Vinson & Elkins announced that it had served as counsel to Ellington Financial on an offering of $150 million in additional senior unsecured notes through subsidiaries. The firm said the notes carried a 7.375% coupon and matured in 2030, with three partners leading its team.
Vinson & Elkins announced that partner Hilary Preston had appeared on IPWatchdog Unleashed to discuss intellectual-property risks associated with artificial intelligence data centers. The firm said the conversation covered technology supplied by vendors and the integration of intellectual-property planning into data-center development and operation.