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|October 20, 2021
Live Oak Acquisition Corp. II Completes Business Combination with Navitas Semiconductor
Winston & Strawn LLP represented Jefferies and BofA Securities as placement agents on the PIPE in connection with Live Oak Acquisition Corp. II’s (NYSE: LOKB) business combination with Navitas Semiconductor (NASDAQ: NVTS), the industry leader in Gallium nitride (GaN) Power ICs. GAN is a next-generation semiconductor technology that runs up to 20x faster than legacy silicon, and enables up to 3x more power or 3x faster charging in half the size and weight. The transaction, which values the combined entity at a pro forma equity value of US$1.04B, resulted in Navitas’ common shares and warrants to begin trading on October 20, 2021, on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbols “NVTS” and “NVTSW.”
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|October 13, 2021
US$1.18B Green Financing for First North American Flood Prevention P3
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|July 14, 2021
Winston & Strawn LLP represented Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. as placement agent counsel in the PIPE offering in connection with Rodgers Silicon Valley Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: RSVA, RSVAU, RSVAW) (“RSVAC”), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, business combination with Enovix Corp., the leader in the design and manufacture of 3D Silicon™ Lithium-ion batteries. The transaction resulted in approximately US$405M of gross cash proceeds, before deducting placement agent commissions and other offering related expenses. This will allow Enovix to build out its first two production facilities to support demand from blue chip customers in the global mobile computing market while continuing to develop cells for electric vehicles.
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|November 18, 2024
|3 Min Read
Director of United States Patent and Trademark Office Kathi Vidal to Rejoin Winston & Strawn
Washington, D.C. & Silicon Valley, CA – November 18, 2024 – Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that Kathi Vidal will rejoin the firm’s Litigation Department as a partner in the firm’s Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. offices and as a member of the Executive Committee after stepping down from her role as Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Kathi will rejoin Winston on December 16, 2024.
Client Alert
|October 9, 2024
|5 Min Read
18 AI-Related Laws Governor Newsom Did Not Veto
This blog post is part of an ongoing series exploring California’s evolving AI regulatory landscape. Following our analysis of SB 1047’s potential impact before its veto, this blog post provides a summary of the 18 AI-related laws that Governor Newsom did enact in his most recent legislative cycle. These summaries are primarily sourced from Governor Newsom’s website[1] with additional notes provided where relevant and have been organized into four broad categories to help readers better understand the measures shaping the future of AI development and compliance in the state.
Life at Winston
|September 23, 2024
|1 Min Read
Welcome Winston & Strawn’s U.S.-Based Class of 2024
Welcome to the members of the U.S.-based Class of 2024!
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