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Private Equity
Private Equity Law360 provides breaking news and analysis on private equity deals and the attorneys involved. Coverage includes high-impact deals, related litigation and enforcement actions, and policy developments that affect private equity firms.
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Latest News in Private Equity
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June 22, 2018
Claire's Revises Ch. 11 Bid Scheme After Criticism
Under fire for purported shortcomings, irregularities and conflicts in its initial Delaware Chapter 11 plan, jewelry and accessories retailer Claire’s Inc. secured approval Friday for a reworked marketing effort that a Delaware bankruptcy judge said could encourage more bidding for the $1.3 billion annual revenue business.
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June 22, 2018
14 Firms To Steer IPOs Surpassing $2.5B To Close Busy June
Fourteen firms will steer 12 initial public offerings that could surpass $2.5 billion in proceeds during the coming week, representing notable companies like private equity-backed BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc. and several life science, technology and e-commerce issuers, potentially closing the busiest month for IPOs in three years.
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June 22, 2018
Taxation With Representation: Latham, Davis Polk, Stikeman
In this week’s Taxation with Representation, Veritas-backed Verscend Technologies bought Cotiviti Holdings for $4.9 billion, Roche took over Foundation Medicine in a $2.4 billion deal, Baytex bought Raging River Exploration for $2.1 billion, and William Scotsman took over Modspace in a $1.1 billion deal.
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June 22, 2018
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
The last week has seen a group of shippers bring a commercial fraud claim against the Bank of Scotland, the head of a Syrian laminate group sue United Insurance, and a dispute involving RBS and the failed Caterham Formula One Team. Here, Law360 looks at those and other new claims in the U.K.
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June 22, 2018
Deals Rumor Mill: Centurium Capital, Tronox, BlackRock
A private equity firm led by an ex-Warburg Pincus executive is seeking $1.5 billion for a fund that will invest in Chinese health care and consumer companies, the European Commission will approve the $2.4 billion Tronox-Cristal deal with conditions, and BlackRock wants to buy into an Italian asset manager.
Areas of Coverage
- TRANSACTIONS
- Private equity deals valued at $50MM or more
- Venture capital investments of $25MM or more
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Capital investments, including mezzanine and growth capital deals
- Joint ventures involving private equity firms
- Hostile takeovers and leveraged buyouts
- Distressed investment deals
- AGENCIES
- U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
- Federal Trade Commission
- Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
- Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
- U.S. Department of Justice
- U.S. Department of the Treasury
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- International competition and securities regulators
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Dodd-Frank Act
- Delaware corporate law
- Antitrust and consumer protection controls
- Private equity industry lobbying
- International banking legislation and regulation
- ENFORCEMENT
- Merger reviews
- Second requests
- Challenges and divestitures
- Litigation
- Antitrust suits
- Shareholder disputes
- Corporate governance fights
- Poison pill challenges
- Hostile takeover disputes
- Privacy and consumer protection suits
- Bankruptcy proceedings involving private equity stakeholders
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of private equity practices
Readership
- Private equity lawyers at top law firms
- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
- Executives and attorneys in the private equity industry
- Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals