Private Equity
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Latest News in Private Equity
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April 18, 2018
Mediation Progress Pushes Zohar Dismissal Trial One Week
Attorneys for bankrupt investment vehicles the Zohar Funds told a Delaware judge Wednesday afternoon that their efforts to mediate issues in the cases had progressed far enough that the parties were comfortable adjourning a motion to dismiss the Chapter 11 filings until next week to allow for further talks.
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April 18, 2018
IPOs Reach Market More Quickly As SEC Comments Dwindle
Companies saw their initial public offerings move through the Securities and Exchange Commission review process more quickly in 2017, data show, facing fewer comments from regulators as the SEC shifts toward a more capital-formation friendly stance under Chairman Jay Clayton.
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April 18, 2018
Jurisdiction Gives NY Judge Pause In Trust Atty Fee Suit
A New York state judge expressed concern at a hearing Wednesday about whether she has jurisdiction to hear a suit from law firm Chaitman LLP and a slew of securitized student loan trusts faulting their trustee Wilmington Trust Co. and administrator GSS Data Services Inc. for the trusts’ unpaid legal bills.
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April 18, 2018
Norton Rose Accused Of Client Betrayal In Energy Deal Talks
A Florida-based energy finance company sued Norton Rose Fulbright and one of its former lawyers in New York court Tuesday for allegedly sharing confidential information about a possible power plant acquisition with a potential competitor.
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April 18, 2018
Deals Rumor Mill: Altice, Carl Icahn, Grail
The European Commission plans to fine Altice, Carl Icahn snapped up a less than 5 percent stake in Dell Technologies unit VMware, and Grail Inc. wants to raise $1 billion.
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.
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