Capital Markets Archive » November, 2014

Capital Markets - November, 2014

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• Duane Morris Guides Sex Dysfunction Drug Co.'s Pared IPO
• SEC Delays $1M Fine Against High-Frequency Clearing Firm
• Medtronic Gets Conditional FTC Nod On $43B Inversion Deal
• Latham Leads November's IPO Action With Work On 8 Deals
• BofA Avoids SEC 'Bad Actor' Label After $17B Mortgage Deal
• Market Rumors: Agrokor, SurfStitch, Japan Post
• Ferrari Spinoff To Cut Fiat Chrysler Debt By $894M
• Samsung Plans $2B Buyback To Boost Stock Value
• Pastry Co. OK'd To List On Egyptian Exchange Amid Upturn
• Indian Regulator Shuts Down Overseas Bond Practice
• Judge OKs $1.6M Settlement In Chinese E-Retailer IPO Row
• Pulling Up Stakes: Proskauer Rose, Kirkland & Ellis
• Goldman Hit With More Metal-Rigging Claims
• 6 Ways To Steer Clear Of Conflicts When Launching An IPO
• Wells Fargo 'Living Will' Passes But Needs Work, Fed Says
• CFTC Criticizes CME Policing, Warns About Atty Staffing
• 2nd Circ. Says Chesapeake $1.3B Bond Buyback Too Late
• Billions In Debt Issued As FCC Spectrum Bids Exceed $37B
• Market Rumors: GlaxoSmithKline, Keppel, Jasmine Broadband
• Seagate To Issue $500M In Expanded Senior Notes Offering
• Medibank Raises $4.84B In Largest Australian IPO Since '97
• CorEnergy Funnels $125M Into Mo. Pipeline Co. Buy
• American Energy Acquires $440M Permian Basin Drilling Land
• ADT Wants Investor Stock Inflation Claims Booted
• JBS Foods IPO Suspended 30 Days By Brazil's Regulator
• Leveraged Lending Group Wants Risk Retention Rule Tossed
• Remembering Doar: Justice As A 4-Letter Word
• FireEye Shareholders Say Execs Lied To Create Big IPO
• PE Exits To Remain Strong Next Year, Report Says
• Dr Pepper, Smucker, Altria Have Spinoff Potential: Report
• Hedge Fund Calls For Vote On Yanzhou's $2.3B Yancoal Deal
• Chinese PE Firm Grabs Stake In Aussie Miner Paladin
• Fosun Plans $286M Listing For Chinese Iron Ore JV
• Polar Star Realty Eyes $500M IPO After Mega-REIT Debut
• Market Rumors: CGN, Dalian Wanda, BAIC Motor
• Aluminum MDL Plaintiffs May Refer To Critical Senate Report
• Friends Life Halts Share Buyback Amid $9B Deal Negotiation
• Swiss Insurer Ace Launches $1.5B Share Buyback
• FINRA Fines Citigroup $15M For Analyst Supervision Failures
• REIT's Record $2.3B IPO Steals Spotlight Amid Year-End Rush
• 11th Circ. Asked To Revive Fraud Claims Over Chinese Pharma
• Alibaba Sells $8B In Bonds To Refinance Bank Loans
• Market Rumors: Richemont, Jasper Technologies, BNP Paribas
• High Court Asked To Review Janus Criminal Relevance
• RBS Overstated Capital Levels On Euro Stress Tests
• Dillard's Sets $500M Buyback Amid Activist Pressure
• Israeli Pesticide Co. Delays $486M IPO Over Weak Markets
• Armstrong Teasdale Reps Peak Resorts In $90M Public Debut
• Fed Examining Stricter Rules For Bank Commodity Operations
• SEC Grows Global Whistleblower Empire As Bounties Boom
• Differentiate Your Litigation Practice With Data Security
• Yum Brands Sets Aside $1B For Buybacks Through 2016
• PE-Backed Neff Falls Short Of Target With $157M IPO
• TerraForm Sells $350M In Stock To Back First Wind Buy
• The Practice Areas Putting You At Risk For Malpractice Suits
• Ex-PetroTiger Counsel Disbarred For Role In Bribery Scheme
• US Leveraged Buyouts Are On The Decline
• Valeant Unveils $2B Buyback Plan After Failed Allergan Deal
• Synchrony Financial Mobilizes For $7.5B Debt Offering
• CFTC Commissioner Slams Finance Regulation 'Explosion'
• Wedbush Pays $2.4M To Settle SEC's Market Access Case
• BBVA Raises $2.5B To Beef Up Stake In Turkish Bank Garanti
• Enbridge Fund Issues $955M In Debt To Back Pipeline Deal
• Perrigo Plans $900M Offering To Raise Cash For Omega Buy
• Market Rumors: Alibaba, CGN Power, Medibank
• SEC Shakes Would-Be Dark Pool Marketplace's Suit, For Now
• SEC Suspends Trading In 4 Stocks, Citing Ebola Fraud Fears
• E-Commerce Co. Cnova Misses Target With $188M US IPO
• MGM Resorts Plans $1B Offering To Trim Development Debt
• Goldman Denies Metals Market Wrongdoing Before Senate
• Habit Restaurants Share Prices Soar After $90M IPO
• The Print Room: How To Spend Less And Get More
• Goldman, JPMorgan Overwhelmed Oil, Metals Markets: Report
• Norton Rose Scoops Up Ex-Hunton Banking Partner In Dallas
• SEC Will Struggle To Extend New Glitch Rules To Brokers
• DC Circ. Urged To Revive Challenges To Dodd-Frank, CFPB
• Activision Brass Reach $275M Deal To End Shareholder Action
• Mexico Sells $2B In 10-Year Bonds With New Default Clauses
• Iceland Bank's Ex-CEO Sentenced For Market Manipulation
• Industrial Distributor HD Supply Plans $1.3B Debt Offering
• SEC Charges Canadian Co. In Pump-And-Dump Scheme
• Canadian Securities Regulators Wary Of US Order Routing
• Altura Mining Will Spin Off Coal Assets In Singapore IPO
• 3 Tips To Keep Social Media From Screwing Up Your IPO
• Market Rumors: FlyDubai, Deutsche Bank, PetSmart
• Shareholder Doubt Kills $2.3B Samsung Companies Merger
• FERC Primed For Battles Over Market Manipulation, Chair Says
• Goodwin Procter Leads Paramount In Largest-Ever REIT IPO
• Robbins Geller FOIA Suit Puts Pressure On Wal-Mart
• MediBank IPO Max Price Raised To $5.4B On Strong Demand
• Cancer Biotech Co. Bellicum Pharma Files For $115M IPO
• Expect More FCPA Cases Against Individuals, DOJ Warns
• Unified SEC Adopts Trading-Tech Glitch Regulations
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Aces From 78 Firms
• For Better Or Worse, SEC's Whistleblower Office Will Grow
• French Biotech Files For $100M US IPO To Boost R&D
• Australian Nursing Home Co. Plans IPO Of Up To $726M
• Pinnacle Foods Plans $650M Follow-On Offering
• Aussie Cloud Tech Co. Aconex Looks to Raise $122M In IPO
• Market Rumors: Johnson & Johnson, Roots Group, Alibaba
• 5 Ways To Boost An IPO For A No-Profit, Low-Revenue Issuer
• Blackstone Launches $410M Sale Of La Quinta Shares
• No-Show Puda Coal Found Liable In Investors' Bogus-IPO Suit
• Chinese Car Service Co. EHi Raises $120M In US IPO
• Single Tenant-Focused REIT Lands $508M In IPO
• Zoetis Launches $500M Share Buyback As Activists Circle
• Exhilway Asia Ventures Plans IPO Valued At $2.5B In 2015
• SEC Fixes Info Security Issues But Faces New Flaws: GAO
• Fluor Issues $500M In Notes To Fund Growing Stock Buyback
• Dewey Partner Clawback Ruling May Hurt New York Law Firms
• Lear Readies $650M Bond Sale To Fund Leather Supplier Buy
• Arcapita Wraps Up $100M Equity Offering After Ch. 11 Exit
• Sandell Presses TransCanada To Spin Off Energy Biz
• Crowdfunding Outlook Remains Murky Amid Pending Rules
• Md. Utility Launches $250M Bond Sale To Fund Upgrades
• FINRA, MSRB Unveil Plans To Boost Bond Price Transparency
• Market Rumors: BSkyB, Deutsche Bank, Keppel
• Ropes & Gray Nabs Ex-Linklaters Corporate Atty In S. Korea
• B/E Aerospace Plans $1.2B Offering To Fund KLX Spinoff
• FINRA Pitches Pay-To-Play Rule After SEC Courtroom Win
• Shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Eyes $600M Note Offering
• Hearing Aid Maker Sonova Launches $518M Share Buyback
• Aon Gets Approval To Add $5B To Stock Buyback Plan
• PE-Backed El Pollo Loco Launches $200M Secondary Offering
• Biopharma Co. Juno Seeks IPO To Expand Cancer Drug R&D
• FINRA Eyes High-Speed Trader Surveillance With New Rules
• PE-Backed Smart Sand Partners Files For IPO
• Several Cos Miss IPO Target During Busy Week In The Market
• Market Rumors: Medtronic, Pemex, Beijing Infrastructure
• Maryland Business Owner Indicted In Alleged $7M Bond Fraud
• Vista Launches $950M Bond Offering For $4.2B Tibco LBO
• PE Funds Embrace Direct Lending As Debt Demand Soars
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Cravath, Cadwalader
• Oil Shipper Navios Midstream LP Prices Low In $122M IPO
• Cash-Strapped CFTC Faces Troubled Return To Admin Court
• Latham Helps Virgin America's $307M IPO Take Off
• FSB Chief Says Regulatory Reform Work Largely Done
• Hogan Lovells Hires Finance Partner To Grow Mexico Office
• Biotech Co. FibroGen Raises $146M In Upper Range IPO
• SEC's New Enforcement Weapon Against Municipal Officers
• Robbins Geller Sues SEC For FOIA'd Wal-Mart Bribery Docs
• Market Rumors: Virtu, Lion Group, Thailand
• Fairway Derivative Suit Belongs In Delaware, NY Judge Says
• President Of Dallas Fed To Step Down In March
• FINRA Launches Equity Market Reform Push With 3 Proposals
• DP World Inks $2.6B EZW Purchase, Eyes LSE Delisting
• 5 Reasons Israeli Cos. Are Flirting With US Markets
• CFTC Sanctions Futures Merchant For Supervision Violation
• Rolls-Royce Plans $1.6B Share Buyback After Siemens Deal
• Alibaba Plans 1st US Bond Sale To Refinance Bank Loans
• Ex-Barclays Rep Avoids Industry Ban For 'Parking' Scheme
• PRA Health Sciences Raises $305M After IPO Misses Mark
• Azure Midstream Eyes $175M IPO Amid Public Push For MLPs
• SEC Schedules Vote On Rules Targeting Trading-Tech Glitches
• Dubai Parks & Resorts Plans IPO To Fund $2.9B Complex
• $4B Forex Fines Are Just The Beginning For Banks
• $27M MF Global Metals Market Settlement Gets Initial OK
• CFTC's Paltry Budget Spurs Quick End To Forex Probe
• Banks Find No Relief In New Leveraged Lending Guidance
• Dow Chem's New Initiatives Aim To Reward Investors, Trim Fat
• Venture-Backed Software Analytics Co. Jumps Into IPO Market
• The Meaningful Return Of Shareholder Access
• Market Rumors: Alibaba, Anbang, Dubai Park & Resorts
• CFTC Commissioner To Float Alternative Swaps Trading Regs
• IRS Issues Final Refund Rules On Bond Rebate Overpayments
• Realty Mogul GC Says Crowdfunding Is 'Starting To Snowball'
• Latham & Watkins Advises Saudi Arabian NCB's $6B IPO
• PE-Backed Axalta Raises $1B In IPO After Upsized Offering
• Scotiabank Seeks $7B Capital Boost As It Restructures
• Cheniere Secures $2.5B For Corpus Christi LNG Project
• 6 Banks To Pay $4B To Settle Forex Manipulation Charges
• What Detroit Means For Bonds In Ch. 9 Cases
• Ski Resort Owner Sets Terms To Raise $100M In IPO
• FINRA's Ketchum Sells Risk Data Plan As A Fraud-Fighter
• Small-Biz Lender On Deck Capital Plans $150M IPO
• Market Rumors: Chevron, Al Habtoor, Vietnam
• SEC's White Eyes New Executive Compensation Rules
• 2014 US IPO Market Expected To Pass 250 Floats This Week
• Hortonworks Eyes Open-Source Tech Boom With IPO
• 4 Things Pushing Foreign Investors Deeper Into China
• Chinese Miner Yanzhou Pitches $2.3B Deal For Aussie Unit
• LME Still Doesn't Belong In Antitrust MDL, Judge Says
• GoPro Goes For New $800M Share Offering 5 Months After IPO
• Oilfield Service Cos. Hold Breath As IRS Mulls MLPs
• PE-Backed Calif. Burger Chain Sets Terms For $80M IPO
• Sky Solar Slashes IPO Target To Just $48M
• New Rules Would See Creditors Take Hit In Big Bank Failures
• Israel's Adama Aims To Raise Nearly $500M In New York IPO
• SEC Censures Crowd-Investing Site For Selling In US
• Alibaba-Backed Social Network Momo Targets $300M US IPO
• Argentina Faces $4.7B In Claims In New Bond Suits
• Market Rumors: Argentina, Mercedes, Nigeria
• Regulators Slam Banks On Weak Leveraged Lending Practices
• Bain Collects $400M As It Sells Down Hero MotoCorp Stake
• US IPO Activity Heats Up Before End-Of-Year Cooldown
• Justices Face Muddy Waters With Omnicare Middle Ground
• Chinese Power Co. Raises $400M In Hong Kong Offer
• SEC Critics Appeal To Agency Pride In In-House Court Spat
• Rice Midstream Joins Flood Of Energy MLP Public Offerings
• Ceresney Rebuts Rakoff's Critique Of SEC Admin. Actions
• Freshpet Shares Soar After $156M IPO Prices Above Range
• CFTC Plans More Administrative Actions, Criminal Crackdowns
• Paramount Group Sets Terms For Mega $2.3B REIT IPO
• Insurer James River Plans To Raise $288M In New IPO
• Walgreen Launches $8B Offering To Fund Alliance Boots Buy
• Pulling Up Stakes: Dentons, Herbert Smith Freehills, Raines
• Clinical Development Co. INC Research Raises $150M In IPO
• Sears Considers Forming REIT In Quest For Liquidity
• BofA Sets Aside $400M Amid Forex Investigations
• CWC Grabs Malone-Backed Telecom Rival In $1.85B Deal
• DLA Piper Hires Cross-Border Finance Pro In Minneapolis
• Shell Seeks End To FCPA Defamation Suit In Texas High Court
• Zoe's Kitchen Shareholders To Offer $161M In Common Stock
• Carlyle Nabs $290M In Booz Allen Stake Sale
• Danish Marine Fuel Co. Seeks Court Shelter To Survive
• Monte Dei Paschi To Sell $3B In Shares, Consider Merger
• SEC Settles Bond Fraud Claim Tied To Hollywood Studio Flop
• Paul Hastings Guides Mexico's 1st-Ever Mortgage REIT IPO
• Babcock Spins Off Generation Biz Amid Activist Pressure
• Calif. Med Tech Co. Nevro Raises $126M In Upsized IPO
• Fed Official Says Clearinghouses Need More Oversight
• Market Rumors: Drybar, Bojangles, Walgreen
• Virtual Bank Founder Arrested Over $5M Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme
• Enzymotec Investors Want Suits Over $70M IPO Combined
• Pension Fund Wants Software Co. $108M IPO Row Remanded
• Siemens Abandons Spinoff IPO For $2.7B Private Sale To EQT
• 5 Ways To Uncover Bias During Jury Selection
• ECB's Stress Test Will Boost European Distressed Market
• NML Wants Ex-Official Kept In US In Argentine Debt Fight
• 2nd Circ. Probes Reach Of Bankruptcy Safe Harbors
• Italy's Enel To Float $4.2B Stake In Spanish Utility Endesa
• Market Rumors: Monte Paschi, Scientific Games, Virgin Money
• Antero Sees $1B Debut As Another MLP Joins IPO Frenzy
• Robbins Arroyo Investigates Bio-Rad After $55M FCPA Deal
• CFTC Sitting On Mountain Of Unspent Whistleblower Cash
• How Senate Without Filibuster-Proof Majority Avoids Gridlock
• SEC Penalizes 10 Companies For Not Disclosing Dilutions
• CFTC To Extend No-Action Relief For Certain Swap Rules
• Biz Groups Say Texas Ruling Undermines FCPA Enforcement
• Endocyte Investor Sues Over Faulty Drug In $1B Merck Deal
• Gene Therapy Co. Xenon Pharma Misses Target In $36M IPO
• Venture-Backed Glaucoma Co. Seeks To Raise $86.3M In IPO
• Attorneys Seek CLO Workaround To New Risk Retention Rule
• Rakoff Blasts SEC's Growing Reliance On In-House Court
• Dish Network To Sell $1.25B Senior Notes To Refinance Debt
• Scientific Games To Offer $2.9B Debt To Help Fund Bally Buy
• Carlyle-Led Investor Group Pays $700M For Dealogic
• Motorola To Repurchase $750M In Shares From ValueAct
• SEC Needs To Act On Fee Shifting
• Republican Win Opens Door To Dodd-Frank Rewrites
• Katten Lures White & Case Corporate M&A Pro In New York
• Willkie Farr & Gallagher Opens New Office in Houston
• State Regulators Begin Probing Crowdfunding Schemes
• Apple Issues First Non-US Bond Offering Worth $3.5B
• Navios Midstream Plans $196M IPO To Fund Vessel Buys
• Market Rumors: DIFC Investments, Yildiz, Nasdaq OMX
• K&L Gates Nabs Del. Corporate Law Expert For New Office
• Exelis To Launch $350M Stock Buyback Through 2016
• Thomson Reuters To Redeem $658M Debt, Issue New Notes
• Virgin Money Rekindles London IPO Plans
• GM To Issue Notes To Help Fund $3.9B Stock Buyback
• Exchanges Say SEC OK'd Their Part In High-Frequency Trading
• PE-Backed Sporting Supplier Preps For Swedish IPO
• Violin Memory Gets Claims Pared In Suit Over $146M IPO
• Hong Kong Still An IPO Hot Spot Despite Not Landing Alibaba
• Argentina Appeals Contempt Finding For Debt Bypass Plan
• NorthWestern Plans $400M Stock Offering To Fund Hydro Buy
• ICE Announces 2015 Launch Of Asian Hub
• AIG Expands Share Buyback By $1.5B After $2.2B Profit
• What Transactional Lawyers Can Learn From Novelists
• O'Melveny Aids Chinese Car Service Co.'s $130M IPO Plans
• HSBC Sets Aside $378M For UK Forex Deal
• AngloGold Eyes More Mine Sales To Cut Debt
• Rocket Internet's Bumpy IPO Falls Short Of $2B Goal
• Market Rumors: Apple, Carabao, Emaar Properties
• South Africa's Bidvest Won't List Food Services Biz In UK
• SEC Dings JPMorgan, 12 Others Over Junk Bond Sales
• Blackstone To Cement Gains In $2.6B Hilton Secondary Sale
• 2 Biotechs Polish IPO Plans As Market Heats Back Up
• Expansion-Minded Virgin America Sets Terms For $368M IPO
• Bio-Rad Pays $55M To Settle Feds' FCPA Investigations
• KKR-Backed Clinical Trials Co. Sets Terms For $400M IPO
• Cnova Gears Up For $355M IPO, Looking For Quick Growth
• Cheaper, Stronger IPOs Still Elusive After JOBS Act
• Italy's Monte Dei Paschi Eyes $2.6B Capital Increase
• Norwegian Cruise Line Launches Private $680M Debt Offer