Capital Markets Archive » January, 2015

Capital Markets - January, 2015

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• JPMorgan To Pay $99.5M To Escape FX Rigging Class Action
• Latham's Shake Shack IPO Grabs Spotlight Amid Busy Week
• Market Rumors: Alibaba, 1MBD, GFI Group
• Chevron Freezes 2015 Share Buyback Amid Oil Price Plunge
• CFTC Swaps Reform Seen As Big Plan With Steep Climb
• REIT Issues $1.45B Debt To Help Fund $3B Cole Acquisition
• Renewable Energy MLP Sol-Wind Sets Terms For $183M IPO
• Fed Eyeing Asset Management Risks, Tarullo Says
• The 1st FCPA Case Of 2015
• Electricity-Focused InfraREIT Shares Soar In Public Debut
• Shake Shack's Shares More Than Double In Trading Debut
• Spark Therapeutics Soars After Raising $161M In Upsized IPO
• Hatch Says New Fast-Track Bill Will Mirror 2014 Draft
• DLA Piper Bolsters Singapore Outpost With M&A, Energy Pros
• FXCM Swallows Poison Pill After Swiss Franc Jump
• MSRB Says Bank Loan Secrecy Harms Bondholders
• Shake Shack Lands $745M Valuation As IPO Beats Target
• SEC Should Bless BATS 'Obvious Error' Rule Change: SIFMA
• Ashford Priming New Upscale Hotel Biz With $331M In Property
• Ashland Inks $270M Share Buyback With Deutsche, Chase
• Market Rumors: Spotify, Aena, Travelex
• Icahn-Targeted Manitowoc Agrees To Split Operations
• VC-Backed Flex Pharma Stumbles After Pricing Upsized IPO
• CFTC Commish Presses Case For Swap Trading Reforms
• Canadian Pacific Railway To Sell $700M In Notes
• Omeros Looks To Raise $80M In Follow-On Offering
• Sens. Urge SEC To Lengthen Tick Size Pilot Program
• EU's Russia Sanctions And Tips For The Year Ahead
• Warren, Cummings Ask Banks For Swaps Pushout Info
• Cobalt Ducks SEC Charges Over Angolan Bribery Allegations
• BGC Reaffirms $778M Hostile Bid For GFI Before Friday Vote
• 3 Considerations For Audit Committees In 2015
• Key Questions When Selecting E-Discovery Vendors
• Canadian REIT To Raise CA$100M In Note Offering
• Cancer Biotech Kolltan Pharmaceuticals Pulls $86M IPO
• Pembina To Sell $600M In Notes To Fund Capital Spending Plan
• Futures Industry Group Calls On SEC To Simplify Reg NMS
• Market Rumors: Citgo, LSE, Davivienda
• Experian To Launch $600M Share Buyback, Boost Dividend
• Atara Joins Flood Of Life Science Cos. Tapping Market
• Judge Says Banks Must Face US-Based Forex Rigging Claims
• FXCM To Pursue Top Traders After Swiss Franc Shock
• Growth Hormone Biotech Ascendis Raises $108M In IPO
• Shake Shack Boosts IPO Amid Strong Investor Appetites
• KCG Sells Institutional Forex Trading Unit For $365M To BATS
• VC-Backed Spark Therapeutics Boosts IPO Target To $157M
• PE-Backed French Laundry Co. Targets €700M IPO
• Blackstone Sells Fund Manager Valad Europe In $165M Deal
• Market Rumors: Center Parcs, Altice, Sunrise
• Silicon Valley Bank Parent Prices $350M In Senior Notes
• Yahoo To Spin Off Rest Of Alibaba Stake To New Company
• Italian Coffee Co. Lavazza Trims Keurig Stake To Fund Deals
• Slice Of Silverstein's 3 WTC Debt Put On Crowdfunding Site
• CFTC Commish Urges Regulators To Ease Up On End Users
• Kirkland Grabs Its First LA Tax Lawyer From Skadden
• Zosano's $50M IPO Kicks Off 9 Expected Life Science Debuts
• Tehran Investment Firm To Launch 1st Iranian ETF
• CVC Pushes Forward With Swiss Telecom IPO
• Under Activist Pressure, DuPont Unveils $4B Buyback
• American Airlines Plans $2B Buyback As Fuel Prices Drop
• Inversion Rules Could Apply To Inbound Structures
• Market Rumors: Presidio, Emaar Misr, Turquoise Partners
• NiSource Pipeline MLP Aims For $800M IPO As Oil Prices Fall
• Joe's Crab Shack Owner Settles With Investors Over 2012 IPO
• Past Restaurant Debuts Hint At Shake Shack IPO's Success
• Russia's Rosneft Sells $6B In Bonds As Ruble Plunges
• Ketchup Maker Heinz Plans $2B Bond Issue To Repay Loans
• Ernst & Young Unit Escapes Sinotech IPO Suit
• Easterly Government REIT Sets Terms For $192M IPO
• Investors Fight Violin Memory's Bid To Ax $146M IPO Suit
• Optical Retailer GrandVision Eyes Up To $1.2B Dutch IPO
• New Coal Ash Standard May Reignite Tax-Exempt Bond Market
• Post To Spend $1.15B To Gobble Up Cereal Co. MOM Brands
• SEC Pulls Trigger On 5-Day Junk Bond Tender Offer Window
• JPMorgan Accused Of Futures Manipulation In $25M Suit
• Altice Eyes $5B Bond Offering To Back PT Portugal Buy
• PE-Backed Michaels Draws Up $508.5M Stock Offering
• 2 IPOs Raise $375M As Slew Of Others Prepare Debuts
• Airport Giant Aena Locked And Loaded For $4.5B Spain IPO
• Market Rumors: Standard Chartered, Yildiz, Costa
• Adama Raises $178M In Bond Offering After Delaying US IPO
• Koppers Delays $400M Notes Offering, Citing Volatile Market
• Apollo's Handling Of Caesars Ch. 11 Threatens Presidio Deal
• 3 More Biotech Cos. Set IPO Terms Amid Flurry Of Activity
• Moody's Cuts Atlantic City Bond Rating After NJ Takeover
• Pulling Up Stakes: Greenberg, Gibson Dunn, Fenwick
• Belgian Oil Shipper Euronav Launches $200M US IPO
• Winklevoss Twins To Launch New Bitcoin Exchange In NY
• Latin America's CAF Floats $1B Bonds To Push Development
• Cloud Co. Box Soars 40% In IPO After Pricing Above Range
• Market Rumors: Box, Aena, Office
• A Data Security Checklist For Companies Hiring Law Firms
• Progressive Launches $400M Notes Offering
• Nexstar Lines Up $275M Note Offering To Back TV Deals
• Terminix Parent Co. Investors Eye $690M Secondary Offering
• Chatham Aims For $105M Offering To Back Hotel Buy
• Venture-Backed Inotek Targets $100M In IPO, Note Offering
• The Advisory Board Preps $202M Offering To Help Repay Loan
• Euro Drop Opens Up M&A Opportunities To Daring Deal Makers
• UK FCA Bans Ex-Execs Over Martin Brokers' Libor Failings
• Crude Oil Shipper Plans $100M IPO Despite Low Oil Prices
• LabCorp Launches $2.9B Notes Offering To Back Covance Deal
• Balfour Axes $303M Share Buyback, Warns Of Lower Profits
• KKR Derails Train Ticket Co.'s IPO Plans With $680M Deal
• FSOC At It Again, Places Asset Managers In Its Crosshairs
• NY AG Looks To Expand Dark Pool Suit Against Barclays
• Life Sciences Cos. Eye $1.5B Through Follow-On Offerings
• Deals Rumor Mill: Citgo, Permira, Alibaba
• NJ Atty Sentenced To 46 Months In Facebook IPO Scheme
• Market Rumors: Uber, Red Star, PT Ciputra Property
• New Media Raises $152M In Follow-On Offering
• BGC Sports ISS' Backing On $778M GFI Takeover Bid
• Northstar Healthcare Plans $500M Common Stock Offering
• Starboard Urges HR Firm To Consider Merger, Buybacks
• London's Fox Williams Nabs Corporate, Real Estate Partners
• SunEdison Lines Up Another $350M To Back First Wind Deal
• Justices Say 2nd Circ. Must Hear Libor Antitrust Appeal
• Italian Oil Co. Eni's Board Approves $2.3B In New Debt
• Market Rumors: Schaeffler, Alceon, Cheung Kong
• Zayo Eyes $700M Notes Offering To Back Latisys Deal
• Spark Eyes $108M IPO As Slew Of Life Science Cos. Set Terms
• HealthSouth Makes $300M Offering To Fund Hospice Co. Buy
• SIFMA Blasts FINRA, MSRB Bond Price Transparency Plan
• BGC Hikes GFI Offer To $777M, Blows Past CME Bid
• Infrastructure Investor John Laing Eyes $198M London IPO
• Electricity-Focused InfraREIT Lines Up $400M IPO
• Russia's Online Retailer Ulmart Plans $1B IPO In 2016
• Shake Shack Hopes Hungry Investors Will Snap Up $80M IPO
• Retail PE Powerhouse Sycamore Ends Express Takeover Talks
• SEC Changes Course On Whole Foods Shareholder Proposal
• Three Companies Break Ice On 2015 IPO Activity
• Retail FX May Face New Rules, Inspections After Swiss Shock
• SunEdison Nabs $590M In Financing To Back First Wind Buy
• Audio Tech Co. Investors Get Tentative Class OK In IPO Row
• Drug Developer Lays Out Terms For $87M IPO
• Covington, DLA Piper Attys Start Firms In Europe, Middle East
• Market Rumors: Azul, Taikang Life, GlaxoSmithKline
• Leucadia Lends FXCM $300M To Help Firm Stay Afloat
• New Quinpario 'Blank Check' Co. Raises $350M In IPO
• Pulling Up Stakes: Kelley Drye, Skadden
• Capital Markets Group Of The Year: Weil Gotshal
• Swiss Telecom To Go On With IPO Despite Currency Swings
• Errors In Previously Issued Financials? A 'Big P' Problem
• Patriot National IPO Raises $116M After Pricing Below Range
• Attys Seek Fees In $27M MF Global Metals Settlement
• FINRA To Raise Heat On Firms In Broker Disclosure Push
• Capital Markets Group Of The Year: Vinson & Elkins
• Market Rumors: JPMorgan, 1MDB, ICBC
• Valeant Launches $1B Private Senior Notes Offering
• Swiss Central Bank Abruptly Ends Franc-Euro Rate Cap
• Hospital Giant HCA Boosts Notes Offering To $1B To Trim Debt
• PE Shop Ares Wins $700M Commercial RE Debt Mandate
• Data Center Sues Bitcoin Miner For $5.4M Delinquency
• Carlos Slim Doubles NYT Stake To Become Top Shareholder
• Targa Plans $800M Notes Sale To Repay Atlas Debt In Merger
• Commerical Loan REIT Sutherland Postpones $125M IPO
• SEC Fines UBS $14M Over Dark Pool Operations
• BC Partners Bulks Up Springer Science Ahead Of Possible IPO
• CME Again Lifts GFI Bid To Match $714M Hostile Offer
• House Vote To Ease Volcker Hints At More Dodd-Frank Fights
• 2 Firms To Cash In On Dodd-Frank Reform Fever
• Capital Markets Group Of The Year: Skadden
• DLA Piper, Sidley Guide REIT WP Carey's $589M Debt Deal
• SEC's $14M BATS Fine Spares High-Frequency Trade Tactics
• UK Zeroes In On New Suspect In Alstom Bribery Probe
• DRW Buys High-Speed Trading Rival Amid Industry Scrutiny
• Market Rumors: China Huarong, Etsy, KKR
• Top EU Court Adviser Says Central Bank Can Make Bond Buys
• BGC Hikes Up GFI Offer To $714M As Vote On Rival Bid Looms
• Chamber Head Says Trimming Regs Is Top Goal For 2015
• Swiss Telecom Sunrise Communications Plans $1.35B IPO
• Split SEC Approves Swaps Data Reporting Rules
• Bellerophon Eyes $69M IPO After Spinoff From Ikaria
• Roka Slapped With Putative Class Action Over Deceptive IPO
• House OKs Bill To Ease Volcker Rule Requirements
• The Top 10 D&O Stories Of 2014
• House Postpones Vote On Bill To Ease Volcker Rule
• Middle Market IPOs Soar Despite Drop In Capital Raised
• SEC Announces Members Of Market Structure Advisory Panel
• Capital Markets Group Of The Year: Simpson Thacher
• Delphi Plans $1.5B Stock Buyback After Repurchase Ends
• Telecom Italia Plans Buyback Of Up To $706M In Notes
• SunCoke Sells $200M In Notes To Fund Facility Stake Buy
• Market Rumors: Mindbody, OneMain, Hyundai Motor
• Facebook IPO Investors Move For Class Certification
• Platform Specialty Eyes $900M Offering To Fund Arysta Deal
• Hospital Giant HCA Unveils $750M Offering To Refinance Debt
• Capital Markets Group Of The Year: Kirkland & Ellis
• Brookfield Launches $350M 2025 Debt Offering
• Justices Won't Mull Whether Janus Applies To Criminal Cases
• Market Rumors: Hyundai, Sinopec, Wanda Cinema
• Tele Columbus Aims For More Than $564M In Revived IPO
• Prestige Cruises Junks $250M IPO After Norwegian's $3B Buy
• Dutch Retailer GrandVision Plans IPO To Fuel Global Growth
• PE Group Harvest Partners Dips Into Direct Debt Lending
• SEC Fines Direct Edge $14M Over Misleading Order Types
• PE-Backed Tool Supplier HSS Targets Growth With $156M IPO
• ZF Issues $2.6B Bonded Loan To Fund TRW Takeover
• Market Rumors: Shopify, Midwest Fertilizer, China Huarong
• Capital Markets Group Of The Year: Davis Polk
• US IPO Market Gearing Up For Busy 2015 Despite Slow Start
• Exchanges' Market Reform Proposals Only Touch Margins
• Forex Fraudster Convicted In UK
• Pulling Up Stakes: Greenberg, Squire Patton, Bradley Arant
• REIT To Pay $86M For Warehouses, Backed By $40.5M Offering
• Cloud Storage Co. Box Inc. Relaunches $162.5M IPO Plans
• SEC's Foreign Corrupt Practices Spotlight Shines On PE
• Cadwalader Nabs 3 Partners From Latham's Hong Kong Office
• BGC Urges GFI Shareholders To Reject Rival's Buyout Bid
• Law Schools Are (Finally) Teaching 'The Biz' Of Lawyering
• Fed Resources Drained In Lead-Up To London Whale: Report
• Dutch Liquor Co. Unveils Plans For $147M Amsterdam IPO
• Online Ticket Seller Trainline Plans $113M London IPO
• Allied Properties REIT Aims To Raise $63M In Offering
• Alder BioPharma Prices Offering At $177M
• Market Rumors: UTAC, Jost Group, Nirakue
• Canadian Investor Brompton Seeks IPO For Oil & Gas Co. Fund
• Banco Santander To Raise $8.86B In Accelerated Offering
• Ventas Plans $900M Note Sale Amid Flurry Of REIT Offerings
• Biotech Co. Xencor Sets Stage For $150M Follow-On Offering
• CBS Rolls Out $1.2B Debt Offering
• Fried Frank Hires Two M&A Partners in NY and London
• SEC Taps Paul Hastings Attorney To Head Atlanta Office
• Standard Chartered Eyes $400M In Savings Through Overhaul
• MeadWestvaco Latest To Bow To Activist With Spinoff
• An Illustrative Lesson In Make-Whole Litigation
• Calif. Fixes Timing Problem For Post-Trial Motions
• GE Capital Paces $4.5B In Three Bond Offerings
• King & Spalding Hires Kirkland Financing Partner in NYC
• Texas Lawyer Pleads Guilty In Vodka Investment Fraud
• Bribery Settlements Reached Record Heights In 2014
• Market Rumors: Trainline.com, Genkyotex, Dick's
• Q&A With Neal Gerber's John Koenigsknecht
• Commercial REIT Resource Capital Plans $100M Note Offering
• Commerical Loan REIT Sutherland Lines Up $125M IPO
• Ex-SEC Chair Pitt Urges Cos. To Monitor Proxy Firms
• BGC Extends Hostile $675M GFI Bid As Friendly Offer Looms
• Secrets To In-House Cost Control
• Market Rumors: AGS Transact, Palm Hills
• Workers' Comp Provider Patriot National Seeks $172M IPO
• BATS Exchange Calls On SEC, Industry To Reform Markets
• GA Tax Judge Chuck Beaudrot Rejoins MMM As Senior Partner
• Ocular Disease-Focused Biotechs Eye Follow-On Offerings
• SEC Mulls Exchange Plan To Loosen Trade Info Barriers
• Kaye Scholer Lands Caplin & Drysdale Tax, M&A Pro In NY
• Pa. Consultant Accused Of $3.5M Foreign Bribery Plot
• Alder BioPharma Eyes $124M Offering To Fund Development
• NCI Building Plans $250M Note Offering For CENTRIA Deal
• Investor Wins Remand Of Suit Over Software Co.'s $108M IPO
• Last Bingham Hong Kong Partner Joins Mayer Brown
• Mortgage-Focused REIT Great Ajax Eyes $100M IPO
• Indian Pay-TV Operator To List In US After $300M Stake Sale
• UK Watchdog Issues 1st-Ever Listing Violation Fine
• FINRA Announces 2015 Regulatory, Exam Priorities
• Microcaps Under The Microscope
• Alliance Data Continues Buyback Streak With $600M Program
• Levi & Korsinsky Plan Class Action Over MOL Global's IPO
• Canada IPOs Crank Out $3B In 2014 To Defy Dicey Markets
• Kirby McInerney's $1.3M In Hi-Crush Settlement Gets Final OK
• Fate Of $3B IPO Still Murky, Malaysia's 1MDB Replaces Prez
• A Closer Look At Delaware's Lee V. Pincus Opinion
• JPMorgan Reaches Settlement In Forex Antitrust Class Suit
• Abu Dhabi Car Rental Co. Plans $157M IPO To Fuel Growth
• Nasdaq Puts Up $225M For PE-Backed Indexer Dorsey Wright
• IPO Boom Comes With Costs For PE Firms, Insurers
• 12 Building Blocks Of A Digital Law Library
• Securities Regulation To Watch In 2015
• Pa. Justices Tighten Rules For Attys Investing Client Funds
• Merrill Lynch Fined $7.2M Over Options Reporting Flubs
• German Cable Co. Tele Columbus Rekindles $360M IPO
• Capital Markets Set For Strong 2015 Despite Headwinds
• ICE Exchange To Crack Down On Spoofing
• Health Care Analytics Co. To Offer Up To $500M In IPO
• Burger Chain Shake Shack Files IPO To Beef Up Expansion
• Ambac Hits BofA With $600M Suit Over Countrywide MBS
• 2015: Judiciary, Lawyers And Law Schools At The Precipice