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Capital Markets - October, 2015

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• Alleged Secret Meeting Might Save Zinc Antitrust Action
• 5 Firms Set To Steer $228M In IPOs As November Starts Slow
• Crowdfunding May Struggle Under New SEC Rules
• SIFMA Backs Nomura, RBS On $806M Appeal At 2nd Circ.
• Fed's Plan To End Too Big To Fail Needs Vigilance To Work
• FINRA Says Top Job Will Turn Over Next Year
• Fed Would Require Long-Term Debt In Bank Bail-In Proposal
• Aussie Regulator Adjusts Rules For New Derivative Market
• Split SEC Finalizes Crowdfunding Rules
• TerraForm Global Faces Another Suit Over $675M IPO
• HK Trading Firms Get Access To Euronext Derivatives Markets
• Dodd-Frank 2.0 — The Clinton Plan For Financial Regulation
• Traders Can't Revive Libor Manipulation Claims In MDL
• TerraForm Global Hit With Shareholder Suit Over $675M IPO
• Citi, Others Get Nod For $1.86B Deal In Market-Rigging Suit
• MyoKardia Raises $54M In Latest Discounted Biotech IPO
• From The Book Of Jargon: Creeping Tender
• New OECD Principles Aim To Boost Asia's Capital Markets
• Dorsey & Whitney Taps M&A Pro To Lead New Beijing Office
• Wealth Management For Attorneys
• China Vows To Facilitate Foreign Investment In 5-Year Plan
• SEC Turns Its Attention To Commodity Prices
• Deutsche Boerse Launches JV With Chinese Exchanges
• Argentina Calls Firms' Injunction Play 'Coercion'
• 5 Law Firms That Inspire Fear With Their Marketing Mojo
• 5 Keys For Attys Navigating The New Crowdfunding Rules
• Violin Memory's Attacks Can't Stop Cert., IPO Investors Say
• Barclays Investors Say 'Dark Pool' Probe Docs Off Limits
• Fund Founder Can't Nix $4.2M Judgment Over Alleged Scam
• HelloFresh Seeks Home Court Advantage With Frankfurt IPO
• EU Seeks To Ease Rules To Boost Financing For Startups
• Ex-Rabobank Boss Grilled On Messages Seeking Libor Fixes
• SEC To Keep Close Watch For JOBS Act Problems, Chair Says
• Goldman Sachs Reaches $50M Settlement Over NY Fed Leak
• CICC To Probe HK Workers' Client Account Trades Amid IPO
• Shipping Co. Hapag-Lloyd Delays Plan To Reap $300M In IPO
• Mass., Mont. Tell DC Circ. To Nix SEC Capital-Raising Rules
• SEC May Hear Jeers As Final Crowdfunding Rules Debut
• House OKs Bill To Delay Contentious DOL Fiduciary Standard
• Accused Rabobank Fraudster Denies Rigging Libor
• Seyfarth Shaw Adds Dealmaker From Blank Rome In NY
• Pro Bono: The New Associate's Compass To Success
• PayPal Founder Leads $27M Bond Trading Startup Fundraise
• UK Consultant Dismissed From Aluminium Price-Fixing MDL
• Arch Coal Nixes Debt Swap Deal With Noteholders
• 5 Firms Pay $18M To FINRA For Overcharging Funds
• Shanghai Exchange Floats More Investor Protections
• Gas, Mineral MLPs Blast Proposed Tax Treatment Rules
• Herbert Smith Nabs Ex-King & Spalding Capital Markets Pro
• Haynes and Boone Adds Finance Partner From Porter Hedges
• Skadden, Paul Weiss Guide China Travel Site Tie-Up
• Landmark Spoofing Trial Gets Underway In Chicago
• Chicago's Fiscal Future Bleak But Not Hopeless, Experts Say
• Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Decry Forex Settlements
• Deals Rumor Mill: Equate, Bain Capital, Stremicks Heritage
• China Reinsurance Debuts $2B Hong Kong IPO Amid Volatility
• SEC Fines Rating Agency $5.8M Over Slack RMBS Reviews
• Goldman To Face $50M Fine Over NY Fed Leak
• Olshan Nabs Commercial Litigation Atty From Morgan Lewis
• Nomura, RBS Say They Had No Chance In $806M FHFA Suit
• NYSE Parent Co. Pays $5.2B To Nab Interactive Data Corp.
• Venezuela's Central Bank Says Site Falsifies Exchange Rates
• Refresh Or Rebuild? Website Strategies For Big Law
• Ex-Rabobank Traders Lose Midtrial Bid To Toss Libor Case
• Standard Chartered Drops Equity Derivative, Convertibles Biz
• FINRA Seeks SEC Go-Ahead On Final Crowdfunding Rules
• 3 Firms To Lead IPOs Totaling $150M In Soft October Close
• Lawmakers Say Other Agencies May Be Treading On SEC Turf
• Fed Nears Rollout Of Key Bank Bail-In Proposal
• Barclays Says Investors Won't Detail 'Dark Pool' Probe
• HK Exchange Taps New VP To Steer Exchange-Traded Funds
• Watch For More CFTC Regulation Of Virtual Currencies
• Ex-Rabobank Traders Plan To Testify In Libor-Rigging Case
• China Levies $315M In Fines In Market Manipulation Crackdown
• Bill Aims To Cut In-House Proceedings For SEC Violations
• SEC Asks 2nd Circ. To Unfreeze S&P Exec's In-House Case
• UK Watchdog Knocks Good Times-Bad Times Regulation
• FDIC Sets Dodd-Frank Swap Margins Rule For Banks
• EU Sues 6 Member States Over Lack Of Failed-Bank Laws
• European Court Removes Barriers To Bitcoin Exchanges
• Obama Admin Pushes Ch. 9 Protection For Puerto Rico
• Lathrop Picks Up Seyfarth, Much Shelist, McDermott Pros
• Noble Becomes 1st Energy Co. To File For IPO Since Early '15
• Perrigo Aims To Thwart 'Terrible' Mylan Deal With $2B Buyback
• Ace Told To Cover NASDAQ's Facebook IPO Defense Costs
• Barclays To Pay $384M, HSBC $285M In Forex Case
• 4 Keys To Guiding A Dual-Track Deal Past The Finish Line
• SEC Enforcement Surged To Record High In Fiscal Year 2015
• Why More Businesses Are Considering The B Corp. Model
• Loeb & Loeb Grows Beijing VC Practice With Ex-Cooley Atty
• Volcker Rule Continues To Challenge The CLO Market
• Etsy Investor Suit Over IPO Fraud Sent Back To State Court
• Hong Kong Proposes Commodities Trading Link With London
• Halliburton Says Investors Have Enough Asbestos Atty Docs
• Morgan Stanley, UBS Fight Revival Of $665M MBS Suits
• Fresh Faces At SEC Won't Mask Political Strife
• Loose Lips Over Ferrari's IPO Not Enough To Derail Deal
• Greenberg Traurig Snags Energy, Restructuring Pro
• House OKs Limited Borrowing If Debt Ceiling Reached
• CFTC's Massad Says Automated Trading Rules Coming Soon
• Oil And Gas Ponzi Schemers Owe $35M To SEC, Judge Says
• SEC Says Mining Developer Filched Investor's Cash
• Puerto Rico Ends Talks With Bondholder Group
• 2nd Circ. Backs Insurer In $15M Nomura Coverage Battle
• Greenberg Traurig Nabs Winston & Strawn Securities Partner
• Rakoff Limits Cross-Examination In Libor Fraud Trial
• 4 Reasons To Use Electronic Deposition Exhibits
• Rabobank Traders Attack Gov't Witness In Libor Fraud Trial
• CFTC Sues Man Again Over Sham Trading Tool
• Obama Taps Law Pro And Ex-Senate Aide To Join SEC
• Treasury Urges Surplus-Endowed Nations To Boost Spending
• NYSE, Others Say SEC's Market Committee Needs Diversity
• SEC Chair Calls For Treasury Market Rule Gaps To Be Filled
• Airline Says Revenue Deferral Not Grounds For IPO Suit
• Yum Brands Readies Split From China Operations
• China Vows To Adopt List-Based Market Access Rules By 2018
• Coding Errors Increasingly Lead To Regulatory Sanctions
• CFTC Hits Chicago Trader With Spoofing Suit
• SEC Private Fund Study May Slow Regulatory Creep
• Puda Coal Underwriters Pay $8.6M To Settle Investor Claims
• Ex-UBS Execs Take Bid-Rigging Convictions To High Court
• Rabobank Accepted Libor Fraud, Guilty Ex-Trader Testifies
• JOBS Act Opens Door For Craft Brewer's $172.5M IPO
• Barclays, Wachovia Exit Credit Union MBS Row For $378M
• Don't Miss It: Hot IPOs & Firms We're Following
• FinCEN Says Bank Playing Games In Money Laundering Case
• WEX Inks $1.4B Deal For Payment Processor EFS
• OPINION: The Bitter Pill Of Competition Within Large Law
• Last OppenheimerFunds Junk Bond Class Wins Cert.
• SEC Investor Advocate Argues Against NYSE Rule Change
• Taxation With Representation: Weil, Simpson, Kirkland
• CFTC Enforcement Chief Bemoans Lack Of In-House Judges
• Dewey Jury Eyes $150M Bond Offering, But No End In Sight
• Seven Firms Set To Guide $1.5B In IPOs Led By Ferrari
• Judge Not Buying Funds' Case For Keeping Facebook Shares
• Yum Brands Adds Hedge Fund Activist To Board
• China's 'Bad Loan' Bank Eyes $2.5B IPO
• SEC Head Says 'Cracks' Found In Funds' Fiduciary Duty
• Hunton, Bass Berry Guide REIT Bluerock's $60M Offering
• Deutsche Bank Investors Try MBS Suit Again Under Omnicare
• Motley Rice To Lead ITG Investor Suit Over $20M Fine
• SEC Enforcement Chief Says 'Broken Windows' Is Working
• 3 Firms Steer Square's Plans For $275M Public Debut
• SEC Commish Urges Review Of Trading Rules After ETF Flop
• King & Spalding Nabs Finance Pro From Allen & Overy
• Gov. Wants Trader's Jury Instructions Tossed In Spoofing Case
• Metadata 101 For Lawyers: A 2-Minute Primer
• NY Fed Chief Says Rate Hike Depends On Coming Months
• Libor-Rigging Occurred Daily, Guilty Rabobank Trader Testifies
• First Data's $2.6B IPO Falls Short While Albertsons Delays
• When Crowdfunding Goes Wrong
• Fifth Street Inflated Assets For IPO, Shareholder Suit Says
• Good Board Members Shouldn't Fear The SEC, Commish Says
• Small-Biz Group Rallies Behind SEC's Regulation A+
• Lehman Seeks Billions In Allegedly Lost Swap Payments
• Station Casinos Files $100M IPO Eyeing Public Market Return
• JP Morgan, 5 Others To Pay $2.5M For Stock Sale Violations
• Kirkland Taps National Security And CFIUS Practice Chief
• Recent Reflections Of Heightened Class Ascertainability
• Violin Memory Slams Class Cert. Bid In Suit Over $146M IPO
• Rabobank Traders Seek Separation From Guilty Colleagues
• Don't Miss It: Hot IPOs & Firms We're Following
• SEC Fine Could Lead To Limits On Structured Note Offerings
• Food Safety Co. Knew Of Problems Before IPO, Investors Say
• NYDFS Says Banks Must Keep Messaging System Data
• UBS Strikes $20M SEC Deal Over Structured Note Disclosures
• Worldpay Raises $3.3B In London Stock Exchange IPO
• Subsidiary Of China's 58.com Raises $300M In Funding Round
• Why Item 303 Just Doesn't Matter In Securities Litigation
• GE Capital Sells $30 Billion Loan Portfolio To Wells Fargo
• Ferrari Could Be Valued At Almost $10B In IPO
• Six Firms Set To Guide IPOs Totaling $5B
• 2nd Circ. Won't Reconsider Argentina Central Bank Ruling
• SEC Offers To Remove Industry Bans After DC Circ. Ruling
• Italy Looks To Reduce Debt With $11B Postal Service IPO
• 10 Ways To Become A 360-Degree Lawyer
• Puerto Rico Rep. Floats Plan For Treasury Bond Guarantee
• Educational Software Co. Plans $75M IPO
• PE-Backed Packaging Co.To Raise Up To $366.6M In IPO
• LoanDepot Launches IPO To Address 'Unmet' Demand
• IRS Pushes Start Date For Swap Embedded Loan Rule
• White's Cravath Ties DQ Her From Picking Official, Groups Say
• Sidley Austin Adds Ex-Kirkland Partner To Hong Kong Team
• FINRA Allowed To Share Over-The-Counter Securities Data
• CalSTRS Can't Intervene In Yen Libor-Fixing Class Action
• LSE To Shed Russell Investments In $1.15B Sale To PE Firms
• SEC Takes $1M Bite Out Of Wolverine For Alleged Info Sharing
• Ex-Deutsche Trader Pleads Guilty To Role In Libor Plot
• Cytomx Prices IPO Below Range As More Biotechs Scale Down
• NY Trading Firm Pays $1M To End SEC Spoofing Claims
• Yieldco Bubble Set To Pop For Clean Energy Cos.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Valentino Fashion Group, Sony, Dell
• BNP Paribas Fined $2.4M Over Flawed Options Reporting
• Shake Shack Puts 26M Shares On The Menu
• 'Bond King' Bill Gross Sues Pimco Over His Ouster
• Nixon Peabody, CWL Partners Join Forces In Hong Kong
• Calculating Damages In Securities Contract Breach Cases
• Pure Storage's Bumpy Debut Could Dampen Tech IPO Hopes
• Facebook Says Many Investors Knew Of Problems Before IPO
• Underwriters Duck Out Of Mexican Airline IPO Class Action
• Arnold & Porter Nabs Former SEC Market Abuse Chief
• Latham Adds Ex-Goldman Sachs Atty As Hong Kong Partner
• Cooley Leads VC-Backed Pure Storage's $425M Debut
• Caribbean Telecom Co. Ditches $2B IPO Plan
• Anderson Kill Fights Ex-Client's $30M Employee Insurance Suit
• Critics Fear TPP Sets Stage For Weakened Financial Regs
• 'London Whale' Claims Rightly Bypassed Board, NY Court Told
• House Votes To Ease Securities, Bank Reporting Rules
• FinCEN Can't Remand 'Death Sentence' Suit, Bank Says
• UBS Hit With Fraud Suit Over $500M Chinese Investment
• PE Firm Abraaj Raises $191M For Mexico Investment
• High-Speed Trader Wants Evidence Barred In Spoofing Case
• TPP Currency Forum No Substitute For Rules, Detractors Say
• 5 Things Clients Never Tell Their Lawyers
• CFTC Lands $3.8M Win In Commodity Pool Fraud Suit
• Hong Kong Scraps Plan To Change Shareholder Voting Rights
• Schwab's Libor Claims Get No Supreme Court Traction
• PE-Backed Bravida Seeks Swedish IPO Valued Up To $1B
• Deals Rumor Mill: Suncor, BofA Merrill Lynch, Banpu Power
• NY Grants License To Winklevoss-Backed Bitcoin Firm
• Don't Miss It: Hot IPOs & Firms We're Following
• Auto Supplier Commits To $1B IPO Despite VW Worries
• Davis Polk Adds Veteran Capital Markets Atty To Tokyo Office
• High Court Denies Schwab Appeal In Crisis-Era Class Action
• Lehman Ruling Offers Much-Needed Guidance On 'Loss'
• EU Securitization Rules Could Unlock More Investment
• Resource Extraction Rules Coming Next Summer, SEC Says
• Kaplan Fox, Kahn Swick To Lead Eletrobras Investor Suit
• Midmarket IPO Activity Drops In Q3 But Offers Sizes Grow
• Marketplace Lenders Say Risk-Retention Rules Aren't Needed
• CFTC Says Judge Needn't Recuse Over Trader's Fear Claims
• Ashurst Nabs Capital Markets Partner For Hong Kong Office
• Equiniti Group Plans $593M London IPO
• CFTC Muscles Its Way To New Regulatory Turf
• Proskauer-Led NovoCure Raises $165M In Downgraded IPO
• Disclosure-Only Settlements Face Continued Scrutiny
• Inside National Futures Association Cybersecurity Guidance
• Fla. High Court Affirms $700M In Clean Energy Bonds
• WTO Faults Argentina Over Rules Tied To Tax Transparency
• 2 Firms Grab Spotlight In Soft Month For IPOs
• 4 IPOs Price Below Range In Health-Heavy Day Of Debuts
• Big Banks Finalize $1.9B Deal Over CDS Claims
• BofA Gets Suit Over $219M Bond Offering Trimmed
• HK Regulators Mull New Derivative Rules
• First Data Readies Year's Largest Leveraged Buyout Debut