Capital Markets Archive » April, 2016

Capital Markets - April, 2016

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• Facebook's Stock Plan Consolidates Power To Founder: Suit
• OPINION: Engaging The Media May Help Your Client
• 4 Firms Set To Launch Biotech IPOs That Could Raise $185M
• Groups Slam SEC's In-House Court As Unconstitutional
• Blank Check Co. Files $345M IPO To Buy Hospitality Biz
• Incentives For Self-Reporting Are Real, Enforcers Insist
• EU Parliament Committees Propose Edits To Prospectus Rules
• Banks Between A Rock And A Hard Place On Chat Records
• EU Pressures Bail-In Directive Stragglers To Implement Rules
• PE Firm Exits In Africa Hit 9-Year High
• Spoofing And The Limit-Order Book
• Investors' Suit Over Williams-ETE Energy Deal Tossed
• CME Fines 3 Traders Over Gold, Gas Spoofing
• Deals Rumor Mill: Eni, Qlik, Carl Icahn
• Facebook Demands Investors Reply To Inquiries In IPO Suit
• Green Bonds Soar Despite Uncertain Legal Environment
• House Votes To Block DOL 'Fiduciary Rule'
• Economist Predicts Regulatory Headwinds Will Ease In US
• House Advances Angel Investors Bill To Boost Startups
• UK Watchdog Issues Guidance On EU Market Abuse Rules
• EU Law To Combat Benchmark Rigging Nears Finish Line
• Using The New Federal Rules To Rein In Discovery
• FINRA Sends First Spoofing Report Cards To Brokers
• PayPal Co-Founder Leads $100M Smart Home Co. Funding
• Dentons: A New Kind Of Network?
• 22 Firms Win Top Marks From GCs On AFAs
• Del. High Court Prods Citi On $800M Shareholder Action
• OMB Cautions House Startup Bill May Hurt Investors
• Deals Rumor Mill: Comcast, Uber, Cinven
• EPL's Tottenham Hotspur Hit $620M Value In Share Auction
• Industry Groups Spar Over House Move To Bar Fiduciary Rule
• Barclays Traders' Boss Denies Libor-Rigging Knowledge
• S&P: Top UK Banks Could Pay £19.5B In Penalties By 2018
• SEC Votes To Finally Move Audit Trail Proposal Forward
• UK Regulator Making Debt Market More 'User-Friendly'
• 2 IPOs Tap Market For Combined $632M
• SEC Approves Stock Exchange's Plan For Tick-Size Pilot
• CFTC Presses Trading Firm Founder On Past 'Spoofing' Probes
• Feds' Liquidity Move Will Force Banks To Rethink Business
• House Backs Volcker Rule Tweak For Covered Fund Names
• Jackson Walker Adds Finance, Real Estate Partner In Houston
• Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Sean Sullivan
• EU Committee Call For More Level Taxes On Multinationals
• Virgin Islands Drops Claims Over $219M Bond Offering
• Hotel Chain Hid Slowdown Before $551M Offering, Suit Says
• Ardagh Launches $2.9B Bond To Help Buy Ball, Rexam Plants
• Barclays Exec Admits Trader's Boss Set Flawed Libor Example
• ECB Studying 'Far-Reaching' Effects Of Bitcoin Technology
• Brokerage's Challenge To FINRA Enforcement Power Axed
• FDIC, OCC, FHFA Deliver Own Banker Bonus Rules
• EU Committee Votes In Favor Of Bitcoin Task Force
• Feds Want Banks To Up Capital Levels For Post-Crisis Funding
• Inside SEC's Proposal To Modernize Regulation S-K
• RBS Must Face Claim Over £55M Loan In Libor Swap Case
• UK Bankers Want Clarity In Upcoming Shadow Banking Regs
• Deals Rumor Mill: Novartis, Honeywell, KRG Capital
• Trader Kept 'Spoofing' Despite Warnings, CFTC Says
• Duane Morris Nabs 2 LeClairRyan Corporate Pros In NJ
• Aluminum Purchasers Lose Bid To Amend Antitrust Suit
• Regulators Must Get Up To Speed On Financial AI
• GE's Czech Banking Unit Primes $831M IPO
• CMBS Borrowers Waiting For Nonbank Lenders To Emerge
• FINRA Plan To Publish Expanded OTC Data Goes Live
• Rising Star: Cravath's Johnny Skumpija
• US Sens. Continue To Push SEC For 'Maker-Taker' Fee Study
• EU Maps Plans For Private Pensions, Other Reforms
• Justices Reject Another Challenge To SEC In-House Court
• Timbervest Urges DC Circ. To Ax SEC In-House Verdict
• FINRA Must Defend Its Enforcement Powers, Firm Says
• SecureWorks IPO Fails To Ignite Hopes For Tech Turnaround
• Rising Star: Davis Polk's Byron Rooney
• Egyptian Brothers Can't Revisit Some Evidence In $100M Row
• Defunct Trader Fights $5M CBOE Arbitral Award
• Journalists Won't Take Part In DOJ's 'Panama Papers' Probe
• Blank Check Co. Primes Record $600M IPO
• SEC Extends Pilot Period For Market Volatility Plan
• Deutsche Hits Father, Son With New Forex Debt-Transfer Suit
• Mizuho Looks To Take Mt. Gox Bitcoin Fight To 7th Circ.
• House Committee OKs Resolution To Bar DOL Fiduciary Rule
• FINRA Again Stalls Debt Research Rules Over Firms' Concerns
• Avoiding The Pitfalls Of Researching Attorneys In PACER
• JPMorgan Says Silver Trading Antitrust Claims Too Vague
• House Panel Blasts SEC's Oversight Of Rating Agencies
• Investor Can't Prove Market Makers' Option Plan Was Illegal
• Tougher US Plan On Banker Bonuses Still Trails Europe Regs
• Investment Exec Arrested On Commodities Fraud Charges
• A Review Of Gov't Cases Against Execs In Q1
• PE-Backed American Renal Prices $165M IPO Near Peak Range
• SEC Disclosure Regs Primed For Cleanup, Not Renovation
• EU Official Urges Lighter Regulation Of Small Banks
• Sen. Warren Blasts SEC Approval Of Steve Cohen's New Firm
• Rising Star: Weil Gotshal & Manges' Faiza Rahman
• Bankers Face Bonus Restrictions Under New Proposed Rule
• Chinese Juice Co. Lied About IPO, Shareholders Say
• What CFTC's Record-Breaking Whistleblower Bounty Tells Us
• SEC Committee Unveils Plan For 'Maker-Taker' Fee Study
• Barclays, Others Seek Toss Of Gold Price-Fixing MDL
• Watchdog Says Fed Must Do More To Prevent Leaks
• Wall Street Firms Among Toughest For Female Partners
• FINRA Suspends Ex-Credit Suisse Developer For Taking Code
• Rising Star: Shearman & Sterling's David Dixter
• Bridgepoint, Summit Partners To Buy Financial Software Co.
• Callon Petroleum Pays $220M For Texas Oil Assets
• Accused Futures Spoofer Says CFTC Sprung Surprise Witness
• Panama Papers Spark US Criminal Tax Evasion Probe
• MGM REIT Prices IPO At Top Of Range, Raising $1.05B
• The Atypical Creditor: How Bail-In Affects Borrowers
• SEC's Theranos Probe Shows Unicorn Hunt Not A Myth
• 9th Circ. Drew Most Accounting-Tied Securities Suits In '15
• Congressional Republicans Unite To Block DOL Fiduciary Rule
• Argentina Makes Capital Markets Comeback With $16B Bond
• UBS Team Hid Tanking FICO Scores From S&P, Judge Hears
• Deals Rumor Mill: Euronext, Bass Pro Shops, Yahoo
• Finance Execs Call For Standards And Attention On Fintech
• PE-Backed Blank Check Biz Primes $175M IPO
• Pacific Exploration Inks Restructuring Deal To Nix $5B In Debt
• 3 Life Science Cos. Bolster IPO Pipeline With $101M In Deals
• Loeb & Loeb Adds Capital Markets Partner From Schiff Hardin
• Kirkland & Ellis Adds Corporate M&A Trio To Munich Office
• Clearinghouse Sends SEC Risk Plan After Beating Challenge
• HSBC, Others Say Silver Price-Fixing Allegations Are Flimsy
• Wall Street Banks Hit With Interest Rate Swaps Antitrust Suit
• ConforMIS Investors Fight Bid To Toss Suit Over $140M IPO
• Quinn, Pearson Get $253M In $1.86B Deal Ending CDS Action
• SEC Slams Suit Challenging FINRA Authority
• Forex Investors Pursuing Settled Claims, Banks Say
• CFTC Says Past Settlements Show Trader Should Be Barred
• EBRD Exec Urges Banks To Jumpstart Infrastructure Projects
• Senate Banking Chief Wants Watchdog Review Of FHFA
• British Exit Threatens Banking Access To EU, Gov't Warns
• PE-Backed Floor & Decor Pulls $100M IPO
• Another Take On Reed Smith, Pepper Hamilton Merger Talks
• China Securities Watchdog Wants More Investor Protection
• Tracking Stock Awakens
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• The Glass Ceiling Report
• The Top 5 Ways BigLaw Is Failing Women
• The 100 Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• 3 Firms To Guide IPOs Surpassing $1B In Year's Busiest Week
• Once A Critic, FINRA Chief Warms To Labor Fiduciary Rule
• Attys For Fitbit Investors Vie To Lead Stock-Drop Suit
• GenSight Pulls $65M IPO, 2nd Biotech To Do So This Week
• Interest Charge Brings UBS Credit Union Settlement To $70M
• Study Says High-Speed Traders Aren't Harming UK Markets
• Fannie, Freddie Should Have Seen Bad Loans Coming: RBS
• Casino Operator Red Rock Sets Terms For $531M IPO
• The Brokaw Act's Long-Term Consequences For Activists
• OPINION: Advising The GOP About Its Obligation To Advise
• Muni Fraud Arrests Kick Gov't Crackdown Into High Gear
• Chancery Expedites Williams Suit Over ETE Securities Offering
• Unicorns Face Reality Check As VC Funding Slips
• Senate Committee Sends CFTC Reauthorization Bill Onward
• SEC Accuses Ski Resort Owner, CEO Of $350M EB-5 Fraud
• SEC Seeks Feedback On Changing Corporate Disclosures
• Bats Global Markets Raises $253M In Upsized IPO
• House Votes To Require Lawmaker Oversight Of FSOC Budget
• States Push DC Circ. For More Say In Capital-Raising Rules
• Deutsche Bank Close To Deal In Gold Price-Fixing MDL
• 7 Juiciest Lines From The Barclays Libor Trial Openings
• In Reversal, WTO OKs Argentina's Tax Transparency Rules
• Jones Day Adds M&A Partner To Milan Office
• EU Parliament To Open Panama Papers Investigation
• FCA Bans Former UBS Libor Trader
• What FinCEN AML Plan Means For Crowdfunding Platforms
• Feds Arrest NY Officials In 1st Muni Bond Criminal Case
• Libor Investors Say Order Supports Jurisdiction Over Banks
• Fla. Man Arrested For $17M Pre-IPO Web Cos. Stock Scheme
• Credit Suisse To Pay $50M In Credit Union MBS Row
• MOL Global Agrees To $8.5M Settlement In IPO Suit
• How Soft Is Your Soft Call?
• House Grapples With Treasury-Backed Puerto Rico Plan
• Divided SEC Finalizes Conduct Rules For Swap Dealers
• UK Mulling IPO Tweaks To Boost Bank Competition
• Rice Energy Puts Up $200M For Alpha Gas Properties
• UK Financial Services Watchdog Chief To Depart In July
• Alibaba Slams Investors' Letter In $25B IPO Suit
• 2nd Circ. Clears Argentina To Pay $6B Bond Settlements
• ETE Unit Holders Sue For Books on $38B Williams Cos. Deal
• Global A&T Investors Ask To Revive $502M Debt Swap Suit
• Ex-RBS Libor Submitter Banned From Financial Industry
• Agency Orders Futures Trader To Pay $1.6M In Fraud Case
• Bondholders Say Lakahs Ignored Rules In Evidence Dispute
• EU Exit Wouldn't Ease Capital Market Regs For UK, Group Says
• House Approves Specialized Ch. 11 Process For Big Banks
• Discovery Extended In Aluminum Buyer Antitrust Suit
• Fed, FDIC Urged To Be More Open About Living Wills
• CORRECTED: Lowe's Prices $3.3B Notes Offering To Fund Rona Buy
• SEC, CFTC Heads Say Enforcement Justifies Bigger Budgets
• VC-Backed Biotech, Midsize Bank Boost Growing IPO Pipeline
• Bank Must Pay Financier $3.25M In Contract Suit, Jury Finds
• OCC Says New Risk Policy Won't Stop Fintech Innovation
• ESMA Suggests EU-Wide Rules For Loan-Originating Funds
• A Short-Lived Victory For MetLife Over SIFI Designation?
• Hogan Lovells Adds Corporate Trio From Pepper Hamilton
• SE Asian Capital Market Regulators Push Integration
• FINRA Asks Court To Quash Suit Challenging Its Authority
• SEC's Asset Management Co-Chief To Depart
• Trader Wants Past 'Spoofing' Deals Cut From CFTC Case
• Foley Hoag Nabs Capital Markets Pro From Locke Lord
• Morgan Stanley Wanted CDO To Tank, Hedge Fund Claims
• Goldman, Feds Ink $5B Settlement Over Crisis-Era RMBS Deals
• India's Securities Watchdog Looks To Boost Capital Markets
• Puerto Rico Releases New Debt Plan As Defaults Loom
• UBS Says $500M Fraud Suit Belongs In Hong Kong
• JPMorgan Says Silver Traders Have No Proof Of Monopoly
• Dell Spinoff SecureWorks Readies Year's 1st Tech IPO
• SEC Sues Texas AG Paxton Over Tech Co. Promotions
• SFO's Barclays Libor Case 'Contradicts Reason,' Defense Says
• What To Know While Preparing For DOL's New Fiduciary Rule
• Testing The 5th: Compelled Testimony From Foreign Gov'ts
• Watch Out: SEC Is Watching Your Dealings With Regulators
• Recovery From Q1 IPO Slump Could Take Years
• FDIC Needs Improved Economy To Boost New Bank Creation
• Dormant IPO Market Could Pick Up Speed In 2nd Quarter
• Citadel Analyst Cites Suspicious Trading In 3Red Case
• UK Bank Watchdog Names New Chief
• Bank VP Again Pushes To Integrate European Capital Markets
• Deals Rumor Mill: Argentine Gov't, Castellum, BNP Paribas
• Brexit's Effect On Financial And Insurance Regulation
• Legal Delivery In The 'Gig Economy'
• Libor Traders Deny Blame For Barclays' 'Monumental Failing'
• MGM Resorts Primes REIT's $1B Public Debut
• Brazilian Exchange Sheds $1B CME Stake With Merger In Wings
• SEC Eyes Tougher Stance On Silicon Valley, Pre-IPO Market
• PwC Cites 3rd Increase In Fed Securities Class Actions
• CFTC Notches Partial Victory Against Precious Metal Traders
• MetLife Opinion Could Halt SIFI Designations
• SEC Greenlights FINRA's Algorithmic Developer Rule
• London Exchange Joins Green Bonds Initiative
• Financial Institutions Brace For Impact Of Panama Papers
• Latham & Watkins Adds Corporate Partner From Orrick In NY
• CFTC Slams Trader's 'Frankensteinian' Arg In Spoofing Suit
• EU Lawmakers Delay Market Regulation Tweaks Until 2018
• Chamber Eyeing Challenge To DOL's Fiduciary Rule
• Landmark Dodd-Frank 'Spoofing' Conviction OK'd By Judge
• Ex-Barclays Traders Knew Libor Rig Was Dishonest, SFO Says
• Vote On SEC Nominees Delayed After Senate Dems Revolt
• Advent, Bain Trim Worldpay Stake In $1B Share Offering
• Treasury To Appeal Order Lifting MetLife's SIFI Designation
• From The Book Of Jargon: Gun-Jumping
• 3 Ways For Employers To Keep Pace With DOL Fiduciary Rule
• Argentina Puts Up $250M To Settle More Bondholder Suits
• Labor Dept. Quiets Fiduciary Critics, If Only For A Day
• Why Plaintiffs Firms Will Love DOL's New Fiduciary Rules
• Apigee Lied To Raise $87M IPO, Suit Claims
• Greenberg Traurig Picks Up Proskauer PE Pro In DC
• BioPharma Services Provider InVentiv Files $100M IPO
• EU Lawmakers To Vote On Strict Benchmark Rules
• EU Still Pushing To Include Financial Rules In TTIP
• Etsy Moves To Nix IPO Securities Fraud Suit
• Ontario To Raise $1.3B In Hydro One Secondary Share Sale
• Williams Says ETE Chair's Offering Broke Merger Pact
• SFO Says Greed Drove Ex-Barclays Traders To Rig Libor
• Succession Planning: A Key Strategy For Law Firm Longevity
• FCA Seeks More Scrutiny Of Electronic Trading
• Labor Dept. Eases Parts Of Final Fiduciary Rule
• Morgan Stanley Asks Appeals Court To End IKB's RMBS Suit
• Ex-State Street Execs Indicted Over Secret Commissions
• Regulators Should Beef Up Oversight Of Insurers, IMF Says
• CFTC Looks To Lift Certain Energy Contracts' Swaps Label
• Banks: ISDAfix Case Doesn't Support Revival Of Libor Claims
• Vinson & Elkins Scores REIT Team From Hunton & Williams
• Panama Papers Could Force US To Close Tax Loopholes
• Best Execution In The Municipal Market
• Dominion Readies $750M Follow-On Amid Questar Buy
• EU Securities Watchdog Amends Trade Repository Data Rules
• SFO Calls Libor Rig 'Stealing' As Barclays Trial Kicks Off
• FedEx Issues €3B Bond To Help Fund TNT Express Deal
• Lay And Expert Testimony: Using Employee Witnesses
• JOBS Act's Lift Of Ad Ban Gains Traction With Small Cos.
• Creditors Sue For Puerto Rico Gov't Bank Withdrawal Freeze
• Pimco Blasts Co-Founder Gross' $200M Suit Over Ouster
• Ex-MedImmune Exec Can't End SEC's Ban After Settlement
• CFTC Whistleblower Office Comes Of Age With Record Bounty
• Fed. Circ. Says Trading Software Doesn't Infringe Larger IP
• Chicago Trader Accused Of 'Spoofing' Says Trades Were Legit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Secureworks, KKR, Ambac
• EU Sticks With Open Access For Exchange-Traded Derivatives
• Bats Global Markets Prices IPO, Readies For 2nd Attempt
• CFTC Pays Over $10M In Record Whistleblower Award
• Mind The Non-GAAP: Adjusting Figures In Face Of Scrutiny
• FinCEN Wants Crowdfunding Cos. Subject To Securities Law
• Shipping Co. Foisted $50M Debt Onto Unit, Shareholders Say
• Life Sciences IPOs Edge 1 Firm Ahead Of Peers In Quiet March
• Calif. AG Slaps Morgan Stanley With Mortgage Suit
• CFTC Charges Ga. Commodity Pool Operator With Fraud
• Freddie Mac Refused Third Shot At Libor Fraud Claims
• MSRB Guidance May Hide Muni Markups, SEC Watchdog Says
• Standard Chartered Escapes Forex MDL
• The 2016 Rising Stars, By Firm
• European Commission Easing Investment Rules On Insurers
• Lender, PE Funds Dodge Investor Suit Over Loan Program
• UK Watchdog Looks For A Comeback At Barclays Libor Trial
• Fed Allows Banks To Include Muni Bonds In Liquidity Measure
• Electric Shock: A Closer Look At FERC V. Barclays