Capital Markets Archive » July, 2016

Capital Markets - July, 2016

268 articles

• Barclays Urges 2nd Circ. To Stay Appealed Dark Pool Case
• Most EU Banks Would Survive Downturn, Test Shows
• 3 Firms To Guide IPOs Totaling $629M Led By Large Bank Deal
• 3 Takeaways From Nasdaq's New 'Golden Leash' Rule
• FINRA Tells 4th Circ. Scottsdale's Challenge To Its Power Fails
• FCA Seeks Views On Implementing New Financial Market Regs
• Debt Markets Remain Warm As Apple Sells $7B In Bonds
• Ex-Wells Fargo FX Trader Sues Over Expected $600K Bonus
• Q&A With Georgetown Law's Donald Langevoort
• PE-Backed Big Data Co. Prices $95M IPO
• Mass. Adviser Asks For Leniency In Sham Facebook IPO Case
• A Primer On Exchange-Traded Notes And Their Tax Treatment
• Societe Generale Gets French Oversight Of Libor MDL Docs
• Prevent Litigation From Becoming A Threat To Data Security
• Commodity Pool Operator To Pay $480K To Settle Fraud Case
• SEC Updates Rules For Administrative Proceedings
• Trading Co. Fights CFTC Penalties Over Money Pass Scheme
• Oracle's $9.3B NetSuite Buy Latest In Tech Sector M&A Boom
• EXCLUSIVE: EU Planning Mandatory Bitcoin User Database
• Couple In EB-5 Probe Seek Shield Against Self-Incrimination
• Judge Freezes Accounts In Amusement Park Bond Scheme
• Specialty Insurer Kinsale's $106M IPO Prices Atop Range
• Transfers Via Bank Outside Of Safe Harbor, Says 7th Circ.
• Carlyle To Exit Axalta In Potential $1B Stake Sale
• Fitbit Shareholder Suits Remanded To State Courts
• Bridging The Divide Between Banks And Marketplace Lenders
• OPINION: Our Juries Are Being Circumvented
• Plaintiffs In 2 States Drop EB-5 Scam Suits Over Jay Peak
• SEC Gives IEX No-Action Letter To Guard Agents' Anonymity
• CFTC Proposes Amendment To Foreign Broker Registration
• FinCEN Extends Real Estate Scrutiny To Calif., Texas
• Deutsche Bank In Talks With DOJ To Settle RMBS Claims
• India Raises Foreign Investment Limit In Stock Exchange Cos.
• SEC Sues To Halt Fraudulent Amusement Park Bond Scheme
• Kadmon Prices IPO Below Range While Tactile Cuts Deal Size
• Pre-Investment Considerations For An IPO Exit
• Alberta Proposes Crowdfunding Rules To Spur Investment
• Retail Opportunity Investments To Sell $200M In Notes
• KKR Selling 15M Shares In Walgreens Boots For Likely $1.2B
• EU Offers €350K For Major Fintech Study
• Legal Aid, Meet Legal Tech
• 4 Traits Of The Top Litigation Firms
• 5 Small(er) But Mighty Litigation Shops
• Law360 Names Top 50 Firms For Litigation
• CFTC Clarifies CCO Oversight Of Swaps Reporting
• Atty Can't Shake SEC's Suit Over Breaking EB-5 Rules
• State Street To Pay $530M In Foreign Exchange Fee Deal
• Baker & McKenzie Nabs Corporate Partner From Kaye Scholer
• Nomura Traders Deny 'Victim Blaming' In RMBS Suit
• SEC Proposes New Order-Routing Disclosure Rules
• Federal Securities Actions Soar In First Half Of 2016
• First Hawaiian, Blank Check Co. Prime 2 IPOs Worth $514M
• CFTC Hands Out Modest Fourth Whistleblower Award
• Tilton Tie-Up Foiled, Duka Urges 2nd Circ. SEC Ruling Redo
• Barclays Urges 2nd Circ. To Decertify Dark Pool Class
• DOL Blasts Insurer's Challenge To Fiduciary Rule Exemptions
• Brexit Amplifies Threat To US Financial Stability: Watchdog
• Testing The UBE: Portable But Inaccurate Bar Exam Scores
• GoPro Snags Rare Early Dismissal Of Calif. Investor Suit
• Special Effects Firm DDMG To Settle Investor Suit For $5.5M
• 'Confusing' Deutsche Bank Securities Suit Will Go On
• PE-Backed At Home Group Primes $130M IPO
• UK Venture Activity Slips In Wake Of Brexit
• Equifirst, Barclays Win Dismissal Of RMBS Suit
• Fantex Closes $59M Placement Of Athlete Tracking Stock
• Committee Urges SEC To Expand 'Accredited Investor' Terms
• Fed Gives More Time For Insurance Capital Comments
• MoFo Free From Malpractice Claims In Puda Coal IPO Suit
• Tilton Taps Clement For SEC Admin Court Fight In 2nd Circ.
• E-Trade Pays $725M For PE-Backed OptionsHouse
• Testing The UBE: Missouri Benefits From Uniform Bar Exam
• Venezuela Beats Investors' $100M Suit Over Fake Notes
• 5 Firms Lead IPOs Totaling $424M As Market Casts Off Brexit
• Why Gibson Dunn Lost A Big Case To An Old Conflict
• Bradley Arant Adds Team of Lawyers From Maynard Cooper
• Kirby McInerney Wins Lead In $551M La Quinta Class Action
• L'Oreal To Buy US Brand IT Cosmetics In $1.2B Deal
• ALJ Denies SEC Quick Win In 3C Unregistered Brokerage Case
• Canadian Regulators Pick Board For Unified Market Authority
• Former Brokers' Assets Frozen As SEC Claims $5M Fraud
• SEC Bans Accountant, Punishes Firm For Faulty Audit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Verizon, Goldman Sachs, BRF SA
• Robbins Geller Gets Lead In LPL Financial Suit
• 415 Million Reasons Why It's Time To Hug A Whistleblower
• How Chicago Became The Center Of A Spoofing Test Case
• Army Contractor's Stockholders Seek To Pause Sanctions Bid
• Renewable Energy Co. Faces SEC Subpoena On Stock Offering
• Teva Sells Additional $5.4B In Bonds To Buy Allergan Unit
• Fitch Ratings Fined €1.38M By EU Financial Watchdog
• EchoStar Unit Hughes Satellite Launches $1.5B Debt Offering
• Hong Kong Exchange Wins OK For Cross-Currency Swaps
• Chamber Of Commerce Weighs In On SEC Disclosures
• PE-Backed Drug Services Firm, Tech Co. Net $692M In 2 IPOs
• FCA Calls For More To Curb Dark Pool Conflicts Of Interest
• K&L Gates Opens Munich Office With Hires From King & Wood
• UK Business Group Says EU Access A Must In Brexit Talks
• Turkish IPOs — Key Issues For Market Participants
• Global Real Estate IPO Volume Rises Amid Turbulent Market
• SEC Names New Associate Regional Director In Denver
• Conyers Park IPO Raises $402M To Pursue Acquisitions
• Freddie Mac Must Face Subprime Deceit Suit, 6th Circ. Says
• Dollarama Raises $402M In Its Largest-Ever Bond Sale
• Sanctions Denied In Philadelphia Market Manipulation Case
• DOJ Seeks $1B In Assets Bought With Stolen Malaysian Funds
• PE-Backed Metal Products Maker NCI Prices $145M Offering
• Kraft Can't Halt CTFC Wheat-Manipulation Case
• European Commission OKs Concessions From Markit, ISDA
• UK Gov't Told To Use Brexit Chance For Challenger Banks
• A Return To Priced Equity Rounds
• Feds Charge 2 HSBC Traders In Forex Scam
• Teva Sells $15B In Bonds To Help Fund Actavis Generics Deal
• Fed Bars Ex-Barclays, UBS Trader From Banking Industry
• VC Funding Slips For Nearly All But The Fortunate Few
• Shearman Advises On Baring Co.'s $300M Bond Offer
• SEC Reminds Rating Agencies To Review After Workers Leave
• An Analysis Of The First 50 Crowdfunding Offerings
• FINRA Poses Treasury Securities Reporting Requirements
• A Good Time For Public Cos. To Review D&O Questionnaires
• Total Continues To Push For End In Gas Price Suit
• New UK Financial Watchdog Chief Plots Mission Overhaul
• Brexit Challenge To Go To Trial In October
• MagnaChip, Investors Get Preliminary Nod For $23.5M Deal
• Securities Groups Urge SEC To Weigh Cost Of Audit Trail
• Norton Rose Joins Fintech 'Smart Contract' Development Push
• Insurance, Tech Cos. Tweak IPOs Worth $150M Total
• SEC Scores $4.2M Judgment Over Utah MBS Scheme
• Pomerantz, Levi & Korsinsky Move For Lead In Sunrun IPO Suit
• 5 Firms Steer REIT Hudson's $585M Offering, Related Deals
• Deutsche Bank Slams 'Generalized' Claims In RMBS Dispute
• Singapore Exchange To Separate Regulatory Arm
• 4 Ways To Keep Your Client From Rushing Into An IPO
• How Law Firms Can Create Next-Generation Office Spaces
• Selling Your Twinkie And Eating It Too
• Gibson Dunn Booted From Tilton's 2nd Circ. SEC Challenge
• SEC Punts On Market Makers' Fee Challenge
• Top FINRA Governor, Ex-Vanguard Exec, Named Chairman
• IRS Dredges Out Safe Harbor For Distributing Corporations
• Plastics And Energy Cos. Scrap IPO Plans
• Dream Global REIT Raising $66M Via Trust Offering
• AdvancePierre Foods Prices $390M IPO At Low End Of Range
• 'NSA-Proof' Phone Maker Raises $50M In Funding
• Lessons On SEC's Customer, Whistleblower Protection Efforts
• Strong Line Debut Won't Revive Tech IPO Market, Experts Say
• CFTC Blasts Industry Concerns Over Manipulation Suit
• Tibet Pharma Investors Ask Court To Dismiss IPO Suits
• Companies May Be Underpaying Deals Attys, Law Prof Says
• IRS Floats Changes For Determining Tax-Free Distributions
• Mich. Broker Pays $7.2M CFTC Penalty Over Options Trades
• Deals Rumor Mill: Teva, Berkshire Hathaway, MBK Partners
• How Brexit Affects Disclosure Duties Of SEC Reporting Cos.
• In Post-Brexit Swan Song, EC Reg Chief Touts New VC Rules
• Barclays Can't Limit Info Search In €362M Taberna Case
• Revamped UK Cabinet To Prioritize EU Single Market Access
• Market Spoofing Remains Live Issue After 1st Sentencing
• SEC Faces Long Road Ahead On Admin Court Reforms
• UK Retailer Nabs 298 Stores In $153.8M Deal
• Hong Kong Trader Gets 2-Year Ban For Botched Trades
• SEC Adopts Swaps Rules, Proposes Disclosure Changes
• China's Midea Scoops Up 64% Stake In Robotics Firm KUKA
• Alleged EB-5 Scammer Says Investors Weren't After Cash
• Spotlight Remains On Marketplace Lenders Post-Madden
• Spoofing Sentence Sends Clear Enforcement Message
• Groupon Settles Shareholder IPO Suit For $45M
• CFTC Loses Bid To Bar Chicago Trader During Spoofing Trial
• Nation's First Convicted Spoofer Gets 3 Years In Prison
• Ace Owes No Coverage In Facebook IPO Row, Rakoff Rules
• EU Urges Banking Group To Avoid More Capital Requirements
• Banking Experts Say Fintech Charter Support Conditional
• Etsy Investors Look To Keep IPO Securities Fraud Suit Alive
• SEC Taps New Members For Investor Advisory Committee
• Deals Rumor Mill: ChemChina, Xerox, ZTO Express
• Foley & Lardner Steers Regency Center's $353M Offering
• RBS Trade Data Points To Libor Low-Balling, Expert Says
• Citigroup Admits Giving SEC Faulty Blue Sheets For 15 Years
• VC Firms Bring In $8.8B Over Strong 2nd Quarter
• SFO To Retry 2 Barclays Traders In February 2017
• New York's Final AML Rule And Strategic Alternatives
• Judge Blasts 'Side Deal' In $7.6M Oil Investor Settlement
• Tighter Rules Looming For Trillion-Dollar Money Funds Market
• EC Offers 2 Ways To Invest In Startups, Urban Development
• Facebook's Discovery Bid Put On Hold In IPO Suit
• DOL Fiduciary Rule Can Save Investors $190B, Court Told
• Venable To Face Facebook Fraud Suit After 9th Circ. Revival
• Feds Say Nomura Traders' Good Acts Irrelevant In RMBS Suit
• Wells Fargo Says Investors Want It To Pay For Their Errors
• CBS Will Spin Off Its Radio Biz In IPO
• Lawyers And Lawmakers Split On Brexit Vote Legality
• How To Close A Law Firm — Practically And Ethically
• Top NY Finance Cop Blasts Idea Of Federal Fintech Charter
• Messaging App Line Raises About $1.13B In US, Japanese IPO
• Buyers Changing Tune In Aluminum MDL, Goldman Says
• When Marketplace Lending And Big Data Collide
• Theresa May To Become UK Prime Minister
• 4 Takeaways From The SFO's Latest Libor-Rigging Trial
• Committee Sends 'Maker-Taker' Fee Study To SEC
• Texas Rule Tweaks Could Help Grow Crowdfunding Market
• Whistleblower Chief Calls Time At SEC
• 2nd Circ. Reverses Itself On Joint Challenge To SEC Courts
• $100M In Settlements End Class Action In Muni Bond MDL
• Judge Tosses Investor Suit Over Mexican Airline IPO
• Sidley, Goodwin Guide REIT Care Capital's $500M Offering
• CFTC, Ga. Fund Ask To Reopen Fraud Suit For Deal Approval
• Proxy Advisory Firms In Legislative Crosshairs
• UK Watchdog Probes Crowdfunding Concerns
• Fed Makes Volcker Rule Reprieve To 2017 Official
• IRS Sets Money Market Fund Rules Loose
• Banks Say Libor Investors Lack Antitrust Standing
• Bitcoin Backers See Room For Improvement In NC Law
• Structured Finance Group Protests New Inversion Rules
• Warren Takes New Shot At SEC On Corporate Disclosure Effort
• US Ends Libor Case Against ICAP Trio After UK Acquittals
• Feds Seek Max Sentence For 1st Convicted 'Spoofer'
• The Smart Money Is Not Following Traditional Law Firms
• M-III-Backed Blank Check Co. Prices $150M IPO
• REIT Prices $657M Offering To Fund Boston Property Buy
• New Extraction Payment Rule Requires Thoughtful Strategy
• Australian Ex-Rabobank Trader Cops To Rate-Fixing In NY
• Ex-Barclays Trader Gets 6.5 Years For Libor Rig
• NorthWest Healthcare Properties REIT Raising $77M
• UK Litigation Teams Ready For Post-Brexit Dispute Boom
• Commodities Traders Rip Total's Bid To Ax Gas Price Suit
• Canadian Regulators Tout Progress On Investor Protection
• Convicted Libor Traders Ask For Mercy Before Sentencing
• RMBS Investors Can Pursue BNY Mellon, Appeals Court Rules
• Nasdaq Cos. Have Raised $8.5B Through New Listings In 2016
• Deals Rumor Mill: State Grid, Netmarble Games, TI Automotive
• American Hotel Income Properties REIT Raising $69.4M
• SEC's New Cybersecurity Appointment And What It Tells Us
• Complex Banks Need Complex Capital Rules: Fed Official
• RFP Lessons: 5 Ways Law Firms Can Beat Frustration
• UK To Retry 2 Ex-Barclays Traders On Libor Charges
• 'Father' Of SEC Enforcement Leaves Enduring Legacy
• Barclays Can't Stay Dark Pool Suit During 2nd Circ. Review
• GE Sees Seller's Remorse In Class Claim For Merger Losses
• SEC, Miami Headed To Trial In $38M Bond Rating Fraud Suit
• Nasdaq, Investors Ask 2nd Circ. To OK Deal On Facebook IPO
• Warren, Dems Quiz Derivatives Clearinghouses On Recovery
• High Court Wants Response In Calif. Securities Suit Petition
• SEC's International Corporate Finance Head Lands At Latham
• 2nd Circ. Keeps Stay Of Duka's SEC In-House Suit, For Now
• Libor Banks Can't Yet Make New Arguments For Dismissal
• LSE Shareholders Greenlight $26B Deutsche Boerse Merger
• AdvancePierre Foods Sets Terms For $492M IPO
• Trader Facing CFTC 'Money Pass' Charges Fights Market Ban
• 'Grizzly-Proof' Cooler Maker Yeti Files For $100M IPO
• PE Firm Advent Wants Out Of Party City IPO Class Action
• Egyptian Brothers Give In Just As $100M UBS Debt Trial Starts
• SEC Extends Cutoff For Swaps Data Reporting Compliance
• Hostess Whips Up Deal To Merge With PE Co., Go Public
• RFP Lessons: 7 Tips To Improve Your Responses
• How New European Union Market Abuse Rules Affect US Firms
• Bank Of England Cuts Capital Rules For Banks After Brexit
• UK's SFO Bounces Back With Barclays Libor Convictions
• UK Law Firm Prepares Legal Challenge To Brexit Process
• Top 7 Moments From The SFO's Barclays Libor-Rigging Trial
• London Jury Convicts 3 Ex-Barclays Libor Traders
• New UK Bank, Trader Standards Tackle Conflicts, Price-Fixing
• BofA, Citi, Others Hit With Singapore Rate-Rigging Suit
• China Links Enviro Compliance With Ability To Issue Stock
• Health Hires: Greenberg, Covington Add IP, Deals Pros
• Busy June Shows Dodd-Frank's Benefits And Costs
• 2 Firms Outdo Peers In June IPOs Amid Stormy Market
• EU Financial Advisory Body Rebuts Basel Risk Measures
• Regulators Tell EU To Catch Up With US On Swaps Rules
• 3 Reasons Brexit Won't Halt EU Market Abuse Rules
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Skadden, Vinson
• Enforcement Outlook For Foreign Banks In New York
• RFP Lessons: A General Counsel's List Of Law Firm Mistakes