Capital Markets Archive » April, 2017

Capital Markets - April, 2017

223 articles

• Delfasco Can't Buy Bankrupt Conco Until 2019, 6th Circ. Says
• US Investors In Chinese Online Lender Fight To Preserve Suit
• 6 Cos. Price IPOs Totaling $1B To Conclude Flurry Of Deals
• Flawed Analyses Undermine Gold Price-Fixing Suit, Banks Say
• FINRA Charges Broker Over Misleading Offering Docs
• Banking Giants Hit With Indirect Investors' Forex Rig Suit
• PE-Backers Unloading $521M Stake In Extended Stay
• 5 Firms Set To Launch May With 6 IPOs Surpassing $1.7B
• OCC Chief Says Fintech Charter Fight May Stifle Innovation
• 2nd Circ. May Clarify 5th Amendment Issue In Libor Case
• Health Hires: 8 Firms Add Health, Life Sciences Experts
• Dems Blast House GOP Dodd-Frank Rollback Efforts
• The Mediator's Proposal As A Tool For Litigants
• Nomura Trader Seeks Split From Conspirators In RMBS Case
• ITG Can't Duck Fraud Suit Over 'Project Omega' Trading
• Broker Settles SEC Charges Over Short-Selling Violations
• Gibson Dunn Adds 6 Energy Partners In Houston
• NY Law Sinks RICO Claims In Appeal In Hedge Fund Suit
• K&L Gates Gains Ex-Crowell Securities Brokerage Pro In NY
• OCC May Face Trouble Defeating States' Fintech Charter Suit
• Singapore Rate-Rigging Suit Sent Back To Drawing Board
• PE-Backed Retailer, UK Biotech Price IPOs Totaling $263M
• India Can't Split Cairn's $4.4B Tax Arbitration
• Surge Of Blank Check Cos. To Oil Patch Won't Last
• Expectations After The Trump Administration's First 100 Days
• KBL Merger Files $100M IPO To Pursue Health Care Buy
• Investors Say Ambac Can't Shed Puerto Rican Bonds Suit
• 4 Firms Guide TransUnion's 16.5M-Share Secondary Offering
• High Court Asked To Review Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Rule
• Stock Drop Not Caused By Misrepresentations, Fitbit Says
• Dodd-Frank Rewrite Makes Minor Tweaks To Capital-Raising
• Ex-RMBS Trader Jesse Litvak Again Sentenced To 2 Years
• State Bank Regulators Sue To Stop OCC Fintech Charters
• The Challenges For CEA Price Manipulation Plaintiffs
• House Dems Seek To Slow GOP Dodd-Frank Repeal
• FINRA, DTC Want Suit Over Bankruptcy Distribution Killed
• BlackRock Pays $1.5M Over Russian ETF Violations
• KKR-Backed REIT Sets Terms For $210M IPO
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Boston Properties, Pinnacle
• The 9-Year Winning Streak Of Virginia 'Rocket Docket'
• CFTC Says Trade Advisers Can Use 3rd-Party Recordkeepers
• House GOP's Dodd-Frank Overhaul Could Muzzle Regulators
• Swaps Buyers Say Morgan Stanley Slow-Walking ISDAfix Docs
• PE-Backed TPG Real Estate Finance Files $100M IPO
• SEC Hands Nearly $4M Award To Whistleblower
• Produce Giant Dole Eyes Return To IPO Market
• Feds Must Name Co-Conspirators In Nomura RMBS Case
• Kinder Morgan Canada Seeks IPO To Fund Pipeline Expansion
• Examining FINRA Plan To Liberalize Advertising Rules
• Let's Talk About Half-Hearted Innovation
• Congress Tells SEC To Rein Itself In With CHOICE Act 2.0
• MetLife Wants SIFI Appeal Paused Amid Trump Order
• Master Rejects UBS Bid To Ax Some US Bank Loan Claims
• Wells Fargo Ditches Restrictions Over 'Living Will' Issues
• A Closer Look At Financial CHOICE Act 2.0
• 5 Cos. Launch IPOs Surpassing $1.8B As Deals Accelerate
• Streaming Giant Netflix Looks To Raise $1.1B In Debt
• Tilton's ALJ Fight 'Misses The Mark,' SEC Tells High Court
• High Court Won't Hear Microcap Dealer's FINRA Challenge
• British Taxpayers Recoup $26B Spent On Lloyds Bailout
• High Court Won't Review Chesapeake's $438M Bond Bill
• Dentons Real Estate Chair Sees Care, Creativity From Lenders
• Counsel To Counsel: Insights From Law Firm GCs
• Select Energy Services Raises $122M In Below-Range IPO
• Top Securities Plaintiffs' Firms Brought In $7.23B In 2016
• 9 Firms Ready To Steer IPOs Topping $1.2B As Deals Surge
• Jones Day Adds Ex-Bracewell Capital Markets Atty In Houston
• Baker McKenzie Leads Cruise Port Operator In $250M LSE IPO
• CFTC's 'Hail Mary' Contempt Bid Warrants Sanction, CEO Says
• Couple Must Repay $27M In EB-5 Cancer Center Fraud Scam
• SEC Enforcement Actions Data Show Priorities Shift
• Trump Orders Review Of 2 Key Dodd-Frank Powers
• Gray Matters: The Attorney-Client Team
• EU Ends Biofuel Price-Fix Case As Benchmark Probe Goes On
• SEC Issues Fewer IPO Comments As Process Streamlines
• Investors Rip Wells Fargo Doc Request In $1.2B MBS Suit
• Deutsche To Pay Fed $157M For Forex, Volcker Violations
• Justices Skeptical Of SEC Disgorgement Without Time Limits
• Chicago Trader Admits To Conning Investors Out Of $1.6M
• Litigation Finance, Big Data And The Limits Of AI
• Counsel To Counsel: Mama Said There'll Be Days Like This
• Fed's New Regulatory Chief Wants To Streamline Rules
• High Speed Trader Virtu Expands Reach With $1.4B KCG Buy
• Textualism Takes Center Stage In CalPERS V. ANZ Securities
• Estate's Stock Swap Delay Saw No Capital Gains, Judge Says
• CFTC Sues Bankrupt Calif. 'Hedge Fund' That Took $1.7M
• Bunge Agrees To Turn Over Trading Info In Kraft Wheat Row
• Commerzbank Says BNY Mellon Rightly Can't Nix RMBS Row
• GOP Rep. Reveals Updated Version Of Dodd-Frank Rewrite
• UK Biotech, Chinese Manufacturer Prime IPOs Totaling $82M
• Deals Rumor Mill: Aramco, SCA, Polyus Gold
• Disarming Puerto Rico's Pension Time Bomb
• Committee Urges SEC To Stimulate Declining US IPO Market
• Counsel To Counsel: A Law Firm GC's Data Protection Duties
• Justices Mull Definition Of SEC's Disgorgement
• PE-Backed Blank Check Co. TPG Pace Energy Files $600M IPO
• Litvak Can't Get Conviction Thrown Out, Will Be Sentenced
• 14 States Ask DC Court To Uphold Trump's 2-For-1 Order
• Allied Properties REIT Readies CA$200M Notes Offering
• Citigroup, JPMorgan Win Bid To Trim Euribor Antitrust Claims
• Sibanye To Tap Debt, Equity Markets For $2.2B Stillwater Buy
• Dutch Construction Giant VolkerWessels Plans IPO
• Trader Brings ALJ Challenge To 2nd Circ. In Likely First
• Counsel To Counsel: Evaluating Positional Conflicts
• Justices Weigh Definition Of 'Action' In Securities Cases
• SEC Disgorgement Could Face Tough Crowd At High Court
• Assistant Trader, CFTC Reach Settlement Over False Reports
• 7 Cos. Launch IPOs Totaling $967M As Momentum Builds
• Counsel To Counsel: 5 Challenges For A Law Firm GC
• Feds Say Litvak's Brag Of 'Victory' Shows 2 Years Not Enough
• Milbank Steers Purchasers Of $320M Mexican High-Yield Bond
• China Regulator Presses Exchanges To Maintain Market Order
• PE-Backed Trade Show Operator Primes $295M IPO
• Gorsuch Could Take Strict View Of Securities Law Time Limit
• Public Finance Vet Brings 5-Person Team To Katten Muchin
• Groups Push Senate On Broad Financial Regulatory Changes
• HK Watchdog Fines Investment Firm For AML Breaches
• Adviser Urges 10th Circ. To Allow Fight Over SEC Courts
• Lawyers In Flow: Get Out Of Your Head And Into Your Case
• Spotify's Direct Listing Consideration Invites Risk
• Ex-Nomura MBS Traders Split On Bringing Up Internal Review
• Royal Park's $3.7B RMBS Cases Tossed Over Standing Flub
• CalPERS Slams 'Rhetoric' In Class Timing Row At High Court
• Blackstone-Backed Energy Co. Files For $100M IPO
• 4 Companies Price IPOs Totaling $668M To Cap Busy Week
• FINRA Opens Door To Reforms Of Capital-Raising Rules
• Adviser Bashes SEC's 'Tortured' Disgorgement Arguments
• Brazilian Retailer Netshoes Raises $148.5M In US IPO
• Farmers Co-Op Loses Bid To Ax $1.7M MF Global Trades Suit
• 2nd Circ. Affirms $542M Triaxx CDO Default Sale
• Oil Field Co. Extends Energy Market Flood With $175M IPO
• Peabody Energy Unveils 32M-Share Secondary Offering
• NuStar Enters Midland Basin With $1.48B Pipeline Co. Buy
• A Law Firm Ranking Model By 'Fake News & Distorted Reports'
• SEC Signals No Patience For Fake News On Stocks
• Real Estate Rumors: JEMB, Realty Income, Chris Carlos
• Credit Suisse Again Ducks Suit Over $1B Lost To Bunk RMBS
• Natural Gas Co., Biotech Firm File IPOs Totaling $586M
• Altice USA Files For IPO, Led By Shearman & Sterling
• Brazilian Airline Azul Raises $571M In Upsized IPO
• Vantage Energy Blank Check Co. Prices $480M IPO
• Ex-Jefferies Trader Litvak Hopes To Avoid Prison For Fraud
• Investors Seek To Combine FXCM Suits Over Market Maker
• Kraft Demands Food Co.'s Trading Info In Wheat Futures Row
• FINRA's Judges To Review Other Penalties, Harm To Elderly
• Citi Moves To Shut Down Remaining RMBS Trustee Claims
• Brokers Seek Early Showdown With SEC On 'Layering'
• Judge Prods Euribor Class Action Parties On Discovery
• 5 Cos. Expand IPO Pipeline With New Filings Exceeding $400M
• SEC Cracks Down On Bogus News Articles Promoting Stocks
• SEC's ALJ Stance 'Blinks Reality,' Adviser Tells DC Circ.
• China Securities Watchdog Vows To Fight Fraud, Stinginess
• Brazilian Regulator Revokes Suspension Of Airline's IPO
• Apollo Cuts Hostess Stake With Public Offering
• Judge Casts Doubt On Barclays Defense In $31B RMBS Suit
• 5 Firms To Steer IPOs Totaling $782M As Deals Gather Steam
• Court Orders $1.7M Disgorgement For Binary Options Scheme
• Chesapeake Tells Justices It's Not Liable For $439M Bond Bill
• Shearman & Sterling Welcomes Back Ex-SEC Chief Of Staff
• House Dems Push Latest Bill To Fight Currency Manipulation
• NY Fed President Outlines Potential Regulatory Tweaks
• Paul Hastings Nabs Investment Mgmt. Pro From Paul Weiss
• Tech 'Unicorn' Okta Nets $187M After Pricing IPO Atop Range
• Fed Taps Powell To Take Over Regulations
• FXCM Hid Relationship With Market Maker, Investors Say
• Electra PE Sheds Remaining Stake In Hollywood Bowl
• Has The Law Of Manipulation Lost Its Moorings?
• Deals Rumor Mill: Spotify, Lyft, Maersk Line
• Warren, McCain Reintroduce Modern Glass-Steagall Act
• JOBS Act Shows Mixed Progress At 5-Year Mark
• Underwriters Tell High Court CalPERS Filed Suit Too Late
• Disgorgement Not Punitive, SEC Tells Supreme Court
• Feds Say They've Given Ex-Nomura Traders All They Need
• Trucking Co. Raises $550M, Online Lender Slashes IPO Price
• House Committee Heads Push Trump On China Trade
• Budget Tools Offer Slim Hope To Undoing Dodd-Frank
• House Passes Bill Upping Angel Fund Disclosure Exemptions
• Wells Fargo Won't Cash Out Virtual Currency, Suit Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: GE, WaveDivision, Origin Energy
• Sens. Introduce Bill To Help Finance Carbon Capture
• RioCan REIT Readies $224M Notes Offering
• Unilever Eyes Unit Sale, Buybacks After $143B Buyout Snub
• ABA Needs A New Model Legal Ethics Rule
• What Does Lateral Partner Success Look Like?
• Ex-Barclays Traders Acquitted In Libor Rigging Retrial
• Judge Kills Suit Seeking $213M On 140-Year-Old Guano Notes
• SEC Committee Still Uncertain On Key Trading Rule
• Morgan Stanley Rips Notice Claims In $2.5B RMBS Fight
• Michael Best Nabs Transactional Attorney In Milwaukee
• FBR Investors Sue Over $160M B. Riley Merger
• Are Lateral Recruitment Opportunities Shaping Your Strategy?
• BNY Asks Judge To Rethink German Law In $1B RMBS Case
• Hedge Funds Beat AIG, Others In $500M BofA Payout Fight
• Early Backers Of McAfee's Tech Investing Biz Sue For $47M
• Hess Midstream MLP Raises $340M In Upsized IPO
• Cenovus Sells $2.9B Debt To Help Fund ConocoPhillips Deal
• IPO Boom Offers Opportunities For Small Companies
• Fed's Departing Rules Chief Outlines Dodd-Frank Reform Path
• Peabody Energy Exits Ch. 11, Begins Trading Stock Again
• SEC's FCPA Chief Stepping Down Within The Month
• Richmond Fed Prez Resigns, Ending Leak Investigation
• Lateral Partner Hiring: Time To Look In The Mirror
• Insurer To Appeal Credit Suisse's Partial Win In RMBS Suit
• KKR-Backed REIT, British Biotech Join Growing IPO Pipeline
• Atty Gets SEC's $9.6M EB-5 Fraud Accusations Thrown Out
• Why The Fairness In Class Action Litigation Act Is Unjust
• Real Estate Rumors: FreshDirect, CK Holding, Capital One
• E-Trade Avoids Class Action Over Trade Venue Selections
• SEC Lifts Revenue Cap For 'Emerging Growth Cos.' To $1.07B
• Investors Push For FINRA Arbitration In Battle With Jefferies
• Forex Trader Gets Broker To Admit Arbitration Demand Invalid
• Senate Committee Advances Clayton For SEC Chair
• Uncertainty Remains For SEC Administrative Suits
• Cardtronics Prices $300M Bond Offer To Fund DirectCash Buy
• BlackRock, Others Back $2B Deal With Lehman Estate
• PE-Backed Met Coal Co. Leads 3 IPO Launches Totaling $530M
• Don't Overturn Longtime ALJ Practice, SEC Urges DC Circ.
• 6 Cos. Expand Growing IPO Pipeline With New Filings
• Deals Rumor Mill: Panera Bread, Psagot, Grab
• Cowen Group To Expand Reach With $116M Convergex Buy
• Enzymotec Settles IPO Stock-Drop Suit For $6.5M
• Tibet Pharmaceuticals Exec Escapes Class Action Over IPO
• How Europe Is Regulating Capital Markets As Brexit Looms