Capital Markets Archive » October, 2017

Capital Markets - October, 2017

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• Jailed Lawyer Can Plead 5th In SEC Case Against Ex-US Atty
• FDIC Pushes Back On Banks' Cert Bid In $140M MBS Suit
• Puerto Rico To Revise Fiscal Plan In Wake Of Hurricane Maria
• 5 More Companies Launch IPOs Seeking To Raise $692M
• Team Of Ex-Bracewell Attys Joins Hogan Lovells
• PE Firm Advent Cashes Out Of TransUnion In $394M Offering
• Texas Rep. Jeb Hensarling Won't Seek Re-Election
• Acquitted Nomura Trader Wants SEC Case Nixed Now
• Judging A Book: McConnell Reviews 'Unequal'
• Foreign Banks Can Be Tried In NY In Forex Suit, Judge Hears
• 3 Things To Know About The Coming CEO Pay-Ratio Mandate
• Treasury Stole Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Stock, 7th Circ. Told
• Credit Suisse, Insurers Settle Over $69M Spent On Dud RMBS
• After-Hours Pump And Dumps Net Illegal Gains Of $700K: SEC
• FBI Probing Nixed $300M Puerto Rico Power Contract
• NJ Pastor Gets Five Years For Bitcoin Bribery Scheme
• A Crisis Caused By Housing Policies, Not Lack Of Regulation
• Making Pro Bono Work
• Being There: Preparing Witnesses For Depositions
• 7 Firms To Guide IPOs Exceeding $1.8B Led By Cement Giant
• Whistleblower Protections Here To Stay, Expert Says
• Dentons Grows Capital Markets Group With 2 Hires In DC
• Investors Sue Women's Retailer After Post-IPO Stock Drop
• Brazilian Miner Leads 3 IPOs Raising $712M
• Making Pro Bono Work: The Sidley-Exelon Partnership
• Treasury Says Bank Rules Shouldn't Apply To Asset Managers
• TMF Group Shelves IPO For €1.75B Deal With CVC Fund
• Leveraged Loan Decision Could Have Broad Consequences
• Recipe For Legal Project Management: Look To BBQ Champs
• SEC Names Driscoll Permanent Director Of Compliance Unit
• SEC Enforcement To Zero In On Retail Investor Harm
• Bayer's Financing Needs Shift As Monsanto Price Falls $2.5B
• Measure Banks' Risks By Activity, Not Size, US Report Says
• BP Unit And PE-Backed Retailer Price IPOs Raising $1.1B
• Deals Rumor Mill: CVS, Weinstein Co., Evoqua Water Tech
• Chinese Blank Check Co. Prices $180M IPO
• Investor Sues Dialysis Co. Execs Over Insurance Billing Tactic
• RBS Agrees To Cough Up $44M In No-Prosecution RMBS Deal
• Ex-HSBC Trader Rips Ruling Forcing Him To Stand Trial In US
• SEC Grants US Brokers Relief From EU Research Rules
• Activist Tells Supervalu To Sell Stores, Buy Back Shares
• Making Pro Bono Work: Can You Practice In Your State?
• Representing Women At The Intersection Of Law And Finance
• SEC Backs Whistleblower On Protections In High Court Row
• Puerto Rico Gets Court's OK For Use Of FEMA Relief Funds
• Deals Rumor Mill: Pfizer, Deutsche AM, Learning Care Group
• Insurers, Credit Suisse Brace For $69M RMBS Trial
• Litvak Tells 2nd Circ. Feds' Stance Is Slippery Slope
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Securities Suit Against Pa. Stock Exchanges
• Asian Travel Booker Klook Raises Nearly $60M In VC Funds
• Consumer-Focused Haymaker Acquisition Raises $300M
• Deutsche Bank To Pay $220M To States In Libor-Rigging Deal
• Belgian Biotech Ablynx Raises $200M In Upsized IPO
• Sidley Austin Adds 5 Andrews Kurth Cap Markets, M&A Attys
• Making Pro Bono Work: Building Sponsorship Relationships
• How Choice Act Would Change Agency Rule-Making Authority
• What I Learned In My 1st Year: Be A Sponge
• HSBC Exec Conviction A Cautionary Tale To Forex Market
• Credit Suisse, Mortgage Insurer Clash On Axed Fraud Claim
• Toys R Us Cleared To Tap Remainder Of $3.1B DIP Loan
• Deals Rumor Mill: Unilever, Siemens, Air Berlin
• MassMutual, Goldman Sachs Settle $175M RMBS Suits
• Puerto Rico Asks To Speed FEMA Relief Despite Bankruptcy
• Eli Lilly Considers Sale Or IPO Of Animal Health Business
• Fake Stock News Suit Against Navy Officer Shipped West
• Making Pro Bono Work: Beyond The Hurdles
• SEC Chief Pushes Security, Data-Driven Enforcement
• SEC Approves Expanded Audit Reports Of Public Companies
• Chapman Hires Ex-SEC Counsel Specializing In ETFs
• UK-Focused REIT Aims To Raise $197M In Share Sale
• Trump SEC Picks To Focus On Enforcement, Cybersecurity
• WeWork To Take Over Lord & Taylor's NY HQ In $850M Deal
• Rail Cos. Seek Top Court Review Of Tax On Stock Options
• Lehman MBS Trial May Be Delayed After Claims Removal Row
• Feds Hit Back At Acquittal Bids In Nomura RMBS Fraud Case
• Platinum Execs' Doc Requests Denied In $1B Fraud Row
• Growth-Hungry Netflix Raises Another $1.6B In Debt
• Judging A Book: Pryor Reviews 'Scalia Speaks'
• Avenue Capital Can't Seal $6M MagnaChip Fraud Settlement
• SEC Extends Review Of NYSE Bid To Delay End-Of-Day News
• Defense Star Alex Spiro Joins Quinn Emanuel
• 'Last Look' Abuse Case Against Goldman Dropped Early
• HSBC Executive Convicted Of Forex Fraud
• The Inside Counsel Revolution
• SunEdison Ch. 11 Plan Foes Seek Info On Rights Offering
• Deutsche Bank Trader Scores Hearing On DOJ Case Taint
• Gaming Startup Raises $884M In Upsized IPO
• Tech Expert Gets 16 Months In Bitcoin Bank Bribery Scheme
• GAO Leveraged Loan Decision Puts Guidance In Doubt
• 7 Firms To Guide IPOs Topping $2.1B As October Heats Up
• German Metal Co. Plans $739M IPO As PE Firm Sheds Shares
• 2nd Circ. Sends Momentive Ch. 11 Back For Interest Revisions
• Banks Want Newest Round Of SIBOR-Rigging Suit Dismissed
• How Arbitrators Maintain Proportionality In Discovery
• US Bank Loses Discovery Sanctions Bid Against Royal Park
• JPMorgan Exec To Lead SEC's Trading And Markets Division
• Ex-HSBC Exec's Trial Over $3.5B Forex Deal In Jury's Hands
• Software 'Unicorn' MongoDB Raises $192M In Upsized IPO
• Treasury's Capital Markets Reforms Unlikely To Spark IPOs
• Bank Regulator Calls Fintech Charter Fears 'Exaggerated'
• Deals Rumor Mill: Unilever, easyJet, Sinochem
• Revisiting The $50B Threshold For Stricter Bank Regs
• AbbVie Must Face Suit Over Failed Shire Deal In Ill. Court
• CFTC Eyes Penalty For No-Show Firm In Forex Fraud Suit
• The Law Firm CFO's Role In The Strategic Planning Process
• SEC's Disclosure Proposal Is A Step In The Right Direction
• Hayes Gets OK To Fight $1M SFO Asset Seizure In Libor Case
• Ex-HSBC Forex Exec Gets 'F-Minus In Fraud,' Jury Hears
• Deals Rumor Mill: F2i, Advent International, Roots
• Day-Trading Firm, Founder End SEC Fraud Claims For $1.7M
• SEC Seeks Default Win Against $1.4M Forex Fraud Fugitive
• PE-Backed Water Treatment Co. Launches $500M IPO
• Duo Security Turns Into 'Unicorn' With $70M Financing Round
• Gov't, Defense An Ocean Apart On Coin.mx Pastor's Sentence
• Chinese Microlender Qudian's Above-Range IPO Raises $900M
• Investors Take Second Pass At Cert. In $1B RMBS Suit
• Law Firms Must Transition To An Industry Sector Approach
• MarkitServ Settles Swap Trading Monopoly Suit
• Digital Tokens Can Be Regulated As Commodities, CFTC Says
• AML For Broker-Dealers: Takeaways From SEC Enforcement
• Advisers Rip Wells Fargo's Bid To Turn Tables In MBS Suit
• Feds Say Recorded Calls Prove Ex-HSBC Forex Exec's Guilt
• Platinum Judge Suddenly Reassigns $1B Fraud Cases
• Real Estate Finance Pro Joins Dorsey & Whitney In NY
• Stock Trader Who Made Illegal Sales Loses In 5th Circ.
• Deals Rumor Mill: SpringerNature, Pure Group, Deutsche Bank
• Judging A Book: Kozinski Reviews 'The Judge'
• The Evolution Of Regulators' Views On Bitcoin ETFs
• Reporting Database For MiFID, Market Abuse Rules Launched
• ESMA Chief Calls For Tougher Enforcement In EU Markets
• Gov't Hits Back At VC Group In Foreign Entrepreneur Row
• SEC Asks Supreme Court To Weigh In On In-House Judges
• Blue Apron Investor Wants Stock-Drop Suits Consolidated
• Ex-HSBC Exec Denies Involvement In Forex Fraud Conspiracy
• BP Midstream, Four Others Launch IPOs Exceeding $1.3B
• Linklaters Nabs Mayer Brown Derivatives Pro For NY Office
• Deals Rumor Mill: Saudi Aramco, AT&T, iQiyi
• Defense Bar, Profs Say 2nd Circ. At Sea On Insider Trading
• Congress Working To Raise Bank Rules Threshold, Cohn Says
• New Post-Recession Metrics For BigLaw Partner Success
• Del. Court Finds Investment Firm Defaulted On Part Of Deal
• 4 Firms To Guide IPOs Surpassing $1.8B
• Off-Market Forex Dealer Pleads Guilty To Commodities Fraud
• Easing Securitization Rule Could Go Too Far, Critics Warn
• DC Circ. Partially Remands Barred Broker's Appeal To SEC
• Deals Rumor Mill: Weinstein Co., Saudi Aramco, Atlantia
• Del. Court Tosses Ripple, R3 Crypto-Cash Contract Clash
• SoFi Pulls Bank Charter Application Amid Executive Upheaval
• PE-Backed Biotech OptiNose Raises $120M In Upsized IPO
• Time To Lift Student Loan Counseling Restrictions
• BNY Mellon Loses 2nd Bid To Toss Commerzbank's RMBS Suit
• A Look At The New Qualified Financial Contracts Rule
• IRS To Take Deeper Look At Tax-Free Distributions
• SEC Stakes Claim As Digital Currency Regulator
• Lawmakers Seek More On FCA Plan For Aramco Listing Rules
• FERC, Barclays To End Fight Over $453M Manipulation Penalty
• CFTC Says 3 Men Raised $3.1M In Commodity Pool Fraud
• Ex-HSBC Exec Defends Actions Over $3.5B Forex Deal
• Lobbying Power Can Drastically Alter Course Of Tax Reform
• Online Auto Seller Cargurus Leads 3 IPOs Totaling $227M
• UK Ex-Traders Have Info They Need On Charges, Judge Says
• Fintech Expert Says U.S. Needs 'Sandbox' For Regulators
• Investors Want $152M In Libor Settlements Approved
• Barclays Urges 9th Circ. Not To Revive Dark Pool Suit
• Lucia And The (Un)Constitutionality Of SEC Judges
• Broad Reach Of MiFID II Worries Top Capital Markets Group
• 9th Circ. Hears Round 3 In Northstar Suit Over Schwab Fund
• Ex-HSBC Exec Tells Jury $3.5B Forex Deal Was Aboveboard
• CFTC Chair Seeks Another Delay In Lowering Swap Threshold
• Barclays Seeks Toss Of Feds' Fraud Suit Over $31B RMBS
• SEC Says Attys Sent Fraudulent Penny Stock Opinion Letters
• Why You Should Consider Hyperlinking Your Next Brief
• 2nd Circ. Urged To Uphold Litvak's RMBS Fraud Conviction
• Morris Manning Launches Blockchain Practice
• SEC Wants To Trim Disclosure Requirements
• Bitcoin Fraud Suspect's Russia Extradition Sets Up US Clash
• CFTC Fines Dubai Trading Firm $300K For Alleged Spoofing
• 'Pre-Hedging' Is Standard Practice, HSBC Forex Jury Hears
• Platinum Execs Say Insurers Must Give Cash For Defense
• SEC's Walter Jospin Plans To Exit Atlanta Director Role
• Fee Examiner Appointed In Puerto Rico Utility Restructuring
• Don't Drive 'Train' Through Risk Retention, DC Circ. Told
• Latin American Miner Nexa Resources Launches $605M IPO
• Deutsche Laundering Cop Warns Against DC Guessing Game
• Honeywell Unveils Plans To Spin Off Pair Of Businesses
• HelloFresh Hopes To Serve Up $354M IPO
• Asian-Americans Facing Challenges In The Legal Industry
• BNY Mellon Slams MBS Investors' Bid To Revisit Quick Wins
• Latham Leads Data Center Co. Switch's $531M IPO
• CalPERS Suit Marks Another Loss For Multiclass Stock Plans
• Wilmington Trust Pays $44M To Settle Securities Case
• Russia Fights US Bid For Bitcoin Fraud Suspect
• HSBC FX Exec Said 'I Think We Got Away With It,' Jury Hears
• Reg A+ 'Mini-IPOs' Make Headway With Small Companies
• SEC Settles With Estate Of 'Extreme' Day Trader For $4.6M
• Convicted Ex-SAC Manager Asks Full 2nd Circ. For Rehearing
• Judge Sits Out Discovery Row In MarkitSERV Suit, For Now
• Wilmington Trust Judge Rejects Bank Doc Tiff Trial Delay
• SEC's Evans To Lead International Corporate Finance Office
• A BigLaw Ladies' Guide To Becoming A 1st-Chair Trial Lawyer
• Treasury Proposes Deregulation To Boost Markets, Investment
• SEC Watchdog Says Agency Faces IT, Budget, Contract Issues
• FINRA Mulls Greater Transparency On Board Meetings, Fines
• Mitigating Securities Litigation Risk From Software Problems
• SEC Seeks $17M Disgorgement In Alleged Oil And Gas Fraud
• Expert Tells Of HSBC Trading Frenzy Around $3.5B Forex Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bain Capital, Unilever, SeaWorld
• Wilmington Trust Seeks Doc Delivery Or Trial Delay
• CFTC Self-Reporting Policy Leaves Open Several Questions
• Blank Check Co. J2 Raises $1.25B In London
• Citigroup Tax Lawyer Joins Latham & Watkins In New York
• Fake Hedge Fund Manager Accused Of Running Ponzi Scheme
• HSBC's US Arm Eyed In Potential UK Forex Manipulation Suit
• Senate Confirms Quarles To Lead Fed Supervisory Efforts
• SEC's Pay-To-Play Universe Continues To Expand
• 5 Tips To Ensure Proper Deposition Behavior
• Gaps In Trump-GOP Tax Plan Hint At Loss Of Current Benefits
• HSBC Trader Dishes On Forex Collusion At Exec's Fraud Trial
• Frontier Hid $10.5B Verizon Purchase Deadbeats: Investors
• Puerto Rico Board Withdraws Bid To Force Furloughs
• Fraudster In $23M Investment Scheme Can't Lose Receiver
• Deals Rumor Mill: Brookfield, Saudi Aramco, A Schulman
• Day Pitney Lands 2 Corporate Finance Partners
• SEC Urged To Delay Start Of Audit Trail Over Cyber Risks
• Monex Defends Its Model, Wants CFTC Suit Moved Or Tossed
• MarkitServ Wants Withheld Data In Antitrust Suit
• DOJ Says Allen Ruling Already Chilling Int'l Enforcement
• With Blockchain, The Early Lawyer Gets The Worm
• Cairn Exec Says He Didn't Suspect HSBC Tanked $3.5B Deal
• Chief Counsel To Ex-CFTC Commissioner Rejoins WilmerHale
• 2 Fla. Men Nabbed In $3M Con Involving Drinkable Motor Oil
• House OKs Bill To Equalize Muni Bonds In Liquidity Rules
• 'Market Makers' Manipulated Pfizer Trades, 3rd Circ. Told
• Chinese Lender Qudian Leads 2 IPO Launches Totaling $869M
• 'Pay To Play' Rules Expand To Capital Acquisition Brokers
• Making Sense Of The SEC Data Breach
• Judging A Book: Tunheim Reviews 'Miles Lord'
• HSBC Exec Admits Role In Russian Forex Buyer Tale
• Latham & Watkins Adds Strategic M&A Partner In New York
• Valeant Launches $1B Private Bond To Restructure Debt
• Technology Assisted Review Can Work For Small Cases
• 'Initial Coin Offerings' Deceived Investors, SEC Says
• SEC, Ex-Green Tech CEO Trade Bids To End Stock Fraud Suit
• The Lasting And Evolving Role Of FSOC
• SEC Says Personal Info Was Accessed In EDGAR Hack
• Law360 Sizes Up The Term To Come
• IRS Anti-Inversion Rule That Sank Pfizer Deal Struck Down