Capital Markets Archive » February, 2018

Capital Markets - February, 2018

207 articles

• Ambac's Puerto Rico Bond Payment Challenge Tossed
• SEC Bosses Deny Trump-Era Enforcement Slowdown
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bayer, Embraer, NIO
• Ameriprise Settles SEC Suit Over $1.7M In Overcharges
• McAfee-Tied Investment Firm Beats Securities Fraud Suit
• Investor Group Seeks To Block Paperless Fund Reporting
• Latham & Watkins Guides Spotify's Direct Listing
• Ex-Barclays Forex Chief Says 'Abuse Of Process' Dooms Case
• 'China's Netflix' Leads Two IPO Filings Totaling $1.7B
• MedImmune Spins Drugs Into New Biotech Co., Raises $250M
• SEC Accuses 3 Texas Cos., Execs Of $11.7M Offering Fraud
• HSH Nordbank Sold To PE Consortium For $1.2B
• PE-Backed Norwegian Cruises Prices $1.1B Share Offering
• No Gain On Monster CEO's Stock Swap Delay, 2nd Circ. Told
• Accused Fraudster Says Cryptocurrencies Aren't Securities
• Deutsche Inks $240M Deal To Settle Libor-Rigging Row
• Dropbox Could Set Tone For More 'Unicorn' IPOs
• Deals Rumor Mill: Amazon, Glassdoor, Toys R Us
• Aston Martin Mulls IPO Following Record Revenue Year
• HFF Arranges $400M JV To Invest In US Industrial Properties
• NY Appeals Court Spurns Zohar Jury Bid In $58M Fraud Row
• Why Machine Learning Should Matter To Lawyers
• NY Man Pleads Guilty To Yacht Time-Share Fraud Scheme
• Baker Botts Adds 4 Ex-Vinson & Elkins Corporate Partners
• Is The VIX Fixed? A Look At Wall Street's 'Fear Gauge'
• Highlights From 'SEC Speaks' 2018
• RMBS Investors Barred From Sampling Loans In HSBC Suits
• Focus Tightening On Debate Over Banning Post-IPO Suits
• SEC Settles Calif. Home Audio Co. Offering Suit For $3M
• Facebook's $35M Deal To End IPO Suit Gets Initial OK
• Deals Rumor Mill: Boeing, Sydney Motorway, Ceva Logistics
• Chinese Online Educator Leads 2 IPO Filings Totaling $375M
• 3 Things Hospitality Lawyers Need To Know About Blockchain
• Deutsche Unveils IPO Plans For Asset Management Group
• Jefferies Trader's Suit Against Exec 'Hard To Fathom': Judge
• Spectrum Brands Inks $10B Deal To Combine With HRG
• REIT Resource Capital Beats Investor Suit Over $41M Loss
• ECB To Seek Feedback On New Overnight Reference Rate
• Reg A+ 'Mini-IPOs' Face Market Resistance
• High Court Fight Over SEC In-House Judges Heats Up
• Illinois Software Exec Pleads Not Guilty In Spoofing Case
• Germany Refuses To Extradite Traders For SFO Euribor Trial
• Wilson Sonsini, Simpson Thacher Guiding Dropbox IPO
• PE-Backed 'Emerging Growth Co.' Files For $300M IPO
• 2nd Circ. Gives 2nd Shot To Schwab's Libor Claims
• UK Health Care REIT Scores £94M From Share Sale
• Ex-SEC Chair Urges Delay Of Post-IPO Suit Policy Debate
• Examining SEC's 2018 Exam Priorities
• Resort-Focused Aspen REIT Pulls Reg A+ IPO
• SEC Case Exposes Justices' Rift Over 'Legislative History'
• Chevron Spared As Justices Say 'Whistleblower' Term Clear
• DOJ Fights Ex-State Street Exec's Bid To Sever New Charge
• 2 Biotechs Brave Volatility To Raise $401M In Follow-Ons
• Investors, US Bank Agree To Move MBS Claims To NY Court
• 2 Tibet Pharma Defendants May Appeal Last Count In IPO Suit
• Olshan Frome Adds Ex-Miller & Wrubel Securities Pro
• Deutsche Says Foreign Investors Not Fit To Lead RMBS Suit
• A New Era In Global Securities Litigation: Part 4
• Activist Investor Barington Pushes Bloomin' Brands Spinoff
• Wilson Sonsini Hires Ex-Associate As Securities Partner
• Sidley Austin Adds Ex-Winston & Strawn Global Finance Atty
• New SEC Cybersecurity Guidance Dinged By Dems As Rehash
• In Somers, High Court Takes Us Back To 2014
• Weil Seeks To Nip Conflict Concerns In Breitburn Ch. 11 Case
• Duo Settles With SEC For Selling Outlandish Patent Stocks
• Companies May Find High Court Whistleblower Ruling Costly
• Libor Manipulation By 16 Banks Sank Doral, FDIC Alleges
• Bitfunder Boss Charged With Lying About $70M Bitcoin Heist
• Tops Supermarkets Opens $1.2B Ch. 11, Plans Debt Rework
• Public Transit Tech Co. Moovit Nabs $50M From Investors
• Temenos Expands Fintech Service With $1.9B Fidessa Merger
• Libor Transition Could Cost Banks $200M, Report Says
• Watchdog Floats Rules For Banks Managing Capital Raises
• A New Era In Global Securities Litigation: Part 3
• Supreme Court Narrows Definition Of Whistleblower
• ETE's Warren Defends Fairness Of $1B Private Unit Issue
• Judge Nixes LendingClub Investor Bid For Underwriter Docs
• 4 Cos. Restock IPO Pipeline With Filings Totaling $300M
• Deals Rumor Mill: Deutsche Bank, Tesco, United Arab Bank
• Ex-UBS Trader Gets Spoofing, Fraud Counts Nixed Over Venue
• Telecom Giant Sprint Plans $1B Debt Issuance
• $300M Emergency Loan Approved For Puerto Rico Electric Co.
• SEC Settles Suits Over $1.8M Shell Company Scheme
• Lessons From Rabobank's Anti-Money Laundering Failures
• A New Era In Global Securities Litigation: Part 2
• Digital Currency Co. Says CFTC's Suit Is Political
• London Exchange Readies April Launch Of Libor Replacement
• Investor Groups Cheer Calls For Limiting Dual-Class Perks
• Muni Market Shaken By Puerto Rico Special Revenues Ruling
• Health Care-Focused Blank Check Co. Prices $250M IPO
• Former SEC Branch Chief Joins Dechert's DC Office
• FCC Halts Bitcoin Miner For Cell Network Interference
• Weil's Role Part Of Probe Of Breitburn Conflict Claims
• Polsinelli Adds Consumer Products Team From Holland & Hart
• UBS Says CFTC Order Doesn't Goose Gold-Fix Claims
• SEC Halts Trading In 3 Penny Stocks Tied To Cryptocurrency
• A New Era In Global Securities Litigation: Part 1
• How Emerging Sources Of ESI Will Impact Discovery
• Swiss Pioneer Regulation To Grow ICO Fundraising Market
• Global Authority Wants Faster Cross-Border Payment Systems
• Puerto Rico Electric Co. Denied Bid For Emergency Loan
• Ill. Trader Accused Of Embezzling $2M In Cryptocurrency
• SEC Nixes Sale Of Chicago Exchange To Chinese Investors
• SEC's Jackson Calls On Exchanges To Limit Dual-Class Stock
• SPACs Set For Another Strong Year, Fund Manager Says
• Senator Skeptical Of $31.5M Sought For CFTC 2019 Budget
• Regulators To Review Enhanced Oversight Of Prudential
• Put The Brakes On Acceleration Bay Litigation Funder Ruling
• 3 Securities Enforcement Developments You May Have Missed
• A Chat With Hogan Lovells HR Chief Allison Friend
• Puerto Rico Utility Creditors Unveil $534M Loan Offer
• Gold Sellers Say CFTC Order Shows UBS Helped Fix Prices
• House Passes Changes To CFPB, SEC Disclosure Rules
• Russian Nationals Sentenced In $300M Global Cyberattack
• BNY Mellon Says Some ADR Investor Claims Are Time-Barred
• Deals Rumor Mill: Healthineers, Blackstone, Takata
• Broker's Bid For FINRA Docs On 'Layering' Rejected
• PE-Backed Blank Check Co. Leo Holdings Prices $200M IPO
• Warburg Pincus Leads Duetto's $80M Series D Raise
• Medical Device, Biotech Cos. Price IPOs Raising $30M Total
• Recent Trends In Structuring Risk Retention Vehicles
• The Impact Of Kokesh So Far, And What's Next: Part 2
• Considerations For Attorneys Using Artificial Intelligence
• 4 Things Real Estate Lawyers Need To Know About Bitcoin
• SEC Initiative A More Efficient Fix For Adviser Conflicts
• Capital Markets Partner Rejoins Latham In Hong Kong
• $1.8B Offer Deepens Fight Over Breitburn Ch. 11 Plan
• $69M IPO Filed By Biotech That Uses AI To Develop Drugs
• Medical Device Co. Motus Downsizes IPO Estimate To $21M
• The Impact Of Kokesh So Far, And What's Next: Part 1
• Ex-Nomura Trader Can't Ditch SEC Fraud Suit, Judge Rules
• Feds, Ex-UBS Trader Spar Over Fraud, Spoofing Counts
• Former SEC Enforcer Joins Covington's DC Office
• Abu Dhabi's Financial Watchdog Weighs Crypto Regulations
• Trump Budget Seeks CFTC User Fees To Raise $32M
• Deals Rumor Mill: Comcast, Apollo Global, Sok
• SEC Seeks Budget Hike To Boost Cybersecurity, Add Staff
• Deutsche Bank To Repay Overcharged MBS Customers $3.7M
• Judging A Book: Duncan Reviews 'Justice And Empathy'
• Euromoney Sells Market Intelligence Biz In $180.5M Deal
• Gibraltar Aims To Become First To Legislate On ICOs
• 2 Mitsubishi Banks To Settle Libor Rigging Suit For $30M
• MBS Trustees Under Scrutiny At Close Of Lehman Ch. 11 Trial
• Hong Kong Takes Regulatory Action On Cryptocurrencies
• Cryptocurrency Outlet Hit With Another Investor Fraud Suit
• Broker-Dealer Seeks 'Layering' Docs From FINRA For SEC Suit
• DC Circ. Exempts CLO Managers From Risk Retention Rules
• Market Volatility Threatens To Stall IPO Momentum
• Cryptocurrency Biz Ordered To Stop Selling Securities In NJ
• Deals Rumor Mill: Remington, Ant Financial, Cirsa Gaming
• Former Aveo Chief Medical Officer Ordered To Pay SEC $50K
• 2nd Circ. Ruling May Broaden Common D&O Policy Exclusion
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Asset Freeze Denied For Alleged $2B Cryptocurrency Scam
• Bioceres Delays $130M IPO, Citing Market Volatility
• Lehman Puts Finishing Touch On MBS Claims Estimation Trial
• Kirkland-Aided $200M Grubhub Deal Aims To Boost KFC Sales
• The Art Of The Litigation Funding Deal
• Credit Suisse Fined $5M By Hong Kong Securities Regulator
• 5 Cos. Price IPOs Totaling $959M Despite Market Turbulence
• Deals Rumor Mill: Wyndham, Goldman Sachs, Ping An
• Ex-State Street Exec Faces New Charge Of Bilking Insurer
• NY Stresses Anti-Fraud Obligations For Cryptocurrency Cos.
• Turkish Fast-Food Franchisee Delays IPO In Volatile Market
• Securities Cops Wary Of Bitcoin Morphing Into Madoff
• Rakoff Smacks Down Bid To Seal Riders In $3B Petrobras Deal
• SEC Inspectors To Focus On Cryptocurrency, ICOs In 2018
• Smart Contracts Need Smart Corporate Lawyers
• Rabobank To Pay $368M In US Money Laundering Case
• ESMA Focuses On MiFID II, Brexit In 2018 Supervisory Targets
• Cooley Fintech Leader Leaves To Join Bitcoin Wallet Startup
• Panel Grills Zohar Funds On Jury Waiver In Fraud Case
• How To Fix Your Broken Client Teams
• PE-Backed Wood Pellet Co. Launches $120M Offering
• Regulating Cryptocurrencies Proving Tough, Watchdogs Say
• SEC Chief 'Not Anxious' To Deter Post-IPO Class Actions
• 10 Highlights From FINRA's 2018 Priorities Letter
• Puerto Rico Oversight Board Defends $1.3B PREPA Loan Bid
• Investors Seek Asset Freeze For BitConnect In Fraud Suit
• Canadian Investor Says SEC's $17M Pump-Dump Case Fails
• Ex-UBS Trader Wants Feds' Fraud, Spoofing Counts Tossed
• Breitburn Shareholders To Reopen Ch. 11 Row After $1.8B Bid
• RMBS Investors Lose Class Cert. Bid In Suit Against HSBC
• Ex-Aveo Exec Fights SEC Penalty, Says He's Learned Lesson
• Watchdog Proposes Process For Benchmark Rules Approval
• Morgan Stanley, Others Must Face ISDAfix Rate-Rigging Suit
• Locke Lord Adds Tax, Transaction Atty From Andrews Kurth
• Morgan Stanley Wants FCA Claims Cut From Calif.'s Suit
• 10 Firms To Steer IPOs Exceeding $1.8B To Start February
• German Real Estate Co. Plans $186M Frankfurt Listing
• Jailed Spoofer Coscia Asks High Court To Review Conviction
• UK Health-Tech Co. Closes $28M Series A Funding Round
• Dell Exploring IPO Or VMware Merger To Boost Biz
• PE-Backed Fracker Leads 2 IPOs Raising $681M Combined
• How To Serve Your Blind Client Effectively
• Deutsche Bank To Pay CFTC $70M Over ISDAfix Manipulation
• UBS Loses Bid For $20M Coverage Of Debt Bond Suits
• 1 Firm Leads January IPO Activity As 2018 Starts Bullish
• Cohen Milstein Hits SEC With FOIA Suit Tied To KPMG Probe
• Securities Trade Groups Brace For Benchmark Transition
• Deals Rumor Mill: CBS, Heilan Home, Saudi Aramco
• A Big Step Toward Harmonizing Swap Trading Markets
• Puerto Rico Electric Co. Preparing To Privatize, Says Panel
• Platinum Partners Judge Says He's 'Unlikely' To Split Trial
• Evolving Due Process In The Digital Age
• Under New Tax Law, Time Is Running Out For Ponzi Victims
• New Blockchain Body Will Help Guide Regulators, EU Says