Capital Markets Archive » March, 2018

Capital Markets - March, 2018

297 articles

• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Deals Rumor Mill: NYSE, CBS, Open Door
• House Panel Skewers Puerto Rico Fiscal Board's Performance
• Ex-Barclays Trader's Case Hinges On Law, Not Order
• KPMG Hong Kong Exits Fraud Suit Over Work For Failed Firm
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Gibson, Vinson
• Royal Park Denied Class Cert. In Deutsche Bank RMBS Suit
• Goodwin Liu Talks Academia, Constitutional Law, Oxtail Stew
• Major Banks Accused Of Mexican Bond Price-Fixing
• 'Mazel' Doesn't Bring Employer Luck In NY's Top Court
• Barclays' High-Risk RMBS Fight Appears To Have Paid Off
• The Justices' Divergent Views On Class Action Tolling
• BigLaw Doesn't Have A Diversity Problem
• HSBC Inks $100M Deal With OTC Investors In Libor-Rig MDL
• Libor Judge Surprises Feds With 'Thoughts' On Case
• Del. Bank Paid Loan Interest To Prop Up Past-Due Clients
• Fed. Board Seeks Additional Cuts In Puerto Rico Fiscal Plan
• 2nd Circ. Revives Investors' Korean Futures Manipulation Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Walmart, VW, SoftBank
• Futures Giant CME Group To Acquire NEX Group For $5.4B
• Chinese Streaming Giant Prices $2.25B IPO Led By Skadden
• SEC Tells 7th Circ. It Correctly Tossed Exchanges' Fee Row
• The Big Picture: Securities Class Actions Post-Cyan
• Crypto Developments Are Noteworthy, But Not Alarming
• Roman J. Israel, Esquire, Meet Donald J. Trump, POTUS
• Barclays Agrees To Cough Up $2B Over Noxious RMBS
• FDIC Secures $1.1M In Fines Over Debt Consolidation Loans
• Startups Explore Reg A+ Path For ICOs Amid SEC Scrutiny
• Gas Futures Settlement Can't Bar Price-Fix Suit: 9th Circ.
• Chinese Streaming Co. Leads 4 IPOs Netting $828M
• Fintech Co. Nex Group Mulls $5.4B Offer From CME Group
• Ex-UBS Trader Can't Nix 'Front-Running' Evidence, Feds Say
• Estate Owes For $194M Gains On Contract Changes, IRS Says
• Biz Misled On Gene Therapy Toxicity Pre-IPO, Investors Say
• Silver Lake Drops $500M For Minority Stake In Credit Karma
• After Cyan: A 'Problem' That Does Not Exist
• We Need A Cybersecurity Framework For Law Firms
• Next Steps For BDCs As Long-Awaited Reforms Arrive
• Attys Divided Over Prospects Of Facebook Shareholder Suits
• Chinese Hotel Operator Raises $143M After IPO Prices Low
• Mass. Regulators Halt 5 ICOs Amid Crypto Crackdown
• Deals Rumor Mill: CEFC China, Meituan-Dianping, Rackspace
• Puerto Rico Energy Regulator Seeks Injunction In PREPA Case
• Euribor Investors Want $309M Deal With $69M Fees OK'd
• After Cyan: Potential Trends In Section 11 Litigation
• Deutsche Urges Cert. Denial In $86B RMBS Bondholder Row
• Equity Partnership Isn't What It Used To Be
• Pay Execs In Debt To Fix Bank Culture, NY Fed CEO Says
• 6 Companies Fill IPO Pipeline With Filings Totaling $656M
• GKN Adjusts Dana Deal In Fight Against $11.5B Melrose Bid
• UK's Purplebricks Gets £125M Investment From Axel Springer
• Deals Rumor Mill: SoftBank, Ri Happy, Abraaj Group
• Lehman Bros. Nixes Customers' $117M Transfer Claims
• Impac Mortgage Says RMBS Whistleblower Not An Insider
• European Retailer JD Sports Buys Finish Line For $558M
• SEC Launches Deliberations On NYSE Plan For Bitcoin ETFs
• Forex Traders Say Rate-Rigging Claims Fall Short
• Hedge Fund Suspected Of Fraud Secures Ch. 15 Protection
• After Cyan: Creative Lawyering Can't Displace Clear Statute
• Judging A Book: Hardiman Reviews 'Without Precedent'
• Cooler Maker Yeti Puts IPO On Ice
• Justices May Take Narrow View Of Widening 'American Pipe'
• Breitburn Earns Court Approval Of Amended Ch. 11 Plan
• 6 Firms To Lead 8 IPOs Exceeding $3.5B As Deals Heat Up
• Taxation With Representation: Gibson, Weil, Davis Polk
• After Cyan: Some Prognostications
• Incentives Get Weaker For Internal Whistleblower Reporting
• Top Tax Changes For Law Firms: What Lawyers Need To Know
• NY Fines BofA $42M Over Electronic Trading Practices
• Are Headwinds Hampering Delaware's Blockchain Initiative?
• SFO's Expert Witness 'Debacle' Unlikely To Help Libor Appeals
• HSBC, RBS Parents Beat Forex Suit, Others Still On Hook
• Fed Examiner Didn't Oppose Wilmington Trust Loan Waivers
• Puerto Rico Reaches Deal With US Treasury On Disaster Loan
• Crypto-Focused Venture Capital Firm Closes $150M Fund
• Web Storage Giant Dropbox Prices $756M IPO Above Range
• 2nd Colo. 'True Lender' Case Sent Back To State Court
• Fed Chair Says 'Fully Prepared' To Reach Banks Below $250B
• RMBS Seller's Bankruptcy Axes Class Suit Against Citibank
• CFTC Blasts Budget Cut, Says Chairman Takes It 'Personally'
• Swiss Microsensors Maker Prices $290M IPO Atop Range
• British Gov't Launches Cryptocurrency Task Force
• Companies Should Avoid The BigLaw Bonus Structure
• IHeartMedia Legacy Noteholders Sue Over Ch. 11 Debt Plan
• Wilmington Trust Execs Want Different 'Past Due' Rules Used
• Immigration Atty Can't Dodge SEC's EB-5 Suit
• Campbell Prices $5.3 Billion Offering For Snyder's-Lance Buy
• Weil Reasserts Distance From Debt Holder In Breitburn Ch. 11
• Credit Suisse Pushes For 3-Year Limit In Martin Act Suit
• NY Agency OKs Power Tariffs On Upstate Cryptocurrency Biz
• Ex-UBS Trader Can't Ditch Feds' Indictment, Judge Says
• Chicago Exchange Manipulating VIX For Profit, Suit Says
• Dropbox Raises Price Range Ahead Of Potential $720M IPO
• WilmerHale Adds Sheppard Mullin Emerging Cos. Atty
• Chief Innovation Officer — The New Star On Legal Teams
• Deals Rumor Mill: Aramco, DocuSign, Vitol
• Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley Want To Keep RMBS Suit Stay
• Feds Push Back On Exec's Search Bids In $30M Stock Case
• Justices Cut Through 'Gibberish' To Uphold Shareholder Suits
• Oil Co. Founder Must Face Stock Manipulation Fraud Suit
• Kodak ICO Seeks To Raise Up To $176.5M
• CFTC Can Use Class Action Transcripts In Kraft Wheat Suit
• Ex-US Atty Strikes Deal With SEC To Settle Fraud Claims
• Wilmington Trust Execs Say Fed Never Flagged Loan Reports
• Ex-Pastor Must Pay $8.6M For Embezzling From Parishioners
• Court Got $28M Tax Shelter Case Wrong, 11th Circ. Hears
• An Expansion Of Tax On US Owners Of Foreign Equity
• FXCM Execs Hit With Another Shareholder Derivative Suit
• Monroe Capital Notches $456M For Latest CLO
• House Moves To Trim Stress Tests For Nonbanks
• Feds Say Alleged Fraudster's Cryptocurrencies Are Securities
• Feds Defend Presentence Report In Ex-HSBC Exec Forex Case
• McAfee's Tech Investment Biz Sees $47M Suit Trimmed
• EXCLUSIVE: Behind The Downfall Of Latham's Chairman
• The First SEC Action Following Option-Grants Probe
• EU Crowdfunding Rules Need Work, Lobby Group Warns
• The Impact Of Tax Reform On Leveraged Lending Transactions
• National Lawyers Need National Licensing For National Courts
• Justices Keep Securities Class Actions Alive In State Courts
• 'China's Netflix' Leads 6 IPO Launches Exceeding $3B Total
• SEC Chair Outlines Fiduciary Duty Proposal Goals
• Akerman Adds 2 Dykema Attys To Fraud, Recovery Group
• Trump Bans Venezuelan Cryptocurrency Transactions In US
• Fund Liquidity Risk Disclosure: Too Much Or Not Enough?
• Calif. Energy Services Co. Wants SEC Fraud Case Out Of NY
• SocGen Earmarks €1B To Handle US Probes Into Libor, Libya
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dropbox, Saudi Aramco, ARM
• SEC Whistleblowers Net $83M In Largest Ever Bounties
• SEC, CFTC Display United Front On Cryptocurrency
• SEC's Silicon Valley Scrutiny Comes To Bloom In New Cases
• 'Unicorn' Zscaler Surges After Pricing Upsized $192M IPO
• Va. Woman Gets 2½ Years For Microlender Investment Fraud
• Wilmington Trust Past Due Waivers Said To Run For Years
• Deals Rumor Mill: Toys R Us, Meredith Corp., SIG Combibloc
• Morningstar, Prudential Flee RICO Claim Over Robo-Adviser
• House Passes Bill Raising Reg A+ Offering Limit To $75M
• Court Freezes Leaders' Assets In Cryptocurrency Schemes
• 4 Firms To Steer IPOs Totaling $850M Led By Dropbox
• Kraft Knocks CFTC Bid To Funnel Depos From Investor Suit
• A Chat With Littler Info Chief Durgesh Sharma
• Credit Suisse Investors Sue Over Inverse VIX Price Drop
• Clearlake Closes Latest Fund With $3.6B In Commitments
• Virtual Currency As Commodity: From Coinflip To McDonnell
• An Update On Spoofing And Its Challenges
• Spotify Touts 'Transparency' Of Direct Stock Listing
• Manager Of Fraudulent Hedge Fund Cops To $22M Scam
• Big Banks Win Dismissal In Indirect Forex Manipulation Suit
• Gravel & Shea Seals First US Blockchain Real Estate Deal
• CFTC Commissioner Warns EU Clearing Reforms Defy US Deal
• Illinois Futures Trader Charged With Defrauding Investors
• Yacht Sharing Club Exec Cops To Investment Fraud Scheme
• Deals Rumor Mill: Alibaba, Bayer, BP
• Weil's Breitburn Lienholder Work A 'Fee Issue,' Judge Says
• House Votes To Create Independent Review Board For Banks
• Consultant Co. Wants Out Of $1.76M Suit Over Alleged Scam
• White & Case Adds Ex-Paul Hastings Latin America IPO Pro
• Investors Can't Peg ProNAi For Failed Cancer Drug
• Are ICOs In The Crosshairs Of New York's Martin Act?
• Ex-Deutsche Bank Trader Pleads Guilty To Rigging Euribor
• SEC Urged To Amend Rules Governing ICO Market
• Bankruptcy Court's Block Of $1B Lehman Clawback Upheld
• Warby Parker Picks Up $75M With Eye On Future Growth
• White House Names Kudlow New Top Economic Adviser
• Altaba Says Asset Value Doesn't Support Noteholder Claims
• Value Of Securities Class Action Settlements Plunged In '17
• Senate Bill Takes Scalpel, Not Ax, To Dodd-Frank, Attys Say
• Opes Acquisition Prices $100M IPO To Target Mexican Co.
• Senate Passes Partial Dodd-Frank Rollbacks
• Deals Rumor Mill: Siemens, Deutsche Bank, Ardian
• House Advances Bill To Tailor Regulations To Banks
• Law360's Capital Markets Editorial Advisory Board
• Lack Of Citibank Stamp Tanks $695M RMBS Suit, Judge Told
• Theranos CEO Holmes Settles Over $700M Fraud, SEC Says
• How The Federal Reserve Might Approach Regulatory Reform
• 2nd Circ. Denies Redo For Exchanges In Immunity Fight
• Tech 'Unicorn' ZScaler Raises IPO Target To $180M
• Wilmington Trust Execs Challenge DOJ's Fraud Evidence
• SEC Signals More Aggressive Stance On Crypto Exchanges
• DOJ Can't Block AT&T, Time Warner Arbitration Evidence
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, Royal Dutch Shell, Tata
• Comcast Gets SEC Blessing For Sky Share Buyout Plan
• Lawyering A La Carte: Unbundled Dispute Resolution Services
• Moody's Dodges Bid To Revive Securities Ratings FCA Suit
• Winklevoss Twins Reveal Plans To Regulate Bitcoin Trading
• Affiliates Of KPMG, BDO Settle SEC Improper-Audit Claims
• Credit Karma To Pay $160K For Issuing Unregistered Stock
• 3 Critical Events For Cryptocurrency Exchanges: Part 2
• Ex-Barclays Trader Loses Appeal Of Libor-Rigging Conviction
• SEC Commissioner Blasts 'Fiction' About In-House Judge Bias
• DOJ Claims 'Lies' In Ex-Wilmington Trust Execs' Fraud Trial
• Big Banks Can't Escape Currency Buyers' Forex Antitrust Suit
• SEC Bars Immigration Atty, Firm For EB-5 Fraud Scheme
• Judge Rejects Breitburn Ch. 11 Plan But Gives Path Forward
• SEC Focused On Cyber Disclosure After New Guidance: Chair
• Pastor, Partner Must Pay $9M To Settle Fraud Allegations
• Prism, Angelo Gordon Inject $120M Into NJ Apartment Plan
• AT&T, DOJ File Pretrial Briefs In Time Warner Merger Row
• SEC Gets Asset Freeze Extended In AriseBank ICO Suit
• Chicago's 'Fear Index' Stained By Manipulation, Investors Say
• VC-Backed File Storage Giant Dropbox Launches $612M IPO
• You're Perfect, Now Change: Perfectionism Hurts Lawyers
• 3 Critical Events For Cryptocurrency Exchanges: Part 1
• Medical Device Co. Says Atty's Consultant Scam Cost It $1.8M
• Grassley, Feinstein Debate Judicial Vetting, Obstruction
• Why The 'Blue Slip' Battles Are Becoming White Hot
• Senior Judges Fill The Void Left By Rampant Vacancies
• How Far Right Can The President Pull The Courts?
• Man Gets 2 Years for $100M Fitbit Stock Manipulation Fraud
• Judge Urged To Examine Trump CNN Bias Over AT&T Merger
• Wells Fargo Says Denial Of Cert. Right Call In RMBS Suit
• Mars Unit Launches $100M Fund For Pet Care Startup Org.
• Health Hires: Aronberg, Bracewell, Miles, Polsinelli, Sidley
• Stock Trader Cops To $3M Insider Trading Scheme
• US Bank, BNY Mellon Escape $280M RMBS Trustee Suit
• SEC Says 'Mini-Berkshire Hathaway' Pump-And-Dump Halted
• Penny Stock 'Mailman' Hit With Securities Fraud Charges
• 3 Firms To Guide IPOs Totaling $286M, Led By 'Unicorn'
• Wilmington Trust Execs' Fraud Trial Set To Begin In Del.
• Secure Income REIT Reaches $604M Deal For 2 Portfolios
• Tax Reform Complicates Middle-Market CLOs
• Sysco To Sell $1B In New Debt, Pay $200M For Old Debt
• Cancer-Focused Biotech Co. Prices $60M IPO At Low End
• Marijuana Magnate's Assets Frozen In $7M SEC Suit
• 'Wolf Of Wall Street' Film Co. To Pay $60M To End 1MDB Probe
• SEC Committee Wants More Disclosure On Dual-Class Shares
• 11th Circ. Urged To Rethink CFTC Award In Metals Fraud
• Investors Fight BNY Mellon Bid To Trim ADR Investor Claims
• Securitized Student Loans: The Next Crisis?
• Investors Seek Cert. In RMBS Suit After Deutsche 'Smears'
• SEC Warns Of 'Potentially Unlawful' Online Trading Platforms
• Senate Banking Debate Lurches Toward Vote
• CVS Prices $40B Bond Sale To Help Fund Aetna Acquisition
• AT&T's DirecTV Latin America Business Files US IPO
• CFTC's Cryptocurrency Authority Backed By Fraud Suit Judge
• Funds Fight To Keep Odebrecht Bond Fraud Suit Alive
• Sirius Capital Partners Spins Off $952M Portfolio To Cibus
• Cryptocurrency Real Estate Biz Files $75M ICO With SEC
• Ex-Mercuria Worker Not Entitled To $33M Payout, Judge Says
• NJ Cites Cryptocurrency Co. For Unregistered Securities
• Alston & Bird Adds 3 Finance Partners From Andrews Kurth
• SEC Says Couple Can't Escape Claims Of $22.5M EB-5 Fraud
• Mayer Brown Atty Out After 10 Days Amid Allegations At MoFo
• App-Based Atom Bank Nabs £149M More In Funding
• Wells Fargo Sues Fund For $16M Over Missed Margin Calls
• Coinbase Keeps Unclaimed Bitcoin, Calif. Residents Say
• And The Award Goes To ... FINRA's 2017 Restitution Program
• Puerto Rico Regulator Wants Power In PREPA Restructuring
• Profs Dispute Evidence Of Bias By SEC In-House Judges
• SEC Considers NYSE Proposal To Ease Blank Check Rules
• Investors Fight Banks' Bid To Ax Stock-Loan Antitrust Suit
• NYSE To Pay $14M To Settle SEC Claims Of Rule Violations
• Pension Fund Hits Ocwen With ERISA Suit Over RMBS
• RBS To Pay New York $500M For RMBS Misdeeds
• Cohn Leaves Top White House Economic Post As Tariffs Loom
• Goldman Prepares To Exit Stake In TransUnion
• Deals Rumor Mill: Deutsche Bank, Engie, Ri Happy
• IRS Says Ga. Investment Firm's $28M Loss Was Artificial
• DLA Piper Lands Jackson Walker Investment Funds Team
• SEC Pushes Back At Atty's Bid To Dismiss EB-5 Suit
• Wilmington Execs Can't Block Loan Rule Citings In Fraud Trial
• Traders Finagled Chicago's 'Fear Index,' Investors Say
• Digital Realty's Victory Is A Loss For Corporate Compliance
• A Broad Regulatory Push To Rein In Burgeoning ICO Market
• 10 Tips For Working With IT To Preserve Data
• Kokesh Must Disgorge $5M To SEC, 10th Circ. Rules
• Deals Rumor Mill: VW, InterContinental, GE
• 2 Firms Edge Ahead In February Aided By Blank Check IPOs
• Energy Leaders Urge Investments, Predict Oil Supply Lapse
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Korean Co.'s Fraud Suit Against Citi
• Utah Co. In SEC Offering Fraud Suit Must Stop Raising Money
• Tech 'Unicorn' Leads 3 Cos. To Launch IPOs Totaling $286M
• Banks Beat Some New Claims In Colonial RMBS Fight
• 3 Firms Steer HNA's Planned $824M Park Hotels Share Sale
• Considerations Before Self-Reporting Under SEC Initiative
• FCA Sanctions 'Reckless' Ex-Deutsche Bank Libor Trader
• Bitcoin Cash Buyer Accuses Coinbase Of Insider Trading
• Cayman-Based Hedge Funds Under Investigation Seek Ch. 15
• SEC Solidifies Liability Risks With Cybersecurity Guidance
• 3 Takeaways From Spotify's Direct Listing
• Ex-Guard For Heinz Exec Must Face Insider Trading Suit
• AT&T, Gov't Praised For No-Drama Discovery In Merger Row
• Ex-UBS Trader In Spoofing Case Wants Firm's Algorithms
• Wilmington Trust Execs Want Loan Rule Barred From Trial
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Jones Day, Kirkland
• Lehman Cites High Court Bankruptcy Ruling In Clawback Fight
• Dutch Energy Storage, Auto Recharging Co. Announces IPO
• Calif. Atty Sued For $23M Over EB-5 Investor Scheme
• ALJs Check Their Own Work, With Unsurprising Results
• DOJ Expands Leniency Beyond FCPA, Lets Barclays Off
• OTC Investors Win Class Cert. On Libor Antitrust Claims
• Nasdaq Sues Rival IEX Over Electronic Trading Patents
• FXCM Stock Fraud Suit Set Back By Vague Complaint
• Muni Bond Fraud Verdict Calls For Early Win, SEC Says
• Treasury Plans To Ax Carried Interest Earnings Loophole
• Protecting Privilege In Litigation Financing Negotiations
• Commissioner Jackson's Take On Perpetual Dual-Class Stock
• FCA May Launch Libor Alternative, Chief Says