Capital Markets Archive » April, 2018

Capital Markets - April, 2018

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• Alibaba Loses Bid To Stop Crypto Co. From Using Name
• 'Testing The Waters' Expansion Could Make IPOs Easier
• Mass. Man Owes $1.3M For Med. Marijuana Stock Scheme
• Glencore To Shell Out $2M To Settle Illegal Trading Claims
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tencent Music, CVC Capital, Volkswagen
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Barclays Dark Pool Cert Appeal
• SEC Sues Securities Atty, 2 Others Over Microcap Schemes
• CFTC Demands $103M In Iraqi Currency Fraud Case
• The Fastest Federal Civil Court For A Decade
• SEC's Clayton Hasn't Shut Door On IPO Arbitration Pacts
• 6 Firms Will Steer IPOs Totaling About $693M To Start May
• Ex-Barclays Trader Slams DOJ's 'Futile' FIRREA Indictment
• Deals Rumor Mill: T-Mobile, Boeing, Ping An
• Ex-Trader's Acquittal Shines Spotlight On Evidence Of Intent
• Venture-Backed DocuSign Leads 5 IPOs With $629M Deal
• Precious Metals Co. Duped Buyers Out Of $16M, CFTC Says
• Equity Press Releases: When Time Is Not On Your Side
• Investor Wants To Trade Claims While On Creditor Committee
• AARP, AGs Fight Invalidation Of Fiduciary Rule At 5th Circ.
• Ex-HSBC Banker Gets 2 Years In Prison For Forex Fraud
• Don't Revive $2.5B Offering Suit, Barclays Tells 2nd Circ.
• Wall Street Groups Urge Reforms To Reverse IPO Decline
• Puerto Rican Unions Sue To Void Restructuring Proceedings
• AXA Unveils Plans To Raise $3.5B In Largest IPO In Years
• Fla. Hospital Denied In Bid To Expand Beyond Tax District
• SEC May Expand 'Testing The Waters' Benefits To All Issuers
• Roth Dropped In Trimmed Renewable Energy Co. Investor Suit
• Courts Must Soon Tackle Critical Questions About ICOs
• Terror Reinsurer Eyes ILS Market In Test Of UK Reforms
• SEC's Jackson Decries 'Middle-Market Tax' On IPOs
• Software Startup Atlassian Raises $850M In Convertible Bonds
• Elio Motors Puts Brakes On IPO, Pursues Coin Offering
• HSBC Bankers Stick Up For Former Exec Ahead Of Sentencing
• Calibrating Structural And Decisional Independence For ALJs
• Wilmington Trust Loan Cover-Up Case Goes To Del. Jury
• VC-Backed DocuSign Raises IPO Target To $582M
• Ex-UBS Trader Acquitted Of Spoofing Scheme
• Case Against Ex-UBS Trader In Spoofing Trial Heads To Jury
• FCA Investigator Disputes Boss' Statements In Libor Case
• 'Doubt' Fatal To Wilmington Trust Exec Case, Defense Says
• 3 Firms To Pay $800K More Amid Billable Hour Probe
• Puerto Rico Judge Must Rethink Sharing Of Fiscal Plan Docs
• Hong Kong OKs Listing Reforms To Allow Dual-Class Stock
• Longfin, CEO Relieved From SEC's $27M Asset Freeze
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Etsy Securities Suit Over Stock Drop
• SEC Takes Closer Look At 5 NYSE Proposed Bitcoin ETFs
• Why You Should Tread Carefully With Stock-Backed Deals
• Crypto Set To Drive Demand For Traditional Services: Part 2
• EU Seeks To Restore €15M Libor Fine Against UK Broker
• SEC Sanctions Dun & Bradstreet $9.2M Over FCPA Claims
• 9th Circ. Affirms Wedbush Sanctions For Reporting Violations
• Wilmington Trust Fraud Trial Not Complex, DOJ Tells Jury
• Longford Capital Adds Former Jenner & Block Atty To Team
• Crypto Giant Can't Arbitrate Laundering Claims: 11th Circ.
• Review BofA Preemption Ruling, OCC Tells 9th Circ.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tencent, Techcombank, Kazakhtelecom
• Covington Hires Ex-Wilson Sonsini Tech Deals Pro
• Nasdaq Seeks Rule Change To Stimulate Small-Cap Trading
• Construction Firm Leads 4 IPO Launches Totaling $468M
• High Court Split On Accountability Issue In Lucia Arguments
• High Court Won't Review Sentinel's Clawback Attempt
• Crypto Set To Drive Demand For Traditional Services: Part 1
• Undoing CFPB Guidance May Yield Unintended Effects
• Orphaned By Feds, SEC Judges Find Ally In O'Melveny Advocate
• 6 Firms To Guide Tech-Heavy IPO Lineup Set To Exceed $1.3B
• If Lucia Wins On SEC Judges, What Comes Next?
• 9th Circ. Splits From Similar Rulings On Tender Offer Suits
• FirstCaribbean Bank Pulls IPO, Blaming Market Conditions
• Windups, Jury Charge Loom In Wilmington Trust Trial
• Puerto Rico Sales Tax Bond Fight Sparks Muni Market Anxiety
• Dell's Pivotal Software Raises $555M In Davis Polk-Led IPO
• Fitbit Investors' $8.25M Atty Fee Bid 'A Little Rich,' Judge Says
• Health Hires: Goodwin, Shook Hardy, Michael Best, Orrick
• Third Person Charged With Fraud In $25M Crypto Card Plot
• Ex-Aveo CFO Denied Quick Win In SEC's Cancer Drug Suit
• FDIC Fights Citibank, Others' Exit From $695M RMBS Suit
• Court Nixes Hospital's $115M Bonds To Build Outside District
• Possible Trouble On Horizon For ALJs In High Court Case
• Investing In US Real Estate On A (Possibly) Tax-Free Basis
• Puerto Rico Fed Board Approves Pension-Cutting Fiscal Plan
• Lehman Judge Fumes At RMBS Trusts' Distribution Moves
• Fed Vice Chair Says Senate Bill Won't Impair Oversight
• Burning Questions Arise About SEC's Best Interest Standard
• NY Cautions Banks, Insurers About Doing Business With NRA
• 3 IPOs Tap Markets For $841M With Mixed Results
• Marathon Settles ERISA Suit Over $88M In 'Risky' Investments
• BlackRock, Royal Park Can't Toll RMBS Suits Against HSBC
• Mass. Official Says SEC Proposals Shortchange Investors
• AT&T Scraps Downsized $248M IPO For Vrio Subsidiary
• ICE's Libor Substitute Benchmark Rate Set For June Debut
• How Companies Can Foster Internal Whistleblowing
• SEC Unveils Plans For 'Best Interest' Standard For Brokers
• IPOs Reach Market More Quickly As SEC Comments Dwindle
• UK's Tritax Big Box REIT Eyes £156M Share Sale
• Texas Sets Pace In State Cryptocurrency Crackdowns
• Deals Rumor Mill: Altice, Carl Icahn, Grail
• Murphy & McGonigle Nabs CFTC Atty For Securities Team
• Best Practices For Building A Better Meeting
• SEC Commish Warns Of Overreliance On New Market Rules
• Indicted Binary Options Co. Founder Faces CFTC Fraud Suit
• Starwood Closes $7.6B Real Estate Fund, Its Largest Ever
• 2nd Circ. Cool On Saving Funds' Suit Against DLA Piper
• Defense Wraps Wilmington Trust Exec Fraud Case In A Day
• Education Technology Startup Pluralsight Files $100M IPO
• Bitcoin 'Founder' Slams $10.2B Suit As A 'Shakedown'
• Fed Vice Chair Says Volcker Rule's Onerousness 'Unarguable'
• NY AG Wants Info From Crypto-Exchanges In Industry Inquiry
• Wells Fargo Defeats Class Cert. Bid In Royal Park RMBS Suit
• Tech 'Unicorn' DocuSign Tops 2 IPO Launches Totaling $671M
• 5 Ways Law Firms Are Becoming More Like Hotels
• Platinum Partners Fraud Case To Be Split Into 2 Trials
• Herbert Smith Freehills Steers NextDC's $218M Offering
• At Trial Ex-Barclays Euribor Traders Deny Acting Dishonestly
• Dropping Ranks: Andrews Kurth's Pre-Merger Dip
• Why BigLaw's Partnerships Are Shrinking
• Dropping Ranks: Lathrop's Rough Patch
• Dropping Ranks: Stroock's 'Shrink To Grow' Strategy
• Ex-UBS Trader's Alleged Spoofing Was Fraud, Jury Hears
• Investors Say ETE's Convertible Unit Plan Was Unauthorized
• SEC Wants ALJ Case Sent Back, Seeks Removal Power
• Binary Options Co. Founder Indicted For $2.1M Fraud
• Wilmington Trust Execs Say Crime Unproven, Seek Case Toss
• 6 Questions As SEC Eyes New Standards For Broker Conduct
• Confidentially Marketed Public Offerings Carve Bigger Niche
• DOJ Wants More Info On $4.9B WestRock-KapStone Deal
• Trump Taps WilmerHale Partner For CFTC Post
• Gorsuch's 1st Year Shows He Is A Conservative Activist
• BofA Challenges 9th Circuit Panel's Preemption Decision
• Gov't Blasts Fee Bid After Loss On Obama-Era Rule Delay
• Traders' Chats Show Plot To Rig Euribor, Prosecutors Tell Jury
• A Primer On Valuing Cryptocurrencies
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• Megafirms Find New Heights In Grounded Market
• The Law360 400
• How 5 Firms Grew Without Merging
• SEC In-House Judges' Powers Unconstitutional, Justices Told
• Russian Must Pay $302M In International Data Hacking Case
• 8 Firms To Steer IPOs Exceeding $2.6B As April Heats Up
• Energy-Focused Pure Acquisition Tops Target With $360M IPO
• A Chat With Baker Botts CMO Gillian Ward
• Brit Extradited To NYC For Alleged $37M Bitcoin Scam
• Volcker Rule Changes Pass In House
• ESMA Widens Scrutiny Of Op Risk For CCPs, Trading Venues
• Trump Tariffs May Violate Investment Treaty Protections
• Va. Man Duped Investors Out Of $1.2M, CFTC Says
• FisherBroyles Snags Blockchain Pro From Sheppard Mullin
• SIBOR-Rigging Suit Axed At Hearing, But Plaintiffs Get Redo
• Former Snap Employee Must Arbitrate Dispute Over His Firing
• VC-Backed Startup Zuora Raises $154M In Upsized IPO
• CFTC Says NY Co., Execs Committed Commodity Pool Fraud
• PE-Backed Ceridian's $420M Deal Tops 2 IPO Launches
• Deals Rumor Mill: GE, Wynn, Walmart
• NY Traders Charged With $1.1M Forex Fraud Scheme
• Forex Trader Must Arbitrate 'Last Look' Claims, Judge Says
• Ex-HSBC Exec Seeks No Prison Over $3.5B Forex Deal
• Securities Settlements In 2018 Exceed Value For All Of 2017
• Regulators' Jurisdictional Overreach In Crypto Enforcement
• Finance-Savvy Millennials Are Shifting Business Of Law
• Regulators Consider Relaxing Capital Rule For Big Banks
• SEC Looks To Spur Trading Of Smaller Companies
• Government Rests Case In Wilmington Trust Loan Fraud Trial
• Immigration Atty Appeals EB-5 Fraud Suit Loss At 9th Circ.
• Hilton Prices HNA's Secondary Offering At $4.38B
• Credit Suisse Has Edge On Cert. In Forex Case, Judge Says
• 5 Tips For Plan Administrators Navigating A Chaotic Market
• Mass. Crackdown Reflects Increased State Regulation Of ICOs
• Prosecutors Say Ex-Traders Gamed System With Euribor Rig
• Attorney-Client Privilege Is Alive And Well
• Dissolving Practice
• Bondholders Ratchet Up Puerto Rico Sales Tax Revenues Spat
• NY Judge Iffy On Credit Suisse's Bid To Kill $1B RMBS Suit
• Fed Eyes Changes To Capital Rules For Large Banks
• KPMG Cites Wariness Over Wilmington Trust Internal Audits
• TD Ameritrade Sued Over Futures Contracts Liquidations
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sprint, L'Oreal, Sinochem
• Royalty Flow Cancels IPO, Blames Reg A+ 'Backlash'
• Toys R Us Asks For Extra $80M In DIP Financing
• Report: Crypto Investments Plagued By 'Widespread Fraud'
• Caribbean Bank Joins IPO Rush With Roughly $226M Offering
• DOJ Fails To Appeal 2nd Circ.'s Compelled Testimony Ruling
• Dialysis Co. Agrees To Boost Compliance Dept. In Billing Suit
• DOJ Seeks UK Banking Group Testimony In Libor-Rigging Suit
• Congress' Spoofing Law Not Vague, DOJ Tells High Court
• Flexible Office Co. Knotel Scores $70M From Investors
• SEC Probe Sparks Longfin Investor Suit Over Stock Flop
• Dissolving Practice: How To Fix A Dysfunctional Law Firm
• What To Expect From The 2nd Criminal Spoofing Trial
• SEC Accuses Pair Of Raising $3.8M In Ponzi, Drilling Schemes
• Defense Pushes KPMG Auditor On Wilmington Trust Waivers
• Split Platinum Trials Back On The Table In $1B Fraud Case
• Dell's Pivotal Software Leads 4 IPO Launches Totaling $909M
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bayer, Viacom, Haidilao
• SEC Delays Action On Nasdaq Plan To Relax SPAC Rules
• Proskauer Nabs Ex-SEC Enforcer For Securities Team
• Bitcoin ATM Operator Hit With TCPA Suit Over Spam Texts
• Investor Sues Cryptocurrency Biz After Hack Of Funds
• Dissolving Practice: Partner Agreement Clauses That Can Help
• 1st Euribor-Rigging Trial Gets Underway In London
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 2 Firms To Guide IPOs Totaling $170M Led By Tech Startup
• Deals Rumor Mill: Netflix, Softbank, Aston Martin
• HSBC, Deutsche Get $340M In Libor Settlements Approved
• Feds Want 7-Year Prison Term For Ex-HSBC Forex Banker
• Albertsons Pulls IPO Filing In Favor Of Rite Aid Merger
• SEC Freezes $27M In Allegedly Illegal Longfin Share Proceeds
• Dissolving Practice: The Unfinished Business Doctrine
• Senate Regulatory Relief Bill Would Benefit Community Banks
• SEC Launches Deliberations On New Plan For Bitcoin ETFs
• My Big Coin Consents To Injunction As Fraud Case Continues
• Intercontinental Exchange Snaps Up Chicago Stock Exchange
• Cobalt Ch. 11 Wind-Down Plan Approved After Settlement
• Hong Kong Aims To Grab Bigger Share Of Global Listings
• SEC Awards $2.2M To Whistleblower Under 'Safe Harbor' Rule
• Longtime DOJ Prosecutor To Head SEC's Chicago Office
• Stradley Ronon Adds 2 Ex-SEC Investment Management Attys
• Global Regulators Move To Improve Corporate Bond Reporting
• Antiquated FINRA Rules Stifle Small Co. Capital Formation
• Onus Is On Celebrity ICO Pitchmen For Greater Due Diligence
• NY Fed's Next President Offers Continuity For Top Bank
• Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley Settle RMBS Suit
• Cryptocurrency Co. Says Virtual Money Not Futures
• JPML Won't Centralize Bitcoin Buyers' Mt. Gox Suits
• Brookfield-Backed GrafTech Launches $850M IPO
• Ex-HSBC Exec's Banker Friends Must Unmask To Defend Him
• China Regulator Greenlights $9.6B Anbang Investment
• AI Co. Reaps $100M From Elliott Management's PE Affiliate
• New SEC Case Bucks The Valuation Trend
• FDIC Slams European Banks' Libor-Rigging Defenses In UK
• Spotify Opens Door To Direct Listings Among Tech Unicorns
• SAC Capital, Founder Beat $8B Stock Scheme Suit In NJ
• Pot Cryptocurrency Startup Says Token Buyers Must Arbitrate
• NY Fed Selects SF Fed President For Top Slot
• Ex-Investment Banker Tapped As Treasury Deputy Secretary
• SEC Probes Fintech Co. Longfin After Blockchain Buy
• Tax Reform's Impact On Private Equity
• Crypto Developments Are Indeed Alarming
• Crypto 'Visa' Card Duo Accused Of $32M ICO Fraud
• Attys Must Tread Carefully In Litigation Funding's Next Stage
• Wilmington Trust Wary Of Loan Rechecks, Ex-Manager Says
• Puerto Rico Gov. Rejects Oversight Board's New Budget Cuts
• 1 Firm Leads March IPO Activity Bolstered By China Surge
• Hemp Oil Co. Still Faces Class Action Over Hyped Acquisition
• Pension Fund Asset Managers Sue To Block Hostile Takeover
• Ex-UBS Trader Gets Feds' 'Front Running' Evidence Nixed
• Broker Fails To Beat SEC Suit Over Sloppy Activity Reports
• US Bank Escapes Class Action Over RMBS Trustee Role
• Deals Rumor Mill: Shree Renuka, GreenSky, Tabarak
• Fintech 'Unicorn' Founder Stole $48M In Scam, SEC Claims
• Muni Bond Verdict Can't Sway SEC's Suit, Ex-NY Official Says
• How Senate Bill Would Change Compliance For Midsize Banks
• The SEC Cyber Unit's First 6 Months, And What's Ahead