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Capital Markets - June, 2021

228 articles

• 4 Fast Facts About SEC's Next Enforcement Boss
• Ride-Hailing Co. Didi's Upsized $4.4B Offering Leads 11 IPOs
• Salesforce Prices $8B Offering To Fund Slack Acquisition
• US Treasury Identifies Top Money Laundering Threats
• Tit-For-Tat Sanctions With China May Put Companies In A Bind
• Congress Examines Potential 'Systemic Risks' From Crypto
• State Courts' Stark Lack Of Diversity Demands Action
• What If Market Snubs SOFR As New Benchmark Interest Rate?
• Robinhood To Pay Record $70M FINRA Penalty
• SEC Commissioner Says Exec. Comp Should Be Tied To ESG
• Exchanges Didn't Contest SEC Orders In Time, DC Circ. Says
• 'Doctor Bitcoin' Admits To Unlicensed Crypto Conversion Biz
• 11th Circ. Revives Crypto Investors' Class Cert. Hopes
• Chinese Grocery App Dingdong Raises $96M In Shrunken IPO
• SEC Charges JPMorgan Unit With 'Unregistered' Trading
• Bitcoin 'Inventor' Gets Default Win In Copyright Suit
• Ga. Adviser Lost $2.6M In Investor Funds, SEC Claims
• FINRA's Short Data Reporting Idea May Spell Long-Term Pain
• NJ AG Tapped To Lead SEC's Enforcement Division
• Haynes and Boone Adds Capital Markets Pro In Houston
• German Watchdog Grants Coinbase Crypto-Custody License
• GOP Sens. Prod Gensler Over Trump-Era Law Targeting China
• Robinhood Says FINRA Form May Unduly Impact Minorities
• Don't Stay Crypto Fraud Case, SEC Tells Pa. Judge
• 2nd Ex-Deutsche Trader Gets 1 Yr For Metals Market Spoofing
• Cybersecurity Provider Raises Price Range Ahead Of IPO Blitz
• Skadden Guides SL Green On $3B Manhattan CMBS Deal
• Sens. Push Bill To Tighten SEC's Insider Trading Rules
• Giuliani Suspension Highlights Ethical Pitfalls For All Lawyers
• Managing Risk After SEC's Cyber Enforcement Action
• UK Competition Unit Probes S&P's $44B Bid To Buy IHS Markit
• FCA Bans Crypto Exchange Binance From UK Market
• Companies Scramble To Meet SEC's SolarWinds Info Deadline
• 5 Questions After High Court's Ruling In FHFA Challenge
• Split 9th Circ. Resets VW Bondholder Emissions Fraud Row
• 5 Things To Watch In The SPAC Market After Last Year's Boom
• Merrill Lynch, FINRA Strike $11.6M Deal For Oversight Issues
• Latham, Simpson Thacher Rep Car Wash Co.'s $563M IPO
• Belgian Police Bust Gang Behind Global Ponzi Scheme
• Rapper, Execs Face $12M Judgment In Pot Crypto ICO Row
• Deals Rumor Mill: Parexel, Hanon Systems, EssilorLuxottica
• Justices' FHFA Ruling Is Small Step In A Dangerous Direction
• 3 Firms Prep Pair Of Buzzfeed Deals To Form $1.5B Media Co.
• Blockchain Analytics Co. Doubles Valuation To $4.2B
• Goodwin-Led Medical App Doximity Prices $606M IPO
• Central Bank-Backed Crypto Requires Regulatory Framework
• 2nd Circ. Doesn't Show Hand In $150M Venezuelan Bond Case
• John McAfee Found Dead After Extradition To US Approved
• Bill Gives CFTC Tipster Program New Life, Albeit Temporary
• SEC Staff Hashing Out Potential ESG Disclosure Metrics
• GSK Unveils Long-Awaited Consumer Health Spinoff Plans
• No Class Cert. In $400M Bitcoin Fraud Case, Judge Rules
• SEC Fines Guggenheim Unit Over Anti-Whistleblower Policy
• Clearing House Drops $16.6M Fight With Securities Trader
• Holland & Knight Adds Compensation Atty To Philly Office
• First Advantage, Sprinklr Grab $649M In IPOs Led By 3 Firms
• Holland & Knight Lures Troutman Pepper Partner To Dallas
• Mayorkas Can't Fix Trump-Era EB-5 Rule, Court Says
• Lordstown Shows How Projections Can Invite SPAC Litigation
• High Court Says FHFA Director Must Be Removable
• Banks, Biz Told To Work Together To Create Digital Currency
• Latham, Husch Blackwell Rep Embark Trucks' $4B SPAC Deal
• Compliance Faced Rocky Start To 2021 As COVID Rolled On
• Goldman Ruling Unlikely To Move Needle On Class Actions
• Ex-CFO Of Crypto Co. Hit With Contempt, Doc Handover Order
• Venezuela's State Oil Co. Fights $1.9B Bond Order
• Krispy Kreme Seeks $3.6B Valuation In Public Markets Return
• SEC Commish Still On The Fence About ESG Disclosure Plans
• Will SPAC Restatement Wave Trigger Shareholder Litigation?
• Navigating Inadvertent Attorney-Client Privilege Waivers
• Simpson Thacher, Davis Polk Steer Truck-Hail Co.'s $1.6B IPO
• How SPACs Should Respond To Increasing Scrutiny
• Canadian Regulators Report Securities Fraud Spike In 2020
• Orrick Gains Trio Of Structured Finance Partners In DC
• 11th Circ. Drops T.I. Lyrics, Sides With Rapper In Crypto Ruling
• 9th Circ. Revives Suit Over Calif.'s 'Woman Quota' For Boards
• Ex-Deutsche Trader Gets 1 Year For Spoofing Metals Market
• Goldman Ruling Is A Boon For Class Action Defendants
• Health Cos. Must Prepare For Growing Ransomware Threat
• Fenwick-Led Cybersecurity Firm Unveils Plans For $880M IPO
• Chinese Central Bank Says Banks Must Block Crypto Trades
• ECU Threatened To Open Pandora's Box On HSBC FX Trades
• Attorneys Beware: Zoom Depositions Are Likely Inadmissible
• Justices Vacate Goldman Class Cert., Say 'Generality' Matters
• 5 Firms Steer Ackman-Led SPAC's $4B Deal For UMG Stake
• Labaton Sucharow To Rep Lordstown Investors In Fraud Suit
• SEC's Eye On Exec Trading Plans Should Keep Issuers Wary
• SEC Gears Up For Another Look At Private Offering Rules
• Justices Should Acknowledge ESG's Importance To Investors
• 4 Firms Lead Clinical Stage Atai For $3B Valuation In IPO
• BBVA Rolls Out Bitcoin Service For Swiss Banking Clients
• Real Estate Rumors: Wells, Value Store It, Empire Capital
• DLA Piper Hires Former Milbank, Kirkland Restructuring Attys
• O'Melveny Fintech Head Moves To Paul Hastings
• State Street Dishes Docs In Euro Gov't Bond-Rigging Suit Deal
• SEC Says Adviser Illicitly Routed Trade Winnings To Relatives
• What Crypto Holders Can Learn From Early-2000s Tax Scandal
• Bank Spoofing Win 'Wrong Several Times Over,' 2nd Circ. Told
• Cooley-Led Biotech Firm Leads 4 IPOs Totaling $847M
• How Global Markets Are Preparing For Potential SPAC Growth
• Latham, Simpson Steer Car Wash Co.'s $600M IPO Launch
• NJ Fed. Court Should Ditch Litigation Funding Disclosure Plan
• Deals Rumor Mill: Didi Chuxing, Azelis, EBay
• 3 Firms Steer SPAC Deal For $2.6B Radiation Detection Co.
• FCA Warns On Cryptocurrency Risks As Ownership Rises
• Gilead Ruling Guts Investors' Rights, Calif. Appeals Court Told
• House Passes Bill Backing SEC's ESG Disclosure Plans
• 5 Ways Companies Can Prep For Biden's Anti-Corruption Push
• 5 Firms Guide $600M In IPOs For 2 Energy Transition SPACs
• Investors Push To Keep BitMEX Manipulation Claims Alive
• Latham-Led AI Startup Leads 3 IPOs Raising $538M Combined
• How To Assess Price Volatility Changes In SPAC Class Actions
• 3 Firms Aid On $2B SPAC Deal For Firefighting Chemicals Co.
• Law Firm Talent Must Reflect Shifting US Demographics
• K&L Gates Adds Blockchain Pros To Miami, LA Offices
• Ex-Goldman Exec's Virus-Delayed 1MDB Trial Set For January
• Kodak CEO Ordered To Testify In NY's Insider Trading Probe
• Attys Win $11M Of $38M Deutsche Bank Silver Price-Fix Deal
• SEC Fines Firm For Alleged Cyber Disclosure Failures
• Simpson Thacher-Led Bright Health Plans $1.3B IPO
• DC Circ. Nixes Challenge To SEC's Data Plan Overhaul Order
• Investors Want SEC's 'Flawed' Shareholder Rules Scrapped
• Ex-Deutsche Traders Aim To Avoid Prison Time For Spoofing
• Wilson Sonsini, V&E Steer Auto Battery Co.'s $1.2B SPAC Deal
• Risk Management Lessons From Recent Finance Co. Failures
• SEC Republicans Slam Plans To Tweak Trump-Era Rules
• Chinese Lender, Investors Reach $9M Deal Over IPO Claims
• Cooley-Led Customer Software Firm Leads 9 IPO Launches
• Law School Dean To Lead SEC's Corporation Finance Division
• Block.one Inks Deal To End Securities Suit For $27.5M
• GreenSky's $27.5M Investor Suit Settlement Gets Initial OK
• Proskauer Adds Ex-SEC Branch Chief To Funds Group In DC
• Boxed's SPAC Deal Led By Latham, Winston Valued At $900M
• 'Rotten' HSBC Traders Rigged Market, Forex Firm Argues
• Judges Should Foster Diversity In MDL Leader Appointments
• Toomey Says Feds Must Harness, Not Overregulate Crypto
• SEC Maps Out Gensler's Regulatory Ambitions Over Next Year
• SIFMA Offers Measured Approach To SEC Climate Disclosures
• Ackman's SPAC Strategy Pushes Deal Structure's Boundaries
• Pot-Focused SPAC Greenrose To Delist From Nasdaq
• SEC Bulletin Warns Bitcoin Futures Are 'Highly Speculative'
• Skadden-Led Chinese Recruiting Co. Tops Trio Raising $1.4B
• A Biz Strategy Model To Improve Lateral Atty Hiring Diversity
• El Salvador's Use Of Bitcoin Complicates US Commercial Law
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• McDonald's Accused Of Owing $800K In Shares, Dividends
• Skadden, Kirkland Steer $3.2B Sports E-Retailer's SPAC Deal
• Fall Bench Trial Set For Lehman Bros' CDS Insurer Fight
• MoneyGram Fraud Case Dismissed Post-Compliance Revamp
• Skadden Steers Chinese Ride-Hailing Giant DiDi's IPO Filing
• Biden Could Fuel More ESG, Anti-Bribery Integration: Report
• K&L Gates, Hogan Lovells Guide GPS Biz In $1.2B SPAC Deal
• Mental Health Care Provider Leads 5 IPOs Exceeding $1.6B
• Chinese Vape Co.'s IPO Hid Regulatory Risk, Says Class Suit
• Rising Star: Davis Polk's Yasin Keshvargar
• Why Legacy Insurance May Not Protect Adopters Of Bitcoin
• Greenberg Traurig Taps Ex-DLA Piper Corporate Pro In Dallas
• REIT Investor Sues After Bad Financial News Tanked Stock
• House Republican Probes Ouster Of Trump-Era PCAOB Boss
• Uber, Academics Back SEC's Push For Climate Disclosures
• Goodwin Guides Card Issuer Marqeta To $1.2B Public Debut
• Crypto Exchange Taps Ex-Prosecutor For Top Compliance Job
• SEC Launches Review Of Equity Market Rules
• Crypto Firm Solana's Token Sale Nabs $314M
• Goodwin, Latham Steer $2.8B Drug Discovery SPAC Deal
• Rising Star: O'Melveny & Myers' Jeeho Lee
• NYC Bar Proposal Could Quell Persistent 'Fear' CCOs Face
• Attys For Qudian Investors Net Nearly $3M Fee
• Smaller Firms Need Employee Wellness Programs, Too
• US Financial Crime Compliance Costs Surged In 2020: Survey
• Defendants In SEC's Landmark Liu Case Must Repay $21M
• Sidley Steers Mortgage REIT's Planned $165M IPO
• Ontario Regulator Targets KuCoin In Crypto Crackdown
• Post-COVID Sovereign Debt Crisis Is Looming, Experts Warn
• Ex-NYSE Broker Near Plea Deal In Alleged $35M Crypto Scam
• Rising Star: Ropes & Gray's Christopher Capuzzi
• Wejo Fights Advisers' Fee Suit Over $800M Go-Public Deal
• SEC Chair Aims To Seal 'Cracks' In Exec Insider Trading Rules
• CytoDyn Brass Hyped COVID Drug, Dumped Shares, Suit Says
• Artificial Intelligence Startup Leads Wave Of 4 IPO Candidates
• White & Case Guides Underwriters On $136M Heimstaden Deal
• MicroStrategy Preps $400M Offering To Buy More Bitcoin
• Bilzin Sumberg Adds Corporate Securities Trio In Miami
• V&E, Kirkland, Gibson Dunn Steer $4.5B Colo. Energy Merger
• Rising Star: Morgan Lewis' Celia Soehner
• Orrick, White & Case Steer Dave's $4B SPAC Deal
• Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp Ink $32M Deal For Jay Peak Role
• US Prosecutors Still Can't Seize Alleged 1MDB Funds
• SEC Removes PCAOB's Trump-Era Boss
• Rosenberg & Estis Seals $1.5B NYC Loan Amid Pandemic
• SEC Signals New Direction On Proxy Advice Regulations
• Crypto Platform Faces Shutdown After Investor Complaints
• Judge Pauses Cred Inc. Borrower's Third-Party Ch. 11 Claims
• Rising Star: Cravath's C. Daniel Haaren
• Stop Networking, Start Relationship Marketing
• Competition Watchdog Probes IHS Markit, CME Joint Venture
• Bill Ackman-Led SPAC Eyes $4B Universal Music Group Stake
• Biden's Anti-Corruption Vow Could Supercharge Enforcement
• 1 Firm Eked Ahead Of Peers Amid Bumpy May IPO Market
• Biden Unveils Plan To Crack Down On Corruption, Tax Havens
• Biden Picks Davis Polk Partner To Be Treasury Dept. GC
• SEC's Roisman Offers Ways To Cut ESG Disclosure Costs
• 2 Firms Guide Payment Processor For $9.5B Valuation In IPO
• Biden Expands Investment Ban On Chinese Military Cos.
• SEC Waives Tipster Filing Deadline To Award $23M In Payouts
• 5 Firms Rep Health Care Biz Babylon's $4.2B Go-Public Deal
• What Attorneys Should Know About Fee Deferral
• Dutch Class Action Against Petrobras Moves Forward
• OCC's Hsu Says Crypto Charters 'On The Table' In Review
• NYC Bar Floats Framework For SEC Penalties Against CCOs
• Nelson Mullins, Loeb Steer Cannabis-Focused SPAC's Filing
• Del. Judge Sets Jail-Risk Deadline For Crypto Firm Ex-CFO
• UK Residential REIT Aims To Raise $213M With IPO
• Predictions On Pandemic's Lasting Impact On Legal Education
• Bursor & Fisher Eyes Lead In Ripple Investors' XRP Row
• Simpson-Led TaskUs Leads 3 IPO Launches Totaling $441M
• 3 Approaches For Measuring Short Squeeze Trading Damages
• Senate OKs More Funding For CFTC Whistleblower Program
• Hemp Co., Execs To Pay $10M SEC Penalty Over Stock Sales
• Court Scolds Robbins Geller For 'Simply False' Venue Claim
• NY AG Demands Kodak Execs Testify In Insider Trading Probe
• W.Va. Gov. Sues Lender To His Business Empire For $421M
• SEC Won't Recommend Enforcement Of New Proxy Rules
• Fintech Startup Marqeta Leads 4 IPO Launches Totaling $2.4B
• Judge Won't Revive State Securities Claims Against Bibox
• Lawyer Perfectionism Is A Disease We Can Control
• AMC Plans To Expand After Raising $230M From Mudrick
• SEC Loses Bid For Ripple's Legal Advice On Token Status