Capital Markets Archive » May, 2022

Capital Markets - May, 2022

226 articles

• Warren Readies Bill To Stamp Out SPAC 'Abuses'
• SEC Coerces Defendants Into 'Gag Orders,' Justices Told
• Big Banks Settle Rest Of Sibor Price-Fixing Case For $91M
• NY Tech Fund Manager Accused Of $3M Seed Funding Scam
• Bumble Execs Hit With Investor Suit Over Lackluster Offering
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• First Impressions From SEC's Fund Disclosure Proposals
• 2 Firms Guide Cardio Diagnostics' $175M SPAC Merger
• Law360 Names 2022's Top Attorneys Under 40
• Willkie Taps Rival To Launch Frankfurt Capital Markets Team
• Del. Court Restores Startup's CEO, CTO Jobs After Purge
• Robinhood Reaches Deal With Customers In Outage Suit
• Ex-Startup CEO Gets Prison For Stock Pumping
• Fla. Firm Cuts Deal With SEC To End $410M IPO Fraud Claims
• SEC Probing Musk's Disclosure Of Twitter Stock Purchases
• Ex-Cooley Atty Jumps In-House To Robinhood
• UK Payments Co. Escapes Claims It Aided $75M Forex Fraud
• Trump's Social Media SPAC Unveils Investors In $1B Funding
• SEC's Investor Advocate To Leave Agency After 8 Years
• What A Crypto Exchange Bankruptcy Filing Could Look Like
• Squire Patton Adds Financial Services Of Counsel In New York
• Don't Miss It: Cleary, Debevoise Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Musk, Twitter Hit With Investor Suit Over Buyout Balk
• Fed's Brainard Urges Focus On Future In Digital Dollar Debate
• DOJ Defends New CCO Certifications Amid Industry Worry
• ABA Isn't Giving Up On Diversity Efforts By Ending CLE Rule
• Sports-Focused SPAC Leads 2 IPO Filings Totaling $350M
• Deals Rumor Mill: Saudi Aramco, Toshiba, Oyo
• Skadden, Orrick Rep $3.8B Car Tech Go-Public Deal
• FCA To Make London Listing Rules 'Fit For The Future'
• Aerojet Trial Closes In Delaware With Flurry Of Conflict Claims
• Elon Musk Plans $6.25B More In Equity For $44B Twitter Deal
• SEC Says Fund Firm Hid 'Abysmal' Returns With $39M Fraud
• Convicted Allianz Unit Accused Of Bilking Retail Investors
• SEC Proposals Target 'Greenwashing' By Advisers, Funds
• Andreessen Horowitz Unveils $4.5B Crypto, Web3 Fund
• Derivatives Industry Pushes Back On FTX's Trading Plan
• Lateral Candidate Screening Steps To Prevent Bad Behavior
• How Russia Sanctions Are Affecting Compliance
• The Varying Federal, State And Local Attitudes On Crypto
• Atty Wants SEC Penalties Delayed Amid Jury Polling Kerfuffle
• Aerojet CEO Reportedly Offers $48M Deal To End Control War
• Volvo Raises $536.7M In Second Green Bond Offering
• TradeZero Settles SEC Claims It Misled 'Meme Stock' Investors
• SEC Official Says Clock Ticking On Audit Dispute With China
• DHS 'Decimated' EB-5 Visa Capital Firms, Investors Say
• Investor Sues London VC Firm In Del. For Alleged $4M Fraud
• Issues To Watch In Decentralized Autonomous Org Case
• Photo Co. Founder Sues Merger Partner For Post-Deal Purge
• 2nd Circ. Backs Stock Suit Over SEC Probe Into Tobacco Co.
• A Look At The Legal Profession Since Murder Of George Floyd
• DeFi Platform WonderFi Hires New Chief Compliance Officer
• SEC Promotes Acting Exams Chief To Head Up Division
• Aerojet Control Feud Shifts To Del. Court In Run-Up To Vote
• SEC Nabs Injunction Against Crypto Mining Corp. CEO
• SEC's ESG Task Force Nets First Fine In BNY Mellon Case
• NY Ruling Correctly Deems Legal Finance Docs Irrelevant
• Didi Shareholders Approve Ride-Hailing App's US Delisting
• Crypto Cos. Should Prep For More IRS John Doe Summonses
• Kirkland-Led SPAC Files $200M IPO To Hunt For ESG Targets
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• 5th Circ. Says SEC's Court Is Unconstitutional. Now What?
• 4 Takeaways As DOL Mulls Climate Risk For Retirees
• SEC Denies Atty's Bid To Ax Lifetime Ban Over Fraud Claim
• Ex-BitMEX CEO Ducks Prison In Anti-Money Laundering Case
• China Eases COVID-Hit Companies' Access To Capital Markets
• G-7 Says Crypto Should Meet Traditional Finance Standards
• Don't Miss It: Kirkland, Simpson Guide Week's Hot Deals
• The SEC's Climate Disclosure Plan Fails Individual Investors
• Chancery OKs Limited Investor Probe Of Musk's Twitter Deal
• SEC Fines Wells Fargo Brokerage Unit $7M For AML Lapses
• Kirkland-Led Tech Startup Going Public Via $1B SPAC Merger
• Chubb Investors Split On Approving 2 Climate Proposals
• SEC Nominees Pressed To Take Sides On 'Diversity' Initiative
• Biden's Fed Supervision Pick Keeps It Cool At Senate Hearing
• Alpine SPAC To Merge With Two Bit, Buy Hotels In $115M Play
• Archegos Judge Backs Out Over JPMorgan Stock Holdings
• Binance.US Adds Top Uber Compliance Atty As Head Of Legal
• Overcommunicate With Your Summer Associates This Year
• Deals Rumor Mill: Saudi Aramco, Volkswagen, Lionheart SPAC
• Holland & Knight Latest Firm To Add Fla. Real Estate Talent
• AbbVie Execs Put 'Profits Over Compliance,' Investor Says
• Andreessen Horowitz Unveils $600M Gaming Fund
• SEC, FTC Heads Say Market Growth Justifies Bigger Budgets
• Ex-Roche Freedman Atty Says Firm Is Harassing His Clients
• Husch Blackwell Adds To Financial Services Practice In DC
• 5th Circ. Says SEC's In-House Court Is Unconstitutional
• Commerce Wants Input On Crypto Framework
• Green Flight Biz Buys Airline, Inks $1.42B SPAC Merger
• Nev. Case Highlights Settlement Authority Dilemmas For Cos.
• Trump Ally Faces New Charges In Illegal Lobbying Case
• Sen. Lummis Teases Bill Addressing Crypto And Stablecoins
• Aerojet Factions Battle For Position As Chancery Trial Looms
• OCC's Hsu Urges Banks Not To Get Caught 'Swimming Naked'
• Dentons-Led Cannabis Producer Soars After Direct Listing
• SEC May Ink New Reg BI Guidance Amid Digital Trading Boom
• Chinese Billionaire's Media Cos. Still Owe $133M, SEC Says
• 6 Banks And Counting Settle Sibor Price-Fixing Case For $65M
• Goodwin Brings In Latham Emerging-Companies Expert In LA
• Intercontinental Unveils Euroclear Stake Sale To New Buyers
• Global Tax Chiefs Should Look To US Whistleblower Programs
• Musk Threatens To Halt Twitter Deal Over 'Bots' Dispute
• Atty Asks New Judge For SEC Trial Redo After Polling Blunder
• Single-Family Rental Investment Co. Inks $575M SPAC Deal
• Allianz Unit Pleads Guilty In $6B Investor Fraud Settlement
• Willkie Adds Loeb & Loeb Entertainment Partner In LA
• Fracking Co. To Settle Investor Fraud Suit For $3.9M
• New CFTC Commissioner Taps Ex-BigLaw Attys As Counsel
• SEC Can't Shield Ex-Official's Speech Drafts, Ripple Says
• SEC Probe Lingers As Trump's Social Media SPAC Eyes Deal
• SEC Sues Florida Investment Firm For $410M Fraud Scheme
• DOJ To Lodge Charges Over Using Crypto To Evade Sanctions
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Unpacking OFAC's New Russian Accounting Services Ban
• SEC's Gensler Steps Up Calls For Tougher Crypto Regulations
• Goldman Execs To Pay $79.5M To End Shareholder 1MDB Suit
• Musk's Twitter Jitters Could Spark $1B Breakup Battle
• Crypto Meltdown Could Speed Stablecoin Regulations
• Judge Reinstates CFTC Deal, $16M Fine With Kraft, Mondelez
• Robinhood Gets 'Meme Stock' Antitrust Claims Axed For Good
• OCC Deputy Stresses Risk Management As Banks Ramp Up AI
• DOL Urged Not To Collect Climate Risk Data From Pensions
• Calif. Charts Regulatory Path For NFTs In Campaign Finance
• Law Firm Beats Ex-Trading Firm Worker's Leaked Info Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Cornerstone, Chetrit, Severn
• Coinbase Faces Suit Over Yen-Linked Stablecoin's Volatility
• SEC's Grewal Calls Out Defense Attys For Undue Delays
• Porsche Exec Sketches Possible IPO, Says It's Not Final
• The Fastest Federal Trial Courts: A Look At Virginia, Florida
• Elon Musk Says Twitter Deal On Hold
• Lawmakers Wary Of Crypto Exchange FTX's Trading Plan
• French SPAC Raises $156M To Support Drug Development
• Goldman Again Asks 2nd Circ. To Nix Class Cert. In CDO Case
• Lithium-Ion Battery Maker Amprius Inks $939M SPAC Merger
• Miami's Latest Real Estate Boom May Indicate New Reality
• Tips For Evaluating Machine Learning For Contracts Review
• Deals Rumor Mill: Instacart, Musk, CVC
• Powell Confirmed To 2nd Term As Federal Reserve Chair
• Senate Confirms Jefferson As Biden's Newest Fed Governor
• NY Judge Cuts 'Excessive' Atty Fee Sanction For UBS Investor
• 'Coin Signals' Trader Gets 3½ Years For $5M Crypto Fraud
• Foley Adds 11-Year SEC Vet To Securities Team In Chicago
• Investment Banks' Retreat Amplifies SPAC Market Woes
• Coinbase Looks To Nix Claims It Sold Unregistered Securities
• Fintech Cos., Including Binance, Add Legal, Compliance Execs
• 2 Firms Steer New York Bank's Downsized $27M IPO
• Conn. Atty Says SEC Lacked Evidence For Fraud Trial Win
• Gibson Dunn Lands Private Equity Partner From Willkie
• What SEC Proposal On SPACs Means For Projection Defenses
• Faegre Drinker Adds Investment Management Partner In Minn.
• JPMorgan, Goldman Face Dem Heat Over Russian Debt Trades
• Judge Vacates Pot Co. Investors' Class Certification, For Now
• KuCoin Hits $10B Valuation Amid Fintech Funding Spree
• Senate Confirms Lisa Cook, First Black Woman On Fed Board
• How To Efficiently Deploy Your Professional Growth Strategy
• BakerHostetler Adds M&A Lawyer From Armstrong Teasdale
• Yellen Says Trump FSOC Designation Guidance Under Review
• Wachtell Guides Aramark's Uniform Services Biz Spinoff
• 2 SPACs Net $375M Combined To Pursue Tech Acquisitions
• Spain Says $37.6M Award Can't Be Enforced In US Courts
• Arizona-Based Airline Lands $5M Deal With IPO Investors
• Goldman Pulling Back On SPACs Amid Regulatory Crackdown
• OCC Staff Working On Potential Bank Merger Reforms
• Pop Culture Co. Sues To Reclaim Wizard World Social Media
• SEC Allows More Time For Climate Risk Plan Comments
• Mayer Brown Nabs Leveraged Finance Pro From Sidley Austin
• US Sanctions Russian Bank Execs, Bans Accounting Services
• A 6-Step Framework For Legal Industry Professional Growth
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Dentons-Led Cannabis Producer Readies Direct Listing
• Why Contempt May Be Apt Punishment For High Court Leaker
• Investor Balks At 'Excessive' Atty Fee Request In UBS Case
• SEC Committee Mulls 'TurboTax-Like' Fix For Climate Reports
• QuantumScape Shareholder Sues In Del. For Company Books
• Committee Told SEC Proposal Is Further Chilling SPAC Deals
• Judge Ruled On Investors' Class Cert. Too Early, Pot Co. Says
• Crypto Investors May Face Increasing State FCA Tax Liability
• CDK Global Stockholder Calls $8.3B Brookfield Deal Unfair
• Crypto Mining Corp. CEO Indicted In $62M Fraud Scheme
• SEC Fines Nvidia $5.5M Over Crypto Mining Disclosures
• Jury Clears Ex-Nomura Trader, Rejects SEC No-Lying Theory
• 5 Firms Steer Bausch & Lomb's Below-Range $630M IPO
• Baker Donelson Adds McGuireWoods Finance Atty In Atlanta
• UK Watchdog Opens Probe Into Technical Foam Deal
• LATAM's Minority Shareholders Want Award OK'd
• Investors In Pot Co. Aphria Win Class Cert. In $144M Suit
• Weil Adds 25-Year Securities Veteran From Orrick
• CFTC Commish Taps Ex-WilmerHale Atty As Chief Counsel
• Deals Rumor Mill: Twitter, Roku, Arm
• Pierce Atwood Hires Ex-Cadwalader Bank Regulatory Partner
• Clients' Diversity Mandates For Law Firms Are Necessary
• Musk Outlines $7.1B In New Financing For Twitter Takeover
• DLA Piper Adds Bankruptcy Partner In Its New York Office
• Ride-Hailing Co. Didi Says SEC Investigating Its $4.4B IPO
• Investors Sue Film Co. In Del. Chancery To Probe Books
• SEC Notifies Companies Of Ukraine Disclosure Obligations
• IAC, Match Group Say $30B Del. Spinoff Suit Falls Flat
• EV Maker Envirotech Plans To Raise Up To $50M In Offering
• Newsom Orders California To Craft Blockchain Regulations
• YieldStreet Can't Duck Investors Duping Suit
• 3 Financial Market Areas That Need Better Disclosure Regimes
• Policyholder Gains In Virus Coverage State Trial Court Suits
• Intercontinental Exchange To Buy Black Knight In $16B Deal
• Netflix Hit With Investor Suit Over Plummeting Subscriptions
• Knott Partners Sues Telepathy Labs For 1-Person Board
• IPO Lawyers See Mild Pickup In An Otherwise Cool Spring
• SEC Intensifies Crypto Crackdown With Beefed-Up Team
• Firms Vie To Lead BlockFi Account Holders' Suit
• Alleged Motley Fool Hacker Charged With Insider Trading
• 5 Questions That Can Help Law Firms Win RFPs
• Credit Suisse, 5 Others Settle Australian Forex Rigging Suit
• SEC Pushes To Shield Former Director's Speech Drafts
• SEC, NY Adviser Strike $800K Deal Over Short Sale Blunders
• Calif. Panel Sides With Robotics Biz In Investor's Forum Fight
• Morningstar Aims To Sunset SEC Ratings Suit In $1.15M Deal
• Broker-Dealer To Pay SEC $694K To End 'Naked' Shorting Suit
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Trader's Forex-Rigging Conviction
• Slack Denied Full 9th Circ. Rehearing In Direct Listing Fight
• Cannabis Marketing Co. Cuts Go-Public Deal Value To $275M
• Bitcoin Miners Aren't Polluters, Industry Group Tells EPA
• 4 Firms Drive Chinese EV Maker's $1.25B SPAC Merger
• Credit Agricole, Investors Ink $55M Deal In Rate Rigging Case
• Bond Market Lies Were Common, Ex-Nomura Trader Tells Jury
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• How Law Firms Can Employ More Veterans
• Goodwin-Led Biotech Startup Launches Plans For $101M IPO