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Capital Markets - May, 2024

316 articles

• Nigerian Fintech's Execs Sued Over Alleged Company Fraud
• Biden Vetoes Bid To Nix SEC Crypto Accounting Guidance
• Online Comic Platform Webtoon Joins Growing IPO Pipeline
• Venezuela Can't DQ Special Master As Citgo Auction Looms
• Fla. Judge Won't Nix SEC Suit Over $112M Ponzi Scheme
• Jilted FTX Claim Buyer Sues Crypto Trader In Chancery
• White & Case-Led Aramco Unveils $11.9B Stock Offering Plans
• Don't Miss It: Dechert, Simpson Lead Month's Hot Deals
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Tether Investment In Crypto Miner Bitdeer Worth Up To $150M
• Australian Co. Aims For Shopify Highs In $250M SPAC Deal
• Activist Donerail Pushes Ex-Barstool Owner Penn To Sell
• BBVA To Tap Shareholders To Fund €12B Hostile Takeover
• Kalshi Says Elections Aren't Games In Voting Wager Hearing
• Exec Found Liable For 'Shadow Trading' Seeks New Trial
• Morgan Stanley Helped Musk's Stealth Twitter Buys, Suit Says​​​​​​​
• Ex-FTX Auditor Must Face SEC's Independence Rules Suit
• Musk Won't Appeal Deposition Order In SEC's Twitter Case
• Ex-Deutsche Bank Trader Gets 3½ Years For Crypto Scheme
• Terraform, SEC Reach 'Settlement In Principle' In Crypto Case
• SEC Cites High Court CFPB Ruling In Market Surveillance Suit
• BF Borgers Clients Should Review Compliance, Liability
• NY Expects Crypto Cos. To Meet Customer Service Standards
• The 'Not-Postings' Of A Delaware Chancery Court Judge
• Deals Rumor Mill: Aramco, Double Eagle, WeWork
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Fights 10-Year Sentence In OneCoin Case
• Trauma-Informed Legal Approaches For Pro Bono Attorneys
• Sneaker Co. Golden Goose Plots Top Italy IPO In Over A Year
• CFPB's Expanding Scope Evident In Coding Bootcamp Fine
• 11th Circ. Backs SEC Win In Trader's Challenge To 'Dealer' Tag
• Forescout Investors Win Class Cert. Over Tanked Sale
• Texas Securities Regulator Orders Crypto MLM To Shut Down
• Bankrupt BlockFi Agrees To $150k Penalty In Conn. Bond Row
• Fintech Compliance Amid Regulatory Focus On Sensitive Data
• Robinhood Reaches Deal To End 'Meme Stock' Investor Suit
• Del. Needs To Urgently Pass Post-Moelis Corporate Law Bill
• Israeli Nanotech Startup, Canadian Biotech Plot US IPOs
• Chancery Pins Down Musk, Tesla On Pay Bid, Del. Jurisdiction
• 5th Circ. Bond Claim Ruling Shows Creditors Must Be Vigilant
• 4 Arbitration Takeaways From High Court Coinbase Ruling
• Archegos Jury Gets Glimpse At Founder's Earlier Legal Woes
• Gemini Returns $2.2B Of Crypto From Genesis Ch. 11
• Playing Music Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Chancery Finds Ex-CEO Owed $79M For Share Lockup Losses
• Twitter Investors Seek Cert Over Musk's Backtrack On Buyout
• White House Looks To Boost Carbon Credit Market Integrity
• Chancery Tosses Some Computing Co. Deal Breach Claims
• RBS, Lloyds Bank, Others Ink $1.9M Libor Settlement
• SEC Ordered To Pay $1.8M Over Crypto Case Sanctions
• Block.one Investors Renew Push For $22M Deal Approval
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• OCC's Hsu Says More Banks May Need Crisis Playbook Rules
• EEX, Nasdaq Power Offer EU Fixes For Deal
• Exxon Investor Broadens Promise To Nix Climate Proxy Bid
• 5 Firms To Steer Pair Of Large IPOs That Could Net $1.8B Total
• Deutsche Bank Wins Conn. Appeal In Battle With Billionaire
• How Attys Can Avoid Pitfalls When Withdrawing From A Case
• FTX Exec Who Acted As Bankman-Fried 'Tool' Gets 7½ Years
• SEC Hits Back At SolarWinds' 'Distortion' Allegations
• OCC Orders Controls Improvements At Comerica
• House Lawmakers Want New Hearing With FDIC's Gruenberg
• Xponential Fitness Sues Ex-CEO In Del. To Avoid Calif. Court
• CFTC's Johnson Is Under Consideration For FDIC Top Job
• Biden's Judicial Impact And What's Left On The Wish List
• NYSE Companies Could Face Heat If Business Focus Changes
• Coinbase Says Crypto Securities Question Is Ripe For Review
• Ace Global Nixes $150M Greenhouse Farming Services Merger
• CFPB Seeks $20M Penalty For Inaccurate Loan Data
• Investor CriteriaCaixa Buys Construction Biz Stake For €983M
• DLA Piper Adds Corporate Ace From Goodwin In Calif.
• Using A Children's Book Approach In Firm Marketing Content
• SEC Opens Gate To Ether ETFs, But Firms Await Green Light
• Influencer Can't Duck SEC Suit Over Crypto Sale, Promotion
• Governance In Focus As ESG Gains Ground This Proxy Season
• 'Not Us At Our Best:' SEC's Top Cop Talks Debt Box Error
• Investors Lose $600M Mass Claim Over Cyprus Bank Failures
• FTX Judge Declines To Undo Ch. 11 Digital Claim Estimation
• Big Banks Hit With Claims Of Turning Man Into 'Money Mule'
• 7th Circ. Unsure VIX-Fix Claims Were Wrongly Tossed
• Ex-Fund Manager Settles SEC's $264M Offering Fraud Claims
• Archegos Witness Admits Lying To Exec Charged In Collapse
• The State Of Play In DEI And ESG 1 Year After Harvard Ruling
• CFPB Poised To Up The Ante After Supreme Court Victory
• House Passes Bill To Block Fed-Issued Digital Dollar
• 2 Oil Trader FCPA Pleas Highlight Fine-Reduction Factors
• Virtual Reality Startup's $150M SPAC Merger Is Scrapped
• Wow Such Basic: Justices Back Crypto Fans In Dogecoin Duel
• American Air Pilots Win Cert. Over 401(k)'s ESG Investments
• Investors Say FIS Must Investigate Derivative Suit's Claims
• US House Passes Crypto Bill Over SEC, White House Dissent
• Ex-FTX Exec Deserves Up To 7 Years For Fraud, Feds Say
• Skadden, Latham Lead Specialty Insurer's Upsized $128M IPO
• Binance.US Beats Fla. Regulator's Suspension Order
• Paul Hastings Leads Kayne Anderson Unit's $100M IPO
• Archegos Exec Says Founder Didn't Direct Him To Lie
• Del. Justices Reverse BitGo-Galaxy Merger Suit Dismissal
• Influencer Considerations As FINRA Initiates Crackdown
• New Crypto Reporting Will Require Rigorous Recordkeeping
• 'Pump-And-Dump' Claims Sputter In 'Disorganized' RICO Suit
• A Comparison Of FDIC, OCC Proposed Merger Approaches
• Crypto Mixer Laundering Case Provides Evidentiary Road Map
• Being An EMT Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Del. Supreme Court Affirms AMC Shareholder Settlement
• NY Federal Reserve Associate GC Rejoins Covington
• NYSE Parent Agrees To $10M SEC Fine Over Cyber Breach
• Raspberry Pi Confirms June IPO With $40M In New Shares
• Greenberg-Led SPAC To Buy Safety Biz For $1.85B, Quit LSE
• Citigroup Fined £61.6M For Trading Systems Failings
• 2nd Circ. Partially Backs Win For Nurses' Union Pension Plan
• Banks Urged To Vote Out Exxon Leaders Who Sued Investors
• LoanDepot's $3.5M Deal In IPO Disclosure Suit Gets Final OK
• SEC Slams Ripple's Bid To 'Hide' Financial Info From Public
• SEC Fines KeyBank Broker-Dealer Over Reg BI Failures
• Uniswap Warns SEC There's 'More To Lose' In Potential Suit
• SEC Gives Ex-BF Borgers Clients Reporting Deadline Reprieve
• SPAC Investor's Suit Changes Came Too Late, Chancery Rules
• Binance User Must Arbitrate Facial Scan BIPA Fight
• 5 Lessons From Ex-Vitol Trader's FCPA Conviction
• SEC Amendments May Launch New Execution Disclosure Era
• The Law360 400: Tracking The Largest US Law Firms
• Strategic Hiring Was The New Normal For BigLaw In 2023
• Crypto Groups Move To Ditch 'Irrational' SEC Dealer Rule
• SolarWinds Accuses SEC Of 'Troubling Pattern' Of Distortion
• SEC Says Firm Broke Short-Selling Rules During Pandemic
• Archegos Lied To Banks To Obtain Credit Lines, Jury Told
• Chancery Preserves Most Of Super Group SPAC Suit
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Tiny Tweaks To Bank Merger Forms May Have Big Impact
• Co-Head Of Deadlocked $5B Wealth Firm Asks To Dissolve
• FDIC's Gruenberg To Resign In Workplace Report Aftermath
• Scammer Cops To SIM Scheme Including $400M Crypto Theft
• Kirkland-Led Hotpot Chain Sizzles In US Listing Debut
• Crypto Cos. Take SEC Cases To The Court Of Public Sentiment
• Judge Reluctantly Dismisses FirstEnergy Shareholder Suit
• Two Guilty Of Wire Fraud And Conspiracy In Forex Case
• Kohl's Directors' Aversion To Sale Was Self-Serving, Suit Says
• Peloton Says Investors Are 'Manufacturing' Bike Recall Suit
• Crypto Firms Back FIT 21 Legislation Ahead Of House Vote
• Chicago Wants Climate Deception Claims Back In State Court
• Dolce & Gabbana Sued Over 'Worthless' Digital Outfit NFTs
• How CFPB Credit Card Rules Slot Into Broader Considerations
• 4 Takeaways From Biden's Crypto Mining Divestment Order
• Cantor, Lutnick Strike Deal With Window SPAC Investors
• Pot Co. Can Amend Complaint Or Reply To Dismissal Motion
• McDermott Adds Dechert Blockchain Ace In Calif. Offices
• Winston & Strawn Leads Asia-Focused SPAC $100M IPO
• Blackstone Leads $7.5B Financing For AI-Focused CoreWeave
• Tilray To Raise Money For Deals Amid US Pot Policy Change
• SEC Can Try To Show Jurisdiction Over German In $3M Claim
• Thomas, Alito: Two Originalists, Two Takes On CFPB Case
• Judge Questions Colo.'s Power Over Out-Of-State Banks
• 3rd Circ. Shuns Teva's 'Novel' Appeal On Israeli Investor Class
• Funko Beats Investor Suit Over Warehouse Move For Now
• FTC Deputy Director Rao On Healthcare Antitrust Agenda
• Deals Rumor Mill: Shein IPO, Kraft Heinz, Cinven-Jaggaer
• MoneyLion Beats Investor Suit Over Reverse Stock Split
• FDIC's Gruenberg Scolded By Senators Over Agency Culture
• Novel Applications May Fizzle After Fed Master Account Wins
• Exploring An Alternative Model Of Litigation Finance
• No Relief For Struggling SPACs Under Buyback Tax Proposal
• Ex-Execs Accuse Truist Of Hijacking Control Of Mortgage Unit
• 2nd Circ. Backs Win For Big Banks In Forex-Rigging Suit
• C3.ai Shareholder Sues In Del., Citing Baker Hughes Pact
• Top Linklaters Attys See PE Rebound In Run-Up To Elections
• Justices Say CFPB Is Constitutionally Funded
• Siemens Selling Innomotics Unit To PE Firm KPS In $3.8B Deal
• White & Case Helps Italy Unload 2.8% Eni Stake For €1.4B
• SolarWinds Says SEC's Cyber Breach Suit Goes Too Far
• 3 Things To Know About CFTC's Election Betting Proposal
• Water Co. To Pay $8.5M Criminal Fine Over Accounting Claims
• 'Pissed Off,' 'You Need To Go': Reps Rip FDIC's Gruenberg
• Two Firms To Lead GrafTech Suit Over Environmental Issues
• Bolt Financial Cancels $37M In Shares To End CEO Loan Suit
• Chancery Nixes BuzzFeed Worker Arbitration Bid
• 'Uber Files' Scandal Can't Prop Up Investor Suit, Judge Says
• UnitedHealth Concealed DOJ Merger Investigation, Suit Says
• Arizona Judge Revives Opendoor Investors' Securities Suit
• Startup Consultant Hits Hemp Co. With $2.1M Fee Suit
• Colo. Says Lending Law Challenge Aims To Strip Federal Right
• Tesla Fires Back At Claims It Bullied Retired Law Professor
• Chancery Orders $199M Penalty In TransCanada Deal Suit
• Chinese Art Marketplace, EV Co. Ink SPAC Deals Worth $834M
• Ex-FTX Exec Seeks Leniency, Saying He Was Kept In The Dark
• Teaching Yoga Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Archegos Ex-Accountant Tells Jury Of 'Vendetta' Inside Fund
• Linklaters Helps Computer Biz Raspberry Pi's Planned UK IPO
• Musk Can't Avoid Another Deposition In SEC Twitter Dispute
• In Hot Seat, FDIC's Gruenberg Pledges 'Fundamental Change'
• Asset Manager Cops To $1.2B Venezuelan Oil Co. Fraud
• Apache Investors Get First OK On $65M Deal In Drilling Suit
• 5th Circ. Expresses Doubt On Nasdaq Board Diversity Rules
• Mich. Biz Attys Back State's Securities Fraud Enforcement Bid
• Crystallex Special Master Fires Back Against Effort To DQ Him
• Vein Tech Maker Faces Investor Suit Over DOJ Kickback Probe
• Cannabis Co., Wrigley Heir Settle $7M Investor Suit
• A Vision For Economic Clerkships In The Legal System
• White & Case-Led Saudi Hospital Giant Prices $764M IPO
• Online Education Biz To Go Public Via $135M SPAC Merger
• Tesla Threatened To Fire Holland & Knight, Law Prof Says
• CFTC Hits Crypto Firm With First-Ever Registration Claims
• Sens. Slam DOJ's Money Transmitting Biz Interpretation
• SEC, FinCEN Propose Money Manager Customer ID Rule
• SPAC Investor Says Insiders Overvalued Satellite Co. Deal
• Online Slot Machine Co. Games Global Scraps $254M US IPO
• Chancery Orders Check Of Trump-Tied SPAC Sponsor Deal
• Judge Says Bold, Italic Font Muddies Allbirds Investor Suit
• Binance Says Sullivan & Cromwell, FRA To Serve As Monitors
• Fla. Investor Duped Brokerages In Trading Scheme, SEC Says
• Specialty Insurer, Hotpot Restaurateur Heat Up IPO Plans
• White House Bars Real Estate Deal Near Air Force Base
• Cleary Adds In-House Vet To Private Funds Practice In NY
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Standardizing Early Case Appraisal In Securities Class Actions
• Investor Seeks Info On Visa Denied For Money Exchanger Use
• Justices Deny Review Bid From Convicted REIT Execs
• Semisubmersible Co. CEO Convicted Of Fraud, Fleeing Law
• Archegos Boss Blew $36B, But It Was His To Lose, Jury Told
• Rivian's Cert. Oppo Not How 'Real World Works,' Judge Says
• SEC Opposes Quick Appeal Of 'Crystal Clear' Coinbase Order
• EV Startup Says California Settlement Covers Stockholder Suit
• Zeekr's US Debut Could Spur More IPOs From China
• Del. Ruling Highlights M&A Deal Adviser Conflict Disclosures
• Guess? Sued To Stop Founders' Alleged Pending Equity Grab
• FINRA Fines Merrill Lynch $825K Over Supervisory Failures
• Altman's Nuclear Fission Biz Fizzles After SPAC Deal Closes
• E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On Text Message Data
• 5th Circ. Upholds SEC Proxy Rule On ESG Disclosures
• Financial Tech Co. Wants New Trial In $7.8M Breach Suit
• Digital Platform Xtribe To Go Public Via $141M SPAC Merger
• CFTC Floats Ban On Election Betting Contracts
• Building Materials Biz To Return Further $300M To Investors
• Davis Polk, Simpson Thacher Drive EV Maker's $441M IPO
• SEC Sues 3 Penny Stock Firms Over Failure To Register
• Attys Want $102M In Fees In Stock Loan Antitrust Deal
• Making Borrower Contact Ex Was Reasonable, Court Told
• Skadden-Led Firm Nets $250M In May's Second SPAC Listing
• CFTC Moves For Win Over Gemini's 'Misleading' Statements
• Musk Fights Latest Subpoena Over $44B Twitter Purchase
• Masimo Makes Offer To End Activist Politan's Proxy Contest
• Binance Fined $4.4M By Canadian Regulator
• Okla. Law Curbing Anti-Oil Pension Fund Investments Blocked
• Trump SPAC Investor Convicted Of Insider Trading
• Mayer Brown, Latham Steer Proficient Auto's $215M IPO
• Opioid Maker Beats Investor Suit Over FDA Warning For Good
• DLA Piper, Cooley Lead Software Firm Silvaco's $114M IPO
• Digitex Founder Pleads Guilty To Bank Secrecy Act Violation
• Sens. Call For Revamp Of SEC's Nixed Stock Buyback Rules
• FTX Says Full Recovery Coming Based On 2022 Crypto Price
• Bill To Undo SEC Crypto Accounting Bulletin Passes House
• Truth Social Backer's Insider Trading Alibi In Jury's Hands
• SEC Doubles Down On $2B Ripple Labs Sanction Bid
• AMC Objector Says Chancery Settlement Lacked Due Process
• Labaton, Boston Pension Win Bid to Lead NYCB Investor Suit
• How New Rule Would Change CFIUS Enforcement Powers
• Japanese Crypto Exchange Coincheck Eyes US Listing In '24
• What's Extraordinary About Challenges To SEC Climate Rule
• Reed Smith Lands Kirkland Corporate Pro In Houston
• Gibson Dunn Adds Ex-Wachtell, Paul Weiss Attys As Partners
• Swimming Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Canopy Growth Expands In US With Wana, Jetty Buys
• 5th Circ. Urged To Reject Challenge To Board Diversity Rule
• FINRA Fines Broker M1 Over Short Sale Identification Errors
• Bloom Energy Gets Final OK For $3M Settlement Over IPO
• Trump Media Co-Founders Seek Chancery Contempt Order
• PNC Bank Entitled To Atty Fees In Defamation Suit, Court Says
• Gronk, Others To Pay $2.4M In Voyager Crypto Promoter Suit
• 6th Circ. Considers Rebooting Crypto Reporting Challenge
• Key Priorities In FDIC Report On Resolving Big Bank Failures
• Truth Social Investor Grilled By Feds At Insider Trading Trial
• A Recipe For Growth Equity Investing In A Slow M&A Market
• SEC Doesn't Have Legal Authority For Climate Disclosure Rule
• Alight Inks Deal With Activist Starboard For 2 New Directors
• Fenwick-Led Cloud Security Co. Raises $1B At $12B Valuation
• FDIC Review Flags 'Patriarchal' Workplace, Chief's 'Temper'
• Coinbase Operates As Unregistered Broker, Investors Say
• 2nd Circ. Hints At Reviving Suit Against 'Insider' Hedge Fund
• Chancery Dismisses Officers From Game Co. Investor Suit
• Alaska Man Gets 2 Years Over 'Bud And Breakfast' Scheme
• Crypto Platform's Ex-Brass Charged With $783M Fraud
• Amazon Loses Bid To Ship Patent Case From EDTX To Wash.
• SEC Should Be Allowed To Equip Investors With Climate Info
• SEC's Grewal Says Self-Reporting Best Bet For No Penalties
• SEC Small Biz Panel Urges Relaxed Rules For Crowdfunding
• Truth Social Backer 'Absolutely' Denies Insider Rap To Jury
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Cybersecurity Firm Appgate Hits Ch. 11 3 Years After IPO
• FDIC, OCC Gear Up For Another Shot At Banker Bonus Rules
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: McKool Smith's Courtney Statfeld
• Hedge Fund Asks Legal Tech Co. To Stop Share Issuance
• Trump Media Hires Auditor To Replace Firm Accused Of Fraud
• SEC Targets Robinhood's Crypto Unit For Possible Lawsuit
• IRS Seeks More Info On Purpose Test In Buyback Tax Regs
• Binance Founder's Sentence Shaped By Plea And Apology
• BTC-e Mastermind Cops To Money Laundering Conspiracy
• Goldman Settles Decade-Old Metal-Rigging Class Action
• Chancery OKs Extra Digging Into Trump Media Share Dispute
• Sentencing Delayed For Ex-Fintech Exec In Crypto Case
• How EB-5 Regional Centers Can Prepare For USCIS Audits
• SEC Fines Trump Media's Audit Firm For 'Massive Fraud'
• Beauty Biz Puig Begins Trading In Spain After €2.6B IPO
• Ex-JPM Trader Slams DOJ's 'Rank Opportunism' In Doc Suit
• Latham, Skadden Grab Spotlight As Large IPOs Surge In April
• Attys Due For Spam Suit Sanction, But Not $750K, Judges Say
• Activist Files New Proxy Fight In REIT Takeover Attempt
• Ex-FTX Boss Ryan Salame To Give Up $5.9M Bahamas House
• Discover Ups Liability Costs For Card Pricing Issue To $1.2B
• Deals Rumor Mill: Coca-Cola, General Mills, MLB's Giants
• Don't Use The Same Template For Every Client Alert
• Republicans Say Bank Merger Reviews 'Need A Shot Clock'
• JPMorgan Says It's Paying $100M More In Trade Penalties
• Split 2nd Circ. Backs Arbitration Denial In ERISA Suit
• Del. Justices Reverse Toss Of $7.3B Inovalon Deal Challenge
• Trump's Truth Social Stake Expands To Nearly 65%
• AI Is Top Of Mind For Companies — And Securities Regulators
• PG&E, KKR In Exclusive Talks For Partial Sale Of Power Biz
• Walking With My Dog Makes Me A Better Lawyer