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Capital Markets - February, 2026

286 articles

• KuCoin Operators Again Seek To Shed $1.2M Crypto Theft Suit
• REIT Execs Hurt Investors With Dividend 'Reset,' Suit Says
• Morgan Stanley Joins Ranks Of OCC Crypto Bank Hopefuls
• SEC Moves To Toss Suit Over 'Accredited Investor' Rule
• OCC Finalizes Rule Confirming Trust Charter's Broader Scope
• SEC Issues Final Rules For Foreign Private Issuer Reporting
• Musk Bid 'Too Late' To Delay Trial In Twitter Investor Suit
• AI-Focused Generate Biomedicines Prices $400M IPO
• Bitcoin ATM Scam Suit Will Go To Arbitration, Ind. Judge Rules
• Trump Media Explores Truth Social Spin-Off After TAE Deal
• After Learning Resources: A Practical Guide For US Importers
• Latham, Sidley Advise Healthpeak Senior Housing Spinoff IPO
• Why Meme Coin Ruling May Amplify Crypto Legislation Push
• AI-Assisted Arbitration Needs Safeguards To Ensure Fairness
• Tricolor Noteholders Say Big Banks Ignored Auto Loan Fraud
• Reed Smith Leads Climate Tech Biz In $850M US SPAC Deal
• Self-Driving Truck Startup Raises $113M Before SPAC Merger
• Binance Loses Bid To Arbitrate Proposed Securities Action
• $100M AI Token Dump Suit Can't Be Heard In NY, Founders Say
• Exec To Pay SEC Fine Over Fake Berkshire Hathaway Deal
• Ex-Paxful CEO Charged Over Anti-Money Laundering Failures
• How The SEC's New 'User-Friendly' Manual Provides Uniformity
• SEC Fines Ill. Adviser Over COVID-Era Loan Valuations
• Fed's Bowman Says Basel Redo Coming By End Of March
• Allbirds Investors' 'Kitchen-Sink' Strategy Dooms IPO Suit
• Chancery Asked To OK $7.6M Deal To End $1.5B De-SPAC Row
• Reforms To Bank Agency Appeal Processes May Boost Usage
• Arete Wealth, GC Can't Slip SEC Claims In Offering Fraud Suit
• Willkie Lands A&O Shearman Corporate Finance Pros In Calif.
• Vanguard Will Pay $29.5M To Settle Red States' ESG Suit
• Playing Piano Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• OCC Unveils Landmark Stablecoin Rule Proposal
• AT&T Promptly Settles NYC Pension Funds Diversity Suit
• DCG Crypto Class Action Proceeds, But State Law Claims Cut
• Crypto Hedge Fund Manager Charged With Tax Evasion
• Lender In Fla. High-Rise Dispute Says $70M Loan Wasn't 'Free'
• CFTC Warns Against Prediction Market Insider Trading
• Levona Wants Permanent Injunction In Eletson Gas Spat
• 4 Questions About Trump's Retirement Savings Pitch
• Mike Tyson's Cannabis Co. Faces Ex-Execs' Doc Demand
• CFTC Taps Ex-SDNY Prosecutor To Lead Enforcement
• IP Co. Investors Sue Over AI-Focused Acquisition Losses
• Winston & Strawn-Led SPAC Mozayyx Prices Upsized $261M IPO
• SEC's Morocoin Case Presents A Crypto Jurisdiction Dilemma
• Kalshi, Robinhood Look To Dismiss Calif. Tribes' Gambling Suit
• PepsiCo Will Allow Shareholder Proposal Following Lawsuit
• Protective Gear Co. Misled On Tariffs, Acquisitions, Suit Says
• Justices Urged To Restore 'Critical Limits' To SEC Sanction
• SEC Lays Out New Enforcement Vision In Revised Guidelines
• Coinbase Asks Judge To Bar Ill. Action Over Event Contracts
• Banking Groups Say Reg Tweaks Would Bolster Home Loans
• WisdomTree Gets SEC Nod For 24/7 Trading Of Digital Fund
• 3 Cases Highlight SEC Distinction Between Exec, Co. Liability
• AI-Generated Doc Ruling Guides Attys On Privilege Risks
• SEC's Crypto Task Force Taps Chainlink Atty As Chief Counsel
• Medtronic's Diabetes Spinoff MiniMed Seeks $742M IPO
• Northern Trust Wants Heiress' Fraud Claims Tossed
• NY Pitches Pay-Later Oversight Rules, Borrower Protections
• Banking Orgs. Silent On Trump Family-Tied Crypto Charter Bid
• Court Rejects $5.8M Fee Bid In Puerto Rico Funds Case
• FINRA Eyes Looser Broker Communication Rules
• Crypto.com Says OCC Gave Initial OK To Trust Charter Bid
• Asthma Biotech Generate Biomedicines Eyes $400M IPO
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Leadership Strategy After Day 1
• The Challenges Of Detecting Event Contract Manipulation
• Analyst Who Claimed She Was Fired For Needing Sleep Settles
• Cleary Adds A&O Shearman Duo To Capital Markets Team
• Latham Adds Wachtell Lipton M&A, Finance Duo In NY
• 5 Firms Guide Finnish Firm IQM Quantum's $1.8B SPAC Deal
• Kirkland, Jones Day Build $1.1B Hospice Take-Private Deal
• Wash. Man Admits To Role In $100M Oil Investor Crypto Con
• PepsiCo Sued Over Shareholder Proposal Exclusion
• 3 Questions After Justices Sink Trump's Emergency Tariffs
• Kalshi Gets A Win In Tennessee Over Sports Contracts
• SEC Says Tech CEO Hid Criminal Convictions, Misused Funds
• Lender Onset Hits Back On First Brands' $2.9B Fraud Suit
• Methods For Challenging State Civil Investigative Demands
• How Blockchain Could Streamline Real Estate Transactions
• Getty Wants 2nd Circ. To Rehear $100M Investor Dispute
• Calif.'s Civility Push Shows Why Professionalism Is Vital
• Middle-Market Private Data Sector Poised For M&A Growth
• Simpson Thacher Plans Dallas Launch, Adds Capital Practice
• Apollo Invests $1B In 5th Contribution To UAE Developer
• 'Hate' For Musk Quickly Narrows Jury Pool In Twitter Deal Trial
• Fidelity National Investors Get Initial OK For $210M Deal
• SEC Rejects Call To Halt Consolidated Audit Trail Spending
• UBS Whistleblower To Get Full Retrial On Long-Running Case
• Car Sensor Co. Can't Shed Investors' Post-IPO Margins Suit
• SEC Accuses Texas Brothers Of $12M Real Estate Fraud
• NYC Pension Funds Sue AT&T Over Proxy Proposal Exclusion
• SEC's Peirce Calls For Crypto-Updated Liquidity Rule
• Shkreli Again Tries To Add Wu-Tang Members To Album Fight
• Nunes Ordered To Finish Deposition In Trump Media Suit
• Energy Startup Targets Binance, Banks In Loan Fraud Claims 
• Warren Seeks Treasury, Fed Pledge Of No Bitcoin Bailout
• Should Prediction Markets Allow Trading On Nonpublic Info?
• Nev. Wants Latest Kalshi Betting Case Waged In State Court
• McDermott Adds Transmitter Licensing Atty To Crypto Team
• Funko To Pay $5.4M To Settle Del. Stockholder Suit
• Activists Elliott, Jana Make Latest Moves, And Other Rumors
• Trivia Competition Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Investor Settlement Value Hit 3-Decade High In '25, Report Says
• Robinhood Clears Fla. AG Probe Of Crypto Platform Marketing
• Binance.US, Crypto Data Site Beat Antitrust Suit Again
• SEC Plans To Repeal Biden-Era Rule On ESG Fund Names
• Levi & Korsinsky To Lead Novo Nordisk Investor Class Action
• Coinbase Ruling Outlines Litigation Committee Conflict Risks
• Law School's Missed Lessons: What Cross-Selling Truly Takes
• Former SEC Deputy Director Joins Paul Weiss
• 5 Firms Shape Kennedy Wilson's $1.65B Take-Private Deal
• Musk Can't Be 'Tried On His Political Beliefs,' Judge Says
• CFTC Backs Prediction Markets In 9th Circ. Fight With Nevada
• Educator Unions Call For SEC Probe Of Apollo's Epstein Ties
• SPAC Sponsor Execs Kept $29M Biz Breakup Fee, Suit Says
• 9th Circ. Clears Way For Nev. Gaming Action Against Kalshi
• Reddit Fights Investor Suit Over Google AI Impact
• SEC's Atkins Floats Litigation 'Safe Harbor' For Public Cos.
• CFTC Lands $1.3M Settlement In Immigrant Fraud Case
• Merger Materials Hid Portland Project Woes, Investors Say
• Kalshi Wins Stay Of Mass. Injunction Amid Appeal
• CFIUS Initiative May Smooth Way For Some Foreign Investors
• McGuireWoods Adds Sidley Private Equity Pro In Los Angeles
• Gemini Parts Ways With CLO Amid Post-IPO Strategy Shift
• When Tokenized Real-World Assets Collide With Real World
• Trump Family Invests In $1.5B Go-Public Merger For Drone Co.
• Arnold & Porter Adds Transactions Partner From Freshfields
• Banking, Fintech Groups Clash Over OCC Trust Rule Update
• Crypto CEO Gets 20 Years For $200M Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme
• Momentus Co-Founder Sues In Del. For Space Co. Legal Fees
• FinCEN Opens Online Portal For Whistleblower Tips
• Expensify Inks $9.5M Investor Deal Over Pre-IPO Claims
• Reed Smith Nabs Ex-WilmerHale Capital Markets Pro
• Bannon, Epshteyn Sued Over 'Let's Go Brandon' Coin Promos
• Investor Says Pot Startup Faked Deals, Took Money And Ran
• FinCEN Eases Beneficial Owner ID Rules For Banks
• Judges On AI: Practical Use Cases In Chambers
• Australian Coal Miner Readies US Listing Via SPAC Merger
• Fintech Clear Street Delays US IPO After Downsizing Offering
• Taxation With Representation: Homburger, Lenz & Staehelin
• MoFo, Paul Hastings Build $4.5B Tri Pointe Homes Sale
• Domino's Brass Faces Derivative Suit Over Growth Walkback
• Weedmaps Reaches Deal To End Investors' Stock Drop Suit
• Corporations Should Think Twice About Mandatory Arbitration
• Goldman Sachs' CLO Resigns After Epstein Email Revelations
• 5 Key Flashpoints From Fed's 'Skinny' Account Proposal
• Super Micro Investor Fights Uphill At 9th Circ. To Lead Suit
• Simpson Thacher, Davis Polk Steer SoftBank-Backed IPO
• Chancery Mulls Contempt For Co. Refusing Legal Fee Demand
• Telecom Execs Lose Bid To Overturn $5.8M Arbitration Award
• Ashurst Welcomes Back Hong Kong Partner From Debevoise
• SEC's Atkins Rejects Top Dem's Crypto Corruption Claims
• Top SEC Enforcer Sees Fewer Cases Over Common Violations
• Airbnb Escapes Most Of Conservative Investors' Suit
• GOP Lawmakers Probe CalPERS's 'Radical' ESG Investments
• Maxeon Dodges Investor Suit Over Financial Disclosures
• 'Texit' Crypto Offering Halted By Texas Securities Regulator
• Greenberg Traurig Leads Arko Petroleum's Upsized $200M IPO
• Capital Markets Group Of The Year: Latham
• Trail Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Navigating New Risks Amid Altered Foreign Issuer Landscape
• Elliott Takes Stake In Stock Exchange Group, More Rumors
• DC Circ. Questions Denial Of CFTC Whistleblower Award
• AGs Warn Cos. Plastic Initiatives May Break Competition Laws
• Paxful Sentenced To $4M Fine Over Compliance Failures
• JPMorgan Says Calif. City's Interest-Rate Swap Suit Is Barred
• CEO Criticizes 'Crazy Lawyers' In $5M Financial Adviser Feud
• Del. Justices Grapple Over Truth Social Share Math
• Contracts On Aliens, Hugs Aren't Gambling, Kalshi Tells Judge
• SEC's Atkins Says ESG Fund Names Rule Is Under Review
• Shkreli Can't Add Wu-Tang Members To Fight With Crypto Co.
• CoreWeave Hit With 2 More Suits Over Data Center Delays
• Judge Tosses Patent Suit Over Decentralized Exchange Tech
• Capital Markets Group Of The Year: Skadden
• Financial Advisory Co. Province Acquires StoneTurn
• Chancery Rejects Coinbase Litigation Committee Sealing Bid
• Weil, Latham Lead Solar Project Builder's $513M IPO
• 7th Circ. Mulls Taking Sides In Arbitration Enforcement Split
• From Prison, Bankman-Fried Requests New Trial
• BlackRock Brass Face Derivative Suit Over Coal Investments
• SafeMoon CEO Gets Over 8 Years For Crypto Investor Fraud
• Financial Services Forum Taps Ex-Truist Exec For GC
• Robinhood Asks Justices To Rein In Pre-IPO Disclosure Suits
• What Applicants Can Expect From Calif. Crypto License Law
• Presidio Seeks $1B Debt To Fund Deals After SPAC Merger
• Elliott Affiliate Urges 3rd Circ. To Keep Citgo Sale On Track
• Capital Markets Group Of The Year: Cooley
• Venezuela, Mining Co. Won't Shoulder $3.1M In Citgo Fees
• European Wax Center To Go Private In $330M Cash Deal
• Malpractice Claim Assignability Continues To Divide Courts
• Sentencing Commission's Reform Ideas May Cut Prison Time
• Coinbase Loses Bid To Keep 'Status Quo' Amid Nevada Action
• Meta Allows Pump-And-Dump Scam Ads, New Suit Says
• 2 Firms Guide Office REIT's IPO Plans
• Citadel Securities Rival Backs New Exchange Before 11th Circ.
• Crypto Investor's $16M Case Ousted From Chancery
• 6 Firms Guide Plan To Create $17B Transocean Drilling Giant
• Pot Co. Seeks Default Judgment Against Defunct 'Neobank'
• What Clarity Act Delay Reveals About US Crypto Regulation
• Pullman & Comley Says Lender Can't Sue Over $16.2M Deal
• Capital Markets Group Of The Year: Davis Polk
• Deutsche Bank Escapes FDIC's RMBS Underwriter Claims
• Amazon Inks Multibillion STMicro Deal Amid Massive AI Push
• Fried Frank Hires Pillsbury M&A, PE Head
• Chinese News App Beats Investor Suit Over Ad Revenue
• Kalshi Says CFTC Backs Sports Bets Without Tribal Regs
• Kirkland Leads Jennifer Garner's Baby Food Co.'s $198M IPO
• Linqto Gets OK For Ch. 11 Plan With Stock Deal
• CFTC Updates Crypto Collateral Letter For Bank Stablecoins
• SEC Alleges Pharma Co. Misled Investors About Cancer Drug
• Kalshi Given 30 Days To End New Sports Wagers In Mass.
• Prediction Markets Expand Wall St. Cops' Insider Trading Beat
• How Latest Nasdaq Proposals Stand To Raise Listings Quality
• CFIUS Must Adapt To Current Foreign Investment Realities
• Where PCAOB Goes Next After A Year Of Uncertainty
• Weathering FINRA's Scrutiny Of Foreign Small-Cap Issuers
• Holland & Knight Adds Troutman Atty In Financial Services
• Taxation With Representation: Gibson Dunn, S&C, Wachtell
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Fintech Pro From Sidley In Miami
• Car Services Co.'s $25M Investor Deal Gets First OK
• Billionaire Lewis' Pilots Ink SEC Deals Over Insider Trading
• NYAG's Insider Trading Case A Power Grab, Judge Told
• Ropes, Latham Lead Bob's Discount Furniture's $331M IPO
• Bessent Knocks 'Nihilist' Crypto Critics Of Market Reg. Bill
• SEC Data Contractor To Pay $1.5M Over Faked Audit Cert.
• Kalshi Taps White & Case Alum As Enforcement Head
• Polymarket Hit With Class Action For 'Disguising' Sports Bets
• BlackRock Arm Faces Investor Suit Over Lending Losses
• Generator Co. Beats Investors' Post-COVID Demand Woes Suit
• Crypto Lender Nexo Can't Exit Suit Over Liquidated Loans
• SDNY Chief Says Office Has Eye On Prediction Markets
• Kodiak Gas Nabs Distributed Power Solutions For $675M
• Semtech Hid Copper Tech Product Setbacks, Investors Say
• Anthropic Plans $350B Tender Offer, And Other Rumors
• How Attorneys Can Navigate Shifts In Financing Landscape
• Covington, Davis Polk Lead Eikon's Upsized $381M IPO
• Weil, Latham Advise Data Center Parts Builder's $1.5B IPO
• Teaching Logic Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Albright Axes Texas' Anti-ESG Law As Unconstitutional
• Ropes Leads Hair-Loss Firm Veradermics' Upsized $256M IPO
• Dark Web Drug Market Operator Gets 30-Year Sentence
• 9th Circ. Reopens Funko Investors' Securities Class Action
• 'Extraordinary Circumstances': Elon Musk Faces USAID Depo
• Coinbase Sues Nev. To Block 'Unlicensed Wagering' Action
• SEC Cases May Rise After 'Unprecedented' 2025, Attys Say
• CFTC Withdraws Proposal To Ban Sports, Election Contracts
• Loeb & Loeb To Guide SPAC's Merger With Packaging Co.
• DiCello Levitt Taps SEC Vets For Whistleblower Practice
• Clemency Was 'Broken' Long Before Trump. Can It Be Fixed?
• Walgreens Says Audio Recording Refutes Shareholders' Claim
• Stem-Cell Drug Developer PrimeGen Inks $1.5B SPAC Merger
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Resilience
• Fintech Broker Clear Street Targets $1B IPO
• Takeaways From The DOJ Fraud Section's 2025 Year In Review
• What An Uptick In Shareholder Activism Means For Banking
• Anticipating The SEC's Cybersecurity Focus After SolarWinds
• Cooley, Ropes & Gray Transactional Attys Move To Latham
• Tribes Accuse Coinbase Of Siphoning Ill. Gambling Revenue
• Martin Shkreli Countersues, Adds RZA To Wu-Tang Fight
• Ex-SPAC CEO Cops To Defrauding Lottery.com Investors
• Wachtell Lipton, Davis Polk Steer $12B Santander Deal
• SEC Tosses Biden-Era Case Against Wyoming Crypto Co.
• Chancery Slashes Mootness Fee Proposal In Bolt Suit
• Convicted Oil Trader To Remain Free On Bond During Appeal
• 3rd Circ. Says Law Silent On Duty To Pay For Tendered Shares
• SEC Official Floats Using AI In Adviser-Retail Investor Chats
• Greenberg Traurig, Latham Steer Arko Petroleum's $200M IPO
• Musk Can't Dodge SEC's Twitter Share Buy-Up Suit
• OCC's Ex-Chief Of Enforcement Joins Morgan Lewis In DC
• 2nd Circ. Keeps Credit Suisse Collapse Suit Out Of US Courts
• How Selig May Approach CFTC Agricultural Enforcement
• Gibson Dunn, Sullivan & Cromwell Lead SpaceX, XAI Merger
• Mark Wahlberg-Backed F45 Training Signs Deal With Investors
• Investors File $150M Florida Suit Against PE Fund Managers
• Broker-Dealer Fined $750K Over Text Message Recordkeeping
• Logan Paul Says CryptoZoo Buyers' Latest Complaint Fails
• Nevada Judge Temporarily Halts Polymarket Sports Contracts
• SEC Seeks Default Win Against Native Corp. In $3M Fraud Suit
• SEC Ends Commonwealth Financial Suit After $93M Reversal
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• How 3 CFTC Letters Overhauled Digital Asset Guidance
• DLA Piper Adds Ex-Cooley Atty To Lead N. Calif. Practice
• NYC Bar Opinion Warns Attys On Use Of AI Recording Tools
• Oil Trader Wants Prison Date Delayed Over $1.7M Forfeiture
• Chancery Keeps Coinbase Insider Trading Suit Alive
• Latham, Gibson Dunn Steer Brookfield's $1.2B Peakstone Buy
• The Biz Court Digest: Dispatches From Utah's Newest Court