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Private Equity - October, 2019

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• Investors Sue Arotech To Block $81M Greenbriar Deal
• Dems Ask Treasury Watchdog To Probe Opportunity Zones
• Retail Platform B8ta Closes $50M Series C Funding Round
• SEC's Fraud Enforcement Shows Quality, If Not Quantity
• Draft Opportunity Zone Form Asks For Investment Info
• 5 Trends Influencing RFPs For Law Firms
• 2 Biotechs Raise Combined $116M After IPOs Price Low
• Private Equity Wants To Buy Your Asbestos Liabilities
• Altria Chops $4.5B From Value Of Juul Stake
• Biotherapeutics Co. Raises $75M In Series B Financing Round
• Alleged Ponzi Schemer Says Notes He Issued Not Securities
• Curaleaf Trims Pot Deal By $211M, Citing Market Changes
• McCarthy Tetrault, Fasken Steer $228M Coop Investment
• Vivo Capital Collects $1.43B For Health Care Investment Fund
• CoinList Secures $10M Investment To Start Crypto Exchange
• 2 Del. Decisions Call Out Conflicted Controlling Stockholders
• BakerHostetler Guides Citymark On $69M Atlanta Purchase
• What Industry, Investors Think Of The Proposed CFIUS Regs
• Esports Infrastructure Biz Vindex Launches With $60M In Tow
• Sidley, Debevoise Lead Anixter's $3.8B Take-Private Deal
• Chinese Real Estate Co. Wants $9M Arbitral Award Nixed
• Lander & Rogers Steers $289M Aussie Media Biz Take-Private
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Being There For Families In Trouble
• Pepper Hamilton Guides Medical Device Maker's $60M IPO
• Advent's £4B Cobham Buy Nabs EU Regulatory Approval
• PE Real Estate Firm Unveils $1B Affordable Housing Fund
• Ticket Startup Books $60M Funding Round Led By Airbnb
• In The (Opportunity) Zone: How To Avoid Diligence Pitfalls
• Mobile Game Maker Scopely Lands $200M In Series D Funding
• Investor Asks Chancery For Battery Maker's Deal Docs
• Dura Says Zohar's Needs Not A Concern In Ch. 11 Venue Fight
• Greensill Snags $655M From SoftBank, Acquires Fintech Co.
• Overlooked Due Diligence Considerations In Tech M&A
• JPMorgan Unit Nabs $1B For Distressed Private Credit Fund
• 4 Firms Steer $1.5B Shakeup Between Apollo And Athene
• What PE Attys Need To Know About The Uncertain IPO Market
• In The (Opportunity) Zone: How To Navigate Lending Issues
• 4 Firms Assist On $843M Deal For Ohio Casino And Racetrack
• PE Firm's Bid To Force Sale of Colo. Cannabis Retailer Tossed
• Tilton Hurls More Challenges In Zohar's Ch. 11
• Don't Miss It: Wachtell, Clifford Chance Lead Week's Hot Deals
• Real Estate Rumors: Trump Organization, Colony, Bridge
• Oil Well Owners Seek Clearance For Alta Mesa Fracking Suits
• AECOM-Canyon JV Lands $500M For Real Estate Fund
• Cooley-Led Fertility Benefits Co.'s $130M IPO Misses Target
• Goodwin-Led Cabaletta Prices Below Range With $75M IPO
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• In The (Opportunity) Zone: How To Structure Funds
• Stearns Nears Sale To Blackstone As Ch. 11 Plan Is Confirmed
• Deals Rumor Mill: Paysafe, Reynolds, Banijay Group
• Fintech Platform Total Expert Lands $52M Series C
• Simpson Thacher Steers Carlyle's €6.4B European Fund
• Holland & Hart Leads Weave's $70M Funding
• Qualcomm Kicks Off $200M 5G Investment Fund
• Ousted DLA Atty's Colleagues In Fear, Ex-Ethics Counsel Says
• Tilton-Backed Entities Out As DIP Lenders In DURA's Ch. 11
• Chancery Redirects PPL Spinoff Fight From Montana
• Foley Hoag, Locke Lord Guide $470M Software Co. Tie-Up
• Del. Justices Challenge 'Wild' Claims In $283M Merger Appeal
• Where Law Firm Partners Go When Changing Jobs
• Consumer Protection Issues For Single-Family Rental Market
• 2 Firms Steer $1.9B Waste Management Co. IPO
• Stearns Creditor, Trustee Dispute Ch. 11 Fee Payments
• Ex-SEC Compliance Expert Denies Pilfering Info For PE Firm
• Paul Weiss, Latham Lead Apollo's €182.5M Gamenet Bet
• DC Court Weighs Doc Deluge In FTC Chemical Merger Suit
• Fenwick Helps Databricks Nab $400M In Funding Round
• AMP Capital Nabs $6.2B For Infrastructure Debt Investments
• SoftBank Takes 80% WeWork Stake As Ex-CEO Cedes Power
• 3 Ways To Leverage Vulnerability For Lawyer Well-Being
• Cooley-Led Rapt Therapeutics Renews IPO Plans
• 3 Firms Steer Platinum's $2.7B Deal For Cision
• Glenmont-Arlington JV Sells Tampa-Area Complex For $69M
• TPG Affiliate Rakes In $2.2B For Growth Investment Vehicle
• Del. Court Brands Tilton Firm's Tenn. Ch. 11 Loan 'Troubling'
• United Sporting's Ch. 11 Plan On Hold As Judge Mulls Dispute
• Investors Denied Cert. Rethink In Twitter Stock Fraudster Suit
• PE-Backed Shoe Retailer Cole Haan Confidentially Files IPO
• Investors Denied Cert. In Suit Against Twitter Stock Fraudster
• 4 Firms Steer $1.4B Hudson's Bay Take-Private Deal
• Real Estate Rumors: Madison, Deutsche, Fortune Hotels
• PE-Backed Real Estate Investor Primes $1.5B Hong Kong IPO
• Disney Tech Firm Can Duck Out Of $80M Equity Suit, For Now
• DLA Piper, Ex-Practice Leader Face New Sex Bias Charge
• Unizo Softens To Blackstone's $1.6B Takeover Offer
• Why SPACs Are Turning To Reps And Warranties Insurance
• McGuireWoods, Kirkland Lead $2B Dominion Gas Facility Deal
• PE Firm Prevails In $4M Suit Over Fla. Energy Deal Exit
• Baker Botts, Latham Tapped For $932M Innophos Sale
• Ex-DLA Piper Atty Says Assault Accuser 'Exploiting' #MeToo
• NBA Eager To Increase Team Liquidity Amid Rising Values
• 11 Firms To Guide 8 IPOs Seeking $826M
• SEC Delays Action on Nasdaq's Direct Listing Proposal
• New Data Shows BigLaw's True Profitability
• Don't Miss It: Cravath, Wachtell Lead Week's Hot Deals
• Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Robert Lee
• AMS Makes €4.6B Bid For Osram As PE Firms Drop Out
• Latham, Sidley Guide $300M Kennedy Wilson Investment 
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• VC Firm Idinvest Closes €350M Digital-Focused Fund
• Deals Rumor Mill: AT&T, Global Infrastructure Partners, Apollo
• Pendo Hits $1B 'Unicorn' Status With $100M Funding Round
• Rising Star: Ropes & Gray's Vincent Ip
• 3 Firms Steer WH Smith's $400M Travel Retail Deal
• Elliott Blasts Unizo For Handling Of Takeover Offers
• RiverGlade Grabs $325M For Debut PE Health Care Fund
• 8 Best Practices For Cannabis Transaction Due Diligence
• Orchids Gets More Time To Work Out Ch. 11 Exec Releases
• Thomson Geer To Steer Australian Cannabis Co.'s $13.5M IPO
• UK Launches Formal Probe Of Amazon's Deliveroo Deal
• Goodwin-Led Cabaletta Bio Launches $87M IPO
• Tech-Focused Sunstone Partners Draws $475M For 2nd Fund
• Cloud Biz Nabs $145M In Round Led By HPE, Lightspeed
• Rising Star: Kirkland's Robert Blaustein
• Kirkland Helps KPS Clinch 2 Funds With Total Of $7B In Tow
• Direct Listings Gain Traction As IPO Alternative
• Fried Frank Assists As Permira Clinches €11B Buyout Fund
• Investors' Suit Barred By Arbitration Clause, Crypto Co. Says
• Global Decline In M&A, IPOs On Tap For 2020
• Pulling Up Stakes: Winston & Strawn, Sidley, K&L Gates
• Trump Org Seeks To Limit Cohen's Subpoena Of His Attys
• Fenwick Hires 2 Corporate Tech Pros On The West Coast
• SemGroup Investors Seek Stay On $5B Energy Transfer Deal
• Accel Leads $110M Infusion For Business Software Co. Algolia
• Benefits, Biopharma And Boat Cos. Prep IPOs Totaling $360M
• Rising Star: Debevoise & Plimpton's John Rife
• Veritas Capital Taps Kirkland For $6.5B PE Fund
• Goldcrest REIT Lands $300M To Invest In US Farmland
• Willkie Steers $910M Sale Of Crisis Training Co.
• Courts Keep Rejecting Litigation Funding Discovery Campaign
• M13 Collects $175M For Consumer Tech Investments
• Dispute Over £95M UK General Insurance Deal Moves Ahead
• Real Estate Rumors: Peachtree Hotel, Ross, Longpoint
• Barneys Gets Extension To Name Ch. 11 Stalking Horse
• Don't Miss It: Latham, Cooley Guide Week's Hot Deals
• How Emotionally Intelligent AI Could Assist With E-Discovery
• UK Watchdog Opens Probe Into Stonegate's £1.3B Pub Tie-Up
• Committee Opposes Releases In Orchids Ch. 11 Proposal
• A Look Inside The Largest PE Funds That Closed In Q3
• Dutch Tech Biz CM.com Pumps Brakes On €100M IPO
• Biotech, Bank Raise Combined $276M In Low-Priced IPOs
• 3 Firms Guide €1.5B Mexican Toll Route Sale
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• SEC's 'Test The Waters' Expansion Could Spur More Offerings
• Payments Processor USA Technologies Nabs $50M In Funding
• Deals Rumor Mill: Postmates, Exxon Mobil, Armacell
• US Venture Funding Falls In Q3, But Stays Historically High
• Sears Hometown Investors Say Lampert Engineered Bad Deal
• Chinese Acquisitions Even More Uncertain In New CFIUS Era
• Ginkgo Bioworks Unveils $350M Biotech Spinoff Fund
• 3 Key Issues In Private Equity Add-On Deals
• Preventable Risks Your Law Firm May Be Overlooking
• WilmerHale Guides RigUp's $300M Funding Round
• 3 Firms Guide Medical Billing Co. Deal Worth Up To $300M
• McDermott Taps Ex-Skadden Atty As Bankruptcy Co-Chair
• Orchids' Third-Party Ch. 11 Releases Draw Ire Of SEC
• Arizona CBD Biz Nabs $50M In Funding From NY Hedge Fund
• Cannabis-Focused Blank Check Co. Merida Files $100M IPO
• Corestate Picks Up Berlin Office Property For $94M
• GPS Security Biz Satelle Secures $26M Series C Round
• 6 Ethics Tips For Attorneys Making Lateral Transfers
• Ropes & Gray Adds Willkie Finance Duo In New York
• Elliott Wants Info On Unizo's Nixed Support Of $1.3B Bid
• PE Firm Teams With Tech Co. To Invest $500M In Insurers
• Aerogroup Reaches Deal With Lenders To Dismiss Ch. 11
• Real Estate Rumors: GIC, Spear Street, Brookfield
• Kardashians Can't Arbitrate $32M Fight With Ex-Makeup CEO
• Goodmans-Led Canadian Software Firm Completes $56M IPO
• US Dealmaking Falters In Q3 Amid Recession Concerns
• One Equity Partners Clinches 7th PE Fund With $1.75B In Tow
• 3 Firms Steer $845M Shiseido-Drunk Elephant Skincare Deal
• Choate Hall & Stewart Guides Sverica's $450M Fund Closing
• HK Stock Exchange Drops $36.7B Bid For LSE
• Real Estate Rumors: Brookfield, Pebblebrook, Carlyle
• Chinese Home Rental Biz Q&K Taps Cleary Gottlieb For IPO
• Frustrated 1st Circ. Seeks Guidance In Pension Fund Suit
• 3 Firms Weld $751M Deal For PE-Backed Canadian Mining Co.
• The Ins And Outs Of SEC's Expanded 'Test The Waters' Rule
• Banking Biz Tide Kicks Off Series B With $54.3M Fundraise
• 83North Nabs $300M For Investments In Tech Startups
• Q3's Top Deals And The Firms That Led Them
• Japan's JERA Plugs $330M Into Bangladesh Power Producer
• Thiel Co. Says Ex-GC, A 'Wonder Years' Star, Breached Deals
• What To Know To Cash In On The Construction M&A Boom
• Don't Miss It: Davis Polk, Kirkland Lead Week's Hot Deals
• Beverly Hills Mixed-Use Project Gets $190M Loan
• Chancery Was Correct To Toss Dilution Suit, Del. Justices Say
• Chinese Self-Driving Tech Developer Nabs $50M In Funding
• 7 Firms To Guide 3 IPOs Totaling $550M, Led By Biotech Cos.
• Catalyst Capital Drops $62M On London Office Building
• Taxation With Representation: Sullivan, Fried Frank, Milbank
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Icosavax Closes $51M Series A, Officially Launches
• Deals Rumor Mill: Six Flags, Shutterfly, Airbnb
• Wilson Sonsini Steers Tenaya Therapeutics To $92M Series B
• CapitalG Leads Tech Startup Unqork's $80M Funding Round
• Consider The Power Of Tactical Empathy
• Sullivan & Cromwell, Skadden Drive $3.1B Insurance Deal
• Simpson Thacher, Fried Frank Guide $2.9B Great Wolf Deal
• NY Judge Inks $21.7M Judgment For Private Equity Investors
• Aptiv Inks $310M Acquisition Of PE-Backed Telecom Biz
• The Problem — And Opportunity — Of Implicit Bias In The Bar
• PE Firms Push Back On Claims Of Prison Profiteering
• Sidley Advises Kimmeridge In $800M Energy Fund Close
• Kirkland Assists On HKW's $365M Private Equity Fund
• London Firms Poach Experts In EU Finance As Brexit Looms
• Bernstein, Friedlander To Lead Mindbody Investor Litigation
• Analogic Exits Investor Challenge To $1.1B Altaris Tie-Up
• 2 Firms Eclipse Peers In IPO Work During Choppy September
• Kaplan Voekler Steers Red Oak's $50M Bond Offering
• Weil Nabs Energy, Private Equity Pro From King & Spalding
• Judging A Book: Thapar Reviews Gorsuch's 'A Republic'
• Tax Factors To Consider In PE Purchase Price Negotiations
• Real Estate Rumors: Amazon, Blackstone, Crate & Barrel
• Fintech Firm Rapyd Snags $100M Expansion Funding
• Rocket Maker Relativity Space Nabs $140M From Investors
• ADT Sells Off Canadian Unit To Telus For $529M
• V&E, Latham Lead $1B Take-Private Deal For Energy Co. Roan
• Ropes & Gray Guides Paine Schwartz's $1.4B Food Fund
• 4 Firms Steer US Steel, Big River Deal Valuing Biz At $2.3B