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Private Equity - February, 2020

198 articles

• Battery Co. Facing Possible Sanctions In $100M IP Fight
• Miss. Bank Looks To Nix $250M Suit Over Forced PE Sale
• Don't Miss It: Ropes & Gray, Sidley Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Hunt Real Estate Loans $38M For NC Apartment Complex
• Fenwick Guides Passage Bio In Upsized, $216M Debut
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Legal Industry Should Pursue AI Prediction Progress
• Brookfield's Cincinnati Bell Deal Worth $2.75B In Revised Bid
• Chancery Rejects $122M Damages Bid Over Plimus Deal
• Cromwell Sells Half Of Australia Mixed-Use Property For $79M
• Tuna Buyers Want PE Firm's Price-Fix Suit Escape Rethought
• DoorDash Confidentially Files Plans For Public Debut
• Deals Rumor Mill: Big Hit Entertainment, Dyal Capital, Shell
• Simpson Thacher-Led ZoomInfo Files $500M IPO
• Thyssenkrupp Inks €17.2B Sale Of Elevator Biz To PE Group
• Fintech's 2020 M&A Boom Shifts To Consumer-Facing Targets
• Zest Soap Maker's $120M Sales OK'd Despite Bidder Dispute
• Cooley-Led QED Closes 6th Fintech Fund With $350M
• SEC Wins Sanctions Against Brokers For Skipping Mediation
• Oasis Founder Drops Bid To Revive Kirkland, Littler Suit
• What Companies Should Know About Direct Listings
• Merger Woes Send Safe Maker Alpha Guardian Into Ch. 11
• Sheppard Mullin Lands Holland & Knight Tax Partner
• Solutions To 4 Common Law Firm Diversity Challenges
• Kirkland Reps PE Firm In Closing Of $531M Tech Fund
• Willkie Farr Adds PE Fund Formation Atty In New York
• Hoberman Steers Tech Co. Unqork In $131M Funding Round
• Simpson Thacher Steers Corsair To $1B Tech-Focused Fund
• 3 Firms Guide Blackstone's $6B UK Student Housing Co. Buy
• FanDuel Investors Claim PE Firms Cut Them Out Of Merger
• Gunderson Dettmer Steers As Tech Startup Brings In $60M
• Coronavirus Fears Cast Cloud Over Dealmaking
• Hedge Fund Sues Pattern Energy Over $6.1B Go-Private Deal
• Key Clarifications In IRS Carbon Capture Tax Credit Guidance
• Canadian Waste Hauler Renews IPO Plans With $1.5B Filing
• Chancery Keeps Some Counts In Mining Co. Default Scheme
• When Coronavirus May Trigger SEC Disclosure Requirements
• Discrimination Cases Are Too Complex For AI Fee Prediction
• Investors Pour More Than $850M Into Singapore's Grab
• PE Firm Lobs $1.4B Takeover Bid At Australia's Healius
• Tilton Conflict Concerns Loom In Zohar Ch. 11 Sale Battle
• Cooley, Paul Hastings Guide Cornerstone's $1.4B Saba Buy
• Tuna Buyers Want To Appeal PE Firm's Price-Fix Suit Escape
• 3 Firms Guide $7.1B Intuit-Credit Karma Deal
• Courts May Clash With Litigants Over Document Review Tech
• Investor, Pattern Energy Trade Barbs Over $6.1B Deal
• Akin Gump, Latham Steer CenterPoint's $400M Gas Biz Sale
• Bankrupt High Ridge Sells Off Zest, Reach Brands
• CMS, Wilson Sonsini-Led Companies Get SoftBank Backing
• Merging Foam Producers Will Sell 3 Plants For FTC Greenlight
• M33 Growth Grabs $260M For 2nd Investment Fund
• Blackstone Looks To Best Competitors With $1.74B Unizo Bid
• Investors Sue Cincinnati Bell In Del. Over $2.6B Merger Plan
• European E-Scooter Biz Tops $100M In Series B Funding
• Melinta's Ch. 11 Plan Docs Approved With New Information
• Inside The Evolving State Of Shareholder Activism
• Don't Miss It: Wachtell, Jones Day Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Herbert Smith Freehills Helps Hammerson With $519M Sale
• AI Can't Accurately Predict Case Length And Cost — Yet
• Del. Judge May Dictate Fix For Zohar-Tilton Ch. 11 Dispute
• OneTrust Raises $210M For Data Privacy Compliance Platform
• PE Investors Should Reject Life Tenure For General Partners
• 6 Firms Guide $3.6B Northview Apartment REIT Deal
• Orchids Ch. 11 Plan Confirmed With Bigger Health Care Fund
• Deals Rumor Mill: Speedway, ThyssenKrupp, Univision
• Blank-Check Co. East Stone's Upsized IPO Raises $120M
• Ultimate Software, Kronos Form $22B HR Software Biz
• Phyto Partners Targets $50M For New Cannabis Fund
• ​​​​​​​Davis Polk, Kirkland Steer Victoria's Secret Deal Worth $1.1B
• Tilton Denies Stymieing Zohar's Ch. 11 Sale Efforts
• Ex-Tax Atty Mishandled NY Real Estate Operation, Suit Says
• Pulling Up Stakes: Latham, Dechert, Fenwick & West
• Cybersecurity Biz Valued At $1.1B After Latest Funding Round
• The Advantages Of PE Sponsor-Strategic Partnerships
• Mindbody Says No Incentive To Lowball $1.9B Sale
• A Good Year Ahead For Energy Infrastructure M&A
• Gunderson Dettmer Guides ForgePoint's $450M Cyber Fund
• Kirkland Helps Align Capital Notch $450M For 2nd PE Fund
• Ex-GC Can't Sue Over Cooked Books Claims, Cash Biz Says
• These Firms Are Cleaning Up In Bull Market For VC, PE Deals
• KKR Lands $200M For New Drug Therapy Research Group
• 3 Cos. Join IPO Pipeline With Filings Totaling $286M
• Warburg Pincus Lobs $1.2B Offer In Aussie REIT Bidding War
• What Health Care FCA Trends Tell Us About The Year Ahead
• Lawyers Can Build Trust Through The Spoken Word
• Pattern Energy Shareholder Blasts $6.1B Go-Private Deal
• 2 Firms Assist As Dell Sells Cybersecurity Biz For $2.1B
• Fenwick-Led Passage Bio Launches $126M IPO
• Robinson Bradshaw Steers $1.4B PE Fund For Pamlico
• Six Teams Seek Chancery Lead For $1.2B Kraft Heinz Suit
• Melinta's Ch 11. Consolidation Is 'Unjustified,' Objectors Say
• FTC Clears $5B Veterinary Hospital Deal With Location Sales
• Don't Miss It: Ropes & Gray, Latham Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Public-Private Gulf Puts Startup Valuations In The Spotlight
• New CFIUS Rules Heighten Focus On PE Limited Partners
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Skadden, Wachtell
• Zest Soap Maker Strikes Creditor Deal On Ch. 11 Loan
• Legal Prediction Is Demanding But Not Impossible
• Paul Weiss-Led Churchill Capital Prices $1B Blank-Check IPO
• Stonegate To Unload 42 Locations For £1.3B UK Pub Deal
• Battery Co.'s Sanctions Bid In $100M IP Fight Is 'Absurd'
• Thoma Bravo Sweetens $2B Instructure Deal After Pushback
• Nine West Trustee Says Jones Group Shareholders Stole $1B
• Shearman Grows Texas Footprint With Dallas Debut
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Zohar Gets Time To Probe Dura Docs Despite Tilton's Protest
• Deals Rumor Mill: SoftBank, Goldman Sachs, Centerbridge
• Internet Satellite Co. Says $90M Will Help It Launch Into Space
• Cancer Biotech's Upsized $238M IPO Leads Three Deals
• Calif. Developer Settles SEC's EB-5 Fraud Claims For $4.1M
• Crypto Lender Raises $30M In Valar Ventures-Led Round
• Fund Formation Group Of The Year: Simpson Thacher
• Paul Weiss Reps EagleTree On $1.1B Fund Closing
• Australian Court OKs $10B TPG, Vodafone Deal
• SEC Sues California Investment Firm Over $1.1M In Side Deals
• Morgan Stanley Accused Of Draining Tops Markets Dry
• FTC Pulls Chem Merger Challenge As It Mulls Court Loss
• Sovereign Wealth Fund Pays $1.1B for LG's Beijing Towers
• Effective AML, Anti-Bribery Programs Hinge On Collaboration
• Battery Ventures Racks Up $2B For Tech Investments
• Fund Formation Group Of The Year: Ropes & Gray
• Union Investment Picks Up Logistics Property Biz For $871M
• Dead Razor Deal Shows Need For Precise Termination Clauses
• KKR Brings In $1.3B For Fund Focused On Societal Impact
• Anixter Stockholder Seeks Delay Of $4.5B WESCO Deal
• Real Estate Rumors: Time Equities, Lexin, Safra
• Understanding PE Employee Co-Investment Credit Facilities
• MoFo-Repped VC Firm Raises $133M for Tech Investments
• Shutterfly Seeks To Exit Investors' Suit Over $2.7B Deal
• Cannabis Co. Sanity Group Raises $22M From Investors
• Malpractice Landscape Is Becoming Riskier For BigLaw
• Fund Formation Group Of The Year: Kirkland
• Goodwin Hires A UK Real Estate Investment Pro
• Cleary Helps Angelo Gordon Nab $1.8B For Credit Fund
• Cooley Reps Cloud Data Co. On $479M Funding Round
• Regulator Says Man Sold $2.5M In Unregistered Securities
• PE-Backed Azek Joins IPO Pipeline With $100M Filing
• Judging A Book: Humetewa Reviews 'Guilty People'
• Cullen & Dykman Leads Signature Bank's $105M Queens Loan
• Health Care Provider Closes On $126M Funding Round
• Private Equity Takeaways From SEC Marketing Rule Changes
• Melinta Gets Nod For Ch. 11 Auction Starting At $140M
• Chancery Keeps Alive Suit Over $553M CD&R Deal Windfall
• GATX Sells Shipping Unit to PE-Backed Group In $260M Deal
• Fund Formation Group Of The Year: Goodwin Procter
• Schick Parent Drops $1.37B Harry's Buy After FTC Challenge
• 2 More Bipartisan Plans Unveiled On Surprise Medical Bills
• The Optimistic Outlook For M&A In The UK
• Taxation With Representation: Cleary, Ropes, Wilson, Sullivan
• Del. M&A Ruling Shows High Bar For Determining Controllers
• Carbon Credits May Be The Next Big Thing For Tax Equity
• 4 Firms Lead $2.7B Fidelity National, F&G Tie-Up
• Asset Manager Secures €165M For Baltic Investment Fund
• Fund Formation Group Of The Year: Cleary
• Cloud Security Co. Valued At Nearly $3B After New Investment
• Don't Miss It: Akin Gump, Simpson Thacher Lead Hot Deals
• Weil Reps Brookfield In $20B Global Infrastructure Fund
• DOT Greenlights Nuro's Driverless Car Test Fleet
• Deals Rumor Mill: Atotech, Swissport, SoftBank
• More Biotech Firms Going Public Through Blank-Check IPOs
• Not-So-Sweet Candy Chain Ch. 11 Sale OK'd In Del.
• Zohar Ch. 11 Sales Can Be Forced Over Objections Of Tilton
• Gunderson Dettmer Reps Payment Platform In $20M Financing
• Casper And 2 Life Sci Cos. Raise Combined $482M In IPOs
• Fortress Defends 'Constitutionally Protected' Patent Assertion
• CDPQ, Piramal Form $300M Credit Platform For Indian Cos.
• Stubbs Alderton Reps Fintech Co. On $65M Funding Round
• PPD Raises Hefty $1.6B In Simpson Thacher-Led IPO
• Wilson, Ropes Steer $1.9B PE Takeover Of Cybersecurity Co.
• Tilton, Zohar Ready To Battle In Court Over Ch. 11
• Alphabet's Missteps Offer Crisis Management Case Study
• InsurTech Firm Boost Insurance Lands $14M From Investors
• Casper Sleep Cuts IPO Price While Beam Lifts Target
• 1st Circ. Ruling Clarifies PE Fund Pension Withdrawal Liability
• Nestlé Unit Invests Another $200M In Food Allergy Drug Co.
• Greenberg Traurig Assists On $130M Affordable Housing Fund
• Verana Health Nabs $100M Investment, Buys PYA Analytics
• Brexit Vote Opens Door For Steady Uptick In UK M&A Activity
• Compliance Chiefs Face Undue Personal Risk, NYC Bar Says
• Allen & Overy, Mintz Steer $150M Investment In HR Co.
• 1 Firm Grabs Spotlight In January Bolstered By Reynolds IPO
• Fortissimo Raises $650M For Tech, Industrial Investments
• How Emotional Intelligence Can Benefit Transactional Attys
• SEC Private Equity Enforcement: A Look Ahead
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Following A Serendipitous Path
• Starboard Renews Calls For EBay To Ditch Classifieds Unit
• Paul Weiss, Faegre Drinker Steer $200M EcoATM Stake Sale
• Gibson Dunn Grabs 2 Orrick Attys, Including M&A Head
• Mithril Says Ex-GC Can't Stop Suits Outside Calif.
• Fenwick-Backed Life Sciences Co. Files For $125M IPO
• 7 Ethics Questions To Ask Before Marketing Your Law Firm
• Chinese Developer Must Pay $9M Award, Judge Says
• Latham, Davis Polk Guide Cancer Biotech's $150M IPO Launch
• Fried Frank Assists On Catalent's $315M Deal For Masthercell
• Kirkland Helps Vestar Gather $1.1B For 7th PE Fund
• Ropes Guides ArcLight To $3.4B Energy Infrastructure Fund
• Humana Unit, PE Firm Prep $600M Medicare Practice JV
• FTC Challenges Schick Parent's Bid For Harry's Shave Co.