Private Equity Archive » April, 2020

Private Equity - April, 2020

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• Ex-SEC Examiner's Data Theft Trial Delayed Due To Pandemic
• Camelot To Pay SEC $20.8M For Role In Exec's Fund Theft
• Fed Expands Main Street Lending Program To Larger Cos.
• Key Tax Considerations For Secondary Sales Of Private Funds
• Andreessen Horowitz Launches New $515M Crypto Fund
• 5 Great-Recession Lessons GCs Must Remember Today
• Pandemic May Prompt Legislative Action On Court Deadlines
• DLA Piper Scoops Up Trio Of Ex-Winston & Strawn Attys
• Deals Rumor Mill: Charlotte Tilbury, Arctos Sports, Aurora
• Kirkland, Fried Frank Aid In $75M OneSpaWorld Investment
• China's 58.com Valued At $8.2B In Go-Private Bid
• Debevoise, Kirkland Drive $250M PE Infusion For Covetrus
• Applying PPP Loan Affiliation Rules To PE Portfolio Cos.
• Paul Weiss Drives Apollo's $300M Debt Infusion For Cimpress
• 2 Blank-Check Cos. Refill Pipeline With IPOs Totaling $500M
• Utah-Based VC Firm Closes $110M Fund For Startups
• Judging A Book: Richardson Reviews 'Criminal Dissent'
• Healthy Food-Focused Manna Tree Nabs $141.5M For 1st Fund
• Blackstone Grabs $359M Stake In Australia's Crown Resorts
• Sidley Adds 2 Investment Funds Partners From Shearman
• Latham-Repped KKR Takes $100M Stake In Sidley-Guided O9
• 9th Circ. Turns Away BlackRock Workers' Class Cert. Appeal
• FIS Targets $150M In Fintech Startup Investments
• Warren, Ocasio-Cortez Float Merger Ban During Pandemic
• Tips For Minimizing Law Firm Liability During COVID-19
• Social Capital's Latest Blank-Check IPO Raises Another $360M
• Textbook Giants Rethinking Merger Plan, UK Watchdog Says
• ADM Collects $630M For Private Credit Investments In Asia
• Blackstone's $1.47B NIBC Deal In Doubt Due To COVID-19
• Metlifecare Slams EQT Unit's Bid To Nix $900M Takeover Deal
• How Investors Can Manage Asia Data Center Acquisitions
• 3 Recommendations For Cos. Considering Litigation Finance
• Ropes & Gray Guides Constitution Capital To $1B PE Fund
• After Probe, Ex-BigLaw Atty Becomes Pot Co. CEO
• Realogy Sues To Push Through $400M Madison Dearborn Deal
• Swiss Biotech Firm, Chinese Crypto Miner Boost IPO Pipeline
• Biotech Firm, Gambling Software Co. Prep IPOs Totaling $83M
• Latham Leads Health Care-Focused PE Firm To $856M Fund
• Next Steps For Sellers Coping With Merger Terminations
• A Proposed Technology-Assisted Review Framework
• Dems Seek $10B In COVID-19 Aid For Minority, Rural Lenders
• Imperial Brands Brings In €1.23B Through Sale Of Cigar Cos.
• Latham Steers Cancer Therapy Biz's $200M Funding Round
• Former Del. Chief Justice Leo Strine Joins Wachtell Lipton
• DOJ Doubles Down On Fortress Support Against Apple, Intel
• The Difficulties Of PE Fundraising In A Post COVID-19 World
• Feds Block PE, Hedge Funds From Small-Biz Virus Relief
• Navigating Loan Doc Implications Of Pandemic Disruption
• YogaWorks Investors' Filing Tweaks Don't Save IPO Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: JCR Capital, SL Green, PNC Bank
• A Checklist For Insiders Looking To Buy Company Stock
• The Pandemic's Impact On Pending M&A
• How Lawyers Can Find Equanimity In Crisis
• Don't Miss It: Weil, Orrick Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Silicon Valley Financings Plummeted In March
• Kirkland, Maples Steer Blank Check Co.'s $360M Debut
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Victoria's Secret Owner Blasts Sycamore's 'Buyer's Remorse'
• Chancery Won't Pause $650M Terraform Deal Suit
• Market Decline Will Have Diverse Repercussions For Cos.
• Unique Small Biz Virus Relief Concerns For Brokers, Advisers
• Slate Asset Management Wraps Up $269M Real Estate Fund
• Sidley Brings On Transactional Tax Pro From Davis Polk
• Arent Fox Adds Burns & Levinson Corporate Atty In Boston
• Courts Should Look To 3 Bar Exam Alternatives During Crisis
• Deals Rumor Mill: Nintendo, Neiman Marcus, Saudi Aramco
• Venture-Backed Biotech Firm Raises $120M In Upsized IPO
• Gunderson Dettmer Steers Vaccine Biz's $120M Financing
• Expedia Nabs $3.2B, Names New Execs As Virus Slows Travel
• Harvest Partners Lands New Compliance Chief From Oaktree
• Pandemic Could Be Spark For Private Equity Powder Keg
• Skadden-Led Blank Check Co. Prices Upsized $720M IPO
• Are Litigation Funding Documents Protected From Discovery?
• Ropes & Gray Helps Cyprium Land $445M For 5th PE Fund
• Sweetwood Nabs $70M To Invest In Israeli Tech Startups
• Voice Transcription, Analysis Co. Bought In $59M Deal
• Victoria's Secret Buyer Says Store Closures Sank $525M Deal
• Home Equity Financing Fintech Noah Nabs $150M In Funding
• Kirkland Guides York Capital To $800M Middle-Market PE Fund
• Tilton Calls Dura Creditors' Bid For Ch. 11 Suit 'Waste Of Time'
• Zohar, Tilton Urged To Cooperate On New Manager Picks
• Orrick-Led Data Processing Co. Closes $250M Funding Round
• Antitrust Tools For Dealmakers Preparing For Better Times
• How COVID-19 Might Uproot Centuries Of Litigation Traditions
• Juul Wants Antitrust Suits Kept Out Of Vaping MDL
• Digital Security Biz Raises $93.5M To Expand Platform
• Silicon Valley VC Fundings Fell After COVID-19 Hit US
• Cravath, Simpson Thacher Rep $500M KKR-US Foods Deal
• Dechert Steers As CVC Tops Goal With $657M Credit Fund
• Wilson Sonsini-Led Oric Pharmaceuticals Launches $75M IPO
• Why Force Majeure Isn't A Golden Ticket Out Of M&A Deals
• COVID-19 Considerations For Private Equity Fund Sponsors
• Consider Legal Ramifications Before Recording Video Calls
• Investor Seeks To Combine Kraft Heinz Derivative Suits
• Rethinking The Open Office In Light Of COVID-19
• Q1 India Private Equity Real Estate Investment Fell 62%
• Vinson Reps Energy Co. In $400M Investment
• Latham, Paul Weiss Steer As Cheesecake Factory Nabs $200M
• PE Firm Secures $1.5B For European Specialty Lending Fund
• Pulling Up Stakes: K&L Gates, Jones Day, Cooley
• SEC Urged To Accept E-Signatures On Filings Amid Pandemic
• WeWork Can't Get Quick Chancery Trial In $3B SoftBank Case
• Proskauer Steers Arbour Lane's $1.2B Credit Fund
• Capital Markets Advice Nowadays Is About More Than Finance
• Addressing Temp Worker Cyber Breach Risk At Financial Cos.
• Delphi Deal Dispute Raises COVID-Related M&A Questions
• Investors Should Resist 'Giveback Inflation' In Partnerships
• Don't Miss It: Goodwin, Baker Botts Guide Week's Hot Deals
• 3 Tips For Deposing Difficult Witnesses Remotely
• Ex-Freshfields M&A Head To Co-Chair MoFo's Corporate Dept.
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Stripe Adds $600M To New Funding Round Amid COVID-19
• Goodwin Procter Steers $23M Pot Software Co. Fund Round
• Dura Creditors Seek OK To Sue Tilton, Patriarch In Del. Ch. 11
• 3 Firms Steer $400M Injection In Outdoor Advertising Biz
• Investor Claims Intelsat Hid Bad News On C-Band Sale
• Cannabis Firm Using Crisis To Hide Shortfall, Investors Say
• Packaging Group Offers €91M For Stake In Bottle Top Maker
• Debt Buyback And Liability Management During The Pandemic
• Investors Seek OK Of $44M Settlement With ER Operator
• Deals Rumor Mill: General Atlantic, Naspers, Citic Securities
• Juul Antitrust Plaintiff Seeks To Join Product Liability MDL
• MoFo-Led Cancer Treatment Co. Closes On $100M In Funding
• Data Storage Startup Valued At $1.2B After Series C Fundraise
• Tilton Seeks Del. Court Nod For Limited Patriarch Comeback
• Fla. Attys Can't Ditch $8M Malpractice Suit, Ex-Client Says
• Latham Steers Pharma Co. In $100M Follow-On Offering
• Investor Demands MedMen Execs' Homes Over Troubled Loan
• Akin Gump Gets Kirkland Debt Finance Atty In Houston
• New Jersey's Plan For 2020 Law Grads Is Brilliant
• WilmerHale Steers Anti-Fraud Tech Biz In $145M Financing
• Law360's 2020 Private Equity Editorial Advisory Board
• Freshfields' US Head Of M&A, Global Transactions Leaves
• BlackRock Cements $5.1B Global Energy Infrastructure Fund
• Rudy's Barbershop Ch. 11 Sale Timeline Extended By Court
• Ex-Brixmor Bosses' Securities Fraud Trial Set For January
• Apple Says DOJ Is Contradicting Itself By Backing Fortress
• Managing E-Discovery Providers In Times Of Crisis
• Brain Disease Research Co. Raises $45M In Funding Round
• Witness Preparation Tips For Your Next Video Deposition
• Lightspeed Lands More Than $4B With Help From Debevoise
• Cooley-Repped Life Sciences Group Prices $121M Offering
• Kirkland Helps Clearlake Gather More Than $7B For PE Fund
• Envision Investor Seeks Class Nod In $9.9B KKR Sale Suit
• Synalloy Activists Push For Changes To Metals Co. Board
• Cincinnati Bell Investor Sues Over Macquarie's $2.9B Deal
• In Defense Of Virtual Mediation
• Gibson Guides GCM To $540M PE Co-Investment Fund
• 3 Firms Forge Blackstone's $2B Alnylam Pharma Investment
• O'Melveny Picks Up Private Equity Partner From Ropes & Gray
• Don't Miss It: Ropes, Debevoise Guide Week's Hot Deals
• M&A Disclosure Schedule Carveouts Amid Global Pandemic
• Industry Implications Of SEC's Accredited Investor Proposal
• Ropes & Gray Guides VC Firm's $2B Small Biz Fund Amid COVID-19
• A Call To Action For The Coming Insurance Litigation Siege
• Retail Brand Acquirer Raises $110M From Private Backers
• How A Small Law Firm Adapts To Remote Work
• Don't Just Delay The Bar Exam — Cancel It Forever
• Life Science Cos. Navigate Dicey Path To Public Markets
• Ex-CEO's Threat To Kill Prosecutor Snarls COVID Release Bid
• Quorum Health OK'd For Fast-Paced $1.3B Ch. 11 Schedule
• Gunderson Dettmer-Led Data Co. Closes On $250M In Funding
• Legg Mason Investor Seeks To Block Vote On Franklin Merger
• Investcorp To Acquire German Cybersecurity Co. For $180M
• 3 Firms Guide $76M Loan For Starwood Capital's Miami HQ
• Deals Rumor Mill: Silver Lake, Dave & Buster's, WeDoctor
• Don't Forget Firm Culture When Adapting To Remote Work
• Qiming Clinches $1.1B Fund With Eye On Tech, Health Care
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Inside The Top 10 Private Investment Funds That Closed In Q1
• Real Estate Rumors: RedSky, Knotel, Starwood
• EQT Unit Says Virus Losses Nix $900M Metlifecare Acquisition
• Third-Party Funders' Business Is Booming During Pandemic
• Simpson Thacher-Led Blackstone Closes $10.6B Fund
• Lenders Must Prepare For Real Estate Bankruptcy Cramdowns
• Cooley-Led BioPharma Raises $96M In IPO At Top Of Range
• Novolex Case Brings Lessons On R&W Insurance
• Ex-Akin Gump Atty Joins Loeb & Loeb's Corporate Group
• Digital Mental Health Co. Raises $16M As Virus Spurs Demand
• KKR Senior Executives Launch $50M Coronavirus Relief Fund
• Fried Frank Helps StepStone Nab $2.1B For Secondaries Fund
• Altria, Juul Face Consumer Antitrust Action Over $12.8B Deal
• Cahill Gordon Suspends 2020 Summer Associate Program
• Coronavirus Pandemic Highlights Value Of Data Centers
• Biz Messaging Software Co. Closes On $125M In Funding
• Telehealth Startup Involved In Virus Efforts Raises $50M
• Inside Shareholder Rights Plans Adopted Amid COVID-19
• WeWork Committee Sues SoftBank For Nixed $3B Share Buy
• Conducting Court Hearings Remotely: 12 Considerations
• WilmerHale, Dorsey Drive SoFi's $1.2B Deal For Payments Co.
• Airbnb Nabs $1B In Private Backing During Travel Slump
• Golding Capital Secures €710M For Latest Infrastructure Fund
• Firm Cost-Cutting Has GCs Watchful But Not Worried — Yet
• SBA Loan Guidance Doesn't Resolve Fate Of Venture Startups
• More Than A Dozen Firms Guided Q1's Top Hotel M&A Deals
• Wilson Sonsini Reps Analytics Co. In $80M Funding Round
• The Era Of Video Mediation Is Here — Or Is It?
• Chinese City To Raise $7B For Electric Vehicle, Other Projects
• COVID-19 Highlights BigLaw Need For Emotional Intelligence
• Deerfield Management Amasses $840M For Health Care Fund
• SEC Accounting Chief Expects 'Significant' COVID Challenges
• Don't Miss It: Kirkland, Paul Weiss Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Venture-Backed Firms Could Miss Out On Virus Relief Loans
• Windy City Shuffle: Paul Hastings, Katten, Duane Morris
• The Pandemic's Early Effects On Foreign Trade, Investment
• Judicial Shaming Of Attys Is Troubling Even During Pandemic
• What It's Like To Join A Law Firm In The COVID-19 Era
• Don't Be Social Media Distancing: LinkedIn Tips For Lawyers
• Seattle Barbershop Chain Hits Ch. 11 Amid COVID-19 Closures
• Unizo Employees And PE Backer Secure $1.9B Unizo Takeover
• Simpson Thacher Reps CVC For $4.5B Asia-Focused Fund
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Willkie Steers Insight Partners To $9.5B Tech-Focused Fund
• SEC Urged To Ease Private Funding Rules Amid Pandemic
• Real Estate Rumors: Bank OZK, Transwestern, Starwood
• Feds Will Take Late Comments On Volcker Funds Proposal
• United Sporting Trustee Says Wellspring Drove It To Ch. 11
• Calif. Privacy Law Considerations For Private Funds
• Inside The CARES Act's Key Tax Code Modifications
• Remote Depositions: Coming To A Home Office Near You
• Alleged Ponzi Schemer's Notes Are Ruled Securities In Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: EF Education, Goodpack, Global Eagle
• PE Firm Hit With Delaware Chancery Suit Over Stalled Deal
• Ways Lawyers Can Support The Most Vulnerable Right Now
• VC Firm Closes On $1.1B Fund For New Biotech Cos.
• Arch Snags $1.46B For Pair Of Biotech-Focused Funds
• McDermott Snags Finance Partner In London
• SoftBank Terminates $3B Tender Offer For WeWork Shares
• FTC Sues Altria And Juul, Says $12.8B Deal Hurt Competition
• Why Material Adverse Effect Clauses Aren't Escape Hatches
• Chinese Hologram Co. WiMi Prices $26M IPO At Low End
• Autoimmune Therapy Biz Raises $80M In Series B Round
• Private Equity Funds Can Benefit From CARES Act Tax Relief
• Cooley-Led Life Sciences Firm Seeks To Raise $75M In IPO
• Confronting The Challenges Of Virtual Mediation
• Germany Launches €2B Fund For Startups Hurt By COVID-19
• Burford Wants LSE Ordered To Disclose Alleged Spoofer IDs