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Private Equity - May, 2020

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• Neiman Marcus Ch. 11 Examiner Bid Dropped After Criticism
• Chancery Tosses Tardy Investor Suit Over Undervalued Biz
• Latham, Meitar Lead Fiverr's $120M Follow-On Deal
• Avoiding Inadvertent Privilege Waivers In E-Communications
• PE Minority Investments Offer Alternative Capital During Crisis
• Don't Miss It: Ropes, DLA Piper Guide Week's Hot Deals
• 5 Tips For Drafting Effective Legal Billing Guidelines
• Coronavirus Q&A: Foley & Lardner's Health Practice Chair
• Can Cannabis Survive The Virus? The Cash Crunch Intensifies
• Allen & Overy-Led Peet's Coffee Owner Prices €2.25B IPO
• Kirkland, Sidley Steer Starwood's $325M Lifeline To TPG Unit
• Taxation With Representation: White, Freshfields, Fenwick
• Pa. Law Firm Sued Over Client's $134M Unpaid Judgment
• 3 Firms Steer Oncology Biotech's $350M Spinoff, IPO Plans
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Kirkland Steers IK Investment Partners To €2.85B PE Fund
• DOJ Clears Satellite Cos. Merger With Conditions
• Basketball League Calls Quinn A Qatar 'Spy' In Commish Case
• KKR Clinches $4B Credit Fund With Support From Paul Weiss
• Hong Kong Policy Shift Could Usher In Trade Firestorm
• Tech Marketing Co. Raises $50M In Funding Round
• Don't Cancel Your Summer Associate Programs
• Pulling Up Stakes: Sidley Austin, Baker McKenzie, Orrick
• Morgan Lewis Nabs Investment Fund Team From MoFo
• Deals Rumor Mill: Jio Platforms, Volkswagen, Amazon
• Arnall, Freshfields Guide $125M PE Buy Of Fintech Co. Vesta
• Fintech Co. Doubles Valuation To $4.3B With $150M Infusion
• Mass. Regulators Claim PE Firm GPB Capital Misled Investors
• WeWork Committee Dealt Blow To Control Over SoftBank Suit
• Biotech Working On COVID-19 Therapies Raises $105M
• 5 Ways To Reduce Post-Pandemic Legal Malpractice Exposure
• Convicted Ex-Bumble Bee CEO Dodges Civil Suit For Now
• CARES Act Will Affect Earnouts, Purchase Price Adjustments
• Weil-Led Co. Prices Year's Second-Largest Blank-Check IPO
• Simpson Thacher Guides ZoomInfo's $757M IPO Plans
• 2 Firms Assist As KKR Injects $1B Into New Data Center Biz
• KKR, Japanese Banks Provide $1.2B For Marelli
• Advantage Rent A Car Hits Ch. 11 With Over $500M In Debt
• Health-Focused Firms Flood IPO Market With Fresh Filings
• Ares Management Pays $1M To Settle SEC Insider Info Claim
• Skadden-Led KAR Global Gets $550M PE Investment
• Slate Asset Management Providing Canada $363M In Relief
• Using The M&A Slowdown To Prepare A Portfolio Co. For Sale
• Warner Music Group Plans IPO To The Tune Of $1.7B
• Credibility Concerns About Virtual Arbitration Are Unfounded
• Willkie Reps In German Fintech Co.'s $20M Funding Round
• Goodwin, MoFo Guide Fibrosis Biotech's $90M IPO Plans
• Insitro Announces $143 Million Raised In Series B Financing
• Bolt Raises $110M To Drive Post-Pandemic Recovery
• Simpson Guides Aquiline To $2B Financial Services Fund
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Caprock Midstream Hit With $9.5M Suit Over Merger Deal
• Coronavirus Q&A: Skadden's National Security Head
• A Tax Primer For PE Investment In Distressed Real Estate Debt
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Latham-Led Medical Device Maker Prices Upsized $156M IPO
• Latham-Led Biopharma Co. Gets $15M For COVID-19 Vaccine
• A Lawyer's Guide To Client Service Continuity Planning
• McGuireWoods Helps Rallyday Snag $150M For Debut Fund
• Is The Future Of The Annual Shareholder Meeting Online?
• Commercial Transactions Partner Joins Lewis Brisbois In Fla.
• 3 Ways The Pandemic Has Changed How IPOs Are Done
• SEC Urged To Establish ESG Disclosure Policies
• Investors' Attys Get $11M After Settlement With ER Operator
• Title Insurance Startup Raises $123M In Series C Financing
• Chinese Co. Seeks 9th Circ. Undo Of 'Frankenstein' Award
• Virtual Meetings Could Be Fertile Ground For Legal Discovery
• Deals Rumor Mill: SoftBank, NBA, Nasdaq
• Fertility Chain IntegraMed Files For Ch. 7 After $7M Asset Sale
• Paul Weiss Leads Apollo To $1.75B Credit Solutions Fund
• Performance Vesting Is Trickier Than You Think
• Wachtell Reps SelectQuote Insurer For Upsized $570M IPO
• Proskauer Aids On $1.5B Tech-Focused Growth Equity Fund
• Biopharma Co. Nets $120M To Research Quality Control Tech
• Contingent Fees A Great Option For Cos. During Downturn
• The Role Of Remote Mediation After The Crisis Is Over
• What COVID-19 Means For The M&A Insurance Market
• Sponsor-Backed PIPEs Can Aid In The Race For Liquidity
• Pot Co. Investor Says Shady Debt Deals Led To Default
• Investors Can't Show They Were Tricked Into Risky Oil Venture
• Skadden, Sullivan Steer REIT's $600M Private Investment Deal
• Panasonic Pays $800M To Bring Stake In Blue Yonder To 20%
• Cybersecurity Firm Sues Advent Over Nixed $1.9B Takeover
• 6 Firms Assist As Apollo Plugs $1.75B Into Albertsons
• 7 Steps To Romancing The Virtual Classroom
• Centric Brands Says It Wants To Walk Away From Stores
• Cannabis Co. Seeks Nix Of Suit Over Scheme To Devalue Rival
• Peet's Coffee Owner To Raise €2B In IPO, Secondary Offering
• Cooley-Repped Data Analytics Co. Raises $190M In Funding
• Coronavirus Q&A: Dechert's Mark Thierfelder
• Main Street Lending Adjustments Mean Help For More Cos.
• Gibson Dunn Adds Litigation Group To Hong Kong Office
• 5 Tips For Emergency Relief Petitions During COVID-19
• Revisiting The Benefits Of An Efficient Contract Breach
• Key Return-To-Work Considerations For Law Firms
• Biopharma Company Rakes In $145M In Fundraising Effort
• Financial Worries Besiege Vroom's Market Debut
• Ropes Leads Cowen Healthcare Investments To $493M Fund
• Energy Exec Says $2.5M Settlement Wasn't Binding
• Companies Face Fraught Choice On PPP Return Deadline
• SoftBank Cites COVID-19 As Vision Fund Posts $10B Q4 Loss
• WeWork's SoftBank Fight Put On Path To 2021 Chancery Trial
• Latham-Led Medical Device Maker Inari Launches $110M IPO
• A Creative Solution For Teaching Local Practice In Law School
• Virus Puts $1.9B PE Takeover Of Cybersecurity Co. On Ice
• Centric Brands Hits Ch. 11 With $700M Debt Swap Plan
• Cell Therapy Company Raises $65M In Funding Round
• Shale Firm Gavilan Falls Into Ch. 11 Beset By Virus, Oil Slump
• EIG Grabs $2.6B Total For Energy, Infrastructure Investments
• Open Lending Valued At $1.08B In Slashed Go-Public Deal
• Pandemic-Bruised IPO Market Shows Signs Of Healing
• PE Fund Manager Accused Of Shortchanging Investors
• Nat'l Collegiate Owner Blames 'Bad Actors' In Chancery Suit
• Don't Miss It: Weil, Skadden Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Cancer-Focused Biotech's Shares Soar After Upsized IPO
• Making Law Firm Panels Work For The Cost-Conscious GC
• Coronavirus Q&A: DLA Piper Real Estate Leaders
• Taxation With Representation: Simpson, Hastings, Crowell
• COVID-19 Merger Moratorium Could Hamper Vital Innovation
• PE-Backed SelectQuote Primed To Raise Up To $475M In IPO
• Miami Boutique AXS Law Adds Expert In Cross-Border Deals
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Sinovac Investor Settles SEC Disclosure Claims For $290K
• Deals Rumor Mill: Uber, CVC Capital Partners, Thyssenkrupp
• Chinese Real Estate Co. Raises $244M From Tencent, VC Firm
• Pandemic Presents Teamwork Test For Law Firms
• Online Home Buying Platform Scores $105M In Financing
• Del. Courts Extend COVID-19 Emergency Rules To June 13
• Simpson Aids Rubicon On $1.25B Software-Focused PE Fund
• No Need To Extend Dura's Ch. 11, Creditors Say
• Cybersecurity Group Raises $50M In Funding Round
• 'Varsity Blues' Dad Says Feds Hid Exculpatory FaceTime Call
• Investor Sues Over Nutraceutical's $446M Take-Private Deal
• 8 Tips For Retaining An Expert During COVID-19 And Beyond
• Uber Eyeing $750M Offering As Virus Dents Business
• Online Learning Co. Quizlet Raises $30M In Funding Round
• Optimism Rising Among Private Lenders During Pandemic
• German PE Firm Closes €1.11B Fund Amid COVID-19 Hardship
• Dura Will Keep Legal Claims Against Tilton In Ch. 11 Sale
• What It's Like To Move From Army JAG To BigLaw
• Lewis Brisbois-Repped Cancer Biotech Plans $25M IPO
• Startup Exchange Gains BlackRock Backing In $65M Round
• AI-Heavy Investment Fintech Raises $14.5M In Funding Round
• Aussie Investment Firm Buys NZ Internet Provider For $520M
• Activist Investor Elliott Urges Alexion To Consider A Sale
• PIPE Deals Are A Plus During Pandemic But Can Have Pitfalls
• WeWork Committee Fights For Control Of $3B SoftBank Suit
• EIG's $663M RICO Claim In Brazil Bribery Case Tossed
• $15M Mexican Real Estate Fraud Suit Revived In US Court
• Goodwin-Led Biotech Pliant Therapeutics Files $86M IPO
• How Biz Development Cos. Can Mitigate Regulatory Risks
• How Law Firms Can Maximize COVID-19 Insurance Coverage
• Potential Silver Linings In European Leveraged Loan Defaults
• Protecting Privilege When Communicating With Contractors
• 4 Firms Steer Cancer-Focused Biotech's $125M IPO Launch 
• Latham, Matheson Steer Stenn's $200M Trade Loan Backing
• Coty's Beauty Biz Valued At $4.3B In Deal Steered By Skadden
• No Quick Trial On Suit To Enforce $400M Realogy-SIRVA Deal
• Battery Co. Hit With Discovery Sanctions In $100M IP Fight
• Investors Say Canadian Hemp Co.'s Lies Caused Stock Drop
• Lewis Brisbois Launches Delaware Office With 2 Attys
• Investor Dropping Bid To Invalidate $1.9B Mindbody Deal
• SEC Small Biz Panel Wants Limits Eased On Private Offerings
• Virtual Caucuses Can Improve The Mediation Process
• Don't Miss It: Foley & Lardner, Baker McKenzie Lead Hot Deals
• Psychedelic Meds Are Opening A New Frontier For Legal Work
• FINRA Wants To Serve Docs By Email Amid Crisis Challenges
• How To Assess Accounting Materiality Amid Economic Crisis
• Business Divorce In The Time Of COVID-19
• 4 Firms Steer As Jio Platforms Lands $1.5B From Vista Equity
• Baker Botts Helps Energy Spectrum Clinch $969M Fund
• Calif. Court Opts To Tie Together 8 Juul Antitrust Suits
• Chancery Wants Student Loan Trust Fee Feud Resolved Fast
• Main Street Lending Program Offers Liquidity With Limits
• Deals Rumor Mill: Lord & Taylor, Walgreens, Warburg Pincus
• What All Attorneys Can Learn From Female Rainmakers
• Bracewell Adds Former Starwood Energy Insider In New York
• Greenberg Traurig Grows Philly Real Estate Practice
• Brookfield Unveils $5B Program For Struggling Retail Cos.
• WeWork Customers Demand Halt To Fees During COVID-19
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Clifford Chance Nabs DLA Piper's Investment Funds Co-Head
• Far Point Board Rescinds Support For €2.3B Global Blue Deal
• 4 Firms Steer $1.4B Equity Injection For CenterPoint Energy
• Kirkland-Led Norwegian Cruise Line Nabs $2.2B In Financing
• Quorum Health's $100M DIP Approved Over Investor Objection
• Navy Capital GC Joins Cannabis Firm Feuerstein Kulick
• What Hospitality Cos. Should Know About Virus Relief Funds
• Institutional Pullback Presents Family Office Opportunities
• Promoting Lawyer Well-Being Is More Essential Than Ever
• Hammerson Nixes Planned $519M Sale Of Retail Properties
• Immunology Co. Unveils Platform And $60M In Investments
• 'Rock N' Roll' Menswear Line Hits Ch. 11 Amid Virus Closures
• Latham Nabs Private Equity And M&A Atty From Kirkland
• Norwegian Seeks $2B, Has 'Substantial Doubt' About Future
• Remote Depositions Bring Ethics Considerations For Lawyers
• NPS, Hines Investing $492M In $2.3B Manhattan Project
• More Reasons To Redesign The Open Office Post-Pandemic
• EdTech Co. Hits Unicorn Status With $71M Fundraise
• Ropes Guides Oberland To $1.05B Health Care Royalty Fund
• WeWork's Neumann Sues SoftBank For Nixed $3B Share Buy
• $525M Take-Private Deal For Victoria's Secret Called Off
• Web Domain Co.'s Stock Redemption Pay Fair, Chancery Says
• Dura Automotive Heads Toward Last Resort Del. Ch. 11 Sale
• Former Investment Exec Cops To $18M Pre-IPO Fraud Scheme
• Regulatory Relief For BDCs Amid Pandemic Is Limited
• Hogan Guides Intel In $900M Deal For Transit App Moovit
• EU Clears Aurubis' €380M Fusion With Copper Refiner
• Latham Guides Israeli Biopharma Targeting $50M In US IPO
• Early Pandemic-Related Shifts We're Seeing In Legal Finance
• COVID-19 Gives Congress Greater Incentive To Pass SAFE Act
• The Death Of The LSAT
• Jio Platforms Valued At $65B As 3 Firms Guide PE Investment
• McGraw-Hill, Cengage Cancel Merger Under DOJ Pressure
• Taxation With Representation: Weil, White, Kirkland
• Corporate COVID-19 Response Must Look Beyond Poison Pills
• Cannabis Co. 4Front Ventures Nets $22M In New Funding
• PPP Loan Standard Of Necessity Hinges On Documentation
• Don't Miss It: CMS, Paul Weiss Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Examining Startup Investors' Thoughts On Big Tech's Power
• 'Material' Effect Looms Large In Realogy-SIRVA Merger Suit
• Latham Steers As Biotech Firm's $56M IPO Tops Range
• Companies Tap Convertible Debt In Droves Amid Pandemic
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Platinum Fortune Pays $530M For UK Video Game Developer