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Private Equity - March, 2021

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• Fraud Claim In Hemp Biz Row 'Not Plausible,' Judge Says
• 2 Firms Rep Food Delivery Biz Deliveroo's £1.5B LSE Fizzle
• Tribal Lenders Must Pay Class $50M For Inflated Interest Rates
• Fenway Sports Group Valued At $7.35B In Deal With PE Shop
• Compass Cuts IPO To $475M With Help From Fenwick, Latham
• Cubic Backs Veritas, Evergreen's New $3B Take-Private Bid
• 3 Cybersecurity Questions To Ask Before A Remote Mediation
• BlackRock Raises $3B In First Dedicated Secondaries Round
• GlobalLogic Sold In $9.5B Deal Built By Shearman, Kirkland
• Odebrecht Units Sanctioned For Willfully Destroying Evidence
• Investors Sue Pot Co.'s Backers Over SPAC Deal Payments
• FTC Challenges Illumina's $8B Deal For Cancer Detection Biz
• VC-Backed Blank-Check Cos. Seek $625M In Planned IPOs
• London Co. Says Calif. Wrong Venue For Trade Secrets Spat
• Investment Firm Says Ex-Trump Appointee, Atty Stole $10M
• NBA Top Shot Developer Dapper Labs Nabs $305M In Funding
• A Uniform Mediation Act Primer As States Continue Adoption
• 3 Firms Help Air Taxi Co. Land On Nasdaq In $3.3B SPAC Deal
• Optum's $13.8B Change Healthcare Buy Under DOJ Scrutiny
• Weinstein Accusers Get Case Paused To Attempt Mediation
• Ex-Madoff Funds Can't Ditch Deutsche Bank's Contract Fight
• 16 Firms Could Steer IPOs Totaling $3.7B In Short Week
• 4 Firms Steer Broadridge's $2.5B Deal To Acquire Itiviti
• Proskauer Drives Atlas Holdings To $3.1B PE Fund
• 7 Firms Pilot $2.36B Deal For Commercial Jet Leasing Co.
• Polsinelli Adds Ex-DLA Piper Private Equity Atty In Atlanta
• Kirkland, Willkie Farr Steer $200M Sale Of Allstate Entity
• Freshfields, Kirkland Steer $7B SPAC Deal For UK Car Retailer
• Safeguarding Privileged Communications In A Remote World
• Ambac, Others Beat CFPB Suit Over Student Loan Trusts
• Startup Founder Gets 8 Years For $18 Million Investment Scam
• Eagle Hospitality Defends Foreign Units' Inclusion In Ch. 11
• Cash-Hungry Cos. Find Alternative To Volatile Markets
• AI Biz Plans $1B IPO Guided By Cooley, Davis Polk
• How To Meet CFIUS Expectations On Chinese Investment
• Don't Miss It: Morgan Lewis, Skadden Guide Week's Hot Deals
• 6 Firms Power $1.4B Semiconductor Co.'s Take-Private Deal
• Blockchain Analytics Co. Gets $2B Value In Latest Financing
• 4 Areas Of Cyberattack Vulnerability For Law Firms
• Taxation With Representation: Sullivan, Wachtell, Skadden
• WeWork Bets On Post-COVID Co-Working In $9B SPAC Deal
• SPAC Investor Sues In Chancery Over MultiPlan's Stock Drop
• SEC Inquiry Into Blank-Check Boom Could Be Just The Start
• Capital-Raising Strategy After SEC's Private Offering Rules
• Bain-Backed Cleaning Products Co. Misses Bar In $692M IPO
• Key Tax Concerns For Foreign Investors In US Private Equity
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Chelminsky, Prologis
• Coherent Ditches Lumentum For Sweetened $7B Deal
• Remote Online Notarization Co. Nabs $130M Investment
• Varnum Adds Corporate Partner To Detroit-Area Office
• Crowdfunders Call Off Merger After UK Watchdog Casts Doubt
• How To Help Your Witnesses Overcome Hindsight Bias
• Former SEC Staffer Gets House Arrest In Info Theft Case
• Former NY Insurance Chief Joins DLA Piper As Partner
• Carrefour Unit To Buy $1.25B Brazilian Supermarket Biz
• Vacation Home Marketplace Hits $1B Valuation In 5 Months
• Colo. PE Firm Targeted For Info In Fight Over Thai Villa
• Maintenance Worker Sues Senior Living Co. For Overtime Pay
• BlackRock Inks $9.6M Deal To End ERISA Class Action
• Kirkland, Skadden Steer Dodgers Owner's 3rd SPAC Filing
• Real Estate Rumors: Subway, Wells Fargo, Blackstone
• Cooley-Led Cloud Startup & Car Wholesaler's IPOs Top $1B
• Blockchain.com Hits $5.2B Valuation After $300M Injection
• Financial Risk Co. Exceeds $1B Value After KKR-Led Round
• NJ 'Reply All' Ethics Opinion Brings New Pitfalls For Attorneys
• Crowdfunders' Merger Plan Runs Into UK Antitrust Concerns
• Online Trading App Robinhood Confidentially Files IPO
• Online Broker, Airline And Software Firms Join IPO Wave
• Eagle Hospitality OK'd For $470M Ch. 11 Sale Effort In Del.
• Goodwin, Winston & Strawn Guide $150M Injection In ID Biz
• BlackRock Hires Paul Weiss To Probe Discrimination Claims
• Food, Booze Delivery Co. GoPuff Lands $9B Valuation
• D1 Capital Leads Brazil Real Estate Co. To $2.2B Valuation
• Cubic Weighs Competing $2.4B Bid From Latham-Led Co.
• Pillsbury, Wachtell Guide Tech Distributors' $7.2B Merger
• Saxena White Seeks $9M For $25M GTT Securities Settlement
• Local Fears Don't Justify Halting Hawaii Beer Deal, DOJ Says
• 3 Biotech Firms Join Packed Calendar Of At Least 19 IPOs
• CORRECTED: Winston & Strawn, Pillsbury Guide Bitcoin Miner's Go-Public
• Judging A Book: Bibas Reviews Rakoff's 'Why The Innocent Plead Guilty'
• Real Estate Rumors: Hellman & Friedman, Chetrit, Dorsey
• Dentons, Cozen Steer $95M Manhattan Car Dealership Loan
• 3 Firms Guide $2B Deal For Biz Planning Co. Unit4
• Ex-SEC Chief Clayton Named Apollo Chairman As Black Exits
• 6 CFIUS Considerations For De-SPAC Transactions
• Reed Smith Nabs 4 Dealmakers From Baker Botts In Houston
• NY Settlement Highlights Growing Risk Of FCA Tax Claims
• Simpson Thacher Steers Lexington's $3B Co-Investment Fund
• 3 Biotech Firms, Cannabis REIT Price IPOs Totaling $758M
• Health Hires: Orrick, K&L Gates
• For Law Firm Digital Marketing, Less Is Sometimes More
• Taxation With Representation: Goodmans, Herbert, Skadden
• Indian Biopharma Valued At $350M In Funding Rounds
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Cravath, Olshan Steer Corteva And Starboard To Settlement
• Pillsbury, Ropes & Gray Steer Health Tech Co. $1.2B Go-Public
• Don't Miss It: Sullivan, Simpson Thacher Guide Hot Deals
• Simpson Guides Blackstone To $4.5B Growth Equity Fund
• Dining Co. Looks To Seize Chinese Restaurateur's NYC Condo
• Deals Rumor Mill: Chubb, AbbVie, NMC Health
• Chinese IoT Platform Developer Leads 4 IPOs Topping $1.5B
• Paul Weiss, Davis Polk Rep Insurtech's Planned $490M IPO
• Activist Funds Back With New Playbook After Pandemic Pause
• Wachtell Helping REIT Columbia Property Assess $2.2B Offer
• Investors Pour $315M Into Specialty Groceries Retailer
• Real Estate Platform Offerpad Valued At $3B In SPAC Merger
• Fireblocks Raises $133M To Boost Crypto Services In Finance
• Crowell & Moring Joining Up With Kibbe & Orbe
• Crypto Giant Coinbase Registers 115M Shares For Trading
• UK Looks Determined To Grab A Larger Share Of SPACs
• Schnader Defeats $8M Malpractice Suit Over Deal Advice
• Shares Of Restaurant Tech Biz, Airline Fly In Market Debuts
• Ropes, Davis Polk Steer KKR-Backed SPAC's $1.2B Offering
• Home Care Co. Says Ex-Exec Spied For Rival
• 2 Firms Rep Quad-C's AIT Exit In $1.2B Recapitalization
• Lumentum Lobs $6.9B Coherent Offer Amid Bidding War
• Crypto Fintech Bitpanda Valued At $1.2B After Funding Round
• Reinvent's Third Skadden-Led SPAC Raises $850M
• Feds Want Up To 6 Months For Ex-SEC Staffer In Leak Case
• DraftKings Scores $1.1B In Convertible Notes Offering
• Investor Drops Suit Over MultiPlan's $11B SPAC Merger
• Strategies For Fighting Back Against A Rambo Litigator
• Ares Closes $4B Oversubscribed Flagship Credit Fund
• Cannabis Tech Co. Dutchie Hits $1.7B Valuation In Series C
• Canadian PE Firm Picks Up Proxy Advisory Firm Glass Lewis
• 5 Firms Craft SPAC Deal For $10.4B Cryptocurrency Platform
• Robinhood Seeks To Nix Customers' Data Breach Suit
• Cooley-Led DigitalOcean Leads 5 Planned IPOs Totaling $2B
• Advisory Co. Hits $7.3B Value With Warburg Pincus Funds
• Pot Blank-Check Co. Picks Up 4 Businesses In $210M Deal
• 3 Firms Assemble $6B Deal For Extended Stay America
• Surveying Global Tax Updates For Sovereign Wealth Investors
• Altria Can't Snub Out Fraud Claims Over Juul Investment
• Convertible Bond Offerings Ride To New Heights
• Pool Equipment Biz Raises $685M To Lead IPO Pack
• 5 Key Takeaways From Tulane's 33rd Annual M&A Conference
• Ex-Fresh Market Investors Reach $27.5M Deal In Merger Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Hersha, Wayne Rosen, Oaktree
• Skadden, Kirkland Guide Co.'s $1B Sale Of Medical Device Biz
• Taxation With Representation: Simpson, Ropes, Skadden
• Don't Miss It: Ropes & Gray, Willkie Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Dickinson Wright Taps Ex-Tech GC As Partner In Austin
• Translating SEC Exam Priorities Into Compliance Action Items
• 1 Year Into Pandemic, It's Time To Rethink Law Firm Billing
• Warehouse REIT Lands $1.9B To Expand Temp-Controlled RE
• Regulatory Edge Benefiting SPACS Should End, Panel Told
• Chancery Bars Payouts To Insiders In Dura Medic Sale Suit
• BIP Digs In, Still Values Inter Pipeline At $6B In 'Hostile' Bid
• Cooley-Led Korean E-Commerce Giant Delivers $4.6B IPO
• Warburg Pincus, Hillhouse Rep $700M JD.Com Unit Investment
• What Companies Should Know About SIGPR Oversight
• Crypto Lender BlockFi Valued At $3B After $350M Fundraise
• Rogue High Court Citation May Spark Legal Writing Changes
• Lone Star Laterals: Haynes And Boone, Yetter Coleman
• PCP Loses Bid To Appeal £679M Barclays Fraud Ruling
• Deals Rumor Mill: Shutterfly, Cooper, Apax Partners
• Wilson Sonini-Led Roblox Scores Goal With Direct Listing
• Gibson Must Face Rival's TM Suit Over Guitar Designs
• 3 Firms Draw Up $2.4B PE Tender Offer For Data Co. Talend
• Pillsbury Steers Payments Biz Flutterwave In $170M Fundraise
• SEC Cautions Investors About Celebrity-Backed SPACs
• Coherent Reverses Stance, Agrees To $6.6B Lumentum Deal
• 4 Firms Build Hilton Vacation Co.'s $1.4B Timeshare Biz Buy
• The Case For Diversity In Internal Investigation Teams
• Investors' $50M Fraud Claim Revived In Pa. Pipeline Feud
• Gibson Dunn, Graubard Pilot $1.1B Telemed Co.'s SPAC Union
• Skadden, Kirkland Guide SoftBank's $480M Blank-Check IPOs
• Temasek Invests $500M With Debevoise-Led LeapFrog
• How COVID Has Reshaped M&A Agreements
• 2 Firms Steer Quantum Computing Biz's $2B Go-Public Deal
• Luckin Coffee Investors Work Toward Stock Suit Settlement
• Consultant Says Cura Partners Can't Escape Finder's Fee Suit
• Kramer Levin, Schulte Roth Steer Priority's $425M Fintech Buy
• Food-Ordering Co. Olo Tops 4 IPO Launches Totaling $706M
• Skadden, Weil Steer DuPont's $2.3B Bet On Tech Materials Biz
• Coherent Ditches Lumentum Deal, Sides With Rival $6.5B Bid
• 5 Ways Outside Counsel Can Impress Their Clients
• Bitcoin Investment Firm NYDIG Gets $200M To Boost Services
• McDermott Snags DLA Piper Energy Transaction Duo In Texas
• McAfee Sells $4B Unit In Deal Driven By Ropes, Paul Hastings
• Pulling Up Stakes: Weil, Goodwin, Reed Smith
• 6 Firms Assist As Apollo Takes Over Athene In $11B Deal
• 4 Ways A Gensler-Led SEC Could Toughen SPAC Scrutiny
• Latham Guides Airbnb in $2B Convertible Notes Offering
• 3 Firms Steer SPAC Merger Forming $2B Bitcoin Mining Biz
• InterPrivate's Trio Of SPACs Raise Combined $700M In IPOs
• Dole's Win Bolsters Del. Corporations In D&O Coverage Fights
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Skadden, Sullivan
• Garrett Motion Strikes Deal With Shareholders On Ch. 11 Plan
• 3 Firms Rep €1.4B KPS Deal With Norwegian Metals Biz
• Don't Miss It: Davis Polk, Latham Guide Week's Hot Deals
• How They Won It: Freshfields Breaks FTC's Winning Streak
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 3 Firms Craft £2.3B Deal For Mobile Power Provider Aggreko
• Firms Leveraging Climate Change Know-How To Win Clients
• Deals Rumor Mill: Robinhood, Flipkart, Permira
• Ethics Tips For Attorneys Telecommuting Across State Lines
• Kirkland-Led Alternative Senior Care Biz Lands $350M In IPO
• Gibson Dunn's M&A Leader Is 1st Woman Elected As Chair
• UK Food Delivery Startup Deliveroo Eyes Dual-Class IPO
• CoreLogic Nixes $7B CoStar Bid Over Stock, Regulatory Woes
• Latham, S&C Direct $5B SPAC Deal For Insurance Tech Co.
• Insurer Owes Dole $12M Over Investor Suits, Del. Justices Say
• Kaepernick's ESG-Focused Blank-Check Biz Raises $300M
• Latham, Ropes Guide $1.07B Boston Scientific-Lumenis Deal
• 6 Ways Legal Employers Can Help Pandemic-Weary Parents
• Latham, Goodwin Steer Oscar Health's Upsized $1.4B IPO
• 4 Firms Craft Michaels' $5B Take-Private Deal With Apollo
• Investment Values Clean Energy Services Biz Uplight At $1.5B
• DLA Guides Carlyle's 141K-Square-Foot Logistics Purchase
• Kirkland Hires Away Baker Botts Debt Finance Partner
• 4 Firms Build $6.25B Sale Of Venetian Hotel In Las Vegas
• Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas Hits Ch. 11 With Plans For Sale
• GameStop, Diversity Policies Dominate Gensler's SEC Hearing
• Latham Guides Crypto Tax Startup In $100M Funding Round
• Hong Kong Explores Allowing Blank-Check Listings
• A One-Day Ch. 11 Turnaround? Belk Shows It Can Be Done
• NY Recovers $105M From Hedge-Funder Over Tax Evasion
• The Market Forces Driving The Electric Vehicle SPAC Trend
• Russian Telecom Co. Beats Investor Suit Over Bribery Probe
• Instacart Hits $39B Valuation With New $265M Funding Round
• Charitable Fund Dispute Opens Doors For Litigation Wave
• Real Estate Credit Group Maverick Closes On $230M Fund
• Remote Working Tips For Lawyer Trainees And Their Firms
• 3 Firms Lead Publisher Beacon Street's $3B Go-Public Deal
• PQ Group Offloads Performance Chemicals For $1.1B
• 6 Topics To Watch As Gensler Interviews For Top SEC Job
• Former Directors Sued Over Failed Real Estate Investment Site
• SPACs Power Another Record-Breaking Month For IPOs
• Otterbourg Adds New York Deals Pro From Akerman
• SoftBank-Backed Blank-Check Co. Drops IPO Goal To $280M
• Cura Partners Seeks Early Win In Consulting Fee Fight
• 3 Firms Direct $1.55B Sale Of Perrigo Unit To PE Firm
• Klarna Raises $1B To Remain Europe's Top Private Fintech
• Rocket Lab To Go Public At $4.1B Value In Blank-Check Union
• CoStar's $7.3B CoreLogic Bid Aims To KO Competing Buyers