Private Equity Archive » August, 2021

Private Equity - August, 2021

192 articles

• 2nd Circ. Revives Madoff Trustee's Citi Clawback Action
• Ethereum Scaling Biz Offchain Labs Valued At $1.2B
• Cooley-Led Allbirds Files For $100M IPO
• Fenwick-Led Databricks Valued At $38B After $1.6B Funding
• Pot Co. IAnthus Dodges Investor Suit, For Now
• Ackman Builds Last Bit Of UMG Stake After SPAC Snafu
• 'Varsity Blues' Parents Say Zoom Trial Will Stir 'Media Frenzy'
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To 182 Attys From 77 Firms
• What The Judiciary's Font Recommendations Can Teach Us
• How Firms Can Help Law Schools Leap Into The Future
• Vaccines, Tuition, Race: The Litigation On Law Schools' Radar
• 4 Ideas For Updating Law Schools Post-Pandemic
• Keeping Up With The Evolving PE Secondaries Market
• Del. Judge Freezes Assets Tied To Hotel Ch. 11 Fraud Claim
• Media Co. Says Disability Doesn't Defeat Harassment Story
• Chinese Cos.' US IPOs Plunge Amid Regulatory Crackdowns
• Don't Miss It: Latham, Ropes & Gray Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Forex-Rigging Case Tainted By Judge Error, 2nd Circ. Told
• Goodwin-Led Software Co. Toast Readies IPO
• Bernstein Litowitz May Seek $4.6M For Bank Merger Suit Deal
• Former Regions Executive Returns To Maynard In Birmingham
• Goodwin Continues Expansion Of Private Equity Group
• 49 Law Firms Push Back Against Litigation Targeting SPACs
• 3 Blank-Check IPOs Tap Public Markets For $410M Combined
• Ice Miller Adds Pair Of Business Law Partners In Chicago
• Chancery Tosses Class Suit Over $3B Zimmer Biomet Cashout
• Kirkland, Cadwalader Rep Forbes' $630M Go-Public Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Nubank, Kioxia, TPG Capital
• Ropes & Gray-Advised Neurogastrx Closes $60M Series B
• Freshfields, Pillsbury Guide Axel Springer's $1B Politico Buy
• Trustee Tells High Court Not To Review Revived $31M Suit
• Altria, Juul Seek Upper Hand Against FTC After In-House Trial
• 4 ShiftPixy Blank-Check Vehicles Slash IPO Sizes
• Real Estate Rumors: Related, ZG, Starwood
• Apex Prevails In Battle For Sanne With £1.51B Agreement
• Finjan Asks Federal Circuit To Revive Software Patents
• $100M Deal In Merger Suit May Set Table For Hefty Fee Award
• CBC-Led Group To Buy Stake In $2.5B Korean Botox Co.
• DLA Piper, V&E Rep Apollo's $150M Energy Storage Deal
• Pension Scheme Trustees Warn Of Morrisons Takeover Risks
• FTC, Illumina Clash On Merger's Potential To Win Cancer War
• Fed. Circ. Cuts $6.6M From IP Verdict Against CommScope
• Crypto Biz Blockstream Raises $210M For Bitcoin Mining Tech
• Judge Freezes Assets Tied To Alleged $110M Ponzi Scheme
• Pension Fund Sues In Chancery For $5.3B Cloudera Sale Info
• Baidu's Voice Assistant Developer Xiaodu Hits $5B Valuation
• 3D Printing Construction Co. Lands $207M Series B Financing
• Kirkland-Led Fashion Platform Joins Wave Of IPO Filings
• How The 'Rocket Docket' Continues To Roar Through COVID
• Cooley-Led Corporate Credit Card Co. Hits $3.9B Valuation
• Direct Selling-Focused SPAC Files For $200M IPO
• Latham-Led Money Transfer App Zepz Valued At $5B
• Tradeweb Taps Ex-Bloomberg Pro As Global Compliance Chief
• DLA Piper Seeks $350K For Tyrogenex Suit Deal In Chancery
• Latham, Skadden Pilot $3B Virgin Orbit SPAC Deal
• KKR Leads $3.7B Purchase Of Australia's Spark Infrastructure
• Ackman Smacks Back At SPAC Suit With 'SPARC' Plug
• Juul-Altria Force Some Buyers Into Arb But Can't Duck Suit
• UK Says Nvidia's $40B Arm Deal Raises 'Serious' Concerns
• Don't Miss It: Latham, Simpson Thacher Rep Week's Hot Deals
• EU Targets Illumina's Completion Of Grail Deal Amid Probe
• How CD&R Bagged A UK Grocery Giant With Its New £7B Bid
• WilmerHale Steers DriveWealth To $450M Funding Round
• LumiraDx, Health Care SPAC Slash $2B From Deal Value
• Blackstone Joins Landmark On $754M Student Housing JV
• DLA Piper Partner Moves To Stradley Ronon In Philadelphia
• SEC Accuses Tech Startup Duo Of $13M Fraud Scheme
• Topps' SPAC Deal Is A Goner After MLB Decision To Cut Ties
• UK Lawyers Prep For More SPAC Work After Rules Change
• 6 Firms Guide Trio Of SPACs Seeking To Raise $550M
• FinTech VC Firm Raises $250M For 2 Funds
• Mobility-Focused VC Firm Grabs $104M For 3rd Fund
• Why A Missed Email Could Cost You Your Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: Saudi Aramco, Tricor Group, SenseTime
• 3 Firms Rep €1.7B Goldman Sachs Deal For Asset Manager
• 3 Firms Sculpt $7.3B Deal For Health Care Tech Co. Inovalon
• Illumina Completes $7.1B Grail Deal Amid Antitrust Scrutiny
• SEC-Approved Nasdaq Diversity Rule Challenged In 5th Circ.
• Postman Hits $5.6B Valuation In Series D
• Green Fintech Startup To Merge With SPAC In $2B Deal
• Palladium Appoints GC, Compliance Chief To New ESG Role
• Sidley, Loeb Steer SPAC Deal For $3B Specialty Auto Insurer
• Tilray Eyes US Expansion With 'Game-Changing' MedMen Deal
• Investors Allege Ackman's SPAC Dodged Registration Rules
• Latham-Led Sports Betting Fintech Hits $1B Valuation
• Courts Should Consider Extended Models In M&A Valuation
• Duane Morris Continues Dallas Expansion With Ex-Finance GC
• European Fintech Bitpanda Hits $4.1B Value In Series C Round
• McDermott Adds 3 Energy Deal Pros In NY, Houston Offices
• These Law Firms Have The Most Diverse Equity Partnerships
• Risk Analytics Co., SPAC Call Off $1.4B Merger
• KKR Sells US Warehouse Portfolio In $2.2B Deal With Oxford
• Tim Hortons China Valued At $1.7B In Planned SPAC Merger
• Equity Commonwealth Reworks $3B Offer After Starwood Bid
• Real Estate Rumors: Live Oak Banking, Sperry, Lennar
• SEC Calls 'Supercomputer'-Driven Investments A $12M Fraud
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot: What You Need To Know
• PE-Backed Cobham Inks £2.57B Deal For UK Defense Firm
• Sydney Airport Spurns Increased $16.8B Takeover Attempt
• SEC Says Hemp Co., PE Firm Reaped $11M Through Scalping
• DOJ Gets More Time To Review Optum's $13.8B Change Buy
• High Court Asked To Strike Down Bankrupt Lab's $31M Suit
• Hunter Taubman Steers Tech-Focused SPAC's $100M Filing
• Nasdaq Diversity Rule To Bring Change, Or Shame, To Cos.
• Real Estate Tech Biz Grabs $200M In Series D
• 5 Blank-Check Cos. Blitz Public Markets For $840M Combined
• Greenberg, Foley Steer $1B Surgical Robotics SPAC Merger
• 5 Reasons Lawyers Often Fail To Secure Litigation Funding
• Don't Miss It: Cravath, Davis Polk Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Delaware's Dizzying Slate Of M&A Issues In 2021
• Freshfields Reps PE Firm On €3B Deal For Pet Products Co.
• Chancery Keeps Alive Fraud Claims In $525M Online Co. Sale
• Kraft Heinz Must Face Investors' $15.4B Impairment Suit
• Crypto Tax Startup Raises $130M Series B To Bolster Tech
• Despite Giuliani's Assertion, Lawyers Cannot 'Throw A Fake'
• NHL Owner, Movie Producer Sued Over Failed Soccer Venture
• Jones Walker Steers PE-Backed Alabama Bank's $38M IPO
• Unpaid Potter Anderson Cleared To Exit Ch. 11 Counsel Role
• Deals Rumor Mill: Nubank, Hella, TMZ
• Blockchain-Focused SPAC Among 3 IPOs Totaling $400M
• Hengeler Mueller, Latham Steer Adidas' $2.5B Reebok Sale
• It's Time To Upgrade Our Attorney Licensure Rules
• 3 Firms Stir Up $1.06B PE Deal For European Vodka Co.
• Wachtell, Latham Lead $1.92B Sale Of PSEG's Fossil Fuel Biz
• Sex Toy Retailers WOW Tech, Lovehoney Unite In €1B Merger
• Credit Platform Upgrade Grabs $105M In Series E
• Real Estate Rumors: ShipMonk, Broad Sky, Renzulli
• Air Taxi Co. Says Rival's 'Sham' IP Suit Has Cost It $1B
• $95M Ch. 7 Suit Says Black Diamond Looted Bayou Steel
• Hospitals Tell DOJ $13.8B Optum-Change Deal Can't Be Fixed
• Investor Challenges Mudrick Plans For $1.3B Topps SPAC
• Gunderson Dettmer-Led People.ai Hits $1.1B Value In Series D
• Data-Based Predictions On Case Timelines After Pandemic
• 4 Firms Guide $2.2B Deal For PE-Backed Vine Energy
• NY Bankruptcy Preemption Case Needs High Court Review
• In Pursuit Of Trump Ally, Feds Rely On 'Espionage Lite' Law
• Real Estate Rumors: Hellman & Friedman, Thor, Cabot
• Foley Hoag, Latham Lead RNA Tech Co.'s $1.2B SPAC Merger
• Cooley-Led Eliem Therapeutics Prices $80M IPO
• Chancery Lets Dell Stockholders Add Goldman Sachs To Suit
• Embracing ESG
• 5 Potential Speed Bumps For Clean Energy Investment
• UK Watchdog Clears ATM Giants' Merger With No Conditions
• Cannabis Investor RIV Capital Lands $150M From Miracle-Gro
• How SPACs Are Evolving, And What To Expect Next
• Clarivate's $5.3B ProQuest Buy Delayed Under FTC Scrutiny
• The IPO Market Is Finally Taking A Breather
• Class Wants Goldman Named In $24B Dell Stock Swap Suit
• UK Takeover Panel Sets Auction For £1B Inhaler Co. Vectura
• Retention Is Key To Meaningful Diversity At Law Firms
• 5 Firms Guide Blackstone's $3.1B Toronto REIT Buy
• Weil, Graubard Miller Lead Leafly's $385M SPAC Deal
• Energy Cos. Can't Get $22M In Treasury Cash, Fed. Circ. Told
• Cyber Insurer Corvus Buys Wingman Insurance
• Washington Prime Cancels Auction For Lack Of Bids
• Don't Miss It: Paul Weiss, Morgan Lewis Guide Week's Deals
• UK Inhaler Maker Spurns Philip Morris For £958M PE Takeover
• Baker Botts Snaps Up Ex-Simpson Thacher Atty In Houston
• Insurer Escapes Lionbridge's Suit Over Kirkland, Akerman Tab
• EQRx Worth $3.65B In Deal Led By Goodwin, White & Case
• Alvarez Nabs EY Partner For NY Affiliate Office
• UK Grocer Valued At £6.7B In Sweetened Takeover Bid
• Ex-Private Equity Exec Gets 5 Years For Raiding Insurers
• Robinhood Backers Prep Sell-Off That Could Raise $3.4B
• 3 Firms Drive $5.2B PE Buy Of Business Software Co.
• Gunderson-Led Lender Tops $900M Value With Series D
• Deals Rumor Mill: Pershing Square, UnitedHealth, Westpac
• Baker McKenzie, Cooley Build $2B Bayer-Vividion Deal
• Orrick-Led AI Biz Dataiku Lands $4.6B Valuation In Series E
• Deal Maker Takeaways From Latest CFIUS Annual Report
• Fintech Co. Pico Lands $1.4B Value In SPAC Deal
• Littlejohn Will Sell Industrial Cleaning Co. For $1.25B
• Media, Decarbonization SPACs Raise $350M In IPOs
• Avoiding Unauthorized Practice Of Law In Remote Work
• Foster Garvey Adds Ex-Dunn Carney Securities Co-Head
• 5 Firms Help Chinese Health Care Biz Go Private In $1.6B Deal
• FTC Says Illumina Case Too Simple For Extra Experts
• PE Firm Commits $300M For Health Care-Aimed Venture
• 'Fintech-As-A-Service' Biz Rapyd Raises $300M Series E
• PE Settlement Illustrates New FCA Liability Theories In Play
• Baker Botts' Ex-NYC Leader Joins Akin Gump
• Hunter Biden's 'Blind' Art Sales Show Ethics Purity Challenges
• Private Equity Affiliates Can't Pause $118M Judgment
• Ropes-Led SVPGlobal Nabs $5B For 5th Distressed Debt Fund
• 4 Firms Aid As PepsiCo Unveils $4.5B Juice JV With PE Firm
• Ex-SEC Examiner Joins PE Firm TSG As Compliance Head
• SEC Loses Jury Trial Against Spartan In 'Shell Factory' Case
• Wachtell-Led Immunovant Lands $200M From Top Shareholder
• Weil Leads $950M Cash Deal for Real Capital Analytics
• NY Commercial Leases Must Work For COVID, And Courts
• Polsinelli Adds Real Estate Shareholder In Miami
• Sanne Nears £1.49B Deal With Apex After Rejecting Cinven