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Private Equity - October, 2021

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• EU Imposes Safeguards For Illumina-Grail Deal During Review
• Canadian Mining Co. Lied To Drive Up Stock Price, Class Says
• Don't Miss It: Baker McKenzie, Kirkland Rep Week's Hot Deals
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, V&E, Gibson Dunn
• Apax Nabs American Water Unit In $1.3B Deal Led By 3 Firms
• UK Antitrust Watchdog Probes PE Firm's Morrisons Takeover
• Fed. Circ. Forecast: USPTO To Face Inventor's Bias Claims
• Constantine Nabs Commercial Litigator From McGuireWoods
• Levi & Korsinsky To Lead Coinbase Investors' Stock-Drop Suit
• Expect More Regulatory Action From Chopra's CFPB
• Cleary-Led Chipmaker's $2.6B IPO Leads Trio Of Offerings
• Blockchain Biz Alchemy Hits $3.5B Value In Series C Round
• Deals Rumor Mill: Impossible Foods, Francisco Partners, Orix
• Dechert, Paul Weiss Rep T. Rowe Price's $4.2B Oak Hill Buy
• Another Brokerage Founder Sued Over Actor's $690M Scheme
• State Street Compliance Pro To Join Former Wells Fargo Unit
• Academics Back Illumina's Grail Buy Against FTC Challenge
• Madoff Trustee's Claims For $49M Clawback Survive Dismissal
• Trump Media Co. Investors May Get Windfall From SPAC Deal
• Latham, Cooley Steer Rent The Runway's Upsized $357M IPO
• Brazil's Nubank Confidentially Files For IPO
• 3 Common Tactics For Challenging SPAC Deals In Court
• Lawyers Can And Should Commit To Climate Action
• Del. Justices Ask Why USG Board Hid 'Intrinsic Value'
• InCloudCounsel Scores $200M Funding, Rebrands As Ontra
• Informatica Raises $841M In Return To Public Markets
• Folded Infrastructure Support Firm Hit With WARN Act Suit
• EU Deepens Probe Of Nvidia's $40B Arm Deal
• Corporate Software Startup Hits $4B Valuation In Series C
• Latham-Led Electric Aircraft Developer Lands $205M In Funding
• Greenberg Snags Corporate Atty From McGuireWoods
• Schulte Roth Adds Ex-Pillsbury Partner To M&A Practice
• Crypto Exchange Coinlist Hits $1.5B Valuation In Series A
• Stanford Investors Fight $45M Interest On Receiver Clawback
• Michael Best Taps 3 Attorneys For Chicago, Denver Offices
• Latham, Sidley Steer Claros Mortgage's Planned $134M IPO
• TransUnion Inks 2 Deals Worth $2.4B Combined
• Clinical Research Biz Medable Lands $2B Valuation In Series D
• Apollo Stockholder Sues For Books Over $640M Tax Payout
• Trendy Salad Chain Sweetgreen Files Plans To Go Public
• Confronting Origination Credit: Why GCs Need To Speak Up
• Cooley-Led Shoe Brand Allbirds Kicks Off IPO Plans
• Mixmax Investor Sues In Del. To Inspect Corporate Books
• Proskauer Guides $155M NY Stock Exchange Building Buy
• Latham Snags Baker Botts Pro For New Austin Office
• Skadden, White & Case Rep $1B FaZe Clan Go-Public Deal
• Mirae Lands $450M CMBS Loan From Deutsche, Goldman
• Gibson Dunn, Kirkland Lead $1.9B Clearway Thermal Biz Deal
• Just Eat Bites Back After Investor Urges Grubhub Divestiture
• PE Firms Partner On Increased €3.7B Bid For Pet Products Co.
• US PE Firm Gets Court OK For £7B Morrisons Takeover
• Gibson Dunn-Led Pipeline Co. Prices $229M IPO Below Range
• 4 Firms Rep $193M In Biotech, Life Sciences-Focused IPOs
• Blank-Check Co. Iconic Sports Leads 3 IPOs Totaling $761M
• Don't Miss It: Debevoise, Davis Polk Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Slack's Direct Listing Ruling Could Have Far-Reaching Impact
• Gibson Dunn Snags Private Equity Team From Vinson & Elkins
• 3 Standout Campaigns From 2021's Proxy Season
• Trump SPAC Shares Explode Despite Several Trading Halts
• Feuerstein Kulick Leads $100M Jushi Debt Deal
• Robbins Geller, Glancy Prongay To Lead Kraft Derivative Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Foundry, Zwicker Electric, Blackstone
• BakerHostetler Hid Loan Default Before $2.5M Deal, Court Told
• Crypto Exchange FTX Trading Valued At $25B For Series B-1
• Deals Rumor Mill: PayPal, ByteDance, Houzz
• Sports-Focused NFT Biz Candy Digital Valued At $1.5B
• Sullivan & Cromwell, Skadden Forge Ally's $750M Fintech Buy
• Contractual Limits On Liability Only Go So Far In Delaware
• Pot Lender Tried To 'Steal' Ownership Stake, Borrower Says
• Brokerage Founder Sued Again Over Actor's $690M Scheme
• Pot-Focused Pelorus Equity Group Upsizes Offering To $1B
• Orrick-Led Doc Messaging Co. Rossum Lands $100M Series A
• Warren Bill Would Reserve PE Clawbacks For Creditors
• 3 Firms Shape $430M Carlyle-Led Pharma Analytics Co. Boost
• 3 Firms Steer Blackstone's $1.2B Deal For Spanx
• Financial Planning Tips For Retiring Law Firm Partners
• Proskauer Adds Tax Partner From Troutman Pepper
• CFPB's 1st Case Under Chopra Hits Prison Prepaid Card Co.
• Endpoint Nabs $150M For Real Estate Transaction Tech
• Luxury Santa Fe Resort Gets Nod For Ch. 11 Plan
• 6 Firms Rep Quartet Of Blank-Check Cos. Raising $561M
• Preparing Remote Deposition Defenses For Corporate Entities
• Cleary-Led Chipmaker Leads Four IPO Launches Totaling $4B
• KKR Inks $1.1B Deal For Kobalt Capital Music Portfolio
• Opportunity Zone Regulations Require More Fine Tuning
• Fintech Co. Pismo Grabs $108M In Series B
• Dentons Adds 2 Ex-Wilson Sonsini Tech Lawyers
• GLP's $2.8B MoFo-Led Japan Real Estate Fund Breaks Record
• Delivery Hero Leads Nearly $1B Funding For Peer Gorillas
• O'Melveny Snags Top Entertainment Atty From Manatt Phelps
• Orrick-Led Deel Lands $5.5B Valuation For Series D
• Informatica Plans $8.3B Valuation In Public Markets Return
• FTC's New Approach Creates Challenges For M&A Deals
• Cancer-Focused Biotech Xilio Joins Packed IPO Pipeline
• Mobile Bank N26 Vaults To Over $9B Valuation With Series E
• Avoiding Fraudulent Transfer Liability In Leveraged Buyouts
• Kirkland, Willkie Pilot Blue Owl's Up To $1.6B Bid On RE Firm
• 3 Firms Guide €709M Deal For Silver Lake Stake In Euroclear
• Mayer Brown Hires Former Oil Co. GC In Houston
• Ares Management Amasses $5.1B For 2nd Junior Debt Fund
• 3 Firms Drive $2.5B PE-Backed IT Services Co. Buy
• Why Law Schools Should Require Justice Reform Curriculum
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Don't Miss It: Saul Ewing, Cooley Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Latham-Led Orthopedics Firm Leads 2 IPOs Totaling $165M
• 5 SPACs Hit Public Markets For $875M Total
• 3 Firms Construct SPAC Deal For $2.6B Philippines Casino
• Alston Real Estate Leader Sees More Fundraising Competition
• Goodwin Snags Another Litigator From Manatt In SoCal
• Starwood Snags More Than $10B For New Real Estate Fund
• Australian Regulator Lets AusNet Mull $7.4B APA Bid
• 3 Firms Pilot Tempo Automation's $919M SPAC Deal
• Software Ex-CEO Entitled To $5.4M And Tesla, Ga. Court Rules
• Fenwick-Led Software Company Among 3 IPOs Raising $1.2B
• Fla. Man Admits Faking 21 Virus Loan Applications
• Deals Rumor Mill: GlaxoSmithKline, Kobalt, Hyphen Group
• Fintech Biz Tala Lands $145M Series E For Expansion, Crypto
• Goodwin, Paul Weiss Help Dutchie Hit $3.75B Value In Funding
• Ontario Court Grants Extension Of Pot Co. IAnthus Takeover
• Crypto Miner, Winery Launch Plans For 2 IPOs Totaling $175M
• Girardi Scandal Provides Important Ethics Lessons
• Biz Travel Co. TripActions Soars To $7.25B Valuation
• Bilzin Sumberg Adds Corporate Partner And Associate In Fla.
• Paul Hastings-Led Payments Firm Prices Upsized $660M IPO
• Eco-Friendly Home Marketplace GoodLeap Valued At $12B
• Fried Frank, Cooley Craft SeatGeek's $1.35B SPAC Deal
• 'Varsity Blues' Verdict Takes Pressure Off Feds — For Now
• DLA Piper Snags King & Spalding Global Arbitration Partners
• SEC Official Warns Vast Swaths Of Economy Are 'Going Dark'
• Binance Launches $1B Fund For Further Crypto Adoption
• Embracing ESG: Jabil GC Talks Compliance Preparation
• 3 Firms Pilot TradeZero's $556M Go-Public SPAC Deal
• Upshots Of Del. Holding On Appraisal Rights Waivers In M&A
• Celsius Hits $3B Valuation Despite Regulatory Scrutiny
• Hot Dog Restaurateur Leads 5 IPO Launches Exceeding $1B
• 2 Firms Guide $1B Blackstone, Hipgnosis Music Partnership
• HR Software Co. Valued At $6.3B In Greenoaks-Led Injection
• Engine-Maker Fights PE Suit Over Unpaid Fees In £347M Deal
• Chancery Orders Delay In $2B Thoma Bravo-QAD Merger Vote
• Cooley-Led Personal Finance Site NerdWallet Files IPO
• Blank-Check Co. RedBall In Tie-Up Talks With SeatGeek
• 3 Ways CLOs Can Drive ESG Efforts
• Bid To Expand Retail Access To Private Investments May Stall
• 1st 'Varsity Blues' Trial Ends With Guilty Verdict
• Taxation With Representation: Shearman, Latham, Boggs
• Don't Miss It: Sullivan & Cromwell, Wachtell Guide Hot Deals
• Behavioral Health Biz BetterUp Valued At $4.7B In Series E
• Pulling Up Stakes: Kirkland, Goodwin, Allen & Overy
• IP Forecast: SAP To Spar Over Trade Secrets, Patents
• Judge Explains Why Intel IP Antitrust Suit Was Axed
• How Law Firms Can Rethink Offices In A Post-Pandemic World
• Fitness Chain's Reduced IPO Tops 3 Offerings Totaling $1.3B
• 3 Firms Guide $200M Telecoms-Focused Blank-Check IPO
• Allied Trustee Says Yucaipa Drained Funds After Ch. 11 Ruling
• Banking App Says It Cleared CFPB's Paycheck Advance Probe
• Digital Insurer GetSafe Grows Series B To $93M
• Real Estate Rumors: Gold Standard, Wafra, Longpoint
• Latham, Skadden Steer Starry's $1.66B SPAC Deal
• Solo.io Grows Valuation Tenfold To $1B In One Year
• Deals Rumor Mill: Volvo, Francisco Partners, Telefonica
• Think Finance Investors Ask Court To Nix Class Cert.
• PTAB Revision Bill Offers US Makers Much-Needed Protection
• Paul Weiss, Latham To Steer HireRight's Planned IPO
• Jones Day-Led E-Commerce Growth Biz Pattern Valued At $2B
• Real Estate Rumors: Ascentris, Charlesbank, Bridge Industrial
• In 'Varsity Blues' Closings, It's 'Common Sense' Versus 'Setup'
• Kelley Drye Helps With $61M Manhattan Hotel Loan
• NYC Fair Chance Act Updates Challenge Finance Employers
• 3 Firms Guide SPAC Deal For $1.5B Rigetti Computing
• RA Capital Lands $880M Fund For Medical Biz Investing
• Hearing Aid Co. Enters E-Gaming With $1.25B SteelSeries Deal
• Crypto Top Of Mind For Lawmakers In Hearing With SEC Chair
• Venture Firm G Squared Nabs $1.2B For Tech-Focused Bets
• Camping World Tells Del. Court New Test Dooms Breach Suit
• Medley's Ch. 11 Plan Must Overcome Court's Cash Concerns
• Insurtech Biz Sure Lands $100M Series C Financing
• Activist Hits Back At Canadian National In Proxy Fight
• Fenwick-Led Car Dealer Tech Biz Tekion Valued At $3.5B
• Latham-Led Otonomo Acquires AI Analytics Co. Neura
• Senior Care Biz Honor Valued At $1.2B For Series E Round
• Accused Seller Says Buyer Can't Duck $8M Fraud Defense Tab
• Justices Duck Jurisdiction Issue On Cases Sent To Fed. Court
• 1st 'Varsity Blues' Trial Nears End As Parents Rest
• 3 Firms Rep In GlobalFoundries' Planned $1B IPO
• Embracing ESG: Baker Hughes CLO Talks Sustainability Team
• Coding Platform Leads 6 IPO Launches That Could Top $1.8B
• Shareholder Seeks To Block $411M Building Supplier Sale
• Simpson Thacher Helps KKR With $4.3B Real Estate Fund
• Investors Say SolarWinds Was Warned Of Lax Cybersecurity
• Kirkland-Led Summit Partners Closes $8.35B Investment Fund
• CD&R Bests Fortress With £7B Bid At Auction For UK Grocer
• Defunct Colleges' Owners Can't Escape $50M Self-Dealing Suit
• Supreme Court's Return Could Deliver Conservative Windfall
• Pro Say: A Supreme Court Term Packed With Landmark Cases
• New Del. High Court Rulings Scuttle Chancery Merger Suit
• Va. Consumers Score Class Cert. In Payday Lending Suit
• QAD Investor Seeks Court Block On $2B Thoma Bravo Merger
• 4 Points To Watch As Regulators Revamp SPAC Rules
• Top Q3 Deals Show Vibrant M&A Market Across Many Sectors
• 3 IPOs Across Far-Flung Industries Raise $823M Combined
• Up Next At High Court: State Water Rights, CIA Black Sites
• KKR Nabs More Of Coty Carveout Wella In $427M Deal
• What Mainstreaming Of Litigation Finance Means For Industry
• Canadian Hemp Co. Sheds SDNY Stock Drop Suit
• DLA Piper Loses Bid To Revisit Key Appraisal Ruling In Del.
• Taxation With Representation: Ropes, Kirkland, Latham
• 'Varsity Blues' Player Was On 'Belichick'-Level Team, Jury Told
• 3rd Circ. Preview: Insurance Drives Ch. 11, Antitrust Cases
• Don't Miss It: Latham, Cravath Guide Week's Hot Deals
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Kavanaugh Tests Positive For COVID, Has No Symptoms