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Private Equity - August, 2023

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• HireRight Sued In Del. Over PE Firm's CEO Firing Power
• Real Estate Rumors: KAC, Blackstone, Vella
• 4 Firms Steer HK's First SPAC Merger Targeting Steel Site
• Sudden Layoffs At NC Furniture Giant Trigger WARN Act Suit
• First Trust Wants Investor's Suit Over Board Nominees Axed
• The Basics Of Being A Knowledge Management Attorney
• Investors Seek OK Of $8.5M Deal In SPAC Inflated Stock Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ottawa Senators, Twinkies, BlackBerry
• Hallett & Perrin Atty Jumps To Bradley Arant In Dallas
• Actionstep Buys Australia-Based Legal Software Co. FilePro
• Benefytt Gets Ch. 11 Plan OK Over TCPA Claimant Objections
• Chancery Keeps Tangled PE Suit Over $500M Transaction Alive
• Andreessen Horowitz, Crypto Org. Escape 'Scam Token' Suit
• Saudi Sports Investment Arm Buys Stake In New MMA Group
• Boxed Inc. Wins Court Approval Of Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan
• Phillips Lytle Adds Ex-Kirkland Litigation Partner In Chicago
• These Firms Have The Most Women In Equity Partnerships
• Hyperloop Biz Finds New SPAC Partner After Last Deal Failed
• 2 Firms Guide Archimed's £203M Offer For UK Software Biz
• Black Texas Biz Owner Says $75,000 Loan Denial Tied To Race
• Chancery Denies Earthstone Investor's Bid To Fast-Track Suit
• McCarter & English Can't Dodge Contract Suit, Ex-Clients Say
• Pitfalls Of The SAFE Tool For Startups
• Robinhood Loss Could Push More States Beyond Reg BI
• Ex-Partners' Suit Is 'Pure Gamesmanship,' PE Firm Says
• Biopharma Co. Catalent Cuts Deal With Activist Elliott
• NY-Based PE Adviser To Leave Simpson Thacher For Kirkland
• To Hire And Keep Top Talent, Think Beyond Compensation
• Western Union Seeks To DQ Skadden In Convera Row In Del.
• Battery Recycling Co. Raises $1B In Series D Funding
• 'Varsity Blues' Dad Rips Feds' 'Vindictive' Sentencing Request
• A Deep Dive Into Law360 Pulse's Women In Law Report
• How Merger Review Overhaul Could Affect Health Industry
• Latham-Led Elf Beauty Buys Skin Care Co. In $355M Deal
• 2nd Circ. Revives Investor Suit Against Synergy Pharma Exec
• Investment Fund Says Businessman Avoiding $60M Award
• 2nd Circ. Says Lynn Tilton Owes $39.2M To TransCare Estate
• AI Energy Co. Investors Say $1B Merger Approval Was Mistake
• EV Maker Survives Foxconn's Attempt To End Ch. 11 Case
• Investor To Settle Thoma Bravo-QAD Merger Suit For $65M
• Weil Guides Goldman On Wealth Unit Sale Amid Strategy Shift
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Former Locke Lord Tax Chair Joins King & Spalding In Texas
• 5 Firms Build $1.4B Go-Private Deal For Luxury Resort Owner
• Landscaping Biz Secures $500M Investment From One Rock
• Kirkland-Led Investment Firm Buys Wellness Biz For $680M
• SEC Pushes Back On Adviser's Bid To Duck Liquidity Suit
• Zendesk Shareholders Lose Quest For More Buyout Docs
• Atty Gets Early Win In NC Bottling Startup's Fraud Suit
• Feds Again Say 'Varsity Blues' Dad Won't Face Second Trial
• Spanish PE Firm Asterion Buying Steag In $2.8B Deal
• More States Should Join Effort To Close Legal Services Gap
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Skadden
• Mass. Justices Bless Strict Fiduciary Duty For Robinhood
• Chancery Kills Adamis Investor's Suit From Failed Proxy Fight
• Arguments Set In Chilean Energy Co.'s 'Unusual' Bankruptcy
• PE Firm PAI To Buy Pet Food Co. From JH Whitney
• JPMorgan's Syndicated Loan Is Not A Security, 2nd Circ. Rules
• Identifying Trends And Tips In Litigation Financing Disclosure
• Litigation Finance Firm Seeks To Toss Atty's Claims Again
• Texas Battery Storage Biz To Be Sold To French Utility For $1B
• EQT Asia Fund Exits Coforge Investment In $924M Sale
• Deals Rumor Mill: Instacart, NextGen, KBank
• Sullivan & Cromwell Reps Subway On Sale To Roark Capital
• BlackRock Backed Few ESG Proposals This Proxy Season
• CFPB Sues Installment Lender Over 'Loan-Churning Practices'
• Apollo Investor Sues Over $570M Corporate Restructuring
• Fla. Fund Manager Must Face Tout Inc. Collapse Suit
• Yahoo Buys Retail Investing Social Platform Commonstock
• Judge Tosses $1B REIT Merger Suit After 7-Year Wait
• Wrigley Heir, Cannabis Lenders Told To Speed Up Settlement
• Polestar SPAC Architects Sued In Chancery Over $20B Deal
• Key Drivers Behind Widespread Adoption Of NAV Financing
• Split SEC Overhauls Rules Governing Private Funds
• Boston Biotech Biz Raises $150M In Series B Funding Round
• Sidley Adds Cooley Debt Finance Pro In Calif.
• NYSE Moves To Delist 'Abnormally Low' WeWork Warrants
• Hedge Fund Says Chancery Appraisal Error Shorted Shares
• Lordstown Defends Ch. 11 After Foxconn Alleges Bad Faith
• Benefytt Says It Has Deal With Creditors On Ch. 11 Plan
• AeroVironment To Buy Drone Maker Tomahawk For $120M
• K&L Gates Lands Ex-Baker McKenzie FinReg Practice Chairs
• Execs Ready For Sustainability Reporting Compliance: Survey
• Paul Weiss-Led IBM Selling The Weather Company To PE Firm
• Tenant At Old Boston Globe Site Owes $5M, Contractor Says
• PwC Chases €2M Mallorca Luxury Hotel Takeover Fee
• Insurer Seeks $2M Escrow Funds Lost In Wire Fraud Scheme
• Chinese 'E-Fuel' Provider Scage Signs Onto $1B SPAC Merger
• Akademos Insurer Wants Out Of Shareholder Stock-Drop Suit
• Freshpet To Add Directors After Activist Accusations
• MoFo-Led Chipmaker Arm Makes Long-Awaited US IPO Filing
• The Pop Culture Docket: Judge Elrod On 'Jury Duty'
• DuPont Sells Ownership Interest In Delrin Biz For $1.8B
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Blackstone Closes Record $5.2B Tactical Opportunities Fund
• $1B Brazil Mining Deal Could Collapse, SPAC Warns
• JPMorgan Wants Missfresh Grocery IPO Valuation Suit Tossed
• NYC Employee Ownership Biz Unveils $245M In Financing
• The Biggest Texas Rulings Of 2023: Midyear Report
• SPACs Seek Overseas Targets As Domestic Options Shrink
• 4 Firms Guide SPAC Deal For $300M Pregnancy Care Co. Nuvo
• Keys To Robust AML Programs At Private Funds
• 4 Business-Building Strategies For Introvert Attorneys
• Loeb Leads Real Estate-Focused SPAC In Curtailed $75M IPO
• Macfarlanes-Led PE Firm Snags Over €6B For 4th Fund
• Taxation With Representation: Davis Polk, V&E
• WeWork Launches Reverse Stock Split For NYSE Compliance
• FTC Tackles 'Entanglements' In $5.2B Quantum-EQT Deal
• XFL Football Player Says Phony Broker Stole Over $285K
• Franchise Group Investors Sue For Books On $2.6B Buyout
• Troutman Adds PE Aces From Gibson Dunn, Perkins Coie
• 3 Ways Justices' Disclosure Defenses Miss The Ethical Point
• Condor Wants Sponsor's Chilean Reorg Halted During Ch. 11
• Pachulski Stang Adds Corporate Atty In New York
• Hogan Lovells-Led Energy Investor Announces £80M Buyback
• US Firm Gains Backing For £470M Buy Of UK Asset Manager
• Deals Rumor Mill: US Steel, L'Occitane, Bazooka
• Investor Group Urges 5th Circ. To Uphold SEC Buyback Rule
• Real Estate Rumors: Capital One, Reuben Brothers, Joe Jonas
• Nextdoor Directors Resign Over Pinterest Overlap
• Juul Investor Seeks Records To Probe 'Exorbitant' Settlements
• ChatGPT Maker OpenAI Beefs Up With Global Illumination Buy
• Climate Investors Pour $60M Into Energy-Efficient Battery Co.
• Wigdor Condemns Quinn Partner As 'Bought' By Leon Black
• UK Legal Tech Co. Legatics Secures £4M For US Expansion
• Kirkland, V&E Guide $7.1B Energy Transfer-Crestwood Deal
• 2 Firms Lead Wind Co. In $300M Energy Transition SPAC Deal
• Insurance Broker Tells NC Judge Contract Suit Belongs In Del.
• Lordstown Strikes $40M Deal In Karma EV IP Case
• Real Estate Rumors: Madison Realty, Resia, Carlyle
• 'Varsity Blues' Dad Seeks No Jail In 'Misbegotten Prosecution'
• Feds Want 9.5 Years For Fraudster In Epstein Probe Scam
• Hedge Fund Comes Up Short In Pivotal-VMware Share Appraisal
• 2 Firms Drive Golf Putter Maker's $13M Upsized IPO
• Bain Capital Takes Billion-Dollar Bite Of Brazilian Steakhouse
• How US Investment Regulation May Shift Under Biden Order
• Massumi & Consoli Adds Ex-Kirkland Partner, Eyes Growth
• Developer LatAm Seeks US Listing Via $578M SPAC Deal
• Kirkland-Led PE Firm Clinches 2nd Fund At Over $540M
• Proskauer Faces Trial For Alleged $636M Error As Talks Fail
• Leon Black Lobs Malicious Prosecution Claims At Wigdor
• Western Union Sued In Del. Over Missing Purchase Payment
• Cannabis Co. Founders Sue To Enforce $40M Chancery Deal
• LoanDepot Investor Urges Court To Reject 'Paltry' $3.5M Deal
• Feds Seek 15 Mos. For 'Varsity Blues' Dad's Lone Count
• Davis Polk-Led MSCI Buying Burgiss For $700M
• $7.8M Note Collection Suit Belongs In NY, Conn. Court Told
• Money Talks As Sovereign Funds Aim To Play In US Sports
• 3 Firms Build Sale Of Texas Oil, Gas Assets For Up To $750M
• 2 Firms Steer Chinese Ride-Hailing Co.'s $300M SPAC Merger
• Kirkland-Led Access Holdings Raises $805M Of New Capital
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Freshfields Adds Schulte Roth Litigation Co-Chair In NY
• 2 Firms Guide HDL Therapeutics' $480M SPAC Merger
• Caregiver Flexibility Is Crucial For Atty Engagement, Retention
• Don't Miss It: Cleary, Baker McKenzie Lead Week's Hot Deals
• Bankman-Fried Jailed After Feds Allege Witness Tampering
• FC Barcelona's Digital Media Arm Inks $1B SPAC Merger
• Boeing, Air Taxi Co. Settle IP Fight To Avoid Jury Trial
• Brazilian Education Tech Biz Valued At $1.5B After Merger
• Taxation With Representation: Cravath, Shearman
• US PE Firm Unit Cuts Offer For Furnace Parts Maker
• Proterra Reconciles With Lenders In First-Day Ch. 11 Hearing
• 2 Firms Build Cash-And-Stock Merger Of Forward Air, Omni
• Vietnamese Solar Provider Eyes US Listing Via SPAC Merger
• Deals Rumor Mill: Arm IPO, Body Art Alliance, Douglas GmbH
• Debevoise-Guided CD&R Set To Close Record $26B Fund
• Bottling Startup Fights To Keep Fraud Suit Against Atty Alive
• Zayo Investors Reach $27M Deal In Suit Over PE Buyout
• 2 Firms Guide $1.4B Sale Of Avid Technology To STG
• Mining SPAC Struggles To Put $1B Deal Back On Track
• PE Group Oakley Buys 3 Dental Firms For £35M
• Kirkland-Led Blackstone Lands $7.1B For Energy Credit Fund
• Cash-Out Suit Over Washington Prime Merger Survives In Del.
• Startup Founder Wants Feds Out Of JPMorgan Suit
• Bankrupt Paint Pigment Maker Seeks Conversion To Ch. 7
• Fried Frank M&A Hire Digs Deep Into Evolving Deal Structures
• Winner Crowned In REIT Battle For Mortgage Trust Merger
• EV Maker Pulls Plug On IPO Until Conditions Improve
• Leveraged Finance Market May Rebound After Cruel Summer
• Virtual Reality Startup To Go Public Via $150M SPAC Merger
• FTC's Proposed HSR Changes Will Complicate Merger Filings
• Kraft Heinz Investor Attys Seek $90M For $450M Deal
• HealthEdge Snags $160M For 4th Health Care-Focused Fund
• Aussie Funeral Co. InvoCare OKs $1.2B TPG Buyout
• Nelson Mullins Adds Morris Manning Corporate Pro In Atlanta
• GEF Capital Partners Clinches $214M Climate-Focused Fund
• 2 Firms Lead Australian Fitness Retailer Fitell's $15M US IPO
• Tax Court Ruling Provides Helpful Profits Interest Guidance
• Akin Adds Hedge Fund, Family Office Vet As Partner
• In-Office Engagement Is Essential To Associate Development
• Sysco, Burford Defend Swap In Minn. Pork Price Case
• Ex-CEO Of Dirt Bike Co. Says Ch. 11 Plan Targets Him
• Nano Dimension Says Activist's Proxy Fight Is 'Self-Interested'
• Philippine Real Estate Firm Eyes SPAC Merger For Hotel Unit
• Allen & Overy Gains New Head Of Energy Private Equity
• Allegro To Buy Magnetic Sensor Co. In $420M Deal
• ADT Selling Commercial Unit To PE Firm GTCR For $1.6B
• PE Firms Get Fines Cut For Pharma Co.'s Excessive Pricing
• Private Equity Dry Powder Will Likely Spur M&A Opportunities
• Banker Testifies That Gordon Rees Repped Him In Crypto Row
• Seattle Attorneys Reject Ex-Client's Botched Arbitration Claim
• Electric Vehicle Tech Co. Proterra Files For Ch. 11 Bankruptcy
• FERC Asked To Probe Activist Fund's Bid For NRG Stock
• SEC Says EV Maker Overhyped Revenue During SPAC Deal
• Law360's 2023 Private Equity Editorial Advisory Board
• 3 Firms Steer $570M Merger Of Pharmacy Management Cos.
• Paramount Sells Simon & Schuster In $1.62B Go-Private Deal
• Feds Fight 'Varsity Blues' Dad's Bid To Get His $1M Back
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Kirkland Guides Garnett, ARB In $225M Fiesta Restaurant Buy
• 3 Firms Build $2.3B Sale Of Veritiv Corp. To Clayton Dubilier
• Davis Polk Leading Campbell Soup In $2.7B Sovos Buy
• A Judge's Pitch To Revive The Jury Trial
• Estia Health Gives Thumbs Up To AU$838M PE Takeover Bid
• How SEC Money Market Fund Reform Diverges From Proposal
• Simpson Thacher-Led Revelstoke Closes $1.7B PE Fund
• Investment Firm KKR To Take German Space Tech Biz Private
• Investment Advisers Say Client Theft Claims Are Unsupported
• Sanchez Energy's Unsecured Creditors Win Majority Stake
• Indra Buying Minority Stake In Bain's ITP Aero For $193M
• SEC Sued Over Record-Setting Whistleblower Award
• Deal-Making Strategies To Explore Amid 2023's Uncertainties
• Massumi & Consoli Starts Funds Practice With New Partner
• Ares Infuses MLS Miami Soccer Club With $75M Investment
• How To Recognize And Recover From Lawyer Loneliness
• Crédit Agricole Biz To Buy Belgian Bank For $1B
• FTX Customers Can't See Celebrity Contracts, For Now
• Ex Pot Co. Exec Says Defamation Keeps Him Up At Night
• Investment Advisers Sued Over Alleged 'Theft' Of Clients
• Chancery's Fee Ruling In Dell Is On The Money, Experts Say
• Lordstown Pulls In 13 Sale Proposals Despite Karma IP Fight
• REIT Fights To Salvage Merger From Competing Bid
• Litigation Funding Disclosure Should Be Mandatory
• Recalling USWNT's Legal PR Playbook Amid World Cup Bid
• Paul Weiss, Akin Rep As Apollo Snags $20B For 10th Fund
• DLA Piper Adds 2 Attys To Emerging Growth Team In Austin
• 2 Firms Build $685M Offshore Liquefied Natural Gas SPAC Deal
• Magnetar, Blackstone Lead $2.3B CoreWeave Debt Facility
• EJF Capital Secures $167M For 2nd Opportunity Zone Fund
• AeroFarms Gets OK For 2nd $10M Ch. 11 Loan
• Failed $2B Pot Merger Highlights Need For Federal Reform
• Deals Rumor Mill: Walmart, Birkenstock, Vietnam's BIDV
• Envision Healthcare Gets OK For Sept. Ch. 11 Confirmation
• Conservative Group Says VC Fund Violates Civil Rights Law
• Arkansas Metal Co. Raises $700M To Build Rebar Mill
• Private Aviation Biz Goes Public Via $261M SPAC Merger
• Latham-Led SK Capital Secures $800M For 2nd Catalyst Fund
• UK Regulator Digs Into $7.9B Cameco, Brookfield Deal
• 2 Law Firms Guide PE Firm's £175M Bid For Tech Biz Blancco
• 2 Firms Put Fizz In Coke Bottler For $1.8B Philippines Biz Deal
• 3AC Founder Rejects Cooperation With Co.'s Liquidators
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• BNY Mellon Seeks End To Clients' Self-Dealing Class Action
• Proskauer, Investor To Try Mediation Over Alleged $636M Error
• Merger Guidelines Should Provide For Competition Trustees
• Businessman Drops Meister Seelig Suit Over $30M Loan
• Strathcona Oil Co. To Buy Pipestone In $8.7B Deal
• Rising Star: Morrison Foerster's Maureen Ho
• French IT Biz To Sell €2B Division, Change Name
• Greenberg Glusker Adds Mitchell Silberberg Tax Expert In LA