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Private Equity - February, 2024

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• BlossomHill Therapeutics Closes $100M Series B
• 11th Circ. Backs Film Producer's Crypto Scam Sentence
• US Trustee Opposes Proterra Ch. 11 Plan's Future Exculpation
• Microsoft, OpenAI Contribute To $675M Figure AI Funding
• Trump's Truth Social Merger Deal Lands In Del. Chancery
• Deals Rumor Mill: Springer Nature, Warner Bros., ExxonMobil
• Don't Miss It: Milbank, Vedder Price Lead Month's Hot Deals
• SVB Parent's Counsel Booted From Fraud Coverage Row
• Dechert Hires Schulte Roth's M&A, Securities Group Co-Chair
• 7 Common Myths About Lateral Partner Moves
• SEC Taps Agency Vet To Lead Adviser, Fund Rulemaking Unit
• SEC Republicans Warn Against Changing 'Accredited' Definition
• Crown Castle Founder Alleges Entrenchment Bid In Del. Suit
• Cheering In The NFL Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• US Trustee Taps Ex-Prosecutor To Be FTX Examiner
• Structured Finance Group Of The Year: Dentons
• Squire Patton, Taylor Wessing Advise On £24.9M Pet Biz Sale
• WilmerHale Adds Ex-Medtronic Legal Leader To Its DC Office
• Barnes & Thornburg Securities Ace Rejoins Kilpatrick In Ga.
• Bankman-Fried Urges No More Than 6.5 Years For FTX Fraud
• NY Hospital Says PE-Owned Anesthesia Co. Monopolizes Care
• Macy's To Cut Stores, Focus On Luxury Amid Proxy Fight
• Anesthesia Group Settles Colo. AG's Monopoly Claims
• Fox Rothschild Taps Sarasota-Area Firm Attys For New Office
• Deal-Makers Expect Further Uptick In M&A-Related Disputes
• Simpson Thacher-Led EQT Nets Record $24B For PE Fund
• Feds Blacklist Canadian Surveillance Co. Over Egypt Work
• ESG Around The World: Gulf Cooperation Council
• Ropes & Gray-Led THL Taking Agiliti Private In $2.5B Deal
• Blackwells Calls Out Disney For 'AI Mediocrity' In Proxy Battle
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Burford, Sysco Object To Nixed Swap In Price-Fixing Suits
• 1 Pilot For Billionaire Cops Plea, But 2nd Says He's Innocent
• Everton Scores Reduced Premier League Penalty After Appeal
• KKR Buying Former VMware Unit From Broadcom In $4B Deal
• EU Strengthens Investors' Protection On Investment Funds
• Momentive Shareholders Battle In Del. Over $19M Settlement
• Ex-Citrix Chief Hit With Class Action Over $16.5B Sale
• Trump-Tied SPAC Adds NY Fraud Judgment To Risk Factors
• 4th Circ. Won't Rethink Adviser's Defamation Coverage Denial
• Industrial Supplier Inks $350M Deal To Buy Wesco Unit
• Healthcare AI Startup Abridge Raises $150M
• FTX Settles $324M Ch. 11 Suit Over European Deal For $33M
• Del. SPAC Rulings Said To Weigh Against Super Group Case
• Insurance M&A Partner From Sidley Joins Kirkland
• Horizon Capital Clinches Upsized Ukraine Fund IV At $350M
• 6 Pointers For Attys To Build Trust, Credibility On Social Media
• Skadden-Led Criteo Wants 'Constructive' Talks With Activist
• Hogan Lovells-Led Energy Investor Eyes $200M Buyback
• Latham, Davis Polk Rep As Reddit Files For IPO
• 9 Considerations For Divestitures, Carveouts And Spinouts
• Instant Brands Ch. 11 Plan Gets OK After Win In Supplier Row
• Asset Managers Plug Up To $450M In AITi Global
• Private Equity Group Of The Year: Simpson Thacher
• B. Riley Stands By Franchise Group Deal After Internal Review
• Taft Stettinius Adds 6 Dinsmore Attys In Detroit, Chicago
• Deals Rumor Mill: Occidental, Kroger-Albertsons, BuzzFeed
• Fieldfisher-Led Tech Co. Agrees £430M Unit Sale To PE Biz
• FTC Says Twitter Staff Prevented Musk Violating Privacy Order
• OCC's Hsu Floats Payments, PE 'Trip Wires' For FSOC Review
• Cannabis CEOs Wasted Wealthy Russian's Money, Suit Claims
• PE Firm Can't Shake Ex-CEO's Retaliation Suit In NC
• Calif. Bill Would Let AG Audit Private Equity Healthcare Deals
• Consumer Data Co. Gets OK For $50M Ch. 11 Sale
• JPMorgan Got $400M Before Inovalon Sale, Del. Justices Hear
• A Post-Mortem Analysis Of Stroock's Demise
• Cheer Supply Antitrust Claims Axed Again For 'Court's Sanity'
• Simpson Thacher-Led CVC Clinches $6.8B Asia-Focused Fund
• Predicting DeFi Regulations At Home And Abroad In 2024
• Messner Reeves Accused Of Losing Client's $700K Deposit
• MoFo Brings On Simpson Thacher Private Equity Ace In SF
• Crown Castle Proxy Spat Pits Paul Weiss Against Cadwalader
• Private Equity Group Of The Year: Ropes & Gray
• SPAC To Delist After Failing To Close Merger With Food Biz
• Cruise Line Hornblower Hits Ch. 11 With Over $1B Debt
• Justices Won't Hear JPMorgan Syndicated Loan Dispute
• Trivest Can Seek 6th Circ. Review Of RICO Jurisdiction Ruling
• Biology AI Startup Bioptimus Raises $35M Seed Round
• UMG Snags Stake In Music Rights Co., Valuing Biz At $1.85B
• FERC Greenlights $6.7B Vistra-Energy Harbor Merger
• AI Computing Co. Clinches $102M In VC-Led Funding
• Fox Rothschild AI Chief Talks 'Terrifying' Deepfakes, Biased AI
• Kirkland & Ellis Brings On Weil Tax Pros In NY, DC
• Boomerang In Default For Silence On $7M Del. Contract Suit
• Private Equity Group Of The Year: Paul Weiss
• Truist Selling Insurance Brokerage At $15.5B Value
• Feds Charge Ex-Commodities Trader With $3.7M Scheme
• Leon Black Accuser Agrees To Drop Assault Claims
• Soroc Tech Del. Suit Alleges Fraud In $115M DecisionOne Deal
• Startup Countersues Trucker Tracking Co. For Stealing Tech
• Canada Liable Under NAFTA For Axed LNG Project, Co. Says
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• French Retail Co. Casino Group Files For Ch. 15 Recognition
• Planning For Stymied HSR Filings At FTC If Shutdown Occurs
• Chromocell Hits Stock Markets Following $6.6M IPO
• Taxation With Representation: Paul Weiss, Kirkland
• Gibson Dunn, DLA Piper Steer $1.45B Sale Of All3Media
• Paul Weiss-Led PE Firms Buying HireRight In $1.65B Deal
• Lawyers Advising PE On Alternative Exits Amid Market Slump
• 7th Circ. Rejects Ancestry.com's Arbitration Bid In Privacy Suit
• Shoppers Say Albertsons-Kroger Suit Shortcomings Fixed
• Citadel Securities, Others Beat Biotech Spoofing Suit, For Now
• Baker McKenzie Can't Send Malpractice Suit To London
• Trian Decries Disney's 'Spaghetti-Against-The-Wall' Strategy
• Freenome Raises $254M For Early Cancer Detection Tests
• Challenges Remain In Financing Energy Transition Minerals
• Aurinia Refocusing After Failed Effort To Find A Buyer
• Lawmakers Push PE Firm For Answers On Steward Health
• FTC's Khan Calls Healthcare 'Key' To Fight For Competition
• Trump Social Media Blank-Check Merger Gets SEC Approval
• Starwood Capital Injects $850M Into Echelon Data Centres
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sony-Michael Jackson, Inspire IPO, Walmart
• Campbell Soup Says It Gave FTC Info For $2.7B Sauce Deal
• Insurer Needn't Defend Landlord From Antitrust MDL
• Adagio Medical Goes Public In $128M SPAC Merger
• OECD Chief Claims No Knowledge Of Aussie PwC Breaches
• SEC Says Bankruptcy Doesn't Stop Crowdfunding Fraud Case
• Loan Transparency Proposals May Bring Some Clarity
• Biotech Nabs $200M Via Private Placement, Starts CEO Search
• Juul Gets More Antitrust Claims To Arbitration
• Atty For Ex-Trump Official Accused Of Leaking Deposition
• Texas Ruling Clarifies That Bankruptcy Shields LLC Rights
• Coaching High School Wrestling Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Kirkland-Led PE Shop Raises $887M Across 2 Industrial Funds
• North Face, Vans Owner VF Makes Deal With Engaged Capital
• KKR Buys Stake In Health Tech Biz Cotiviti At $10.5B Valuation
• FinCEN Eyes Enlisting Fund Managers In Illicit Finance Fight
• Food Co. Whole Earth Brands Taken Private In $209M Deal
• Qihoo 360, Investors Ink $29.75M Deal Over $9.3B Merger Suit
• Kroger Says Its Past Shows Albertsons Deal Will Drop Prices
• Calif. Clean Energy Storage Secures $350M From Blackstone
• Nava Health To Go Public Via $320M SPAC Merger
• Insurance Co. Stock Fight Belongs In Del., NC Judge Rules
• Real Estate Rumors: Ares Management, Somerset, MBS Group
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• SG's Office Is Case Study To Help Close Legal Gender Gap
• Allen & Overy, Ropes & Gray Steer $1B Asset Manager Merger
• Elliott Nails 1st Board Seat At Phillips 66 After Prior Demand
• The Body Shop Appoints Administrators After PE Buyout
• Trucker Tracking Startup Delivers Patent Feud To ITC
• Ex-McCarter & English Client Can Pursue $20M Loan Claims
• Aerospace Supplier Can Kick Gulfstream Supply Deal
• Alys Pharmaceuticals Launches With $100M In Financing
• Online Marketplace Wish Sold At Steep Discount To $1.1B IPO
• Tod's Stock Rises After Go-Private Takeover Bid Disclosed
• RealPage Renters Ask To Grow Class Despite Venue Flaw
• Amer Sports Follows IPO With Upsized $800M Debt Offering
• AI Cybersecurity Biz Secures $102M Of VC-Led Financing
• Martin Marietta Paying $2B For Blue Water Raw Materials Ops
• French Music Label Tunes In To €1.5B Bid From Founder
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Credit Suisse Delisted Trade Note Suit
• Labaton, Rolnick Clash Over Legal Fees In Materials Co. Deal
• Navigating New Regulations In Healthcare And Other M&A
• Healthcare-Focused SPAC Hits The Market After $160M IPO
• Simpson Thacher, Cleary Steer Mexican Grocer's $589M IPO
• Activist Says CEO's Family Is Problem For Chef's Warehouse
• X Says Ex-Worker's Feelings Can't Sustain Age, Sex Bias Suit
• Burford Can't Sub For Sysco In Pork, Beef Price-Fixing Suits
• Goodwin-Led Gene Editing Firm Metagenomi Raises $94M IPO
• DLA Piper Adds Former McDermott Partner In DC
• Fund Formation Group Of The Year: Simpson Thacher
• CVC, Haveli Acquire RuneScape Game-Maker In £900M Deal
• Taxation With Representation: Sullivan & Cromwell, Kirkland
• VC Firms Accused Of Investing In 'Problematic' Chinese Cos.
• BioNTech Puts $200M Into Collab With Cancer Biotech Autolus
• SEC, CFTC Jointly Demand More Hedge-Fund Disclosures
• Ga. Man Behind $49M Ponzi Scheme Gets Nearly 8 Years
• SEC Challenger References Son Of Sam In 'Gag Rule' Row
• DOJ Investigating Metropolis Tech's $1.5B SP Plus Deal
• New CMS Rule Will Change Nursing Facility Disclosures
• Leveraged Finance Partner Duo Joins DLA Piper In NY
• UK Skiwear Co. Perfect Moment Lands $8M In Downsized IPO
• Deals Rumor Mill: Club Med, Galderma, Sierra Space
• Fund Formation Group Of The Year: Kirkland & Ellis
• Paul Hastings, Covington Guide Kyverna's Upsized $319M IPO
• 4 Firms Construct Cybersecurity Merger Creating $7B Biz
• McDermott Hires Venable's Growth Companies Leader In DC
• 3rd-Party Financiers Have Power To Drive Mass Tort Cases
• Del. Dispatch: Clarification On Fiduciary Duties Of Controllers
• Skadden, Wilson Sonsini Steer Disney's $1.5B Epic Investment
• Athens Airport's $845M IPO Takes Flight, Steered By 8 Firms
• Matterport Stockholders Say Officials Wrongly Cashed $225M
• Aera Energy Valued At $2.1B In California Resources Merger
• With PE Exits Set To Surge, Buyers Must Act Quickly, Wisely
• FTC AI Inquiry Signals Intensified Focus On Emerging Tech
• 4 Private Equity Firms Wrap Funds Totaling $1.45B
• REIT Raises $672M IPO At Low End While Insurer Pulls Plans
• Fund Formation Group Of The Year: Fried Frank
• What Shareholder Approval Rule Changes Mean For Cos.
• Reimagining Law Firm Culture To Break The Cycle Of Burnout
• 2nd Circ. Won't Nix Award In Telecom Shareholder Fight
• Real Estate Rumors: Valley National, Carlyle, Peachtree
• McDermott-Led 3 Boomerang Nabs $375M For Debut Fund
• ESG Around The World: Brazil
• Davis Malm Guides Clean Harbors On $400M Hepaco Buy
• SEC Expands Dealer Rule To Proprietary Traders, Private Funds
• AI Operating System Built For Healthcare Lands $70M
• SAS Gets Clearance For Ch. 11 Plan Vote
• Cybersecurity Biz To Go Private Following $350M Merger
• Fund Formation Group Of The Year: Debevoise
• Blackwells Starts Disney Proxy Fight, Blasts Fellow Activist
• Kirkland-Led Trinity Hunt Partners Raises $700M For 7th Fund
• Competing In Dressage Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 5th Circ. Casts Doubt On SEC's New Private Fund Rules
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• SoftwareOne Investors Want Board Gone After Buyout Refusal
• Hedge Fund Sues SPAC For Books On Failed Casino Deal
• Audacy Abandons BMI Merger Suit With $25.4M Stock Deal
• Carnelian Energy Capital Secures $975M For 5th Fund
• What Financial Cos. Must Know For Handling T+1 Settlements
• Leon Black Says Rape Accuser, Firm Can't Ax NY Suit
• What Cos. Evaluating M&A Can Glean From Latest HSR Report
• A-Rod's SPAC Solidifies Satellite Mobile Phone Co. Merger
• Gene-Editing Firm Taps IPO Wave With Plans To Raise $100M
• Kirkland Guides Thoma Bravo On $1.5B Everbridge Buy
• Novo Holdings Buying Biopharma Co. Catalent In $16.5B Deal
• Platinum Partners Co-Founder To Pay $2.4M In SEC Case
• Matterport Stockholders Claim 'Unlawful' $220M Share Issue
• Consumer Data Co. Cleared To Seek Ch. 11 Plan Votes
• Latham Led Firms In January IPOs As New Listings Pick Up
• Virginia HBCU Lands Historic Investment From Steinbridge
• A&O Advises Apax Fund On £700M Consumer Trend Biz Buy
• Activist Barington Capital Takes Aim At Toy Giant Mattel
• Chancery's Sears Ruling Clarifies Stockholder Duties
• 2 Biotech Firms Tap Thawing IPO Market To Raise $239M Total
• Taxation With Representation: Simpson, Wachtell Lipton
• HgCapital Trust To Invest £44M In German Insurance Broker
• Kirkland Under Chancery Fire In Space Biz Merger Suit
• LivePerson Board Faces Shareholder Suit Over Poison Pill
• Activist Elliott Gets Etsy Board Seat As Co. Faces Challenges
• Albertsons, Kroger Slam Shoppers' Last Shot To Fight Merger
• Golf's Existential Crisis Just Got A $3 Billion Jolt
• How Biotech Cos. Can Utilize Synthetic Royalty Financing
• Deals Rumor Mill: Aramco, Reddit IPO, Figure AI
• Cell Therapy Firm Kyverna Eyes $200M IPO As Pipeline Builds
• Kirkland Adds 5 Goodwin Investment Fund Attys In DC
• Rise Growth Partners Lands $250M Investment From PE Firm
• Dentons Adds Venture Tech Pro From Nelson Mullins In Miami
• The Legal Industry Needs A Cybersecurity Paradigm Shift
• Foley & Lardner Hires Investment Management Partner In NY
• Debevoise-Led KKR Clinches $6.4B Asia Infrastructure Fund