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Private Equity - May, 2024

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• Online Comic Platform Webtoon Joins Growing IPO Pipeline
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Jilted FTX Claim Buyer Sues Crypto Trader In Chancery
• Investor To Admit Goosing Getty Stock With Sham Offer
• Investors Can Aid In The Acceptance Of Psychedelic Medicine
• Don't Miss It: Dechert, Simpson Lead Month's Hot Deals
• Tether Investment In Crypto Miner Bitdeer Worth Up To $150M
• Australian Co. Aims For Shopify Highs In $250M SPAC Deal
• Activist Donerail Pushes Ex-Barstool Owner Penn To Sell
• Jury Awards Electric Jet Startup $72M In Boeing IP Case
• Sagard Nets $741M For Debut Senior Lending Fund
• KKR's $24B NetCo Buy Gets EU Regulatory Approval
• New 3-On-3 Women's Hoops League Eyes Historic Salaries
• The 'Not-Postings' Of A Delaware Chancery Court Judge
• Deals Rumor Mill: Aramco, Double Eagle, WeWork
• Trauma-Informed Legal Approaches For Pro Bono Attorneys
• Sneaker Co. Golden Goose Plots Top Italy IPO In Over A Year
• Clifford Chance Steers Brookfield's €6B Energy Biz Purchase
• SEC Says Asia-Focused Fund Firm Misled Its Investors
• Chancery Sends Momentus De-SPAC Claims Toward Trial
• Split 3rd Circ. Affirms Court's Revision To $10M SEC Deal
• What Updated PLR Procedure May Mean For Stock Spin-Offs
• Del. Needs To Urgently Pass Post-Moelis Corporate Law Bill
• Israeli Nanotech Startup, Canadian Biotech Plot US IPOs
• Wilson Sonsini Adds 2 Attys In Salt Lake City From Kirkland
• 4 Arbitration Takeaways From High Court Coinbase Ruling
• Gibson Dunn, Skadden Guide $3B Merck-EyeBio Deal
• 3 Firms Build $627M Take-Private Sale Of Medical Device Biz
• Goldman Sachs Raises Over $20B For Direct Lending Strategy
• Playing Music Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Chancery Finds Ex-CEO Owed $79M For Share Lockup Losses
• Wash. Justices Doubt Atty's Response In Disbarment Case
• Chancery Tosses Some Computing Co. Deal Breach Claims
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• TransDigm Buys Fellow Aerospace Biz In $655M Cash Deal
• Snubbed ConvergeOne Creditors Appeal Ch. 11 Plan
• Exxon Investor Broadens Promise To Nix Climate Proxy Bid
• 5 Firms To Steer Pair Of Large IPOs That Could Net $1.8B Total
• V&E, Sidley Austin Build $3.25B Sale Of WTG Midstream
• Energy Capital Raises $6.7B, Inks $2.6B Atlantica Acquisition
• How Attys Can Avoid Pitfalls When Withdrawing From A Case
• CSG Ups Bid For Vista's Sporting Biz To $1.96B
• Paul Hastings Steers Oakley Capital In ProductLife Investment
• Latham Leads Bridgepoint To Buy Intranet Co. For $650M
• Baker McKenzie Adds M&A, Private Equity Head From O'Melveny
• Senate Republican Eyes Tutor.com's China Ties, Data Use
• Biden's Judicial Impact And What's Left On The Wish List
• Off The Bench: NCAA Settles House NIL Class Action
• Ace Global Nixes $150M Greenhouse Farming Services Merger
• Investor CriteriaCaixa Buys Construction Biz Stake For €983M
• Big Win For Activist As Full Gildan Activewear Board Resigns
• Using A Children's Book Approach In Firm Marketing Content
• PE Firm, Pharma Cos. Overturn £31M Drug Price-Fixing Fines
• Skadden-Led Hg Buys Risk Platform Co. AuditBoard For $3B
• 'New' Facts Don't Permit Do-Over, Kraft-Heinz Tells Chancery
• Enforcers Want To Know Where Roll-Ups Are Happening
• NY Top Court Revives FanDuel Investors Suit
• Merck To Pay $600M For KKR-Backed Life Sciences Biz
• Deals Rumor Mill: NY Yankees, Abu Dhabi Bank, Int'l Paper
• Wow Such Basic: Justices Back Crypto Fans In Dogecoin Duel
• Linklaters Leads Tate & Lyle To Exit US JV For $350M
• Hargreaves Lansdown Snubs £4.7B Bid From CVC, Abu Dhabi
• Activist Investor Must Face Exxon's Suit Over Proxy Proposal
• Skadden, Latham Lead Specialty Insurer's Upsized $128M IPO
• Paul Hastings Leads Kayne Anderson Unit's $100M IPO
• Justices' CFPB Alliance May Save SEC Courts, Not Chevron
• Archegos Exec Says Founder Didn't Direct Him To Lie
• Cleaning Products Maker Supply Source Files For Ch. 11
• Oaktree Assumes Inter Milan Ownership After Missed Payment
• Chancery Keeps RedBird-Brookfield Dispute Stay In Place
• Being An EMT Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• RedBird, Weatherford Capital Launch College Sports Platform
• Dallas-Based PE Firm Clinches $285M Fund Above Target
• Greenberg-Led SPAC To Buy Safety Biz For $1.85B, Quit LSE
• LoanDepot's $3.5M Deal In IPO Disclosure Suit Gets Final OK
• PE Firms Close Separate Funds With Nearly $1.3B Total In Tow
• Tuna Buyers Seeking $1B In July Price-Fixing Trial
• 4th Circ. Told Justices' Ruling Dooms Bid To Delay $811M Fine
• Fanatics Atty Rejoins Cleary As Debt Finance Partner
• Scale AI Valued At $14B After Series F Round Led By Accel
• Carlyle Wraps 5th Japanese Buyout Fund With $2.8B In Capital
• Strategic Hiring Was The New Normal For BigLaw In 2023
• The Law360 400: Tracking The Largest US Law Firms
• Skadden Reps MasterBrand On $520M Supreme Cabinetry Buy
• Freshfields Helps Warburg Pincus Buy Insurance Intermediary
• Archegos Lied To Banks To Obtain Credit Lines, Jury Told
• Chancery Preserves Most Of Super Group SPAC Suit
• Mitigating Incarceration's Impacts On Foreign Nationals
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• VC Firm To Take Israeli Software Biz Private In $150M Deal
• Shah Ends Novavax Proxy Fight Following Sanofi Deal
• Simpson Thacher Leads Blackstone In $705M Biltmore Sale
• Latham-Led CyberArk Buying PE-Backed Venafi In $1.54B Deal
• Video Gaming Biz 'Minded' To Back £2B EQT Takeover Offer
• Judge Doubts 9th Circ. Ruling Upends VC's Fraud Conviction
• T-Mobile Must Face Sprint Merger Suit Before Appealing
• Kohl's Directors' Aversion To Sale Was Self-Serving, Suit Says
• RedBird Flags Brookfield 'Gamesmanship' In Chancery Suit
• Debevoise Hires Former Clifford Chance US Antitrust Head
• Chicago Tribune Accused Of Underpaying Female, Black Staff
• McDermott Adds Dechert Blockchain Ace In Calif. Offices
• Winston & Strawn Leads Asia-Focused SPAC $100M IPO
• Blackstone Leads $7.5B Financing For AI-Focused CoreWeave
• Concord Drops Bid For Music Rights Rival Hipgnosis
• Deals Rumor Mill: Shein IPO, Kraft Heinz, Cinven-Jaggaer
• Exploring An Alternative Model Of Litigation Finance
• No Relief For Struggling SPACs Under Buyback Tax Proposal
• Top Linklaters Attys See PE Rebound In Run-Up To Elections
• Colombian Consumer Lender Hits Ch. 11 To Trim $55M Of Debt
• V&E Guides Crescent Energy On $2.1B SilverBow Buy
• Haynes Boone Adds Sheppard Mullin RE Finance Pro In Calif.
• Siemens Selling Innomotics Unit To PE Firm KPS In $3.8B Deal
• Two Firms To Lead GrafTech Suit Over Environmental Issues
• Bolt Financial Cancels $37M In Shares To End CEO Loan Suit
• Hedge Fund Says Deal With Colo. Developer Lacked Details
• Del. Justices Ask: Do Attys Get Thinner Slice Of $1B Dell Pie?
• Schulte Roth Adds Ex-Kleinberg Kaplan Partner To Tax Group
• Metropolis, SP Plus Get Rare Early End To $1.5B Deal Probe
• Chinese Art Marketplace, EV Co. Ink SPAC Deals Worth $834M
• Ex-FTX Exec Seeks Leniency, Saying He Was Kept In The Dark
• Teaching Yoga Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• TPG, Hassana Craft $1.5B Partnership For Climate Fund
• Klobuchar Wants FTC To Make Firms Report Real Estate Buys
• Archegos Ex-Accountant Tells Jury Of 'Vendetta' Inside Fund
• Securities Firm Cuts Deal To End Age Bias Suit
• SEC Fines Adviser For Undisclosed Movie Financing Deal
• Conn. Retaliation Suit Advances After Justices' Title VII Ruling
• Holland Adds Healthcare Transactions Partner In Chicago
• Cannabis Co., Wrigley Heir Settle $7M Investor Suit
• FTC Cleared To Sue Texas Anesthesia Co., But Not PE Firm
• Kilmer Sports Looks To Buy French Soccer Club Saint-Étienne
• FalconPoint Plugs $250M Into Infrastructure Solutions Biz
• Cheerleader Parents Seek 1st OK On $82.5M Varsity Deal
• Billionaire's Pilot Cops To Tax Count, Avoids Insider Trial
• A Vision For Economic Clerkships In The Legal System
• Katten Adds M&A Litigation Practice Chair From DLA Piper
• O'Melveny Atty Joins Goodwin Private Investment Funds Team
• Pay-To-Play Deal Shows Need For Strong Compliance Policies
• Online Education Biz To Go Public Via $135M SPAC Merger
• TrueBridge Amasses Over $1.6B Across 5 VC Funds
• PE Trust Eyes German Fiber-Optic Growth With £19M Stake
• SEC, FinCEN Propose Money Manager Customer ID Rule
• SPAC Investor Says Insiders Overvalued Satellite Co. Deal
• Online Slot Machine Co. Games Global Scraps $254M US IPO
• Chancery Orders Check Of Trump-Tied SPAC Sponsor Deal
• Judge Says Bold, Italic Font Muddies Allbirds Investor Suit
• Texas Energy Biz Sells Gulf Coast Assets In $280M Deal
• Schumer Urges FTC To Block Hess-Chevron Deal, Jabs Trump
• Specialty Insurer, Hotpot Restaurateur Heat Up IPO Plans
• BofA Says Suit By Commanders Ex-Partner Has Wrong Target
• 7 Effects Of DOL Retirement Asset Manager Exemption Rule
• Cleary Adds In-House Vet To Private Funds Practice In NY
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Standardizing Early Case Appraisal In Securities Class Actions
• Paul Weiss Adds Former Kirkland M&A Atty As Partner
• Simpson Thacher-Led EQT Bids $1.5B For Wind Energy Biz
• Skadden Guides Squarespace On $6.9B Go-Private Deal
• French Retailer Casino Sells 10.15% Stake In Renewables Biz
• Adviser's 'Rogue' Trading Cost Investor $700K, Suit Says
• Zeekr's US Debut Could Spur More IPOs From China
• Vegas Hotels, Software Cos. Escape Price-Algorithm Suit
• Everton Accepts Two-Point Penalty Over Financial Breaches
• Del. Ruling Highlights M&A Deal Adviser Conflict Disclosures
• 8 Legal Issues Influencing Investors In The Creator Economy
• Altman's Nuclear Fission Biz Fizzles After SPAC Deal Closes
• E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On Text Message Data
• Financial Tech Co. Wants New Trial In $7.8M Breach Suit
• Digital Platform Xtribe To Go Public Via $141M SPAC Merger
• Climate Control Co. Favors Apollo-Backed €392M Buyout Bid
• Hedge Fund Manager Says Partner Cut Him Out Of Company
• Skadden-Led Firm Nets $250M In May's Second SPAC Listing
• Masimo Makes Offer To End Activist Politan's Proxy Contest
• TPG Lands Nearly $8B Across 3 Asia-Focused Funds
• Dual-Track IPO-M&A Exit Strategies For Life Science Cos.
• Bain Capital Plugs $250M Into Professional Services Firm
• Brightstar Capital Scores Slot Machine Supplier In $1.1B Deal
• Trump SPAC Investor Convicted Of Insider Trading
• PE Firm Sells Another £60.2M Of Shares Of Ads Biz
• Deals Rumor Mill: Paramount, Peloton, International Paper
• Concord Won't Increase 'Final' $1.5B Bid For Rival Hipgnosis
• ESOP Trustee Can't Ax Suit Claiming $60M Inflated Stock Deal
• Truth Social Backer's Insider Trading Alibi In Jury's Hands
• Scooter Co.'s Mismanagement Cost ESOP Millions, Suit Says
• Japanese Crypto Exchange Coincheck Eyes US Listing In '24
• Reed Smith Lands Kirkland Corporate Pro In Houston
• Gibson Dunn Adds Ex-Wachtell, Paul Weiss Attys As Partners
• HSF, Ashurst-Led Ardonagh Buys Insurer For $1.5B
• Skadden Taps SoFi Bank, Shearman Attys For Co-Lead Roles
• PE In The Crosshairs Of Public And Private Antitrust Enforcers
• Kirkland Drives Vance Street To $775M Fund IV Closing
• Norton Rose Adds Foley & Lardner Private Equity Pro In Texas
• Swimming Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Simpson Thacher-Led Silver Lake Lands $20.5B For 7th Fund
• Trump Media Co-Founders Seek Chancery Contempt Order
• Everton Investors Bemoan Soccer Team Sale Amid Fraud Suit
• Mid-2024 FCA Enforcement And Litigation Trends To Watch
• Ex-Tugboat CEO Can't Reinstate $75M Defamation Verdict
• Steward Health Gets Ch. 11 Loan, Says It Plans Hospital Sales
• DOL Official Says Expect Pension De-Risking Report Soon
• Truth Social Investor Grilled By Feds At Insider Trading Trial
• A Recipe For Growth Equity Investing In A Slow M&A Market
• Alight Inks Deal With Activist Starboard For 2 New Directors
• Fenwick-Led Cloud Security Co. Raises $1B At $12B Valuation
• WilmerHale Guides Akamai's $450M Buy Of Noname Security
• Apax Unit Raises €23M From Parent's Sale Of Biz To KKR
• Judge Trims ESOP Valuation Suit Against Healthcare Co.
• Bridgewater Fights To Keep Bias Claims Under Wraps
• SEC Small Biz Panel Urges Relaxed Rules For Crowdfunding
• Latham & Watkins, Simpson Thacher Steer Healthcare JV
• Truth Social Backer 'Absolutely' Denies Insider Rap To Jury
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Trump Media Hires Auditor To Replace Firm Accused Of Fraud
• Synopsys Selling Software Biz To PE Firms In $2.1B Deal
• British National Admits To Coworking Business Ponzi Scheme
• Private Equity Pro Rejoins Akin In Houston From McDermott
• Orrick Adds 7-Atty M&A Team From Shearman Italian Arm
• Perficient Stock Soars On $3B Buyout By EQT Asia Fund
• 3 Firms Build $6.2B Take-Private Sale Of Allete Energy Biz
• Hospital Chain Steward Health Hits Ch. 11 With Over $1B Debt
• HR Biz Kelly Buys Talent Solutions Co. MRP For Up To $485M
• Chancery OKs Extra Digging Into Trump Media Share Dispute
• How Big IP Judgment Winners Are Insuring 'Nuclear Verdicts'
• FTC Requests Additional Info On $16.5B Novo-Catalent Deal
• Chancery OKs Record-Breaking $100M Pattern Energy Deal
• Stockbridge Real Estate Fund Raises $709M
• Exxon Closes $60B Pioneer Purchase After FTC Agreement
• US Investors Make $835M Offer For Swedish Legal Info Biz
• Latham, Skadden Grab Spotlight As Large IPOs Surge In April
• Activist Files New Proxy Fight In REIT Takeover Attempt
• Investors Not Entitled To Info, Sequel Youth Tells Chancery
• Immigrant Bond Co. Buyer Wants In On $811M Fine Appeal
• Plastic-Film Maker Announces $200M Recapitalization
• DLA Piper Investment Funds Leader Joins Willkie In Chicago
• PE-Healthcare Mergers Should Prepare For Challenges
• Recent BigLaw Moves Show Boston Is 'Clearly On The Map'
• New DC Stadium A Step Closer With RFK Demolition Approved
• Securities Firm Must Face Ex-Worker's Age Bias Suit
• Snell & Wilmer Adds Armstrong Teasdale Tech Pro In Denver
• Deals Rumor Mill: Coca-Cola, General Mills, MLB's Giants
• Permira Takes Majority Stake In BioCatch At $1.3B Valuation
• Don't Use The Same Template For Every Client Alert
• FTC Clears $60B Exxon Deal With Pioneer Executive Ban
• Sidley PE Atty Tapped To Lead Paul Hastings' Boston Office
• Del. Justices Reverse Toss Of $7.3B Inovalon Deal Challenge
• Paramount Faces Chancery Suit Over Skydance Merger Moves
• Willkie Lands Akin Gump M&A Pro In Houston
• Skadden Atty To Join Simpson Thacher's New Boston Office
• DLA Piper Adds Ex-Sidley Atty To New Funds Team
• Trump's Truth Social Stake Expands To Nearly 65%
• PG&E, KKR In Exclusive Talks For Partial Sale Of Power Biz
• Walking With My Dog Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Crowell & Moring Adds 2 More Neal Gerber Attys In Chicago