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Private Equity - April, 2025

243 articles

• Citadel Securities Gives SEC Regulatory Wish List
• 2 SPACs Tap Public Markets For $321M Combined
• Activant Unit Seeks $7.5M Fee After $37M Bolt Suit Win
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Marine Reservist Says Retaliation Suit Should Go To Trial
• Kirkland, Latham Lead Chinese Online Insurer's $30M US IPO
• TWG Global, Mubadala Capital Ink Multibillion-Dollar Alliance
• Adapting To Private Practice: From DOJ Enviro To Mid-Law
• Goodwin Hires Private Equity Partner From Kirkland In NY
• Aerospace Biz True Anomaly Clinches $260M Funding Round
• Deal Terms An Issue In $60M Mortgage Loan Sale Con Case
• GOP Plan To Shutter Audit Watchdog Could Strain SEC
• Adviser Renews Bid To Toss SEC Suit Over Liquidity Rule
• Pork Producers Want Ruling Tossed Over Clerk's Conduct
• Perkins Coie Leads 2 SPAC Listings Raising $300M Combined
• 2 Insurance Firms Join Frozen IPO Pipeline Seeking $440M
• Morgan Lewis' Dallas Office Head Moves To Haynes Boone
• Kirkland Guides Allied Industrial On $300M Fund Close
• Schulte Roth Adds Finance Pro From Linklaters In NY
• Stonepeak Buying Stake In Spain's Repsol For $340M
• Wash. Judge Tosses Investor's $42M Real Estate Con Suit
• Tax Services Provider Andersen Files Confidential IPO Plans
• Nasdaq Presses SEC To Enact Clearer Digital Asset Rules
• Defense-Focused SPAC Kochav Files $220M IPO
• Commanders Agree To NFL Stadium Deal, Return To DC
• Jazz Musician Turned Atty Joins Pillsbury In DC From Kirkland
• SEC Update May Ease Accredited Investor Status Verification
• PE Giant TPG Snags Sabre's Hospitality Biz For $1.1B
• Latham-Led StepStone Real Estate Clinches $3.77B 5th Fund
• Judge Urges Creativity For Nonparties In Sprint Merger Row
• SPAC Deals Are Buzzing Again Despite Tariff Turmoil
• Ex-Google Engineer Claims Coercion In AI Trade Secrets Case
• Legal Ethics Considerations For Law Firm Pro Bono Deals
• SPAC Raises $220M As It Eyes Partners In 'Disruptive' Sectors
• Sullivan & Cromwell Adds V&E Shareholder Activism Leaders
• Atkins Vows SEC Will Pursue 'Common-Sense' Crypto Policy
• Taxation With Representation: Dechert, Brown Rudnick
• Fried Frank Guides StepStone On $705M Fund Close
• Playing Football Made Me A Better Lawyer
• Slaughter And May Leads Coach Biz's $600M US Unit Sale
• Investor Sues To Halt 'Cheap' VC Buyout Of Fla. Health Co.
• Ex-OpenAI Workers, Nobel Laureates Back Musk OpenAI Fight
• 2 SPACs Join Recovering Market With $461M In New Capital
• Pardon Me? Why Offers To Secure Clemency Might Be A Scam
• DOJ Probing Disney-FuboTV Deal, And Other Rumors
• Ex-EY, PwC Execs' New Venture Backed By $300M PE Funding
• 10 Arbitrations And A 5th Circ. Ruling Flag Arb. Clause Risks
• Mubadala, Fortress Team Up For $1B Strategic Partnership
• Appeal Fast-Tracked In Feud Over Use Of Ex-Atty's Name
• Proskauer Adds DC-Based Secondaries Atty From Akin
• Latham-Led LLR Clinches 7th Fund With $2.45B Committed
• Citron Research Founder Can't Escape SEC Fraud Suit
• Tech-Focused Texas Ventures SPAC Raises $200M IPO
• 3 Firms Guide Launch Of $3.6B SoftBank-Backed Bitcoin Co.
• Apollo Plugs $220M Into Energy-Focused Joint Venture
• Kirkland Brings On V&E Corporate Pro In Houston
• M&A 'Pause' Requires Nimble, Creative Dealmaking
• Sidley-Led Stonepeak Plugs $1.5B Into New Data Center Biz
• Power To The Paralegals: The Value Of Unified State Licensing
• Fed's Buffer Plan Marks Start Of Stress Test Reform 'Journey'
• Majority Shareholders Sanctioned In Telecoms Control Fight
• BlackRock Funds Drop Claims In Valeant Stock Suit
• Del. Suit Alleges Execs Eroded Value Of Texas Auto Repair Biz
• DOJ Wants Time During 9th Circ. Vegas Room Rate Arguments
• Venture Guides Clinches Second Fund With $262.5M In Tow
• Court Appoints Monitor In SEC's $1B PE Fraud Case
• Del. Justices Order Matterport CEO Cash-Out Recalculation
• Nuclear Startup To Go Public Through $475M SPAC Deal
• Willkie Adds Baker Botts Private Equity Experts In Dallas
• 3 Firms Build $7B Moss Adams, Baker Tilly Merger
• GCM Grosvenor Wraps $1.3B Infrastructure Advantage Fund
• Generali Launches Secondaries Fund With Partners Group
• Simpson Thacher-Led KKR Bids $1.2B For Sweden's Biotage
• Mayer Brown, Kirkland Steer $10.6B Boeing Tech Asset Sale
• Trump Media Exec Seeks Penalties In 'Frivolous' Hacking Suit
• 10 Soft Skills Every GC Should Master
• Sports Exec, Cynosure Group Team Up For $1.2B Sports Fund
• Unions Score Block On Orders To Fire Probationary Workers
• 3 Firms Guide Brazilian Energy Producer's $155M SPAC Deal
• Electra Secures $115M In Funding For Ultra Short Aircraft
• Navis Capital Partners Clinches $230M Next Generation Fund
• Fed Circ.'s PTAB Ruling Highlights Obsolete Rationale
• Latham-Led Vacasa Sticks With Casago, Rejects $131M Bid
• An Unrestrained, Bright-Eyed View Of Legal AI's Future
• Castlelake, Invictus Partner For $2B Residential Loan Venture
• KKR Blasts 'Draconian' DOJ Suit Over Alleged Filing Errors
• Taxation With Representation: Davis Polk, Simpson Thacher
• Alston & Bird Bolsters NY Office With Ex-Sheppard Mullin Atty
• 5 Takeaways From Texas Stock Exchange's SEC Filing
• DLA Piper Adds Partner To Investment Funds Practice
• SolarWinds Sued For Docs On $4.4B Take-Private Deal
• Music Rights Orgs. Trade Barbs In Copyright Office Inquiry
• Tracking The Evolution In Litigation Finance
• Lawmakers Probing Fire Truck Manufacturing For PE Harms
• QXO Prices $500M Offering Connected To $11B Beacon Buy
• OpenAI Eyes Windsurf, Activist Targets HP, And More Rumors
• Akin-Led Crayhill Clinches $1.31B Principal Strategies Fund
• 7-Eleven Parent Floats Refreshed Board With 4 New Nominees
• Mubadala Joins $14.5B Education JV With $600M Investment
• Alston & Bird-Led GoldState Music Secures $500M In Funding
• Chinese Tea Chain Prices $411M US IPO Amid Trade Tension
• Haynes Boone Atty Joins Mintz Capital Markets Team
• Volunteer Firefighting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Barclays To Offload Payments Business To Brookfield
• AI Infrastructure Biz Auradine Wraps $153M Funding Round
• Musk Rips Calif. AG Decision To Not Join Suit Against OpenAI
• Limit On SEC Enforcement Authority May Mean Fewer Actions
• Consumer-Focused SPAC Details $150M IPO Plans
• Biotech Glycomine Closes $115M Series C Funding Round
• Hengeler Mueller-Led KKR To Buy German IT Biz For €451M
• Sidley Brings On Gibson Dunn M&A Expert In California
• Cloud Startup Figma Confidentially Files IPO Amid Volatility
• Insurer Denies Coverage For Short Seller Cohodes' Libel Case
• Natural Gas Biz Finalizes $400M Credit Facility
• Sheppard Mullin Brings On Troutman Energy Ace In NY
• Ares Nabs Stake In Legal Asset-Focused PE Fund For $203M
• Kirkland-Led Canadian Biz Buys Auto Parts Maker For £1B
• Kirkland-Led Linden Wraps $5.4B Healthcare-Focused Fund
• E-Discovery Quarterly: The Perils Of Digital Data Protocols
• DLA Piper Helps KKR Buy £100M Properties From L&G
• Freshfields-Led Insurtech Biz Raises $90M, Hits $2B Valuation
• SEC Won't Revisit WhatsApp Settlements With 16 Firms
• SEC Clears Green Impact Exchange To Enter Market In 2026
• Judge Says Barretts Needs Independence To Resolve Ch. 11
• Fairstead, Ex-Partner Clash Over Del. Arbitration Findings
• Conn. PE Firm Wants $12M Joy Dish Soap Suit Washed Away
• FTC Joins DOJ In Targeting Anticompetitive Regulations
• Real Estate-Focused SPAC Prepares For $200M IPO
• Morgan Stanley Raises $2.3B For 3rd Co-Investment Fund
• Wilson Sonsini, Kirkland Lead $2.5B Driverless Truck Biz Deal
• Sidley Lands M&A, Private Equity Pro From Skadden In NY
• Norton Rose Leads TowerBrook On £283M Buy Of Equals
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Preparing For Corporate Work
• Silver Lake To Buy Stake In Intel Chips Unit At $8.8B Value
• 3 Firms Guide $3.1B KKR Purchase Of S&P, CME Trading Unit
• A&O Shearman-Led Ageas Inks £1.3B Deal For UK Insurer
• Microsoft, OpenAI Want Out Of Musk's For-Profit Challenge
• Tariff Reprieve Offers Little Comfort For Venture-Backed IPOs
• Philly Dispensary's $24.5M Award Upheld In Fraud Suit
• FTC Probing Valvoline's $625M Breeze Autocare Deal
• Goodwin-Led Lock 8 Clinches 3rd Fund With $182M In Tow
• Taxation With Representation: Norton Rose, Ropes & Gray
• Developer, Hedge Fund Settle Colo. Housing Project Dispute
• Apollo Plugs $400M Into Joint Venture With Solar Company
• Senate Confirms Meador To Fill 3rd GOP Seat AT FTC
• Oracle Wins Bid To Keep Trade Secret Case Out Of Arbitration
• Chinese Tea Chain Serves Up IPO Plans In Rocky Market
• Amazon CEO, Bain Take Spotlight Amid Recent Rumors
• Ex-PE Fund CEO Rejoins Legal Field As Nelson Mullins Partner
• Dechert Tax Pro Jumps To Whiteford In NY
• A Cold War-Era History Lesson On Due Process
• Cooley-Led Drone Operator Launches Plans For $75M IPO
• Simpson Thacher-Led KSL Lands $1.44B In 2nd Tactical Fund
• How Latin American Finance Markets May Shift Under Trump
• Blackstone Bolsters Warehouse Portfolio In $718M Texas Buy
• Improv Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• OpenAI Countersues Musk For 'Relentless' Harassment
• 'Evasive' Unions Told To List Fired Probationary Workers
• Shopping App Founder Charged In $40M Fraud Scheme
• Purported AI Co. Founder Gets 2½ Years For Fraud
• Judge Rejects Objections To $400M GPB Capital Payout Plan
• Senate Confirms Trump Pick Atkins To Lead A Leaner SEC
• Ill. Senator Sought Bribe In 'Politics For Profit,' Feds Say
• Self-Driving Car Tech Co. Valued At $6B After Series E Round
• White & Case-Led EQT Inks Nearly $3B Health Deal With KKR
• How BigLaw Executive Orders May Affect Smaller Firms
• Winston & Strawn Leads Fintech-Focused SPAC's $240M IPO
• Pillsbury Expands Houston Office With 3 Corporate Attys
• 3 Firms Build Bain's $825M Lincoln Financial Stake Buy
• Lawsuits Shouldn't Be Shadow Assets For Foreign Capital
• Blackstone Clinches $10.8B European Real Estate Fund
• Paper Towel Maker For Trader Joe's, Aldi Files For Ch. 11
• MoFo Hires Ex-Proskauer Private Equity Partner In NYC
• 2 Del. Rulings Reinforce Proof Needed For Records Demands
• Assura Backs KKR's £1.6B Takeover Offer, Rejects PHP
• Ex-Google Engineer Unlikely To Beat AI Trade Secrets Charges
• SEC's Uyeda Urges Review Of Federal-State Oversight Splits
• German Pharma Giant Stada Pauses IPO As Volatility Endures
• Barings Snags Aircraft Portfolio Valued At Over $200M
• How To Accelerate Your Post-Attorney Career Transition
• Key Takeaways From The 2025 Spring Antitrust Meeting
• DLA Piper Adds Wilson Sonsini Corporate Ace In LA
• Cravath Private Equity Co-Leader Joins Sidley In New York
• Sidley Austin Expands M&A Group, Hires Ex-Milbank Partner
• Sidley-Led Excelsior Wraps 2nd Energy Fund With $1B In Tow
• How Tariffs May Affect Proxy Contests This Season
• PureTech Health Rejects PE Firm's Approach
• Verizon, State Street Say Pension Annuity Suit Claims Fall Flat
• Trump Reopens Security Review Of US Steel-Nippon Deal
• Pair Of Blank Check IPOs Raising $411M To Pursue Mergers
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Nelson Mullins Team Joins Duane Morris In DC, Atlanta, Miami
• Goldberg Segalla Adds Hospitality, Retail Atty In Palm Beach
• Ex-Goodwin RE Atty Leaves Retirement For Reed Smith
• 3 Firms Lead $5.7B Stonepeak, Woodside Louisiana Gas Deal
• Gibson Dunn-Led Andros Clinches 3rd Energy Fund At $1B
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Be An Indispensable Associate
• IPO Plans Appear Iced As Trump's Tariffs Rock Markets
• OpenAI And Musk Get 2026 Trial Date, Likely Sans Microsoft
• Chancery Trims Claims, Limits Ruling On Focus Financial Suit
• Counting Down 2025 Q1's 5 Largest PE Funds
• Masimo Shareholder Vote Suit Against Founder Moved To Calif.
• SEC Confidential Review Process Provides Issuers Flexibility
• Kirkland-Led Blackstone Plugs CA$7B Into Rogers
• Taxation With Representation: Ropes & Gray, Paul Hastings
• Birding Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Pension Annuity Rulings Leave Attorneys Looking For Clarity
• Kirkland-Led Brookfield Buying Colonial Pipeline In $9B Deal
• AI Dominated Venture Funding In Q1 As Broader Market Lags
• Colo. Orthodontist Says Dentist Group Owes $400K In Wages
• Skadden Steers $1.5B Deal For SunnyD, Juicy Juice Maker
• IFC Plugs $100M Into Sub-Saharan Data Center Platform
• Kirkland Investment Funds Expert Jumps To Paul Weiss In LA
• 'No Serious Question' Federal Firings Broke Law, Justices Told
• Amazon Bids For TikTok As US Ban Nears, And More Rumors
• Senate Advances Noms Of Trump's SEC, OCC Picks
• Partners Group To Invest Over €120M In Spanish Waste Biz
• Trump Media Refiles President's Shares For Potential Sale
• Serial Acquisitions Are Still On The FTC's Radar
• PE Firm TPG Wants Endo Trust's Transfer Suit Tossed
• Siemens Buying Scientific Software Co. Dotmatics For $5.1B
• Spanish Co. Says No Federal Jurisdiction In Finder's Fee Spat
• SEC Wins $12.5M Judgment On Assets Tied To Fugitive Trader
• NBA's Timberwolves To Be Sold, Ending Ownership Dispute
• As Global Markets Struggled, Private Equity Pounced In Q1
• Freshfields Guides Leggett & Platt On $285M Aerospace Sale
• Davis Wright Welcomes Longtime Jones Day Finance Atty
• Adapting To Private Practice: From DOJ Leadership To BigLaw
• Haynes Boone Taps Seward & Kissel Atty To Lead Derivatives
• Saudi Co. Wants 11th Circ. To Revive Oil Suit Against Siemens
• Pork Price-Fixing Fight Over Sales Data Swap Heads To Trial
• Trump Admin Fights Wash.'s Bid To Expand Layoff Injunction
• Issues To Watch At ABA's Antitrust Spring Meeting
• Loeb, Skadden Steer Siddhi Acquisition's Upsized $240M IPO
• Ex-Biotech CEO Wrongly Sentenced To 7 Years, DC Circ. Told
• FDA Cuts Prompt Biotech Players To Rethink Deal Strategies
• Law Firm Executive Orders Create A Legal Ethics Minefield
• Oil & Gas Dealmakers Undaunted Despite Industry Worries
• Davis Wright Hires 40-Year Energy Vet From Pierce Atwood
• Reviewing Calif. Push To Restrict Private Equity In Healthcare
• Davis Polk Adds Structured Finance Pro From Cadwalader
• OpenAI Raising Up To $40B In SoftBank-Led Funding Round
• Goodwin Grows Private Equity Practice With New SF Partner