Private Equity

  • October 31, 2024

    Nixon Peabody Lands Norton Rose Real Estate Pros In LA

    Nixon Peabody LLP took another step this week to strengthen its affordable housing and real estate practice on the West Coast and beyond, bringing on a pair of real estate attorneys from Norton Rose Fulbright with six years of experience working together.

  • October 31, 2024

    Vinson & Elkins To Open Denver Office With Plans To Expand

    Three Vinson & Elkins LLP partners have been tapped to open the firm's newest office in Denver, the firm announced Thursday, amid an effort to expand its client base and talent roster in the Mountain West region.

  • October 31, 2024

    Lowenstein Sandler Snags Another VC Pro From Boutique

    Lowenstein Sandler has added a New York City lawyer from prominent boutique corporate law firm Buhler Duggal & Henry LLP to its emerging companies and venture capital group, the firm announced.

  • October 31, 2024

    Playboy Gets PE Investment After Rejecting Takeover Bid

    The owner of Playboy, PLBY Group Inc., on Thursday announced that it had secured a "significant" equity investment from privately held online entertainment company Byborg Enterprises SA.

  • October 31, 2024

    The 2024 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard

    Check out the Law360 Pulse Leaderboard to see which firms made the list of leaders in all-around excellence this year.

  • October 31, 2024

    Firms' Hiring Strategies Are Evolving In Fight For Top Spot

    Competition for top talent among elite law firms shows no signs of slowing down, even amid economic uncertainty, with financially strong firms deploying aggressive strategies to attract and retain skilled professionals to solidify their market position.

  • October 31, 2024

    IFC Projects Must Do More On Emissions, Report Says

    An accountability arm of the International Finance Corp. is encouraging it to bolster its methods to identify and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from financed projects, saying its current approaches are not fully up to date and limit its effectiveness in addressing global warming.

  • October 31, 2024

    Blank Rome Adds Commercial Real Estate Expert In DC

    The former president and general counsel of Edge Funds Management LLC has joined Blank Rome LLP as an of counsel in the real estate group.

  • October 30, 2024

    Brookfield Scoops UK Wind Farms Assets In $2.3B Deal

    Brookfield has agreed to buy a minority stake in four of Danish multinational energy company Orsted's operational U.K. offshore wind farms in a deal valued at £1.745 billion ($2.27 billion), Orsted announced Wednesday. 

  • October 30, 2024

    Kirkland Leads Berkshire Partners To $7.8B Fund Close

    Boston-based private equity shop Berkshire Partners, advised by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, announced on Wednesday that it clinched its largest fund ever after securing $7.8 billion in investor commitments.

  • October 30, 2024

    AI-Focused SPAC Joins Pipeline With $200M IPO Filing

    Archimedes Tech SPAC Partners II Co., a special purpose acquisition company targeting the artificial intelligence industry, filed plans on Wednesday for an estimated $200 million initial public offering, while another SPAC, energy-transition focused Tavia Acquisition Corp., downsized plans.

  • October 30, 2024

    KKR, ECP To Plug $50B Into Data Centers, Power Projects

    Private equity firms KKR & Co., advised by Simpson Thacher, and Energy Capital Partners have teamed up to inject $50 billion into building data centers and energy generation projects in a bet on meeting rising demand for infrastructure to support the artificial intelligence boom.

  • October 30, 2024

    Cleary-Led UK Investor To Buy Data Security Biz For £169M

    Bridgepoint said Wednesday that its subsidiary has agreed to buy data security firm Eckoh PLC for £169.3 million ($220 million), as the British private investor seeks a slice of the growing global digital safety sector.

  • October 30, 2024

    Kirkland-Led Francisco Paying $1.1B For AdvancedMD

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP is guiding Francisco Partners on an agreement disclosed Wednesday to buy medical payments company AdvancedMD from Global Payments for $1.125 billion.

  • October 30, 2024

    Akin Gump Bolsters PE Team With Ex-Greenberg Traurig Atty

    Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP announced the addition of a private equity transactions attorney joining the firm in New York on Wednesday, saying the former Greenberg Traurig LLP shareholder will support the firm's position in the private capital market.

  • October 29, 2024

    Argent Strikes Symbria ESOP Suit Settlement Deal

    A class of Symbria Inc. workers alleging mismanagement of their employee stock ownership plan told an Illinois federal court they had reached a settlement with ESOP trustee Argent Trust Co. to end their federal benefits lawsuit.

  • October 29, 2024

    Sham Getty Stock Offer Lands Investor 10-Month Prison Term

    A former Massachusetts corporate executive will serve 10 months in prison for launching a sham takeover bid for Seattle-based Getty Images Holdings to drive up its share price and make hundreds of thousands of dollars in profit, a Boston federal judge said Tuesday.

  • October 29, 2024

    Greenberg Traurig Adds Bradley Arant Banking Ace In Dallas

    Greenberg Traurig LLP has brought on a former Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP counsel to its Dallas office to meet client demand, bolstering the firm's expertise in guiding banks on financial regulatory compliance and enforcement matters with a former senior attorney for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the firm announced Tuesday.

  • October 29, 2024

    Warren Pushes FTC Chair To Probe Oncology Acquisitions

    Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday urged the Federal Trade Commission to scrutinize McKesson Corp.'s proposed $2.49 billion acquisition of a controlling stake in Core Ventures, and Cardinal Health's proposed $1.12 billion purchase of a controlling stake in Integrated Oncology, saying the deals would further consolidate the "already highly consolidated" oncology market.

  • October 29, 2024

    Burns & Levinson Atty Duo Latest To Join Blank Rome

    Blank Rome has announced it added a pair of attorneys from Burns & Levinson to its office in Boston, a move that the firm said bolsters its litigation and corporate capabilities and serves as the latest example of lawyers moving between the two firms since Blank Rome opened the office in April with 25 Burns & Levinson corporate and finance attorneys.

  • October 29, 2024

    M&A Rebounded As Equity Issuance, IPOs Faltered In Q3

    The number of global M&A deal announcements increased for the second consecutive quarter in the third quarter, but global equity issuance and IPO activity slowed, according to a Tuesday report from S&P Global Market Intelligence.

  • October 29, 2024

    Front Office Sports Sued For Using Luxury Real Estate Photos

    Private equity-backed media outlet Front Office Sports is accused of unlawfully using luxury real estate photos online without permission, according to a lawsuit filed in New York federal court.

  • October 29, 2024

    Crescent Inks Oncology Merger With $200M In Private Funding

    Crescent Biopharma Inc. has agreed to take fellow cancer-focused biotech GlycoMimetics Inc. private in a deal that includes $200 million of investments from well over a dozen firms to help fund the combined company's operations through 2027, GlycoMimetics revealed Tuesday.

  • October 29, 2024

    PE-Owned Implant Maker Plagued By Lawsuits Hits Ch. 11

    Joint implant maker Exactech Inc. on Tuesday filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware bankruptcy court with an offer from its lenders to take over the company, as a wave of lawsuits tied to product recalls weighs on the private equity-owned firm.

  • October 29, 2024

    Blackstone Brings In $22B Total For Direct Lending Platform

    Private equity giant Blackstone, advised by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, on Tuesday revealed that it successfully closed its inaugural evergreen institutional U.S. direct lending fund after securing a total of $22 billion in capital commitments.

Expert Analysis

  • How Judiciary Can Minimize AI Risks In Secondary Sources

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    Because courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence and other safeguards do not address the risk of hallucinations in secondary source materials, the judiciary should consider enlisting legal publishers and database hosts to protect against AI-generated inaccuracies, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.

  • How Attorneys Can Break Free From Career Enmeshment

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    Ambitious attorneys can sometimes experience career enmeshment — when your sense of self-worth becomes unhealthily tangled up in your legal vocation — but taking the time to discover and realign with your core personal values can help you recover your identity, says Janna Koretz at Azimuth Psychological.

  • Short-Seller Implications Of 10th Circ.'s Overstock Decision

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    The Tenth Circuit's Oct. 15 decision in Overstock Securities Litigation provides clarity on the pleading standard for a market manipulation claim under the Exchange Act, and suggests that short sellers might not be able to rely on the fraud-on-the-market presumption typically invoked by securities plaintiffs, say attorneys at Paul Weiss.

  • Lawyers With Disabilities Are Seeking Equity, Not Pity

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    Attorneys living with disabilities face extra challenges — including the need for special accommodations, the fear of stigmatization and the risk of being tokenized — but if given equitable opportunities, they can still rise to the top of their field, says Kate Reder Sheikh, a former attorney and legal recruiter at Major Lindsey & Africa.

  • Fostering Healthcare Industry Success With Joint Ventures

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    As the healthcare industry continues to evolve, joint ventures remain a key strategy to unite health systems, private equity firms and physician practices in leveraging their collective strengths to foster innovation and improve patient care, say Carole Becker and Travis Jackson at McDermott.

  • Opinion

    Judicial Committee Best Venue For Litigation Funding Rules

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    The Advisory Committee on Civil Rules' recent decision to consider developing a rule for litigation funding disclosure is a welcome development, ensuring that the result will be the product of a thorough, inclusive and deliberative process that appropriately balances all interests, says Stewart Ackerly at Statera Capital.

  • The Strategic Advantages Of Appointing A Law Firm CEO

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    The impact on law firms of the recent CrowdStrike outage underscores that the business of law is no longer merely about providing supplemental support for legal practice — and helps explain why some law firms are appointing dedicated, full-time CEOs to navigate the challenges of the modern legal landscape, says Jennifer Johnson at Calibrate Strategies.

  • Series

    Beekeeping Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    The practice of patent law and beekeeping are not typically associated, but taking care of honeybees has enriched my legal practice by highlighting the importance of hands-on experience, continuous learning, mentorship and more, says David Longo at Oblon McClelland.

  • Budding Lessons From Landmark Plant Seed Patent Battle

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    The Corteva v. Inari case involving intellectual property rights in genetically modified plants is now proceeding through discovery and potentially to trial, and will raise critical questions that could have a major impact on the agriculture technology industry, say Tate Tischner and Andrew Zappia at Troutman Pepper.

  • Anticipating Jarkesy's Effect On Bank Agency Enforcement

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    Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy, federal courts may eventually issue decisions on banking law principles and processes that could fundamentally alter the agencies' enforcement action framework, and the relationship between banks and examiners, says Brendan Clegg at Luse Gorman.

  • Opinion

    Legal Institutions Must Warn Against Phony Election Suits

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    With two weeks until the election, bar associations and courts have an urgent responsibility to warn lawyers about the consequences of filing unsubstantiated lawsuits claiming election fraud, says Elise Bean at the Carl Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy.

  • How Cos. Can Build A Strong In-House Pro Bono Program

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    During this year’s pro bono celebration week, companies should consider some key pointers to grow and maintain a vibrant in-house program for attorneys to provide free legal services for the public good, says Mary Benton at Alston & Bird.

  • Series

    Home Canning Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Making my own pickles and jams requires seeing a process through from start to finish, as does representing clients from the start of a dispute at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board through any appeals to the Federal Circuit, says attorney Kevin McNish.

  • Avoiding Merger Disputes Via Careful LLC Agreement Drafting

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    The Delaware Court of Chancery recently upheld a merger in a dispute over the process of amending the target's limited liability company agreement, underscoring the importance of understanding the Delaware LLC Act default rules and careful drafting to allow for contractual modifications, says Jane Trueper at Lathrop.

  • Opinion

    FDIC's Foray Into Index Fund Rules Risks Regulatory Chaos

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    A proposed Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. rule concerning control over passive index fund investments in banks is outside the agency's remit, clashes with an existing Federal Reserve process and would inhibit competition in the index fund sector, says J.W. Verret at George Mason University.

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