Asset Management Archive » January, 2022

Asset Management - January, 2022

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• Trump Adviser Barrack Says Gov't Wrongly Delayed Charges
• Court Says La. Credit Union Must Repay $12M Of Gov't Funds
• Shell Says Intra-Class Conflict Prevents Cert. In ERISA Suit
• SEC Reinstates Ex-Logitech Exec After Accounting Scandal
• Court Says Highland Capital Indemnity Fund Fits Ch. 11 Plan
• BlackBerry To Sell Mobile, Messaging Patents For $600M
• Barratt Developments Buys Gladman For $336M
• No Surcharge For Exiting Shaky Pension, 9th Circ. Rules
• Securities Litigation Trends To Watch This Year
• Citibank Whistleblower Seeks Cut Of $400M OCC Penalty
• Keys To Keeping Law Firm Talent Amid The Great Resignation
• DC Circ. Asks If Reinsurers Tied By Contract In $22M Case
• Real Estate Rumors: Fifth Third Bank, Aldi, Tristar
• CFTC Rules Don't Address Crypto, Trading Adviser Says
• Diversified Healthcare Trust Inks $703M JV For Office Portfolio
• Crypto Exchange FTX Hits $32B Valuation In Series C
• Marsh McLennan Unit Secures More Than $4.8B For 6th Fund
• 4 Firms Assemble $16.5B Go-Private Deal For Citrix Systems
• SEC Spares Tech Firm Fines In Effort To Play Up Remediation
• GOP Senator Rips 'Omissions' In Biden Fed Picks' Paperwork
• SEC Could Pull More 'Unicorns' Into Public Reporting Regime
• Real Estate Rumors: BH Capital, Weintraub, Kushner
• Phantom Debt Schemers Ghosted Feds, CFPB Says
• CFTC Probing Winklevoss Crypto Co. After Feds Drop Case
• What High Court Ruling Means For ERISA Class Claims
• Elliott To Sell $373M Stake In Former Target Bank Of East Asia
• Perkins Coie Nabs Investment Counsel From Bridgewater
• Hong Kong Fines Citi's Asia Unit $45M For Misleading Clients
• Goldman Sachs Fights Class Cert. In 1MDB Shareholder Suit
• Strategies For Coping With Stress In The Legal Profession
• Google Inks $1B Airtel Deal To Advance India's Digitization
• Judge Says Shkreli's Picasso Can Be Sold To Pay $2.6M Debt
• Judge Says $6.1B Energy Deal Fight Can Proceed, This Time
• 5 Breyer Opinions For Financial Services Attys To Know
• The Term: Breyer's Legacy And The Nomination To Come
• SEC Calls Out Private Fund Advisers' Fee, Disclosure Lapses
• SEC Taps Ex-Cravath Partner To Be Corp Fin Deputy Director
• Breyer Retiring As Supreme Court Lurches Right
• 2nd Circ. Says Grocer Doesn't Owe $58M To Union Fund
• Fireblocks Says $550M Fundraise Yielded Record Valuation
• SEC Refloats Executive Compensation Disclosure Rule
• Bessemer Trust Favors Proprietary Funds, Class Action Says
• SymBiosis Claims Biotech Firm's Fraud Led To Its Investment
• Robinhood Defeats Investors' 'Meme Stock' Claims
• Impact Healthcare REIT Seeks To Raise $67M With Share Sale
• What You Need To Know About Judge Jackson
• Deals Rumor Mill: Nvidia, Unilever, Kim Kardashian's Skims
• The Implications Of CFIUS' Rising Profile On M&A
• Davis Polk-Led Credo Raises $200M In Downsized IPO
• Dubai Hits Founder Of Failed PE Firm Abraaj With $136M Fine
• Biden At His Side, Justice Breyer Announces Retirement
• Northrop's Pension Denials Sounded Like Threats, Judge Told
• Attys Get $2.7M Of $12M Wells Fargo Mortgage Glitch Deal
• Illinois Man Accuses Online Tribal Lenders of Predatory Loans
• Disclosures Head Off Injunction, Heat Up Merger Battle In Del.
• Democrats Plan Swift Confirmation Of Breyer Successor
• Sullivan & Cromwell, Fenwick Steer $1.4B UBS Fintech Buy
• SEC Seeks To Beef Up Regs On Treasury Trading Platforms
• Crypto Laundering Jumped To $8.6B In 2021, Data Firm Finds
• Meet The Possible Nominees For Justice Breyer's Seat
• How AI Can Transform Crisis Management In Litigation
• Digital 9 Infrastructure Raises $128M Through Share Sale
• 10 DOL Policy And Enforcement Priorities To Expect In 2022
• Ex-Goldman Exec's Team Can't Tell Jury About 1MDB Fugitive
• 'Just Do Your Job': Justice Breyer's Legacy Of Pragmatism
• Fidelity Didn't Vet Investors Before Risky Bets, Suit Claims
• SEC Seeks More Disclosure From Private Funds
• SEC Sacrifices Process To Block New Proxy Adviser Rules
• 5 Breyer Opinions You Need To Know
• Justice Breyer To Retire From High Court
• Kirkland-Led GTCR Clinches $2B Strategic Growth Fund
• PE Firms Say New $2.1B Aareal Bid Is 'Best And Final' Offer
• Retiree Says Northrop Pension Cut Forced 2 More Work Years
• Attys Say 11th Circ. FDCPA Ruling Could Harm Their Practices
• NY Senate OKs Ex-Obama Adviser To Be Top Financial Cop
• Two Investor Settlements From 2021 Crack Top 100 List
• Workers Say Fluor's Mismanaged 401(k) Cost Them Millions
• QAD Stockholders Seek Del. Stock Appraisal After $2B Sale
• Questions Linger After High Court Revives Northwestern Suit
• New CFTC Chair Taps Agency Vet To Serve As GC
• Release Opt-Outs Approved In Alpha Latam Ch. 11 Plan Docs
• US Corruption Rating Stalls Amid COVID-Fueled Standstill
• Billionaire Calls Wigdor LLP Sanctions Bid 'Baseless'
• Mass. Probes BlackRock, Vanguard In Mutual Fund Tax Sweep
• Supervisor Relationships Are Key To Beating Atty Burnout
• 3 Firms Guide Crypto Mining SPAC Deal Valued At $1.5B
• Ropes & Gray Adds 3 New Partners In NY And LA
• Toshiba Investors Want 9th Circ. To Save Class Action Again
• 3 Firms Rep As Chesapeake Buys Chief E&D In $2.6B Deal
• Latin America-Focused SPAC Leads 2 IPOs Totaling $230M
• Beyond Big: Smaller, Hyperfocused Firms Still Stand Out
• Bridgepoint Inks $7B Sale Of Material Testing Co. To Temasek
• Tesla Rips 'Rapacious' $162M JPMorgan Suit Over Musk Tweet
• Venable Beats $11M Suit Alleging It Duped Facebook Investors
• Gensler Says SEC To Fine Tune Cybersecurity Rules
• US Trustee Says Alpha Latam Ch. 11 Disclosure Inadequate
• Latham Lands ESG Experts To Bolster Capital Markets Team
• FinCEN Proposal Would Broaden Suspicious Activity Sharing
• Home Depot GC Urges SEC Immunity For Cyberattack Info
• Investors Say Attys Flubbed $1.1M Raymond James Claim
• IHS Pays $315M For Brazil Telecom Tower Portfolio
• SEC Nabs Early Win Against Oil Execs in Ponzi Scheme Suit
• Cases To Know As Mass. Securities Regulator Eyes 8th Term
• Simpson, DLA Steer $3.7B Blackstone-Resource REIT Deal
• The Leaderboard: Tracking A Firm's Litigation Footprint
• COVID Fuels Top Firms' Priorities In 2022
• High Court Revives Northwestern Workers' ERISA Suit
• Peloton's Problems Continue As Activist Seeks Shakeup, Sale
• CalSavers Urges Supreme Court To Reject Auto-IRA Appeal
• 5 Banks Must Face Jury Over Stanford Ponzi Scheme Claims
• GrafTech Investor Loses Del. Suit Over $250M Share Buyback
• Sterling Bank Settles Shareholder Suit Over Lending Program
• Most Claims Tossed In Del. Suit Targeting DBM Global Control
• IPO Market Gets Off To A Rocky Start In 2022
• SEC's $37M Tipster Award Is Second Largest Of FY 2022
• Fintech-Focused SPAC Leads IPO Trio Totaling $625M
• Swedbank Taps New CCO As Regulatory Cleanup Continues
• J2 Class Attys Get $2M For Saving $25M On Insider Deal
• SPAC N2 Acquisition Withdraws $450M IPO
• Piraeus Bank Nabs €98M Major Stake In Greek Real Estate Co.
• Hedge Fund Priest Fights SEC Ban After Mixed Fraud Verdict
• SPAC Led By Ex-Trump Adviser Makes $9.3B Bet On Allwyn
• Judge In Citigroup Bond-Rigging Case Says He Held Co. Stock
• Fed Hints At Digital Dollar Approach As Debate Stage Set
• Alpha Latam Lenders Rattle Ch. 11 Plan Sabers Over Releases
• Health Co. Gets ERISA Suit Booted To Arbitration
• Investor Accuses Dating Site Of Shady Dealings In $11M Suit
• Food Industry-Focused SPAC Leads 2 IPOs Totaling $285M
• SEC Rejects Another Bitcoin ETF, Citing Fraud Fears
• Real Estate Rumors: Wells Fargo, SL Green, Ram Realty
• Ex-Hollywood Exec Pleads Guilty To $30M BlackRock Fraud
• Libor Isn't Only Benchmark Transition That Requires Attention
• Northwestern ERISA Case Highlights Compliance Lessons
• Chancery Confirms Arbitration Award In Agribiz Sale Saga
• RR Donnelley Reveals New Bid From Unnamed Suitor
• Sales Software Biz 6sense Hits $5.2B Valuation In Series E
• Norges Drops $300M On Stake In UK Logistics Portfolio
• FINRA Fines Credit Suisse $9M Over Client Protection Issues
• Deals Rumor Mill: Zentiva, Carlyle Group, Acorns Grow
• Goldman Asks To Exit Investor Suit At Heart Of Cert. Battle
• Burns & Levinson Adds 2 Attys To Corporate Cannabis Group
• SEC Has Issued $2.4B In Crypto-Related Penalties Since 2014
• NY Fund Urges Amazon, Others To Scrutinize Race Policies
• Congress Passes Puerto Rico Conflicts Disclosure Bill
• SEC's Gensler Targets Private Equity And Hedge Fund Fees
• Mattel, Investors Get OK On $98M Deal Over Tax Misstatement
• 'Gold Hawgs' Crypto Exec Hogged Investments, SEC Says
• The Rising Demand For Commercial Litigators In 2022
• Ellenoff Grossman, Loeb & Loeb Steer SPAC's $75M IPO
• Jones Day, DLA Piper Steer $670M Texas Data Center Deal
• 3 Cybersecurity Imperatives For Financial Cos. This Year
• Crypto Trading Software Biz ITrustCapital Hits $1.3B Valuation
• Boston Children's Retirement Plan Too Pricey, Suit Says
• Q&A With Anchorage Digital's New Chief Risk Officer
• SEC Seeks $338K From Adviser Who Lost Investors Millions
• Exchanges Fine Routing Firm $960K For Erroneous Orders
• Bank Regulator Group Ends Fintech Charter Suit Against OCC
• Sen. Brown Aims For Quick Action On Biden's Fed Picks
• Investors Sue Pawnshop Co. After CFPB Enforcement Action
• Real Estate Rumors: Toll Brothers, Albany Road, Onx Homes
• Key Contract Lessons In Del. Justices' Hotel Deal Ruling
• Davis Polk-Led Credo Technology Launches $275M IPO
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• The Firms That Dominated In 2021
• 4 Things To Know About Biden's Latest Fed Picks
• Broadridge Unit Ignored Discovery Order, Energy Co. Says
• NY Investor Gets 17½ Years For $115M Ponzi Scheme
• Delaware Suit Means SPACs Will Face Tougher Legal Scrutiny
• Investor Hits HP With Suit Over $6M SEC Fine, Investigation
• Money Laundering Regs Too Unwieldy To Police Art Market
• 3 Firms Guide Pair Of Tech-Focused SPACs Raising $511M
• Fed's Brainard Backs Light Touch For Small Banks On Climate
• BitMEX Hires Ex-Coinbase GC As New Chief Risk Officer
• OCC Chief Calls For Bank-Like Rules For Stablecoin Issuers
• Reinsurer Launches With MassMutual, Centerbridge Support
• Real Estate Rumors: Lennar, Russell Investments, Blackstone
• Kirkland-Led Bitcoin Miner Rhodium Eyes $100M IPO
• Attys Want $12M After Perrigo Tax Bill Settlement
• Adler Group To Sell €1B Property Portfolio To KKR, Velero
• Ransomware Is Top Of Mind As FinCEN Drafts AML Rules
• Consulting Co. Workers Say Iffy 401(k) Funds Cost Them $85M
• How In-House Counsel Can Make The Case For Settling Early
• Navient Reaches $1.85B Deal To End Student Lending Probes
• 3 Firms Steer PE Giant TPG's $1B IPO
• Fla. Firm Settles Escrow Funds Case With Former Client
• Financial Consultant Sued Over Illegal Loan Scheme Losses
• Pot Site Leafly Raises $30M Ahead Of Planned SPAC Merger
• GOP Bill Would Ban Digital-Dollar Consumer Accounts At Fed
• More Than A Dozen Firms Aided 2021's Top Hospitality Deals
• Big Banks Craft Climate Frameworks Amid Talks With OCC
• High Court Ruling Spurs SEC Fight Over $2.9M Disgorgement
• Activist Investor Starboard Urges Huntsman To Change Board
• American Real Estate, Harrison Plan $1B Data Center Build
• SEC, Adviser Strike $1.2M Deal Over Fee Reporting Lapses
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, CIM, Realterm Logistics
• To Retain Talent, GCs Should Prioritize Mission Statements
• E-Trade To Pay $350K After FINRA Flags Oversight Weakness
• Cooley, Loeb & Loeb Shape $511M Medical Co. SPAC Merger
• Payment Provider Checkout.com Vaults To $40B In Series D
• Blackstone Secures $8.75B For 4th Opportunistic Credit Fund
• SEC Fines NJ Hedge Fund $375K Over Fees, Improper Policies
• Real Estate Rumors: Fifield, Alexandria, Spectrum
• Manafort Bank Pal Denied Acquittal Of Bribery Conviction
• SEC Fines Overstock Unit Over Dark Pool Rule Violations
• Ex-Trump Official Must Face Bulk Of $9M Fraud Suit
• More Than A Dozen Firms Aided 2021's Top Real Estate Deals
• Billionaire Accused Of Using Lawsuit To Punish Rape Victim
• Investment Platform CAIS Valued At Over $1B
• Top 10 Whistleblowing And Retaliation Events Of 2021
• High Court Orders Rethink Of $9.7M Award After TransUnion
• SEC Urged To Look At Big Picture Before Holding CCOs Liable
• Robinhood Fights 'Meme Stock' Claims As Apex Gets A Win
• High Court Declines Card Users' Swipe Fee Suit Against Banks
• PR's Oversight Board Says Unions Still Lack Standing To Sue
• Green Light On SPAC Deal Suit Puts Fiduciary Duty In Context
• More Securities Class Actions May Rely On Short-Seller Data
• EZCorp Shareholder Says $16M Board Stock Awards Improper
• Spirit AeroSystems Beats Stock Suit Tied To 737 Max Crashes
• Justices Won't Review Revival Of Sibor Price-Fixing Case
• KKR Clinches $4B Health Care Growth Equity Fund
• Workers Pitch $7M Deal In T. Rowe Price ERISA Suit
• Supreme Court Won't Hear $3.2M IRS Trust Penalty
• Fed Vice Chair To Step Down Early Amid Trading Scrutiny
• In 2022, Benefit Plans Must Act On Cybersecurity, ESG
• Duane Morris, Sidley Steer Four Springs' $252M IPO Launch
• Republicans Slam Gensler For Limiting SEC Comment Periods
• Del. Chancery Finds Ex-Matterport CEO Can Trade Freely
• Toshiba Investors Denied Class Cert. In Accounting Fraud Suit
• FDIC Chair's Exit Likely To Boost Biden's Banking Agenda
• More Than 30 Law Firms Guided 2021's Biggest Deals
• Citigroup Staff Must Vax, Or Get The Ax, By Mid-January
• J2 Class Attys Seek $2M For Saving $25M On Insider Deal
• 1MDB Trial For Ex-Goldman Exec Reset For February
• Ohio Investment Firm Can't Rush $246M PDVSA Win
• Fintech Co. Asks 3rd Circ. To Uphold Antitrust Suit Toss
• Chicago Exchange Awarded $330K In Fees After Antitrust Win
• Tribal-Owned E-Lender Sued Over 'Predatory' High Rates
• Willkie Nabs Partner From Munger Tolles For New LA Office
• Brazil's XP Buys Banco Modal, Valuing It At $528M
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• SEC Sues Fla. Men Indicted In Federal Insider-Trading Case
• SEC Kicks Off 2022 With $13M Tipster Award Tied To Fraud
• PE-Owned Data Analytics Firm Qlik Files Confidential IPO
• Recent Bias Suits Against Law Firms And Lessons For 2022
• Reeder Unit Lands $100M For Residential Development
• Paul Weiss-Advised Apollo Closes $2.5B Infrastructure Fund
• CFPB Calls Out Credit Bureaus Amid Rise In Complaints
• PetroSaudi Expands Appeal In 1MDB Embezzlement Case
• Inside The Top De-SPACs That Didn't Survive 2021's 2nd Half
• Insurance Co. Wins $50M For Breach Of Loan Deal
• Ex-Trump Adviser's Lobbying Trial Set For Fall
• Ex-Medical Debt Collector Execs Cop To $1.5B Ponzi Scheme
• Ex-SEC Enforcer Joins Holland & Knight In Dallas
• $1.7M Deal Proposed To End Del. Go-Private Sale Class Suit
• India-Focused SPAC Raises $200M To Pursue Tech Acquisition
• Economic Analysis May Play Larger Role In SEC Enforcement
• CFTC Settles With Crypto-Based Betting Platform For $1.4M
• Comrit Calls For Boardroom Change At New York City REIT
• Merit Medical's $18.25M Investor Fraud Deal Gets First OK
• Walgreens Workers Attys Seek $4.6M In Sweeping ERISA Case
• Del. Class Suit Over $11B MultiPlan SPAC Merger To Proceed
• How The ERISA Landscape May Shift This Year
• Ex-SEC Veteran Joins Morgan Lewis As Partner In DC
• CBRE Unit To Buy $4.9B Logistics Assets From Hillwood
• TPG Sets Price Range For IPO With Eye On $9.5B Valuation
• 2021 ESG Litigation Offers Pointers For The Year Ahead
• Associate Hiring Outlook At Law Firms Is Bright For 2022
• Private Funds Should Prepare For More SEC Oversight In 2022
• Can The IPO Market Pull Off Another Robust Year?
• 3 Hurdles That Could Slow The Pace Of SPACs In 2022
• SEC Enforcement Outlook For 2022
• More Proxy Battles, ESG To Propel 2022 Shareholder Activism
• 4 Key Regulatory Areas That Could Weigh On Cos. In 2022
• 4 Trends To Watch After Crypto's Big Year
• Banking Litigation To Watch In 2022
• Banking Regulation To Watch In 2022
• Securities Litigation To Watch In 2022