Private Equity Archive » July, 2018

Private Equity - July, 2018

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• 9th Circ. Vacates Fraud Conviction Over Jury Instruction
• Ex-Apollo Partner Can't Sink SEC Client Billing Abuse Suit
• Kirkland Reps Fortive In $2B Deal For PE-Backed Accruent
• Investors Want Ex-Director's Hands Off $35M Settlement
• Ryckman Creek Ch. 11 Sponsor Balks At $11M Trustee Claim
• Canadian Investment Cos. Launch $1B US Real Estate JV
• Deals Rumor Mill: Glennmont, SoftBank, John Laing
• SS&C Inks $1.4B All-Cash Deal For Investment Tech Co. Eze
• Furniture Co. Hopeful For Ch. 11 Sales Of Product Lines
• Katten Adds Commercial Finance Atty From Simpson Thacher
• Travers Smith Guides PE Firm's $186M Vehicle Rental Biz Buy
• Osprey Shareholder Sues To Stop $400M Blackstone Deal
• LegalZoom Lands $500M In Deal Led By Cooley, Paul Hastings
• Chancery Adopts Deal Price In $6.5B Solera Appraisal Row
• Adidas Settlement Paves Way For Closing Of Rockport Sale
• Furniture Company Returns To Ch. 11 With $280M Debt
• Deals Rumor Mill: Hymer, Aurora Capital, Treasure Data
• Carlyle Taps Simpson Thacher For $18.5B Private Equity Fund
• 4 Firms Steer Williams' Multibillion-Dollar Day Of Deals
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• NY Commercial Division Backs Technology-Assisted Review
• Solar Investors Seek To Enforce €112M Award Against Spain
• Stuart Grant Retires With A Warning For Delaware's Future
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tyson, Saudi Aramco, Enel
• Necco Plant Shuttered After Ch. 11 Purchaser Sells Co.
• Don't Miss It: Jones Day, Covington Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Telefonica Inks $440M Deal For Telxius Stake
• 3 Risk Areas In Lower Middle Market For PE Sponsors
• JMP Group Scores $408M In Firm's Latest CLO
• Considerations When Purchasing Tax Receivable Agreements
• JV Scores $119M Loan For Colo. Apartment-Retail Complex
• Why Attys Must Help PE Firms Improve Compliance Programs
• Deals Rumor Mill: Zekelman, Wells Fargo, Benetton
• Ashurst, King & Wood Steer $1.61B Australian Media Merger
• Novelis Buys Private Aluminum Product Co. Aleris For $2.6B
• The Future Of Authenticating Audio And Video Evidence
• Heitman Clinches $338M Asia-Pacific Real Estate Fund
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tronc, Arconic, Tsinghua
• Investor Sues To Block Taylor Morrison's AV Homes Takeover
• Gaw Capital Buys Half Of $146M Spanish Hotel Brand Hospes
• From Billable Hours To Bedtime Stories: Lawyering With Children
• Kirkland Reps Grubhub In $390M Deal For PE-Backed LevelUp
• Thompson & Knight Steers Closing Of Tailwater's $1B Fund
• Del. Court Flags Creditor Sale Of Aerogroup Ch. 11 Assets
• Graphite Scores $617M For Latest Mid-Market UK Fund
• Deals Rumor Mill: Fosun, Median, Volvo
• PGT Inks Deal To Buy Western Window For $360M In Cash
• How Mammoth Student Loans Are Dogging Today's Lawyers
• Ropes & Gray Guides PE Firm's $104M Institutional Fund
• Law360's Global 20 Doesn't Acknowledge Global Networks
• Perkins Coie Nabs Dorsey & Whitney VC Pro In Silicon Valley
• Skyrocketing Team Values Attracting Sophisticated Investors
• Deals Rumor Mill: Verint, Aramco, China Tower
• Zohar, Tilton Go Back To Mediation Over Del. Ch. 11 Cash
• Kirkland Helps Ares Clinch €6.5B Direct Lending Fund
• Willkie Guides Closing Of PE Firm ICV Partners' $585M Fund
• BioChemics Wants More Time To Come Up With SEC's $17M
• Is The Grass Greener On The Solo Side?
• 2 Firms Guide KKR Consortium In $1.6B Chemical Co. Buy
• 3 Firms Guide RCCH's Deal To Take LifePoint Private
• The Least-Stressed Attorneys In A Stressed-Out Profession
• Law360's Satisfaction Survey: By The Numbers
• Oaktree To Counter Top Bidder In Claire's Del. Ch. 11
• State Street Snaps Up Software Co. For $2.6B In Cash
• 11 Firms To Steer IPOs Topping $3B In Busy Summer Stretch
• Skadden Guides English Soccer Club Investment
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Don't Miss It: Wachtell, Debevoise Guide The Week's Hot Deals
• Deals Rumor Mill: Airbus, HSE24, LifePoint
• Morgan Lewis-Guided Biotech Firm Scores $101.5M From IPO
• Health Hires: Wilson Sonsini, Ropes & Gray, Kirkland & Ellis
• PE-Backed UPL To Acquire Crop Solutions Biz For $4.2B
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Freshfields, Kirkland
• Cooley-Led Cannabis Co. Leads 5 IPOs Raising $446M
• Deals Rumor Mill: Fosun, UnitedHealth, Niu
• Kirkland Guides Valor's Closing Of 4th Fund With $1B
• Oaktree-Backed LCCG Buys Generali Units For €409M
• Advocates Urge FCC To Reject Prison Phone Co. Merger
• Willkie Helps Insight Venture Partners Wrap Up $6.3B Fund
• Kirkland Guides Clearlake's $700M Sale Of Auto Interior Co.
• 3 Cautionary Tales For Buyers Of Bankruptcy Claims
• PPC Taps Kirkland To Advise On $1.8B Long-Term PE Fund
• House Passes 'Jobs Act 3.0' To Spur Capital Formation
• Deals Rumor Mill: IHeartMedia, Astellas, Aramco
• More First-Time PE Funds Means More Opportunity For Attys
• Jury Convicts Accountant Of Aiding Biotech VC In $18M Fraud
• Imaging Co. Gets $121M From SoftBank-Led Funding Round
• A Chat With Gibson Dunn Diversity Chief Salim-Williams
• Latham, Hogan Lovells Steer $6.3B Phillips Edison REIT Deal
• Jones Day Steers Baker Hughes' $375M Nat Gas Unit Sales
• What Kavanaugh's Writing Tells Us About His Personality
• Del. Ruling Offers Trade Secret Reminders For Startups
• Kuwait Hit With $100M Claim By Russian Businesswoman
• New York Ritz-Carlton Project Scores $315M In Financing
• Hemp-Focused PE Firm Faces Leadership Tussle In Chancery
• Deals Rumor Mill: Abraaj, Dyal, Didi
• Envision Shareholder Moves To Block $9.9B Sale To KKR
• 3 Pros, 3 Cons Of Litigation Finance
• Chinese Trader Facing SEC Fraud Case Criminally Charged
• Booking Holdings Invests $500M In Chinese Ride-Hailing Co.
• 11 Firms Sculpt 5 Largest PE Deals Of 2018's 1st Half
• Burkle Sues Lantern Capital For $6M Over Weinstein Co. Sale
• Accountant Blames $18M Fraud On VC's Ego As Trial Wraps
• $54M Adidas Claim Threatens $150M Rockport Ch. 11 Sale
• Deals Rumor Mill: Mediaset, Ele.me, Santander
• Investors Knock Advisory Firm's Request To End Fee Suit
• PE Firm General Atlantic Invests $250M In Lending Startup
• Proskauer Aids Beekman Group In Closing Of $425M Fund
• Cleary, Fried Frank Steer Allied Universal's $1B USSA Buy
• Linde Sells Gas Assets For $3.3B To Help Praxair Approval
• Modern Communication Brings E-Discovery Challenges
• Thompson Street Closes Fifth Fund With $1.15B Committed
• Stonepeak Fund Hits $7.2B Cap With Help From Simpson
• 15 Minutes With Blackstone Group's General Counsel
• M&A 'Disclosure Settlements' Face Stricter Review In Fla.
• Unsecured Creditors Rip Claire's Ch. 11 Process, Sale Plans
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Proskauer, Simpson
• Deals Rumor Mill: Nine West, Mubadala, Xerox
• Don't Miss It: Simpson, O'Melveny Guide Week's Hot Deals
• 14 Firms To Guide IPOs Exceeding $1.1B As Deals Resume
• It's Not All About The Benjamins, Baby (Lawyer)
• Gas Driller Says Blackstone Unit Abused First Refusal Right
• Mass. Biotech Company Closes $132M Series A Fundraising
• Judging A Book: Hood Reviews 'Lawyering From The Inside Out'
• Digital Health Opportunities And Considerations For PE
• Simpson Thacher Guides Platinum Equity's $1.5B Fund
• Ross To Divest Assets After Ethics Watchdog Cries Foul
• Deals Rumor Mill: La Poste, CVS-Aetna, Linde-Praxair
• Real Estate Rumors: Tishman, Canyon, Crescent
• Senior Housing Co. LCS Closes $300M Equity JV
• Linde, Praxair Discuss Gas Assets Sale As Part Of $70B Deal
• Drafting M&A No-Poach Provisions Amid Regulatory Scrutiny
• CDPQ Drops $114M To Finance Solar Power Asset Purchase
• The Art Of Advising A Troubled PE Client
• EXCLUSIVE: Long Island Mall Scores $99M Loan From UBS
• Kavanaugh Splurged On Baseball Tix, Reports Say
• UK Probing Stars Group's $4.7B Sky Betting Buy
• 4 Kavanaugh Arguments You Gotta Hear
• House Passes Bill To Allow Venture Exchanges
• Kennedy's Legacy Remains Alive In Kavanaugh's Nomination
• Forbion's 4th Fund Hits 1st Close After Raising €270M
• BlackRock Snags $1.5B For Latest Energy, Power Fund
• Senate Panel Gearing Up For Kavanaugh Vetting Fight
• Otsuka Pharmaceutical Buys Mass. Biotech For $430M In Cash
• What Civil Rights Rulings Could Look Like Under Kavanaugh
• 3 Top E-Discovery Case Law Lessons Of 2018 (So Far)
• Proskauer Steers Apiary On $264M Debut Fund Close
• Deals Rumor Mill: Nexstar Media, JD Finance, Blackstone
• Kirkland To Open New Dallas Office With 6 M&A Attorneys
• 'Not A Complicated Case': Kavanaugh's Straightforward Style
• Rockport Opens Del. Ch. 11 Suit To Block $54M Claim
• VC-Backed Biotech Co. Leads 2 IPO Launches Totaling $139M
• Dems Need Unified Front To Combat Trump's High Court Pick
• 5 Tips For Kavanaugh As Confirmation Gets Underway
• FTC Says Prosthesis Co. Merger Should Be Unwound
• A&D-Focused PE Firm Closes 2nd Fund With $1.3B Committed
• With Kavanaugh's Nomination, Chevron's Future Looking Grim
• Camera Maker Arecont Gets Ch.11 OK On $13.8M Asset Sale
• Restaurant Tech Co. Toast Raises $115M In Funding Round
• Deals Rumor Mill: Evonik, Terra Firma, Abraaj
• Law Schools Must Take A Stand Against Mandatory Arbitration
• VC Firm Lightspeed Closes 2 Funds With $1.8B Committed
• Simpson Thacher, Davis Polk Steer $650M Tech Co. Deal
• How Kavanaugh's Conservative Cred, DC Ties Won The Day
• Senate Battle Lines Drawn With Kavanaugh As Trump's Pick
• 5 Kavanaugh Opinions You Need To Read Right Now
• Trump Picks Brett Kavanaugh For Supreme Court
• Deals Rumor Mill: Siemens, Fox, Total
• Del. High Court Revives Fresh Market Investor's Deal Suit
• Saul Ewing Adds Two Real Estate Attys In Philly
• 9 IPO Launches Exceeding $1.2B Rev Up July Pipeline
• Pretium Snags $1B For Single-Family Rental Home Fund
• Denham Capital-Backed Mining Fund Closes With $558M
• Goodwin Steers $315M Abingworth Life Sciences Fund Close
• Sidley Austin Nabs Goodwin Procter Private Equity Vet
• An Easier Path To Derivative Actions Against Virginia LLCs
• Katy Creditors' Secured Debt Challenge Tossed In Delaware
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Justices Tackle Crow Treaty's Staying Power In Hunting Row
• What You Need To Know For The Supreme Court Nomination
• Starwood Capital Sells Swedish Property Portfolio For $413M
• PE-Backed Wireless Speaker Co. Sonos Files $100M IPO
• Lawmakers Question PE Firms Over Toys 'R' Us Collapse
• Don't Miss It: Gibson Dunn, Paul Weiss Lead Week's Hot Deals
• Myths And Facts About Using TAR Across Borders
• Taxation With Representation: Milbank, Weil, Fried Frank
• Deals Rumor Mill: Generali, Mitsui, Triton
• Kirkland Hires Former Skadden Tax Atty In California
• French Biotech Nabs €47M In Andera-Led Funding Round
• PE-Backed IT Biz Damovo Valued At Up To €140M In Sale
• Miami Atty Disbarred Over Criminal Mortgage Scheme
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Aramco, Abraaj
• Del. Chancery Court's 2 New Seats Likely To Be Filled Soon
• Rockport's Ch. 11 Banker OK'd, Asset Auction Canceled
• Partners Group Inks Deals Worth $2.34B For 2 Industrial Cos.
• Perry Ellis Urges Shareholders To Resist Randa's Rival Bid
• Generali's German Life Insurance Biz Valued At €1B In Sale
• Why PE Is Wary Of Jumping Into The Cannabis Market
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2018
• How Smaller Firms Can Go Global Without Going Bankrupt
• Global Law Firms Bulk Up In Europe As Brexit Approaches
• VC Firm Earlybird Closes €175M Tech Focused Fund
• Deals Rumor Mill: CSC ServiceWorks, Tata, Sapura
• Paragon Banking Buys Titlestone Property Finance For $63M
• Kirkland Advises As Starwood Energy Snags $1.2B For Fund
• Chinese BioPharma Co. Lands $86.73M Private Placement
• Stafford Capital Offers $244M For Phaunos Timber
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• High Court Nomination Watch: 7th Circ.'s Amy Coney Barrett
• Narrow Rulings Reveal Wide Gulfs Between Justices
• 4 High Court Lineups That Might Surprise You
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court Term
• Blue Cross Asks For Redo In Row Over $40M Hospital Deal
• Lehman Urges OK For $750M Credit Suisse Derivatives Deal
• Trump Plows Ahead With Supreme Court Selection Process
• WilmerHale-Led Fortive Ties Knot With Gordian In $775M Deal
• FCC Seeks Input On Securus' Prison Phone Rival Deal
• Chinese E-Commerce Co. Leads 6 IPO Filings Totaling $1.6B
• Willkie Guides Randa's $444M Offer For Perry Ellis
• Potential Risks Of Boilerplate NY Choice Of Law Clauses
• Meridian Escapes Investor's Suit Over Real Estate Deal
• Real Estate Rumors: Thor, Pompano Beach Agency, L&L
• Link Mobility Board Says $415M Offer Should Be Approved
• 6 Firms Steer Dell's Stock Swap Deal With VMware Unit
• Milbank Tweed, Latham Guide EQT In $2.5B Software Co. Buy
• A Trump Supreme Court Nominee Can Be Defeated
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• The Supreme Court Term By The Numbers
• The Most Talkative Justices Of The Term