Private Equity Archive » February, 2019

Private Equity - February, 2019

214 articles

• Relators Claim No Notice Of Dismissal In $70M FCA Suit
• DLA Piper Adds Partner To Miami Corporate Practice
• Investor Says Travelport Misled On $4.4B Take-Private Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Universal Music, Careem, Nexi
• McGuireWoods Adds Ex-Jones Day Finance Pro In Chicago
• Senate Urged To Ease Investor Rules For Private Offerings
• Real Estate, Energy SPACs Launch IPOs Totaling $475M
• Health Care M&A: Now Insurable
• Genetics Co. Raises $191M In Venture Funding
• Sterling REIT Buys DC Retail Center From Regency For $40M
• Chinese Used-Car Platform Secures $1.5B From SoftBank
• Proskauer Group Led By M&A Co-Head Bound For Kirkland
• Kaleido Biosciences Prices $75M IPO Below Range
• AIG Can't Escape Paying AlixPartners' $19M Costs On Appeal
• What The Drop In Private Debt Fundraising Means For Attys
• Online Retailer Sues VC For $11M Over Partner's Malfeasance
• Pathway Capital, Ore. Pension Fund Form $250M PE Vehicle
• 3 Firms, London Exchange Pour $20M Into UK Fintech Co.
• Israeli Energy Co. Delek Sells Insurer To PE Firms For $442M
• Blackstone Forms New Biotech With Initial $250M Investment
• Deals Rumor Mill: ChemChina, Cerberus, Nexon
• The Hidden Value Of Carveout-Specific Due Diligence
• First Data Shareholder Sues To Stop $22B Sale To Fiserv
• Windstream Gets Judge's OK To Tap $400M In DIP Funds
• Deals Rumor Mill: Petrobras, ArcLight Capital, CVC Capital
• Zohar Funds' Debt Agent Approved Over Tilton Objections
• Lenders Say Asset Manager Aided $360M Transmar Scam
• PE-Backed Esports Co. Super League Scores $25M IPO
• Oyster Pharma Sees $93M Funding Round For Dry Eye Drugs
• IRS To Extend Spinoff Guidance Program Past Original Cutoff
• How A US Discovery Statute Can Affect Cayman Litigation
• Driller, Blackstone Unit Agree To Settle First-Refusal Dispute
• Wealth Management Co. YieldStreet Gets $62M In Funding
• Ares Commits £1B To UK-Based Telecom Biz Daisy Group
• Weil Guides IT-Focused PE Shop Strattam In $230M Fundraise
• Nine West's Ch. 11 Plan OK'd After Sweetened Creditor Deal
• Sinovac Uses Poison Pill To Weaken Dissident Shareholders
• Tipster Pleads Guilty To Life Time Fitness Insider Trading
• Brambles Sells Reusable Plastic Containers Biz For $2.51B
• Red Stone Equity Wraps Up $74M Calif. Real Estate Fund
• Kirkland Steers Close Of $2.1B SK Capital Fund
• Deals Rumor Mill: OneConnect, Nestle, Peloton
• Venture-Backed Medical Device Biz Launches $75M IPO
• JAB Buys $1.2B Stake In Animal Hospital Chain From PE Firm
• 5 Firms Steer $2.5B Go-Private Deal For Product Label Maker
• Weil Assists As Genstar Capital Wraps Up $7B PE Fund
• Nasdaq Aims To Keep Up With NYSE With Direct Listing Rules
• Taxation With Representation: Davis Polk, Kirkland, Vinson
• Dentons Leads Parental Control Co.'s $20M Fundraise
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sika, Berkshire Hathaway, Centogene
• Neurotech Startup Closes $28M Round Led By Alphabet Unit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Pulling Up Stakes: Orrick, McGuireWoods, King & Spalding
• Real Estate Rumors: Kushner, Tommy Hilfiger, Elon Musk
• 3 Lessons From A Crypto Mock Trial
• Don't Miss It: Skadden, Orrick Lead Week's Hot Deals
• Tracing Puerto Rico's Journey Through Bankruptcy
• Tipster's Girlfriend Gets Probation In Life Time Fitness Plot
• Deals Rumor Mill: Disney, Pinterest, DoublePoint Energy
• Rare Disease Biotech Mereo BioPharma Pulls $70M US IPO
• MPM Capital Closes Biotech-Focused Fund With $400M
• 3 Firms Steer Qlik's $560M Deal For Data Co. Attunity
• Fired Markel Execs Hit Company With $77M Pair Of Suits
• How VC-Backed Companies Can Mitigate #MeToo Risk
• Deals Rumor Mill: Lyft, GIP, Toshiba Memory
• Civitas Misled Investors In $1.9B Centerbridge Deal, Suit Says
• 2 Firms Steer $238M Burger King, Popeyes Franchises Sale
• Israeli VC Firm JVP Nabs $220M In Latest Fund
• Drug Co. Peloton Snags $150M In Funding For Cancer Trials
• Connected-Car Software Co. Raises $40M In Series B Round
• A Chat With McDermott COO John Yoshimura
• Winston & Strawn Steers Core Industrial's $230M Debut Fund
• SEC Floats Letting All Cos. 'Test The Waters' Before IPOs
• Osler-Led Inovia Scores $600M For Latest VC Funds
• Deals Rumor Mill: Denel, Just, WeDoctor
• Mass. Biopharma Co. Launches IPO That Could Raise $120M
• Data Platform Redis Labs Lands $60M Funding Round
• The Problem With 'Optimal' Diversity
• HIG Closes €673M European Real Estate-Focused Fund
• Akin Gump, Vinson Steer Blackstone's $1.6B Targa Stake Buy
• The $1B Question: Can Puerto Rico Afford Its Bankruptcy Bills?
• Puerto Rico's Law Firms Find Their Footing After Disaster
• US, UAE Firms Net EU Approval To Reel In Greek Fish Farms
• Deals Rumor Mill: Radian, Thomas Cook, TSE
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, McAfee, Latham
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• WilmerHale-Led Stealth Biotherapeutics Debuts With $78M IPO
• Amazon Drives Electric Truck Co.'s $700M Funding Round
• Oxbow: Alignment Is Key In Put Valuation Processes
• Appraisal Arbitrage Dimmed By Delaware Rulings
• 2 Firms Steer Rockbridge's $355M Continuation, New PE Fund
• Allen & Overy, Gleiss Steer €4.9B PE Takeover Of Scout24
• Don't Miss It: Wilson Sonsini, Sidley Austin Lead Hot Deals
• PE Firm Says It's Out $2.1M Due To Texas Co.'s Execs
• Retailer Shopko Seeks To Investigate McKesson In Ch. 11
• 2 VC-Backed Health Care Cos. Price IPOs Totaling $145M
• Qualified Opportunity Fund Structuring For PE Sponsors
• Cannabis Biz With Sustainable Farms Gets $125M In Financing
• Deals Rumor Mill: Nestle, Apollo, Primo Japan
• Gene-Editing Co. Cibus Delays IPO, Citing Market Conditions
• SEC Should Revisit Its Special Purpose Acquisition Co. Regs
• Investors Inject $125.5M Into Early Cancer Detection Co.
• Salini Offers $254M For Stake In Struggling Rival Astaldi
• Asset Management Firm CEO Admits $20M Investment Fraud
• How To Bring Impact Investing Into M&A Deals
• TIAA Tells Chancery It Doesn't Owe Earnout In Nuveen Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Flexport, Onex Corp., Nexstar Media
• Covington Snags Ex-Wilson Sonsini Tech M&A Pro In Calif.
• Autonomous Truck Co. TuSimple Snags $95M From Investors
• Norton Rose Steers Banking Co. Starling's $96M Fundraise
• Mediation Opening Arguments Should Not Be A Throwdown
• Cravath, Wachtell Advise On J&J's $3.4B Auris Health Deal
• Kirkland Steers Hotelier's $300M Luxury Spa Operator Buy
• Waypoint's $445M Ch. 11 Sale Of Choppers To Macquarie OK'd
• Merger Deadline Alert Not Rent-A-Center's Job, Chancery Told
• 3 Ways Shareholder Activists Will Shape M&A In 2019
• Tesla Directors Hit With Derivative Suit Over Musk Tweet
• Altria Taps US, Euro Bond Markets To Fund $12.8B Juul Buy
• Deals Rumor Mill: DoorDash, Rivian, BASF
• PE-Backed Virgin Trains Cancels IPO Plans
• JAB Lobs $1.7B Offer To Bolster Stake In Cosmetics Biz
• BlueBay Closes $6.8B M&A-Focused Direct Lending Fund
• VC-Backed Biopharma Co. Anchiano Launches $30.5M IPO
• Kirkland, Cooley Steer Thoma Bravo's $3.7B Ellie Mae Buy
• Fresh Takes On Seeking Costs And Fees Under Rule 45
• Investcorp Drops $330M On 8 Apartment Complexes
• Rent-A-Center 'Crooks' Scuttled $1.4B Deal, Chancery Hears
• Del. Justices Shut Ex-Director Out Of $52M Good Tech Deal
• YogaWorks Hid Financial Troubles Around IPO, Investors Say
• Deals Rumor Mill: Peloton, Apollo, EQT Partners
• PE-Backed Lab Supplier, Med Device Co. File IPOs
• BlackRock Units Beat $1.2B Suit Over 'Excessive' Fees
• CalSTRS Anchors Impactive Capital With $250M Investment
• Self-Driving Delivery Service Co. Nabs $940M From SoftBank
• Kirkland, Latham Steer $1.45B Bid For PFS By Ingersoll Rand
• Judging A Book: Smith Camp Reviews 'Echo Of Its Time'
• One Woman's Attempt To Rebuild After Hurricane Maria
• 'Now Is The Real Crisis': Puerto Ricans Struggle For Disaster Aid
• Looking To Start Over, Storm-Tossed Lawyers Land In Fla.
• 11 Firms To Lead 6 IPOs Aiming To Price Before Feb. Pause
• Taxation With Representation: Sullivan, Stroock, Vinson
• Don't Miss It: Fenwick, Goodwin Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Latham Reps Blank Check Co. RMG On $200M IPO
• Deals Rumor Mill: Nielsen, Addison Lee, Reliance Industries
• Arconic To Split Into 2 Cos. Following Apollo Offer Rejection
• Momentive Disrupts Intercreditor Agreements And Reorgs
• VC-Backed Gossamer Bio Begins Trading After $276M IPO
• Agencies Want Fewer Volcker Rule Restrictions
• Private Equity Group Of The Year: Simpson Thacher
• Nexeo Inks $640M Divestiture Amid Univar Takeover
• The Role Of Data Analytics In Mass Torts
• SPAC IPO Market Expected To Stay Strong In 2019
• Del. Justices Silence Alarm.com Appeal In IP Secrets Row
• Semiconductor Co. Fights For $1.5M From Inside Trader
• Envision Escapes Bulk Of Chancery Records Demand
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dell, SoftBank, Carlyle
• 2 Firms Steer Kimbell's $151.3M Deal For EnCap Assets
• Health Care IT Biz Closes OrbiMed-Led Fundraise With $100M
• Battery Co. Says Counterclaims In $100M IP Suit Lack Juice
• 'The Mooch' Talks Mayhem, Con Law, Lessons From Harvard
• Wilson Sonsini Guides VC-Backed Alector To $176M IPO
• Heitman Wraps Up $1.1B Real Estate Fund
• Why Chancery Rejected Corwin Cleansing In Tangoe
• London PE Shop Closes 3rd Flagship Fund With €275M In Tow
• Private Equity Group Of The Year: Latham
• FTC Decision Highlights Growing Divide On Vertical Mergers
• Why NY's Sutton 58 Decision Won't Rattle Real Estate Finance
• Why PE's 'Opportunity Zone' Plans Remain On Hold
• Deals Rumor Mill: EQT Partners, Cevian, Cboe Global
• Ex-Good Tech Director Argues For Share Of $52M Settlement
• 4th Circ. Upholds PE Firm's $87M Heparin Suit Coverage Win
• Energy Co. Investor Says Chancery Misapplied Merger Law
• SoftBank Sheds Stake In Struggling Nvidia For $3.3B
• Private Equity Group Of The Year: Ropes & Gray
• Marathon Oil Unit Says Rival Swiped Drilling Rights
• WilmerHale-Led Stealth Biotherapeutics Aims For $81M IPO
• Why Proper Document Redaction May Be An Ethical Duty
• Oxbow: A Study In The Cost Of Misalignments In Good Deals
• TCV Pays $200M For Minority Stake In Relex Solutions
• Bernhard Capital Closes Kirkland-Led 2nd Fund At $1.2B
• Deals Rumor Mill: VW, Tyson Foods, FirstGroup
• Execs Wrongly Benefit From Health Co. Sale, Investors Say
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Refugee's Journey Of Firsts
• Experts Predict Strong 2019 For IPOs Amid Gov't Uncertainty
• Inuvo Fights 'Strike Suit' Over $75.5M Merger
• Private Equity Group Of The Year: Kirkland
• Kirkland Steers Hidden Harbor's $265M Inaugural Fund
• Sycamore Under Attack As Nine West Ch. 11 Trial Opens
• Zohar Defends, Tilton Objects To New Agent In Del. Ch. 11
• Calif. Judge Nixes Bid For Convicted VC To Repay $5.5M
• Deals Rumor Mill: Starboard, Smart & Final, Palo Alto
• 9 Trends Driving The Expansion Of Women In Private Equity
• VC-Backed Slack Confidentially Files Public Listing Plans
• Paul Weiss Steers NMS Capital To $450M Fund Closing
• PE Firm Sued For Return Of $2M Crypto Investment
• 3 Cos. Launch IPOs Totaling $250M Amid Early Feb. Rush
• Ex-Abiomed Exec Seeks To Revive $2.1M Wrongful Firing Suit
• Keeping PR Strategy Communications Privileged: Part 2
• Stroock, Simpson Thacher Lead $11B Ultimate Software Buy
• TSG Wraps Up $4B Fund With Eye On Consumer Investments
• Private Equity Group Of The Year: Dechert
• As Puerto Rico Recovers, Courts Heed Lessons Of Disaster
• The SEC Is Still Eyeing PE Firms Despite Enforcement Lull
• Deals Rumor Mill: Delta, Papa John's, Disney
• Tyler Technologies Drops $185M For MicroPact
• Don't Miss It: Simpson Thacher, WilmerHale Lead Hot Deals
• Ex-Stradling Yocca Partner Joins Loeb & Loeb's Tax Practice
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ascribe Capital Closes Securities-Focused Fund With $825M
• TPG Pours $300M Into New Autism Therapy, Services Org
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Vinson, Simpson
• Oxbow: Freedom Of Contract Is Fundamental To Delaware Law
• Keeping PR Strategy Communications Privileged: Part 1
• Private Equity Group Of The Year: Debevoise & Plimpton