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Private Equity - March, 2020

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• DSI Renal's Trustee Has $675M Clawback Damages Limited
• 3 Keys To Ensure Virtual Shareholder Meetings Go Smoothly
• Japanese Fintech Kyash Lands $45M Series C Funding Round
• Law Firm Pay Cuts, Layoffs Will Likely Multiply
• Skadden Steers E-Commerce Biz's $1.1B Share Placement
• Evoqua Must Face Some Investor Claims Over $500M IPO
• 3 Steps To Building Effective Teams While On Lockdown
• Jones Day Assists As Gilde Healthcare Wraps Up €416M Fund
• 2 Firms Lead News Corp Deal Worth Up To $235M
• Goodwin Helps Ampersand Grab $690M For 10th PE Fund
• Shearman & Sterling Adds 2 Partners To New Dallas Office
• Sidley Steers $420M CloudGenix Deal For Palo Alto Networks
• Latham, King & Spalding Help PE Firm Plug $150M Into Evo
• Real Estate Rumors: China Oceanwide, Silverstein, Ivy Realty
• Kramer Levin Nabs Private Equity, M&A Partner From Kirkland
• Companies Forced To Get Creative As Public Markets Stall
• Ride-Sharing App Via Valued At $2.3B After Exor-Led Funding
• Latham Steers Cancer Therapy Biz In $130M IPO Filing
• Law Firm Mergers Dry Up Due To Coronavirus Pandemic
• Client Advocacy Tips For Remote Hearings During COVID-19
• How To Conduct Depositions Remotely
• Kirkland, Skadden Steer SMBC And Ares' $384M Alliance
• Shareholder Decries Tegna's Approach To Takeover Interest
• The Attys And Legal Logic Behind Stay-At-Home Orders
• Genstar Launches Insurance Co. With $100M Investment
• 5 Lessons For Submitting A Successful R&W Insurance Claim
• Holland & Knight Nabs Ex-Kirkland Financing Atty
• Don't Miss It: Sidley, Latham Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Delaware Dole Ruling Will Guide Allocation In D&O Policies
• A Guide To Zealously Representing Clients During COVID-19
• Startups Face Uncharted Waters As Funding Dries Up
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Canada's TorQuest Wraps Up 5th PE Fund With $974M In Tow
• Meningitis Vaccine Developer Lands $110M In Funding Round
• Minority Investment Tips To Preserve Small-Business Status
• FTC Out Of Time On Chem Merger Loss
• Deals Rumor Mill: SoftBank, Neiman Marcus, UniCredit
• Tilton Quits, Then Returns, After Losing Patriarch Sale Control
• 7 Ways Attys Can Create The Right Home Office Environment
• Reed Smith, Sullivan Steer $730M Sale Of Ironman Group 
• Thompson & Knight Lead Tailwater To $1.1B Energy Fund
• Alaska Oil Biz Seeks New Deal After Ch. 11 Sale Goes Cold
• Global IPO Slowdown Could Last Until Third Quarter Of 2020
• Dura Medic Investors Sue Private Equity Buyer
• 10 E-Discovery Challenges Caused By COVID-19
• Fortress Patent Fight Shows Abusive Litigation Hurts Startups
• Tech-Focused VC Shop Nabs $750M For Pair Of Funds
• Deutsche Wohnen Inks €600M Deal, Forms Coronavirus Fund
• Jefferies Adds $10M To Federal Drug Packaging Partnership
• Fort Ross Ventures Collects $235M For Tech-Focused Fund
• Chinese Cancer Research Co. Lands $60M Funding
• Kirkland Steers Carlyle To $2.4B Japan-Focused PE Fund
• Credit Facility Accessibility During The COVID-19 Pandemic
• Food Tech Co. Nature's Fynd Rakes In $80M From Investors
• BigLaw Leaders Must Prepare For COVID-19 Economic Fallout
• Aussie Bank Scores $256M Emirati Investment
• Churchill Raises $2B For PE-Focused Lending Fund
• DOJ Backs Fortress Against Apple, Intel Antitrust Suit
• Art Van Hit With WARN Act Suit After Ch. 11 Worker Layoffs
• SIFMA Urges Governors To Deem Financial Firms 'Essential'
• PE Clients See Opportunity Despite Coronavirus Effects
• 3 Ways Leaders Can Improve Remote Work For Lawyers
• Tips For Online Mediation In The Age Of Social Distancing
• Tencent Leads German Aircraft Co.'s $240M Funding Round
• Cleary Reps Fintech Platform For $146M In Funding
• SoftBank Readies $41B Asset Sale, $18B Stock Buyback Plan
• Lionbridge Must Face TransPerfect's $300M Trade Secrets Suit
• Investors Can't Get $614M In Fees From Stuy Town Sale
• Market Turmoil Begins To Strain Even Blank-Check Deals
• Instructure Investor Wants $2B Thoma Bravo Deal Records
• Don't Miss It: Kirkland, Skadden Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Updating Publicly Traded Company Disclosures For COVID-19
• 3 Firms Steer Li & Fung Insiders' $931M Take-Private Offer
• Akerman Adds Perkins Coie Alum To Chicago PE Practice
• Taxation With Representation: Simpson, Perkins, Kirkland
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Pulling Up Stakes: Husch Blackwell, Thompson Hine
• App Makers Say 'Predatory' Fortress Patents Justify Discovery
• Lionbridge, HIG Get Win In Investors' $360M Merger Suit
• 2 Bills Reflect Gov't Interest In Health PE Investments
• National Securities Wants To Nix Former Exec's 'Revenge' Suit
• Mobile Games Biz Scopely's Series D Round Reaches $400M
• PE Group Fortress Loses $1.6B Bid For Japan's Unizo
• Deals Rumor Mill: Marathon Petroleum, WeWork, Tegna
• Goodwin Procter Steers User Experience Co.'s $100M Funding
• U.S. Trustee Takes Aim At Art Van's Connection To Liquidator
• PBGC Flags Dura Auto's Ch. 11 Docs For Lack Of Pension Info
• Virus Prompts SEC To Ease Deadlines For Delayed Audit Trail
• A Work-From-Home Tech Checklist For Law Firms
• Prepare For Coronavirus-Related Restructuring Issues
• Christian TV Network, PE Firm Offer $4.4B For Broadcaster
• Pennon Sells Recycling Biz Viridor To KKR In £4.2B Deal
• TerraCap Spends $54M On 2 Office Buildings Outside Denver
• Public Storage Drops $1.27B National Storage Bid 
• Amid Virus, SEC Vows Public-Comment Deadline Flexibility
• VC Firm Mithril Allowed To Arbitrate Calif. Fight With Ex-GC
• Cyber Startup Emerges From 'Stealth Mode' Backed By $17M
• Board Discussions In The Era Of Down-Round Financings
• Venture-Backed Biotech Firm Files $86M IPO In Stalled Market
• Commercial Recycling Co. Closes On $29M In Funding
• 7 Keys To Keeping Your Firm Inclusive In The Coronavirus Era
• YogaWorks Investors Urge Court To Keep IPO Suit Alive
• Hotel Investor Can't Sanction Morgan Stanley Salesman
• Crypto Trading Platform Bakkt Nets $300M In Latest Round
• Impossible Foods Raises $500M In Latest Funding Round
• Kirkland Steers $300M Tie-Up Of Specialty Chemicals Cos.
• 10 Ways To Continue Biz Development During Coronavirus
• Baker Botts Leads $325M Liberty TripAdvisor Funding
• Australia's Healius Rejects $1.4B Takeover Offer From PE Firm
• 3 Firms Guide Deal Valuing Cybersecurity Firm At $1.15B
• Melinta Creditor Deal OK Clears Path To Ch. 11 Plan Approval
• SEC Relaxes Rules For In-Person Activity Amid Coronavirus
• 3 Firms Get Nod For $16B Kraft Heinz Stock-Drop Suit Lead
• Brookfield Seeks Exit From Investor Suit Over Energy Co. Buy
• Real Estate Rumors: Amazon, Starwood, WE Communications
• Don't Miss It: Milbank, Debevoise Guide Week's Hot Deals
• 7 Ethics Considerations For Lawyers Using Lead Generators
• Camping World Settles Investors' Fraud Suit For $12.5M
• Stein Mart Investor Seeks To Block $28.5M Merger
• Seyfarth Picks Up Ex-Skadden Corp. Tax Pro For NY Office
• 4 Firms Steer As Cincinnati Bell Takes Macquarie's $2.9B Offer
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Fla. Firm Claims $4M Investment Was Opaquely Managed
• Coronavirus: The Latest Court Closures And Restrictions
• 4 Teams Vie To Lead $16B Kraft Heinz Chancery Suit
• Toys R Us Creditors Say Misconduct Surrounded Bankruptcy
• Pharma Group Gets $75M To Further Cancer Drug Research
• Dealmakers See Range Of Renegotiations As Virus Spreads
• Chicago Board Of Trade Building Refinanced For $256M
• Deals Rumor Mill: Magic Leap, Tegna, WeDoctor
• Growth Slows In Global Services Trade As Virus Takes Hold
• WilmerHale Steers Rare-Disease Biotech Through $75M IPO
• Morgan Lewis Leads Fintech Co. To $50M In Funding
• New Pipelines Are Needed To Close Law School Diversity Gap
• DLA Piper Reps Hotel Software Co. For $82M In Funding
• Cooley Adds Ex-Covington Pro To NY Capital Markets Team
• Winston & Strawn Guides Health-Focused SPAC's $200M IPO
• Fla. Attys Seek Quick End To $8M Legal Malpractice Suit
• BioPharma Outfit Raises $78.5M To Advance Cancer Therapy
• Venture Firm Scores $3.6B For Tech, Health Care Investments
• Vivint Solar Investors Sue Brass Over Predatory Sales Worries
• Latham Steers $5B Sale Of DXC Medicaid Business To Veritas
• Trump's Ex-Acting DHS Chief Joins Defense PE Firm
• Litigation Funder Validity Nabs Boies Schiller, Kirkland Alums
• Art Van's Ch. 11 Opens With Fight Over Customer Deposits
• Goldman Sachs To Invest Up To $275M In Solar Energy JV
• UK Gives Textbook Cos. Homework Over Antitrust Concerns
• Missed Depo Likely Cost Trader $36M SEC Case, Judge Says
• Onshore CLOs May Make Sense For Insurer Investors
• Schnader Rejects Blame For Client's 'Bad Business Decisions'
• Everlaw Snags $62M, Nabs DOJ's Approval For Federal Use
• JLL Partners Joins Medical Industry Veteran In $100M JV
• Hemp Co. Wants Suit Over Misleading Biz Plans Nixed
• How To Search For A Transformational Law Firm COO
• Alantra, Enagás Join Forces For $170M Clean Energy Fund
• Allen & Overy Assists On $600M European Life Sciences Fund
• 4 Ethics Tips For Lawyers As Coronavirus Spreads
• Market Turbulence Throws IPO Pipeline Into Question
• Bowmark Supplies Equity And Debt Financing To UK Tech Biz
• Ex-Ropes & Gray Attys Launch Commercial Litigation Firm
• Activism, ESG And Coronavirus Are Hot Topics For M&A Attys
• Susman Godfrey, Entwistle Seek To Co-Lead Merger Suit
• Wilson Sonsini-Represented Twitter Gets $1B, Dorsey Stays
• Ropes & Gray, Paul Hastings Steer $200M Bat Maker Deal
• Ares Sells Stake In European Real Estate Portfolio For $1B
• Albertsons Goes Back To IPO Market 2 Years After Pulling Out
• SEC Plan To Expand Private Offerings Draws Mixed Response
• Cooley Adds Transactional Tech Atty From Cleary Gottlieb
• Polsinelli Snags Foley Hoag Venture Capital Attys In Boston
• Winston & Strawn, Loeb & Loeb Steer 2 IPOs Worth $660M
• China Eases Venture Capital Exits As Virus Batters Economy
• A Possible Limit On High Court 2005 Agency Deference Ruling
• Fashion Attorney Wants Out Of 'Stale' Malpractice Suit
• Cravath Steers US Foods' $970M Buy Of Smart Foodservice
• Wachtel Missry, Dechert Steer $545M Coca-Cola Building Refi
• It Can Be Risky For Litigators To Advise On Litigation Funding
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• The Creative Ways PE Firms Are Holding Investments Longer
• Brookfield Raises Cincinnati Bell Bid Again To $2.85B
• Freshfields Scoops Up Latham Partner Amid US Hiring Spree
• Real Estate Rumors: Acres Capital, Blackstone, Saperean
• AmTrust Investors' NY Suit Faces Ax From Skeptical Judge
• Golden Gate Capital Unit Closes On $440M Fund
• 2 Firms Edge Ahead Of Peers In Quiet February For IPOs
• Onex Holds $556M Secondary Sale Of SIG Combibloc Shares
• What M&A Dealmakers Can Expect In Light Of COVID-19
• Stop Asking Bar Applicants About Mental Illness
• Paul Weiss Guides $135M Infusion Into Alignment Healthcare
• Gunderson, Kirkland Help Guide $340M Azul Systems Deal
• Cannabis Biz Merger Burned Investors, Chancery Suit Says
• High Court Must Reject Unconstitutional La. Abortion Law
• Morgan Lewis-Repped English Learning Biz Pulls IPO Plan
• Brookfield Again Sweetens Cincinnati Bell Deal To $2.8B
• What The Coronavirus Means For Arbitration And Mediation
• Goodwin-Steered Bregal Sagemount Fund Hits Cap At $1.5B
• RTP Global Launches $650M Early-Stage Tech Fund
• Venture-Backed Imara Primes $76M IPO Amid Volatile Market
• Paul Hastings Snags Capital Markets, Fintech Pro From Orrick
• What Congress Misses About Universal Injunctions
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Lessons From 'Italian Summer Camp'
• Gunderson Dettmer Reps Hearing Loss Co. On $105M Funding
• Bumble Bee Ch. 11 Sale Deal Halts Antitrust Claims In Calif.
• Serent Capital Snags $750M For 4th PE Fund
• Kirkland Snags Executive Pay Atty From V&E
• Clifford Chance, Pinsent Masons Guide £400M CD&R Deal
• 2 Firms Steer Canada Waste Co.'s $2.2B IPO, Equity Offering
• Weil-Steered CPP Leads Waymo's $2.3B 1st Funding Round
• Gulfport Energy Can't Move Ahead With $26M Contract Row
• Shearman, Locke Lord Steer $500M Midstream Co. Investment
• Prepare Your Law Firm Tech For Coronavirus Impact
• Atty Tips To Avoid 'Scope Creep' And Malpractice Claims
• Goodwin-Steered Akrevia Rebrands, Nabs $100.5M Funding
• DLA Piper Guides Cresset's $465M Opportunity Zone Fund
• Slaughter And May Steers Life Science Co.'s $130M Financing
• Allen & Overy, Davis Polk Guide $6.6B Storage Co. Tie-Up
• Ropes Helps BV Investment Clinch PE Fund With $1.1B In Tow
• Now Is The Time To Explore A Business Succession Plan