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Private Equity - August, 2020

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• How Law Firms Can Hire And Retain More Black Attorneys
• Ideas For Closing BigLaw's Diversity Gap
• In Their Own Words: Being Black In BigLaw
• Advancing Racial Justice In The Legal Industry And Beyond
• BigLaw Cannot Reap Diversity Rewards Without Inclusion
• How COVID-19 May Forever Alter Work Life For Disabled Attys
• Diversity Snapshot: As Told By Black Law Firm Leaders
• These Law Firms Have The Most Diverse Equity Partnerships
• BigLaw Needs More Underrepresented Attorneys As Leaders
• LinkedIn, Zynga Founders Prep $600M Tech Blank-Check Co.
• Nestle To Buy $2.6B Peanut Allergy Drug Developer
• AMC Allowed To Buy Back Theaters From Failing Rival
• Debevoise, Simpson Thacher Steer $4.7B PE Buyout Of Epicor
• Auto Supplier Shiloh Hits Ch. 11 In Del. With $563M Debt
• One Year In, Mansfield Rule Is Boosting In-House Diversity
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot: What You Need To Know
• Why 2020 Could Be A Pivotal Year For Diversity At Firms
• Diversity Work Doesn't Have To Be Reserved For Partners
• Law360 Diversity Snapshot: How Does Your Firm Measure Up?
• SEC Leaves Door Open For More Private Market Expansion
• Educational Tour Co. Approved For Ch. 11 Debt Swap
• AMC Wants To Buy Back Theaters From Failing Rival
• Don't Miss It: Cooley, Sidley Guide Week's Hot Deals
• SoftBank Plans Roughly $12.5B Stake Sale Of Telecom Unit
• Taxation With Representation: Paul Weiss, Simpson, Skadden
• Nine West Ch. 11 Fraud And Enrichment Claims Tossed In NY
• One Kings Lane Workers Allege Pregnancy Bias in New Suit
• NJ Cloud Co. Investor Sues To Delay $729M PE Firm Deal
• Coronavirus Q&A: Fox Rothschild's M&A Practice Co-Leader
• Jury To Decide 'Customer' Status In Hotel Finance Fight
• Chancery Ruling Limits National Collegiate Founder Clout
• NYSE Gets Nod To Allow Capital Raising In Direct Listings
• Simpson Thacher Steers Electric Vehicle Maker's $1.5B IPO
• Ex-SEC Staffer Wins Bid For Criminal Bench Trial
• Deals Rumor Mill: TikTok, Hut Group, Serie A
• Allaying Ransomware Threat To Private Funds Amid Pandemic
• 4 Opportunities For Mediators To Settle Big-Dollar Cases
• Cooley, Goodwin Guide Fastly's $775M Tech Security Biz Buy
• 5 Law Firms Steer $300M Blackstone-Tricon Residential Deal
• Investor Must Pay $35M, Global Blue Says On Merger's Eve
• Gunderson-Led Payment Services Co. Adds $30M To Series B
• Divided SEC Lets More Investors In On Private Offerings
• Fenwick Helps Cancer Biotech Freenome Raise $270M
• Remote Proceedings Bring New Wrinkles For Court Records
• Triton Lobs $447M Take-Private Bid For Swedish IT Biz
• Latham, Paul Weiss Help Form $2.5B Metal 3D Printing Co.
• Palantir Becomes Latest 'Unicorn' To Pursue Direct Listing
• Latham, Simpson Shape $320M Cryogenic Services Merger
• Cross-Selling Strategies For Law Firms During Pandemic
• 3 Firms Lead $300M Infusion For Cybersecurity Co. ReliaQuest
• When Wind And Solar Deals Require Premerger Reporting
• Coronavirus Q&A: Benesch Real Estate Leader
• 4 Firms Drive $5B OSIsoft Pickup By Aveva
• Paul Hastings Welcomes Back Partner After In-House Stint
• Broker-Dealer Says SEC Overstepping In Sham Cos. Suit
• Ex-Speaker Paul Ryan's Blank-Check Outfit Files $300M IPO
• Weil, Simpson Weld Medical Device Deal Worth Up To $825M
• Exec Who Intro'd Loughlin To 'Varsity' Scam Pleads Guilty
• Atty Media Interview Lessons From Trump's Axios Appearance
• Weil, Orrick Lead SPAC Deal For $3.4B Self-Driving Tech Co.
• Kings Food, Balducci's Parent Hits Ch. 11 With Plans For Sale
• 2 Firms Help Blackstone Strike $2.3B Deal For Takeda Unit
• Curves Allegedly Lured Franchisees With Dodgy Sales Tactics
• PE Investments Push Software Co. Visma To $12.2B Valuation
• Cannabis Co. Green Thumb Eyes Potential US IPO
• Don't Miss It: Latham, Sullivan Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Chancery Says WeWork Can't Block Docs From Directors
• Eldridge's Fintech SPAC Leads IPO Floats Worth $900M
• Robust SPAC Trends Bode Well For IPO Pipeline
• Taxation With Representation: Cravath, Sullivan, Hogan
• Why Remote Depositions Are Likely Here To Stay
• Founders Of Celebrity Texting App Say They Were Bilked $30M
• Google Fund Leads Health Chat Service Klara's $15M Round
• Gunderson-Led BlockFi Nabs $50M In Latest Funding Round
• Sidley Austin Pulls Aviation Pro From Winstead In Dallas
• Investor Sues Ex-Citigroup Exec's SPAC To Block $11B Merger
• 7 Keys To Drafting Effective Legal Briefs
• Booking App Omio Lands $100M As Some Travel Bans Ease
• Holland & Knight Adds Corporate Atty From Winston & Strawn
• Ex-FINRA Exec To Lead SEC NY Office As Agency Reshuffles
• Airbnb Pushes Forward With Confidential IPO Plans
• Insurtech IPO Success Highlights Shifting Investor Priorities
• 3 Ways PE Firms Can Manage Risk Amid COVID-19
• PE Firm Inks $827M Sale Of Defense Biz Centauri To KBR
• Weighing The Virtual Courtroom Option In Civil Cases
• Pair Of Life Science Cos. Raise Combined $247M In IPOs
• Vivus Says Ch. 11 Plan Should Be OK'd Despite Opposition
• Starboard Looks To Tap Into SPAC IPO Rally With $300M Float
• Willkie Reps Investment Group On $250M Energy Fund
• Goodwin Helps Snoop Dogg-Backed Dutchie Raise $35M
• Coty, JAB Can't Ditch Del. Investor Suit Over $1.7B Deal
• Attys Shouldn't Overlook Obligations To Potential Clients
• 8 Firms Bid To Lead Stock Suit Over Revoked COVID-19 Test
• Cooley, Sidley Steer Electric Car Co.'s $2.4B Go-Public Deal
• SEC Defeats Settlement Holdouts In Muni Bond 'Flipping' Case
• Brazilian Airline Gets $17M Enforcement Suit Revived
• Baring's $1.4B Bid Outdoes Offer For Bain Capital Target
• Inflammatory Disease Biotech Kymera Launches $125M IPO
• Robinhood Nabs $200M Series G Round, Valuing Co. At $11B
• Strategies For Associates Seeking Jobs Amid Hiring Slump
• REIT Lines Up $120M For Cannabis Investments
• Qihoo Beats Investor Suit Over $9.3B Take-Private Deal
• Harwood Capital Unit Sues Insurance Broker For Negligence
• Crypto Investors' Case Against Gaming Co. Must Be Arbitrated
• Justices Told 1st Circ. Created ERISA Loophole For PE Funds
• Dragoneer's SPAC Leads 3 Blank Check IPOs Totaling $1.04B
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Debevoise, Goodwin
• COVID-19 Telework May Trim Fund Managers' NYC Biz Taxes
• COVID-19 Vaccine Maker, Software Co. IPOs Raise $618M
• Don't Miss It: White & Case, Latham Guide Week's Hot Deals
• 3 Firms Guide $265M Offshore Maryland Wind Deal
• Safeguards Against Legal Malpractice Liability As Claims Rise
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Coronavirus Q&A: Sidley's Private Equity Practice Co-Leader
• Speedcast Agrees To $395M Sale To Lender Amid Ch. 11
• Chancery Finds Tilton In Contempt Over $6.5M Insurance Deal
• 3 Ways Law Firms Can Guard Diversity Gains During Crisis
• Fatburger Parent Inks $25M Deal For Johnny Rockets
• Deals Rumor Mill: Airbnb, Amazon, American Express
• 1st Sports SPAC RedBall Acquisition Prices $500M IPO
• Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Matthew Rogers
• Kirkland, Davis Polk Steer $5.35B Insurance Software Co. Deal
• Investors Must Pay Authentix's Legal Fees, Chancery Says
• Cannabis Marketing Firm Raises $10M In Private Capital
• Sur La Table Gets Nod For $89M Ch. 11 Sale To PE Firm
• SoftBank-Backed Fortress SPAC Leads 2 IPOs Totaling $405M
• Expediting M&A Deal Processes Via Negotiations Vs. Auctions
• Latham-Led Fintech Trumid Nets $200M From Investor Group
• Money Moves: Alston & Bird, Norton Rose, Saxton & Stump
• Rising Star: Ropes & Gray's Eric Issadore
• What I Learned As A Virtual Summer Associate
• New Latham Partner Says It's 'Back To Biz' For Emerging Cos.
• Cooley Helps Atomwise Nab $123M For Drug Discovery Tech
• Linklaters, Goodwin Steer Bayer's $425M Women's Health Bet
• Rising Star: McDermott's Alex Clavero
• Lesser-Known Litigation Funding Best Practices For Attorneys
• Churchill Nabs $2B For US Residential Transition Lending
• 3 Firms Drive $4B Deals Forming Building Supplies Giant
• Gunderson Guides Online Learning Biz's $66M In Financing
• Gibson Grabs Ex-Skadden Tax Partner For New York Office
• Thompson Hine Adds Pair Of Investment Management Attys
• Long Point Capital Sued Over 'Corrupt' Stock-Purchase Plan
• Using Sidecar Funds As A Source Of Capital Amid Volatility
• USD Law Dean Joins Perkins Coie's Emerging Cos. Group
• ADA Protects Lawyers With Disabilities, But We Must Do More
• Coronavirus Vaccine Contender CureVac Launches $200M IPO
• Ex-SEC Examiner Wants Bench Trial Over Feds' Protest
• Jones Day Guides Greystar To $600M Real Estate Debt Fund
• Rising Star: Goodwin's Cammy Contizano
• Legal Deserts Threaten Justice In Rural America
• Del. Judge Nixes Equity Panel In Biopharma Vivus' Ch. 11
• Winston & Strawn Launches ESG Advisory Team
• Foley Hoag Steers Bid Valuing Building Products Co. At $72M
• Don't Miss It: Wachtell, Osler Hoskin Lead Week's Hot Deals
• XFL Hands Off League To The Rock In $15M Ch. 11 Sale
• Prysm OK'd To Tap Into DIP Funds In Fast-Track Ch. 11
• Latham & Watkins Brings On Transactional Tax Pro In Calif.
• SEC Fines Rialto $350K For Mischarging Its Own Funds
• Investors Pour $55M Into Diabetes-Focused Biotech Fractyl
• Rising Star: Debevoise's Uri Herzberg
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Senate Approves Peirce, Crenshaw As SEC Commissioners
• 5 Firms Assist Intercontinental Exchange's $11B Ellie Mae Buy
• Apple, Intel Renew Fortress Patent Claims In Amended Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: TikTok, Tencent, Japan Post
• Pair Of Health Care Cos. Net Combined $487M In IPOs
• Analyzing Upward And Downward Trends In Legal Tech
• Linklaters Lands Goldman Sachs, Schulte Roth Alum
• Tour Co. WorldStrides Gets Nod For $368M In Ch. 11 Financing
• Real Estate Rumors: Nuveen, Pascal's Catering, Amazon
• Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Steven Klar
• Big Screen Maker Prysm Opens $274M Ch. 11 Eyeing Sale
• Epic Games Hits $17.3B Value In Wilson Sonsini-Led Funding
• Vivus Eases Equity Committee 'Death Trap' In Ch. 11 Plan
• Fintech Funding Value Rebounds As Megadeals Spike In Q2
• BigCommerce Sells Big After $216M DLA Piper-Led IPO
• Cloud Co. Rackspace's $703M Paul Weiss-Led IPO Misses Bar
• ABA's New Guidance On Litigation Funding Misses The Mark
• Camping World's $12.5M Stock-Drop Deal Gets Final OK
• 3 Firms Lead Blackstone's $4.7B Buy Of Ancestry
• BlackRock Sustainability Fund Nets £2B From UK Pension Co.
• Rising Star: Sidley Austin's David Form
• 3 Firms Guide $18.5B Teladoc Health-Livongo Deal
• More Finance Tools Go Hand-In-Hand With Larger SPAC Deals
• Onex Whittles SIG Combibloc Stake In $540M Secondary Sale
• Dentons Steers Rideshare Driver Insurer Buckle's $31M Round
• DLA Piper Nabs Energy Pro For San Diego Office
• VC Funding For Pharma Declines After Patent Rule Changes
• Rising Star: Kirkland's Nicole Washington
• 3 Firms Steer Pair Of Blank Check IPOs Raising $439M
• Investors Plug $75M Into E-Commerce Marketing Platform
• Gibson Dunn Adds Ex-Jones Day Atty As Texas PE Leader
• What Firms Should Ask Before Hiring Attorneys From Gov't
• Silicon Valley Firm Closes 2nd Crypto-Driven Fund With $110M
• Google Invests $450M In ADT For Smart Home Partnership
• Latham Edges Peers In Blistering July For IPOs
• Creditors Say Ultra Petroleum Plan Undervalues Company
• Kirkland, Ledgewood Guide SPAC Deal Valuing Paya At $1.3B
• The Ethics Of Using Chatbots For Legal Services
• Electric Truck Co. Lordstown To Go Public In $1.6B SPAC Deal
• 2 Firms Shape NexPoint's $900M Storage REIT Buy
• Rising Star: Fried Frank's Bryan Hunkele
• The Rock, Dany Garcia To Buy XFL Out Of Ch. 11