Private Equity Archive » November, 2020

Private Equity - November, 2020

187 articles

• FanDuel, PE Firms Want Merger Suit To Follow Scottish Law
• Talen Energy Hit With Proposed ERISA Class Action
• DoorDash Preps $2.6B IPO As December Blitz Gets Underway
• Latham & Watkins Hires Tech Attys From Goodwin Procter
• 3 Firms Guide Stake Sale Valuing PA Consulting At $2.4B
• Mindbody Deal Case Provides Conflict Takeaways For Boards
• Holland & Knight Adds 2 Energy Infrastructure Partners
• 7 Tips For Predeposition Meetings Under New Federal Rule
• 3 Firms Steer CDK Global's $1.45B Sale Of International Unit
• Ann Taylor, Lane Bryant Parent Files To Sell Brands For $540M
• Altice Wins EU Approval Of Covage Deal By Selling Assets
• Hudson Pacific, CPP Investments Buy $625M Office Building
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• The Firms That Dominated In 2020
• Pryor Cashman Guides SBE In $300M AccorHotels Takeover
• Goodwin Steers Mass Spectrometry Biz Eyeing $75M IPO
• Media, Energy-Focused SPACs Raise $561M In Market Debuts
• Ethics Reminders As Employees Move To Or From Gov't
• Expect 2021 SEC To Turn Hawkish On Auditor Enforcement
• PE Firm Advent International Sues GE Over Failed $3B Deal
• Linklaters Steers £219M PE Bid For UK Motor Insurer
• Railroad Operator's Fees Must Be Covered, Chancery Says
• 4 Firms Steer TransDigm's $965M Deal For Aerospace Biz
• Debevoise Guides Russian E-Commerce Firm's Near-$1B IPO
• How Firms Can Prep For A More 'Aggressive' SEC
• SEC Proposes Easing Stock Sales Rules For 'Gig' Workers
• K&L Gates, Simpson Guide First Reserve's $194M Energy Deal
• Del. Solera D&O Decision May Have Limited Impact
• Northwest Hardwoods Plans Speedy Trip Through Ch. 11
• A Key To Helping Clients Make Better Decisions During Crisis
• Dechert Steers $15B Tie-Up Of FS KKR Biz Development Cos.
• McCormick Swallows Cholula Hot Sauce In $800M Deal
• SPAC Links Up With 2 Cos. To Form $1.35B Telehealth Giant
• Ex-GC Drops Falsification Suit Against Cash Advance Co.
• Latham-Led Life Sciences Co. Debuts With $800M In Backing
• IAnthus, Cannabis PE Firm Want Securities Suit Tossed
• SEC Fights To Call Spartan 'Shell Factory' At Trial
• NY Judge Exits Sex Bias Suit Targeting Fellow School Parent
• Fenwick Guides Rocket Builder In $500M Fundraise
• Ethics Considerations For Law Firms Implementing AI
• 5 Firms Guide Rental Co.'s Increased $2.5B Offer
• Guitar Center Hits Ch. 11 With Plan To Cut $800M In Debt
• Pandemic Puts Lumber Giant Northwest Hardwood Into Ch. 11
• Pair Of Health-Focused Cos. Tap Market For $2.7B Via IPOs
• Silicon Valley Workers Suing Indicted VC Founder Near Cert.
• SEC's Clayton Leaves Behind Market-Friendly Legacy
• Don't Miss It: Sidley, Kirkland Guide Week's Hot Deals
• J&J Unit, PE Firm To Pay $11.5M Over FCA Claims
• $1.6M Securities Fraud Suit On Ice Amid Atty Ethics Claims
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Kirkland, Latham
• 3rd Circ. Could Select Middle Path On Foreign Discovery Law
• E-Commerce Biz Wish Eyes $1B Gunderson, Cooley-Led IPO
• Picking The Right Location And Tools For Virtual Courtrooms
• Mintz, Ropes Guide SPAC Deal Forming $1.5B Ultrasound Co.
• Judge Postpones Sentence For Panama Papers Tax Dodger
• Creditors Blast Boeing Supplier's Ch. 11 Stalking Horse Bid
• SEC Hires FINRA Vet, Promotes Another For NY Broker Exams
• Davis Polk Helps Indian Retailer Close $6.4B Fundraising
• LinkedIn, Zynga Founders' SPAC Leads 4 Raising $530M Total
• McMillan, Torys Build $3.1B Canadian Lumber Tie-Up
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bumble, Deliveroo, Talkspace
• SEC Chair Says Climate Disclosures Aren't One-Size-Fits-All
• Beware Atty Ethics Rules When Reporting COVID-19 Fraud
• Latham-Led REIT Lands $1.7B For Life Science Projects
• 3 Firms Forge Nasdaq's $2.75B Deal For Financial Crime Co.
• Virus Sparks Asia Testimony Row In WeWork Chancery Case
• Pot Producer Halo To Buy Oregon Grower In $18.5M Debt Deal
• GPB Capital Mismanagement Suit Survives In Chancery
• Looking For Judicial Activists? Check The Footnotes
• Best Practices For Legal Technology Adoption
• Hemp-Backed Blank-Check Firm To Seek $100M In IPO
• Latham Directs 3rd Searchlight Fund's $3.4B Closing
• KKR Takes $100M Ownership Stake In NZ Animal Health Co.
• 3 Firms Steer SPAC Deal Forming $5.4B Electric Vehicle Maker
• PE-Backed Insurance Co. Rakes In $1B From Investors
• SEC Chair Praised And Rebuked In Last Senate Appearance
• Deutsche Boerse Values ISS At $2.3B As It Buys 80% Stake
• Dunkin' Investor Sues To Freeze Arby's Owner's $11.3B Buy
• Baker Botts Steers GCI Liberty In $1B LendingTree Stake Sale
• Blank-Check Trio Tap Public Markets For $640M Combined
• Clifford Chance, S&R Guide Embassy REIT's $1.3B Purchase
• DataRobot Boasts $2.7B Value After $270M Funding Round
• The Pandemic's Long-Term Impact On Law Firm Operations
• Software Co. Lands $270M To Improve Open Source Database
• Latham, Simpson Thacher Steer Airbnb's $1B IPO Filing
• 14 Firms To Steer 10 IPOs In Pre-Thanksgiving Rush
• V&E Builds Investment Funds Practice With Oaktree Alum
• Loeb, Jones Day Steer SPAC Tie-Up For $1.2B Recycling Co.
• O'Melveny, Weil Guide Strava's $110M Fundraising
• Lack Of Access To Remote Court Proceedings Is Inexcusable
• Ropes & Gray Reps Thomas H. Lee In $900M Automation Fund
• Guitar Center Eyes Ch. 11 With Deal To Cut $800M In Debt
• SEC Chairman Jay Clayton To Step Down At End Of Year
• Don't Miss It: Davis Polk, S&C Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Health Org Gets $2B To Give Poor Nations COVID-19 Vaccines
• Why Attacks On Trump's Election Lawyers Are Problematic
• Advancing The Democratic Tax Agenda In 2021
• M&A Poised For Growth In The Biden Era
• Hydroponics Biz Files For $100M IPO On Pot Boom Hopes
• Kraft Heinz Investors Fight Bid To Nix $15.4B Impairment Suit
• Wilson Sonsini, Goodwin Steer DoorDash's IPO Filing
• Major Crowdfunders Merger Gets UK Fast-Track Review
• Trump Bars Investments In Cos. That Aid Chinese Military
• Utz Scoops Up Tortilla Chips Co. On The Border For $480M
• Twitter Contributes $100M For Launch Of Social Justice Fund
• IRS Aims For Carried Interest Final Regs In Dec., Official Says
• Avoiding 6 Common E-Discovery Production Pitfalls
• Cleary Steers PE-Backed Sotera Health's $1B IPO Launch
• Verano, AltMed Merger Creates Privately Held Pot Giant
• Cooley-Led Retailer Hits $1.1B Value After PE Investment
• Deals Rumor Mill: Saudi Aramco, KPN, Boston Dynamics
• 3 Firms Lead $4.4B Health Care Co.'s Go-Public Deal
• New Vivus Ch. 11 Plan Offers Stockholders Drug Royalties
• Brown Rudnick Says Trustee's Doc Ask Is 'Premature'
• FTC Probes Illumina's $8B Deal For Cancer Detection Biz
• 3 Firms Guide TPG And TA Associates' $1.6B Planview Buy
• Exec Says Trade Secret Suit Must Be Arbitrated In Hong Kong
• Contractual Takeaways From Payment Providers Ruling
• Kirkland-Led PE Fund Surpasses Target With $7.5B Close
• PE Shop Varde Nabs $2.6B To Target Cos. Affected By Virus
• 5 Firms Guide As Apollo Bets $591M On Sazka Group
• SEC Actions Likely To Spur Further Private Markets Growth
• Investcorp Sells $900M Of Urban Apartment Complexes
• Law Firm Biz Development Tips For The Pandemic Era
• Markets Emerge From Tumultuous Election On Solid Ground
• Wachtell, Goodwin Assist On Adobe's $1.5B Workfront Buy
• Pillsbury Hires Former Skadden Partner Amid M&A Expansion
• Viking Cruises Lands $500M To Stay Afloat Amid Virus
• Goodwin Procter Guides Biopharma Co.'s $50M IPO Plans
• Hong Kong PE Shop Pays $1.27B For CityPlaza One Tower
• Latham Guides Extra Space's $300M Investment In Jernigan
• Rulings Show Limits Of Federal Agency Vacancy Law
• 3 Firms Steer Asset Manager's $2.7B Liquid Storage Co. Buy
• Davis Polk, Latham Lead $2.1B Deal For Apparel Co. Supreme
• CFIUS Under Biden Will Quietly Keep Nose To The Grindstone
• High Court Expansion Unlikely After Tight Election
• Biden Win May Lead To First Black Female Justice
• Biden's Win Means Big Business For BigLaw
• Biden Beats Trump At The Polls As Court Battles Continue
• 2 Firms Guide REIT, GIC Launch Of JV With $930M Projects
• Don't Miss It: Kirkland, Cahill Steer Week's Hot Deals
• SBA Survey Signals Enhanced COVID-19 Loan Scrutiny
• Taxation With Representation: Simpson, Cleary, Ropes & Gray
• UK Software Co. Plans $3.7B Share Sale To Fund OSIsoft Buy
• V&E, Clifford Chance Guide Aspire's $300M IPO
• Shearman, Kirkland Guide $935M Data Platform Buy
• 3 Firms Build Novo Nordisk's $1.8B Emisphere Buy
• Latham Guides Graham Partners Fund To $937M Close
• Wilson Sonsini-Led AI Fintech Files $100M IPO
• Cooley, Kirkland Guide Delivery Co.'s $350M Alcohol Biz Bet
• Sex Bias Claimants Oppose Dismissing John Varvatos Ch. 11
• NYSE Owner Prices $900M Offering As Part Of Ellie Mae Buy
• BigLaw Must Drop The Billable Hour To Improve Diversity
• Deals Rumor Mill: TikTok, 7-Eleven, Airbnb
• Medical Pot Biz Vireo Inks Debt Deal Worth Up To $46M
• SBA Survey Unfairly Targets COVID-19 Relief Borrowers
• Gibson, Cooley Craft Merck's $2.75B Cancer Therapy Co. Buy
• Uncertain Election Leaves Capital Markets In Flux
• Trump Unleashes Barrage Of Lawsuits In Battleground States
• Irish HR Biz OKs Outsourcing Co.'s $373M Buyout Offer
• SL Green Inks $952M Sale Of Hudson Yards Office Property
• Training Co. Says Private Equity Firm, Rival Blocked Market
• Real Estate Rumors: Badia Spices, Hines, CIM Group
• SDNY Ruling Affords Forum, Arbitration Clause Drafting Tips
• SEC's Final Accredited Investor Rule Vs. Public Suggestions
• PJT Partners Boosts Deputy GC To Top Counsel Spot
• Senate Majority Still In Doubt As Races Tighten
• Biden Campaign Plays Down Trump High Court Threat
• Trump Vows To Contest Uncounted Ballots At High Court
• The BigLaw Attorneys Battling Over An Undecided Election
• Don't Look To Bush v. Gore For 2020 Blueprint
• Senate — And Pandemic Relief — Still Hanging In The Balance
• 3 Firms Guide $300M Alaska Internet Provider Sale
• Elenoff, Loeb To Guide Tech-Focused SPAC's $100M IPO
• 8 Tips For Effective Oral Advocacy In Virtual Court Hearings
• RE Platform Nabs $1B, Launches JV For Urban Development
• From The Front Lines: The Attorneys Protecting This Election
• Divided SEC Eases Limits And Rules On Private Offerings
• Apollo Taps Akin Gump Partner As Litigation, Regulation Head
• 3 Reasons The Election Will Shape M&A No Matter Who Wins
• Wealth Manager AMP Eyes $4.5B Buyout Amid Turmoil
• 2 Firms Guide Brazilian Fintech's $150M Financing
• Simpson, Fried Frank Steer $293M Blackstone-COPT Venture
• 3 Firms Steer $3B PE Takeover Of Web Hosting Co. Endurance
• A GC's Blueprint For Improving Legal Industry Diversity
• 3 Firms Lead Stonepeak's $8.1B Bet On Astound Broadband
• Nielsen Sells Analytics Unit In $2.7B Deal Driven By 6 Firms