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Private Equity - April, 2021

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• PE Firms Want Out Of Pot RICO Suit Against Harvest, Verano
• SEC's New Chair Seeks Fixes For Unequal Access To Capital
• Brokers Sued Over Actor's Alleged $690M Ponzi Scheme
• Cyprus Co. Looks To Enforce $7.6M Defaulted Loan Award
• Alamo Drafthouse Employee Bonuses OK'd In Ch. 11
• Chancery Orders Closing On $550M Cake Supply Co. Sale
• HHS Watchdog OKs Surgery Center Investment Deal
• Wilson Sonsini, Weil Guide Gores SPAC-Sonder $2.2B Merger
• Latham, Simpson Thacher Rep $5.8B Nestlé Vitamins Buy
• Don't Miss It: Fried Frank, Manatt Guide Week's Hot Deals
• COVID Vaccine Maker, Cancer Biotech IPOs Total $231M
• SEC Enforcer's Exit Won't Sour Gensler On BigLaw Hires
• CBD Co. Hit With $12M Fraud Suit Over Failed Biz Transaction
• Staffing Platform ShiftPixy Files 4 SPACs Exceeding $1B
• LA Brentwood Medical Office Tower Lands $43M Loan
• Wilson Sonsini Steers Fintech Paxos In $300M Funding Round
• Foley-Led Cloud Storage Biz Wasabi Closes $112M Series C
• Chancery Nixes Injunction In SourceHOV Appraisal Debt Row
• Deals Rumor Mill: Carlyle, Ant Group, Freshworks
• Latham-Led Entertainment Giant Leads 3 IPOs Topping $1.4B
• Latham Taps Ex-V&E Private Equity Atty In Houston
• Weil, Davis Polk Cook Up $950M Deal For Spices Supplier
• Paul Weiss Snags Another Kirkland Partner For New SF Office
• Real Estate Rumors: ROI Capital, Microsoft, JKM Developers
• Fenwick Guides MessageBird To $1B Funding, SparkPost Buy
• SEC Enforcement Head Resigns 1 Week After Being Hired
• Hertz Cleared For New Ch. 11 Plan Sponsor Auction Schedule
• Tech Biz Sysdig Valued At $1.2B For Series F Round
• Mobile Store Biz Enjoy Goes Public In $1.2B Weil, Cooley Deal
• Boeing Supplier's Ch. 11 Plan Cleared After Settlements
• Kirkland-Led Valor Clinches 5th PE Fund With $1.7B In Tow
• Japan's Hitachi Metals To Be Taken Private In $7.51B Deal
• Robinhood's Bid To Toss Hacking Suit Meets Skeptical Judge
• Fortress Calls Apple's IP Scheme Claims Mere 'Speculation'
• Teen Banking Biz Nabs Celebrity Backing In $100M Series C
• How SPACs Can Avoid Failed China Reverse Mergers 2.0
• Baker McKenzie Hires Transactional Atty From Baker Botts
• Bankrupt Alamo Drafthouse Goes With Stalking Horse Bid
• Family-Focused Fintech Hits $2.3B Value In $260M Financing
• Mobile Banking Startup Raises $220M At $2.2B Valuation
• The Pandemic's Bright Spots For Lawyers Who Are Parents
• Fintech Borrowers Get Class Cert. In Tribe-Linked Usury Suit
• Latham, Skadden Steer IPO For Ex-Apple Chief's Marketing Biz
• Wilson Sonsini-Guided Fintech Brex Nabs $425M In Funding
• Hertz Gives Competing Ch. 11 Sponsor A Week For New Offer
• COVID Vaccine Maker, Jessica Alba's Startup Launch IPOs
• Former FCC Chair Pai Joins Private Equity Firm Searchlight
• Gunderson Dettmer Taps Ex-Vinson Attys For Austin Office
• Investment Firm Blasts Toshiba's Handling Of PE Takeover Bid
• Skadden, Kirkland Drive $12.3B Deal For Cybersecurity Firm
• 4 Ways Private Capital-Raising Rules Are Loosening Up
• FTC Calls In-House Ilumina Case As Important As Fed. Trial
• Greenberg Traurig Nabs Simpson Thacher M&A Atty In NY
• Pharma Co.'s $4.8M Investor Deal OK'd, But Fees Undecided
• Don't Miss It: Orrick, Jones Day Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Garrett Motion's Honeywell Deal Gets Ch. 11 Plan Nod
• Benefits Management Co. To Bet Up To $450M On Telemed Biz
• Socially Conscious Blank-Check Co. Files For $250M IPO
• 2 Firms Guide FirstGroup's £3.3B Transit Divestment To EQT
• Revise Mansfield Diversity Mandates To Also Benefit Veterans
• How To Set Execs' Pay In SPACs Without Breaking A Sweat
• Pollen St. Joins UK Co. For £200M Mortgage Broker Buy-Up
• W&C, Fried Frank Drive $7.1B Panasonic-Blue Yonder Deal
• Mo. Atty Agrees To Pay $137K To End SEC's Pot Fraud Suit
• We Haven't Heard The Last From SPACs, Panel Says
• Saudi Fintech Tamara Raises $110M In Series A Round
• Cooley-Led NeuroPace Raises $102M After Brief CFIUS Pause
• Key Considerations For Build-To-Rent Developers
• 3 Firms Steer $2B Vivid Seats Go-Public Deal
• 3 Firms Steer Deluxe's $960M Purchase Of Pay Processing Co.
• Tips For Managing Cybersecurity And Privacy Risks In M&A
• Carlyle's AlpInvest Grabs $3.5B For 8th Co-Investment Fund
• Deals Rumor Mill: Toshiba, Discord, Oxford Nanopore
• Simpson Leads EQT To €15.6B Tech, Health Care PE Fund
• 3 Firms Build SPAC Deal For $2.2B Real Estate Tech Provider
• Hertz Gets OK For Creditor Vote On Ch. 11 Plan
• Data Management Biz Lands $120M In Series D Funding
• Cooley-Led Workplace Software Firm Leads Trio Of Tech IPOs
• Sidley, Jones Day Rep $500M Koch Investment In Mavenir
• Marketing Automation Biz Valued Above $3B With New Funds
• In-Limbo Finders Exemption Legitimizes Market's Open Secret
• BentallGreenOak Raises $1.8B Europe Real Estate Fund
• FTC's Challenge To $8B Illumina Merger Shipped To Calif.
• Latham-Led Entertainment Giant Stages IPO Comeback
• UK Watchdog Flags Gas Station Markets In £6.8B Asda Deal
• Chargebee Raises $125M For Subscription Payments Tech
• Toshiba Says It Can't Review PE Firm's Vague Takeover Bid
• E-Commerce Investor Valued At Nearly $2B In Funding Round
• Bankruptcy Litigation Could See More Third-Party Funding
• Manatt Nabs Kirkland, Dentons Duo For Growing Digital Group
• Winston & Strawn Nabs IP Atty From Troutman Pepper In LA
• DOJ Says Firm Must Divest Salt Co. For $3.2B Morton Buy
• Nestle Sues In Del. To Oust Robots From Bottling Plants
• Data Protection 'Unicorn' Nabs $147M To Guide Growth
• UK Gov't Wants National Security Review Of Nvidia's Arm Buy
• 2 Firms Rep Cannabis Lender For $8M Funding Round
• Solar Tracking Co. Tops 4 IPO Launches Totaling $705M
• Asset Management Takeaways From SEC Risk Alert On ESG
• Real Estate Rumors: TA Realty, CBRE, Ivy Realty
• Gilbert, Norton Rose Steer ESR's $2.9B AU Logistics Buy
• Hotel Group Fights To Pin Apollo To €93M Funding Promise
• Justices Won't Review Tribune Media Ch. 11 Clawback Case
• China Bank Unit Faces Ponzi Scheme Suit Over $46.5M Loss
• Investors Get $17M To End Suit Over $446M Nutraceutical Buy
• Law360's Guide To Biden's Judicial Picks
• Skadden-Led Website Biz Squarespace Files Direct Listing
• Interior Design Co. Employees Settle Pregnancy Bias Suit
• Don't Miss It: Cravath, DLA Piper Guide Week's Hot Deals
• 5 Firms Lead Trio Of Biotech IPOs Raising $721M Combined
• Why The Future Law Firm Model Is Industry-Based Offerings
• Green Tech Metals Investor Closes $120M Funding Round
• Thompson Hine Adds Transactions Partners To Chicago Office
• Brookfield Sells Wind Business Worth €571M To Orsted
• 6 D&O Provisions To Consider When Buying SPAC Insurance
• Tax Atty Helped CEO Evade Taxes On $225M, Indictment Says
• Madoff's 'Seismic Shift' On SEC, Compliance Still Felt Today
• Gaming Firm's Public Debut Tops Five IPOs Exceeding $4.5B
• Mass. Regulator Wants Robinhood Barred From State
• Luckin Coffee Nabs $250M To Fund Restructuring, Settlement
• Big-Money PE Play For Toshiba Is Sure To Catch CFIUS' Eye
• Real Estate Rumors: Carlyle, Aldi, Arena Capital
• E-Commerce Anti-Fraud Co. Signifyd Closes $250M Series E
• Simpson Thacher Steers Brightstar To $1.27B PE Fund Close
• Deals Rumor Mill: Toshiba, VinFast, Impossible Foods
• Dell Readies VMware Spinoff Featuring $12B Dividend 
• Coinbase's Public Debut Vaults Crypto Further Into Spotlight
• Recidivist Going By 'Richard Richman' Charged With Fraud
• Michaels Investor Seeks Docs Related To $5B Apollo Buyout
• Finjan Beats Investor Suit Over $44M Fortress Deal, For Now
• Hogan Lovells-Led Bell Partners Crafts $800M Venture
• Gibson-Guided IPI Partners Closes $3.8B Data Center Fund
• Globalworth Receives Buyout Offer Valuing Firm At $1.9B
• Energy Exec, Co. Debate Finality Of $2.5M Tax Credit Deal
• Judge Clears Way For Hawaii Beer Deal
• Fintech Lands $3.6B Value After Latham, Davis Polk-Led IPO
• Calif. Cannabis Co. Notches $30M Fundraise For Expansion
• Skadden, Mayer Brown Lead $1.7B Caliber Home Loans Deal
• AI Computer Chip Biz Groq Closes $300M Series C
• Investors Fight Chancery Toss Of $600M Utah Mine Sale Suit
• Judge OKs Tilton-Tied Biz's Ch. 11 Deal For Auto Parts Co.
• SEC's Latest Guidance Likely To Further Slow SPAC Market
• Digital Media Co. Hit With $101M Weed App Suit
• Blockchain Software Biz Lands $65M From JPMorgan, Others
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Bankruptcy Service Price-Fixing Suit
• Thought Leadership's Critical Role In Law Firm Diversity
• Law360's 2021 Private Equity Editorial Advisory Board
• Epic Games Valued At $28.7B In Sony-Led Funding Round
• Ellenoff Grossman Sued For Malpractice Twice In Six Weeks
• Beautycounter Valued At $1B After Carlyle Buys Majority Stake
• Grab Valued At Nearly $40B In SPAC Deal Delivered By 5 Firms
• Regulators Warn That SPAC Accounting Errors Require Fixes
• NYC Man Denies Insider Trading In Press-Linked Case
• Latham-Led Cybersecurity Biz Darktrace Floats London IPO
• 7 Cos. Restock Pipeline With IPOs That Could Exceed $2.1B
• 3 Firms Drive $1.7B Purchase Of Golf Cart Maker By PE Firm
• Ardian Raises €7.5B Via Latest Buyout Fund, Co-Investments
• SEC Exam Unit Warns Firms Of ESG Disclosure Deficiencies
• TPG-Backed Blank-Check Co. Leads Trio Raising Total $510M
• Sustainability-Linked Bonds Provide Boost For Green Finance
• 4 Firms Guide Clinical Stage Pharma Cos. In $221M IPOs
• Partial Repeal Could Resolve Biden's SALT Cap Dilemma
• Growth Cos. Should Disclose Projections In IPO Prospectuses
• Del. Rulings Guide On D&O Insurance For Corporate Fraud
• What Associates Should Consider Before Switching Practices
• Taxation With Representation: Fried Frank, White & Case, Weil
• 3 Reasons Securities Fraud Litigation Exposure Fell In Q1
• FTC Says Moving Illumina Suit To Calif. Is Risky Amid COVID
• Don't Miss It: Cleary Gottlieb, Dechert Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Boat-Buying Ponzi Schemer Admits Luring Investors
• Toshiba Says PE Firm's Takeover Bid Needs Work
• NY Investment Firm Nabs $100M To Grow Bitcoin In Insurance
• SoftBank Fund Leads OneTrust $210M Series C Extension
• SEC Official Warns That SPACs Offer No Legal Shortcuts
• Real Estate Rumors: Ocean Bank, Blackstone, General Capital
• These Firms Guided Q1's Top Hospitality Deals
• 3 Firms Drive Fleet Tracking Co.'s $1.1B Go-Private Deal
• Corporate Spend Biz Ramp Hits $1.6B Valuation In Series B
• Investor Moves To Block Cubic's $3B Take-Private Deal
• Akin Gump Snags Thompson & Knight Energy Duo In Texas
• 4 Effective Ways To Prioritize Client Advocacy
• Deals Rumor Mill: Toshiba, Flipkart, Clubhouse
• 5 Firms Rep In Cellebrite's $2.4B Go-Public Deal
• Kirkland Welcomes New Tax Partner From Weil
• Fried Frank-Led BlackRock Closes $4.8B Clean Power Fund
• Actor Charged In $690M Netflix, HBO-Based Ponzi Scheme
• SoftBank Fund Co-Leads Retail Tech Co.'s $640M Series E
• App Development Biz AppLovin Seeks $30B Valuation In IPO
• Fintech Plaid Nabs $13.4B Valuation In Latest Funding Round
• Tilton Wins Zohar Chancery Suit Over $6.5M Insurance Award
• Remote Law Firm Culture Should Prioritize Associate Training
• Illumina Hits Back At FTC, Says $8B Grail Deal Can Save Lives
• MoFo-Led SoftBank Eyes $2.8B Stake In Robotic Storage Co.
• More Than A Dozen Firms Steered Top Q1 Real Estate Deals
• COVID Vaccine Hopeful Lands $100M In Funding Round
• Cooley-Led Patreon Valued At $4B After New Funding Round
• 3 Firms Drive $5B SPAC Deal For UK Diagnostic Testing Co.
• Investor, Art Biz Prep NFT Marketplace For Cannabis Art
• Kirkland-Led Sports Card Giant Hits $1.3B Value In SPAC Deal
• Virtual Litigation May Unravel The Narcissistic Lawyer
• 2nd Circ. Rebuffs Insider Trading Appeal From Ex-PE Boss
• Gibson Dunn, Wilson Sonsini Steer $1.3B Robotics SPAC Deal
• Varde Provides $155M India Office Construction Financing
• Goodwin Leads Ares To $1.7B Distressed US Real Estate Fund
• Paul Weiss-Advised PE Shop Clinches Funds Totaling $3.75B
• Chinese Restaurateur Hid Warhol Purchase, Dining Co. Says
• KKR-Financed Clothing Firm Seeks Ch. 11 Protection
• Whitecap To Pay $239M To Bulk Up Montney Shale Stake
• Electric Car Co.'s $2.4B Deal Was Built On Lies, Investor Says
• Colorado-Based Biotech Co. Grabs $150M In Series E
• Fintech Seeks $2B Valuation In Latham, Davis Polk-Led IPO
• Understanding SPACs' Hidden Capital Costs
• Illumina Wants FTC's Suit Over $8B Grail Deal Moved To Calif.
• ABA Remote Work Guide Raises Bar For Atty Tech Know-How
• 3 Firms Power Sale Of $3.4B Stake In Sempra Energy Biz
• Weil Leads Genstar Capital To $11.7B PE Fund
• Inside The 10 Largest Private Equity Funds From Q1
• Don't Miss It: V&E, Ropes & Gray Guide Hot Deals
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Torys, Goodwin
• Lateral Hire Conflict Screening Lessons From DLA Piper Case
• Boston Drug Discovery Co. Grabs $75M In Series C
• Snell & Wilmer Snag Atty From Troutman Pepper In San Diego
• Bank Says Pa. Online Ticket Vendor Stiffed It During Sale
• Key Enforcement Risks For SPAC Parties Amid SEC Scrutiny
• South Korea's HYBE Label Gets Scooter Braun's Co. For $1B
• What Companies Must Know Before Merging With A SPAC
• Crypto Exchange Coinbase To Make Public Debut April 14
• PE Firm, Ex-Director Can't Reduce $41M In SEC Fines Via Liu
• Illumina Agrees To Delay $8B Grail Deal During FTC Challenge
• Tech, Health Care Stand Out Among Largest Deals From Q1
• March IPOs Exploded, But The Boom Is Starting To Slow
• Ex-NFLer Favre Beats Fraud Suit Over Bankrupt Media Co.
• Feds Drop Securities Fraud Case Against Ex-Brixmor Chiefs
• Deals Rumor Mill: Kioxia, Raizen, Bayer
• 4 Firms Lead Brookfield's Sweetened $6.5B Property Unit Buy
• Defunct College Owners Accused Of Self-Dealing In $50M Suit
• Cooley Reps Vision Ridge In $1.25B Climate-Focused Fund