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Private Equity - September, 2021

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• Robinhood's College Tour May Fly In The Face Of Regulators
• 'Varsity Blues' Jury Won't Hear Ringleader's 'Side-Door' Pitch
• Fed. Circ. Forecast: Verisk Targets EagleView's $375M Win
• Ropes, Latham Steer Hair Care Company's Upsized $1.6B IPO
• Fintech, Gaming SPACs Raise $375M In IPOs
• Gunderson-Led Theseus Pharma To Launch $125M IPO
• Novacap Closes $330M Financial Services Fund
• DLA Piper Guides AlphaSense On $180M Series C
• Activist Elliott Amasses 'Significant' Stake In Toshiba
• Alloy Raises $100M For Digital Identity Tech For Fintechs
• Deals Rumor Mill: Willis Towers Watson, Huntsman, Fanatics
• MVP: Kirkland's Nicole Washington
• SoftBank Leads ContractPodAi $115M Series C Round
• Goldman-Backed Chat Service Symphony Settles With CFTC
• Real Estate Rumors: Greystar, Commerz Real, Blue Water
• SEC Proposes That Funds Beef Up Proxy Voting Disclosures
• Feds Rest 'Varsity Blues' Case As Focus Shifts To Defense
• Polsinelli Adds Securities Partner in Dallas From Akin Gump
• Mesabi Fee Fight Belongs In Bankruptcy Court, 3rd Circ. Told
• Warby Parker Shares Beat Benchmark Following Direct Listing
• Allvue Delays IPO, Citing 'Adverse Market Conditions'
• US Trustee Objects To Medley Ch. 11 Liability Releases
• DLA Piper Asks Del. Justices To Rethink Key Appraisal Ruling
• MVP: Ropes & Gray's Marc Biamonte & Lindsey Goldstein
• What 9th Circ. Privilege Test Means For Dual-Purpose Advice
• Latham, Davis Polk Rep Planned $901M Luxury Gym IPO
• AgTech Co. Raises $100M In Morningside-Led Round
• Jury Told 'Varsity Blues' Honcho Claimed Steve Jobs As Client
• Fortress Beats Intel Antitrust Suit Over Patent Purchases
• Real Estate Rumors: Slate, Moishe Mana, Blue Water Advisors
• Amplitude Shares Rise Following Nasdaq Direct Listing
• Debevoise Leads PSG To $4.5B Tech-Focused Fund
• MVP: Cleary's Liza Lenas
• Lifting The Veil On The Supreme Court's Shadow Docket
• COVID-19's Continuing Effects On Health Care Economics
• Wealth Manager Denies Claims In $9M Crypto Fraud Suit
• Kirkland Snags Ex-Sidley Securities Practice Co-Chair
• CFTC's Berkovitz To Reunite With Gensler As Top SEC Lawyer
• 5 Firms Guide Warburg's $130M B2B Software Infusion
• 3 Firms Shape Blue Prism's £1.1B PE Firm Bid
• Orrick-Led E-Commerce Investor Valued At $850M In Series B
• FTC Chair's Plan: What We Know, And What We Don't Know
• Gensler Warns Panel About Costs Of Going Public Via SPACs
• K&L Gates Snags Benefits Partner From Allen & Overy
• Japan's JERA To Invest $1.58B In Philippine Energy Producer
• Blockchain Biz Announces $100M Investment Unit
• 8 Firms Guide 3 Cos. For $969M In Planned IPOs
• MBIA Renews $1B-Plus Ch. 11 Suit Against Tilton, Affiliates
• Tearful Coach Tells 'Varsity Blues' Jury Of Loughlin Fakery
• MVP: Simpson Thacher's Jonathan Karen
• Embracing ESG: United Natural Foods GC Talks Bottom Line
• Ticketing Platform Dice Raises $122M In SoftBank-Led Round
• 3 Firms Work Out $5.65B Deal For Cosmopolitan In Vegas
• 4 Firms Drive SPAC Deal For $20B Electric Car Co. Polestar
• Jury Hears USC Coach Never Heard Of 'Varsity Blues' Recruit
• SEC's 1st Crowdfunding Enforcement Turns Heat On Portals
• China Bans All Crypto Transactions In Broad Clampdown
• COVID Test Maker, Analytics Firm Price IPOs Totaling $740M
• Robinhood Taps Crypto CCO, And Other Top People Moves
• MVP: Debevoise & Plimpton's Jonathan Adler
• 3 Attorney Ethics Considerations For Litigation Funding
• Don't Miss It: Debevoise, Latham Guide Week's Hot Deals
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Simpson Reps As Apax Amasses $1.75B For Tech Fund
• Money Transfer Firm Remitly Leads Trio Of Fintech IPOs
• Canadian Regulators Warn Crypto Platforms About Marketing
• 'Varsity Blues' Kids' Choice Of Sport Didn't Matter, Jury Hears
• Deals Rumor Mill: Athenahealth, Tegna, BetMGM
• Amid Hiring Boom, McDermott Adds 6 Transactions Partners
• V&E Steers Climate-Focused Blank-Check Firm's $200M IPO
• GE Healthcare Inks $1.45B Deal For Surgical Imaging Co.
• Dapper Labs Raises $250M And Scores NFT Deal For Soccer
• Senators Probe SPAC Creators Over Possible Market Abuses
• Cooley-Guided Freshworks' $1B IPO Leads 4 New Offerings
• How ABA Opinion Shifts Alternative Biz Structure Landscape
• Cooley-Led Restaurant Payments Biz Sunday Lands $100M
• North Carolina Developer Buys $63M Long Island City Site
• Adams And Reese Snags Partners In NOLA, Mississippi
• Litigation Finance Co. Closes 3rd Fund At $682M
• Payment Software Co. Spenmo Snags $34M In Series A
• Latham Hires Vinson Veteran For Energy M&A Practice
• Judge Urged To Toss Investor Suit Over Sale of Energy Firm
• SPAC Shareholder Sues Over Loss On $1B XL Fleet Merger
• 'Varsity Blues' Dad Invited Plotter To Versailles Bash, Jury Told
• Freshfields-Led Universal Music Strikes Chord With Investors
• Sorare Raises $680M For Fantasy Soccer And NFT Platform
• Pot Co. Skymint Eyes Mich. Expansion After $78M Financing
• Crypto Platforms To See More SEC Crackdowns, Gensler Says
• Virtu's Access To Insurer's Files Curbed In $11M Hacking Fight
• Goulston Picks Up Nutter Sports Dealmaker In Boston
• Partners Group Grabs $15B In Total For Latest PE Vehicle
• APA's $7.2B AusNet Bid Sets Up Showdown With Brookfield
• Software, Fintech Startups Lift IPO Targets To Start Busy Week
• Chancery Blocks Ex-AffiniPay CEO's Equity Arbitration Moves
• USC Admin Felt 'Betrayed' By 'Varsity Blues' Ploy, Jury Hears
• Olaplex Joins Crowded IPO Pipeline With Plans To Raise $1B
• Embracing ESG: HPE Counsel Talk Effective Board Oversight
• Illumina's Early Deal Close Draws EU 'Interim Measures'
• The UK Reforms That Add Investor Allure To SPACs
• 3 Firms Drive SPAC Deal Forming $1.4B Investment Firm
• Ropes & Gray-Led Lab Space Provider Lands $250M Series B
• AusNet Mulls Increased $6.9B Go-Private Bid From Brookfield
• Mintz, Kirkland Aid As PE Shop Buys $3B Semiconductor Biz
• 'Varsity Blues' Jury Hears USC Hoops Recruit Had JV Talent
• Chancery Denies Shareholders Access To Dell Director Emails
• IPO Lockup Periods Begin To Loosen Amid Market Pressure
• Top Naturgy Investors Out On IFM's 'Fair' €4.9B Tender Offer
• Hong Kong Exchange Proposes Rules To Allow SPAC Listings
• 3rd Circ. Preview: Antitrust, Defamation Suits Kick Off Fall
• Parsing New Int'l Tax Reporting Rules For Pass-Throughs
• Justice Gap Demands Look At New Legal Service Models
• DLA Piper Atty Joins Holland & Knight's Private Equity Team
• EQT Drops Australian Fintech Pursuit After Previous $2.2B Bid
• Don't Miss It: Kirkland, Cooley Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Intel Calls Fortress' 'Buy Low, Sell High' IP Strategy Illegal
• Ashfords Guides UK Payment Tech Biz In $160M Funding
• PE-Backed Identity Software Co. Leads 2 IPOs Totaling $528M
• Despite Risks, Venezuela May Rekindle Investor Interest
• When A Denial Of Recovery-Based Insurance Claim Is Invalid
• Blockchain Biz Avalanche Raises $230M In Private Token Sale
• Deals Rumor Mill: Stripe, Novolex, Unilever
• MVP: Paul Weiss' Taurie Zeitzer
• Philip Morris' £1.1B Vectura Buy On Track Despite Objections
• Wilson Sonsini, Kirkland Steer Gogoro's $2.35B SPAC Deal 
• 9 Companies Storm Capital Markets With IPOs Totaling $3B
• Debevoise, Sidley Craft Prudential's $2.2B Annuities Sale
• Jury Hears 'Varsity Blues' Dad Wanted '2-For-1' Fraud Special
• Willkie Farr Exec Says Attys Have Shown They Can Be Remote
• MVP: Morrison & Foerster's Suz Mac Cormac
• Investors In Bankrupt Hotel Co. Ordered To Return $2.4M
• Fried Frank-Led HPS Seals Latest Fund With $15.4B In Tow
• 3 Firms Guide Fintech Biz Pagaya's $8.5B Go-Public Deal
• Goodwin Nabs Dechert IP Partner For Life Sciences Team
• GOP Sens. Chide SEC's Gensler On Disclosure Rules, Crypto
• 'Varsity Blues' Jury Hears BigLaw Atty's Deal With Mastermind
• Judge Shuts Down Finjan Investors' Suit Over $44M Sale
• Cooley-Led QED Closes 7th Fintech Fund With $1.05B
• Small Biz B2B Payment Co. Scores $4B Value In Series D
• Del. Justices Uphold Appraisal Right Waivers In Split Ruling
• 3 Firms Guide Sportradar's $513M IPO
• Sea Mining Biz Seeks $220M From Would-Be SPAC Investors
• MVP: Davis Polk's John Amorosi
• Vivendi Readies Universal Music Spinoff At $39B Valuation
• These Firms Have The Most Women In Equity Partnerships
• Construction Tech Co. Versatile Grabs $80M In Series B
• Talen Energy Can't Pull Plug On Early Retirement Suit
• Jeb Bush-Led PE Shop Nabs $350M For Impact Investing Fund
• CD&R Inks Pensions Package With Morrisons Trustees
• 7 Companies To Join September Blitz With IPOs Topping $2.8B
• Embracing ESG: Leidos GC Talks Social Responsibility
• Forge Global To Go Public In $2B SPAC Deal
• 'Varsity Blues' Parents Blame 'Con Man' As 1st Trial Opens
• Herbert Smith, White & Case Craft Certares' $353M Avia Deal
• MVP: Fried Frank's Brian T. Mangino
• Robinhood Users Denied Class Cert. In Stock Halt Suit
• Recur Raises $50M To Bring NFTs To College Sports
• Law360's Glass Ceiling Report: What You Need To Know
• Coinbase Seeks $1.5B From Investors For Possible M&A
• Payroll Startup Papaya Global Raises $250M In Series D
• Simpson, Paul Weiss Build TransUnion's $3.1B Neustar Buy
• 9 Firms Rep Quartet Of Blank-Check Cos. Raising $710M
• Didi Hit With Another Investor Suit Over $4.3B IPO
• Fraud Enforcement Risk Mitigation Steps For PPP Lenders
• Considerations In Structuring Private Equity D&O Coverage
• KKR Sells Austin Campus For North Of $300M
• 15 Firms To Guide IPOs Exceeding $3.4B As Activity Resumes
• Blackstone Abandons $5.7B Enterprise Deal For Soho China
• MVP: Simpson Thacher's Atif Azher
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Don't Miss It: Kirkland, McDermott Rep Week's Hot Deals
• Kirkland, Winston Build $1.3B PE Deal For Logistics Co. Echo
• FenXun Adds Senior Counsel To Capital Markets Team
• Robinhood Can't Get Out Of Revamped Data Breach Suit
• Inside Box's Successful Campaign To Stave Off Starboard
• P3 Health Seeks Hefty Bond For $2.3B SPAC Deal Injunction
• SEC Panel Endorses Tougher Regs On SPACs, Insider Trading
• CFTC's Quintenz Joins Andreessen Horowitz As Adviser
• Deals Rumor Mill: Engie, Advance.AI, Aramex
• Wachtell Guides Digital Bank Varo's $510M Funding Round
• Wilson Sonsini, Sidley Lead Box To Win In Proxy Fight
• What To Watch For As 'Varsity Blues' Gets Jury Trial Debut
• Lessons In Crisis Lawyering 20 Years After 9/11
• Cooley, Davis Polk Rep $1.6B E-Commerce Go-Public Deal
• Pillsbury Adds 'Dynamic' Latham Energy Partner In New York
• Global Payments Nabs Fintech Biz MineralTree For $500M
• Securities Dealer Agrees To Asset Freeze In Scalping Suit
• Adoption Of Extended M&A Valuation Models Seems Unlikely
• Kirkland-Led Alpine Investors Clinches $2.25B Fund
• Willkie, Latham Rep $3B DigitalBridge Real Estate Divestment
• Female-Founded Revaia Seals €250M Sustainability Fund
• Jones Day, Weil Steer Advent's $1B Insulation Co. Sale
• 4 Firms Craft Perrigo's $2.1B Deal For PE-Owned Self-Care Co.
• CD&R, Fortress Will See £7B Morrisons Fight Head To Auction
• 3 Firms Shape Apax, Warburg's €5B Dutch Telecom Co. Buy
• 6 Companies Recharge IPO Market With Plans To Raise $2.7B
• Blackstone Inks $5B Deal To Buy Chamberlain Group
• El Salvador Loads Up On Bitcoin As Novel Law Takes Effect
• Thompson & Knight Office Leader Joins Blank Rome In Texas
• Vedder Price Adds Ex-McDermott Private Equity Atty In NY
• Lawyers Gear Up For Packed IPO Pipeline As Autumn Nears
• Fintech, Energy-Centric SPACs Together Raise $400M In IPOs
• Washington Prime Gets OK For $911M Chapter 11 Plan
• Real Estate Rumors: Abacus Capital, Cabot, Eddie Hidary
• Italy Opens Investigation Of €15B European Fintech Merger
• Akerman Helps With $45M NY Life Real Estate Loan
• Ex-Trump Official Says Missing Party Sinks $9M Pa. Fraud Suit
• SEC Must Tackle Proxy Adviser Problems
• Investors Pour $20M Into Creator Of Cannabis Breathalyzer
• Don't Miss It: Fried Frank, Katten Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Simpson Reps Ex-EQT Partner's Firm On Debut €900M Fund
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Singapore Unveils Regulatory Regime To Allow SPAC Listings
• Washington Prime Bondholders Can't Halt Ch. 11 Plan Hearing
• Why So Many Law Firms Are Rallying In Defense Of SPACs
• Pot Co. IAnthus Fights Hedge Fund Over Debt Plan Deadline
• Align Capital Sells Tolling Co. For $120M to Quarterhill
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Hand Hospitality, Pensam
• Deals Rumor Mill: Mailchimp, Hexaware, ParshipMeet
• Ponzi Schemes: A Growing Hazard In Film Financing
• Swedish Drug Co. Backs $8B Buyout Offer From Advent, GIC
• Trump Ally Barrack Signals Brady Fight In Lobbying Case
• Why Structured Data Is Increasingly Important To Your Case
• GTT Communications Plans $2B Sale Ahead Of Ch. 11 Filing
• Pulling Up Stakes: Latham, Wilson Sonsini And Schiff Hardin
• Oppenheimer Hit With Class Claims Over Ponzi Scheme
• Cos. 'Begging' For ESG Guidance From SEC, Report Says
• Chancery Ruling Clarifies M&A Fraud Claim Limits
• Embracing ESG: AIG Counsel Talks SEC Risk Alert
• SEC Taps Cyber Biz To Monitor Digital Asset Ecosystem
• Spectrum Investors Request Approval For Revised $32M Deal
• Latham Opens Austin Office With Focus On Emerging Cos.
• Robinhood Says Potential $3.4B Offering Is Under SEC Review
• PE Firm AGIC Capital Clinches $1.2B For 2nd Fund
• Moye White Expands For First Time, Merges With Atlanta Firm
• Checkr Reaches $4.6B Valuation After New $250M Funding