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Private Equity - March, 2022

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• Barnes & Thornburg Taps Ex-Apollo Global Private Funds Pro
• Brockman-Linked Investment Co. Gets Stay Of IRS Collections
• SPACs Could Face More Litigation Risks Under SEC Proposal
• Fenwick-Led App Development Biz Valued At $2.1B In Series C
• Safestore Pays $75M For Carlyle's Stake In Property JV
• USPTO Director Review Is A Rare Remedy After Arthrex
• Deals Rumor Mill: Hasbro, Ascent Resources, NPD Group
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, ESI, Big Move Properties
• Goodwin Failed To Stop $44M Ponzi Scheme Loss, Suit Says
• 5 Mediation Mistakes That Create Obstacles To Settlement
• PE Firm Triton Gets OK For £1.3B Pharma Specialist Buyout
• Robinhood Gets Judge To Strike Down Mass. Investment Rule
• SolarWinds' Cyber 'Hygiene' Claims Keep Investor Suit Alive
• Crypto Biz Helium Raises $200M For Wireless Network
• The Problem With GOP Attack On Jackson Immigration Ruling
• SEC Warns Of 'Greenwashing' In 2022 Exam Priorities Report
• Blockchain Biz LayerZero Valued At $1B For Funding Round
• Tech Cos. Can Benefit From Investment Treaty Protection
• Convicted Bumble Bee CEO Ducks Kansas-Based Tuna Suit
• High Court Urged To Review SEC Judges Alongside FTC Case
• Fintech Partner Cross River Bank Raises $620M For Growth
• SEC Proposes New Requirements To Rein In SPACs
• Attys Will Seek Fees For Mooted Krispy Kreme Takeover Suit
• K&L Gates Nabs Former Trilliant Counsel In Raleigh
• MoFo Brings Aboard Bankruptcy Partner From Arnold & Porter
• Apollo Ditches Pearson Takeover Bid After 3rd Rejection
• Brockman-Linked Bermuda Liquidation Prompts Del. Ch. 15
• Proskauer-Led Yellow Wood Partners Clinches $750M Fund
• Financial Manager Cops To Insider Trading And Stiffing IRS
• Chinese Internet Of Things Biz Wuxin Files For $41M IPO
• Tech-Focused Hiring Biz HackerRank Lands $60M Series D
• Paul Weiss, Orrick Guide Liberty's $525M Cybersecurity Deal
• Latham Adds Ex-Orrick Partner In DC
• Data Co. Nielsen Inks $16B Go-Private Deal Led By 7 Firms
• Law Profs Tell Fed. Circ. Its Sealing Order Was 'Dangerous'
• Ex-Trump Official Can't Duck $10M Fraud Suit, Court Told
• SEC Proposal Would Expand Oversight Of Securities Dealers
• Del. M&A Decision Highlights Need To Address Sandbagging
• Jevic Trustee Floats Ch. 7 Deal With Sun Capital, CIT Group
• Orsted Sells 50% Stake In Offshore Wind Project For £3B
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Latham Nabs Willkie Houston Leader For PE Practice
• Schulte Roth Bulks Up Deals Bench In NY With 3 Partners
• JD.com Property Unit To Raise $800M In Series B
• CVC Wants In On KKR's Reported €10.7B Telecom Italia Bid
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Ethics Principles Call For Justice Thomas Recusal On Election
• Del. Judge Slams Door On Tilton Ch. 11 Subordination Suit
• Blockchain Platform Avalanche Unveils $100M NFT Fund
• Rx Startup Co-Founders Beat Investor's Suit Over $30M Stake
• Bed Bath & Beyond Expands Board And Explores A Spinoff
• Willkie Adds Wilson Sonsini Private Equity Partner In SF
• Kirkland-Led Huntsman Beats Starboard At The Election Box
• Cooley, Davis Polk Rep Lung Disease Biopharma's $69M IPO
• Don't Miss It: Cleary, DLA Piper Guide Week's Hot Deals
• 3D Lauds Shareholder Rejection Of Toshiba's Separation Plan
• 5 Ways Law Firm Leaders Can Prioritize Strategic Thinking
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Paul Hastings
• 3 Firms Shape Brookfield Unit's $1.2B Hibernia REIT Buy
• Regulators Get Ready To Propose New SPAC Rules
• Rep. Waters Seeks Info On Finance Firms' Russia Divestments
• Accounting Fintech Digits Hits $565M Valuation Via Series C
• Contract Negotiation Tool LexCheck Gets $5M Investment
• Deals Rumor Mill: Prologis, Telecom Italia, Kohl's
• Rental Car Delivery Co. Kyte Nabs $200M In Financing
• How Law Schools Can Navigate Toward Equity And Inclusion
• Tilton Accused Of Balk On Cleanup Of Ch. 11 Complaint
• Doctors' Worries Over PE Deals Dominate Merger Comments
• Stroock Tax And Corporate Group Adds Partner
• Where Judge Jackson Stands On Key Civil Procedure Issues
• Swedish Developer's IPO Soars In Otherwise Chilly Market
• Ropes & Gray Adds New Co-Lead For Securitization Practice
• Atty Caught In FBI Shootout Sued For $300M Ponzi Scheme
• Auditor Blamed For $40M Investment In 'Sham' Streaming Co.
• Crypto Co. Acala Unveils $250M Venture-Backed Fund
• China's First Carbon Futures ETF Debuts In Hong Kong
• 4 Firms Lead SPAC Deal For $1.28B Israeli Cybersecurity Co.
• Cloud Security Biz TokenEx Grabs $100M In Series B
• NY Boutique Hit With $4M Suit Over Late Collateral Filing
• Davis Wright Adds Katten Corporate Litigator To LA Office
• IAnthus, Gotham Green Again Seek Toss Of Investor Suits
• Tuna Buyers Win Revival Of Price-Fix Claims Against PE Firms
• A16Z Vet Launches Haun Ventures With $1.5B For Crypto Bets
• Cannabis Co. Cronos Taps Ex-Sullivan Atty As New President
• Capitolis Raises $110M To Bolster Its Capital Markets Platform
• Biz Expense Co. Jeeves Hits $2.1B Valuation In Series C
• Latham-Led Cancer Treatment Co. Wraps Up $175M Financing 
• Damage Calculations And Other Trends In SPAC Litigation
• 7 Firms Build $1.25B SPAC Deal For Japanese Crypto Biz 
• Skadden Lands Ex-SEC Enforcer Who Led 1st SPAC Action
• Real Estate Co. Sues Factory Mutual Unit For Virus Coverage
• Zohar Funds Project Big Losses In Amended Del. Ch. 11 Docs
• Judge Says COVID-19 Justified Short-Notice Art Van Layoffs
• Uncertainty, Activism And SPACs Top Of Mind For M&A Attys
• 3 Firms Rep $1.1B Purchase Of Wealth Management Tools
• Gibson Dunn Grabs Willkie Energy Leader For Houston Office
• Finally, A Small Biz Fintech Startup, Raises $95M In Series A
• Cooley-Led Biopharm Startup Plans For $60M IPO
• High Court Turns Down Intel's Challenge To PTAB's Fintiv Rule
• Holland & Knight Adds Former Reed Smith Partner
• Real Estate Rumors: Norland, KABR Group, Pulte Homes
• Int'l Securities Watchdog Mulls Stronger Investor Protections
• K&L Gates Adds Derivatives And Finance-Focused Atty In DC
• Herbert Smith Guides UK Fintech ClearBank's $231M Injection
• Kohl's Draws Attention From Several Potential Suitors
• Investcorp Drops $141M On Rome Office Building
• Corporate Credit Card Co. Ramp Lands $8.1B Valuation
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• How To Avoid Prematurely Publicizing A Case Outcome
• Paul Weiss Upsizes NY M&A Team With Ex-Kirkland Partner
• 3 Firms Steer Anaplan's $10.7B Go-Private Thoma Bravo Buy
• 'Varsity Blues' Dads Want To Remain Free While They Appeal
• Regulatory Uncertainty Prompts 'Sign-And-Close' M&A Deals
• SEC's Cybersecurity Proposal Leaves Cos. Less Wiggle Room
• 3 Firms Steer Debut Of Hong Kong's First Blank-Check Firm
• Goodwin Adds Cooley Venture Capital Pro In San Francisco
• France-Based Legal Tech Co. DiliTrust Raises $143M
• PE Fund Managers Accused Of Self-Dealing Over $88M
• Don't Miss It: Goodwin, Kirkland Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Ex-SEC Official Warns That Global M&A Could Be In Trouble
• Jointly, A Pot Ratings App, Raises $5M In Seed Funding
• Latham-Led Triumvira Immunologics Clinches $100M Series A
• Loeb & Loeb, Ellenoff Steer Goldenstone Acquisition's IPO
• Latham-Led Insurtech Biz Policygenius Closes $125M Series E
• It's Time To Hold DC Judges Accountable For Misconduct
• 5 Firms Guide KKR's Japanese REIT Buy
• DOJ's UnitedHealth, Change Challenge Set For Aug. 1 Trial
• Senate Banking Panel Backs Powell, Other Biden Fed Picks
• Consumer Services-Focused SPAC Backs Out Of $250M IPO
• Investor's NASCAR Site Merger Suit Heads To Offramp In Del.
• Parking Software Biz FLASH Raises $250M For Expansion
• Holland & Knight Adds Commercial Finance Atty In DC
• Computing Biz SiFive Lands Over $2.5B Valuation In Series F
• Cerner Corp. Sued Again In Del. For Oracle Deal Info
• 5 Firms Shape EQT's €6.8B PE Merger With Baring Asia Unit
• Husband Of 'Real Housewives' Star Sued Over $5.4M Pot Deal
• Kirkland & Ellis Nabs Hong Kong PE Atty From Ropes & Gray
• CannTrust Exits Restructuring With $13.1M In PE Financing
• British Cannabis Producer Akanda Raises $16M IPO
• Florida Real Estate Roundup: Wynwood Offices, MSC Cruises
• Ethereum Biz Tops $7B Valuation In S&C-Guided Round
• London Exchange Eyes Streamlined Path Into Private Markets
• Firms Seek Fees For Mooted Nextdoor SPAC Deal Suit In Del.
• SentinelOne Nabs Cybersecurity Peer Attivo In $616.5M Deal
• ESG's Function In Merger Reviews Is Likely To Grow
• MoFo Grabs 2 More Perkins Coie Corporate Attys In Cal.
• 4 Ways To Preserve Confidentiality Of Litigation Funding Docs
• Top FinCEN Crypto Adviser Heads To Venture Capital Firm
• Fraudulent Rental App Detection Biz Nabs $100M Series A
• SEC Commissioner Lee Plans To Step Down As Term Expires
• Mortgage Co. Hit With Shareholder Suit Over Lackluster IPO
• Logistics Co. Slips Investor Suit After Judge Takes 2nd Look
• RM Sotheby's Sued In Del. For Pilfering Ex-Worker's Clients
• Vanguard Faces Investor Class Action Over 'Massive' Tax Bills
• 5 Legal Tips For SPACs Facing Looming Acquisition Deadlines
• Ampersand Clarifies Power Project Placed-In-Service Analysis
• Texas Jury Shuts Door On Chamberlain's $63M Patent Case
• Market 'Doesn't Work That Way,' UnitedHealth, Change Say
• BakerHostetler Builds TransDigm's $360M Dart Aerospace Buy
• Davis Polk, V&E Rep $950M Sale Of Natural Gas Assets
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Fed. Circ. Urged To Reconsider Alsup Unsealing Order Validity
• Peruvian Produce Exporter Pulls $450M IPO As Listings Cool
• Remote Hearings Are Ill-Suited Default For Litigation Realities
• Fintech's $2.5B Deal Latest De-SPAC Axed Over Foggy Market
• Alston & Bird, Pierce Atwood Guide $72M Florida Hotel Loan
• Cloud Giant Gets Green Light For £1.2B Blue Prism Buy
• Debevoise-Led KKR Collects $17B For 4th Infrastructure Fund
• Investors Accuse Wrigley Heir Of Fraud Over Cannabis SPAC
• ABA's New Anti-Bias Curriculum Rule Is Insufficient
• Don't Miss It: Davis Polk, Paul Weiss Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Former Linklaters Attys Join Cleary Offices In NY, Brussels
• Health Hires: Proskauer, Trilogy Health, Pillar Biosciences
• Mandiant Rips Investor's Bid For Docs On $1.2B FireEye Sale
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Wilson, Freshfields
• Gett's $1B SPAC Deal Quashed Over Market Uncertainty
• Ex-SEC Official Urges Regulators To Counter SPAC 'Myths'
• How FinCEN Shell Co. Rules Differ From Past BSA Standards
• Pearson Decries Apollo's £6.47B Takeover Bid As Too Low
• Another Toshiba Investor Says Spinoff Plan Is No Good
• 5 Russian, Ukrainian Patent Updates You May Have Missed
• Neobank Lunar Raises $77M To Fuel Nordic Expansion
• Venture Firms To Deploy $165M To Drive Bitcoin Adoption
• Davis Polk Steers Latin America SPAC's $200M IPO
• Ex-Apollo CEO Can't Take Discovery In Federal Court For Now
• Fenwick-Led Real Estate Investment Biz Hits $2B Valuation
• Simpson Thacher-Led Fintech Raises $225M For Its Credit Biz
• Consumer Finance Biz Lendable Valued At More Than £3.5B
• 4 Takeaways For Asset Managers From SEC's Cyber Rule Plan
• Deals Rumor Mill: Deutsche Telekom, Amazon, Merck
• Dutch Maritime, Dredging Co. Valued At $4.6B In Takeover Bid
• 2 Firms Rep As Bayer Sells $2.6B Pest Control Biz To PE Firm
• 7 Russian Oligarchs Hit With £15B In Latest UK Sanctions
• Chancery Fast-Tracks PE Trustee Ouster Case
• SEC Under Fire Over Shorter Rule Proposal Comment Periods
• Guaranteed Rate's Ex-GC Moves Back To Sidley In Chicago
• CIM Group Provides $344M Loan For Atlanta Office Tower
• Keys Facets Of Retooled Minority Biz Investment Program
• Latham, Weil Shape Carlyle's $787M Deal For CBAM Assets
• Tim Hortons China's Go-Public Deal Revised Down To $1.4B
• Personal Finance App Acorns Lands Nearly $2B Valuation
• Remote Hearings Should Be The Default In Civil Litigation
• Latham-Led Early Childhood Ed. Provider Rekindles IPO Plans
• DWS Usurps National Express With £595M Stagecoach Buy
• 6 Firms Vie To Lead Investor Suit Over Insurer COVID Costs
• SEC Says Adviser Overcharged Teachers In Million-Dollar Deal
• SEC Developing More Rules Aimed At Shareholder Proposals
• Bain Capital Launches $560M Crypto-Focused Fund
• Attorneys Today Need To Depose Like There's No Tomorrow
• Lone Star Drops $401M On UK Student Housing Portfolio
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Corporate Attorney To Philly Office
• Covington, White & Case Rep Carbon Capture Biz's $2.2B Deal
• Minority-Led Payments Fintech Stax Hits $1B Valuation
• 4 Firms Drive Canadian Packaging Co.'s $2.6B Go-Private Deal
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• NFT Platform Immutable Valued At $2.5B In Series C
• Private Equities Seek Chancery Ouster Of Conflicted Trustees
• FCA Trends To Watch For Health, Life Sciences Cos.
• CBD Co. Gets Claims Trimmed Over Failed Biz Transaction
• OvaScience, VC Fund Settle Investor Class Action For $15M
• Cozen O'Connor Moves Vancouver Office, Adds 5 Lawyers
• 4 Firms Shape Cornerstone's $5.8B CD&R Go-Private Deal
• Digital Logistics Biz Forto Valued At $2.1B In Funding Round
• Market Fog Dooms Weather Tech Co.'s $1.2B SPAC Deal
• Mindbody Inks $9.75M Deal To End Investors' Take-Private Suit
• NYC Lender Sues Billionaire Bros. In $2.5B LA Hotel Project
• SEC's Lee Wants Regulators To Step Up Scrutiny Of Lawyers
• Activist Investor Seeks Ericsson Shakeup After DOJ Rebuke
• Troutman Pepper Lands Banking Regs, M&A Attorney
• Real Estate Rumors: One Health, Apollo, Sunny Isles Beach
• Robinson & Cole Grows In NY With 3-Atty SPAC Team
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Don't Miss It: Paul Weiss, Latham Guide Week's Hot Deals
• 2 SPACs Led By Same Team Withdraw IPOs Totaling $600M
• SEC Strikes $5.5M Deal With VC Firm, CEO Over Fund Fees
• Urban Aircraft Biz Volocopter Raises $170M In Series E
• Holland & Knight Adds Kirkland Private Equity Pro In LA
• Creditors Blast Tilton Ch. 11 Suit To Subordinate Zohar Claims
• PE Firm Says Ukraine Crisis Should Keep Coal Mine Row In Ill.
• Asia-Pacific Fintech Deals Hit Record High In '21, Report Says
• Biden Critique Of PE-Owned Nursing Homes Unlikely To Sting
• Rabina Lands $540M In Financing For NYC Tower Project
• Bottling Co. Says It Was Swindled By Bogus $55.3M Loan
• Latham & Watkins Snags White & Case Energy Deals Pro
• Orrick-Led Sales Platform Apollo.io Lands $110M In Series C
• Deals Rumor Mill: Fanatics, Life Insurance Corp., Amazon
• Beauty Tech Developer Perfect Corp Inks $1B SPAC Merger
• MoFo Adds Perkins Coie Venture Capital Specialist In LA
• CFTC Nominees Sail Through Senate Confirmation Hearing
• 8 Firms Guide Blank-Check Co. Trio For $525M In IPOs
• Workforce Management Platform Connecteam Nabs $120M
• Cornell Capital Rakes In $1.7B For 2nd PE Fund
• Powell Says Fed Is On 'High Alert' For Cyberattacks
• The Growing Importance Of ESG In Mergers And Acquisitions
• Simpson Thacher Adds 2 Fund Partners In DC, NY
• Gunderson-Led UserZoom Valued At $800M For Investment
• Biden Knocks PE's Nursing Home Boom In State Of The Union
• IPO Market Appears Stalled For The Near Future
• 3 Firms Rep $200M Life Sciences, Sustainable Tech SPAC IPO
• Accel-KKR Seals $1.35B Growth Fund Targeting Tech Industry
• Pot Investors' Suit Over $40M Grab In SPAC Deal To Advance
• Timing Of Trump Adviser Indictment Not Political, Feds Say
• FINRA Says Broker Earned 'Secret' Comp On $10M Fundraise
• Ropes & Gray's New LA Office Adds Private Equity Pro
• Goodwin Adds Philly Private Equity Atty To DC Office
• How Attorneys Can Ethically Terminate A Client Relationship
• Bulgarian Fintech Startup Payhawk Flies To $1B Valuation
• Hogan Lovells Scores 5th New York Partner In A Month
• Kirkland-Led Partners Group Bets €1B On Software Co.
• Blake Cassels, Torys Rep On $9B Natural Gas JV Formation