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Private Equity - November, 2022

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• FTX Founder Ignores Legal Advice For Spotlight At NYT Event
• San Francisco Hedge Fund Hires Veteran Finance Atty As CCO
• 9th Circ. Tells Uber Objectors Settlement Isn't A Coupon Deal
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• SEC Extends Enforcement Deadline For Beefed-Up OTC Rules
• SEC Enforcement Numbers Show Shift To High-Impact Cases
• A Promising Structure For Multiunit Franchise Acquisitions
• Dechert Doubles Up In Recast Leadership Structure
• 4 Firms Guide Carbon Revolution's $270M SPAC Merger
• PR Exec's Theft Merits 'Substantial' Prison Time, Feds Say
• COVID-19 Effects Linger In M&A Details
• ArentFox Schiff Adds Trusts & Estates Pro From DLA Piper
• Linklaters Steers Brookfield's Bid For 49% Of Swedish Biz
• Investor Says Exec Can't Escape Suit Over $145M Award
• Ex-Movie Producer Wraps SEC Deal Over BlackRock Theft
• DC Sports Group Scores Ex-EBay Prez As Minority Investor
• Outdoor Gear Investor Wants Short-Swing Profit Suit Nixed
• How, And Why, To Become An Impact Investment Lawyer
• Judge Roasts 'Frivolous' Fee Bid In Rigged-Foreclosure Row
• Herbert Smith Partner To Co-Lead Global Corporate Practice
• Mintz Adds Ex-K&L Gates Atty As Head Of Sports Practice
• Corporate Duo Join Armstrong Teasdale In Philly, DC
• Boston Scientific Acquires Medical Tech Co. In $615M Deal
• High Times Buyer Drops Suit Alleging It Was Misled On Sale
• Fla. Fund Manager Sued Over Tout Inc. Collapse
• Epstein Accusers Bring New Suits Against Banks, Leon Black
• Attorney Accused Of $225M Tax Scheme Dies On Eve Of Trial
• Shearman Adds Former Top Commerce Attorney In DC
• Shell Plans Net-Zero Emissions With $2B Nature Energy Buy
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Centerbridge, GIC Offer $662.5M For Industrial REIT Takeover
• Ex-Kirkland PE Partner Joins Ropes & Gray In New York
• Irell Adds IP Litigator In DC From Kobre & Kim
• BigLaw Firms Help Create Term Sheet Template For Startups
• Law Schools Are Right To Steer Clear Of US News Rankings
• 4 Firms Build Deal For Yahoo To Buy Minority Stake In Taboola
• BigLaw Firms Flock To Singapore For Its Economic Growth
• Morgan Lewis Adds Citibank, Davis Polk Attys As Partners
• How Firms Are Getting The Most Out Of Their Pro Bono Work
• The 2022 Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leaders
• Mapping Out VLSI-Intel's Sprawling Patent War
• The Rise And Fall Of FTX: Timeline Of The Collapse
• New FERC Affiliate Considerations For Public Utility Investors
• TPLC Sues To Uphold Deal With Investors After Proxy Fight
• Ropes & Gray-Led Electric Aircraft Co. Lilium Lands $119M
• Another News Corp. Investor Raises Doubt About Fox Merger
• Honigman Announces Corporate Partner In Chicago
• Litigation Funders Seek Transparency In Disclosure Debate
• Latham-Guided Manchester United Toys With Possible Sale
• 4 Firms, 2 Years, 1 Suit And, Finally, A Done UnitedHealth Deal
• Tech Investor Clinches €1.8B Buy Of Just Eat's Brazilian Unit
• Clifford Chance Leads Entain's €700M Buyout Of Gambling Biz
• Glencore Agrees Australian Mine Sale To SPAC For $1.1B
• Thor Equities Poses $3B Casino, Hotel Coney Island Project
• 3 Firms Steer $573M SPAC Merger For UK EV Startup Zapp
• Meridian Bioscience's $1.53B Sale Clears Antitrust Hurdles
• Clark Hill, JP Galda Guide $170M Cybersecurity SPAC Merger
• XL Fleet Still Stuck In Muddy Waters In Del. SPAC Suit
• Ex-Highland Exec Fights Restraining Order From Former GC
• Trump-Linked SPAC Gets Approval To Extend Merger Deadline
• Ropes & Gray's Former London Head Joins Bain Capital
• Paul Hastings, Kirkland Lead $600M Hyperloop Biz SPAC Deal
• Squire Patton Adds Private Equity Pro In Madrid
• 5 Principles For Better Professional Development Programs
• Broadcom's Planned $61B VMware Takeover Probed In UK
• UnitedHealth Closes Merger But DOJ Keeps Fighting
• BMO Harris Bank Seeks Delay Of $563M Ponzi Scheme Verdict
• What To Pay Attention To In FTX Fraud Probe
• Beware FTC's Expanded Focus On Private Equity, Individuals
• 2 Firms Guide Renewable Fuel Producer's $666M SPAC Merger
• My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned To Practice With Passion
• Torys, Stikeman Elliott Lead $1.7B Mortgage Lender Deal
• Investor Presses News Corp To Seek Fox Merger Alternatives
• Crypto Promoter Charged With Leading $10M Ponzi Scheme
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Zohar Agents Dodge $10M Breach Of Contract Suit
• HarbourVest Closes $4.2B Co-Investment Fund
• PE Firm Astatine Targets £300M IPO For UK Investment Trust
• Would Rules Have Cured FTX's 'Internal Controls Wasteland'?
• DOJ Will Ask DC Circ. To Block UnitedHealth-Change Deal
• Tesla Cheers Musk's $56B Pay Deal As 'Home Run' For Co.
• Last Call For 2022 As IPO Prospects Line Up To Go Public
• Firms Set To Seek $6.75M Fee For MultiPlan SPAC Suit Deal
• Don't Miss It: Cooley, Kirkland Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Real Estate Rumors: Haystack, Morgan Brown, Elijah Equities
• M&A Attorney Rejoins V&E After 5 Years
• FTX's 'Worse Than Enron' Books Recall Energy Firm's Demise
• $56B Failed To Tie Musk To Tesla, Experts Say At Del. Trial
• SEC Official Says Attys Must 'Be Clear' With Crypto Clients
• Five Firms Brought Home 'Historic' $1B Dell Deal In Chancery
• Goodwin Procter, Ropes & Gray Lead $1.5B ServiceMax Deal
• Navigating The FTC's Expanded Unfair-Competition Stance
• Real Estate Rumors: Brooklyn Brewery, Cobalt, Bradmore
• Deals Rumor Mill: Binance, SBF, Forbes Media
• Insider-Trading Stock Whiz Who Dodged Taxes Avoids Prison
• 3 Firms Steer Wireless Tech Firm's $276M SPAC Merger
• Proof Shows Atty Helped CEO Evade Taxes On $225M, US Says
• Clean Energy Investment Firm Raises $1B Inaugural Fund
• Investment Adviser Compliance Tips For 3rd-Party Marketing
• FCC Studying Foreign Stakes In Tegna Deal, Chair Says
• Chicago-Based Health Care Co. Secures $300M In Financing
• Perry Guha Fights 'Shameful' Bid To DQ It In Leon Black Case
• EU Raises Concerns Over Booking.com's €1.6B ETraveli Deal
• Surf Air Aviation Biz And SPAC Cancel $1.42B Merger
• Musk Testifies That He Wants Someone Else To Run Twitter
• Questions To Ask Before Making A Lateral Move As Partner
• Dell Settles Suit Over Stock Swap Deal For $1B In Chancery
• Activist Investor Says Google Parent Needs To Cut Costs
• 2 Cos. Ordered To Pay $66M Over 'Massive' Ponzi Scheme
• Top SEC Enforcer Urges Speedy Crypto Investigations
• Chancery Issues Final Chirp In Musk's $44B Twitter Deal Battle
• SPAC G&P Won't Merge, Redeems Public Shares
• Akin Gump Adds Former Treasury Policy Leader In DC
• Faegre Drinker Welcomes Back Tax Pro In Philadelphia
• Cooley-Led Oncology Firm Prices $94M IPO Below Range
• PE Firm Clinches $485M 'Revolutionary' Climate Tech Fund
• 2 Stroock Financial Litigators Jump To DLA Piper In LA
• Credit Suisse To Sell Securitized Products Group To PE Biz
• CFTC Dropped Ball On FTX Regulation, Watchdog Group Says
• 5 Firms Assist Two Energy-Focused Cos.' SPAC Plans
• FTX Faces Growing Regulatory, Criminal Scrutiny Amid Fallout
• Tesla Director, Ex-GC Defend Musk's $56B Pay Package
• P3's Cautionary Tale On LLC Liability In Del. Chancery
• Bed Bath & Beyond Issuing Shares To Pay Down Debt Load
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Who's Testifying At Musk's $56B Tesla Trial In Del. Chancery?
• Quinn Emanuel Lands Ex-SEC Enforcement Leader In DC, LA
• DLA Piper, Latham Assist TX Insurer's Proposed IPO
• My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned To Argue Open-Mindedly
• Covington-Led Indivior To Buy US Drug Co. Opiant For $145M
• PE Firm's £1.6B Takeover of Euromoney Wins Regulators' OK
• 'Stop Tweeting': Attys Groan At FTX Head's Online Mea Culpa
• Fintech Qenta To List At $622M Value In SPAC Merger
• Deals Rumor Mill: Twitter, Toshiba, CVC Capital
• Herbert Smith-Led Origin Energy Open To $11.8B Takeover
• Ex-Skadden Atty, Credit Suisse Accused Of Pushing Bid Boost
• Ardian Raises €5B For Fifth-Generation Private Credit Platform
• 6 Tips For Completing A SPAC Merger In A Harsh Environment
• Goodwin-Led HighBrook Seals Real Estate Fund At $632M
• SEC Chief Of Staff To Exit Role At End Of 2022
• ABA's No-Contact Rule Advice Raises Questions For Lawyers
• PE Giants Say SEC Probing Them Over WhatsApp Use
• FTC Mulls Proper Standard On Staffers' Juul-Altria Appeal
• Binance Walks Away From FTX Buyout Amid Turmoil
• 2 Firms Lead $4.4B Deal For UK Industrial Products Maker
• 4 Key Skills For An Effective Attorney Coaching Conversation
• LexisNexis Acquires IP Intelligence Co. IPlytics
• Jeweler Loses UK Court Battle To Halt Extradition To India
• MPs Eye Asset-Fund Rules To Support Regional Diversity
• Pinsent Masons-Led Energy Firm Launches £2.5B IPO
• Control Of Congress Too Close To Call
• BMO Harris Bank Hit With $563M Verdict In Ponzi Scheme Trial
• 9th Circ Won't Revive Intel's Antitrust Suit Against Fortress
• CFPB Urges 3rd Circ. To Preserve Its Student Loan Trusts Suit
• King & Spalding Adds Tax Partner In Paris
• DC Judge Won't Block Albertsons' $4B Shareholder Payout
• How Civilian Attorneys Can Help Veterans
• Anheuser-Busch To Buy New Major League Pickleball Team
• From Courts To Polls: BigLaw Turns Out To Protect The Vote
• Clark Hill Lands Holland & Knight Corporate Pro In Dallas
• V&E Adds M&A, Private Equity Partner In NY
• Ex-Mayer Brown Transactions Partner Joins Winston & Strawn
• Binance To Buy Rival FTX Amid Sudden Liquidity Issues
• Hypothetical Performance Under SEC's New Marketing Rule
• Engineering Co. To Buy Smart Thermostat Maker For £110M
• Musk's $56B Tesla Pay Trial May Spur More Exec Comp Fights
• Chancery Delays $21.6M Class Deal, Fee OK In Presidio Suit
• Jury Clears Scrubs Startup Figs In Rival's False Ad Suit
• 'Thriving' Albertsons Defends $4B Payout From AG Challenge
• Chinese Hotel Chain, Workspace Firm Target $96M in IPOs
• 'Varsity Blues' Convictions On Shaky Ground, 1st Circ. Hints
• Skadden, King & Spalding Guide $4.3B Canadian REIT Deal
• Proskauer Adds Ex-Investment Management Group EVP
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Gibson Dunn Adds Ex-Simpson Thacher Invest Funds Atty
• My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned That Culture Shapes Law
• Insurer Can't Deny Coverage For 'Scalping' Claims, Suit Says
• Walgreens Primary Practice Buys Summit Health In $8.9B Deal
• Fed. Circ. Lets Uniloc Keep Suing Google, Not 2 Others
• Don't Miss It: Wachtell, Davis Polk Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Kirkland Leads Castlelake In Closing $782M Credit Fund
• 5 Firms Lead Giant Biogene's Downsized $70M HK IPO
• What To Expect From The Post-Midterms Lame-Duck Session
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ex-Trump Ally, Deputy Acquitted In Illegal Lobbying Trial
• SolarWinds Nears $26M Investor Deal As SEC Eyes Action
• IP Forecast: VLSI Patent Battle Against Intel Goes For Round 4
• Latham, Morrison Lead $450M SPAC, African Farm Biz Merger
• Trump-Tied SPAC Again Fails To Win Merger Extension
• Stockholder Challenges Single-Family Rental Co.'s SPAC Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Twitter, Adobe, Zucker
• 9 Legal Ethics Considerations In Natural Disaster Preparation
• SolarWinds Shows Del. Stance On Board Duty, Cybersecurity
• Study Claims Diagnostics Innovation Isn't Tied To Investments
• A Divided Congress May Increase Companies' Political Risks
• Mark Cuban Buys Team In New Pickleball League
• 3 Firms Lead Bain Capital Group's €955M Bid For Caverion
• SEC Chair Gensler Warns Of Further WhatsApp Sweeps
• Albertsons-Kroger Deal Payout Breaks Antitrust Law: AG Suit
• 4 Firms Rep Climate Mitigation-Focused JV's $1.8B Forest Buy
• Pot Farm Founders Sue Investors In Del., Alleging Fraud
• Slack Investor Urges Justices To Skip 'Direct Listing' Petition
• Gibson Dunn, Fasken Lead $207M Sale Of Wetzel's Pretzels
• VLSI Says These 'Facts' In Intel Row Shouldn't Go To A Jury
• HK-Based Health Care SPAC Pulls Plans For $175M IPO
• Gibson TM Win Shows Delays Don't Bar Injunction
• SF-Based Shartsis Friese Names New Managing Partner
• Sen. Brown Asks FTC To Investigate Rental Pricing Algorithms
• White & Case-Led French Glass Co. Buys UK Rival For £315M
• Allen & Overy Adds Winston & Strawn Private Equity Pro In LA
• Andreessen Horowitz Joins Pile-On Of CFTC's Ooki DAO Suit
• Crypto VC Firm Asks CFTC For New Rules After Ooki DAO Suit
• Contentious EYP Group Ch. 11 Plan Quietly Confirmed In Del.
• 3 Firms Rep As Cinven Inks $720M Deal For TaxAct
• Fed. Circ. Says Calif. Judge Defined Word Incorrectly
• Barrack Sold UAE His Trump Access, Jury Told As Trial Wraps
• JLL Guides KKR's $357M Philadelphia High-Rise Buy 
• SEC Actions Offer Lessons For Exempt VC Reporting Advisers
• Kirkland, WilmerHale Lead Victoria's Secret's Lingerie Co. Buy
• ESG-Focused SPAC Cancels $459M Merger With MedTech Co.
• Baker Botts Snags New M&A Co-Lead From Holland & Knight
• 4 Firms Guide Ammo Maker's $1.2B SPAC Merger
• Polsinelli Names New Business Department Co-Chairs
• 6 Firms Guide $10.9B Deal To Take Atlas Corp. Private
• Trends And Opportunities In Canada's Insurance M&A Market
• Perkins Coie Brings On Emerging Companies Boutique In NYC