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Private Equity - February, 2023

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• KKR's Top Lawyer Came Away With $18.6M In Total 2022 Pay
• London Co. Must Face Trade Secrets Spat In California
• Air Taxi Co. Can't Sanction Rival Over Data Deletion In IP Row
• EPA Gains Access To Used Car Lot For Enviro Cleanup
• Ropes & Gray-Led Lyric Capital Nabs $800M For Music Rights
• Firms Win $6.75M Fee For MultiPlan Corp. SPAC Suit Deal
• Chancery Tosses Biz Founder's Post-Merger Firing Challenge
• India's Budget Proposals May Ease Entry For Certain Sectors
• Cheerleading Co. Rips Bid For New Counsel In Monopoly Suit
• Latham Adds Former Kirkland Partner To Tax Practice
• Paul Hastings Reps 3rd SilverBox SPAC In $120M IPO
• Bain Capital Ventures Raises $1.9B For 2 Tech-Focused Funds
• Debevoise Steers Close Of $1.2B North American PE Fund
• Private Capital Carves Niche In Race To Energy Transition
• Disbarred Atty Ordered To Pay Back $5.5M To Fraud Victims
• Paul Hastings Lands Trial Lawyer From White & Case In NY
• Private Equity Group Of The Year: Fried Frank
• Cleary Expands DC Finance Group With Ex-Willkie Attys
• Slack Investor Urges Justices To Not Undo Direct Listing Suit
• 'Freedom-Loving' App To Go Public Through SPAC Merger
• Fifth Third, BNY Mellon, BlackRock Hit By Chat App Probe
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Steps Lawyers Can Take Following Involuntary Terminations
• NY Cloud Security Co. Brings In $300M For $10B Valuation
• Sidley, Olshan Steer Resolution Of Rogers-Starboard Dispute
• Reading Between The Lines Of SEC's 2023 Exam Priorities
• 6 Firms Steer Brazilian Software Firm's $312M SPAC Merger
• Scotts Unit Settles Suit Over Cannabis Co. Acquisition
• 3 Firms Shape Ready Capital's $787M Merger With Broadmark
• Loeb & Loeb, Dentons Rep SPAC Deal For $322M Robotics Co.
• Private Equity Group Of The Year: Sidley
• Proposed Proxy Fight Is 'Misguided,' Bath & Body Works Says
• Focus Financial To Go Private In $7B Deal Guided By 4 Firms
• Finnish Builder Weighs Improved €1B-Plus Bids By 2 Investors
• Mandiant Tells Chancery $1.2B No-Vote FireEye Sale Proper
• Why More Newly Public Companies Could Go Private
• SPAC Tips For Retroactive Validation Of Shareholder Votes
• FCC Calls On In-House Judge To Review Tegna Deal
• High Court Ax Of Atty-Client Privilege Case Deepens Split
• Slater & Gordon Board Approves Sale Of Law Firm To PE Shop
• Goldman Says More Regulators Probing Its Credit Card Biz
• Entertainment Co. Drops Firm In Ex-Fugees Rapper Fraud Suit
• Finnish PE Firm Seeks To Outbid Bain Capital For Caverion
• 5 Firms Steer Plant-Based Food Co.'s $150M SPAC Merger
• Don't Miss It: Haynes Boone, Venable Lead Week's Hot Deals
• Fund Formation Group Of The Year: Debevoise
• Private Equity Group Of The Year: Simpson Thacher
• SEC Accuses Duo Of Insider Trading On $3.4B Verifone Sale
• Cannabis Banking Compliance Co. Green Check Raises $6M
• Real Estate Rumors: Thor, Signature Bank, Rajesh Patel
• Saying J&J Rival Shows 'No Respect,' Judge Issues Sales Ban
• Georgia Appeals Court Affirms $800K Award In Housing Spat
• Judge Calls Performance Powersports DIP Releases Unfair
• Estate Planning Company Trust & Will Raises New Capital
• Deals Rumor Mill: AT&T, Dida Inc., Northvolt
• Funding Round Brings In $70M For Israeli Semiconductor Co.
• Fund Formation Group Of The Year: Kirkland
• Why SEC's Proposed Adviser Outsourcing Rule Irks Industry
• Engineering Biz John Wood Snubs £1.6B Bid From PE Firm
• Chancery Validates De-SPAC Shares To Avoid 'Untold Chaos'
• Republican Ex-Sen. Patrick Toomey Joins Apollo's Board
• Private Equity Co. Sees Red Over Purple's Poison Pill Plan
• SPAC Settles Claims Tied To Alleged $1.2M Embezzlement
• 3 Firms Rep $868M Logistics, Industrials REIT Deal
• Cooley Adds 5 PE, M&A Attys From Perkins Coie In Denver
• 3 Job Satisfaction Questions For Partners Considering Moves
• Investor Says Crypto Co. Fudged Finances Amid $2.1B Deal
• News Corp. Eyes Move Inc. Sale Options As CoStar Talks End
• 2 Firms Steer Custom Wheel House Sale To Fox Factory
• State AGs May Put Investors On The Hook For Co. Bad Acts
• New Oil And Natural Gas Entity Formed With $500M In Capital
• Euronext Makes €5.5B Offer For H&F-Backed Allfunds
• Ex-GE Lighting Cos. Owe $2M For Infringing Patent, Jury Says
• Stockholders Seek Musk Give-Back In $56B Del. Tesla Pay Suit
• 2 Firms Guide IPO Plans For Cummins' Filtration Business
• Anika Therapeutics Spars With Caligan Over Corporate Future
• Private Equity Should Beware The Antitrust Microscope
• Relevance Lab Gets Backing Of $700M Tech-Focused PE Fund
• 5 Steps For Subscription Line Lenders Amid Fundraising Dip
• 'Remorseful' Investment Pro Seeks To Avoid Prison
• 4 Exercises To Quickly Build Trust On Legal Teams
• United To Launch $100M Fund For Sustainable Aviation Fuel
• Mormon Church To Pay SEC Fine For Hidden $32B Portfolio
• Crestwood, Brookfield Sell Texas Gas Storage Site For $335M
• Fund Formation Group Of The Year: Simpson Thacher
• White & Case-Advised Insurer Buys Swedish Rival
• Chancery Fixes Millions Of Potentially Invalid De-SPAC Shares
• Tysers Sells Thoroughbred Horse Insurance Broker To Howden
• Ex-Con Allegedly Posed As GC, BigLaw Atty In Epstein Scam
• CIBC, Cerberus Ink $770M Deal Over Missed Loan Payments
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Don't Miss It: Sidley, Squire Patton Lead Week's Hot Deals
• A-Rod's Blank-Check Co. Slammed By Investor Redemptions
• PCF Insurance Lands $500M Investment Led By Caryle, HGGC
• 6 Ways Dealmakers Can Get Ahead In An Economic Slump
• Cravath Guides WiseTech Global In $414M Blume Buy
• Fund Formation Group Of The Year: Willkie
• How The Bruised SPAC Market Is Navigating Turbulence
• NY Firm Says Other Attys To Blame For $30M Botched Loan
• Feds Want $5.5M Restitution From Ex-Atty For Investor Fraud
• Retirement Groups Urge SEC To Abandon Fund Proposal
• Truist Selling Insurance Biz Stake To Stone Point For $1.95B
• 5 SEC Exam Priorities Private Fund Managers Must Address
• 8 Steps To Improve The Perception Of In-House Legal Counsel
• 2 Firms Guide Battery Tech Firm's Go-Public SPAC Merger
• Kirkland-Led Seattle PE Firm Closes Inaugural Fund At $300M
• 2 Firms Steer $220M Sale Of Flavor Ingredients Biz To PE Firm
• McGuireWoods Adds Ex-Foley & Lardner Litigator In Dallas
• Debt Capital Markets Show Signs Of Thawing In Early 2023
• Hogan Lovells Adds Longtime Locke Lord Partner In Boston
• Fund Formation Group Of The Year: Fried Frank
• Deals Rumor Mill: Reddit, Manchester U, Kroger-Albertsons
• Northleaf Clinches Secondaries Fund With $1.3B In Tow
• Biotage Will Acquire Astrea Bio Business In $190M Stock Deal
• Cybersecurity Co. Deepwatch Receives $180M In Investments
• EU Will Review Adobe's $20B Figma Deal After Requests
• Procedure Rule 7.1 Can Simplify Litigators' Diversity Analysis
• VC Firm Sequoia Latest To Be Hit With FTX Suit
• Entertainment Co. Fights Ex-Fugee Atty's Bid To Ax Suit
• IAA Investor Calls Ritchie Bros. Deal 'Fundamentally Flawed'
• Glaser Weil, Kirkland Lead $1.36B Sale Of Wyatt Technology
• 6 Considerations For Investors As Recession Looms
• SEC Eyes Crypto Assets In New Adviser Custody Proposal
• Cheerleaders' Parents Want Class Cert. Against Cheer Brand
• DE Shaw Raises $1.1B For Its Voltaic and Diopter Funds
• How Companies Could Define 'Social' In ESG Metrics
• Tech Startup CEO Pilfered $20M For Private Jet, Feds Say
• Subway Exploring Sale Under JPMorgan Advisement
• Vast Solar Inks SPAC Merger Deal Worth Up To $586M
• 3 Firms Steer Drilling Tools Biz's $319M SPAC Merger Deal
• Tech-Focused SPAC Begins Trading After $60M IPO
• Lordstown Share Matter No Reason To 'Fish,' Chancery Says
• Indian Payment Co. Valued At $12B After $100M Fundraise
• Kramer Levin Hires PE Partner As Part Of Growth Strategy
• GPB Capital Execs' Attacks On $1.8B Fraud Charges Fall Flat
• Former StoneMor Stockholders Sue Board, Controller In Del.
• Transit Co. Via Raises $110M At $3.5B Value Post Biz Change
• Treasury Exempts New Zealand, UK From CFIUS Regs
• Shareholder Protests Maxar's $6.4B Private Equity Buyout
• FIS To Spin Off Merchant Biz After Strategic Review
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Longtime Norton Rose Partner In DC
• 2 Firms Guide Fashion Distributor's $707M SPAC Merger
• Akin Gump Opens Boston Office
• Chinese EV Maker Valued At $13B After $750M Fundraising
• Ohio Man Accused Of Defrauding Investors, Family
• Sears Hometown Investors, Ex-Directors Reach $3.1M Deal
• Dentons Hires Valvoline M&A Pro For Corporate Group
• Kirkland-Led Summit Partners Closes Europe Fund At €1.4B
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Brett Favre Sues Auditor, Sportscasters For 'Thief' Remarks
• Insurer Can't Toss Nonprofit's Coverage Suit For $2.3M Fine
• Activist Investor ValueAct Reportedly Nabs Stake In Spotify
• Don't Miss It: Baker McKenzie, Latham Rep Week's Hot Deals
• Vending Machine Co. Plans To Go Public Via $198M SPAC
• Latham-Led Biotech, Renewable Energy Firms Price 2 IPOs
• Crypto M&A Strategies Evolve As Values Plunge
• Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2023 Editorial Boards
• Mass. Justices Urged To Axe Robinhood Win Over Stock Rule
• Pillsbury Adds Perkins Coie Venture Capital Atty In Calif.
• 3 Firms Guide Pair Of Blank-Check IPOs Totaling $160M
• Atty Conflict Discussions In Idaho Murder Case And Beyond
• HSF Hires 5-Atty Team From Simmons & Simmons In Italy
• PE-Backed 3i Infrastructure Raises £100M
• 4 Firms Guide €922M IPO Of PE-Backed EV Parts Maker
• UK SPAC Hambro Perks Looks To Extend Acquisition Deadline
• Sidley-Led Solar Firm Leads Two IPOs Raising $828M Total
• Activist Nelson Peltz Gives Up Fight For Seat On Disney Board
• 3AC Founder Starting Crypto Bankruptcy Claim Exchange
• Noventiq And Calif.-Based SPAC Announce Intent To Merge
• Goodwin, Skadden Drive Weight Loss Co. Allurion SPAC Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Adani, Carlyle, Restaurant IPOs
• Toshiba Evaluates JIP's Multibillion-Dollar Takeover Bid
• Why The Original 'Rocket Docket' Will Likely Resume Its Pace
• Francisco Partners To Take Sumo Logic Private In $1.7B Deal
• Weil Gotshal Guides Kainos Capital's $1B Fund III
• Home Decor Wholesaler Hits Ch. 11 With $495M Debt
• Sidley Hires Shearman's Europe Head Of M&A, PE In London
• Katten Picks Up Seasoned Benefits Pro From Allen & Overy
• 3 Arrows Liquidators Say No Answer To Twitter Service
• Chancery Nixes Early Trial On Masimo Board Control Defense
• House GOP Pushes For Relaxed Limits On Private Offerings
• Top CVS Deals Show Aggressive Growth Strategy Via M&A
• Bluestone Launches With $300M Sports And Media Fund
• NY-Based GreenPoint Snags UK Car Park Portfolio For $368M
• Debevoise, Skadden Guide Brookfield's $1.1B Argo Buy
• Fried Frank Grows Asset Management Team With Dechert Atty
• CVS Health To Buy Oak Street Health In $10.6B Deal
• SEC To Test Adviser Compliance With New Marketing Rule
• Web Hosting Co. Ionos Prices IPO At Low End Of Range
• Utah Ch. 11 Partially Halts NC Foreclosure Bid Rigging Suit
• NC Bottling Co. Wants $11M Win Over No-Shows In Scam Suit
• SEC Small Biz Panel Fears Private Fund Rules Will Overreach
• Scotts Unit Says Cannabis Co. Interfering With Acquisition
• Locke Lord Taps Insurance Regulatory Vet For NYC Office
• The Discipline George Santos Would Face If He Were A Lawyer
• Bank Secrecy Act's Crypto Expansion Is On The Horizon
• Self Storage, An Industry Darling, Steps Strongly Into 2023
• Chancery Bomb Has Companies Clearing Billions In 'Shrapnel'
• Chinese Tax Service Provider Trading Down After $16M IPO
• Hogan Lovells Adds Ex-Morgan Lewis Partner To M&A Team
• Goldman Sachs Closes $5.2B Fund Targeting Minority Stakes
• Masimo Rolls Back Board Control Shields Targeted In Del. Suit
• Majic Wheels, OceanTech Slam Brakes On $333M SPAC Deal
• Pomerantz To Lead Avalara Shareholder Suit Over $8.4B Deal
• National Enquirer Sold In Deal Built By DLA Piper, Paul Weiss
• Israeli Renewable Energy Co. Powers Up For $293M IPO
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• 2 Firms Guide Industrial Headset Maker's $375M SPAC Merger
• Seyfarth Accused Of Ushering Bad Deal On Companies' Sale
• HyreCar Hires Adviser As It Explores Potential Go-Private Sale
• Kirkland-Led Greenbriar Equity Raises $3.475B For 6th Fund
• Gold Miner To Raise $19.6M For Mali Project
• Chemical Co. Stahl To Buy Packaging Firm For $205M
• Manchester City Accused Of Financial Fairness Violations
• Former SEC Chair Clayton Backs Slack At High Court
• Cooley, Latham Steer Biotech Startup's Upsized $161M IPO
• Wigdor Beats Leon Black's Sanction Bid In Rape Suit
• 'Green Shoots' Start To Emerge From A Bruised IPO Market
• Customers Say $25B Kroger-Albertsons Deal Forms Monopoly
• Masimo Urges Chancery To Uphold Founder's Takeover Shield
• Biden Admin.'s Anti-Merger Stance Is Leading To Bad Policies
• Are Outputs Of AI Models Copyrightable?
• Gun Retailer Asks 11th Circ. To Toss $1.5M Verdict To Ga. Firm
• A Litigation Move That Could Conserve Discovery Resources
• Womble Bond Adds Loeb & Loeb Real Estate Partner In DC
• Proskauer Grows In DC With Ex-Kirkland, SEC Atty
• Don't Miss It: Paul Weiss, Willkie Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Law Firms Score As Pro Sports Team Values, Scandals Soar
• Simpson Thacher Advises Oakley Capital On €2.9B PE Fund
• DirecTV Would Bring Back Newsmax Under 'Right Terms'
• Chancery Tosses Suit Over CEO's Role In $6B CoreLogic Sale
• Kirkland Adds Tax Disputes Partner From Skadden
• Clayton Dubilier's $5.8B Cornerstone Deal Is 'Unfair,' Suits Say
• Litigators Should Approach AI Tools With Caution
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bed Bath & Beyond, Stripe, Twitter
• Clayton Dubilier In Talks To Buy Focus Financial For $4.1B
• SEC's 1st Reg BI Action Spells Enforcement Challenges
• Activist Urges Election Of Nelson Peltz To Disney Board
• FS Investments To Double Assets With Portfolio Advisors Buy
• Latham Adds Gunderson Dettmer Emerging Cos. Atty In Calif.
• NY Atty Denies Ties To Ga. In Row Over Ex-Fugee's Music
• Shamrock Lands $600M For 3rd Equity Fund Led By Kirkland
• Bankman-Fried Can't Contact FTX Staff, Judge Orders
• Stock Buyback Excise Tax Guidance A Mixed Bag For SPACs
• Pono Capital SPAC Inks Merger With Japanese Medical Group
• GOP Sens. Demand DirecTV Explain Why It Nixed Newsmax
• Ariel Alternatives Closes Inaugural $1.45B Project Black Fund
• Unique OpenAI Deal May Circumvent Antitrust Scrutiny
• Kirkland-Led Patient Square Clinches Record $3.9B Fund
• Cybersecurity Co. Darktrace Sets £75M Share Buyback