Private Equity Archive » April, 2023

Private Equity - April, 2023

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• After SVB Report, Banking Industry Points Finger Back At Fed
• Any Spat Between Assa Abloy, Buyer Likely To End In Court
• FCC's In-House Tegna Hearing Held Off Until June
• 3 Highlights Of The NBA's New CBA, From Weed To Equity
• SEC Wants More Input On Beneficial Ownership Proposal
• McAfee Says Favre's Defamation Allegations Don't Hold Up
• SEC Told Small Businesses Face Hurdles Accessing Capital
• Zendesk Shareholders Sue In Chancery For Books On Buyout
• Ex-Barings Assistant GC Jumps To Greenberg Traurig In NC
• PE Firm Buys Minority Stake In $23B-Valued Hub International
• Pregnancy Care Biz Nuvo Valued At $269M In Go-Public Deal
• LiveOne's Slacker To Merge With SPAC At $160M Valuation
• Blackstone Sells Japan Logistics Assets For $800M
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Shearman, Kirkland
• Fed Takes Some Blame For SVB Collapse
• Short Message Data Challenges In E-Discovery
• Republicans Demand SF Fed Docs In Probe Of SVB Collapse
• Satellite Co. Investors Beats Insider Trading Suit For Good
• Microcap Dealer Inks $39M Deal Over SEC 'Scalping' Claims
• Divestiture Buyer Predicts Success With Assa Abloy Assets
• 2 Firms Steer Quest's $450M Cancer Research Firm Buy
• 5 Firms Guide Drug-Delivery Firm's $374M SPAC Merger
• Federal Legislators Reintroduce SAFE Cannabis Banking Bill
• Veteran Corporate Atty Joins Pryor Cashman From K&L Gates
• O'Melveny Adds M&A, Private Equity Partner From Pillsbury
• Deals Rumor Mill: First Republic, Millennium Trust, Senators
• Weil Leads Genstar Capital In Clinching $12.6B Fund XI
• Horizon Receiver Wants To Pursue $110M Ponzi's 'Net Winners'
• House Committee Advances Bills To Ease Capital Raising
• Insurance Mogul Should Pay For Broken Vow, NC Panel Told
• 3 Firms Lead Hydrogen Co. Ohmium's $250M Funding Round
• At Assa Abloy Trial: Air Of Secrecy, Judge's Cryptic Warning
• FTC's Khan Says Antitrust Laws Favor 'Building Over Buying'
• SolarWinds Investors Say Cyberattack Showed Lax Oversight
• Space Co. Execs Hit With Derivative Suit Over $1B SPAC Deal
• Paul Weiss-Advised Apollo Launches $4B Climate Strategy
• Orbital Snags $270M Series A Financing To Build Out RNA Biz
• Honeywell To Pay $670M For PE-Backed Compressor Co.
• IP Protection Firm OpSec Valued At $426M In SPAC Merger
• No Easy Fix For Shunning Of London Listing, LSE Boss Says
• Thomas Report Is Final Straw — High Court Needs Ethics Code
• Greycroft Secures More Than $1B Across New Funds
• Getty Refuses To Entertain $3.95B Activist Takeover Proposal
• TPG Snags $3.4B For 2nd Tech-Focused Fund
• Duane Morris Adds K&L Gates Securities Expert In DC
• Assa Abloy Exec Supports Stand-Alone Divestiture Argument
• Mich. PE Firm Says Seattle Startup Owes It $500K
• COVID-19 Test Maker Investors Seek Final OK For $8.1M Deal
• Yahoo Buys Social Sports Betting App Wagr
• SVB Investor Says Bank Underplayed Risk For Years
• Real Estate Rumors: Harbor Group, Amy Schumer, 601W Cos.
• Sullivan & Cromwell Hires Ex-SEC Division Head Blass
• Bank Chaos Isn't The Only Factor Hurting The Lending Market
• Joint Representation Ethics Lessons From Ga. Electors Case
• Endeavor Sells Sports Education Biz To BPEA EQT For $1.25B
• Industrial Tech-Focused SPAC To Dissolve Amid Tough Market
• DOJ Told Assa Abloy: No Private Equity Buyers
• Authentic Brands To Buy Vince IP For $76.5M Led By 2 Firms
• Bed Bath & Beyond Gets OK For $40M Ch. 11 Loan
• ESG-Focused Blank-Check Company Plans To Liquidate
• Katten-Guided 6-Way Merger Aims To Fill Craft Brew Void
• Aurinia Shareholder Urges Strategic Review, Company Sale
• Advent Intl. Slams Funeral Co. Buyer's 'Extortion' Suit
• 2 Firms Lead Artificial Heart Tech Maker's $480M SPAC Merger
• High Court Declines Appeal Of Software Patent Fight
• Cooley-Led Ridge Ventures Clinches Its Largest Fund
• Lawyer Discernment Is Critical In The World Of AI
• Ruby Tuesday Chief Says Ex-Employer Owes Him $1M
• Mayer Brown Adds Houston Energy Pro From Shearman
• What To Know About Filing SVB, Signature Creditor Claims
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Trillium Capital Announces $3.95B Bid To Buy Getty Images
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Bed Bath & Beyond Files For Bankruptcy
• China Decries Impending US Investment Review Tool
• Don't Miss It: Cooley, Barley Snyder Lead Week's Hot Deals
• Kirkland-Led Ares Acquisition's Upsized IPO Raises $450M
• Beleaguered SPAC Industry Seeks Warmer Waters Offshore
• Kroger, Albertsons Oppose Shoppers' Bid To Block Merger
• Trean Insurance Sued For Docs On $316M Take-Private Deal
• ValueAct Wants 'Entrenched' President Of 7-Eleven Parent Out
• Avalara Seeks To Exit Shareholder Dispute Over $8.4B Deal
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 2 Firms Guide Smart Meter Biz's £214M Takeover By PE Co.
• DOJ Charges Ex-Wrestler With Stealing $3M From Miss. Poor
• Water Tech Biz Goes Public Via SPAC Merger Led By 2 Firms
• Deals Rumor Mill: Carlyle Group, Lululemon And BBB
• Don't Forget Alumni Engagement When Merging Law Firms
• Single-Family Rental Investment Platform Raises $12.5M
• A Convergence Of Factors Hurts SVB Securities Class Action
• A Look At The Investment Firm That Owns Dominion Voting
• JP Morgan Growth Equity Clinches $1B Inaugural Fund
• Paul Weiss Guides General Atlantic's $2.1B OneOncology Sale
• GOP, Dems Express Dismay About Private Investment Rules
• Chancery OKs $1B Dell Class Suit Deal; $285M Fee Pending
• Dinner Party Pot Co. Pitch Was A Sham, Ohio Couple Says
• Without Stronger Due Diligence, Attys Risk AML Regulation
• Consumer Groups Join Call For FTC Probe Of Rayovac Merger
• Fight Brewing To Steer StoneMor Stockholder Suit In Del.
• Eversheds, Ellenoff Guide Fla. Solar Co. In $475M SPAC Deal
• BDT Capital Leads $290M EquipmentShare Funding Round
• Failed Bank Execs Could Be Targets After Biden Proposals
• Mega-Deals Push M&A Mining Market To 10-Year Highs
• Flexstone Partners Clinches $790M Co-Investment Fund
• House GOP Berates Gensler On SEC's Crypto, Climate Scope
• Short-Term Rental Investment Co. Tees Up Direct Listing
• Diameter Capital Clinches 2nd Dislocation Fund At $2.2B
• German Intelligence Platform Snags $100M From New Owner
• Chancery Cancels Hearing On $3.1M Sears Hometown Deal
• 7-Eleven Parent Rejects ValueAct-Backed Board Nominees
• 2 Firms Guide Hearing-Implant Maker's $150M SPAC Merger
• Atty's Counterclaims Tossed In Greek Pot Co. Scam Suit
• Every Lawyer Can Act To Prevent Peer Suicide
• Judge Explains Contempt Finding In $1.2M Bid-Rigging Case
• Bank Failures Contribute To Increased Restructuring Activity
• Tech-Focused SPAC To Liquidate After Failing To Land Merger
• SEC Fines Investment Adviser $1M, Alleging SPAC Conflicts
• KKR Sued In Del. Over Equity Changes After Fleet Farm Buy
• Standard General Vows No Swift Layoffs If Tegna Deal OK'd
• Competitive Cheer Orgs Want Out Of NC Sex Abuse Suit
• Pipe Fitting Co. Cleared By Del. Jury In Infringement Row
• 2 Firms Lead Close Of $384M Fund For Singer Industrial
• Celebrities Say FTX Investor Suit Doesn't Involve Them
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Class Attorneys Defend $285M Fee Bid In Dell Stock Suit Deal
• Ryan Reynolds Nabs Stake In Canadian Fintech Biz
• Building On Successful Judicial Assignment Reform In Texas
• Favre Sharpens Knives Against McAfee Over Fraud Comments
• Wachtell, Paul Weiss Steer $500M Investment In Ed Tech Biz
• Ropes & Gray Adds Career Shearman Atty In NY
• Payments Biz Network International Gets £2.1B PE Offer
• John Wood Engages With PE Biz On £1.7B Deal After 4 Snubs
• Del. Chancery Tells Attys To Back Off In Suit Over MasTec Deal
• SPACs Set Sights On Public Co. Targets Amid Market Distress
• Atlanta Film Mogul Must Face Fraud Suit Over Land Buy
• Protecting Privilege In Case Of A Dispute With Former Director
• Commanders Sale Won't Make Dan Snyder's Woes Disappear
• Suit Says Allbirds Pushed New Products With Narrow Appeal
• Ex-Uber Exec Countersues Mansour Unit In Shipping IP Fight
• Parler Sold To Starboard After Collapse Of Kanye West Deal
• 9th Circ. Won't Ax Atty's Lifetime SEC Ban Over Fraud Claim
• Don't Miss It: Kirkland, DLA Piper Guide Week's Hot Deals
• 3 Firms Lead Close Of $425M Health Continuation Fund
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 3 Firms Guide Blackstone's £700M Property Investor Takeover
• Kroger And Albertsons Ask To Toss Private Case Over Buyout
• NC Judge Dubious Of Atty's Role In $55M Loan Fraud
• Former Analyst Sues Investor Research Firm Over Wage Theft
• Payment Tech Biz Confirms Buyout Talks With Equity Bidders
• Now Is The Time For Independent Industry Self-Regulation
• Renewable Energy M&A Is Still Strong, Despite Challenges
• Dan Snyder Saga Nears End With $6.05B Sale Of Commanders
• Deals Rumor Mill: TotalEnergies, Exxon, Sunday Natural
• Dechert Leads Named Global Corporate And Securities Chairs
• Two Sigma Impact Clinches $677M Inaugural Fund
• Activist Investor Wants Getty Images To Explore Options
• BCLP Hires Ex-Vedder Price Atty As US Fund Formation Head
• Fla. Trader Ordered To Pay $16M For Commodity Pool Fraud
• Activist Loeb Wants To Take SiriusPoint Insurance Co. Private
• Investors Allege Caribou Oversold Cancer Therapy's Promise
• Blockchain Co. Announces SPAC Deal With Metal Sky Star
• NC Judge Orders Arrest Of Real Estate Investor For Contempt
• Law Professors Say $150M Fee Is Fair In Dell Suit Deal
• Kirkland Leads Close Of $1.4B Flagship PE Investment Fund
• Do Videoconferences Establish Jurisdiction With Defendants?
• EU Says Broadcom-VMware Deal Threatens Network Access
• 4 Firms Steer $13.3B Triton International Take-Private Deal
• Pantheon Secures $2.4B For PE Co-Investment Program
• Emerson Agrees To Pay $8.2B For National Instruments
• SPAC, Space-Oriented Startup Settle Investors' Stock Suit
• Ex-CEO Says He Wouldn't Cheat Boeing, So PE Firm Fired Him
• Help Wanted: SEC Seeks Crypto, Cyber Enforcement Attys
• HPS Investment Clinches $17B Strategic Investment Fund
• Robinhood Rips Mass. Regulator For Rulemaking By 'Fiat'
• Sidley Lands Health Pro From Kirkland For NY And Miami
• Industrial Headset Maker's $376M SPAC Merger Is Terminated
• Activist Investor Blasts Getty Board For Missed Opportunities
• Humanism Should Replace Formalism In The Courts
• Conn. Atty Sues Ex-Firm And Litigation Financier Over Firing
• KKR Takes Minority Stake In FGS Global At $1.4B Valuation
• Property Biz Sells Broker To PE-Backed JV For £17.8M
• Blackstone Wraps Up Record $30B Real Estate Fund
• Investment Trust Announces Float To Raise £100M In London
• Reed Smith Guides Medical Biz Deal With Nasdaq-Listed Co.
• Sysco Pushing To Drag Burford Into Antitrust Proceedings
• Goldman, BofA, Others Face Fresh Suit Over SVB Collapse
• Chancery Trial Nears On Purple Mattress Poison Pill Challenge
• Blackstone, Juxtapose Inject $200M Into Commerce Co. Kite
• Dems Question SVB Depositors On Bank's 'Backscratching'
• Acquiring A Company That Uses A Professional Employer Org.
• SVB Collapse Highlights Ch. 11 Issues With Bank Holding Cos.
• Kirkland Adds Ex-Latham Partner To Capital Markets Team
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• 11th Circ. Urged To Ax Excessive Award In 'Shell Factory' Case
• Expect Merger Enforcement To Roll Full Steam Ahead
• Film Producer Asks 11th Circ. To Redo Crypto Scam Sentence
• SEC Slams Mozido Founder's 3rd Circ. Bid To Shed $9M Fine
• IPO Prospects Seek Calm After Turbulent Start To 2023
• Sen. Says 'Cursory' Rayovac Deal Review Threatens Wis. Jobs
• Taxation With Representation: Davis Polk, Hogan Lovells
• Don't Miss It: Latham, Paul Weiss Lead Week's Hot Deals
• Judge Orders Arrest Of Real Estate Scheme Leader's Wife
• New Suit Says Ill. Investment Co. Sold Unregistered Securities
• Deals Rumor Mill: NGP Energy, KKR And Intelsat
• VC Firm Canaan Secures $850M In New Capital
• Don't Let Client Demands Erode Law Firm Autonomy
• Distressed Cannabis Cos. Have A Few Options, With Caveats
• SPAC To Liquidate After Merger With Rainwater Tech Co. Fails
• ESOP Firm Asks 11th Circ. To OK $1.5M Win For Unpaid Bill
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 'Extortionate' LA Jail Service Fees Enrich PE Firms, Suit Says
• Crestview Invests $200M In Ex-Goldman Execs' New RIA
• 2 Firms Steer Tech-Focused SPAC's $200M Offering
• Real Estate Rumors: Extell, Brookdale Group, AEW Capital
• Icahn Calls For Illumina CEO's Ouster Amid Its Battle With FTC
• Chancery Mulls Standard For Contested $285M Dell Suit Fee
• Pillsbury Adds Crowell Venture Capital Co-Leader In DC
• Kirkland Debt Finance Pro Jumps To Reed Smith In California
• Finnish Builder Backs Bain Rival's €353M Bid For Takeover
• Ex-Amarin CEO Says Hostile Takeover Cost Him His Job
• Hestia Capital Announces Pitney CEO Pick Amid Proxy Fight
• Avalara Takes Dissenter Shareholder Dispute To Court
• How CMS Proposal Would Change PE Deal Transparency
• NWSL Expands To Bay Area With $125M Sixth Street Backing
• Boxed Inc. Gets Initial Del. Ch. 11 OK For Private Sale Bid
• Burford Fights Sysco Bid To Join Antitrust, Injunction Cases
• Magic Johnson Confirms Bid For NFL's Commanders Is In
• 3 Firms Lead Vaping Brand Ispire's Downsized $19M IPO
• Apollo Makes 5th Bid To Buy John Wood After Rejected Offers
• Thomson Reuters Targets $2.2B Share Buyback Program
• Kirkland-Guided MidOcean Clinches 6th PE Fund At $1.5B
• Debevoise-Led KKR Closes 6th European PE Fund At $8B
• ValueAct Doubts Strategy Of 7-Eleven Parent, Urges Spinoff
• Second SPAC Investor Sues Over $16B Mortgage Co. Merger
• Amazon Data Center Investor Files Deal Breach Claims In Del.
• 3 Firms Steer Canadian Energy Explorer's $193M SPAC Merger
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Real Estate Rumors: TA Builders, Tammy Herpel, CapRock
• Federal Judge's Amici Invitation Is A Good Idea, With Caveats
• 4 Firms Steer $4.3B Acquisition Of Midland Basin Oil Assets
• 2 Firms Steer Blackstone's £700M Real Estate Investor Buyout
• SPAC That Sparked Delaware Charter Law Rework Hits Ch. 11
• UFC And WWE Merging To Create $21.4B Fight Sports Giant