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Private Equity - September, 2023

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• Mitchell Gold's DIP Loan Won't Cover The Rent, Creditors Say
• Pro Say: A Cheat Sheet For The New Supreme Court Term
• PE Exec Avoids Prison On 'Varsity Blues' Tax Charge
• Off The Bench: Tucker Fired, Leagues Merge, Title IX Appeal
• Orrick-Led EV Maker Lands $150M From Existing Investor
• Avoiding The Ethical Pitfalls Of Crowdfunded Legal Fees
• O'Melveny Steers Cancer-Focused Biotech Firm's $58M IPO
• 'Administrative State' Attacks Soar To High Court Crescendo
• Kirkland-Led Cinven Paying $1.3B In Synlab Buyout
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• DE Shaw Fined $10M For Impeding Potential Whistleblowers
• First-Time Advocates Dominate High Court's Fall Schedule
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Ropes & Gray
• 5 Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Fall
• London SPAC's $1B Planned Brazil Mine Purchase Called Off
• HSF Steers Investor's €730M Bid For 49% Of Cellnex Nordic
• Temasek's True Light Capital Clinches Debut $3.3B Fund
• Crypto Users Take Landmark 'Scam Token' Loss To 2nd Circ.
• 5th Circ. Revives Steel Workers' WARN Act Claim
• Kirkland, Paul Weiss Drive $1B Deal For Retailer Chico's
• Deals Rumor Mill: Manchester U, Warriors, Citigroup China
• Chancery OKs Extra Voting Clout For Some Carvana Shares
• Judge DQs Quinn Emanuel From Oro Negro Execs' $30M Suit
• AGCO To Pay $2B For Majority Ownership In Ag Joint Venture
• Issues Ahead As Psychedelic Medicine Faces Pivotal Moment
• How Looming Gov't Shutdown Could Put IPO Recovery On Ice
• Pork Buyers' Price-Fixing Suit Is Timely, Minn. Judge Rules
• Schulte Roth Sues SPAC For $1.9M After Scuttled $2.6B Deal
• SEC Pursues Crypto Case In-House Despite High Court Battle
• Weber Dodges Investors' IPO Fraud Suit Over Pandemic Sales
• Avalyn Pharma Raises $175M In Series C Financing Round
• How Investors Can Seize Renewables Opportunities In RE
• 2 Cases May Expand CFPB's Reach On Deceptive Practices
• Ex-Highland Exec Seeks Del. Justices' OK To Redo Complaint
• Latham Lands Two Former Fried Frank M&A Partners
• Biotech Biz Evozyne Closes $81M Series B Funding Round
• Fla. Man Gets 6 Years For Epstein Probe Scheme
• Alfa Financial Engages New PE Firm After EQT's £615M Bid
• Integrated Wellness SPAC Announces Termination Of Merger
• Gov't Shutdown Would Block New IPOs, SEC's Gensler Says
• Industry Ventures Snags $1.7B Across 2 Tech-Focused Funds
• Music Co. Fights Firm's Bid To End Ex-Fugees Rapper's Suit
• Doctors Back 5th Circ. Bid To Nix 'No Surprises' Billing Reg
• Ch. 11 Lenders Are Flexing Their Muscles — At Their Own Risk
• Ga. VC Fund Beats Challenge To Black-Only Business Grants
• Polsinelli Adds Private Equity Pro In Houston From Willkie
• Macfarlanes-Led ECI Clinches 12th Buyout Fund At $1.2B
• Sierra Space Valued At $5.3B After Landing $290M In Funding
• The 2023 Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leaders
• Why Law Firm ESG Is Likely Here To Stay
• What Large Language Models Mean For Document Review
• Proskauer, VC Settle Over Alleged $636M Copy-Paste Error
• Kirkland-Led PE Firm Closes Record $1.7B Agribusiness Fund
• PE Firm's £342M Bid For DWF Wins Regulatory Clearance
• Businessman Fights Attachment Bid In $60M Award Row
• Sustainability-Focused SPAC Global Lights Files $60M IPO
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• VC Firm Clinches $250M Oversubscribed Sophomore Fund
• Reed Smith VC Chair Joins Dentons' Tech Practice In Calif.
• PE-Backed German Defense Contractor Seeks $515M IPO
• Arnold & Porter Adds Ex-Hughes Hubbard Int'l M&A Partner
• Sports-Based SPAC Ceases Operations After Failed Merger
• Participating In Living History Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Envision Inks $177M Deal In Billing Practices Securities Suit
• SEC Fines Broker-Dealer For Slacking On Reg BI Compliance
• Goldman Sachs To Pay $12M For Trade Data Reporting Gaffes
• SEC Case Receiver Sues Atty To Undo 'Fraudulent Transfers'
• PE Adviser To Pay $1.6M To Settle SEC Conflict Allegations
• SPAC To Liquidate After Failed Merger With Casino Owner
• Ex-Cadwalader Partner Joins Jones Day Corporate Practice
• EV Maker Says Richards Layton Can Represent It In Ch. 11
• Private Equity Owners Can Remedy Law Firms' Agency Issues
• Norwegian Marketplace Site's Shares Jump After Takeover Bid
• R&Q Insurance In Talks With Onex To Sell Accredited Unit
• SEC Investor Panel Backs Tougher Human Capital Disclosures
• Investment Firms Can't Escape Unregistered Crypto Action
• FTC Accuses PE Firm Of Raising Anesthesia Prices In Texas
• Ropes-Led SkyKnight Closes 4th Fund At $1B Hard Cap
• Legal Ops Software Co. Raises $9M For Global Expansion
• SEC Says Adviser Lost Crypto Account Keys, Hid Investments
• Deals Rumor Mill: Disney, Mallinckrodt, XFL-USFL
• Cisco Makes $28B AI Splash With Splunk Buy Led By 3 Firms
• Polsinelli Adds 2 Corporate Attorneys In St. Louis From BCLP
• Leon Black Says Wigdor Has 'Blind Eye' To Client's 'Delusions'
• Senate Hearing Hints At Brewing Divide Over AI Regulation
• 'Cautious Optimism' Abounds As Tech IPOs Return To Life
• Ex-Graham Capital Trader Seeks To Exit 2-Year Noncompete
• Mass. Robinhood Ruling Will Affect Broker-Dealers Nationwide
• Pendragon Rejects £392M Takeover Bid From Hedin, PAG
• How To Protect Atty-Client Privilege While Using Generative AI
• Insurer Wins By Default In $2.2M Escrow Fraud Dispute
• SPAC Buys Printing Co. Tied To Abu Dhabi Wealth Fund
• Kraft-Heinz Shareholder Class Counsel Get $90M In Fees
• What FERC-PJM Negotiations Mean For The Energy Industry
• Goldman Sachs Secures Over $15B For 2 Secondaries Funds
• SEC Finalizes Truth-In-Advertising Rule For ESG Funds
• Orrick Benefits Partner Jumps To Crowell & Moring
• Goodwin, Sidley Lead Klaviyo's $576M IPO
• SEC Enforcers Say They Look Beyond Labels In Crypto Cases
• SEC Sues NY Investment Firm Tied To Russian Oligarch
• Two Del. Suits Seek Info On $462M Paratek Deal's Losing Bids
• Steel Mogul Settles $48M Award Fight After 1st Day Of Trial
• How New Lawyers Can Leverage Feedback For Growth
• Treasury Issues Recommended Net-Zero Emissions Principles
• Convera Denies Western Union's Claims Of Atty Conflict
• How Reps And Warranties Insurance Can Aid Sellers In M&A
• DLA Piper Lands Investment Funds Trio From White & Case
• Boston Scientific To Buy MedTech Biz In $850M Cash Deal
• Morgan Stanley Hit With $750M Suit Over Loan Restructuring
• Walmart Gets PTAB To Knock Out Bulk Of LED Patents
• Schott Pharma's IPO Could Be Germany's Largest Of '23
• Kohlberg Pushes Back In Chancery On Akademos 'Washout'
• Cooley, Latham Steer Delivery App Instacart's $660M IPO
• Brown Rudnick Tax Adds Exec Comp Pro From Davis Polk
• Steel Mogul Fights $48M Payment As Brazil Iron Trial Opens
• Generative AI Platform Writer Closes $100M Funding Round
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• NFL QB And Influencers To Settle In FTX Collapse Suit
• Gamehaus, SPAC Ink $500M Deal Guided By 6 Law Firms
• ESG Around The World: Australia
• Batteries Biz Commits To SPAC Deal Despite Nasdaq Warning
• Bankrupt Envision Strikes Settlement To End Securities Suit
• Biotech Firms Join IPO Wave After Raising $561M Combined
• Don't Miss It: Sidley, Willkie Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Laundry App Washlava Pocketing Payments At MIT, Suit Says
• Playtika Paying Up To $300M For Gaming Peer Innplay Labs
• Rimon Adds Global Commercial Atty From ArentFox Schiff
• Lionbridge Insurer Not Stuck With Entire $13M Litigation Tab
• Del. Corporate Law Overhaul Delivers On Flexibility For Cos.
• US PE Firm Buys Everton Soccer Club In Reported $682M Deal
• McDermott Hires Executive Compensation Lead From Kirkland
• Delivery App Instacart Lifts Price Range Ahead Of $638M IPO
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 2nd Circ. Won't Unfreeze Accounts Linked To $36M Scheme
• Vaccine Maker Beats Investor Suit Over Private Investment
• Highland Capital Seeks Contempt For Ex-Exec In Stalking Suit
• Arm's Blockbuster IPO Likely To Clear Path For More Offerings
• Restructuring Concerns For Distressed De-SPACs
• Info Exchanges Must Stay Inside Now-Invisible Antitrust Lines
• Deals Rumor Mill: EagleView Technologies, New Era, Alibaba
• Databricks Valued At $43B After More Than $500M Fundraise
• Conn. Atty Fights To Preserve Suit Against Ex-Firm, Client
• Private Fund Advisers Should Prep Now For New SEC Rules
• Payment Tech Co. Plastiq Gets OK On Ch. 11 Plan
• Twitter Legal Fees Suit Offers Crash Course In Billing Ethics
• Blockchain Tech's Role As A Driver Of M&A Action Evolves
• 7 Firms Lead Deal For College Sports Rights Management Co.
• New York Trial Atty Leaves Stroock For Crowell & Moring In NY
• UK Probes $7.9B Cameco, Brookfield Deal For Westinghouse
• HSF-Led Hipgnosis To Sell Music Catalogs For $465M
• NC Furniture Co. Secures $8.5M DIP Over Bank Protests
• Empower Finance App Can Keep Its Name, For Now
• Manufacturer Orgs. Sue SEC Over Private Biz Disclosure Rule
• Carlyle Says 'Ungrounded' $344M Del. Tax Suit Should Go
• MoFo, Davis Polk Drive Chip Designer Arm To Nearly $5B IPO
• 6 Firms Steer $372M In Deals For Carbon Credit, Software Cos.
• Major League Pickleball Unites With Rival In PE-Backed Deal
• SPAC Cancels $306M Merger With Electric Powertrain Maker
• Challenge To Private-Funds Rule Could Test SEC's Authority
• TPG Invests $336M In Data Management Biz
• Calif. Lawmakers Pass Pioneering Carbon Disclosure Bill
• Adviser To Sport Stars Settles SEC's Registration Claim
• Kirkland, Latham Steer PE-Backed Birkenstock's IPO Filing
• McDermott-Led H.I.G. Clinches $5.5B Middle Market LBO Fund
• PacWest Investor Says Bank Understated Rate Hike Exposure
• SEC's Gensler Calls On Congress To Fund AI, Crypto Efforts
• SEC Fines Marcum Partner Over Audit Quality Failures
• Chancery Upholds Bumble's Extra Votes For 'Principals'
• Redbox Class Suit Brands Apollo Global Sale Terms Unfair
• Real Estate Rumors: Mohamed Hadid, Toro, Apollo Global
• Transaction Risks In Residential Mortgage M&A Due Diligence
• Goodwin Hires Kirkland Private Equity Ace In San Francisco
• TSMC Buys Stake In Intel Biz, Invests $100M In Chipmaker IPO
• EV Battery Co. Lyten Raises $200M In Series B Equity Round
• PE Fund HIG Makes £293M Bid For Parcel Group DX
• Ropes & Gray-Led BV Investment Clinches $1.75B PE Fund
• SEC Fines 9 Investment Firms Over Marketing Rule Violations
• SBF Cites 5th Amendment In Bid To Stall FTX Customers' Suit
• Can 'Green Tech' SPAC Deals Buck The Overall Downturn?
• Sculptor Capital Investor Sues Board Over $639M Rithm Deal
• SEC Fines Real Estate Adviser For Compliance Shortfalls
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Conservative Group Hits Back At Black-Led VC Fund
• ABA's Money-Laundering Resolution Is A Balancing Act
• Wachtell Says Arbitration 'Clear' Route For Twitter's Fee Suit
• 2 Biotech Firms Hope To Tap Thawing IPO Market For $495M
• Wachtell, Morgan Lewis Guide $5.6B Hostess Acquisition Deal
• Chancery Pauses Western Union-Convera Fight For DQ Motion
• Paul Weiss Sweeps Up 13 Partners From Kirkland, Linklaters
• Goodwin-Led Klaviyo Targets $499M IPO As Pipeline Builds
• UK Probes Wolseley's Deal To Buy Aircon Provider Kooltech
• Cooley-Led Instacart Launches Plans For $594M IPO
• Dickson Minto-Led Betting Biz To Go Private, Delist From LSE
• FDIC Asks Judge To Nix Venture Capitalist's Suit Against SVB
• SEC Fines Another Firm For Impeding Whistleblowers
• Aequitas Ex-CEO Gets 14 Years For $300M Ponzi Scheme
• Tech Partner Rejoins Goodwin In Calif. From Blockchain Group
• Retired Ropes & Gray Partner And Boutique Co-Founder Dies
• With Equity Markets Down, Venture Lending Provides Solution
• Ares Leads Virgin Voyages' $550M Funding Round
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Kirkland, Latham
• Don't Miss It: Sidley, Wachtell Lead Week's Hot Deals
• 4 Firms Guide Artemis' Purchase Of Creative Artists Agency
• UK Competition Regulator Reviewing Veterinary Industry
• SEC Unit Discloses How It Picks Which Advisers To Examine
• Cooley-Led Tenable Inks $265M Deal For Cloud Security Biz
• Law Firm Professional Development Steps To Thrive In AI Era
• NC Furniture Company Hits Ch. 11 With Over $10M In Debt
• Astara Capital Clinches Inaugural Fund Above Target At $312M
• HHS Neuromonitoring Advisory May Have Broad Relevance
• Deals Rumor Mill: Great Wall Motor, Carlyle, Amer Sports
• Previewing Big Changes To NY's Finance Cybersecurity Rules
• Blackstone, Thomson Reuters Sell £2.2B In LSE Shares
• Telecom Shareholders Ordered To Halt Rogue Arbitrations
• Firm Gets OK To Seize Md. Properties In $30M Award Fight
• AI Co. Valued At $200M In Merger With Andretti-Backed SPAC
• Weber Stockholder Sues In Del. For Docs On $3.7B BDT Buy
• Blank Rome Grows In Dallas With Ex-Morgan Lewis ESOP Pro
• Ex-Amgen Exec's Startup Settles With Amgen
• 3 Firms Build Up To $600M Sale Of Medical Device Biz
• Latham, Goodwin Rep On Thoma Bravo's $1.6B NextGen Buy
• Biden's 3 Fed Picks Clear Final Hurdles As Senate Confirms
• Allen & Overy-Led EV Materials Maker Inks $542M In Financing
• Simpson Thacher Guides Bridgepoint On £835M ECP Deal
• Proterra Sued For Allegedly Hiding Post-SPAC Merger Risks
• Trump-Linked SPAC Scores Merger Deadline Extension
• Chancery Upholds Part Of Indiana Steel Co.'s $7M Fraud Suit
• Hedge Fund Compliance Head Joins Lowenstein Sandler
• Akin-Led Viper Energy Paying $1B For PE-Held Oil Interests
• Georgia-Based CT Developer To Go Public Via SPAC Merger
• Paul Weiss Adds New Co-Head Of Infrastructure From Latham
• PE Firm Pays $20.5M To Settle Inadequate Disclosure Charges
• Chipmaking Giant Arm Readies Plans For Potential $4.7B IPO
• Baker McKenzie Helps Orora Buy Saverglass For €1.3B
• Squire Patton Helps PE Firm Buy Messaging Biz For €300M
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Goldman's $1.6B Kahoot Deal Wins Antitrust Approvals
• 2 Firms Guide Permira's £703M Bid For UK Pharma Biz
• Investor's Challenge Of $5M KKR Stock Buy Fails In Chancery
• Trade Groups Sue To Block SEC's Private Fund Rule
• LATAM Airline Creditors Claim Aircraft Auction Was Rigged
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Chilean Power Co. Reaches Deal To Avoid Ch. 11 Dismissal
• Merger Proposals Reflect Agency Leaders' Antitrust Principles
• Black-Led VC Fund Blasts Suit From Conservative Group
• Law Firm Wants To Be Cut From Ex-Fugees Rapper Fraud Suit
• Finance Co., Insurance Unit Hit With Suit Over Data Breach
• 2nd Circ. Ruling Is Good For Syndicated Lending Stability
• Slaughter And May Guide Next In £128M Reiss Share Deal
• Attys Prepare For IPO Pickup As Market Shows Signs Of Life
• PE Attys Vital As Slow Fundraising Market Spares No One