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Private Equity - October, 2023

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• 5th Circ. Gives SEC 30 Days To Tweak Stock Buyback Rule
• Millennial VC Used 'Frenetic' Pressure Tactics, Jury Hears
• PE Firms Clinch 2 Separate Funds With $2.18B In Total Capital
• Brazilian Credit Card Biz Snags $200M In VC Funding Round
• Why Public Cos. Should Also Comply With SEC's Names Rule
• Bankman-Fried Denies Pressuring Bahamian Pols As FTX Fell
• Ametek Inc. Buying PE-Backed Paragon Medical For $1.9B
• Simpson Thacher Guides $5B Industrial-Focused Fund's Close
• Nuclear Energy Firm And Ares-Backed SPAC End Merger Deal
• Airport Owner Confirms Talks On £100M Sale Of Biomass Biz
• Premier League Club Co-Chair Eyes Kicking Off Sale Of Stake
• COVERAGE RECAP: Day 16 Of Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial
• SBF Pummeled With Prior Statements On Cross-Examination
• Millennial VC 'Upset' By Due Diligence Deal Delays, Jury Told
• Miss. Judge Shuts Down Favre's Sharpe Defamation Suit
• SEC Relieves Private Debt Issuers From New Disclosure Rules
• Sculptor Capital Stockholders Blast Board's Del. Suit Exit
• ESG Around The World: The UK
• 2 PE Firms Clinch Separate Funds At Combined $1.2B
• Best Practices For Cos. Navigating US-China Investigations
• Tips For Litigating Against Pro Se Parties In Complex Disputes
• Software Investor Gets $100K 'Mootness' Fee For Attys In Del.
• Ares Closes 2nd Pathfinder Credit Fund With $6.6B In Tow
• Gene Therapy-Focused Lexeo Therapeutics Eyes $126M IPO
• Justices Won't Hear Case Over 'Eye-Popping' SEC Penalties
• Ascential To Sell E-Commerce, Product Design Cos. For £1.4B
• COVERAGE RECAP: Day 15 Of Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial
• Getty Images Owes $88M In Damages In Stock Warrant Spat
• Heyman Enerio, Labaton Sucharow Clash Over Investor Deal
• Morgan Lewis Faces Revived Malpractice Suit After Court Miss
• Hancock Stock Grab Could Threaten $900M SQM-Azure Deal
• Planning Compliance For Updated FinCEN Reporting Rules
• Rithm's New $719.8M Sculptor Deal Includes Investor Sign-Off
• Bankman-Fried Attempts To Shift Blame In FTX Fraud Trial
• Polsinelli Adds Health, PE Pros In NY
• IPO Flops Could Spur A Rise In Stock-Drop Litigation
• EV Maker Thunder Power To Go Public Via $400M SPAC Deal
• MVP: Simpson Thacher's Marni J. Lerner
• Taxation With Representation: Freshfields, Davis Polk
• Don't Miss It: Kirkland, Freshfields Lead Hot Deals
• COVERAGE RECAP: Day 14 Of Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial
• Skadden Steers Air France-KLM's €1.5B Apollo Financing
• Bankman-Fried Evasive In Preview Of Jury Testimony
• Sofinnova Partners Closes $200M Digital Medicine Fund
• Mass. Biotech Clinches $92M Series A Funding Round
• Endeavor Stock Jumps As PE Owner Eyes Go-Private Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: ConocoPhillips, Disney, Orange-MasMovil
• Wex To Buy HVAC-Focused SaaS Biz For Up To $261M
• MVP: Paul Weiss' Taurie Zeitzer
• COVERAGE RECAP: Day 13 Of Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial
• Oculus Co-Founder Says VC Firm Used Him To Lure Investors
• HIG Capital Claims Fraud In $915M Asset Buy From Audax
• Revelation Partners Closes 4th Health Care Fund At $608M
• Attys In Highland Capital Case Want Contempt Claim Tossed
• Pro Bono Work Is Powerful Self-Help For Attorneys
• MVP: Seeger Weiss' Chris Seeger
• MVP: Debevoise's Spencer Gilbert
• Alpine Keeps Hold Of HVAC Biz With $3.4B Investment
• Feds Say $1M 'Varsity Blues' Refund Bid Is 'Massively' Late
• Bankman-Fried To Testify In 'Hail Mary' Trial Strategy
• Kirkland, Baker Botts Build $190M IPO For Oil And Gas Driller
• EPIC Acquisition SPAC Gets Extension To Find Target
• SEC's Grewal Details 'Rare' Conditions For CCO Liability
• BlackRock Fined $2.5M To End SEC Disclosure Failure Claims
• Kristen Bell's Baby Co. Gets Interim OK For $47M DIP In Ch. 11
• VC Firm Owner Duped Investors With Unicorn Deal, Jury Told
• Startups Take Lead On Some COVID-19 Patents
• NC Company Overvalued Forest Carbon Offset, Buyer Alleges
• Leon Black Loses Bid To Trim Epstein-Linked Rape Suit
• Gunderson Dettmer Advises OrbiMed In $4.3B Fund Round
• FTC Wants More Info On Campbell Soup's $2.7B Sauce Deal
• Playing In A Rock Cover Band Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• The Biggest Moments In Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial So Far
• Innventure To Go Public At $385M Value Via SPAC Merger
• Wyrick Robbins Guiding Citius Oncology Unit In SPAC Merger
• Durant-Backed SPAC To Dissolve After Failed Merger Search
• HSF-Led Hipgnosis Says It Can't Find Better Bid For $440M Sale
• Baker McKenzie Adds Private Equity Partner In Chicago
• HTC Exec Testifies VC Founder Hid His Conflicts Of Interest
• Shoe Co. Can't Kick Reebok TM Case Out Of Mass.
• BNY Mellon Asks 2nd Circ. To Revisit Unjust Enrichment Claim
• AI-Focused Real Estate Firm Goes Public Via Direct Listing
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• The Pop Culture Docket: Judge Espinosa On 'Lincoln Lawyer'
• 1315 Capital Lands $500M Across 2 Health Care Funds
• Icahn Says $8B Illumina-Grail Deal Caused Millions In Losses
• 3 Firms Assist As Vista Equity Buys EngageSmart In $4B Deal
• Calif. GHG Disclosure Law Will Affect Companies Worldwide
• MVP: Davis Polk's Marc Williams
• MVP: Dechert's John Timperio
• Goldman Sachs Amasses $4B For Infrastructure Fund
• Simpson Thacher-Led Stonepeak Buying Textainer For $7.4B
• Kristen Bell's Hollywood Diaper Co. Hello Bello Hits Ch. 11
• Pot Co. Founder Sues In Del. To Stop Wrigley-Backed Reorg
• GameSquare Buying Esports Co. FaZe Clan After Value Plunge
• Market Headwinds And Geopolitical Risks Muddle IPO Plans
• Investors Sue JUUL In Del. Chancery To Stop Note Conversion
• 6 Firms Guide Argentine Airline Flybondi's SPAC Launch
• MVP: Cleary's Matt Salerno
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 4 Firms Guide French Biotech Firm Abivax's $236M US IPO
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Cravath, Latham
• Get Caught Up: Top Stories From The Bankman-Fried Trial
• Canadian Firm To Pay SEC $2.8M Over Short-Selling Claims
• Qihoo Investors Seek Class Cert. In $9.3B Merger Suit
• Ex-Highland Exec Can't Revive Suit, Del. Justices Rule
• Failed SPAC Files For Ch. 15 After Investor Class Action
• Ch. 7 Trustee Sues Execs For Cash Move Amid Asbestos Suits
• Canadian Traffic Tech Co. Clinches $215.8M Funding Round
• How To Navigate The FTC's New Private Equity Frontier
• Bankman-Fried Hid FTX Con From General Counsel, Jury Told
• Asia-Focused SPAC Lianfeng Holding Files $70M IPO
• Golenbock Eiseman Adds Ex-Weil Corporate Counsel
• Newman Suspension Shows Need For Judicial Reform
• Deutsche Bahn Selling Transportation Biz Arriva For €1.6B
• Deals Rumor Mill: Chesapeake, CVC Capital, News Corp.
• COVERAGE RECAP: Day 12 Of Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial
• Ex-Bush Assistant Press Sec. Accused Of $10M Extortion Plot
• Trial Expert Says FTX Drained $9B Of Customer Funds
• Judge Trims $3.7M From Fraud Award To Offset Settlement
• Ex-PE Pro Seeks Top Court Review In Tribal Bond Scam Case
• Ex-Startup Exec Quit Over VC Firm Founder's Lies, Jury Told
• Baker Botts Adds Former White & Case, V&E Attys In Houston
• Lordstown OK'd For $10.2M Asset Sale To Ex-CEO In Ch. 11
• Ropes & Gray-Led Gridiron Secures $2.1B For 5th PE Fund
• Asia's 'Sonic' Video Game Distributor Inks $1.2B SPAC Deal
• Paul Weiss Adds Ex-Kirkland Debt Finance Pro In London
• Kirkland Steers PE Giant Apax's £203M Bid For UK Tech Firm
• COVERAGE RECAP: Day 11 Of Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial
• Icahn Goes After Illumina's Board In Del. Chancery Court
• VCs Renew Bid For Dismissal In Unregistered Crypto Suit
• Bankman-Fried Atty Scores Points Quizzing 3rd Gov't Witness
• Chancery Sends Bumble Insider Trade Suit Toward Trial
• VC Founder's 'Self-Dealing' Surprised Harvard Prof, Jury Told
• Forward Air Shareholder Looks To Sink $3.2B Omni Deal
• Trump-Linked SPAC To Restate Financial Results After Errors
• Wachtell Wins Bid To Arbitrate X's $90M Fee Dispute
• Ex-Goodwin Partner Joins Dentons' Tech Practice
• Polsinelli Adds Exec Comp Atty From Sherman & Howard
• Schulte Roth Gains PE Partner In Ex-Weil Counsel
• Wendel Unveils Plans To Buy European PE Shop For $405M
• COVERAGE RECAP: Day 10 Of Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial
• US Says Lordstown Sale Can't Nix Truck Recall Liability
• Honigman Advises Tropics LP In Stalking-Horse Skymint Buy
• Leon Black Rape Accuser Slams Malicious Prosecution Suit
• Conn. Justices Uphold $57M Award Against 'Fugitive' Trader
• SEC Flags Cyber Risks, Crypto & AML As Key Exam Priorities
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Sports Execs' SPAC Sues In Chancery Over Terminated Deal
• VC Investor Asked For $100K Back Amid SEC Probe, Jury Told
• Capri Sun Pouch TM Case Tossed As 11th-Hour Deal Nears
• SBF Spent On Celebs, Pols As Bankruptcy Loomed, Jury Told
• Biotech Firm, Energy Producer Eye IPOs Totaling $450M
• Blackstone Cos. Seek Quick Exit in Rent-To-Own Cost Suit
• Smart Medical Device Maker Inks $60M SPAC Merger
• ESG Around The World: Japan
• AI-Focused Alpha Modus To Go Public In $175M SPAC Merger
• Fund Managers Taking US Telecom Co. Private In $3.1B Deal
• How And Why Your Firm Should Implement Fixed-Fee Billing
• 7 Firms Build $1.2B Sale Of Canadian Cargo Biz Logistec
• Investor Agrees To Buy Abrdn's Euro PE Biz For Up To £100M
• Paul Hastings Adds Corporate Pros From Goodwin, Cooley
• COVERAGE RECAP: Day 9 Of Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial
• Exxon-Pioneer Deal Heralds Fresh Permian Push For Mergers
• 5 Things To Know About Calif.'s New Climate Disclosure Law
• Chancery Chides Dura Medic Over Unilateral Case Shakeup
• 4 Takeaways From The SEC's New Beneficial-Ownership Rules
• SmileDirect Urges $5.25M Sale Of Corporate Jet In Ch. 11
• BlockFi Was Kept In Dark As FTX Fund Cratered, Jury Hears
• Polsinelli Launches Special Situations Investing Team
• Judicial Independence Needs Defense Amid Political Threats
• Bankman-Fried Notches Small Victories In Star Witness Cross
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• MVP: Weil's Andrew Chizzik
• 3 Firms Steer Take-Private Sale Of Air-Powered Tool Maker
• French PE Firm Says Its Offer Price For UK's Instem Is Firm
• COVERAGE RECAP: Day 8 Of Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial
• Real Estate Rumors: Prologis, 27 Capital, Carlyle Group
• Bankman-Fried Atty Parries Star Witness As Feds Object
• How Law Firms Can Use Account-Based Marketing Strategies
• Chancery Rejects DMK Investor's Bid To Bar Annual Meeting
• Incline Clinches 6th PE Fund Above Target At $1.9B
• Wachtell Says X Corp. Can't Duck Arbitration In $90M Fee Row
• Exec Who Beat 'Varsity Blues' Rap Recalls 'Frustrating' Saga
• Wilson Sonsini, Cleary Build $975M Video Messaging Biz Sale
• US PE Firm Cuts Acceptance Level For £175M Bid For Blancco
• PIPE Investors Canceling Investments In Trump-Linked SPAC
• MVP: Simpson Thacher's Jonathan Karen
• Kirkland Steers PE Firm's £506M Bid For Wagamama Chain
• Deals Rumor Mill: Colombier, Truist, Virgin Australia
• COVERAGE RECAP: Day 7 Of Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial
• 'Millennial VC' Founder Put Super Bowl Over Payroll, Jury Told
• Trivest Wants 6th Circ. Review Of Mich. Judge's RICO Ruling
• Envision Healthcare Gets OK For Ch. 11 Reorganization Plans
• 3 Firms Assist As Goldman Sachs Sells GreenSky
• 'Sam Told Me To': Ellison Says Bankman-Fried Directed Theft
• Aequitas Exec Says Payback Bid Is 'Financial Death Penalty'
• Strategic Succession Planning At Law Firms Is Crucial
• U.S. Trustee Pans Lordstown Ch. 11 Opt-Out Releases
• S3 Partners Sued In Del. For Books On Fund Uses
• Willkie Adds Kirkland Private Equity Ace In Texas
• Chinese Hygiene Products Biz Lands $500M SPAC Merger
• 3 Firms Craft $950M Sale Of Melissa & Doug Toy Biz
• MVP: Ropes & Gray's Debra Lussier
• Honigman Picks Up Corporate Partner From McDermott
• COVERAGE RECAP: Day 6 Of Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial
• Judge Mostly Clears Ex-Nestle Skin Biz In Dummy Head Fight
• FTX Investors Can't Pause MDL Against Celeb Endorsers
• Agri Stats Wants DOJ Complaint Sealed, A Week After Filing
• Adamis Investor Seeks Chancery Order To Block Board Vote
• 3AC Bid To Consolidate Claims Falls Short In BlockFi Court
• Kirkland, Latham Steer Birkenstock's $1.5B IPO
• Newsom Signs Landmark Carbon Disclosure Bill Into Law
• How A 'Boxed In' Bankman-Fried Can Argue His Case
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Bankman-Fried Dishonest From Day 1, Star Witness Tells Jury
• The Impact Of Proposed HSR Form Changes On Agency Staff
• 3 Firms Steer Coherent On $1B Silicon Carbide Biz Investment
• Cannabinoid Co. Settles Spoiled Acquisition Suit
• Gibson Dunn, Latham Lead $217M Startek Go-Private Deal
• Paul Weiss Adds Former 3G Capital General Counsel In NY
• Simpson Thacher, Kirkland Build Bazooka Candy PE Buyout
• MVP: Paul Weiss' Matthew Goldstein
• Kirkland-Led Warburg Pincus Clinches $17.3B Global PE Fund
• COVERAGE RECAP: Day 5 Of Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial
• Deadline Extended For PE Fund's £293M Offer For Parcel Biz
• 2nd Circ. Says No Trade Secret Theft By Deloitte, NY Bank
• Mitchell Gold Converts To Chapter 7 After Lenders Flee
• FTC's Health Co. Suit Indicates Agency's Private Equity Focus
• UK Nonprofit Claims Credit For Closing £400M Tax 'Loophole'
• Bankman-Fried Posted Lie While Directing $8B Con, Jury Told
• IronNet Investors Sue In Chancery After $137M SPAC Flop
• Kirkland, Fried Frank Steer $200M Investment In Grafine
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• MVP: Fried Frank's Becky Zelenka
• Ackman To Test Viability Of 'SPARC,' An Alternative To SPACs
• Don't Miss It: Skadden, Latham Lead Hot Deals
• COVERAGE RECAP: Day 4 Of Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial
• Conn. Defendants Slam $3M Atty Fee Bid As Late, 'Excessive'
• Pharma Cos. Form Coalition To Fight FTC Merger Approach
• Women's Health Care Co. Raises $34M In Series B Round
• Top 4 Antitrust Enforcement Issues In Health Care Today
• Mitchell Gold Teeters As Ch. 11 Financing Collapses
• Section 32 VC Firm Clinches $525M AI-Focused Fund
• 'I Love You, Sam': FTX Coder Recounts Struggle To Stay Loyal
• Silicon Valley 'Party Animal' VC's Criminal Fraud Trial Opens
• Calif. Climate Disclosure Bills Promise Challenges For Cos.
• SPAC Investors To Settle Busted Fertitta Deal Suit For $12.5M
• Feds Take Aim At FTX Jets As BlockFi Presses Ch. 11 Claims
• Maximizing Law Firm Profitability In Uncertain Times
• Kirkland Leads AEA In Closing $1.3B Small Business PE Fund
• Metropolis Tech Buys SP Plus In $1.5B Deal Led By 3 Firms
• Deals Rumor Mill: BP, AT&T-Direct TV, Carlyle Group
• Richards Layton Nixed As Debtor Counsel In Lordstown Ch. 11
• COVERAGE RECAP: Day 3 Of Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial
• Dirt Bike Co. Gets OK For Ch. 11 Plan En Route To Liquidation
• Cheer Gym's $43.5M Deal With Varsity Brands Gets Final OK
• Fintech Co. Sued In Del. Over 'Fabricated' Financial Records
• Covington Brings On Ex-Mintz Capital Markets Pro In NY
• 2 Firms Build Guardian Pharmacy's $115M IPO On NYSE
• Atty Says Bankman-Fried's No 'Bad Guy' As FTX Trial Opens
• Fintech Cos. Should Consider Asset-Based Financing For RE
• SEC Risk Alert Provides Helpful Info For Adviser Exam Prep
• At One Ventures Clinches $375M Climate Tech Fund
• Alleged $636M Deal Error Highlights Ethics Considerations
• Airline SAS Lands $1.1B Rescue Package With 5 Firms Involved
• In-House Expert Joins Loeb & Loeb Corporate Team
• COVERAGE RECAP: Day 2 Of Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial
• SVB Fallout Narrows Jury Pool In VC Founder's Fraud Trial
• Alfa Financial Scraps Talks With Thomas H. Lee Partners
• Long Before FTX, Criminal Cases Have Complicated Ch. 11
• Instant Brands Gets OK For $351M Ch. 11 Sale To Centre Lane
• A Guilty Verdict For SBF Could Put FTX In Line For Restitution
• Seattle-Area Development Sold To Evade Investors, Suit Says
• Bankman-Fried Declined Plea Talks, Feds Say Amid Jury Picks
• Meet The FTX Insiders Who Could Seal Bankman-Fried's Fate
• Insurance Group Buys Skadden-Led Vericity In $170M Deal
• Wiggin And Dana, Other Firms Seek $3M Fee In $6.75M Fraud
• Green-Tech Investor To Go Public Via $450M SPAC Merger
• X Corp. Fights Wachtell's Bid For Arbitration Of $90M Fee Row
• Sullivan & Cromwell, Fenwick Draw Scrutiny In FTX Debacle
• Brookfield Secures $12B For Sixth Flagship PE Fund
• COVERAGE RECAP: Day 1 Of Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial
• Drug Co. Investors Settle Clinical Trial Suit For $2.3M
• Better.com Gets Whistleblower Retaliation Suit Trimmed
• Uncertainty Still Looms For IPOs Despite Shutdown Reprieve
• 5th Circ. Ruling Reminds Attys That CBP Can Search Devices
• 11th Circ. Stops Ga. VC Fund's Black-Only Business Grants
• Meet The Attorneys Helming The Bankman-Fried Trial
• Bain Invests At Least $200M In Vietnamese Masan Group
• Ex-CNN President Jeff Zucker Invests In Front Office Sports
• What Crypto Attys Will Be Watching During The SBF Trial
• Sam Bankman-Fried's Journey From FTX CEO To Trial
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Alleged $636M Deal Error Shows Value Of Old-School Methods
• ESG Around The World: European Union
• 3 Firms Build $720M Sale of Mortgage Services Business
• In Bankman-Fried Criminal Trial, 'Intent Is Everything'
• Meet The 'Indefatigable' Judge Handling SBF's Criminal Case
• SmileDirectClub Gets $30M Ch. 11 Loan Package
• Kirkland-Led Birkenstock Launches Plans For $1.5B IPO
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To 171 Attys At 76 Firms