Private Equity

  • October 08, 2024

    Legal Tech Co. EvenUp Valued At $1B After $135M Series D

    The legal technology sector has a new unicorn after artificial intelligence provider EvenUp secured a $135 million Series D funding round and reached a $1 billion valuation on Tuesday.

  • October 07, 2024

    Activist Short Seller Blasts 'Preposterous' SEC Fraud Suit

    The founder of Citron Research, a newsletter for short sellers, has asked a California federal court to dismiss the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's fraud suit against him and his investment advisory firm, arguing the suit "strategically omits" the disclaimers it accused the founder of not making.

  • October 07, 2024

    Attys Want $20M Fees For Netting $64M Tuna Price-Fixing Deal

    Attorneys representing a class of purchasers who sued several canned tuna producers have asked a California federal judge for nearly $20 million in fees and costs associated with their recently inked $64 million settlement, saying the award is fair considering the effort the case took to prosecute and the complexity of the deal.

  • October 07, 2024

    5th Circ. Casts Doubt On SEC's Updated Short-Selling Rules

    A Fifth Circuit panel on Monday appeared skeptical of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's arguments for maintaining two regulations aiming to bolster transparency around short selling in the marketplace, with one judge asking whether the agency was "having cake and eating it too," by claiming that the rules were not interconnected in a way that was fatally flawed.

  • October 07, 2024

    Biotech, Medical Device Firms Prep Three IPOs Totaling $376M

    Two venture-backed biotechnology startups and a medical device maker launched plans on Monday for three initial public offerings projected to raise about $376 million combined, adding to a busy schedule of IPOs this week.

  • October 07, 2024

    Kirkland-Led Shore Capital Lands Almost $2B Across 3 Funds

    Lower-middle-market private equity shop Shore Capital Partners, led by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, on Monday announced that it wrapped three funds with a combined total of nearly $2 billion in commitments.

  • October 07, 2024

    Feds Seek Tape, Allege Witness Tampering In WeWork Case

    Prosecutors asked Sunday to subpoena a recording of an incident in which they say a former investment firm CEO who is accused of making a fraudulent offer for WeWork shares had improper contact with a witness expected to testify at the ex-CEO's upcoming trial.

  • October 07, 2024

    Alta Fox Latest Activist To Take Aim At Forward Air Corp.

    Forward Air Corp. shareholder Alta Fox in a Monday letter blasted the "disastrous record of ignoring shareholders' views" by the asset-light transportation services provider and demanded immediate change, marking the second activist investor to take aim at the company in recent months.

  • October 07, 2024

    Mayer Brown Partner Returns To Hunton In DC

    A partner at Mayer Brown LLP, who started his legal career nearly a decade ago with Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, has rejoined the firm as a partner in its Washington office, the firm announced Monday.

  • October 07, 2024

    Cravath Guides Vista In $3.4B Sporting Goods, Ammo Deal

    Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP guided Vista Outdoor Inc. on its nearly $3.4 billion deal to sell off its business, in a two-part deal that includes an amended agreement to sell its ammunition business to Czechoslovak Group, or CSG, for more than $2.2 billion. 

  • October 07, 2024

    3 Firms Advise $1B Blue Owl Buy Of Data Center Firm IPI

    Asset manager Blue Owl Capital said Monday that it will pay $1 billion to acquire digital infrastructure fund manager IPI Partners, in a deal advised by Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Morrison Foerster LLP and Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

  • October 07, 2024

    Kirkland, Ropes Build $2B Take-Private Of Calif. Wine Maker

    Los Angeles-based private equity shop Butterfly Equity, led by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, on Monday announced plans to buy and take private Ropes & Gray LLP-advised North American luxury wine maker The Duckhorn Portfolio in an all-cash deal that values the company at roughly $1.95 billion.

  • October 07, 2024

    3 Firms Guide Apollo, Barnes Group On $3.6B Take-Private

    Barnes Group said Monday that funds managed by Apollo Global Management will acquire the aerospace parts maker in a deal valued at $3.6 billion, with Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz advising Barnes and Latham & Watkins LLP and Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP guiding Apollo.

  • October 04, 2024

    Top 5 Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Fall

    The U.S. Supreme Court will hear several cases in its October 2024 term that could further refine the new administrative law landscape, establish constitutional rights to gender-affirming care for transgender minors and affect how the federal government regulates water, air and weapons. Here, Law360 looks at five of the most important cases on the Supreme Court's docket so far.

  • October 04, 2024

    Milbank LLP Lands Departing SEC Enforcement Chief Grewal

    Departing U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement director Gurbir Grewal will land at Milbank LLP in New York after he leaves the agency later this month, joining the law firm's litigation and arbitration group, according to a person familiar with the matter.

  • October 04, 2024

    Chancery OKs Settlement, $3.5M Fee In PE Squeeze Suit

    Pointing to a derivative suit settlement that "effectively unwinds the harm" from deeply conflicted private equity financings extended to a struggling trampoline park chain during the COVID-19 pandemic, a Delaware vice chancellor on Friday approved both the deal and a $3.5 million fee for plaintiff attorneys.

  • October 04, 2024

    Antitrust Groups Ask 9th Circ. To Revive Price-Fixing Suit

    Three antitrust advocacy groups asked the Ninth Circuit to resuscitate a proposed class action accusing several hotel operators and two software companies in Nevada federal court of engaging in a price-fixing scheme involving algorithmic software.

  • October 04, 2024

    Trump Media SPAC Dropped From $20M Insider-Trading Suit

    A Florida federal judge dismissed a special purpose acquisition company from a shareholder complaint alleging a board member and investor made nearly $20 million from insider trading following news of a merger with Donald Trump's social media website, saying the SPAC isn't a necessary party to the lawsuit.

  • October 04, 2024

    MLB's Storied History Runs Through The Bankruptcy Court

    With the value of professional sports teams skyrocketing over the last decade, it's hard to imagine a Major League Baseball club having to file for bankruptcy. But it's happened at least five times since 1970 for a variety of reasons, and the teams that have taken advantage of the bankruptcy courts have charted much different paths post-insolvency.

  • October 04, 2024

    Pool Equipment-Maker Sinks Shareholder Suit, For Now

    A New Jersey federal judge Wednesday dismissed a proposed investor class action against pool supply company Hayward Holdings Inc. over claims that the company concealed it was struggling with ballooning inventory and lowered demand, saying the investors do not sufficiently explain why the alleged misstatements cited in the complaint are actionable.

  • October 04, 2024

    Chinese Courier, GOP-Focused Bank Ink IPOs Totaling $107M

    Chinese courier service BingEx Ltd. and online bank Chain Bridge Bancorp Inc. began trading Friday after pricing initial public offerings that raised a combined $107 million, guided primarily by four firms, and extending a busy autumn for IPOs.

  • October 04, 2024

    SPAC Scraps $238M Merger Plan With Debt Servicer

    Special purpose acquisition company Everest Consolidator Acquisition Corp. has canceled its merger plans with consumer debt service Unifund Financial Technologies, saying there were breaches in the merger agreement that made closing impossible.

  • October 04, 2024

    Private Equity Firm Says Insurer Must Pay $2.8M Hack Claim

    A private equity firm said its insurer must cover over $2.83 million the firm said it lost as a result of a hacking event, telling a Nebraska federal court that its policy covers loss resulting from theft or from breach of duty by directors and officers.

  • October 04, 2024

    Massumi & Consoli Adds Ex-Morgan Lewis Attorney In DC

    An attorney with more than two decades of experience representing clients in transactions in the healthcare industry moved her practice this week to Massumi & Consoli's Washington, D.C., office after more than 13 years with Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP.

  • October 04, 2024

    Iger-Owned NWSL Club Fined $200K For Salary Cap Violations

    The National Women's Soccer League has imposed three penalties on Los Angeles-based Angel City FC, including a $200,000 fine, after the football club was found to have violated multiple league rules relating to salary caps.

Expert Analysis

  • Opinion

    Post-Moelis Del. Corp. Law Proposal Would Hurt Stockholders

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    The proposed Delaware General Corporation Law amendment in response to the Court of Chancery's recent opinion in West Palm Beach Firefighters' Pension Fund v. Moelis would upend the foundational principle of corporate law holding that directors govern corporations in the interest of stockholders — and the potential harm would be substantial, say attorneys at Block & Leviton.

  • Management Incentives May Be Revisited After PE Investment

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    As the economic climate shifts, key parties in private equity investment transactions may become misaligned, and management incentive plans could become ineffective — so attentive boards may wish to caucus with management to evaluate continued alignment, say Austin Lilling and Nida Javaid at Morgan Lewis.

  • Practicing Law With Parkinson's Disease

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    This Parkinson’s Awareness Month, Adam Siegler at Greenberg Traurig discusses his experience working as a lawyer with Parkinson’s disease, sharing both lessons on how to cope with a diagnosis and advice for supporting colleagues who live with the disease.

  • The Merger Cases That Will Matter At ABA Antitrust Meeting

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    While the American Bar Association's Antitrust Spring Meeting this week will cover all types of competition law issues in the U.S. and abroad, expect the federal agencies' recent track record in merger enforcement to be a key area of focus on the official panels and in cocktail party chatter, say attorneys at Freshfields.

  • Series

    Playing Hockey Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Nearly a lifetime of playing hockey taught me the importance of avoiding burnout in all aspects of life, and the game ultimately ended up providing me with the balance I needed to maintain success in my legal career, says John Riccione at Taft.

  • For Lawyers, Pessimism Should Be A Job Skill, Not A Life Skill

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    A pessimistic mindset allows attorneys to be effective advocates for their clients, but it can come with serious costs for their personal well-being, so it’s crucial to exercise strategies that produce flexible optimism and connect lawyers with their core values, says Krista Larson at Stinson.

  • Private Capital Considerations Amid Market Revival

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    As improved market conditions position traditional financing to regain lost market share, it's also worth considering the pace and structure of private credit and other forms of private capital, especially when seeking to set unique terms or build new corporate relationships, say attorneys at Skadden.

  • Opinion

    Requiring Leave To File Amicus Briefs Is A Bad Idea

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    A proposal to amend the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure that would require parties to get court permission before filing federal amicus briefs would eliminate the long-standing practice of consent filing and thereby make the process less open and democratic, says Lawrence Ebner at the Atlantic Legal Foundation and DRI Center.

  • 4 Ways To Motivate Junior Attorneys To Bring Their Best

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    As Gen Z and younger millennial attorneys increasingly express dissatisfaction with their work and head for the exits, the lawyers who manage them must understand and attend to their needs and priorities to boost engagement and increase retention, says Stacey Schwartz at Katten.

  • A Look At Recent Challenges To SEC's Settlement 'Gag Rule'

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    Though they have been unsuccessful so far, opponents of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's so-called gag rule, which prevents defendants from denying allegations when settling with the SEC, are becoming increasingly vocal and filing more challenges in recent years, say Mike Blankenship and Regina Maze at Winston & Strawn.

  • Flexibility Is Key In Hybrid Capital Investment Strategies

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    Flexible or hybrid capital funds have become a solution for some owners adverse to private debt or requiring short-term capital support not otherwise available in the market, but the complexity and possible range of structures available means that principals need to consider how they may work in different scenarios and outcomes, says Daniel Mathias at Cohen Gresser.

  • Planning For Healthcare-Private Equity Antitrust Enforcement

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    U.S. antitrust agency developments could mean potential enforcement actions on healthcare-related acquisitions by private equity funds are on the way, and entities operating in this space should follow a series of practice tips, including early assessment of antitrust risks on both the state and federal level, say Ryan Quillian and John Kendrick at Covington.

  • Series

    Serving As A Sheriff's Deputy Made Me A Better Lawyer

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    Skills developed during my work as a reserve deputy — where there was a need to always be prepared, decisive and articulate — transferred to my practice as an intellectual property litigator, and my experience taught me that clients often appreciate and relate to the desire to participate in extracurricular activities, says Michael Friedland at Friedland Cianfrani.

  • Former Minn. Chief Justice Instructs On Writing Better Briefs

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    Former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea, now at Greenberg Traurig, offers strategies on writing more effective appellate briefs from her time on the bench.

  • 2nd Circ. Adviser Liability Ruling May Shape SEC Enforcement

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    The Second Circuit’s recent decision in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Rashid, applying basic negligence principles to reverse a finding of investment adviser liability, provides a road map for future fraud enforcement proceedings, says Elisha Kobre at Bradley Arant.

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