Private Equity

  • February 26, 2025

    GOP-Led House Panel Pushes Easier Rules On Capital Raising

    A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee invited input Wednesday on a slew of deregulatory bills that seek to ease rules governing private and public securities offerings, drawing plaudits from the Republican majority and mixed responses from Democrats.

  • February 26, 2025

    Simpson Thacher Guides $1B Real Estate Secondaries Fund

    Neuberger Berman, an investment management firm advised by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, has capped its second real estate private equity secondary fund at $1.05 billion, surpassing its target by $200 million, according to a Wednesday announcement.

  • February 26, 2025

    Conn. Judge Tosses False Origin Claims In Atty's Firing Suit

    A Connecticut federal judge has dismissed an attorney's lawsuit against his former firm and a litigation finance group described as its biggest client, nixing false designation and false origin claims surrounding the firm's alleged use of his name to lure clients after firing him.

  • February 26, 2025

    USC Escapes PE Exec's $75M 'Varsity Blues' Suit, For Now

    The University of Southern California escaped a $75 million suit by a Massachusetts businessman ensnared in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal after a judge found that the parent's claims are time-barred, though she said she'd give him another chance to make his case.

  • February 26, 2025

    3 Firms Rep On $1.8B Global Net Lease Property Sale

    Global Net Lease Inc. said Wednesday it has agreed to sell its multi-tenant portfolio of 100 non-core properties to a subsidiary of RCG Ventures Holdings LLC for about $1.8 billion, as the real estate investment trust pushes ahead with its strategy to become a purely single-tenant leasing company.

  • February 26, 2025

    Kirkland-Led Blackstone Wraps $5.6B Energy-Focused Fund

    Private equity giant Blackstone, advised by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, on Wednesday announced that it wrapped its fourth energy transition-focused private equity fund after securing $5.6 billion of investor commitments.

  • March 05, 2025

    Fladgate Boosts Private Equity Team With Avonhurst Hire

    Fladgate LLP has added a corporate mid-market specialist as a partner to its London office, as the firm swoops to bolster its growing private capital practice.

  • February 25, 2025

    SEC Is Asked For Background On Fugitive Trader's Death Docs

    A Connecticut federal judge has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission for more information about its investigation into what appears to be a forged death certificate for a fugitive trader who fled to India nearly a decade ago.

  • February 25, 2025

    Tampa Bay Rays To Return $200K In Alleged Ponzi Proceeds

    A Georgia federal judge on Tuesday approved a settlement in which the Tampa Bay Rays have agreed to relinquish $200,000 the baseball team received for marketing services as part of an alleged Ponzi scheme.

  • February 25, 2025

    SEC's Small Biz Panel Seeks Relief For Venture Funds

    A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission advisory group is recommending the agency ease rules to allow qualifying venture funds to attract more investors without registering with the SEC, hoping to bolster capital available to small businesses.

  • February 25, 2025

    Nelson Mullins Brings On Corporate Ace From Fla. Boutique

    Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP announced Tuesday that it has deepened its real estate and corporate capabilities with a new partner in its Boca Raton, Florida, office from Kapp Morrison LLP.

  • February 25, 2025

    Perkins Coie Adds 3 Greenberg Traurig M&A, PE Pros In Texas

    Perkins Coie LLP announced Tuesday that it had strengthened its mergers and acquisitions and private equity practices with three Greenberg Traurig lawyers who have come aboard as partners in Dallas and Austin.

  • February 25, 2025

    Kirkland-Led Thoma Bravo Snags €1.8B For 1st Europe Fund

    Software-focused private equity shop Thoma Bravo, advised by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, on Tuesday announced that it closed its first European-focused fund after securing €1.8 billion ($1.89 billion) from investors.

  • February 24, 2025

    SEC Could Loosen Income Limits On Startup Investments

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's acting chairman said Monday that the agency is looking at a number of changes aimed at freeing up capital for investment, including the possibility of allowing lower- and middle-income Americans to invest in private, early-stage companies.

  • February 24, 2025

    'Varsity Blues' Suit Against USC An 'Uphill Battle,' Judge Says

    A Los Angeles judge said Monday that while a private equity investor's fraud suit against USC over his prosecution in the "Varsity Blues" case will likely make it past the pleading stage, he will later face an "uphill battle" given how much time has passed since the high-profile college admissions scandal.

  • February 24, 2025

    CVC Sells Stake In India Hospital Chain To KKR For $400M

    Private equity shop CVC on Monday announced that it has agreed to sell its majority stake in Indian oncology hospital chain Healthcare Global Enterprises to Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP-advised KKR for $400 million.

  • February 24, 2025

    Trump Media Seeks Shareholder Approval To Leave Delaware

    The owner of Donald Trump's social media platform plans to hold a shareholder vote in April asking investors whether it should move its legal address to Florida, potentially joining a growing number of companies reincorporating outside of Delaware.

  • February 24, 2025

    Fund Formation Group Of The Year: Proskauer

    Proskauer Rose LLP worked with Ares Management Corp. on its largest-ever private credit fundraise and advised StepStone Group on the formation of its $3.3 billion venture capital secondaries fund, among other achievements, earning the firm a spot among the 2024 Law360 Fund Formation Groups of the Year.

  • February 24, 2025

    NinjaOne Valued At $5B After $500M Series C Funding

    Automated endpoint management company NinjaOne on Monday revealed that it hit a $5 billion valuation after raising $500 million in Series C extension funds, which will be used to drive research and development efforts among other goals.

  • February 24, 2025

    Blackstone Paying $5.65B For US Marina Servicing Giant

    Blackstone has agreed to acquire Dallas-based Safe Harbor Marinas, the largest marina and superyacht servicing business in the U.S., from Sun Communities Inc. for $5.65 billion, the companies said Monday.

  • February 24, 2025

    Skadden, Ropes & Gray Advising On 23andMe Buyout Bid

    The CEO of 23andMe has teamed up with private equity firm New Mountain Capital on an offer to purchase and take the genetic testing company private at an equity value of approximately $74.7 million, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

  • February 24, 2025

    4 Firms Advise On Apollo's $1.5B Bridge Investment Buy

    Apollo Global Management said Monday it has agreed to buy Bridge Investment Group Holdings Inc., a Salt Lake City, Utah-based real estate investment manager, in a $1.5 billion deal steered by four law firms, as Apollo looks to expand its real estate equity and credit offerings.

  • February 24, 2025

    Just Eat Gets €4.1B Offer From Dutch Investor To Go Private

    Global investment group Prosus said Monday that it will buy Just Eat Takeaway.com in a €4.1 billion ($4.3 billion) take-private deal to tap into the European food delivery market.

  • February 24, 2025

    Skadden Leads Brookfield To Buy Renewables Biz For $1.7B

    National Grid said on Monday that it has agreed to sell its green subsidiary in the U.S. to Brookfield for $1.74 billion as the Canadian asset manager ups its stake in the rapidly growing renewables sector.

  • February 21, 2025

    Crypto Mining Machine Co. Bgin Blockchain Files $50M IPO

    Cryptocurrency mining company Bgin Blockchain Ltd. filed for an initial public offering Friday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that is expected to raise $50 million, represented by Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li LLC and underwriters counsel Robinson & Cole LLP.

Expert Analysis

  • What 2024 Tells Us About Calif. Health Transaction Reviews

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    Looking back at the California Office of Health Care Affordability's first year accepting notices for material healthcare transactions reveals critical lessons on what the OHCA's review process may mean for the future of covered transactions in the state, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.

  • 5 Evolving Concerns For Family Offices In 2025

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    Complex regulatory changes and emerging operational risks will force family offices to stay on their toes in 2025, with timely action particularly necessary to address several tax and reporting developments that may affect their investments and business operations, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • 2024 Was A Banner Year For Shareholder Activism

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    Shareholder activism campaigns in 2024 continued at an elevated pace globally, with activist investors exploiting valuation gaps and pushing aggressively for corporate governance reforms, including the ouster of many companies' chief executives, a trend that could continue once President-elect Donald Trump takes office, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • 7 Ways 2nd Trump Administration May Affect Partner Hiring

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    President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House will likely have a number of downstream effects on partner hiring in the legal industry, from accelerated hiring timelines to increased vetting of prospective employees, say recruiters at Macrae.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Custodian Selection

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    Several recent rulings make clear that the proportionality of additional proposed custodians will depend on whether the custodians have unique relevant documents, and producing parties should consider whether information already in the record will show that they have relevant documents that otherwise might not be produced, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Impact Of Successful Challenges To SEC's Rulemaking Ability

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    In 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission faced significant legal challenges to its aggressive rulemaking agenda as several of its rules were vacated by the Fifth Circuit, which could hinder the SEC's ability to enact rules extending beyond express statutory authority in the future, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • Series

    Exercising On My Peloton Bike Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    While I originally came to the Peloton bike for exercise, one cycling instructor’s teachings have come to serve as a road map for practicing law thoughtfully and mindfully, which has opened opportunities for growth and change in my career, says Andrea Kirshenbaum at Littler.

  • Predicting What's Next For SEC By Looking At Past Dissents

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    While Paul Atkins' nomination to be the next chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has taken center stage, an analysis of Republican Commissioners Hester Peirce and Mark Uyeda's past votes and dissents provides a preview of where enforcement may shift in the new administration, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.

  • Exploring Venue Strategy For Trump-Era Regulatory Litigation

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    Litigation will likely play a prominent role in shaping policy outcomes during the second Trump administration, and stakeholders have several tools at their disposal to steer regulatory litigation toward more favorable venues, say attorneys at Covington.

  • Opinion

    3 New Year's Resolutions For Antitrust Agencies To Consider

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    James Fredricks at Skadden rings in 2025 with his wish list for the federal antitrust agencies, starting with a provision for a presumptive safe harbor for information sharing.

  • New Year, New Risks: 8 Top Cyber Issues For Finance In 2025

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    As financial institutions forge ahead in 2025, they must strike a delicate balance between embracing technological innovation and guarding against its darker threats, which this year could include everything from supply chain vulnerabilities to deepfakes, say attorneys at Baker Donelson.

  • 8 Trends And Predictions Following PE's Late 2024 Surge

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    Private equity will remain at the forefront of value creation in 2025, and anticipated market trends include sponsors' desire to return capital to investors and a more business-friendly tack by the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, say attorneys at Weil.

  • Series

    Playing Esports Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Competing in a global esports tournament at Wimbledon last year not only fulfilled my childhood dream, but also sharpened skills that are essential to my day job, including strategic thinking, confidence and networking, says AJ Schuyler at Jackson Lewis.

  • Lessons From The SEC's 2024 Crackdown On AI Washing

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    AI washing was the subject of increased scrutiny from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in 2024 following a surge in the commercial adoption of generative artificial intelligence technologies in 2023, highlighting the importance of transparency, accuracy and accountability when communicating about AI, say attorneys at Perkins Coie.

  • An Associate's Guide To Career Development In 2025

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    As the new year begins, associates at all levels should consider establishing career metrics, fostering key relationships and employing other specific strategies to help move through the complexities of the legal profession with confidence and emerge as trailblazers, say EJ Stern and Amanda George at Fractional Law Firm.

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