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Private Equity

  • May 14, 2025

    Kirkland-Led Equity Firm To Buy UK Insurance Broker JMG

    GTCR Inc. has said that it has penned a deal to acquire JMG Group in an acquisition the U.S. private equity firm hopes will help to drive the broker's expansion across the British insurance market.

  • May 13, 2025

    Pot Payment Co. Wants Court To Enforce $1.3M Deal

    A Boulder, Colorado, fintech company said its former business associates in a failed joint venture to create a cannabis payment system cannot be trusted to pay the $1.3 million settlement meant to end all claims of fraud, urging a Nevada federal court to step in and force them to follow through.

  • May 13, 2025

    Latham-Led Physical Therapy Startup Primes $410M IPO

    Venture capital-backed physical therapy startup Hinge Health Inc. on Tuesday unveiled a price range on an estimated $410 million initial public offering, represented by Latham & Watkins LLP and underwriters' counsel Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, hoping to capitalize on an IPO rebound.

  • May 13, 2025

    Investment Firm Drops 2 Counts From $70M Client Poach Suit

    Connecticut investment firm TJT Capital Group LLC has agreed to drop a Computer Fraud and Abuse Act count and a common-law trade secrets misappropriation claim from a lawsuit accusing a chief compliance officer of taking $70 million in assets under management with him when he left for a new job.

  • May 13, 2025

    SEC's Uyeda Encourages Opening 401(k)s To Private Assets

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissioner Mark Uyeda said Tuesday that regulators should explore how retirement accounts could expand to include private equity investments, arguing that such a shift would put 401(k) plans on par with pension funds.

  • May 13, 2025

    Kirkland-Led Denali Growth Partners Raises $400M Fund

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP-advised Denali Growth Partners on Tuesday announced that it closed its second fund with $400 million of limited partner commitments.

  • May 13, 2025

    4 Firms Build Robinhood's $178.9M Canadian Crypto Buy

    Financial services giant Robinhood on Tuesday unveiled plans to acquire Canadian cryptocurrency platform WonderFi Technologies in a CA$250 million ($179 million) take-private deal built by four law firms.

  • May 13, 2025

    Latham-Led VMG Nets $1B For 6th Consumer Fund

    Latham & Watkins LLP-advised growth equity firm VMG Partners on Tuesday revealed it had clinched its sixth consumer fund after securing $1 billion in investor commitments.

  • May 13, 2025

    Peugeot Invests $125M In Insurance Broker BroadStreet

    The company that represents the interests of French industrial dynasty Peugeot said Tuesday that it plans to plow $125 million into U.S. insurance brokerage BroadStreet as it moves to diversify its investments away from the automobile sector.

  • May 13, 2025

    Latham Helps Partners Group Invest $400M In Digital Platform

    Swiss private equity firm Partners Group said Tuesday that it will invest $400 million in Digital Halo, a data center platform based in Singapore, in a move to add to its $4 billion portfolio in the booming sector.

  • May 12, 2025

    Coinbase Inks $2.25M Deal In Dogecoin Sweepstakes Suit

    Coinbase Inc. and promoter Marden-Kane have agreed to pay $2.25 million to put to rest a proposed class action over a Dogecoin cryptocurrency sweepstakes, a deal that follows a trip to the U.S. Supreme Court, according to a motion filed in California federal court Friday.

  • May 12, 2025

    Eric Trump-Backed Crypto Miner Merges With Gryphon Digital

    A new bitcoin miner backed by President Donald Trump's two eldest sons said Monday that it will go public through an all-stock merger with Gryphon Digital Mining Inc. and will list on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol ABTC.

  • May 12, 2025

    Leon Black's Subpoena Suits Unsealed In Apollo Founder Row

    A New York state judge Monday revealed details in former Apollo Global Management CEO Leon Black's ongoing arbitration battle with co-founder-turned-nemesis Josh Harris, as the court unsealed three related subpoena enforcement suits.

  • May 12, 2025

    Latham, Davis Polk Lead Digital Health Startup's IPO Filing

    Omada Health Inc., a venture-backed startup that provides virtual care to help patients manage chronic conditions like diabetes, has filed an initial public offering, represented by Latham & Watkins LLP and underwriters counsel Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.

  • May 12, 2025

    9th Circ. Questions Vegas Casino Room Rate Claims

    A skeptical Ninth Circuit panel had questions Monday for guests accusing Las Vegas casino-hotel operators of using the same software to inflate room rates about what they need to show for their algorithmic pricing claims to survive.

  • May 12, 2025

    Hedge Fund Group Urges Delay On New AML Rules

    A top trade group representing hedge funds is urging the Trump administration to delay enforcement of new Treasury Department anti-money laundering rules applicable to investment managers, part of a broader attempt to persuade financial and securities regulators to slow down or rescind wide-ranging rules.

  • May 12, 2025

    Will Justices Finally Rein In Universal Injunctions?

    The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to address for the first time Thursday the propriety of universal injunctions, a tool federal judges have increasingly used to broadly halt presidential orders and policy initiatives, and whose validity has haunted the high court's merits and emergency dockets for more than a decade.

  • May 12, 2025

    Akin Adds Ex-Mayer Brown Real Estate Funds, M&A Partners

    Former Mayer Brown LLP partners Wendy Dodson Gallegos and Jason Wagenmaker have moved to Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP to advise the firm's real estate fund formation and mergers and acquisitions practices, according to a Monday announcement. 

  • May 12, 2025

    AI Powers Next Wave Of Telehealth M&A After 2024 Uptick

    Telemedicine-focused deal activity is poised for a transformative shift in 2025 as strategic buyers increasingly seek companies that embed artificial intelligence across their platforms, according to a new report from tech investment bank Drake Star.

  • May 12, 2025

    Chancery Delays $30M Deal In SPAC Suit For Review Of Class

    Citing no-longer-novel aspects of blank check company stock-drop suits, a Delaware vice chancellor on Monday trimmed a $7 million attorney fee proposal in a $29.75 million settlement to $5.5 million, but delayed approval pending clarification on post-closing stock buyer share eligibility.

  • May 12, 2025

    Adams Street Clinches €270M European Venture Fund

    Private markets investment manager Adams Street Partners LLC on Monday announced that it held the final closing for its latest European-focused venture fund after securing €270 million ($300 million) in capital commitments.

  • May 12, 2025

    Hub International Reaches $29B Valuation After $1.6B Plug

    Insurance brokerage and financial services firm Hub International Ltd., advised by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, on Monday revealed that it hit a $29 billion valuation after securing a $1.6 billion minority common equity investment.

  • May 12, 2025

    Blackstone Gets More Time For Warehouse REIT Offer

    Britain's mergers and acquisitions watchdog has handed the U.S. private equity shop Blackstone more time to make a firm offer for Warehouse REIT, the U.K. company said Monday, after Blackstone reduced its £489 million ($646 million) price tag for the real estate investor.

  • May 09, 2025

    Investor Claims PE Firm Filed False Financial Statements

    A private equity firm and several of its executives were hit with a proposed class action in California federal court Friday alleging the firm filed several false and misleading financial statements with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, causing the firm's stock price to drop when they could no longer be relied upon.

  • May 09, 2025

    Private Fundraising Takes Hit Amid Volatile Backdrop

    Global private equity and venture capital funding plunged in April amid volatile equity markets, data released Friday shows, falling from a peak in March driven by one blockbuster artificial intelligence deal.

Expert Analysis

  • Top Considerations For Insurance Companies In 2025

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    As insurance industry participants look to plan for the year, regulatory changes, climate-related challenges, the ongoing effects of social inflation and the potential for significant mergers and acquisitions will be among the key items for insurer boards and management to have on their radar, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • Scope And Nature Of Judicial Relief Will Affect Loper's Impact

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    The practical result of post-Loper Bright rulings against regulatory actions will depend on the relief courts grant — and there has been controversy in these types of cases over whether the ruling is applied just to the parties or nationwide, and whether the action can be left in place while it's corrected, says Steven Gordon at Holland & Knight.

  • Series

    Adventure Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Photographing nature everywhere from Siberia to Cuba and Iceland to Rwanda provides me with a constant reminder to refresh, refocus and rethink the legal issues that my clients face, says Richard Birmingham at Davis Wright.

  • 5 Ways To Create Effective Mock Assignments For Associates

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    In order to effectively develop associates’ critical thinking skills, firms should design mock assignments that contain a few key ingredients, from messy fact patterns to actionable feedback, says Abdi Shayesteh at AltaClaro.

  • Assessing Gary Gensler's Legacy At The SEC

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    Gary Gensler's tenure as U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chair is defined by a record of commonsense regulation in some areas and social activism in others, and by increasing judicial skepticism about the SEC's authority to fulfill its regulatory, enforcement, administrative law and adjudicatory functions, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.

  • Recent SEC Actions Highlight Importance Of Filing Form D

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement action against three companies last month for failing to timely file Form D is an unprecedented step that should put an end to Regulation D issuers' views that filing these forms is a technical requirement or somewhat voluntary, says Patrick McCloskey at McCloskey Law.

  • Recent Suits Show Antitrust Agencies' Focus On HSR Review

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    The U.S. Department of Justice's suit this month against KKR for inaccurate and incomplete premerger filings, along with other recent cases, highlights the agency's increasing scrutiny of Hart-Scott-Rodino Act compliance for private equity firms, say attorneys at Willkie.

  • Mentorship Resolutions For The New Year

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    Attorneys tend to focus on personal achievements or career milestones when they set yearly goals, but one important area often gets overlooked in this process — mentoring relationships, which are some of the most effective tools for professional growth, say Kelly Galligan at Rutan & Tucker and Andra Greene at Phillips ADR.

  • PE Strategies To Manage Adjacent Portfolio Firm Conflicts

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    A variety of tools can mitigate potential risk for a private equity director sitting on the board of directors of multiple companies, including the disclosure of potential conflicts in fundraising documents to help mitigate risk under the securities laws, says Michael Kendall at Goodwin.

  • Series

    Coaching Little League Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    While coaching poorly played Little League Baseball early in the morning doesn't sound like a good time, I love it — and the experience has taught me valuable lessons about imperfection, compassion and acceptance that have helped me grow as a person and as a lawyer, says Alex Barnett at DiCello Levitt.

  • 5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2025

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    Lawyers and their clients must be prepared to navigate an evolving litigation funding market in 2025, made more complicated by a new administration and the increasing overall cost of litigation, says Jeffery Lula at GLS Capital.

  • The Blueprint For A National Bitcoin Reserve

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    The new administration has the opportunity to pave the way for a U.S.-backed crypto reserve, which could conceptually function as a strategic asset akin to traditional reserves like gold markets, hedge against economic instability, and influence global crypto adoption, say attorneys at Duane Morris.

  • Rethinking Litigation Risk And What It Really Means To Win

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    Attorneys have a tendency to overestimate litigation risk before summary judgment and underestimate risk after it, but an eight-stage litigation framework can clarify risk at different points and help litigators reassess what true success looks like in any particular case, says Joshua Libling at Arcadia Finance.

  • Takeaways From SEC's Registered Investment Cos. Risk Alert

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Examinations' recent risk alert pertaining to registered investment companies provides a high-level overview of its risk-based approach to selecting RICs for examination — a potential hint that the division is investigating some of the covered topics, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.

  • Calif. Justices' Options In Insurance Exhaustion Case

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    Fox Paine v. Twin City Fire Insurance may serve as the California Supreme Court's opportunity to firmly establish precedent with respect to a strict adherence to excess insurance policies' exhaustion provisions when the language is clear and explicit, says Aiden Spencer at Langsam Stevens.

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