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March 31, 2025
Trump Commutes Con Man Jason Galanis' Prison Sentence
President Donald Trump on Friday commuted the nearly 16-year sentence of fraudster Jason Galanis, who was convicted in a shareholder rip-off and a tribal bond swindle that cost investors $81 million.
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March 31, 2025
Nasdaq's Tighter IPO Rules Raise Bar For Small Companies
Nasdaq is seeking to weed out volatile stocks by tightening listing standards for small companies conducting initial public offerings or uplistings, although lawyers caution that new rules could prompt capital-hungry companies to pursue other listing strategies, including reverse mergers.
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March 31, 2025
9th Circ. Revives Investor Suit Over $8B Avalara Sale
The Ninth Circuit on Monday partially revived a proposed class action accusing tax software company Avalara Inc. of underselling investors on its future prospects before taking the company private in an $8.4 billion deal.
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March 31, 2025
Ex-Bridgewater Execs Forced To Arbitrate Discrimination Suit
A Connecticut federal judge on Monday agreed to force arbitration of a dispute from two former Bridgewater Associates LP executives alleging discrimination against the multibillion-dollar asset management firm.
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March 31, 2025
Luxembourg Fund Claims Fla. Entreprenuer Owes $40M Loan
A Luxembourg investment fund has sued a Florida entrepreneur in federal court for allegedly misrepresenting the financial condition of his businesses in order to secure three loans, saying he now owes more than $40 million that he has also failed to pay back.
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March 31, 2025
Alcoa Gets Pension Annuity Suit Thrown Out, For Now
A D.C. federal judge agreed to toss a proposed class action from Alcoa retirees who alleged the aluminum manufacturer put their pensions at unnecessary risk by converting their benefits into annuity insurance contracts, backing Alcoa's argument that the retirees lacked standing to sue.
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March 31, 2025
2 Firms Help Canadian PE Shop Raise CA$1.4B For 3rd Fund
Canadian private equity firm Waterous Energy Fund, advised by Bennett Jones LLP and Mayer Brown LLP, announced Monday it has closed its third fund with CA$1.4 billion (roughly $973 million) raised.
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March 31, 2025
Winston & Strawn Adds Goodwin Transactions Ace In LA
Winston & Strawn LLP is boosting its transactions team, announcing Monday it is bringing in a Goodwin Procter LLP private equity expert as a partner in its Los Angeles office.
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March 31, 2025
Wachtell, S&C Build Mechanics Bank, HomeStreet Merger
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz LLP-advised Mechanics Bank on Monday announced plans to merge with Sullivan & Cromwell LLP-led HomeStreet Bank in a deal that will create a combined company with 168 branches and $23 billion in assets.
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March 31, 2025
Apollo Biz's £1B Offer For Auto-Parts Maker Nears Completion
Auto-parts maker and supplier TI Fluid Systems said Monday that the necessary procedures behind its takeover for more than £1 billion ($1.3 billion) by a Canadian rival, ABC Technologies Inc., goes ahead are "almost complete."
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March 28, 2025
AI Startup CoreWeave's Tepid Debut Chills IPO Enthusiasm
Artificial intelligence startup CoreWeave Inc.'s skittish debut following a scaled-down initial public offering chills recovery hopes for an IPO market that was already wobbly, though experts say viable candidates are waiting to strike if conditions stabilize.
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March 28, 2025
PE Firm Hits Back Against Medical Device Coating Challenge
Private equity firm GTCR BC Holdings LLC told a Federal Trade Commission in-house judge Friday the commission has a warped view of the medical device coatings market, as the firm fights a bid to block its $627 million acquisition of Surmodics Inc.
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March 28, 2025
9th Circ. Affirms Toss Of 3D Printer Co. Derivative Suit
The Ninth Circuit on Friday affirmed the dismissal of a derivative suit brought by a venture capital firm over an $11 million investment it made in a 3D printing company, with the panel finding the lower court correctly tossed the suit due to previous and ongoing "outside entanglements" between the parties.
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March 28, 2025
Orrick Private Equity Ace Jumps To Willkie In San Francisco
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP is expanding its West Coast practice, bringing in a former Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP private equity ace as a partner in its San Francisco office.
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March 28, 2025
Blackstone Nabs Stake In British Airport Operator For £235M
Private equity giant Blackstone on Friday announced that its infrastructure strategy has agreed to take a minority stake in British airport operator AGS Airports for £235 million ($304.2 million).
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March 28, 2025
Protego Says Texas Firm Broke $200M Crypto Bank Promise
Protego Holdings Corp. said a Texas-based firm promised to invest $200 million in its launch of a cryptocurrency bank but delivered only excuses as the funding failed to materialize and a rare conditional approval from the U.S. government lapsed when financing wasn't in place.
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March 28, 2025
PE Firm Peppertree Wins $354M Award In Telecom Deal Row
An international arbitration panel has awarded $354 million to affiliates of private equity firm Peppertree Capital Management Inc. against the majority shareholders of a Latin American telecommunications tower operator, in a dispute stemming from an attempted sale of the company.
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March 28, 2025
Taxation With Representation: Norton Rose, Latham, Ashurst
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Dollar Tree sells its Family Dollar business to private equity firms, eye care company Alcon buys medical technology company Lensar and Ithaca Energy PLC buys the U.K. subsidiary of Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd.
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March 28, 2025
Simpson Thacher-Led EQT Wraps €21.5B Infrastructure Fund
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP-advised Swedish private equity giant EQT revealed Friday that it has wrapped its sixth infrastructure fund with €21.5 billion ($23.2 billion) of total investor commitments.
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March 28, 2025
Equity Markets Falter In Q1 As Investor Enthusiasm Dips
Global equity capital markets have started 2025 with a whimper, as rising geopolitical tensions and unexpected policy directions from the Trump administration have significantly cooled investor enthusiasm, according to a new report from data firm Dealogic.
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March 28, 2025
DOGE Officials Arrive At SEC With Unclear Agenda
Staffers with Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency have made the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission the latest target of their cost-cutting measures, as the agency confirmed Friday that it has begun onboarding DOGE staff.
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March 27, 2025
Fenwick-Led AI Startup CoreWeave Prices Reduced $1.5B IPO
Artificial intelligence-focused startup CoreWeave Inc. on Thursday priced a downsized $1.5 billion initial public offering, represented by Fenwick & West LLP and underwriters' counsel Latham & Watkins LLP, well below its marketed range.
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March 27, 2025
SEC Liquidity Rule Suit Can't Be Axed Just Yet, Judge Says
A New York federal judge on Thursday refused to toss the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's suit alleging that Pinnacle Advisors LLC exceeded its allowed allotment of illiquid investments, as the intervening Loper Bright ruling has changed the standard for evaluating agency action since the dismissal bid was filed.
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March 27, 2025
Upstart Investors Land Class Cert. In Insider Selling Suit
Shareholders who allege that tech-based lender Upstart and its executives participated in a $2.7 billion insider stock selling scheme can now proceed with their claims as a class, an Ohio federal judge determined on Thursday.
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March 27, 2025
Russian Oligarch-Linked Firm Owner Can't Shake SEC's Claim
A New York federal judge has declined to toss claims brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission against an investment firm owner who allegedly managed a Russian oligarch's wealth in America without ever registering with the SEC as required.
Expert Analysis
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How To Grow Marketing, Biz Dev Teams In A Tight Market
Faced with fierce competition and rising operating costs, firms are feeling the pressure to build a well-oiled marketing and business development team that supports strategic priorities, but they’ll need to be flexible and creative given a tight talent market, says Ben Curle at Ambition.
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FTC Focus: Private Equity Investments In Healthcare
As the Federal Trade Commission is tightening its scrutiny of private equity investment in healthcare, the agency is finding novel grounds to challenge key focus areas, including rollup acquisitions, the flip-and-strip approach and minority investments in rival providers, say attorneys at Proskauer.
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Jarkesy's Impact On SEC Enforcement Will Be Modest
Though the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy decision found that fraud defendants have a constitutional right to a jury trial, the ruling will have muted impact on the agency’s enforcement because it’s already bringing most of its cases in federal court, say Jeremiah Williams and Alyssa Fixsen at Ropes & Gray.
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Series
Rock Climbing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Rock climbing requires problem-solving, focus, risk management and resilience, skills that are also invaluable assets in my role as a finance lawyer, says Mei Zhang at Haynes and Boone.
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How 5 States' Deal Notification Laws Are Guiding Healthcare
Healthcare transaction notification laws at various stages of implementation in California, Illinois, Indiana, Oregon and Washington are shaping sector mergers and acquisitions, with significant transparency, continuity of care and compliance implications as providers tackle complex regulatory requirements, says Melesa Freerks at DLA Piper.
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Think Like A Lawyer: Dance The Legal Standard Two-Step
From rookie brief writers to Chief Justice John Roberts, lawyers should master the legal standard two-step — framing the governing standard at the outset, and clarifying why they meet that standard — which has benefits for both the drafter and reader, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.
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Behind The Delay Of Final HSR Premerger Filing Rules
Erin Toomey at Epiq discusses the wait for the final version of the revised Hart-Scott-Rodino premerger filing requirements that were first introduced in June 2023, the factors that might be behind the delay, and how to plan for the potential data-focused rule change
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Opinion
The FTC Needs To Challenge The Novo-Catalent Deal
Novo's acquisition of Catalent threatens to substantially lessen competition in the manufacturing and marketing of GLP-1 diabetes and obesity drugs, and the Federal Trade Commission should challenge it under a vertical theory of harm, as it aligns with last year's merger guidelines and the Fifth Circuit decision in Illumina, says attorney David Balto.
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Series
Being A Luthier Makes Me A Better Lawyer
When I’m not working as an appellate lawyer, I spend my spare time building guitars — a craft known as luthiery — which has helped to enhance the discipline, patience and resilience needed to write better briefs, says Rob Carty at Nichols Brar.
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Lead Like 'Ted Lasso' By Embracing Cognitive Diversity
The Apple TV+ series “Ted Lasso” aptly illustrates how embracing cognitive diversity can be a winning strategy for teams, providing a useful lesson for law firms, which can benefit significantly from fresh, diverse perspectives and collaborative problem-solving, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.
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Today's Trends In Private Credit And Unitranche Financing
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Proskauer’s Michelle Iodice analyzes recent patterns in private credit and unitranche financing transactions, including the rise of super-senior revolver loans as an alternative to traditional structure, and considers how they may shape the private credit and broadly syndicated loan markets through the remainder of 2024.
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The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Of Healthcare's PE Boom
While an influx of capital may provide access to new resources and innovative technologies, the private equity model's method of funding may be fundamentally at odds with patient-first healthcare, and in recent years that inherent tension has gotten ugly, say Eva Gunasekera and Jaclyn Tayabji at Tycko & Zavareei.
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Opinion
Now More Than Ever, Lawyers Must Exhibit Professionalism
As society becomes increasingly fractured and workplace incivility is on the rise, attorneys must champion professionalism and lead by example, demonstrating how lawyers can respectfully disagree without being disagreeable, says Edward Casmere at Norton Rose.
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Series
Serving In The National Guard Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My ongoing military experience as a judge advocate general in the National Guard has shaped me as a person and a lawyer, teaching me the importance of embracing confidence, balance and teamwork in both my Army and civilian roles, says Danielle Aymond at Baker Donelson.
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Will Texas Stock Exchange Provide Regulatory Haven?
While the newly proposed Texas Stock Exchange may represent a market reaction to increasingly complex regulations, those looking to list on a national securities exchange should consider that their choice of an exchange may not relieve them of some of the most burdensome public company requirements, say Elizabeth McNichol and Ryan Lilley at Katten.