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Private Equity

  • April 10, 2025

    Blackstone Bolsters Warehouse Portfolio In $718M Texas Buy

    Blackstone on Thursday announced it has agreed to buy a 6 million-square-foot portfolio of warehouse buildings in Dallas and Houston from Crow Holdings for $718 million in a bet on logistics during a time of market upheaval.

  • April 09, 2025

    OpenAI Countersues Musk For 'Relentless' Harassment

    OpenAI on Wednesday lodged a countersuit to Elon Musk's lawsuit accusing the ChatGPT maker of abandoning its nonprofit mission, urging a California federal court to stop the billionaire from continuing an alleged "harassment campaign" aimed at impeding its success.

  • April 09, 2025

    'Evasive' Unions Told To List Fired Probationary Workers

    The California federal judge who ordered the reinstatement of many fired probationary federal workers before the U.S. Supreme Court stayed his ruling on Wednesday ordered the public sector unions representing federal staffers to provide a list of their booted members, calling their claims that the information would be difficult to produce "evasive."

  • April 09, 2025

    Shopping App Founder Charged In $40M Fraud Scheme

    New York federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that they've charged Nate Inc.'s founder with securities and wire fraud for allegedly claiming that his AI-powered automated shopping app streamlined checkout processes for online purchases without human involvement, while hiding that foreign workers were manually processing transactions and defrauding investors out of $40 million.

  • April 09, 2025

    Purported AI Co. Founder Gets 2½ Years For Fraud

    The founder of a purported artificial intelligence video analysis startup will spend 2½ years in prison after pleading guilty to securities fraud in connection with government claims he lied to investors, including a venture capital fund and a university endowment fund, about his company's revenue and track record of securing investments.

  • April 09, 2025

    Judge Rejects Objections To $400M GPB Capital Payout Plan

    A New York federal judge has approved a plan to distribute up to $400 million to investors defrauded by GPB Capital Holdings, rejecting objections from company insiders who argued the settlement was unfair because they could still face liability, finding that those concerns didn't outweigh the need to compensate defrauded victims.

  • April 09, 2025

    Senate Confirms Trump Pick Atkins To Lead A Leaner SEC

    The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Paul Atkins to be the next chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, clearing the way for an agency veteran and regulatory critic who is expected to slow the SEC's enforcement agenda and pursue smaller corporate penalties at a time when the agency is grappling with staff cuts and market turmoil.

  • April 09, 2025

    Ill. Senator Sought Bribe In 'Politics For Profit,' Feds Say

    An Illinois state senator engaged in "politics for profit" as he solicited a bribe to limit a state study on automated traffic enforcement and then lied about his conduct to investigators, federal prosecutors told a jury Wednesday.

  • April 09, 2025

    Self-Driving Car Tech Co. Valued At $6B After Series E Round

    Autonomous driving technology company Nuro Inc. on Wednesday revealed that it achieved a $6 billion valuation after completing its latest fundraising round with $106 million in tow.

  • April 09, 2025

    White & Case-Led EQT Inks Nearly $3B Health Deal With KKR

    KKR & Co. has agreed to acquire Sweden's Karo Healthcare from EQT, marking the handover of a company that has quadrupled in sales over the past five years, the companies said Wednesday, in a deal worth up to a reported 2.6 billion euros ($2.85 billion).

  • April 09, 2025

    Winston & Strawn Leads Fintech-Focused SPAC's $240M IPO

    Special purpose acquisition company Titan Acquisition Corp. began trading Wednesday after pricing a $240 million initial public offering in pursuit of a merger with a fintech or related business, represented by Winston & Strawn LLP and underwriters' counsel Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP.

  • April 09, 2025

    Pillsbury Expands Houston Office With 3 Corporate Attys

    Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP has added three attorneys with unique dealmaking experience to its growing Houston office.

  • April 09, 2025

    3 Firms Build Bain's $825M Lincoln Financial Stake Buy

    Insurance company Lincoln Financial on Wednesday revealed that it has secured an $825 million strategic growth investment from private equity giant Bain Capital in exchange for a minority equity stake in a deal built by three law firms.

  • April 09, 2025

    Blackstone Clinches $10.8B European Real Estate Fund

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP-advised private equity giant Blackstone on Wednesday announced that it wrapped its latest European real estate fund with €9.8 billion ($10.8 billion) of total capital commitments.

  • April 09, 2025

    Paper Towel Maker For Trader Joe's, Aldi Files For Ch. 11

    Arizona-based Royal Interco LLC, which supplies private-label paper products for grocery chains including Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, Kroger and Aldi, filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware, saying it has $205 million in outstanding secured debt and a stalking horse bid to acquire the company for $126 million.

  • April 09, 2025

    MoFo Hires Ex-Proskauer Private Equity Partner In NYC

    Morrison Foerster LLP has announced the hiring of a former partner at Proskauer Rose LLP based in New York as the latest addition to its private equity group.

  • April 09, 2025

    Assura Backs KKR's £1.6B Takeover Offer, Rejects PHP

    The board of property manager Assura said Wednesday that it has backed a £1.6 billion ($2 billion) takeover offer from two U.S. private equity firms, rejecting a lower £1.5 billion bid from a British real estate investment trust.

  • April 08, 2025

    Ex-Google Engineer Unlikely To Beat AI Trade Secrets Charges

    A California federal judge indicated Tuesday that he's unlikely to toss economic espionage charges against an ex-Google engineer accused of stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets to benefit startups in China, but said he "can't shake the feeling" that prosecutors wouldn't have brought the case if it involved a different country.

  • April 08, 2025

    SEC's Uyeda Urges Review Of Federal-State Oversight Splits

    The acting chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday called for a reevaluation of the threshold that divides federal and state oversight of investment advisers, saying he wants to better conserve SEC and taxpayer resources by focusing on the largest advisers.

  • April 08, 2025

    German Pharma Giant Stada Pauses IPO As Volatility Endures

    Private equity-backed German pharmaceutical company Stada is halting its initial public offering amid market volatility, joining several U.S. companies that are pausing plans while they assess the fallout from President Donald Trump's tariff policy.

  • April 08, 2025

    Barings Snags Aircraft Portfolio Valued At Over $200M

    Investment manager Barings on Tuesday announced that it has agreed to buy an aircraft portfolio valued at more than $200 million through its capital solutions platform.

  • April 08, 2025

    DLA Piper Adds Wilson Sonsini Corporate Ace In LA

    A veteran corporate attorney experienced in the life sciences and technology industries has jumped from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC to DLA Piper.

  • April 08, 2025

    Cravath Private Equity Co-Leader Joins Sidley In New York

    Sidley Austin LLP announced Tuesday that the former co-head of Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP's private equity group is the latest addition to its growing mergers and acquisitions and private equity bench.

  • April 08, 2025

    Sidley Austin Expands M&A Group, Hires Ex-Milbank Partner

    Sidley Austin LLP announced Monday another addition to its mergers and acquisitions practice in New York, hiring a former Milbank LLP attorney as a partner.

  • April 08, 2025

    Sidley-Led Excelsior Wraps 2nd Energy Fund With $1B In Tow

    Sidley Austin LLP-advised Excelsior Energy Capital on Tuesday announced it had clinched its second energy investment fund after securing just over $1 billion from investors.

Expert Analysis

  • How Companies Are Approaching Insider Trading Policies

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    An analysis of insider trading policies recently disclosed by 49 S&P 500 companies under a new U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule reveals that while specific provisions vary from company to company, certain common themes are emerging, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.

  • How Methods Are Evolving In Textualist Interpretations

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    Textualists at the U.S. Supreme Court are increasingly considering new methods such as corpus linguistics and surveys to evaluate what a statute's text communicates to an ordinary reader, while lower courts even mull large language models like ChatGPT as supplements, says Kevin Tobia at Georgetown Law.

  • Navigating New Enforcement Scrutiny Of 'AI Washing'

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent lawsuit against Joonko Diversity, its first public AI-focused enforcement action against a private company, underscores the importance of applying the same internal legal and compliance rigor to AI-related claims as other market-facing statements, say attorneys at Fried Frank.

  • Increased Scrutiny Raises Int'l Real Estate Transaction Risks

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    Recently proposed regulations expanding the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States' oversight, a White House divestment order and state-level legislative efforts signal increasing scrutiny of real estate transactions that may trigger national security concerns, say Luciano Racco and Aleksis Fernández Caballero at Foley Hoag.

  • How Fund Advisers Can Limit Election Year Pay-To-Play Risks

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    With Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz now the Democratic candidate for vice president, politically active investment advisers should take practical steps to avoid triggering strict pay-to-play rules that can lead to fund managers facing mutli-year timeouts from working with public funds after contributing to sitting officials, say attorneys at Dechert.

  • FTC Focus: What Access To Patent Settlements Would Mean

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    Settling parties should adopt a series of practice tips, including specifying rationales to support specific terms, as the Federal Trade Commission seeks to expand its access to settlements before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, say Shannon McGowan and David Munkittrick at Proskauer.

  • Why Attorneys Should Consider Community Leadership Roles

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    Volunteering and nonprofit board service are complementary to, but distinct from, traditional pro bono work, and taking on these community leadership roles can produce dividends for lawyers, their firms and the nonprofit causes they support, says Katie Beacham at Kilpatrick.

  • 9 Liability Management Tips As Debt Maturity Cliff Looms

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    As the debt maturity cliff swiftly approaches in this challenging environment, attorneys at Winston & Strawn highlight the top considerations for boards of directors and finance professionals to think about when structuring and executing liability management transactions, including reviewing capital structure, evaluating debt covenants, and more.

  • Firms Must Offer A Trifecta Of Services In Post-Chevron World

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    After the U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo decision overturning Chevron deference, law firms will need to integrate litigation, lobbying and communications functions to keep up with the ramifications of the ruling and provide adequate counsel quickly, says Neil Hare at Dentons.

  • 5 Tips To Succeed In A Master Of Laws Program And Beyond

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    As lawyers and recent law school graduates begin their Master of Laws coursework across the country, they should keep a few pointers in mind to get the most out of their programs and kick-start successful careers in their practice areas, says Kelley Miller at Reed Smith.

  • Series

    Being An Opera Singer Made Me A Better Lawyer

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    My journey from the stage to the courtroom has shown that the skills I honed as an opera singer – punctuality, memorization, creativity and more – have all played a vital role in my success as an attorney, says Gerard D'Emilio at GableGotwals.

  • How Law Firms Can Avoid 'Collaboration Drag'

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    Law firm decision making can be stifled by “collaboration drag” — characterized by too many pointless meetings, too much peer feedback and too little dissent — but a few strategies can help stakeholders improve decision-making processes and build consensus, says Steve Groom at Miles Mediation.

  • Opinion

    Litigation Funding Disclosure Key To Open, Impartial Process

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    Blanket investor and funding agreement disclosures should be required in all civil cases where the investor has a financial interest in the outcome in order to address issues ranging from potential conflicts of interest to national security concerns, says Bob Goodlatte, former U.S. House Representative for Virginia.

  • What NFL Draft Picks Have In Common With Lateral Law Hires

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    Nearly half of law firm lateral hires leave within a few years — a failure rate that is strikingly similar to the performance of NFL quarterbacks drafted in the first round — in part because evaluators focus too heavily on quantifiable metrics and not enough on a prospect's character traits, says Howard Rosenberg at Baretz+Brunelle.

  • Replacing The Stigma Of Menopause With Law Firm Support

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    A large proportion of the workforce is forced to pull the brakes on their career aspirations because of the taboo surrounding menopause and a lack of consistent support, but law firms can initiate the cultural shift needed by formulating thoughtful workplace policies, says Barbara Hamilton-Bruce at Simmons & Simmons.

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