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May 19, 2025
Dutch Investor Launches €4.1B Offer For Just Eat Takeaway
Dutch investment group Prosus said Monday that it has launched a formal offer to acquire Just Eat Takeaway.com in a €4.1 billion ($4.6 billion) take-private deal to "build a Europe-based food delivery champion" after they reached a conditional agreement in February.
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May 19, 2025
KKR, Stonepeak Take Swipe At PHP's Rival Bid For Assura
U.S. private equity firms KKR and Stonepeak urged shareholders in property manager Assura on Monday to back their £1.6 billion ($2.1 billion) takeover offer, saying that a rival £1.7 billion bid could be financially risky and harmful.
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May 16, 2025
Firms Eye Setoff Shielding $66M Conn. Life Insurance Policies
Three investment companies holding PHL Variable Insurance Co. policies asked a Connecticut state court judge on Friday to allow them to set off in-force life insurance policy premiums against their $66 million in matured policies, fearing they could receive only a fraction of their investments while the state supervises the struggling insurer.
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May 16, 2025
No 'Magic Words' Needed To Sue KKR For Hiding Deals, DOJ Says
KKR is trying to duck a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit seeking fines that could top $650 million, by reading standards for seeking penalties that are not there, the government said Thursday, defending claims that the private equity giant failed to notify two mergers and deleted key documentation from notifications.
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May 16, 2025
IPO Pipeline Restarts As Tariff-Related Volatility Eases
Initial public offerings are showing life again after a tariff-induced slumber, buoyed by strong debuts and a growing pipeline as more venture-backed technology startups are lining up public listings before Memorial Day and into June.
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May 16, 2025
Food Delivery App's $80M Investor Settlement Gets Final OK
Investors suing mobile food delivery and ride-hailing services operator Grab Holdings Ltd. have received final approval of an $80 million deal settling claims that several sections of a proxy statement Grab filed with a special purpose acquisition company were false and misleading.
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May 16, 2025
Feds Say Con Man Galanis Can't Recoup $2M Despite Clemency
Prosecutors have asked a New York federal judge to deny a request from convicted fraudster Jason Galanis to recoup $2.17 million he paid in criminal fines, after his nearly 16-year prison sentence was commuted by President Donald Trump.
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May 16, 2025
PHP Ups Takeover Offer For Assura To £1.7B
Real estate investment manager Primary Health Properties PLC on Friday announced an increased proposal to acquire property manager Assura in a cash and stock deal valued at approximately £1.7 billion ($2.25 billion).
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May 16, 2025
Taxation With Representation: Blakes, Davies, Goodmans
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Charter Communications Inc. merges with Cox Communications, Hub International Ltd. boosts its valuation after securing an investment, Pan American Silver Corp. acquires Mag Silver Corp. and Robinhood buys WonderFi.
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May 16, 2025
BCLP-Led KKR Funds Student Asset Near Warwick University
Private equity giant KKR said Friday that it has agreed to fund the development of a purpose-built student accommodation near the University of Warwick in middle England in a deal guided by Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, Gunnercooke LLP and Shoosmiths LLP.
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May 16, 2025
Kirkland Grows Liquidity Solutions Practice In NY
Kirkland & Ellis LLP has added two experienced secondary transactions partners to the liquidity solutions practice of its investment funds group.
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May 15, 2025
Vistra To Expand Gas Power Plant Portfolio With $1.9B Buy
Power generation company Vistra Corp., advised by Latham & Watkins and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, announced Thursday it agreed to buy seven natural gas power plants for $1.9 billion from Lotus Infrastructure Partners, which is being advised in the deal by King & Spalding and Eversheds Sutherland.
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May 15, 2025
Ex-CEO Cops To Conspiracy Charge In $212M Fraud Case
A New Jersey-based former CEO of a medical billing company has pled guilty to conspiring to commit securities fraud in connection with government claims he was part of a $212.5 million scheme to inflate the value of his company to defraud potential investors in a go-private transaction.
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May 15, 2025
SEC, FINRA Staff Retract 2019 Statement On Crypto Custody
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority staff on Thursday withdrew a joint statement from President Donald Trump's first term warning that existing consumer protection safeguards may not be effective or available for digital asset securities.
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May 15, 2025
Investor Makes Deal With PE Fund In Fla. Suit Alleging Fraud
A Texas accountant has lodged a federal complaint alleging a Florida-based CEO of a private equity fund and two executives refused to return $1 million of his life savings after buying securities that produced virtually no income, although the parties on Thursday struck a tentative deal to have the lawsuit tossed.
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May 15, 2025
SEC Focused On 'Rooting Out' AI Abuse, Agency Atty Says
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is focused on "rooting out" the misuse of artificial intelligence by brokerage firms and publicly traded companies, a California audience heard Thursday as agency attorneys tried to combat the perception that the SEC's enforcement arm has gone silent.
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May 15, 2025
Greenberg Traurig, Loeb Guiding $1.7B Acuren, NV5 Deal
Acuren Corp. said Thursday it will acquire NV5 Global Inc. in a cash-and-stock deal worth about $1.7 billion, combining two companies that serve key roles in infrastructure and industrial markets.
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May 15, 2025
Polsinelli Lands Alston & Bird Capital Markets Ace In Dallas
Polsinelli PC expanded its capital markets and commercial lending practice group Thursday with the addition of a partner of 13 years at Alston & Bird LLP bringing experience advising clients in the healthcare, telecommunications financial services and advanced manufacturing industries.
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May 15, 2025
Senior Living Co. Pleads For Proxy Fight Win After CEO Exit
Brookdale Senior Living, the largest U.S. senior living operator, urged shareholders Thursday to reject a proxy contest brought by an affiliate of activist investor Ortelius Advisors, claiming the fund hasn't offered a new strategy for the company despite its criticism.
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May 15, 2025
AI Startup Perplexity Seeks $14B Valuation, And More Rumors
Perplexity is in talks for a new funding round that would value the artificial intelligence startup at $14 billion, OpenAI is reworking a multibillion-dollar agreement with Microsoft Corp. in order to free up its plans for an initial public offering, and Dutch power grid operator TenneT is considering selling a stake in its German division for up to $13 billion.
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May 15, 2025
TensorWave Wraps $100M Series A Funding Round
Artificial intelligence infrastructure company TensorWave, advised by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, said it closed its Series A funding round after securing commitments for $100 million, which will help the company capitalize on the increasing demand for next-generation AI compute infrastructure.
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May 15, 2025
Entrata Hits $4.3B Valuation After $200M Blackstone Plug
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC-advised Entrata, an operating system for multifamily housing communities, revealed on Thursday that it reached a $4.3 billion valuation after securing a $200 million minority investment from private equity giant Blackstone, led by Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP.
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May 14, 2025
Audit Firms Agree To $46M Deal Over Alleged GPB Fraud Ties
Several auditors of GPB Capital have agreed to pay $46 million to settle claims about their alleged role in the $1.8 billion GPB Capital-Ascendant Capital fraud scheme, which allegedly victimized approximately 15,000 investors.
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May 14, 2025
Abbott Signs Bill Codifying Immunity For Corporate Execs
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday signed into state law a corporate reform bill that codifies the "business judgment rule," which provides immunity for corporate directors from personal liability for company decisions.
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May 14, 2025
Ex-Citi Exec Klein's Latest SPAC Raises Upsized $360M IPO
Special purpose acquisition company Churchill Capital Corp. X began publicly trading on Tuesday after announcing plans to raise $360 million in its initial public offering.
Expert Analysis
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Expectations For SEC Exams As Private Credit Market Grows
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may rely heavily on its Division of Examinations for regulating private credit markets amid their expansion into the retail investor space, so investment advisers should be prepared to address several likely areas of focus when confronted with an exam, say attorneys at Dechert.
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5 Merger Deal Considerations In Light Of The New HSR Rules
Now that the new Hart-Scott-Rodino Act rules are in effect, current priorities include earlier preparation for merging parties, certain confidentiality covenants, and key elements of letters of intent and term sheets, say attorneys at Fried Frank.
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What's Potentially In Store For CFTC Under New Leadership
Under the leadership of acting U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Caroline Pham, and with the nomination of former commissioner Brian Quintenz to serve as permanent chair, the commission is set to widely embrace digital assets and event contracts, say attorneys at Davis Wright.
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Revived Executive Order Is A Deregulatory Boon To Banks
A recently reinstated 2019 executive order reveals the Trump administration’s willingness to provide unprecedented protections for regulated parties — including financial institutions — but to claim them, banks and other entities must adopt a forward-leaning posture to work with the regulators, say attorneys at Davis Wright.
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Opinion
State FCAs Should Cover Local Fund Misuse, State Tax Fraud
New Jersey and other states with similar False Claims Acts should amend them to cover misappropriated municipal funding, and state and local tax fraud, which would encourage more whistleblowers to come forward and increase their recoveries, says Kenneth Levine at Stone & Magnanini.
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Anticipating Calif. Oversight Of PE Participation In Healthcare
A new bill recently introduced in the California Senate revives last year's attempt to increase oversight of healthcare transactions involving private equity groups and hedge funds, meaning that attorneys may soon need to assess the compliance status of existing management relationships and consider modifying contract terms, says Andrew Demetriou at Husch Blackwell.
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Why Acquirers Should Reevaluate Federal Contract Risk
Long thought of as a stable investment, the scale with which the Trump administration is attempting to eliminate federal contracts is unprecedented, and acquirer considerations should include the size and scope of all active and pending government contracts of target companies, say attorneys at Winston & Strawn.
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Opinion
SEC Defense Bar Should Pursue Sanctions Flexibility Now
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission defense bar has an opening under the new administration to propose flexible, tailored sanctions that can substantially remediate misconduct and prevent future wrongdoing instead of onerous penalties, which could set sanctions precedent for years to come, says Josh Hess at BCLP.
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7 Tips For Associates To Thrive In Hybrid Work Environments
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As the vast majority of law firms have embraced some type of hybrid work policy, associates should consider a few strategies to get the most out of both their in-person and remote workdays, says James Argionis at Cozen O’Connor.
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Series
Playing Beach Volleyball Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My commitment to beach volleyball has become integral to my performance as an attorney, with the sport continually reminding me that teamwork, perseverance, professionalism and stress management are essential to both undertakings, says Amy Drushal at Trenam.
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How Law Firms Can Counteract The Loneliness Epidemic
The legal industry is facing an urgent epidemic of loneliness, affecting lawyer well-being, productivity, retention and profitability, and law firm leaders should take concrete steps to encourage the development of genuine workplace connections, says Michelle Gomez at Littler and Gwen Mellor Romans at Herald Talent.
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5 Keys To Building Stronger Attorney-Client Relationships
Attorneys are often focused on being seen as the expert, but bonding with clients and prospects by sharing a few key personal details provides the basis for a caring, trusted and profoundly deeper business relationship, says Deb Feder at Feder Development.
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BlackRock Suit Highlights Antitrust Risks Of ESG
In Texas v. BlackRock, pending in Texas federal court, 13 state attorneys general are suing large institutional investors in the coal business, underscoring key reasons companies may want to alter their approach to developing and implementing policies related to environmental, social, and governance factors, especially if coordination with competitors is involved, say attorneys at Manatt.
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How Rising Secondary Private Markets Affect Tech Disputes
The rise of secondaries is a natural by-product of growing and evolving private markets and, as such, we can expect their growth will continue, signaling an increase in the use of secondaries in damages as well as litigation revolving around secondaries themselves, says Farooq Javed at The Brattle Group.
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Suggestions For CFTC Enforcement's New Leadership
The recent change in leadership at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission presents an opportunity to reflect on past practices and consider opportunities for improvement at the commission's Enforcement Division, including in observing precedent and providing greater enforcement transparency, say attorneys at Clifford Chance.