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June 04, 2025
Brookfield Plugs $10B Into Swedish AI Hub
Private equity giant Brookfield Asset Management announced Wednesday it will invest up to 95 billion Swedish krona (around $10 billion) into the construction of a new data center in Sweden that will support artificial intelligence development.
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June 04, 2025
Ex-Paul Weiss Corporate Partner Joins Cooley's NY Practice
Cooley LLP has hired a former Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP finance partner, who told Law360 Pulse in an interview Wednesday that he followed his father and uncle's footsteps when deciding to pursue a career in law.
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June 04, 2025
Warehouse REIT Backs Blackstone's Lower £470M Bid
Warehouse REIT said Wednesday that it has backed a revised £470 million ($638 million) cash offer from U.S. private equity giant Blackstone despite a row over the valuation of the London-listed investor's property portfolio.
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June 03, 2025
SEC Sues New Mexico Adviser Over Improper Excessive Fees
A Santa Fe, New Mexico, investment adviser and its principal face U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission allegations they fleeced customers over a nearly five-year period, overbilling them annually and hitting them with unexpected hourly bills out of the blue.
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June 03, 2025
SEC Chair Says Next Steps On Crypto Regs Coming Soon
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins indicated Tuesday that the agency is working toward proposing regulations for the cryptocurrency industry and that a key aspect of the work being done by a recently established crypto task force could be complete within a matter of months.
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June 03, 2025
InnovAge To Pay $27M To Resolve IPO Investors' Suit
InnovAge Holding Corp. and a class of stockholders have agreed to a $27 million settlement to resolve claims that the senior-health care company made misleading statements in an initial public offering that later caused stock prices to tank after a government audit exposed the falsehoods.
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June 03, 2025
Latham-Led Insurer Of Small Businesses Targets $100M IPO
Small-business-focused excess and surplus insurer Ategrity Specialty Holdings LLC on Tuesday unveiled a price range on an estimated $100 million initial public offering, represented by Latham & Watkins LLP and underwriters Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP.
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June 03, 2025
KKR Says DOJ Merger Notice Suit Rewrites HSR Act
KKR pushed a New York federal judge to dismiss a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit seeking fines that could top $650 million, arguing that in defending claims the private equity giant failed to notify two mergers and deleted key documentation from notifications, enforcers are trying to "expand" merger filing requirements.
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June 03, 2025
Rocket Startup Launches $400M Deal With Wilbur Ross' SPAC
Space and defense-focused startup Innovative Rocket Technologies Inc. plans to go public at a $400 million value by merging with a special purpose acquisition company led by private equity executive and former Trump cabinet official Wilbur Ross.
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June 03, 2025
Space Biz Secures $300M In Series C Funding
In-space mobility company Impulse Space on Tuesday announced that it closed what it said is "one of the largest" venture raises in the history of the space industry after securing $300 million in commitments for its Series C funding round.
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June 03, 2025
Energize Capital Secures $430M For 3rd Venture Fund
Climate solutions investor Energize Capital, advised by Foley Hoag LLP, on Tuesday announced that it has clinched its third fund after securing $430 million of limited partner commitments.
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June 03, 2025
The Law360 400: A Look At The Top 100 Firms
A rebound in client work sent the nation’s largest law firms into growth mode last year, driving a wave of hiring, mergers and strategic moves that reshaped the top tier of the Law360 400. Here's a preview of the 100 firms with the largest U.S. attorney headcounts.
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June 03, 2025
Willkie Hires Asset Management Partner In DC
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has hired an asset management partner in Washington, D.C., who was once the law clerk of the former Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman who now co-leads the firm's digital works practice.
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June 03, 2025
BakerHostetler Adds Two Real Estate Partners In Seattle
BakerHostetler said it has added a former K&L Gates LLP real estate partner and a real estate practice group leader from a regional firm in its Seattle office.
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June 03, 2025
Kirkland-Led Thoma Bravo Closes 3 Funds Totaling $34.4B
Kirkland & Ellis LLP-advised software investing giant Thoma Bravo on Tuesday announced that it wrapped its three latest buyout funds after securing a combined $34.4 billion in capital commitments.
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June 03, 2025
Wachtell-Led Viper Energy Paying $4.1B For Sitio Royalties
Viper Energy Inc. said Tuesday it will purchase mineral and royalty interests investment firm Sitio Royalties Corp. for approximately $4.1 billion, including net debt of approximately $1.1 billion, in a deal steered by Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz and Vinson & Elkins LLP.
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June 03, 2025
KKR Quits Thames Water Rescue, Renationalization Risk Up
Private equity heavyweight KKR has pulled out of plans to help rescue debt-laden Thames Water, the U.K.'s largest water utility company said Tuesday, leaving it vulnerable to special administration and even renationalization as a final option.
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June 02, 2025
Crowell & Moring Opens In Boston With Faber Daeufer Tie-Up
Crowell & Moring LLP and Faber Daeufer & Itrato PC announced Tuesday they have combined, allowing Crowell & Moring to open an office in Boston that builds on Faber Daeufer's strong presence in the city's life sciences community.
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June 02, 2025
Hatteras Hedge Fund Looks To Take Investor Suit Federal
Hedge fund Hatteras Investment Partners LP and its CEO on Friday sought to remove to Delaware federal court allegations that a $300 million asset swap wiped out shareholder value, arguing the size of the alleged damages and other factors all satisfy federal jurisdiction.
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June 02, 2025
Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
The Federal Trade Commission finally dropped its long-pending challenge of Microsoft's purchase of video game developer Activision Blizzard, as enforcers pushed monopolization cases seeking to break up Google, Meta and Live Nation, while also pursuing several traditional merger cases. Here, Law360 looks at the major merger review developments from May.
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June 02, 2025
Paul Weiss-Led Roark Closes $1B Dave's Hot Chicken Buy
Paul Weiss said Monday it is representing Roark Capital on its acquisition of Dave's Hot Chicken at an approximately $1 billion value, as the fried chicken chain cashes in after an eight-year journey that was said to have started in a parking lot with some portable fryers.
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June 02, 2025
Fintech Startup Chime Eyes $800M IPO As Circle Ups Offering
Fintech startup Chime Financial Inc. on Monday launched plans for an estimated $800 million initial public offering, while stablecoin issuer Circle Internet Financial Inc. increased its expected IPO size to about $880 million, boosting a recovering IPO pipeline.
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June 02, 2025
Space Exploration Co. Voyager Launches Plans For $303M IPO
Defense and space exploration firm Voyager, guided by Latham & Watkins LLP, unveiled Monday its plans to raise around $303 million in an initial public offering, with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP representing the underwriters.
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June 02, 2025
Akin Brings On DLA Piper Investment Management Ace
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP announced Monday that it has added a former DLA Piper attorney in Dallas who is relocating her investment management practice to Abu Dhabi in the coming months, reinforcing the firm's commitment to growth in the Middle East.
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June 02, 2025
KKR Plugs $600M Into Indian Medical Conglomerate
Private equity giant KKR on Monday announced that it has invested $600 million into Indian medical conglomerate Manipal Education and Medical Group.
Expert Analysis
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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.
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Assessing PE Risk After Mass. False Claims Act Amendments
A law recently passed in Massachusetts amends the commonwealth's False Claims Act by dramatically expanding potential liability for private equity firms and investors, underscoring the importance of robust diligence and risk assessments for private equity firms conducting transactions in the commonwealth, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.
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Racing Corvettes Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The skills I use when racing Corvettes have enhanced my legal practice in several ways, because driving, like practicing law, requires precision, awareness and a good set of brakes — complete with the wisdom to know how and when to use them, says Kat Mateo at Olshan Frome.
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Opinion
Attorneys Must Act Now To Protect Judicial Independence
Given the Trump administration's recent moves threatening the independence of the judiciary, including efforts to impeach judges who ruled against executive actions, lawyers must protect the rule of law and resist attempts to dilute the judicial branch’s authority, says attorney Bhavleen Sabharwal.
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Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises
“No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.
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Fund Names Rule FAQs Leave Some Interpretative Uncertainty
Although recently released FAQs clarify many specific points of the 2023 expansion to the Investment Company Act's fund names rule, important questions remain about how U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff will interpret other key terms when the end-of-year compliance date arrives, say attorneys at Dechert.
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How Design Thinking Can Help Lawyers Find Purpose In Work
Lawyers everywhere are feeling overwhelmed amid mass government layoffs, increasing political instability and a justice system stretched to its limits — but a design-thinking framework can help attorneys navigate this uncertainty and find meaning in their work, say law professors at the University of Michigan.
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Competitive Weightlifting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The parallels between the core principles required for competitive weightlifting and practicing law have helped me to excel in both endeavors, with each holding important lessons about discipline, dedication, drive and failure, says Damien Bielli at VF Law.
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How Private Securities Suits Complement SEC Enforcement
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement is vital to the healthy functioning of markets, but government enforcement alone is not enough to ensure meaningful monetary recoveries for investor losses due to securities law violations, say attorneys at Bernstein Litowitz.
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Opinion
Inconsistent Injury-In-Fact Rules Hinder Federal Practice
A recent Third Circuit decision, contradicting a previous ruling about whether consumers of contaminated products have suffered an injury in fact, illustrates the deep confusion this U.S. Supreme Court standard creates among federal judges and practitioners, who deserve a simpler method of determining which cases have federal standing, says Eric Dwoskin at Dwoskin Wasdin.
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In-House Counsel Pointers For Preserving Atty-Client Privilege
Several recent rulings illustrate the challenges in-house counsel can face when attempting to preserve attorney-client privilege, but a few best practices can help safeguard communications and effectively assert the privilege in an increasingly scrutinized corporate environment, says Daniel Garrie at Law & Forensics.
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Takeaways From CFTC's Private Fund Rule Amendments
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's recently adopted amendments to Rule 4.7 of the Commodity Exchange Act ensure that investors in the complex derivatives markets receive relevant and comprehensive information, and further align suitability criteria for investors in private funds, says Rita Molesworth at Willkie.
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Collecting Rare Books Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My collection of rare books includes several written or owned by prominent lawyers from early U.S. history, and immersing myself in their stories helps me feel a deeper connection to my legal practice and its purpose, says Douglas Brown at Manatt Health.
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Opinion
Judge Should Not Have Been Reprimanded For Alito Essay
Senior U.S. District Judge Michael Ponsor's New York Times essay critiquing Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito for potential ethical violations absolutely cannot be construed as conduct prejudicial to the administration of the business of the courts, says Ashley London at the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University.
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A Look At Collateralized Loan Obligations Post-Reform
The Financial Stability Board's recent report on global securitization reforms, analyzing resilience trends in the collateralized loan obligation market post-2008, suggests that, while risk retention rules have a limited impact on observable characteristics, other structural features play a significant role in ensuring risk alignment, says Kos Vavelidis at DLA Piper.