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Private Equity

  • April 01, 2025

    Trump Admin Fights Wash.'s Bid To Expand Layoff Injunction

    The Trump administration has urged a California federal judge to reject the state of Washington's request to expand an injunction blocking federal agencies from firing probationary employees, saying the bid to broaden the order to other agencies is unnecessary and based on unfounded speculation of harm. 

  • April 01, 2025

    Loeb, Skadden Steer Siddhi Acquisition's Upsized $240M IPO

    Siddhi Acquisition Corp., backed by food and technology-focused private investors, began trading Tuesday after raising an upsized $240 million initial public offering, represented by Loeb & Loeb LLP and underwriters' counsel Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP.

  • April 01, 2025

    Ex-Biotech CEO Wrongly Sentenced To 7 Years, DC Circ. Told

    A former biotech executive who pled guilty to misleading investors about a blood-based COVID-19 test urged the D.C. Circuit to order a redo of his seven-year prison sentence on Tuesday, telling an appeals panel that the trial court miscalculated the sentencing guidelines.

  • April 01, 2025

    FDA Cuts Prompt Biotech Players To Rethink Deal Strategies

    Funding cuts at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services are sending ripples of concern through the biotech industry, as attorneys advise companies to consider a wider breadth of strategic alternatives amid fears of regulatory delays.

  • April 01, 2025

    Oil & Gas Dealmakers Undaunted Despite Industry Worries

    The pace of overall mergers and acquisitions in the U.S. market has slowed this year amid uncertainty over tariffs and export policy, but dealmaking in the oil and gas industry is remaining steady thanks to increasing gas demand and relatively stable oil prices.

  • April 01, 2025

    Davis Wright Hires 40-Year Energy Vet From Pierce Atwood

    Davis Wright Tremaine LLP has hired an energy partner from Pierce Atwood LLP who has more than four decades of experience representing energy project developers, private equity companies who invest in those projects and other players, the firm announced on Tuesday.

  • April 01, 2025

    Davis Polk Adds Structured Finance Pro From Cadwalader

    Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP has expanded its finance practice in New York with the addition of a structured finance pro from Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP.

  • April 01, 2025

    OpenAI Raising Up To $40B In SoftBank-Led Funding Round

    Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz-led OpenAI has secured an agreement for up to $40 billion in funding led by Japan's SoftBank, in a deal that values the artificial intelligence company behind ChatGPT at $300 billion.

  • April 01, 2025

    Goodwin Grows Private Equity Practice With New SF Partner

    Goodwin Procter LLP announced Tuesday that a former Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP attorney who handles complex transactions in the technology, fintech and healthcare industries has joined its private equity practice as a partner in San Francisco.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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."

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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).

  • 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.

Expert Analysis

  • A Preview Of AI Priorities Under The Next President

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    For the first time in a presidential election, both of the leading candidates and their parties have been vocal about artificial intelligence policy, offering clues on the future of regulation as AI continues to advance and congressional action continues to stall, say attorneys at Mintz.

  • 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.

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