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Private Equity

  • April 23, 2025

    Citron Research Founder Can't Escape SEC Fraud Suit

    The founder of trading advice website Citron Research and his investment advisory firm cannot escape the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's suit alleging they raked in $20 million by manipulating trading prices, a California federal judge ruled Tuesday, saying the complaint adequately alleges fraud.

  • April 23, 2025

    Tech-Focused Texas Ventures SPAC Raises $200M IPO

    Shares of special purpose acquisition company Texas Ventures Acquisition III began trading on Wednesday after the company raised $200 million in its initial public offering, with plans to seek out a merger with an industrial technology company.

  • April 23, 2025

    3 Firms Guide Launch Of $3.6B SoftBank-Backed Bitcoin Co.

    Bitcoin investment startup Twenty One Capital Inc. plans to go public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company affiliated with Cantor Fitzgerald at a $3.6 billion valuation, in a deal guided by three law firms, the parties announced on Wednesday.

  • April 23, 2025

    Apollo Plugs $220M Into Energy-Focused Joint Venture

    Private equity giant Apollo, advised by Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, on Wednesday announced plans to commit up to $220 million into a new joint venture partnership with Brown Rudnick LLP-led Bullrock Energy Ventures.

  • April 23, 2025

    Kirkland Brings On V&E Corporate Pro In Houston

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP announced Wednesday that it has boosted its corporate practice in Houston by bringing on a partner with deep private equity experience in the energy sector who came aboard after a decade at Vinson & Elkins LLP.

  • April 23, 2025

    M&A 'Pause' Requires Nimble, Creative Dealmaking

    With deals stalling in a market defined by uncertainty, attorneys and the dealmakers they counsel are leaning on creative structures — from earnouts to partial stake sales — to keep transactions alive, according to corporate lawyers advising on major mergers and acquisitions.

  • April 23, 2025

    Sidley-Led Stonepeak Plugs $1.5B Into New Data Center Biz

    Infrastructure and real assets-focused private equity shop Stonepeak, advised by Sidley Austin LLP, revealed on Wednesday that it launched a new North American hyperscale-focused data center company with a $1.5 billion equity commitment.

  • April 22, 2025

    Fed's Buffer Plan Marks Start Of Stress Test Reform 'Journey'

    The Federal Reserve entered a new era last week with a proposal to smooth out fluctuations in a key capital requirement for big banks, making an opening move toward what industry experts see as potentially much bigger stress-testing reforms on the horizon.

  • April 22, 2025

    Majority Shareholders Sanctioned In Telecoms Control Fight

    A New York federal judge Tuesday sanctioned the majority shareholders of telecommunications infrastructure firm Continental Towers LATAM Holdings Ltd. for ignoring arbitral awards issued in a bitter, yearslong dispute over control of the company.

  • April 22, 2025

    BlackRock Funds Drop Claims In Valeant Stock Suit

    Dozens of BlackRock funds have dropped their claims in multidistrict securities litigation that accused a Bausch Health Cos. Inc. predecessor and others of a market manipulation scheme that caused a stock plummet, according to an order signed Tuesday by a New Jersey federal judge.

  • April 22, 2025

    Del. Suit Alleges Execs Eroded Value Of Texas Auto Repair Biz

    Two investors from Florida and Canada overhauled their Delaware state court derivative shareholder lawsuit alleging gross mismanagement against executives of a Texas auto repair technology business, saying a private equity firm helped them drain the company's value and prevent it from being sold in order to artificially inflate its worth.

  • April 22, 2025

    DOJ Wants Time During 9th Circ. Vegas Room Rate Arguments

    The U.S. Department of Justice has asked to participate in the Ninth Circuit argument for an appeal from Las Vegas casino-hotel guests accusing the operators of using software to inflate room rates, the first algorithmic price-fixing case to reach an appeals court.

  • April 22, 2025

    Venture Guides Clinches Second Fund With $262.5M In Tow

    Cooley LLP-led Venture Guides, a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage infrastructure software companies, on Tuesday revealed that it clinched its second fund after securing $262.5 million of investor commitments.

  • April 22, 2025

    Court Appoints Monitor In SEC's $1B PE Fraud Case

    A Florida federal judge has appointed a founding partner of a Florida law firm to serve as a monitor in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's suit against a private equity firm it says defrauded investors in a $1 billion fund focused on real estate and small business funding.

  • April 22, 2025

    Del. Justices Order Matterport CEO Cash-Out Recalculation

    Delaware's Supreme Court reversed and ordered a recalculation Tuesday for a $79 million Court of Chancery ruling on additional damages and interest due a former CEO of 3D building imaging company Matterport Inc. who challenged his $80 million cash-out in a 2021 go-public sale.

  • April 22, 2025

    Nuclear Startup To Go Public Through $475M SPAC Deal

    Nuclear startup Terra Innovatum said Tuesday it plans to go public at a valuation of $475 million by merging with special purpose acquisition company GSR III Acquisition Corp., joining several industry peers to go public through a SPAC deal.

  • April 22, 2025

    Willkie Adds Baker Botts Private Equity Experts In Dallas

    Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP is expanding its Texas transactional team, announcing Tuesday it is bringing on a pair of Baker Botts LLP private equity whizzes as partners in its year-old Dallas office.

  • April 22, 2025

    3 Firms Build $7B Moss Adams, Baker Tilly Merger

    Advisory and tax giant Baker Tilly and accounting and wealth management firm Moss Adams LLP have announced plans to merge in a $7 billion deal built by three law firms, in a move the parties say will create the sixth-largest advisory CPA firm in the country.

  • April 22, 2025

    GCM Grosvenor Wraps $1.3B Infrastructure Advantage Fund

    Private equity giant GCM Grosvenor on Tuesday announced that it successfully clinched its second infrastructure advantage fund after securing $1.3 billion of investor commitments.

  • April 22, 2025

    Generali Launches Secondaries Fund With Partners Group

    Italian asset management group Generali Investments said Tuesday that it has launched a new investment fund in partnership with Swiss-based global private equity firm Partners Group AG.

  • April 22, 2025

    Simpson Thacher-Led KKR Bids $1.2B For Sweden's Biotage

    Private equity giant KKR said Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire Swedish life sciences company Biotage AB in an approximately 11.6 billion Swedish krona ($1.2 billion) deal guided by Roschier Advokatbyrå AB, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Advokatfirman Vinge.

  • April 22, 2025

    Mayer Brown, Kirkland Steer $10.6B Boeing Tech Asset Sale

    Boeing said Tuesday it has agreed to sell portions of its digital aviation solutions business to software-focused private equity investor Thoma Bravo in a $10.55 billion all-cash transaction steered by Mayer Brown LLP and Kirkland & Ellis LLP. 

  • April 21, 2025

    Trump Media Exec Seeks Penalties In 'Frivolous' Hacking Suit

    A board director for President Donald Trump's social media company and his associate urged a Florida federal court to impose sanctions in a "frivolous" lawsuit alleging they hacked a cloud server to steal documents used to oust the former CEO, saying their accusers can't show what information was allegedly taken.

  • April 21, 2025

    Sports Exec, Cynosure Group Team Up For $1.2B Sports Fund

    Private equity shop The Cynosure Group and Dave Checketts, the former owner of the NBA's Utah Jazz, on Monday unveiled a partnership that includes launching a new sports-focused private equity fund, with plans to target $1.2 billion in commitments.

  • April 21, 2025

    Unions Score Block On Orders To Fire Probationary Workers

    A California federal judge blocked the Office of Personnel Management from ordering federal agencies to fire probationary employees and stopped several agencies from heeding its directives, but he declined to order them to rehire the workers they've already let go.

Expert Analysis

  • The Blueprint For A National Bitcoin Reserve

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    The new administration has the opportunity to pave the way for a U.S.-backed crypto reserve, which could conceptually function as a strategic asset akin to traditional reserves like gold markets, hedge against economic instability, and influence global crypto adoption, say attorneys at Duane Morris.

  • Rethinking Litigation Risk And What It Really Means To Win

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    Attorneys have a tendency to overestimate litigation risk before summary judgment and underestimate risk after it, but an eight-stage litigation framework can clarify risk at different points and help litigators reassess what true success looks like in any particular case, says Joshua Libling at Arcadia Finance.

  • Takeaways From SEC's Registered Investment Cos. Risk Alert

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Examinations' recent risk alert pertaining to registered investment companies provides a high-level overview of its risk-based approach to selecting RICs for examination — a potential hint that the division is investigating some of the covered topics, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.

  • Calif. Justices' Options In Insurance Exhaustion Case

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    Fox Paine v. Twin City Fire Insurance may serve as the California Supreme Court's opportunity to firmly establish precedent with respect to a strict adherence to excess insurance policies' exhaustion provisions when the language is clear and explicit, says Aiden Spencer at Langsam Stevens.

  • Series

    Playing Rugby Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My experience playing rugby, including a near-fatal accident, has influenced my legal practice on a professional, organizational and personal level by showing me the importance of maintaining empathy, fostering team empowerment and embracing the art of preparation, says James Gillenwater at Greenberg Traurig.

  • Opinion

    No, Litigation Funders Are Not 'Fleeing' The District Of Del.

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    A recent study claimed that litigation funders have “fled” Delaware federal court due to a standing order requiring disclosure of third-party financing, but responsible funders have no problem litigating in this jurisdiction, and many other factors could explain the decline in filings, say Will Freeman and Sarah Tsou at Omni Bridgeway.

  • 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2025 And Beyond

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    In the year to come, e-discovery will be shaped by new and emerging trends, from the adoption of artificial intelligence provisions in protective orders, to the proliferation of emojis as a source of evidence in contemporary litigation, say attorneys at Littler.

  • What 2024 Tells Us About Calif. Health Transaction Reviews

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    Looking back at the California Office of Health Care Affordability's first year accepting notices for material healthcare transactions reveals critical lessons on what the OHCA's review process may mean for the future of covered transactions in the state, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.

  • 5 Evolving Concerns For Family Offices In 2025

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    Complex regulatory changes and emerging operational risks will force family offices to stay on their toes in 2025, with timely action particularly necessary to address several tax and reporting developments that may affect their investments and business operations, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • 2024 Was A Banner Year For Shareholder Activism

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    Shareholder activism campaigns in 2024 continued at an elevated pace globally, with activist investors exploiting valuation gaps and pushing aggressively for corporate governance reforms, including the ouster of many companies' chief executives, a trend that could continue once President-elect Donald Trump takes office, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • 7 Ways 2nd Trump Administration May Affect Partner Hiring

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    President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House will likely have a number of downstream effects on partner hiring in the legal industry, from accelerated hiring timelines to increased vetting of prospective employees, say recruiters at Macrae.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Custodian Selection

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    Several recent rulings make clear that the proportionality of additional proposed custodians will depend on whether the custodians have unique relevant documents, and producing parties should consider whether information already in the record will show that they have relevant documents that otherwise might not be produced, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Impact Of Successful Challenges To SEC's Rulemaking Ability

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    In 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission faced significant legal challenges to its aggressive rulemaking agenda as several of its rules were vacated by the Fifth Circuit, which could hinder the SEC's ability to enact rules extending beyond express statutory authority in the future, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • Series

    Exercising On My Peloton Bike Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    While I originally came to the Peloton bike for exercise, one cycling instructor’s teachings have come to serve as a road map for practicing law thoughtfully and mindfully, which has opened opportunities for growth and change in my career, says Andrea Kirshenbaum at Littler.

  • Predicting What's Next For SEC By Looking At Past Dissents

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    While Paul Atkins' nomination to be the next chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has taken center stage, an analysis of Republican Commissioners Hester Peirce and Mark Uyeda's past votes and dissents provides a preview of where enforcement may shift in the new administration, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.

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