Private Equity

  • February 19, 2025

    Silver Point Knocks SEC Suit Over Attorney Info Access Rules

    Investment adviser Silver Point Capital LP said it did not need to write special rules banning a now-deceased former BigLaw bankruptcy attorney from sharing information between its business units, accusing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of filing a "farfetched theory of noncompliance" in a Connecticut enforcement action.

  • February 19, 2025

    WaPo Can't Blame Source In Libel Suit, Trump Media Says

    Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. has told a Florida federal court that the Washington Post can't blame a source for providing false information published in a story alleging the company committed securities fraud, saying that reason isn't sufficient to dismiss a $3.8 billion defamation lawsuit against the newspaper.

  • February 19, 2025

    Fund Formation Group Of The Year: Simpson Thacher

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP lawyers advised on some of the biggest fundraises in the past year, including helping EQT establish a buyout fund that raised €22 billion ($23 billion) and guiding Lexington Partners in forming what became the largest secondaries fund to date, earning it a spot among the 2024 Law360 Fund Formation Groups of the Year.

  • February 19, 2025

    Simpson Thacher Adds Litigator, Private Funds Pro In Boston

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has added a litigation attorney from Cooley LLP and a private funds attorney from Ropes & Gray LLP who will both work in Boston, the firm announced Wednesday.

  • February 18, 2025

    Pandemic No Excuse To Alter $150M Notes, Alter Domus Says

    An auto parts magnate and his manufacturing company should not get away with using the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse for changing promissory notes worth $150 million in ways that deflated their value, lending agent Alter Domus LLC asserted in Michigan federal court Tuesday.

  • February 18, 2025

    Trump Media Blames Rising Loss Partly On SEC Legal Bills

    The owner of President Donald Trump's social media platform attributed its widening losses in part to rising legal costs from the Biden-era U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's investigations of the merger that took the company public, according to a statement.

  • February 18, 2025

    Sidley Expands In Calif. With Latham Emerging Cos. Atty

    Sidley Austin LLP is expanding its West Coast team, bringing in a Latham & Watkins LLP emerging companies specialist as a partner in its San Francisco Bay Area offices.

  • February 18, 2025

    Fund Formation Group Of The Year: Fried Frank

    Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP attorneys recently represented HPS Investment Partners on a $21.1 billion direct lending fund, and advised Goldman Sachs Alternatives as it raised more than $20 billion, earning the firm a place among the 2024 Law360 Fund Formation Groups of the Year.

  • February 18, 2025

    Compliance Boss Took $9M In Clients, Investment Firm Says

    A Connecticut investment firm with $360 million in assets under management says its former chief compliance officer violated trade secrets and computer fraud laws by taking eight clients worth $9.3 million and secretly joining a competitor, all despite bearing responsibility for his now-former firm's data confidentiality measures.

  • February 18, 2025

    RBI Takes Control Of Burger King China, Seeks Local Partner

    Restaurant Brands International Inc. said Tuesday it has bought out two equity shareholders in Burger King China to amass nearly 100% of the business but will now search for a local partner to become Burger King China's controlling shareholder. 

  • February 18, 2025

    Dechert, Paul Hastings Guide Barings' Takeover Of Artemis

    Barings, advised by Dechert LLP, inked an agreement to snap up Paul Hastings LLP-led Artemis Real Estate Partners, an investment firm managing over $11 billion of assets, according to a Tuesday announcement.

  • February 18, 2025

    Property Co. Assura Says £1.6B KKR Bid Undervalues Biz

    The board of property manager Assura PLC said Tuesday that a £1.6 billion ($2 billion) possible offer tabled by U.S. private equity firm KKR "materially undervalued the company and its prospects."

  • February 17, 2025

    UK Healthcare Property Biz Assura Rejects £1.6B KKR Bid

    Primary care property developer Assura PLC has snubbed a £1.6 billion ($2 billion) proposed takeover approach from KKR and a U.K. pensions provider, the U.S. private equity firm said on Monday.

  • February 14, 2025

    Joy Dish Soap Deal Caused $12M Loss, Manufacturer Claims

    Alleging $12 million in losses, Michigan-based manufacturer N.V. Labs Inc., which does business as the Reforma Group, has sued Connecticut private equity firm Piney Lake Capital Management LP on allegations it dirtied a deal to produce Joy dish soap through a subsidiary after buying the brand from Procter & Gamble.

  • February 14, 2025

    'Not For Sale': OpenAI Rebuffs Musk's $97.4B Takeover Bid

    The board of directors for OpenAI voted unanimously on Friday to reject a $97.4 billion offer from Elon Musk and a consortium of investors to buy the artificial intelligence platform, with the board chair saying in a statement, "OpenAI is not for sale."

  • February 14, 2025

    Alston & Bird Leads PE-Backed Michigan Bank's $151M IPO

    Shares of private equity-backed Northpointe Bancshares Inc. began trading Friday after the Michigan bank priced an upsized $151 million initial public offering below its marketed range, represented by Alston & Bird LLP and underwriters counsel Squire Patton Boggs LLP.

  • February 14, 2025

    1st Circ. Chides SEC, Judge In Atty Stock Scheme Case

    A split First Circuit has found that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was trying to hedge its bets before it asked the panel to reverse a partial dismissal of an enforcement action against a former Connecticut attorney that the agency had itself requested, but also that a Massachusetts district judge had made a series of errors that warrant kicking the SEC's cases back to the lower court.

  • February 14, 2025

    Asset Manager Fiera Broke Bonus Promises, Ex-Exec Says

    A Massachusetts portfolio manager says Fiera Capital Inc. lured him to the asset management firm with promises he could earn up to $850,000 a year, then sidelined him so he was unable to qualify for bonuses and forced him out a year later.

  • February 14, 2025

    Simpson Guides KKR On $850M-Plus Real Estate Credit Fund

    Global investment giant KKR, advised by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, announced on Friday it had clinched its second opportunistic real estate credit fund, raising over $850 million for a dedicated strategy of investments in senior loans and real estate securities in the U.S. and Western Europe.

  • February 14, 2025

    Kirkland-Led Bain Buys Facilities Manager From PAI Partners

    Private equity firm Bain Capital, which is being advised by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, will buy Apleona, a German facilities manager, from France's PAI Partners, the two companies said Friday.

  • February 13, 2025

    Judge In SEC Case Asks If Fugitive Trader Really Died

    A Connecticut federal judge on Thursday directed the receiver managing the distribution of clawed-back funds diverted in a fraud by fugitive trader Iftikar Ahmed to look into claims that Ahmed has died and report to the court on their veracity.

  • February 13, 2025

    Chancery OKs Appraisal Suit Fix For Sears Damage Ruling

    A Sears Hometown Stores investor that saw its Delaware Court of Chancery share appraisal suit tanked by the company's bankruptcy in 2019 won a $4.06 per share payout ruling Thursday in a Court of Chancery decision focused on fair price and full and incremental damage claims.

  • February 13, 2025

    Clark Hill Adds Ex-Gordon Rees Corporate Atty In Pittsburgh

    A corporate attorney looking to expand resources for his private investment clients has moved his practice to Clark Hill PLC's Pittsburgh office after nearly three years with Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP.

  • February 13, 2025

    In-House Legal AI Co. Eudia Raises Up To $105M In Series A

    Eudia, an artificial intelligence platform for in-house legal teams, officially launched on Thursday after 18 months operating in stealth and announced the raising of up to $105 million in a Series A funding round.

  • February 13, 2025

    Musk's $97B OpenAI Bid Dubbed A 'Stunt' Amid Other Rumors

    After a Wall Street Journal report on Monday revealed that a consortium of investors led by Elon Musk was offering $97.4 billion to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI, rumors began to swirl regarding the true intentions behind the billionaire's bid.

Expert Analysis

  • 8 Childhood Lessons That Can Help You Be A Better Attorney

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    A new school year is underway, marking a fitting time for attorneys to reflect on some fundamental life lessons from early childhood that offer a framework for problems that no legal textbook can solve, say Chris Gismondi and Chris Campbell at DLA Piper.

  • Opinion

    This Election, We Need To Talk About Court Process

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    In recent decades, the U.S. Supreme Court has markedly transformed judicial processes — from summary judgment standards to notice pleadings — which has, in turn, affected individuals’ substantive rights, and we need to consider how the upcoming presidential election may continue this pattern, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.

  • Series

    Playing Diplomacy Makes Us Better Lawyers

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    Similar to the practice of law, the rules of Diplomacy — a strategic board game set in pre-World War I Europe — are neither concise nor without ambiguity, and weekly gameplay with our colleagues has revealed the game's practical applications to our work as attorneys, say Jason Osborn and Ben Bevilacqua at Winston & Strawn.

  • Mental Health First Aid: A Brief Primer For Attorneys

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    Amid a growing body of research finding that attorneys face higher rates of mental illness than the general population, firms should consider setting up mental health first aid training programs to help lawyers assess mental health challenges in their colleagues and intervene with compassion, say psychologists Shawn Healy and Tracey Meyers.

  • 8 Issues AI Firms May Encounter As M&A Action Accelerates

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    As the AI merger climate heats up, potential complications may arise, including antitrust scrutiny, talent retention agreements, and aggressive and protective deal terms intended to compensate for lofty valuations, say Scott Schwartz and Kishan Barot at Manatt.

  • Series

    Collecting Art Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    The therapeutic aspects of appreciating and collecting art improve my legal practice by enhancing my observation skills, empathy, creativity and cultural awareness, says attorney Michael McCready.

  • Secret Service Failures Offer Lessons For Private Sector GCs

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    The Secret Service’s problematic response to two assassination attempts against former President Donald Trump this summer provides a crash course for general counsel on how not to handle crisis communications, says Keith Nahigian at Nahigian Strategies.

  • Building US-Japan Relationships In The M&A Market

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    The prospect of U.S.-Japanese mergers and acquisitions presents stronger competition to U.S. investors in the global M&A markets, while also opening up an additional exit route for sellers looking to offload strategic assets, says Nick Wall at A&O Shearman.

  • Litigation Inspiration: Honoring Your Learned Profession

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    About 30,000 people who took the bar exam in July will learn they passed this fall, marking a fitting time for all attorneys to remember that they are members in a specialty club of learned professionals — and the more they can keep this in mind, the more benefits they will see, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.

  • Opinion

    AI May Limit Key Learning Opportunities For Young Attorneys

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    The thing that’s so powerful about artificial intelligence is also what’s most scary about it — its ability to detect patterns may curtail young attorneys’ chance to practice the lower-level work of managing cases, preventing them from ever honing the pattern recognition skills that undergird creative lawyering, says Sarah Murray at Trialcraft.

  • Series

    Round-Canopy Parachuting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Similar to the practice of law, jumping from an in-flight airplane with nothing but training and a few yards of parachute silk is a demanding and stressful endeavor, and the experience has bolstered my legal practice by enhancing my focus, teamwork skills and sense of perspective, says Thomas Salerno at Stinson.

  • SEC Settlement Holds Important Pay-To-Play Lessons

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s recent fine of an investment adviser, whose new hire made a campaign contribution within a crucial lookback period, is a seasonable reminder for public fund managers to ensure their processes thoroughly screen all associates for even minor violations of the SEC’s strict pay-to-play rule, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.

  • Boeing Ruling Is A Cautionary Tale For Trade Secret Litigants

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    A Washington federal court’s recent ruling canceling a $72 million jury award against Boeing because Zunum Aero had failed to properly identify its trade secrets highlights the value of an early statement of alleged secrets, amended through discovery and used as a framework at trial, says Matthew D'Amore at Cornell.

  • What To Expect From Calif. Bill Regulating PE In Healthcare

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    A California bill currently awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom's approval, intended to increase oversight over private equity and hedge fund investments in healthcare, is emblematic of recent increased scrutiny of investments in the space, and may affect transactions and operations in California in a number of ways, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.

  • Why Now Is The Time For Law Firms To Hire Lateral Partners

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    Partner and associate mobility data from the second quarter of this year suggest that there's never been a better time in recent years for law firms to hire lateral candidates, particularly experienced partners — though this necessitates an understanding of potential red flags, say Julie Henson and Greg Hamman at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.

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