Private Equity

  • September 17, 2024

    In-House Atty Brings Bias Suit Over Firing After Miscarriage

    A former in-house attorney at chemicals company Arxada has launched a discrimination lawsuit in New Jersey state court accusing the business of unlawfully terminating her in the days after she showed interest in going on leave to recover from a miscarriage.

  • September 17, 2024

    Travel Tech Co. Hotel Engine Books $2.1B Valuation

    Hotel Engine announced Tuesday it landed a $2.1 billion valuation in series C financing led by Permira, as the Denver-based business travel technology company looks to expand beyond hotels into flight and rental car bookings.

  • September 17, 2024

    US Utility AES Sells 30% Stake In Ohio Unit For $546M

    Power generation company AES Corp. said Tuesday that it has sold a 30% stake in its Ohio unit to Canadian investment group CDPQ for $546 million to help fund improvements to its infrastructure and meet a growing demand for data centers.

  • September 17, 2024

    Guardian In Talks To Sell The Observer To Tortoise Media

    The parent company of the Guardian newspaper is in talks to sell the Observer to Tortoise Media, in a possible deal that would include an investment of more than £25 million ($33 million) in the Sunday newspaper, the businesses said Tuesday.

  • September 17, 2024

    Freshfields-Led Warburg Pincus Sells IT Biz Shares For €153M

    Global private equity firm Warburg Pincus said Tuesday that it has sold a part of its stake in German Internet service provider Ionos Group SE and raised total proceeds of approximately €153 million ($170.3 million) in a placement guided by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP.

  • September 17, 2024

    Ex-GT Attorney Joins Jones Day's Real Estate Ranks

    A real estate attorney with a background in digital infrastructure work is moving from Greenberg Traurig LLP to the Washington, D.C., office of Jones Day.

  • September 17, 2024

    Euronext Buys UK Stock Market Research, Data Software Biz

    Euronext NV said Tuesday that it has bought Substantive Research Ltd., a British provider of investment research and market data, as the stock exchange aims to bolster its analysis service for investors.

  • September 17, 2024

    70% Of Insurance Underwriters Fear Replacement By AI

    Seven out of 10 insurance underwriting professionals in the U.S. and U.K. fear losing their jobs within the next five years to artificial intelligence, a survey released Tuesday suggested, as the sector increasingly invests in new forms of automation.

  • September 17, 2024

    Top UK Banks Push Payments Infrastructure Reform Plan

    The trade body for financial institutions urged U.K. regulators and companies on Tuesday to engage with a new infrastructure for digital payments that is backed by major banks and card providers.

  • September 17, 2024

    Skadden, Freshfields Guide Midea's $4B Hong Kong Listing

    Midea Group debuted on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Tuesday after the home appliance giant raised almost $4 billion in the largest initial public offering in the special administrative region of China since early 2021.

  • September 17, 2024

    Swiss Seize $15M From Bank For 'Serious' Market Violations

    The Swiss financial markets regulator said Tuesday it has seized 12.7 million Swiss francs ($15 million) from Mirabaud & Cie SA after it ruled that the private bank had "seriously violated" the law and breached its anti-money-laundering obligations.

  • September 16, 2024

    Red Lobster Exits Bankruptcy Protection

    Casual dining seafood chain Red Lobster exited from Chapter 11 on Monday under private equity ownership and with a new CEO, five months after filing for bankruptcy to pursue a sale.

  • September 16, 2024

    CFT Capital Raises $781M For 2nd Co-Investment Fund

    Los Angeles-based CFT Capital, which manages assets on behalf of the family who founded Panda Express' parent company, said Monday it has clinched its second co-investment fund after amassing roughly $781.2 million in capital.

  • September 16, 2024

    Silver Point Wraps $4.6B Opportunistic Credit Fund

    Silver Point Capital beat its target to lock down $4.6 billion for its latest opportunistic credit fund, the Connecticut-based credit investing firm announced Monday.

  • September 16, 2024

    5th Circ. Rejects Favre's Hail Mary In Sharpe Defamation Fight

    The Fifth Circuit on Monday affirmed the dismissal of Brett Favre's defamation suit against fellow former NFL star Shannon Sharpe, who called him a "sorry mofo" on air, ruling Sharpe was allowed to express his opinions about Favre's alleged involvement in a sprawling Mississippi welfare fraud scheme.

  • September 16, 2024

    Gibson Dunn Taps Akin Gump Atty For Private Credit Growth

    A former Akin Gump partner has joined Gibson Dunn to lead the firm's private credit efforts, the firm said Monday, marking its latest addition to its New York office.

  • September 16, 2024

    Natural Gas Co. BKV To Raise Up To $315M In IPO

    Natural gas producer BKV Corp. said Monday that it plans to raise up to $315 million as part of its initial public offering in New York.

  • September 16, 2024

    Carlyle Commits $1B To Clean Real Estate Finance Co.

    Investment giant Carlyle said Monday that it has taken a stake in and committed $1 billion to real estate finance company North Bridge, which will be used toward green commercial upgrades.

  • September 16, 2024

    A&O Shearman Hires Finance Pro From Latham In Paris

    A&O Shearman said Monday that it has recruited a leveraged finance expert as a partner from Latham & Watkins LLP in France, adding to a string of recent exits from the U.S. outfit in Europe.

  • September 16, 2024

    Thoma Bravo's $5B Bid For Darktrace All Set For Completion

    Darktrace PLC said Monday that a bid of approximately $5.3 billion by U.S. private equity firm Thoma Bravo for the British cybersecurity company has won all the necessary competition and regulatory approval, paving way for the deal to be completed on Oct. 1.

  • September 16, 2024

    Ares Tops $3.3B For Latest US Distressed Real Estate Fund

    Ares said Monday it pulled in more than $3.3 billion for its fourth fund targeting distressed U.S. real estate assets, as the asset manager looks to capitalize on a troubled market.

  • September 13, 2024

    The 2024 Regional Powerhouses

    The law firms on Law360's list of 2024 Regional Powerhouses reflected the local peculiarities of their states while often representing clients in deals and cases that captured national attention.

  • September 13, 2024

    Truth Social Founders Take Trump Fight To Fed Court

    A co-founder of Donald Trump's Truth Social website has brought the fight over taking the company public to Florida federal court after several adverse events in state court actions, including the company filing an amended complaint to incorporate securities fraud that the U.S. government alleges.  

  • September 13, 2024

    Investors Greenlight Carbon Credit Co.'s $213M SPAC Merger

    The special purpose acquisition company merger taking Canadian carbon-credit manager DevvStream public at an estimated valuation of $212.8 million has received approval from investors of both sides, the companies announced Friday.

  • September 13, 2024

    Vista Hails Sweetened CSG Bid, But Leaves MNC Door Open

    Vista Outdoor Inc. on Friday voiced support for an increased offer from Czech defense company Czechoslovak Group AS to buy a slice of the ammunition and outdoor company, while also urging MNC Capital Partners LP to make its "best and final" bid in a competing campaign.

Expert Analysis

  • Spartan Arbitration Tactics Against Well-Funded Opponents

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    Like the ancient Spartans who held off a numerically superior Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae, trial attorneys and clients faced with arbitration against an opponent with a bigger war chest can take a strategic approach to create a pass to victory, say Kostas Katsiris and Benjamin Argyle at Venable.

  • How Private Funds Can Navigate New FinCEN Reporting Rules

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    In light of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's new regulations implementing beneficial ownership reporting requirements, private fund managers must assess whether certain obligations apply to entities within their structures and whether potential structural changes could simplify those obligations, say attorneys at Winston & Strawn.

  • Wesco Ch. 11 Ruling Marks Shift In Uptier Claim Treatment

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    A Texas bankruptcy court’s recent decision in In re: Wesco Aircraft Holdings leaves nonparticipating creditors with a road map to litigate to judgment non-pro rata liability management transactions, and foreshadows that bankruptcy courts may no longer be a friendly forum for these types of claims, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.

  • What Recent Study Shows About AI's Promise For Legal Tasks

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    Amid both skepticism and excitement about the promise of generative artificial intelligence in legal contexts, the first randomized controlled trial studying its impact on basic lawyering tasks shows mixed but promising results, and underscores the need for attorneys to proactively engage with AI, says Daniel Schwarcz at University of Minnesota Law School.

  • Decline In Same-Industry M&A Tells A Nuanced Policy Story

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    In light of newly available Hart-Scott-Rodino Act data suggesting that intraindustry mergers are down overall and pharmaceutical and hospital intraindustry transactions tend to face greater antitrust scrutiny than in the past, attorneys at Morgan Lewis explore whether Biden administration enforcement policies may be curbing pro-competitive strategic M&A.

  • BIPA's Statutory Exemptions Post-Healthcare Ruling

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    The Illinois Supreme Court's November opinion in Mosby v. Ingalls Memorial Hospital, which held that the Biometric Information Privacy Act's healthcare exemption also applies when information is collected from healthcare workers, is a major win for healthcare defendants that resolves an important question of statutory interpretation, say attorneys at Quinn Emanuel.

  • Behind The 'CVR Spin' Method Of Unlocking Assets In M&A

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    The spinoff of contingent value rights, or the CVR spin, can unlock secondary and noncore assets in public mergers and acquisitions, while resolving the market dislocation of some traditional divestitures, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.

  • What Fed's Credit-Linked Note FAQ Means For Capital Relief

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    U.S. banks that seek to mitigate their loss of liquidity under the Basel III capital requirements by issuing direct credit-linked notes should turn to recent Federal Reserve FAQs for insight into how this new use of synthetic securitizations may reshape risk and regulation in the U.S. market, says Cris Cicala at Stinson.

  • Litigation Inspiration: A Source Of Untapped Fulfillment

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    As increasing numbers of attorneys struggle with stress and mental health issues, business litigators can find protection against burnout by remembering their important role in society — because fulfillment in one’s work isn’t just reserved for public interest lawyers, say Bennett Rawicki and Peter Bigelow at Hilgers Graben.

  • Series

    Skiing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    A lifetime of skiing has helped me develop important professional skills, and taught me that embracing challenges with a spirit of adventure can allow lawyers to push boundaries, expand their capabilities and ultimately excel in their careers, says Andrea Przybysz at Tucker Ellis.

  • Think Like A Lawyer: Forget Everything You Know About IRAC

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    The mode of legal reasoning most students learn in law school, often called “Issue, Rule, Application, Conclusion,” or IRAC, erroneously frames analysis as a separate, discrete step, resulting in disorganized briefs and untold obfuscation — but the fix is pretty simple, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • How Advance Notice Bylaws Are Faring In Del. Courts

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    Recent decisions make it clear that the Delaware Chancery Court is carefully reviewing public companies' amended advance notice bylaws in order to balance the competing interests of boards and shareholders, and will likely strike down bylaws that improperly interfere with stockholder franchises, say attorneys at Olshan Frome.

  • How New EU Tax And Transfer Pricing Rules May Affect M&A

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    Companies involved in mergers and acquisitions may need to adjust fiscal due diligence procedures to ensure they consider potential far-reaching effects of newly implemented transfer pricing measures, such as newly implemented global minimum tax and European Union anti-tax avoidance directives and proposals, says Patrick Tijhuis at BDO.

  • Employers, Prep For Shorter Stock Awards Settlement Cycle

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    Companies that provide equity compensation in the form of publicly traded stock will soon have one less day to complete such transactions under U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Nasdaq rules — so employers should implement expedited equity compensation stock settlement and payroll tax deposit procedures now, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • How Firms Can Ensure Associate Gender Parity Lasts

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    Among associates, women now outnumber men for the first time, but progress toward gender equality at the top of the legal profession remains glacially slow, and firms must implement time-tested solutions to ensure associates’ gender parity lasts throughout their careers, say Kelly Culhane and Nicole Joseph at Culhane Meadows.

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