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Latest News in Asset Management

  • October 02, 2026

    Skechers Seeks To End Appraisal Claims After Settlement

    Skechers U.S.A. Inc. has asked the Delaware Chancery Court to dismiss a number of actions brought by a group of investment funds seeking a court appraisal of the fair value of their shares following 3G Capital Partners' $9.4 billion takeover of the footwear company.

  • October 02, 2026

    South Korea Ordered To Pay Elliott $48M In Samsung Dispute

    An arbitration tribunal has ordered South Korea to pay U.S. hedge fund Elliott about 66 billion won ($48 million) after the government lost on remand an investor-state dispute settlement case accusing it of interfering in an $8 billion merger between two Samsung affiliates in 2015.

  • October 02, 2026

    SEC Renews Judgment Bid Against Crowdfunding Promoter

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has lodged a new request in Michigan federal court for summary judgment against a businessperson it has accused of orchestrating two fraudulent crowdfunding offerings that raised almost $2 million from thousands of investors, arguing its evidence showed the man diverted much of the money to himself, his relatives and associates.

  • October 02, 2026

    2nd Circ. Forges Own Path In Limited Partner Tax Ruling

    The Second Circuit's decision limiting a self-employment tax break for limited partners with significant managerial roles reached a conclusion similar to that of a recent Fifth Circuit ruling, but practitioners said notable differences between them create a split requiring resolution by the IRS, the U.S. Supreme Court or Congress.

  • October 02, 2026

    Ex-Legg Mason Worker Keeps 401(k), Leave Claims Alive

    A former Legg Mason product marketing employee can move forward with claims that she was wrongly denied 401(k), stock purchase, paid time off and vacation benefits despite being labeled a temporary worker, a New York federal judge ruled, while tossing her claim for severance benefits.

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  • TRANSACTIONS
  • Initial public offerings
  • Joint ventures
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Spinoffs
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  • Real estate deals
  • Shareholder activism involving hedge funds and hedge fund managers
  • AGENCIES
  • U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
  • U.S. Department of Justice
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
  • Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
  • Internal Revenue Service
  • Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.
  • U.S. Government Accountability Office
  • POLICY & REGULATION
  • Dodd-Frank Act
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  • International banking legislation and regulation
  • LITIGATION
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