Areas of Coverage

• TRANSACTIONS
• Private equity deals valued at $50MM or more
• Venture capital investments of $25MM or more
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Capital investments, including mezzanine and growth capital deals
• Joint ventures involving private equity firms
• Hostile takeovers and leveraged buyouts
• Distressed investment deals
• AGENCIES
• U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
• Federal Trade Commission
• Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
• Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
• U.S. Department of Justice
• U.S. Department of the Treasury
• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
• International competition and securities regulators
• POLICY & REGULATION
• Dodd-Frank Act
• Delaware corporate law
• Antitrust and consumer protection controls
• Private equity industry lobbying
• International banking legislation and regulation
• ENFORCEMENT
• Merger reviews
• Second requests
• Challenges and divestitures
• Litigation
• Antitrust suits
• Shareholder disputes
• Corporate governance fights
• Poison pill challenges
• Hostile takeover disputes
• Privacy and consumer protection suits
• Bankruptcy proceedings involving private equity stakeholders
• PROFILES
• Personnel moves
• Profiles of private equity practices

Readership

• Private equity lawyers at top law firms
• Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
• Executives and attorneys in the private equity industry
• Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
• Policymakers at federal and state agencies
• Judges and court staff across the U.S.
• Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
• Attorney and law firm marketing professionals