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April 21, 2026
Electra Vehicles Inc., a provider of artificial intelligence-driven battery technology that is represented by Latham & Watkins LLP, outlined Tuesday its plans to go public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company advised by Loeb & Loeb LLP, in a deal valued at more than $250 million.
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April 21, 2026
The Second Circuit on Tuesday seemed reluctant to restart proceedings in a long-running suit against Cigna from retirees who challenged changes to their pensions, appearing unwilling to upend a decision to turn down post-judgment discovery in the class action.
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April 21, 2026
U.S.-based semiconductor materials company Forge Nano said Tuesday it has agreed to combine with blank check company Archimedes Tech SPAC Partners II Co. in a deal that values Forge Nano at $1.2 billion.
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April 21, 2026
Boston-based private equity shop HarbourVest Partners, advised by Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, on Tuesday revealed that it closed its 13th U.S. flagship primary fund after securing $2.4 billion in total capital commitments.
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April 21, 2026
A Minnesota federal judge has greenlit a $20 million fee request from attorneys who secured an $84 million settlement in a suit claiming Wells Fargo violated federal benefits law by using dividends earned by its employee stock ownership fund to offset its 401(k) contributions.
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April 21, 2026
Cryptocurrency platforms Coinbase and Kraken failed to adequately protect a Boston man from a sophisticated "support" scam that led to the loss of $500,000, according to a lawsuit filed in Massachusetts state court on Tuesday.
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April 20, 2026
Retirement plan participants have hit hospital system Providence Health & Services with a proposed class action accusing the Washington-based nonprofit of losing nearly $70 million in assets by sticking with an underperforming mutual fund that lagged behind similar investment options.
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April 20, 2026
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday proposed relaxing certain reporting requirements for hedge funds and other private fund advisers by allowing smaller firms to forego filing a disclosure used to monitor systemic risk and nixing some of its questions around volatility, event reporting and indirect exposure altogether.
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April 20, 2026
A litigation funding firm has accused its insurer of wrongfully refusing to pay out its policy's guaranteed $200 million in coverage for an unpaid loan, saying the insurer buried it in duplicative and burdensome information requests to avoid paying a valid claim.
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April 20, 2026
Kirkland & Ellis LLP-advised Cerberus Capital Management on Monday announced that it closed its latest single-asset continuation vehicle after securing $2.3 billion in commitments, which will allow the private equity firm to continue to own a controlling stake in critical digital infrastructure company Subsea Communications.
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April 20, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court won't review the Internal Revenue Service's rejection of a Texas doctor's claim to $1 million in tax deductions linked to his urgent care network's captive insurance company, the court said Monday.
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April 20, 2026
Credit Agricole Group has been hit with a suit in New York federal court alleging that the French bank engaged in a yearslong scheme to fraudulently induce two clients into a trading strategy it deemed the "perfect hedge" against certain market risks, when in reality, the strategy created hidden liabilities, forced liquidations and tens of millions of dollars in damages.
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April 20, 2026
Mining company USA Rare Earth on Monday announced plans to acquire magnetic rare earth producer Serra Verde Group in a roughly $2.8 billion cash-and-stock deal that was built by three law firms.
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April 20, 2026
The Internal Revenue Service fell short in its request for the full Fifth Circuit to revisit a high-profile case it lost in January over the self-employment tax exception for business partners with limited liability, a Texas management consulting firm said.
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April 20, 2026
The Delaware Chancery Court this past week delivered another mix of procedural rulings, fiduciary duty disputes and deal litigation, highlighting both the court's gatekeeping role and its continued focus on stockholder rights and transactional fairness.
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April 20, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday questioned an attempt to limit the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's disgorgement powers, with conservative and liberal justices alike seemingly skeptical of the argument that the agency has to identify victims before it can demand the return of ill-gotten gains.
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April 20, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said it won't review a class certification challenge in a securities class action over Johnson & Johnson's cancer-related talc products in the latest development in a closely watched dispute over how courts evaluate class certification in shareholder suits.
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April 20, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court turned down a baked goods company's bid for review of the Eleventh Circuit's finding that it owed a union pension fund up to $15.6 million, leaving in place Monday a ruling that backed the union's interpretation of pension withdrawal liability law.
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April 17, 2026
Drone-maker Aevex Corp. began trading Friday after raising $320 million in its initial public offering, steered by a Kirkland & Ellis LLP team and with Latham & Watkins LLP advising the underwriters.
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April 17, 2026
Four firms including Haynes Boone and Jones Day guided Kraken's $550 million acquisition of regulated crypto derivatives exchange Bitnomial, according to a Friday announcement from Kraken.
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April 17, 2026
Premier Energy Group said Friday it has agreed to acquire Romania-based electricity distributor Distributie Energie Oltenia, or DEO, from funds managed by Australia's Macquarie Asset Management for about €700 million ($825 million).
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April 17, 2026
Lockheed Martin can't escape a proposed class action alleging the company breached fiduciary duties under federal benefits law by offering underperforming proprietary target-date fund offerings in several employee 401(k) plans worth approximately $50 billion, after a New Jersey federal judge largely refused to toss the dispute.
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April 17, 2026
Obesity biotech Kailera Therapeutics made its public debut Friday, raising $625 million in an upsized initial public offering that represents one of the largest biotech IPOs in recent years.
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April 17, 2026
The past week in London has seen Aston Martin file an appeal in a row with Chinese carmaker Geely over its winged logo for London black cabs, Ineos sue Ben Ainslie's America's Cup team for a £180 million ($244 million) boat, White & Case face a claim from two energy storage companies, and a golf tour company bring a claim against Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund after the fund invested in its rival.
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April 17, 2026
The Fourth Circuit on Friday refused to revive an ex-Merrill financial adviser's proposed class action claiming he was shorted deferred compensation, backing a lower court's holding that the retention bonuses at issue were exempt from federal benefits law.