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February 06, 2025
Goodwin, Ropes Lead Cystic Fibrosis Co.'s Upsized $191M IPO
Cystic fibrosis-focused drug developer Sionna Therapeutics Inc. on Thursday priced an upsized $191 million initial public offering at the top of its range, represented by Goodwin Procter LLP and underwriters counsel Ropes & Gray LLP.
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February 06, 2025
SEC 'Exposes Lunacy' Through Its Dueling Suits, PE Firm Says
A South Carolina private equity fund said Thursday the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is trying to gut it through a Florida lawsuit, telling a Texas judge the commission made "out of touch statements" on how the litigation will harm its business.
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February 06, 2025
Judge OKs 'Unorthodox' Deal To Fund Pa. Hospitals In Ch. 11
Bankrupt hospital operator Prospect Medical has agreed to put its four Philadelphia-area hospitals under receivership for the next 30 days while it hammers out a sale as part of a funding arrangement that a Texas bankruptcy judge on Thursday called "unorthodox."
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February 06, 2025
Sam Altman Calls Musk's Claim Of Ban On Rivals 'False'
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the key claim made in a preliminary injunction request from Elon Musk in their ongoing investment spat is false, saying in a new declaration that he never told OpenAI investors that they wouldn't be able to invest in the company if they also invested in Musk's xAI.
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February 06, 2025
Warner Music Nabs Top Stake In Owner Of Adele Song Rights
Warner Music Group Corp. said Thursday it has acquired a controlling stake in Tempo Music Investments from Providence Equity Partners, in a reported $450 million deal that gives Warner Music the rights to songs recorded by Adele, Bruno Mars and other popular artists.
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February 06, 2025
Weil Hires PE, Sports Ace Away From Hogan Lovells
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's U.S. private equity group has brought on a former Hogan Lovells partner who advised buyers of the National Women's Soccer League's Washington Spirit and the NFL's Washington Commanders and Denver Broncos, among other major deals in the sports world, the firm has announced.
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February 06, 2025
Private Equity Group Of The Year: Ropes & Gray
A team of Ropes & Gray LLP attorneys helped shepherd a private equity firm's purchase of AT&T's stake in DirecTV for more than $7.5 billion and led several other deals with similarly large price tags last year, earning it a spot among the 2024 Law360 Private Equity Groups Of The Year.
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February 06, 2025
Hamilton Lane Clinches Inaugural Venture Fund At $615M
Private equity shop Hamilton Lane, led by DLA Piper, on Thursday announced that it closed its inaugural Venture Access Fund with $615.3 million in tow.
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February 06, 2025
Meta Eyes Texas Skies, Another Crypto IPO, And More Rumors
Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc. is considering relocating its legal residence to Texas, while cryptocurrency exchange Bullish is moving forward on an initial public offering, and Unilever PLC is eyeing New York as a listing destination for its ice cream business.
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February 06, 2025
Mobility Scooter Co. Gets Nod For $2.1M Deal In ESOP Fight
A Pennsylvania federal judge gave initial approval to a $2.1 million deal Thursday that would resolve a class action claiming a mobility scooter company invested funds from its employee stock ownership plan into dismally performing Treasury bills and cash equivalents.
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February 06, 2025
Honeywell To Split Into 3 Entities After Activist Pressure
Industrial conglomerate Honeywell, advised by Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP, on Thursday unveiled plans to fully separate its automation and aerospace technology businesses, which when paired with the company's previously announced plan to spin off its advanced materials business, will result in three separate publicly traded companies.
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February 06, 2025
Kirkland Guiding TPG On $2.2B Altus Power Purchase
Kirkland & Ellis LLP-advised TPG has agreed to purchase Latham & Watkins LLP-guided Altus Power in a deal that values the Stamford, Connecticut-based solar energy provider at approximately $2.2 billion, including debt, Altus said in a Thursday statement.
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February 05, 2025
Paramount-Skydance Merger Block Sought Pending Del. Suit
Five Paramount Global pension fund stockholders sought a preliminary injunction in Delaware late Wednesday seeking to block closing on the estimated $8 billion Paramount-Skydance Media merger pending a decision on a still-sealed Court of Chancery breach of fiduciary duty suit filed Tueday night.
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February 05, 2025
'Dog Eat Dog' Contract Raises Connecticut Justice's Hackles
A Connecticut Supreme Court justice on Wednesday challenged private equity firm members fighting a former member's trial court victory in a breach suit over the partnership, suggesting that the winner may have had a viable fiduciary duty claim over the "dog eat dog" operating agreement that apparently allows members to "screw" a minority shareholder.
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February 05, 2025
Judge Won't Pause Crowdfunding Case After Fraud Indictment
A target of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's first crowdfunding enforcement action can't pause that three-year-old case to defend himself against unrelated charges that he ran a pump-and-dump scheme with a hallucinogenic mushroom company, a Michigan judge ruled Wednesday.
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February 05, 2025
Chancery Tosses Challenge To $1.1B Smart & Final Sale
Writing that nothing in a "grab bag" of stockholder claims amounted to disclosure failures, Delaware's chancellor dismissed a suit challenging the $1.1 billion April 2019 sale of Smart & Final Stores Inc. — formerly controlled by funds of Ares Management Corp. — to interests of Apollo Global Management.
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February 05, 2025
Insignia Gets Third $1.9B Bid As Brookfield Joins The Fray
Insignia Financial Ltd. said Wednesday that Brookfield has become the third investment firm to offer more than $1.9 billion to buy the Australian financial services company.
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February 05, 2025
Entertainment-Focused SPAC Raises $200M To Purse Merger
Special purpose acquisition company K&F Growth Acquisition II began trading publicly Wednesday after raising $250 million in its initial public offering, which will be used to help the SPAC merge with a target in the in-person and mobile experiential entertainment sector.
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February 05, 2025
MoFo Adds BraunHagey Corporate Leader In San Francisco
Morrison Foerster LLP continues expanding its emerging companies and venture capital team, announcing Wednesday a BraunHagey & Borden LLP startup and venture capital specialist has come aboard as a partner in its San Francisco office.
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February 05, 2025
Missile-Defense Firm Karman Launches Plans For $400M IPO
Missile-defense and space programs company Karman Holdings Inc. launched plans Wednesday for an estimated $400 million initial public offering that would raise fresh funding for the private equity-backed business and its shareholders, represented by Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP and underwriters' counsel Latham & Watkins LLP.
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February 05, 2025
Latham Adds Ex-SEC Pro, GC To NY Roster
The former acting director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement arm and a private capital specialist with in-house and private practice experience have come aboard Latham & Watkins LLP, the firm announced Wednesday, marking the latest in a flurry of lateral hires entering Latham's New York office since fall 2024.
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February 05, 2025
Sheppard Mullin Adds Healthcare Reg Partner From Troutman
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on Wednesday announced the arrival of a healthcare partner joining from Troutman Pepper Locke LLP, continuing a streak of recent additions to its healthcare practice.
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February 05, 2025
Private Equity Group Of The Year: Debevoise
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP steered private equity giant Clayton Dubilier & Rice in its $15.5 billion acquisition of Truist Insurance Holdings and led Windstream Holdings in its $13.4 billion merger with Uniti Group, earning the firm a spot among the 2024 Law360 Private Equity Groups of the Year.
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February 05, 2025
Activist Nominates 4 Director Candidates To Kenvue Board
Activist investor Starboard Value LP on Wednesday unveiled its slate of four director candidates to be nominated to consumer products company Kenvue Inc.'s board of directors, saying that significant changes to the board are necessary to ensure the company is managed and overseen in a manner consistent with the best interests of its shareholders.
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February 04, 2025
OpenAI Judge Rips Musk's 'Broad' Bid To Block For-Profit
A California federal judge indicated Tuesday she'll likely deny Elon Musk's bid to preliminarily block OpenAI Inc. from transitioning into a for-profit enterprise, criticizing Musk's filings for being vague and broad and saying she'll toss some claims, while adding "something is going to trial in this case."
Expert Analysis
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SEC Settlement Holds Important Pay-To-Play Lessons
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.
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Boeing Ruling Is A Cautionary Tale For Trade Secret Litigants
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.
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What To Expect From Calif. Bill Regulating PE In Healthcare
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.
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Why Now Is The Time For Law Firms To Hire Lateral Partners
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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Considering Possible PR Risks Of Certain Legal Tactics
Disney and American Airlines recently abandoned certain litigation tactics in two lawsuits after fierce public backlash, illustrating why corporate counsel should consider the reputational implications of any legal strategy and partner with their communications teams to preempt public relations concerns, says Chris Gidez at G7 Reputation Advisory.
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It's No Longer Enough For Firms To Be Trusted Advisers
Amid fierce competition for business, the transactional “trusted adviser” paradigm from which most firms operate is no longer sufficient — they should instead aim to become trusted partners with their most valuable clients, says Stuart Maister at Strategic Narrative.
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7 Takeaways For Investment Advisers From FinCEN AML Rule
With a new FinCEN rule that will require covered investment advisers to implement anti-money laundering programs and comply with extra recordkeeping requirements by 2026, companies should begin planning necessary updates to their policies and procedures by focusing on seven of the rule’s key requirements, identified by attorneys at Simpson Thacher.
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Mitigating Risk In Net Asset Value Facility Bankruptcies
In times of economic turbulence, parties to bankruptcy proceedings that involve net asset value facilities can mitigate risk by understanding the purpose of the automatic stay, complications it can create for NAV facility lenders and options for relief, say attorneys at Mayer Brown.
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What VC Fund Settlement Means For DEI Grant Programs
An unexpected settlement in American Alliance for Equal Rights v. Fearless Fund, based on specific details of an Atlanta venture capital fund's challenged minority grant program, leaves the legal landscape wide open for organizations with similar programs supporting diversity, equity and inclusion to chart a path forward, say attorneys at Moore & Van Allen.
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Navigating A Potpourri Of Possible Transparency Act Pitfalls
Despite the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's continued release of guidance for complying with the Corporate Transparency Act, its interpretation remains in flux, making it important for companies to understand potentially problematic areas of ambiguity in the practical application of the law, say attorneys at Sidley.
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A Preview Of AI Priorities Under The Next President
For the first time in a presidential election, both of the leading candidates and their parties have been vocal about artificial intelligence policy, offering clues on the future of regulation as AI continues to advance and congressional action continues to stall, say attorneys at Mintz.
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How Companies Are Approaching Insider Trading Policies
An analysis of insider trading policies recently disclosed by 49 S&P 500 companies under a new U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule reveals that while specific provisions vary from company to company, certain common themes are emerging, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.
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How Methods Are Evolving In Textualist Interpretations
Textualists at the U.S. Supreme Court are increasingly considering new methods such as corpus linguistics and surveys to evaluate what a statute's text communicates to an ordinary reader, while lower courts even mull large language models like ChatGPT as supplements, says Kevin Tobia at Georgetown Law.
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Navigating New Enforcement Scrutiny Of 'AI Washing'
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent lawsuit against Joonko Diversity, its first public AI-focused enforcement action against a private company, underscores the importance of applying the same internal legal and compliance rigor to AI-related claims as other market-facing statements, say attorneys at Fried Frank.
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Increased Scrutiny Raises Int'l Real Estate Transaction Risks
Recently proposed regulations expanding the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States' oversight, a White House divestment order and state-level legislative efforts signal increasing scrutiny of real estate transactions that may trigger national security concerns, say Luciano Racco and Aleksis Fernández Caballero at Foley Hoag.