Private Equity

  • March 04, 2024

    2 Ex-Latham Attys Join Freshfields As PE Practice Expands

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP welcomed two former Latham & Watkins LLP private equity mergers and acquisitions partners to its practice in New York on Monday, coinciding with the firm's strategy of expanding its private capital services globally.

  • March 04, 2024

    Activist Investors Up Macy's Takeover Offer To Roughly $6.6B

    Arkhouse Management Co. and Brigade Capital Management have boosted their offer to buy Macy's to roughly $6.6 billion from $5.8 billion, propelling the retailer's stock to a nearly 14% rally on Monday.

  • March 04, 2024

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    A Swedish music producer's takeover, a proposed award payable in Tesla shares, Truth Social stock squabbles, and an unusually blunt slap-down from the bench added up to an especially colorful week in Delaware's famous court of equity. On top of that came new cases about alleged power struggles, board entrenchment, consumer schemes and merger disputes.

  • March 04, 2024

    Sullivan & Cromwell-Led United Rentals Paying $1.1B For Yak

    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP is representing equipment rental giant United Rentals in a new agreement to buy the Yak roadway matting business from Morgan Lewis-guided Platinum Equity for $1.1 billion, United said in a statement Monday. 

  • March 04, 2024

    Vista Outdoor Rejects $2B Takeover Bid From MNC Capital

    Vista Outdoor Inc. has rejected a $2 billion takeover bid from MNC Capital Partners LP, saying the proposal does not take into account increased earnings the company will see when it separates its outdoor and sporting goods divisions.

  • March 04, 2024

    Alter Domus Valued At $5.3B Following Cinven Backing

    End-to-end technology-enabled fund administration company Alter Domus, advised by DLA Piper and Clifford Chance LLP, on Monday announced that it has secured a strategic investment from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP-advised European private equity shop Cinven that values the business at an enterprise value of €4.9 billion ($5.3 billion).

  • March 01, 2024

    Avalara Beats Investors' $8.4B PE Buyout Challenge For Good

    A Washington federal judge refused Friday to give another chance to a proposed shareholder class action alleging Avalara lied to win investors' support for an $8.4 billion private equity buyout, in an order finding the lead plaintiff failed again to show the tax software company made false statements.

  • March 01, 2024

    MNC Capital Enters Vista Outdoor Takeover Fray With $2B Bid

    MNC Capital Partners LP has submitted a proposal to acquire Vista Outdoor Inc. for $2 billion, despite Vista entering a merger agreement last year to be acquired by a different company, according to Friday statements.

  • March 01, 2024

    Network Co. Directors Sue In Chancery To Stop Power Grab

    A power struggle at network connectivity services provider PacketFabric Inc. hit Delaware's Court of Chancery on Thursday, with an investor and two directors suing for a court declaration that they are still members of the board.

  • March 01, 2024

    Judge Doubts Drowsy Juror, Mask Rules Warrant New VC Trial

    A California federal judge expressed doubts Friday over claims that self-described "millennial" venture capitalist Michael Rothenberg deserves a new trial because of a drowsy juror and the court's COVID-19 mask rules, saying he disagrees that the juror was asleep and "welcomes" the Ninth Circuit's guidance on courtroom-masking requirements.

  • March 01, 2024

    Thoma Bravo Ups Everbridge Deal Size By $300M, To $1.8B

    Cooley LLP-advised software company Everbridge said Friday that Kirkland & Ellis LLP-led Thoma Bravo has agreed to up its proposed acquisition of Everbridge to $35 per share from $28.60, boosting Everbridge's implied value on the transaction from $1.5 billion to $1.8 billion and sending its stock soaring an additional 25%. 

  • March 01, 2024

    Avista Capital Partners Closes $1.5B Healthcare Fund

    Private equity firm Avista Capital Partners announced Friday that it had closed a $1.5 billion fund advised by Kirkland & Ellis focused on investments in the healthcare industry.

  • March 01, 2024

    Hogan Lovells, Choate Guide Pro Pickleball Merger To Close

    Hogan Lovells and Choate Hall & Stewart LLP are the law firms that represented MLP by Margaritaville and Carvana PPA Tour, respectively, in their newly closed, $75 million-backed pro pickleball merger, Law360 learned Friday.

  • March 01, 2024

    SPAC New Energy One To Wind Up Amid UK Deal Drought

    Blank-check company New Energy One said Friday it has decided to dissolve itself as it could not acquire a target business since it listed on the London Stock Exchange in March 2022, because of "challenging U.K. public equity market conditions."

  • March 01, 2024

    Mike Ashley Widens Claims In £10M Loan Fight With Financier

    Former Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley has added fresh allegations to his legal claim against financier Amanda Staveley over a £10 million ($12.6 million) loan, claiming she breached the deal by using proceeds earmarked to help fund the takeover of the club to pay a consultant.

  • February 29, 2024

    BlossomHill Therapeutics Closes $100M Series B

    Biotechnology company BlossomHill Therapeutics has raised a $100 million Series B financing round to advance its pipeline of cancer and autoimmune treatments, the company announced Thursday.

  • February 29, 2024

    11th Circ. Backs Film Producer's Crypto Scam Sentence

    An Eleventh Circuit panel on Thursday confirmed a nearly six-year prison sentence for an Atlanta-area film producer who admitted to running a short-lived cryptocurrency fraud, ruling his move for a lesser sentence was not justified based on the scheme's sophistication and his failure to take responsibility for the crimes.

  • February 29, 2024

    US Trustee Opposes Proterra Ch. 11 Plan's Future Exculpation

    The Office of the U.S. Trustee objected Thursday to the Chapter 11 plan of electric bus maker Proterra Inc., saying it includes exculpation provisions that would cover actions after it emerges from bankruptcy, and interferes with the payment of required quarterly fees to the trustee's office.

  • February 29, 2024

    Microsoft, OpenAI Contribute To $675M Figure AI Funding

    AI robotics company Figure AI has raised $675 million at a $2.6 billion valuation to further its development of "humanoid robots" for commercial use, securing money from major investors, such as Microsoft, OpenAI, Intel Capital and Jeff Bezos, according to a Thursday announcement.

  • February 29, 2024

    Trump's Truth Social Merger Deal Lands In Del. Chancery

    Plans to take former President Donald Trump's social media platform Truth Social public came under fire in two Delaware Chancery Court lawsuits Wednesday, with investors on both sides of the deal alleging that the long-delayed merger would cheat them out of their shares.

  • February 29, 2024

    Deals Rumor Mill: Springer Nature, Warner Bros., ExxonMobil

    Springer Nature's IPO could be valued at $9.7 billion, Warner Bros. has pulled back on Paramount negotiations, and ExxonMobil could fetch $1 billion for Argentinean assets. Here, Law360 breaks down the notable deal rumors from the past week.

  • February 29, 2024

    Don't Miss It: Milbank, Vedder Price Lead Month's Hot Deals

    A lot can happen in the world of mergers and acquisitions over the course of a month, and it's difficult to keep up with all the deals. Here, Law360 recaps the ones you may have missed, including transactions managed by Milbank LLP and Vedder Price PC.

  • February 29, 2024

    SVB Parent's Counsel Booted From Fraud Coverage Row

    The bankrupt parent company of Silicon Valley Bank cannot use Farella Braun & Martel LLP as counsel in litigation over the parent company's claims that it alone must be covered for a fraud scheme that caused over $73 million in losses, a North Carolina federal court ruled.

  • February 29, 2024

    Dechert Hires Schulte Roth's M&A, Securities Group Co-Chair

    Dechert LLP has hired the co-chair of Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP's M&A and securities group as a partner to continue his work focused on a range of corporate legal issues, the firm announced Thursday.

  • February 28, 2024

    SEC Taps Agency Vet To Lead Adviser, Fund Rulemaking Unit

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Wednesday that an agency veteran currently serving as deputy director of the examinations division will be the new head of its investment management division, which oversees the regulation of investment advisers, mutual funds and certain private fund operators.

Expert Analysis

  • NY CRE Lenders Need Clarity On Foreclosure Standing

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    Recent contradictory New York case law regarding issues of standing in commercial real estate litigation creates confusion for borrowers and lenders alike, and should be addressed by courts in advance of the anticipated onslaught of commercial mortgage-backed securities foreclosures, say Christopher Gorman and John Muldoon at Rosenberg & Estis.

  • Series

    Baking Bread Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    After many years practicing law, and a few years baking bread, I have learned that there are a few keys to success in both endeavors, including the assembly of a nourishing and resilient culture, and the ability to learn from failure and exercise patience, says Rick Robinson at Reed Smith.

  • Federal Courts And AI Standing Orders: Safety Or Overkill?

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    Several district court judges have issued standing orders regulating the use of artificial intelligence in their courts, but courts should consider following ordinary notice and comment procedures before implementing sweeping mandates that could be unnecessarily burdensome and counterproductive, say attorneys at Curtis.

  • Wachtell-X Ruling Highlights Trend On Arbitrability Question

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    A growing body of case law, including a California state court's recent decision in X Corp. v. Wachtell, holds that incorporation of specific arbitral body rules in an arbitration provision may in and of itself constitute clear and unmistakable evidence of delegation of arbitrability to an arbitrator, and thus such clauses should be drafted carefully, say attorneys at Norton Rose.

  • 7 E-Discovery Predictions For 2024 And Beyond

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    The legal and technical issues of e-discovery now affect virtually every lawsuit, and in the year to come, practitioners can expect practices and policies to evolve in a number of ways, from the expanded use of relevancy redactions to mandated information security provisions in protective orders, say attorneys at Littler.

  • Adjusting Deals To Reflect Shifts In The CRE Market

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    As the commercial real estate market strengthens and moves out from a challenging time, industry participants should consider any concessions made due to recent trends and update transaction documents accordingly before entering into new deals, says Alexander Davis at Mayer Brown.

  • Opinion

    Conflicts Abound When Activist Short-Sellers Publish Reports

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    The self-serving relationship between activist short-sellers and plaintiff-side litigators is conflict-ridden and hinders the fact finder's impartiality when a short report forms the basis for lead plaintiffs' allegations, say Nessim Mezrahi and Stephen Sigrist at SAR.

  • Financing Healthcare Deals In Uncertain Markets This Year

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    As challenges to closing and financing new deals prevail into 2024, lenders in new healthcare transactions are talking about alternative approaches for sponsors to consider, such as private credit alternatives and utilization of junior capital, say attorneys at McDermott.

  • 5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2024

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    Over the next year and beyond, litigation funding will continue to evolve in ways that affect attorneys and the larger litigation landscape, from the growth of a secondary market for funded claims, to rising interest rates restricting the availability of capital, says Jeffery Lula at GLS Capital.

  • Bank-Fintech Partnerships Can Thrive Despite A Tough 2023

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    Many banking-as-a-service players experienced regulatory enforcement activities in 2023, including consent orders and more targeted, detailed guidance aimed at bank-fintech partnerships, and while it seems this trend will continue in 2024, savvy banks can use the turmoil of last year as a guide for how to better manage the risks inherent in partnerships, says Justin Steffen at Barack Ferrazzano.

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    ESG Around The World: South Africa

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    While South Africa has yet to mandate the reporting of nonfinancial and environmental, social, and corporate governance issues, policy documents and recent legislative developments are likely to have a material impact in the country's transition to a low-carbon economy and in meeting its international obligations, say Glynn Kent at Eversheds Sutherland.

  • 4 Legal Ethics Considerations For The New Year

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    As attorneys and clients reset for a new year, now is a good time to take a step back and review some core ethical issues that attorneys should keep front of mind in 2024, including approaching generative artificial intelligence with caution and care, and avoiding pitfalls in outside counsel guidelines, say attorneys at HWG.

  • Corporate Transparency Act Takeaways For Banking Industry

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    As of Jan. 1, the Corporate Transparency Act requires millions of companies to report the identities of their beneficial owners and applicants to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, and this groundbreaking change adds compliance obligations and complexity for lenders, borrowers and investors, says George Singer at Holland & Hart.

  • What The Law Firm Of The Future Will Look Like

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    As the legal landscape shifts, it’s become increasingly clear that the BigLaw business model must adapt in four key ways to remain viable, from fostering workplace flexibility to embracing technology, say Kevin Henderson and Eric Pacifici at SMB Law Group.

  • 4 PR Pointers When Your Case Is In The News

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    Media coverage of new lawsuits exploded last year, demonstrating why defense attorneys should devise a public relations plan that complements their legal strategy, incorporating several objectives to balance ethical obligations and advocacy, say Nathan Burchfiel at Pinkston and Ryan June at Castañeda + Heidelman.

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