Law 360 M&A

AUGUST 14, 2023

Davis Polk-led financial technology company MSCI Inc. said Monday it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the remaining 66% of The Burgiss Group LLC for $697 million, bringing the firm's total investment in Burgiss to more than $900 million.

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Law 360 M&A

APRIL 18, 2022

Investment firm ArchiMed Group plans to buy Natus Medical, a Davis Polk-led medical device provider focused on the sensory nervous system, for about $1.2 billion and take it private, the hospital supplier said Monday.

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Law 360 M&A

JULY 10, 2023

TPG, guided by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, said Monday it will buy Forcepoint's global government and critical infrastructure unit from private equity firm Francisco Partners, which are both being steered by Paul Hastings LLP, in a deal that a person familiar with the matter confirmed is worth $2.45

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Harvard Corporate Governance

APRIL 28, 2023

Scrivano, Davis Polk & Wardell LLP, on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 Tags: corporate disclosure , Delaware articles , Delaware cases , Delaware Court of Chancery , Delaware law , Mergers & acquisitions Do Carbon Prices Affect Stock Prices? and Paul S.

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APRIL 11, 2022

The law firm snags Davis Polk counsel amid PE and private credit practice growth.

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Law 360 M&A

AUGUST 30, 2022

billion from software investment firm Thoma Bravo LP in an all-cash deal steered by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Cooley LLP, the companies announced Tuesday. Roper Technologies Inc. will buy Frontline Education for $3.38

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Law 360 M&A

JUNE 21, 2022

Private equity firm TPG, advised by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, will take private Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP-led health care technology and services company Convey Health Solutions at a $1.1 billion enterprise value, the companies said Tuesday.

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Law 360 M&A

MAY 6, 2022

With so much mergers and acquisitions news this week, you may have missed several deals announced in the last several days helmed by firms such as Goodwin Procter LLP and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP. Here, Law360 recaps the ones you may have missed.

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MAY 3, 2022

in a deal valuing the company at $580 million and that was guided by four law firms, including Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP and White & Case LLP. British advertising business Ocean Outdoor Ltd. said Tuesday it's agreed to be purchased by current shareholder Atairos Group Inc.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

APRIL 22, 2022

Potischman, Edmund Polubinski, and Micayla Hardisty, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, on Saturday, April 16, 2022. Remarks by Commissioner Crenshaw at Symposium on Private Firms. Tags: Accounting , Accounting standards , Cash flows , Firm valuation , Investor horizons , Long-Term value , Management. federal courts.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Statement by Chair Gensler on PCAOB’s Determinations Regarding Public Accounting Firms in China. Salkin, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, on Sunday, December 18, 2022. Posted by Gary Gensler, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, on Friday, December 16, 2022. Investment Management Regulatory Update. Posted by Gregory S.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Aaronson, and Ning Chiu, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, on Wednesday, November 9, 2022. Tags: Bank loans , Covenants , Disclosure , Federal Reserve , Public firms , U.S. Griffin (Villanova University), Greg Nini (Drexel University), and David C. Smith (University of Virginia) , on Friday, November 4, 2022. Posted by Louis L.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

APRIL 29, 2022

Bermeo, and Lee Hochbaum, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, on Sunday, April 24, 2022. Tags: Innovation , Institutional Investors , Labor markets , Reputation , Tech companies , Venture capital firms. SPACs Remain in the SEC’s Crosshairs. Posted by Derek Dostal, Pedro J. The SEC’s Proposed Rules for P4P Disclosures.

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Reynolds Holding

MARCH 12, 2024

In announcing the RFI, the agencies expressed concern that “private equity firms and other corporate owners are increasingly involved in health care system transactions, and, at times, those transactions may lead to a maximizing of profits at the expense of quality care.” PE firms prioritize profits over patient care.

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Reynolds Holding

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

This post comes to us from Davis, Polk & Wardwell LLP. It is based on the firm’s memorandum, “ SEC modernizes fund shareholder reports, and certain fee and expense disclosures in advertisements,” dated October 27, 2022, and available here. .

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JANUARY 26, 2023

million $500 million $1.1137 billion $1 billion $2.2274 billion This post comes to us from Davis. Polk & Wardwell LLP. Overall, any reference to HSR transaction thresholds has been adjusted as follows: Original threshold 2023 adjusted threshold $10 million $22.3

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Reynolds Holding

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The final rules are explicitly aimed at principal trading firms and private funds that the SEC views as acting as “ de facto market-makers.” Even if a firm does not satisfy either of the factors, it may nevertheless be required to register as a dealer under existing law and precedents.

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Reynolds Holding

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

For firm commitment offerings that are priced after 4:30 p.m. Firm commitment underwriting priced after 4:30 p.m. The rule proposal would have eliminated the expressly longer settlement time under Rule 15c6-1(c) for firm commitment offerings priced after 4:30 p.m. This post comes to us from Davis, Polk & Wardwell LLP.

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Value Scope

AUGUST 31, 2020

2 Marshall Huebner, of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, pointed to other factors that can cause a subsequent Chapter 11 filing, such as the underestimation of an industry’s more permanent decline, or creditor pressure on the debtor to keep too much debt. This means they do all that they can to get the plan of reorganization confirmed.

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Reynolds Holding

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

This post comes to us from Davis, Polk & Wardwell LLP. It is based on the firm’s memorandum, “Is everything an accounting control violation now?” ” dated November 16, 2023, and available here.

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Reynolds Holding

OCTOBER 16, 2023

See also Davis Polk’s Visual Memorandum on Risk Governance Guidelines Adopted by the OCC (Nov. 26, 2021) (the FRB Guidance). S ee also Davis Polk’s Visual Memorandum on The Federal Reserve’s Final Board Effectiveness Guidance for Large Financial Institutions (Mar. 11, 2014) (the OCC Guidelines). 1831p—1(e).

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Reynolds Holding

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

This post comes to us from Davis, Polk & Wardwell LLP. It is based on the firm’s memorandum, “ Dodd-Frank clawback rule applies to subsidiary issuers and guarantors of listed securities,” dated January 16, 2024, and available here.

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Reynolds Holding

APRIL 10, 2024

This post comes to us from Davis, Polk & Wardwell LLP. It is based on the firm’s memorandum, “ Strict liability for bank leadership: Unnecessary and unwise,” dated April 9, 2024, and available here. Miller, Double Liability of Bank Shareholders: History and Implications , 27 Wake Forest L.

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Reynolds Holding

JANUARY 18, 2024

This post comes to us from Davis, Polk & Wardwell LLP. It is based on the firm’s memorandum, “ SAP resolves FCPA case for $220 million,” dated January 17, 2024, and available here.

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Reynolds Holding

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

We can’t have distressed crypto-trading firms or enablers causing real-world crises by liquidating assets held in banks and brokerages to cover losses. What will the Fed or FSOC do if crypto trading firms collapse, and the crypto trading market blows itself up in a repeat of the FTX experience? Davis, Polk & Wardwell.

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Reynolds Holding

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

This post comes to us from Davis, Polk & Wardwell LLP. It is based on the firm’s memorandum, “When gaming runs afoul of disclosure controls and whistleblower rights,” dated February 14, 2023, and available here.

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MARCH 20, 2023

This post comes to us from Davis, Polk & Wardwell LLP. It is based on the firm’s memorandum, “A new front in M&A litigation: Alleged violations of Delaware’s antitakeover law,” dated March 15, 2023, and available here.

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Reynolds Holding

JUNE 4, 2023

This post comes to us from Davis, Polk & Wardwell LLP. It is based on the firm’s memorandum, “Delaware Chancery Court holds Corwin cleansing does not cover defensive measures subject to Unocal,” dated May 31, 2023, and available here.

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Reynolds Holding

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Specifically, according to the orders, employees at the firms communicated through various messaging platforms on their personal devices. According to the SEC, the firms did not maintain or preserve a majority of these “off-channel communications.” The firms agreed to pay combined penalties of $289 million to resolve the SEC’s claims.

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Reynolds Holding

APRIL 18, 2022

This post comes to us from Davis, Polk & Wardwell LLP. It is based on the firm’s memorandum, “FTC and DOJ officials signal robust antitrust agenda at Enforcers Summit,” dated April 12, 2022, and available here. The revised policy can be found on the DOJ’s website (April 4, 2022), [link].

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Reynolds Holding

AUGUST 14, 2022

This post comes to us from Davis, Polk & Wardwell LLP. It is based on the firm’s memorandum, “Bipartisan crypto bills could clarify current regulatory confusion – if they tackle Howey,” dated August 10, 2022, and available here. .

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Reynolds Holding

JULY 9, 2023

This post comes to us from Davis, Polk & Wardwell LLP. It is based on the firm’s memorandum, “The RECOUP Act passes the Senate Banking Committee,” dated June 26, 2023, and available here See Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Notification of Inflation Adjustment for Civil Money Penalties, 87 Fed.

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Reynolds Holding

JULY 4, 2023

This post comes to us from Davis, Polk & Wardwell LLP. It is based on the firm’s memorandum, “U.S. Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements, at 104 (Proposed Text of Federal Register Publication, released June 27, 2023), [link]. 6 See FTC, Model Second Request (Rev. 2021), [link].

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Reynolds Holding

OCTOBER 25, 2023

This post comes to us from Davis, Polk & Wardwell LLP. It is based on the firm’s memorandum, “Silicon Valley Bank failure – A different view of the Federal Reserve OIG report,” dated October 18, 2023, and available here. 52 Barr Report at 11; Cover Letter at 1. 53 OIG Report Appendix B at 48-51.

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Reynolds Holding

JUNE 14, 2022

This post comes to us from Davis, Polk & Wardwell LLP. It is based on the firm’s memorandum, “SEC again reopens comment period for its Dodd-Frank clawback rule,” dated June 13, 2022, and available here. .

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Reynolds Holding

JULY 26, 2023

He documents herding behavior: after the SEC’s 2011 cyber risk disclosure guidance, firms issued less unique cybersecurity risk factors and started issuing risk factors that more closely match the wording of the SEC’s 2011 guidance. cybersecurity incidents per firm, an average of 0.82 In 2021, companies experienced an average of 26.2

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Reynolds Holding

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Comment Letter from Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP at 2, Sept. .”); FedEx Corporation at 2, Sept. 14, 2015, [link] (“A company’s board of directors should have discretion whether to seek recovery of incentive-based compensation if there is a triggering financial restatement. 22] See 17 CFR § 229.601(b)(97) and 17 CFR § 229.402(w)(4). [23]

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