SPACs
SEC SPAC Proposals Spur Structural Change
By Bill Meagher
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Published: June 13th, 2022
While bulge-bracket banks pull back from SPACs, second-tier banks, sponsors and law firms are adjusting to the prospect of new SEC rules.
Insights & Analysis
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Activism
WisdomTree Deal Averts Proxy Battle
By Ronald Orol
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Published: June 13th, 2022
The asset manager adds dissident nominees and removes a poison pill after talks break down over an apparent demand to give Australian Graham Tuckwell a board seat.
M&A
Standard General’s Fix-It Man
By David Hatch
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Published: June 13th, 2022
Under pressure in Washington over its Tegna deal, the hedge fund taps Al Mottur, a Brownstein attorney and lobbyist who specializes in extricating clients from sticky situations.
M&A
Victor Exits PrimaLoft to Compass Diversified
By Nikitha Sattiraju
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Published: June 13th, 2022
The $530 million sale comes after The Deal reported in May that the maker of insulated fibers had hired Baird and William Blair to run an auction.
M&A
Deal Diary: Wilson, Simpson Guide Twitter on Sale to Musk
By David Marcus
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Published: June 9th, 2022
Twitter uses Wilson Sonsini, Simpson Thacher, Goldman Sachs, JPM and Allen & Co. on its $44 billion agreement to sell to Elon Musk, who taps Skadden, Morgan Stanley, BofA and Barclays.
M&A
Anaplan, Thoma Bravo Reprice Deal
By Chris Nolter
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Published: June 9th, 2022
The board of the corporate planning software company agrees to accept $63.75 per share rather than the $66 announced in March.
Activism
TDE: Proxy Fight Rule to Upend Director Battles
By Ronald Orol
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Published: June 9th, 2022
A panel of activists and advisers debated the impact of a new rule for director fights, with one participant suggesting it could open the floodgates for activism campaigns.
Private Equity
Direct Lenders Dial Up Big Deals
By David Marcus
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Published: June 9th, 2022
Direct lending, once a middle-market phenomenon, has become a feature of multibillion-dollar buyouts, especially in tech. How far can it go?
Private Equity
Exit Ramp: Zenith May Be Next to Block in Warburg Oil Pruning
By Tom Terrarosa
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Published: June 9th, 2022
After failing to raise another energy-dedicated fund in 2020, the firm appears to be making good on its promise to transition away from traditional oil investments, where it has invested for 30 years.
