Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

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Name: Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

BMC Buyout Consortium to acquire BMC Software Inc

A consortium consisting of Bain Capital, Golden Gate Capital, GIC Special Investments and Insight Venture Partners has agreed to acquire BMC Software Inc for a total consideration of $6.74 billion.Value: $6.7 billionParties involvedLegal advisersBMC Buyout ... [Published International Law Office - May 14 2013]

Entities: BMC Software Inc, Buyout, Consortium

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

MSD Capital LP, Cartesian Capital Group LLC and Quantum Strategic Partners LLC to acquire stake in ...

MSD Capital LP, Cartesian Capital Group LLC and Quantum Strategic Partners LLC to acquire stake in Waypoint Leasing USAMSD Capital LP, Cartesian Capital Group LLC and Quantum Strategic Partners LLC have agreed to acquire a stake in Waypoint Leasing USA ... [Published International Law Office - May 13 2013]

Entities: MSD Capital, Leasing, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

Investor donates funds to Eagle Academy and NCMM

Susan L. Taylor, Fredrick D. Scott and A. Mark Getachew Esq.L to R: Susan L. Taylor, Fredrick D. Scott and A. Mark Getachew Esq. 0 commentsPrivate equity investor Fredrick D. Scott, CEO and president of Fredrick D. Scott LLC, enjoyed an intimate dinner ... [Published Amsterdam News - May 11 2013]

Entities: L. Taylor (Kent cricketer), Donations, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc to acquire Actient Pharmaceuticals

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc has agreed to acquire Actient Pharmaceuticals LLC from GTCR LLC for a total consideration of $607 million.Value: $607 millionParties involvedLegal advisersAuxilium Pharmaceuticals IncMorgan Lewis & Bockius LLP , Willkie Farr ... [Published International Law Office - May 07 2013]

Entities: Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc, GTCR Golder Rauner, Hogan Lovells LLP, Kirkland & Ellis LLP

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 7 reports

BMC Software Inc

Credit Suisse, RBC, Barclays Finance BMC Software Acquisition

BMC Software signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by a private investor group led by Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital together with GIC Special Investments and Insight Venture Partners.Under the terms of the agreement, affiliates of the Investor ... [Published ABF Journal - May 06 2013]

Entities: BMC Software Inc, Credit Suisse Group AG, Barclays PLC

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

Neither Admit Nor Deny: Big Business Allowed To Pay Millions to Avoid Jail

Occupy Wall Street protest. Photo: Michael Fleshman. Used under Creative Commons license.Record to the U.S. government to settle charges of corruption and fraud. But are they getting away with a slap on the wrist to avoid prosecution for major crimes?Just ... [Published CorpWatch - May 06 2013]

Entities: US Securities and Exchange Commission, Whistle-Blower, China Voice Holding Corp, Allegation

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

US Securities and Exchange Commission

Analysis: Court ruling may offer new path in market-data fee dispute

At first blush the two leading U.S. stock exchanges won a sweeping victory this week in a long-running legal battle over market data - the stock quotes, share prices and other trading information that are highly prized in the electronic marketplace.But ... [Published Reuters - May 03 2013]

Entities: US Securities and Exchange Commission, Harvey Pitt, Petitioner

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Facebook, Underwriters Make Dismissal Pitch in IPO Investor Suits — The Litigation Daily

In a 61-page brief filed on Wednesday, Facebook’s lawyers at Kirkland & Ellis and Willkie Farr & Gallagher moved to dismiss consolidated securities litigation over the IPO. Contrary to a slew of complaints filed by plaintiffs lawyers, they argued that ... [Published Securities Docket - May 02 2013]

Entities: IPOs, Litigation, Dismissal, Facebook Inc

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 2 reports

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals acquires Actient Holdings

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, has acquired Actient Holdings LLC, a pharmaceutical company focused on therapeutics to improve patient outcomes, from GTCR, LLC, a private equity firm. All the entities are based in the ... [Published Scottrade - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Acquisition, Morgan Stanley & Co

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Lichtenstein's suit against Willkie is dismissed

Real estate investor David Lichtenstein's attempt to at least share some of the stink from one of the worst deals of the real-estate bubble era has come to naught.Mr. Lichtenstein, who runs the prominent developer Lightstone Group, made a terribly ill-timed ... [Published Crains NY Business - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Bankruptcy, Real Estate Investor, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

First reported Apr 26 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 1 reports

U.S. files 2nd lawsuit accusing Novartis of kickbacks

Judge tosses ex-hotel CEO’s lawsuit against Willkie FarrBanks can help to stop human trafficking-Manhattan prosecutorNew York City sues BP over Deepwater Horizon spill-ComptrollerU.S. SEC turning to technology to spot accounting abusesU.S. appeals court ... [Published ACQ Magazine - Apr 26 2013]

Entities: Novartis AG, Lawsuit, United States, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, Aéropostale Inc

First reported Apr 26 2013 - Updated Apr 26 2013 - 1 reports

Judge Dismisses Malpractice Action Against Willkie Farr

A Manhattan Supreme Court judge has thrown out a real estate investor's malpractice suit against Willkie Farr & Gallagher, finding the firm was not negligent in its advice. David Lichtenstein, chair and CEO of the Lightstone Group, sued the firm alleging ... [Published Law.com - Newswire - Apr 26 2013]

Entities: Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, MALPRACTICE, David Lichtenstein, Action

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Obviously, not all firms that blaze a path to Houston will ultimately rise to the top of that market. "They all come to town with the expectation that they're going to be wildly successful and I would say maybe a quarter of them are" Allbritton says

Law Firms and Laterals Keep Houston Market Humming [Published Mayer Brown - May 15 2013]

...6 percent stake in BMC, has agreed to vote in favor of the deal after pushing for a sale of the company since last year. "The transaction represents the culmination of an activist effort that began in the summer of 2012 with a successful proxy contest in which Elliott added two directors to BMC's board" Elliott Management said in a separate statement

Kirkland, Wachtell Lead on $6.9 Billion BMC Software Sale [Published Law.com - May 07 2013]

...and substantial cash value, as well as a premium to our unaffected share price," said Bob Beauchamp, chairman and chief executive officer at BMC. "BMC believes the opportunity to become a private company will provide additional flexibility and position us to invest more strategically to drive powerful innovation and deliver cutting edge customer solutions. We look forward to working closely with all parties to complete this transaction and enter into our next chapter of growth and industry leadership."

Credit Suisse, RBC, Barclays Finance BMC Software Acquisition [Published ABF Journal - May 06 2013]

"I think they will streamline the business, focus on the higher growth areas, either divest or spin off some of the unproductive businesses" Fishbein said, adding that he expects it will take 12-18 months to "right-size" the business

UPDATE 3-BMC to go private in $6.9 bln deal led by Bain, Golden Gate [Published Reuters - May 06 2013]

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Law Firms and Laterals Keep Houston Market Humming [Published Mayer Brown - May 15 2013]
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Investor donates funds to Eagle Academy and NCMM [Published Amsterdam News - May 11 2013]
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc to acquire Actient... [Published International Law Office - May 07 2013]
Investor Group to acquire BMC Software [Published Individual.com - May 07 2013]
Kirkland, Wachtell Lead on $6.9 Billion BMC Sof... [Published Law.com - May 07 2013]
Credit Suisse, RBC, Barclays Finance BMC Softwa... [Published ABF Journal - May 06 2013]
The Deal: BMC Software in $6.9 Billion Deal Val... [Published TheStreet.com - May 06 2013]
UPDATE 3-BMC to go private in $6.9 bln deal led... [Published Reuters - May 06 2013]
BMC to Go Private in $6.9 billion Deal Led by B... [Published PE Hub News - May 06 2013]
BMC to go private in $6.9 bln deal led by Bain,... [Published Sharenet - May 06 2013]
BMC Software to be acquired by a private invest... [Published Computer Technology Review - May 06 2013]
BMC Software (BMC) to Be Acquired for $46.25/Share [Published Street Insider - May 06 2013]
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Law Firm Economic Cycles -- Part II [Published Law Firm Competitive Intelligence - Apr 15 2009] This post continues the serialization begun yesterday of findings from analyses I performed last fall as my law firm clients were considering how best to respond to the economic downturn. To help them, I parsed US law firm performance data, particularly ...