Law 360

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Special-purpose acquisition company 26 Capital Acquisition Corp. plans to liquidate after its failed bid to acquire the owner of Philippines casino operator Okada Manila, ending prospects for a deal that was tied up in litigation after the SPAC accused its merger target of stalling.

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InHouseBlog

JULY 29, 2023

Mergers and Acquisitions Guide for In-House Counsel – Intro This mergers and acquisitions guide provides in-house counsel with an overview of the process of selling a privately-held company in an M&A transaction and some of the significant deal points typically negotiated by the parties. private equity firms and hedge funds).

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Patently O

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

10] According to one of the biggest litigation funders, publicly traded Burford Capital—recently featured on 60 Minutes [11] —there was a 237% increase in overall litigation funding in the US between 2012 and 2018, a trend that, by all accounts, continues unabated. [12] Patent assertion finance today is a multibillion-dollar business. [2]

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 10, 2024

Consider Starbucks Corp. Acting in accordance with circuit precedent, the 9th Circuit dismissed delivery driver Wendy Smith’s suit against the company she worked with. Now on to the capital cases docket. Texas is also on the court’s capital docket. 5 conference) Starbucks Corp. This seems like a likely grant.

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