Law360: Capital Markets /capitalmarkets?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Capital Markets Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Fri, 21 Nov 2025 21:13:09 +0000 FINRA Fines Nomura $625K Over Short Selling Rule Breaches /capitalmarkets/articles/2414422?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /capitalmarkets/articles/2414422 A broker-dealer unit of Japanese financial services company Nomura Group has agreed to pay $625,000 to end Financial Industry Regulatory Authority claims tied to its compliance with short-selling regulations. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 19:46:49 +0000 Florida Sues ISS, Glass Lewis Over ESG Advice /capitalmarkets/articles/2414166?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /capitalmarkets/articles/2414166 The state of Florida is suing Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. and Glass Lewis & Co. LLC, alleging that the proxy advisory firms are abusing their dominant place in the market by promoting ideological and environmental causes "at the expense of traditional metrics of financial growth." Fri, 21 Nov 2025 19:32:30 +0000 Kalshi-Type Cos. Flout Laws, Calif. Tribe Org. Tells CFTC Nom /capitalmarkets/articles/2414339?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /capitalmarkets/articles/2414339 The California Nations Indian Gaming Association on Friday called on U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission head nominee Michael Selig to shut down sports events contracts on prediction platforms like Kalshi, saying platforms are "exploiting a regulatory vacuum" to violate federal, state and tribal laws and the commission's own regulations. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 18:56:29 +0000 Nextdoor Beats Investor Suit Over Post-SPAC Woes For Good /capitalmarkets/articles/2414380?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /capitalmarkets/articles/2414380 A California federal judge has permanently dismissed a shareholder class action alleging hyperlocal social networking service Nextdoor Holdings Inc. misled investors about its projected profitability when combining with a special purpose acquisition company, finding the investors failed to cure issues from a previous complaint. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 18:53:38 +0000 3 Firms Guide American Healthcare REIT's Public Offering /capitalmarkets/articles/2414215?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /capitalmarkets/articles/2414215 American Healthcare REIT Inc., guided by Sidley Austin LLP, announced a public offering for 8.1 million of its common stock shares, which are underwritten by Paul Hastings LLP-led RBC Capital Markets in a deal partially guided by Venable LLP, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 18:51:06 +0000 Chancery Tosses Suit, $32.7M Bitcoin Co. Insurance Claim /capitalmarkets/articles/2414247?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /capitalmarkets/articles/2414247 A bitcoin mining support venture on Friday lost a Delaware Court of Chancery suit seeking damages tied to allegations it was misled by an insurer's purported promises to pay out up to $32.7 million in customer returns on nearly $7 million in investments. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 18:13:41 +0000 Rusoro Accuses Gold Reserve Of Trying To Hinder Citgo Sale /capitalmarkets/articles/2413832?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /capitalmarkets/articles/2413832 Rusoro Mining has accused Gold Reserve, a fellow creditor of Venezuela, of trying to undermine an auction process in Delaware federal court for Citgo Petroleum Corp.'s parent company "in any manner possible, and at any cost." Fri, 21 Nov 2025 16:37:44 +0000 Firm Wants Lender's Attys To Bear Blame In $16.2M Loan Suit /capitalmarkets/articles/2414277?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /capitalmarkets/articles/2414277 Willinger Willinger & Bucci PLLC is responsible for any damages suffered by a New York lender that relied on falsified documents to approve a $16.2 million loan to the development arm of a Connecticut housing authority, Pullman & Comley LLC said in seeking to shift the blame away from itself. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 16:27:03 +0000 Despite Deputy AG Remarks, DOJ Can't Sideline DC Bar /capitalmarkets/articles/2414207?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /capitalmarkets/articles/2414207 Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s recent suggestion that the D.C. Bar would be prevented from reviewing misconduct complaints about U.S. Department of Justice attorneys runs contrary to federal statutes, local rules and decades of case law, and sends the troubling message that federal prosecutors are subject to different rules, say attorneys at HWG. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 16:23:41 +0000 Bill Proposes Bitcoin Tax Payments To Build Crypto Reserve /capitalmarkets/articles/2414300?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /capitalmarkets/articles/2414300 A House Republican introduced a bill that would allow Americans to pay federal taxes in bitcoin and direct the government to use all bitcoin tax payments to build the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 16:06:42 +0000 DLA Piper Adds Fenwick Emerging Growth, VC Expert In LA /capitalmarkets/articles/2412829?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /capitalmarkets/articles/2412829 DLA Piper is boosting its corporate team, bringing in a Fenwick & West LLP venture capital ace as a partner in its Los Angeles office. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 15:16:58 +0000 From Bank Loans To Private Credit: Tips For Making The Shift /capitalmarkets/articles/2410846?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /capitalmarkets/articles/2410846 The relationship between private credit and syndicated bank deals will evolve as the private market continues to grow, introducing new challenges for borrowers comparing financing options, particularly pertaining to loan documentation and working capital, say attorneys at Haynes Boone. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 15:14:35 +0000 SPAC Veterans Back Infinite Eagle's Filing For $300M IPO /capitalmarkets/articles/2414168?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /capitalmarkets/articles/2414168 Infinite Eagle Acquisition, the 10th blank check company led by Jeff Sagansky and Harry Sloan, has filed plans to raise up to $300 million in its initial public offering. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 14:56:15 +0000 Veolia Inks $3B US Waste Deal As Enviri Preps GC-Led Spinoff /capitalmarkets/articles/2414126?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /capitalmarkets/articles/2414126 France's Veolia Environnement SA will buy Clean Earth from Philadelphia-based Enviri Corp. for $3.04 billion in cash, in a deal that will double Veolia's U.S. hazardous waste operations and create an Enviri spinoff headed by Enviri's general counsel, the companies said Friday. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 14:47:46 +0000 Full 6th Circ. Won't Rehear FirstEnergy Investors' Appeal /capitalmarkets/articles/2414268?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /capitalmarkets/articles/2414268 The Sixth Circuit on Friday denied a request for a rehearing en banc of a ruling blocking FirstEnergy investors from accessing documents prepared by BigLaw firms investigating the company's $1 billion bribery scandal, after previously denying a panel rehearing and a motion for clarification on the ruling. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 13:01:07 +0000 SEC, Virtu To Settle Customer Data Suit For $2.5M /capitalmarkets/articles/2414309?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /capitalmarkets/articles/2414309 Virtu Financial Inc. has agreed to pay the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission $2.5 million for allegedly failing to safeguard customer information, according to a Friday proposed final order that would end the regulator's two-year-old suit against the broker-dealer. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 12:53:17 +0000 Hall Chadwick SPAC Begins Trading After $180M IPO /capitalmarkets/articles/2414129?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /capitalmarkets/articles/2414129 Special purpose acquisition company Hall Chadwick Acquisition Corp. made its public debut on the Nasdaq on Friday after raising $180 million in its initial public offering built by three law firms, joining a wave of special purpose acquisition companies to go public in recent weeks. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:32:20 +0000 Wells Process Reforms Serve SEC Chair's Transparency Goals /capitalmarkets/articles/2409116?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /capitalmarkets/articles/2409116 Enforcement policy changes U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins recently set forth will help fulfill his stated goal of making Division of Enforcement investigations more fair and transparent by changing the Wells process to provide recipients earlier consultations with SEC staff, greater evidence access and more time to file responses, say attorneys at Dechert. Thu, 20 Nov 2025 22:42:15 +0000 Starbucks Can't Dump Investors' 'Triple Shot' Strategy Suit /capitalmarkets/articles/2413451?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /capitalmarkets/articles/2413451 Starbucks and its former CEO can't shed investor class action claims that the company harmed shareholders by concealing its struggles to implement a "reinvention plan," which came to light when the company disclosed that its sales were being harmed by longer waits for customized drinks in its U.S. stores and by fierce competition in China. Thu, 20 Nov 2025 22:38:00 +0000 Fed's Cook Says AI Could Either Steady Wall Street Or Rig It /capitalmarkets/articles/2413971?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /capitalmarkets/articles/2413971 Federal Reserve Board Gov. Lisa Cook said Thursday that the use of artificial intelligence in algorithmic trading in financial markets has the potential to improve on current trading, but it also has the potential to create "risks that are difficult to monitor or mitigate."