https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Capital Markets Copyright 2026 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US Tue, 26 May 2026 21:29:55 +0000 https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2481859?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2481859 Charles Schwab and its investors have urged the Fifth Circuit to affirm a final deal they reached in Texas federal court to conclude an antitrust suit over its merger with TD Ameritrade, arguing among other things that Iowa's attorney general lacks standing to appeal the class settlement. Tue, 26 May 2026 20:59:25 +0000 https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2481936?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2481936 The Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation on Tuesday moved to intervene in the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's suit over Connecticut regulators' attempts to shut down certain prediction markets. Tue, 26 May 2026 20:53:24 +0000 https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2481352?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2481352 Quinn Emanuel has filed suit in Washington, D.C., against former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, who was pardoned by President Donald Trump last fall, asking the court to enforce an arbitral award of nearly $1.5 million in unpaid attorney fees and other costs. Tue, 26 May 2026 20:29:07 +0000 https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2481930?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2481930 Government contractor Applied Aerospace & Defense unveiled a targeted $634 million initial public offering steered by Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, with 32.5 million shares priced between $18 and $21, according to a Tuesday statement. Tue, 26 May 2026 18:47:35 +0000 https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2482048?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2482048 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins said Tuesday evening that the agency is in the process of writing rules aimed at encouraging more companies to go public, including by potentially relaxing prohibitions on communication between prospective public companies and investors. Tue, 26 May 2026 18:47:29 +0000 https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2482017?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2482017 The Delaware Chancery Court this past week handled a broad mix of cross-border corporate control disputes, merger settlements, startup equity fights, advancement claims and board oversight litigation, while also weighing fallout from high-profile deals involving Microsoft Corp., The Boeing Co. and Nikola Corp. Tue, 26 May 2026 18:46:14 +0000 https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2478907?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2478907 A Florida state judge quashed a subpoena to U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in a dispute over taking President Donald Trump's Truth Social platform public, finding Tuesday that Lutnick was not properly served the subpoena at his part-time Florida residence. Tue, 26 May 2026 17:56:59 +0000 https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2481781?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2481781 Gas engine maker Innio is seeking a valuation of up to $20.3 billion in an initial public offering guided by Latham & Watkins LLP and Milbank LLP that's set to price amid interest in companies supporting the infrastructure for artificial intelligence technology. Tue, 26 May 2026 17:21:56 +0000 https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2481826?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2481826 Fenwick & West LLP will pay $54 million to resolve claims from spurned FTX Trading Ltd. investors, according to a new set of settlements that will also end investors' disputes with the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange's former auditor and a former NBA star who promoted the platform. Tue, 26 May 2026 16:50:46 +0000 https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2481809?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2481809 Quantum computer developer Quantinuum on Tuesday unveiled plans for an estimated $1 billion initial public offering led by Latham & Watkins LLP and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP. Tue, 26 May 2026 16:35:38 +0000 https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2481912?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2481912 Holland & Knight LLP has brought on a duo of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP attorneys, including the chair of the firm's gaming industry group, in Boston and Atlanta as leaders of Holland & Knight's national gaming practice, the firm announced Monday. Tue, 26 May 2026 16:34:42 +0000 https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2478506?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2478506 Stablecoin issuers should prepare for bank-style anti-money laundering and sanctions obligations under, and consider submitting comments on, the Treasury Department's proposed Genius Act rules, which are reshaping compliance expectations for digital asset businesses and affiliated financial institutions alike, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter. Tue, 26 May 2026 15:37:30 +0000 https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2481700?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2481700 Lowenstein Sandler LLP has added a former Steptoe LLP attorney to its mergers and acquisitions and capital markets and securities practices, the firm announced Tuesday. Tue, 26 May 2026 14:52:56 +0000 https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2481871?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2481871 Swiss quantum security firm Terra Quantum AG on Tuesday announced plans to go public by merging with special purpose acquisition company Axiom Intelligence Acquisition Corp. 1 in a deal built by six law firms that boasts an equity value of $3.5 billion. Tue, 26 May 2026 11:13:29 +0000 https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2479716?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2479716 As the government expands AI-driven, cross-agency fraud detection, foreign asset disclosure should be viewed as part of a broader, data‑driven enforcement ecosystem that prioritizes consistency, documentation and proactive governance, says Logan Koehring at FBT Gibbons. Mon, 25 May 2026 20:01:25 +0000 https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2470226?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2470226 This past year, 10 lawyers across the country at plaintiffs' firms big and small helped secure millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for their clients, going up against powerful defendants like Google, Monsanto and the Trump administration, earning the attorneys recognition as Law360's Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar for 2026. Fri, 22 May 2026 23:37:29 +0000 https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2481298?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2481298 Washington and Nevada regulators' lawsuits accusing prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket of violating state gambling laws can proceed in their respective state courts, a Ninth Circuit panel ruled Thursday, denying the companies' arguments that the actions raise federal questions and thus belong in federal court. Fri, 22 May 2026 21:39:53 +0000 https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2481395?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2481395 The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Friday issued a proposed rule to codify that stablecoin issuers under its supervision must comply with anti-money laundering, Bank Secrecy Act and sanctions requirements and to bolster the FDIC's coordination with the Treasury Department's illicit finance regulators. Fri, 22 May 2026 20:32:55 +0000 https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2481391?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2481391 First Carolina Financial Services on Friday filed plans to go public on the New York Stock Exchange through an initial public offering steered by Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP and Troutman Pepper Locke LLP. Fri, 22 May 2026 20:11:34 +0000 https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2481205?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2481205 The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform opened an investigation into potential insider trading on Kalshi and Polymarket on Friday with letters asking the prediction market platforms to hand over compliance information and documents related to headline-grabbing trades.