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JANUARY 23, 2024

Trying to disrupt a major market Ripple is one of the oldest blockchain networks; it was launched in 2012 to facilitate cross-border transactions for financial institutions. Consequently, this could mean more legal challenges. Let's take a closer look.

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JULY 9, 2023

He bought Instagram for $1 billion in 2012 and kept it mostly free of advertising for several years before any meaningful attempt at ad monetization. Future monetization levers Meta can pull Meta is arguably a legal monopoly of social media platforms. Facebook is generating $9.62

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NOVEMBER 7, 2024

life insurance companies reported an estimated pre-tax loss of $18 million, driven by unfavorable mortality and higher new claims, as well as lower benefit from legal settlements. This brings our cumulative progress to an estimated $30 billion on a net present value basis since 2012. On a statutory accounting basis, the U.S.

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AUGUST 11, 2023

Morgan Asset Management, released a report that compared the returns of publicly traded companies initiating a dividend and growing their payout over a period of 40 years (1972 to 2012) to publicly traded companies that didn't offer a dividend over the same time line. Image source: Getty Images. The results are just what you'd expect.

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JANUARY 21, 2024

For instance, one Bitcoin was worth $12 on the first reward cut in 2012. The progress of digital currencies can stumble on legal and regulatory roadblocks, on slow uptake of crypto-based services in the consumer market, and on unexpected technology jumps, just to name a few potential game-breakers.

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Private Equity Insights

MAY 3, 2024

Safe N Lock has developed at least 25 self-storage facilities in the outer boroughs since 2012. However, the company has faced legal issues with some investors, including Equity Resource Investment, who sued Safe N Lock for allegedly cheating them out of profits and misappropriating funds.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

billion and net present value to our legacy business since 2012. This included a $355 million benefit from legal settlements, which are now materially complete. These benefit reductions have been accelerated by the three legal settlements we've implemented over the past four years, covering 70% of our in-force policies.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

If you're an XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) investor, the good news is that Ripple Labs (the company behind the XRP token) is finally starting to put its legal and regulatory issues in the rearview mirror. Legal and regulatory risk The best answer is that Ripple may not be as free and clear of regulatory issues as people would like to think.

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

served as financial advisor and Crady Jewett McCulley & Houren LLP and Baker Botts LLP acted as legal counsel to Freedom. Vinson & Elkins LLP acted as legal counsel to the Apollo Funds. Raymond James & Associates, Inc.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Still, legal and regulatory challenges are a real threat to Bitcoin's future operations. The price gains from the halving event to the next market peak are calming down as the Bitcoin market matures, starting with an 89-fold increase after the first event in 2012 and cooling to a sevenfold gain in the 2020-2021 cycle.

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DECEMBER 27, 2023

This legal overhang has been something of a cement weight tied around J&J's proverbial ankles. Though clean-energy projects can be costly, they've demonstrably lowered NextEra Energy's electricity-generation costs and helped the company generate nearly 10% annual adjusted earnings-per-share growth since 2012. GW to 41.8

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DECEMBER 7, 2023

annualized return between 1972 and 2012, compared to just 1.6% were to legalize cannabis at the federal level. Morgan Asset Management, the wealth management division of JPMorgan Chase , found that companies initiating and growing their dividends delivered a 9.5% Image source: Getty Images. It invested $1.8

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 12, 2023

Get the week’s top news delivered directly to your inbox – Sign up for our newsletter Sign up Since its founding in 2012, May River Capital has raised more than $1.2 ” M2O Private Fund Advisors acted as placement agent and Kirkland & Ellis LLP provided legal counsel. Source: PR News Wire Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 15, 2023

LDC has a successful track record in the consumer sector, having invested nearly £600m into more than 30 businesses across travel and leisure, food and drink and consumer goods since 2012. LDC and Cakesmiths were advised by KPMG (M&A Advisor), TLT (Legal) and RSM Corporate Finance (Financial). Source: LDC Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 17, 2023

The Canadian media player purchased a 50 per cent stake in Toon Boom in 2004 and acquired the remaining 50 per cent holding in 2012. LionTree Advisors advised Corus on the Toon Boom Animation deal, while Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP served as legal counsel to IMC.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 17, 2023

The Canadian media player purchased a 50 per cent stake in Toon Boom in 2004 and acquired the remaining 50 per cent holding in 2012. LionTree Advisors advised Corus on the Toon Boom Animation deal, while Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP served as legal counsel to IMC.

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MAY 21, 2024

Atlantico reports that between 2012 and 2022, the continent's internet penetration rate grew from 42% to 74%. While its roots are in the fantasy sports business, 2018's lift of the federal ban on sports-based wagering started a wave of state-level legalization. That's a big change in just one decade.

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Pension Pulse

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The review’s mandate is similar to one that former senior public servant Tony Dean followed in 2012 when he led the last provincial review of OMERS governance. We are supportive of the review and see it as the right forum to build on the governance work initiated by the 2012 review,” Mr. Cooke said. “We

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Private Equity Professional

JULY 11, 2024

Aqueduct Capital Group was the placement agent for Fund V and Willkie Farr & Gallagher provided legal services. . “We’re looking forward to continuing to support promising, entrepreneurial consumer brands to help them grow and thrive in the years to come.” © 2024 Private Equity Professional | July 12, 2024

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

A legal monopoly with no moat Formed by the 2008 merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio, Sirus XM demonstrates the fascinating nuances of American antitrust law. Between 2012 and 2022, Sirus repurchased a whopping 3,654 shares for $16.5 Let's dig deeper to see what the next five years could bring.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Since its inception in 2012, Rubicon has completed 66 total transactions, including 19 platform investments and 47 add-on acquisitions. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP served as legal counsel to the Fund and Rubicon. ” Rubicon was advised by PJT Park Hill as placement agent.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

Wall Street investment firm Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) , for example, has modeled the prior halving events (which occurred in 2012, 2016, and 2020) and found that the bullish cycles after each one lasted about 12 to 18 months. As a result, the price of XRP tends to move in reaction to news about the twists and turns of this legal case.

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The Big Picture

MAY 21, 2023

Media Matters ) • Envision Healthcare files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Envision suffered from declining profits amid hurdles from the COVID-19 pandemic and prolonged legal battles with health insurer UnitedHealthcare. Free speech—unless a country doesn’t really do free speech. billion including debt.

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AUGUST 1, 2024

billion in approvals on a net present value basis since 2012. The strong progress on our multi-year rate action plan or MYRAP and legal settlements continues to significantly reduce the tail risk on this block. billion, since we started the multi-year rate action plan in 2012.

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MARCH 25, 2024

Notably, the company benefited from a cycle of one-time legal settlements during its fiscal 2023. million single-family homes since 2012, and it appears that the housing market rebound will be inevitable. billion in fiscal 2022 to $15.6 billion in fiscal 2023. in fiscal 2022 to 13.4% in fiscal 2023. to 4.75% by the end of 2024.

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MAY 2, 2024

life insurance companies had a very strong quarter, with pre-tax income estimated at $258 million, driven primarily by benefits from LTC in-force rate actions, including the impact of legal settlements. This brings our cumulative progress to approximately $28 billion in approvals on a net present value basis since 2012.

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MAY 27, 2024

However, Buffett soured on the company after it committed the cardinal sin of using its own stock as some of the collateral to facilitate the acquisition of medical-device company Synthes in 2012. This can be attributed to the legal overhang J&J is dealing with regarding its now-discontinued talcum-based baby powder.

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AUGUST 7, 2023

Even with this full-year spending forecast bumped up a tad to account for legal expenses incurred during the second quarter, it shows that management is being mindful of costs in a rising interest rate environment. One of the factors that sparked its triple-digit rally this year was its reduced total expenses forecast.

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AUGUST 9, 2023

We have since determined that how we account for the three long-term care insurance, or LTC, legal settlements under LDTI should be changed. As previously disclosed, the legal settlements are expected to have a net favorable impact to Genworth because of the significant reduction in tail risk. life insurance businesses.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Consumer loans are approaching 6% now, which is a place that hasn't been since about 2012, which was in the midst of their big rate cutting environment. They are the only entity legally allowed to harvest organs in the United States. Consumer spending isn't the top of the list. We're also dealing with a very heavily regulated industry.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2023

This brings our cumulative progress to approximately 25 billion and approvals on a net present value basis since 2012. Starting on Slide 8, we continue to reduce the tail risk on our legacy LTC block with progress on our multiyear rate action plan and legal settlements.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2024

We continue to significantly reduce the tail risk on our legacy LTC block with progress on our multiyear rate action plan, or MYRAP, and legal settlements. In addition to the MYRAP, recent legal settlements have further reduced risk associated with our legacy LTC book. Turning now to our statutory results for our U.S.

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MAY 28, 2024

Factors that are legally not included in the FICO model. Upstart came onto the scene in 2012. They've really been a big beneficiary of the widespread legalization of sports betting and it's a west capital-intensive business so that's why they get more credit from the market for the revenue they generate because they're growing rapidly.

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Pension Pulse

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Ontario Teachers’ initially invested in Shearer’s in 2012 and became a significant majority owner in 2015. Debevoise & Plimpton LLP served as legal advisor to CD&R. LLC served as exclusive financial advisor and Kirkland & Ellis served as legal advisor to Shearer’s. Zrebiec, CD&R Partner. Blue Owl Capital Inc.

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Cobalt

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Key Takeaways: The most obvious takeaway from this chart is the consistent upward net asset value (NAV) growth from 2012 to 2022. The information contained in this blog post is not legal, tax, or investment advice. As part of the “everything bubble,” venture tech (and tech as a whole) has been a highly expansive industry of late.

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American Investment Council

MAY 14, 2024

WCAS in 2012 had formed U.S. As we have said from the beginning, this case was without factual or legal basis.” Catch up quick: The Federal Trade Commission last year sued both WCAS and one of its portfolio companies for suppressing competition and driving up prices of anesthesiology services in Texas. And missed.

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Cobalt

MARCH 18, 2024

The previous high-growth period lasted three years (2010 – 2012), and if future years continue to look like that, we should anticipate the average buyout commitment to normalize. The information contained in this blog post is not legal, tax, or investment advice. This blog post is for informational purposes only.

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