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Catherine Leffert of the Dallas Business Journal

DBJ: New SEC Proposal Could Impair Private Firms, UT Professor Says

Ken Wiles said the amount of increased regulation the proposal outlines could significantly impact firms, with potentially minimal payoff.

February 21, 2022 Catherine Leffert of the Dallas Business Journal

DBJ: Latest SEC Proposal Could Be Game-Changer for Private Funds

The proposal would turn compliance for firms on its head in the name of protecting investors and companies that take private capital.

February 14, 2022 Catherine Leffert of the Dallas Business Journal

DBJ: Generational Group Adds Tech Consulting through Recent Acquisition

Over the last few years, Generational has expanded its practice from lower-middle-market mergers and acquisitions to advisory services across life cycles.

February 8, 2022 Catherine Leffert of the Dallas Business Journal

DBJ: PE/M&A Lawyers Switch Firms, Talk How to Get Deals Done

Whit Roberts and Jack Jacobsen spoke with the Dallas Business Journal about the M&A landscape and their deal pipelines.

February 8, 2022 Catherine Leffert of the Dallas Business Journal

DBJ: Lawyers Fear Proposed SEC Regulations Could Trigger Noncompliance for Some PE Firms, Hedge Funds

Lawyers weighed in Wednesday on the new SEC proposal which would increase the frequency and amount of information some firms and hedge funds are required to disclose.

January 26, 2022 Catherine Leffert of the Dallas Business Journal

DBJ: Dallas SPAC Gets Approval for Merger, Doesn’t Have Required Cash

The Dallas blank check company has until the end of the month to pull together the required capital.

September 2, 2021 Catherine Leffert of the Dallas Business Journal

DBJ: Popular DFW Restaurant Chain Exits Bankruptcy

The buffet-style pizza chain has emerged from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas in less than two months after filing for Chapter 11.

March 19, 2021 Catherine Leffert of the Dallas Business Journal

DBJ: PE Firm Announces Third Acquisition in Under a Month

The Dallas-based energy private equity firm most said it would acquire NorTex Midstream Partners, a Houston-based natural gas storage and transportation company.

February 19, 2021 Catherine Leffert of the Dallas Business Journal

DBJ: Pizza Buffet CiCi’s Files for Bankruptcy

The Irving-based pizza chain filed for bankruptcy after more than a decade of gradual decline and the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, it said in court records.

January 29, 2021 Catherine Leffert of the Dallas Business Journal

DBJ: Studio Movie Grill Founder Discusses Bankruptcy, Future of the Chain

Dallas Business Journal reporter Catherine Leffert recently visited with Studio Movie Grill Founder Brian Schultz, who called the bankruptcy process an “emotional rollercoaster.”

January 25, 2021 Catherine Leffert of the Dallas Business Journal

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