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Why Didn't DPW Get Facebook IPO?
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Date: February 2nd, 2012 10:13 AM Author: jet-lagged irate depressive Morgan Stanley was the lead underwriter. Why wasn't DPW counsel to MS? (STB was instead.)
DPW is as in bed with MS as S&C is with Goldman. They serve as Morgan's premier outside counsel. DPW even has offices in Menlo Park, next to FB.
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Date: February 2nd, 2012 10:34 AM Author: jet-lagged irate depressive I guess I forgot that this chatblog has approximately 0.7 biglawyers.
Maybe I should go poast on BLB.
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Date: February 2nd, 2012 12:04 PM Author: olive misanthropic coldplay fan STB menlo park >>> DPW menlo park
just an awful place to work, but they get high profile billion dollar SV deals |
Date: February 2nd, 2012 11:55 AM Author: rebellious bawdyhouse water buffalo I was wondering the same thing. My guess is that the STB partners work on big time IPOs like google and ebay won out.
STB is a beast these days. |
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Date: February 2nd, 2012 12:10 PM Author: jet-lagged irate depressive DPW got the GM IPO (biggest in history) and Ag Bank of China (2d biggest).
Does STB get more of the tech work? I can see DPW being too white-shoe for tech stuff. |
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Date: February 2nd, 2012 12:13 PM Author: sticky candlestick maker Rofl at thinking STB isn't just as white shoe as DPW you 2L shitstain. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1863538&forum_id=2#19882105) |
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Date: February 2nd, 2012 12:14 PM Author: jet-lagged irate depressive Davis Polk is the "epitome of the 'white-shoe' firm." See Eli Wald, The Rise and Fall of the WASP and Jewish Law Firms, 60 Stan. L. Rev. 1803, 1813 n.44 (2008) (citing Paul Hoffman, LIONS IN THE STREET: THE INSIDE STORY OF THE GREAT WALL STREET LAW FRIMS 20 (1973)). (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1863538&forum_id=2#19882108) |
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Date: February 3rd, 2012 10:47 AM Author: Lascivious Newt For that matter, why is MS leading and not GS? And why Fenwick instead of WSGR? FB knows no preftige (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1863538&forum_id=2#19887460) |
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Date: February 3rd, 2012 11:09 AM Author: Stimulating indian lodge multi-billionaire GS fucked up their private placement last year. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1863538&forum_id=2#19887523) |
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Date: February 3rd, 2012 11:35 AM Author: Lascivious Newt Ah, was not aware. Care to elaborate? WHAT did they do wrong? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1863538&forum_id=2#19887615) |
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Date: February 3rd, 2012 11:53 AM Author: Stimulating indian lodge multi-billionaire Goldman’s relationship with Facebook, however, has been strained.
The firm, which led a $1.5 billion investment in the social network in January 2011, was privately criticized by Facebook for allegedly botching the private placement, after word of the deal was reported by DealBook, people with knowledge of the matter have said. The news coverage drew the scrutiny of regulators, eventually leading Goldman to limit its offering to its foreign private wealth clients. The development was seen as an embarrassment for the bank and frustrated Facebook’s management team, which has tried to keep its affairs private, these people said. |
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Date: February 3rd, 2012 5:06 PM Author: Khaki affirmative action Fenwick is vastly more prestigious than WSGR unless you are an NYC fuckwit who votes on Vault rankings and has heard of WSGR but hasn't heard of Fenwick (i.e. 50%+ of Vault voters). WSGR has a lot of lawyers and does a lot of shit deals. Fenwick has a few baller partners and admittedly some pretty random associates, but they are good in their areas of specialization. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1863538&forum_id=2#19889485) |
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Date: February 3rd, 2012 5:14 PM Author: Sexy stag film incorrect. WSGR is far more prestigious both in the valley and the legal world generally . fenwick just has one star partner that holds the keys to a lot of big tech co relationships. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1863538&forum_id=2#19889551) |