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Private Equity - October, 2011

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• CFTC Follows SEC In Adopting Adviser Reporting Rule
• Bingham McCutchen Helps Energy PE Firm Close $2B Fund
• Vista Snaps Up Legal Software Co. Mitratech
• Q&A With Gardere's Steven Rubin
• Latham Lures Bracewell Finance Partner To Energy Group
• Cevian Becomes Largest Investor In German Builder
• Patent Co. Seeks Kleiner Perkins' Intel On Google, AOL
• Wayzata To Take Reins Of Perkins, Callender's After Ch. 11
• ABS Capital Grabs $500M For New Investments
• PE Hotspot: New India Takeover Rules Could Boost Activity
• Honigman Helms BlackEagle's $23M Deal For Lumber Co.
• NorRock Investor Backs Partners REIT's $50M Buyout
• Accel Picks Up $94M In Venture Funds
• Hurtuk Helps Cerulean Take On Senior Living Center
• Liberty's $4.5B KBW Buy Could Hurt Cable Market: Germany
• Sun Capital's $36.6M Bid For Body Armor Co.'s Assets OK'd
• BCM-Backed IPO Raises $28.8M With Mintz Levin's Aid
• Patton Boggs Leads Opus Bank In $100M Capital Injection
• Q&A With Nelson Mullins' Billy Ching
• Latham Guides PXP's $450M Alliance With EIG Energy
• RE Manager Fights Liability In Jameson Inn Bankruptcies
• Offshore RMB Funds: A New Possibility
• Avoiding Client Reference Fatigue During Awards Season
• Paul Weiss Stitches Up KPS Capital's $180M Thread Co. Buy
• Osler Hoskin Advises Sterling On $595M Mosaid Buy
• Lehman Receives $224M Payout In Innkeepers Deal
• Singapore Takes $300M Stake In Airplane Co. Avolon
• Altarea To Make $142M Bid For French Online Retailer
• Iconix Grabs Sharper Image From PE Duo For $66M
• Limited Partners Flex Negotiating Muscle With PE Firms
• RioCan, KingSett Buy Toronto Property For $219M
• Lincoln Scoops Up Calif. Office, Retail Complex For $76M
• Q&A With Ballard Spahr's Karen McConnell
• MENA Private Equity: 2011-2012 Strategy Review
• Prysm Hits $100M Mark In Funding For LPD Screens
• GTCR's General Counsel Relishes Role In Overdrive
• Goodwin Assists TA With Data Center Co. Purchase
• Barclays PE Snaps Up Swiss-Owned Chemical Co.
• SC Bank Sells $200M In Bad Loans To PE Joint Venture
• China's Global Pharm Scores $15M To Fund Future Buys
• Yucaipa, Garcia Team Up To Invest In Hispanic Market
• Spotlight On Carried Interest In The Jobs Act
• Jafco Helps Mobile Tech Developer Sencha Rake In $15M
• S1 Settles Shareholder Class Action Over Purchase Offers
• Citrix Acquires UK Software Co. For $92M
• 2nd Jameson Inns Unit With Colony Debt Seeks Ch. 11
• Swedish Forest Products Co. To Buy Aluminum Network
• BJ's Wholesale Takes On $900M Debt In Buyout
• Lyondell Directors Fire Back At Stock Option Clawback
• SEC Locks In New Private Fund Reporting Rules
• Q&A With Paul Weiss' Angelo Bonvino
• Experts Urge PE Firms To Take Action On FCPA Compliance
• Silver Lake Expands Legal Footprint Under Karen King
• General Atlantic, Execs Buy REIT's Stake In Oak Hill
• TZP Partners Buys Share In Advertising Co. Media Storm
• Past Lessons Hold Up Well For Today's Investing
• Colony Asks Judge To Nix Jameson Inns Unit's Ch. 11
• Private Equity Attys Blast Carried Interest Reform
• Tennenbaum GC Leads Firm Through Regulatory Maze
• Chemical Co. PPG Hid Info On Auto Glass Unit, Buyer Says
• Tribune Investors Want Deutsche Clawback Suit Tossed
• DCM Helps Cloud Computing Co. Kanbox Raise $20M
• Lender NXT Clinches $850M In Equity Capital
• Q&A With Michael Best's Greg Lynch
• Morrison Cohen Guides MidOcean In IT Training Co. Buy
• Accel-KKR Invests In Scientist Networking Co. Expansion
• Ropes Helps Metalmark In Bostwick Labs Takeover
• T. Rowe Price, Others Help Workday Raise $85M
• Laundry Facilities Co. Mac-Gray Rejects $250M Buyout Bid
• PE Firms Purchase Consumer-Friendly Credit Co.
• Investors End Suit Over Closed Highland Fund
• Latham & Watkins Aids GE With $85M Oil Transport Stake
• Q&A With Hogan Lovells' Tom Whelan
• Latham Reps Mattel In $680M Thomas & Friends Co. Buy
• 10 Trends In Equity Compensation For PE Investors
• KPCB Leads $20M Financing In Chinese Ad Research Co.
• Israeli Solar Tech Co. Lands $37M From US Investors
• Social Retail Site OpenSky Scores $30M Backing
• Judge Approves Innkeepers' $1B Deal With Cerberus
• Webster Puts Up $10M For Seavest Hospital Project
• OMERS PE Unit Picks Up String Of US Dental Centers
• Plant Liquidator Says Worker Stole Secrets For New Co.
• ViKi Scores $20M Backing For Digital Video Platform
• Highland Slams Appraiser's $250M Real Estate Suit
• Morrison Reps Atlantic Street Capital In Z Wireless Buy
• Cravath Helps Santander Sell Auto Unit Stake To PE Firms
• Blackstone Grabs Suburban Office Properties For $1B
• Ropes Helps Bain Seal $2.1B Skylark Eatery Deal
• Q&A With Willkie's Gordon Caplan
• Laidlaw, PE Firm End Dispute Over Power Plant Buy
• Keystone Automotive, Platinum Buy Vehicle Parts Vendor
• VC Firm Pursues Massive $250M Hospital Project In Texas
• United Copper Takes On $150M Debt In KPS Capital Buyout
• Jameson Inn Unit With Colony Debt Checks Into Ch. 11
• Dechert Guides Graham Partners In Mitten Acquisition
• Oakmont Buys Stake In Panama Mining Site For $5M
• Heico Boosts Components Business With Switchcraft Deal
• Gloomy Market For Deal-Making Costs Blackstone $342M
• PE Firm Brennan Picks Up Serta Mattress Facility
• Rutan Helps Western In $95M Housing Complex Deal With Trecap
• Reed Smith Reps Boutique Bank MM Dillon In Caris Tie-Up
• Qwilt Gets $24M Boost From Tech Investors
• North Street Puts Up $70M To Keep Saab Parent Afloat
• Q&A With Gibson Dunn's Mike Greaney
• Private Equity's Vegas Vacation
• Bain Injects $13M In Green Co. EcoSense Lighting
• Chef Solutions Cleared To Sell Assets At Auction
• Citadel Capital Raises $120M From Rights Offering
• Latham Helps Riverstone With Gibson Stake Reduction
• Permira To Pick Up Alcatel-Lucent Unit For $1.5B
• Paul Hastings Helps TriplePoint Raise $1B
• Alpha Tiger To Invest £7.5M In UK Property Fund
• Akin Gump Lands Haynes & Boone Energy Deals Pro
• Firsthand Technology Grabs $1.6M Stake In Facebook
• VC Firms Boost Indian Online Crafts Retailer
• Bankruptcy Judge OKs $32M Deal In Tribune's ERISA Suit
• Innkeepers, Cerberus Reach $1B Deal Over 64 Hotels
• Claims Nixed In Suit Over Failed Stonewood Deal
• Case Study: NJ Carpenters Pension Fund V. InfoGROUP
• Blackstone Snaps Up Stake In German Camera Co.
• Lend Lease Forms $91M Fund For NZ Mall Takeovers
• Q&A With Holland & Knight's Bruce MacLennan
• Goldman Loses $393M On PE Funds, Other Investments
• Dropbox Nets $250M In Funding Led By Index Ventures
• Kutak Rock Guides REIT In $105M O'Charley's Leaseback
• Proskauer Steers Maranon In Funding Crash Dummy Maker
• Blavatnik Balks At Lyondell Trustee's $300M Claim
• Linklaters Helps Carlyle Snag Spanish Cable Co. For €440M
• Blackstone Unit Inks 27 Retail Leases Ahead Of Holidays
• Google, KPCB Join $33.5M Cancer Test Co. Infusion
• Apollo, Others Accused Of Delays In LBO Price-Fixing Suit
• Ares, GE Capital Devote $7.7B To Lending Program
• War Chest Fund Sues Asian Cos. Over $21M Loans
• Kayne Anderson Raises $575M For Student Housing
• Doing Business In The UK Under The Bribery Act
• Q&A With Ropes & Gray's Newk Stillwell
• Tricor Pacific Takes $40M Stake In Avison Young
• Super Retail Pays Archer Capital $620M For Rebel Group
• Carlyle Leads Investment In Asian Cinema Service Co.
• Cleary Helps JC Flowers Nab KBC Insurance Unit For €244M
• Ametek Acquires Privately Held Eye Care Co. For $150M
• Krispy Kreme Set For $39M Private-Backed UK Expansion
• Patriarch Says MBIA Can't See Loan Docs
• Q&A With Glaser Weil's Jeffrey Soza
• Security Giant G4S To Buy Rival From Goldman For $8.2B
• Figuring Out Form SLT
• Simpson Reps Blackstone In Move To Fire Up Burger Biz
• Renaissance Investor Can't Halt $455M Sale: Judge
• NewGate Takes Stake In Green Retail Startup
• EQT Closes New $6.6B Fund Despite Challenging Market
• Hedge Fund Ace Returns To K&L Gates
• Pregis Sells Packager To Sun Capital For $221M
• Ares Capital Ups Wells Fargo Funding To $1.3B
• K&L Gates Scoops Up Taylor Wessing Partner In Brussels
• Q&A With Dorsey & Whitney's Chris Bellini
• Reducing Risk In European M&A Deals
• Kirkland Leads Abry Partners In Xand Buy
• Disney, News Corp. Yank Hulu Off The Market
• PPD Investor Sues Over $4B Carlyle, Hellman Buyout
• Brown Rudnick Snags Private Equity Partner From Goodwin
• Centurion Shores Up Biotech Outfit With $10M Investment
• Prudent Energy Secures $29.5M From Investment Funds
• The Enforceability Of Capital Commitments
• Resort Founder Loses Bid To Sue Credit Suisse, New Owner
• PBGC Vows To Fight For Friendly's Pension Plan
• Q&A With McGuireWoods' David Ronn
• Webber Wentzel Helps Ethos In $167M Oven Co. Takeover
• Founders Fund Leads $33M Investment In Knewton
• Standard Chartered Puts $61M Into Korean Motorcycle Co.
• 99 Cents Only Shareholders Call $1.6B Deal Too Cheap
• Willkie Lures 2 Equity Partners From Bingham McCutchen
• CapMan Buys 29% Stake In Russian Lab Instrument Co.
• Q&A With O'Melveny's Doron Lipshitz
• Bingham Guides GE In Summit Midstream Investment
• Cleary Helps Warburg Acquire Aerospace Supplier
• Google, TPG, Others Invest $15M In DNA Data Firm
• Innkeepers Trial Over Nixed $1B Deal Delayed Again
• Choate Hall Guides Candescent In SoftBase Takeover
• Broadband Co. Can Borrow $4M To Fund Ch. 11 Sale: Judge
• A New Era In UK Takeover Regulation
• Box.net Snags $81M In VC Funding To Expand Cloud
• LMS Capital To Wind Down Amid Investor Unrest
• Denham Pursues New $200M Oil Deal With Bracewell Help
• Renaissance Majority Owners Rebuff $496M Plato Overture
• Innkeepers, Cerberus Talks Stall Trial Over Dead $1B Deal
• Q&A With Steptoe's Michael Rennock
• First Reserve Puts $100M Into Marcellus Shale Venture
• Packager Sonoco Buys Rival From Metalmark For $550M
• Goodwin Snags 2 Real Estate Pros From Ashurst
• Kohlberg Capital Beats Securities Fraud Claims
• Willkie Adds Clifford Chance Deals Expert In Germany
• Proskauer Guides Ares In $1.6B Buy Of 99 Cents Only
• Gores' $30M Bid Leads Point Blank Ch. 11 Sale
• Judge Merges 3 Suits Aimed At Failed Carlyle IPO
• Simpson, Kirkland Aid Investors In $1.6B KCI Notes Deal
• Renaissance Investor Challenges $455M Permira Offer
• Oak Hill Fronts $55M To Air Cargo Unit For Fleet Upgrades
• Emdeon, Blackstone Seek To Quash Suit Over $3B Buyout
• Skadden Guides FBL In $440M Sale Of EquiTrust Unit
• Jilted Lenders Nail Belt Black Diamond With $16M Suit
• Attracting Private Investment In EU Bank Recapitalization
• Q&A With Foley & Lardner's Gabor Garai
• Attorneys At Work: A Flexible Notion Of Plagiarism
• Alston, Bracewell Help Riverstone In Power Plant Buyup
• Goldman Unit Sued For Nixing $385M Lehman Property Deal
• Squire Sanders Taps Hahn & Hessen Corporate Partner
• Innkeepers Creditors To Join Trial Over $1B Hotel Deal
• KKR Extends Debt Financing To Indian Brokerage
• Bankrupt Friendly's Owner Gets Green Light For $50M Loan
• HPE Puts $22M Into Laser Cutting Technology
• Paul Weiss Aids CI Capital In Interactive Health Buy
• Adviser Relief From Pay-To-Play Recordkeeping
• GenNx360 Flips Silicon Portfolio Co. To Chemical Maker
• Lone Star Stock Fraud Ruling Clears Way For KEB Sale
• Catterton Seeks To Double Size Of Dental Implant Co.
• Blackstone Unit Grows In Europe With Harbourmaster Buy
• Del Monte, Barclays Settle Buyout Case For $89M
• Warburg Returns To Norway Offshore Biz With $150M Deal
• Q&A With Venable's Scott Gluck
• Bankrupt Chef Solutions Gets Go-Ahead To Borrow $9M
• GSC Trustee Files Amended Ch. 11 Plan After $235M Sale
• Dewey LeBoeuf Nabs Stephenson Harwood Energy Guru
• Flight Winch Co. Breeze-Eastern Boosts Takeover Barriers
• Creabilis Raises $20M To Develop Dermatology Drugs
• Apax Capital Snags 8.5% Stake In Dining Reservation Site
• Addleshaw Advises Elysian In Deal For Wind Power Co.
• Accel-KKR Puts Strategic Cash Behind N-able Tech
• Carlyle Makes Buys In Student Travel, Indian Trading
• Apollo Launches $45M Senior Secured Notes Offering
• Greener Capital Lands $33M For 2nd Clean Tech Fund
• Headland Fund Puts $141M Into Offshore Oil Services Co.
• Q&A With Carlton Fields' Stephen Opler
• Don't Just Sit There, Fund Directors — Do Something!
• Unfriendly Economy Drives Friendly's Owner Into Ch. 11
• Stanhill Makes $30M Play For Evergreen's Coal Tech
• Sealing The Deal: Paul Hastings Becomes King Of FDIC Auctions
• Blackstone IPO Case Could Yield More PE Disclosures
• Bug Music CEO Fails To Block $300M BMG Merger
• Paper Co. NewPage Wins $600M DIP Loan
• PE Firm Plaintiff Drops Out Of Madoff Feeder Suit
• PE Firm To Buy Ageas' German Life Insurance Unit
• CLSA Unit Pays $22M For Stake In Indian Education Co.
• New Haynes & Boone Partners Cater To Investors
• Ontario Pension Fund Launches Venture Capital Arm
• Cerberus Forges $400M Investment Deal With Turkish Bank
• First Reserve Invests $399M In Spanish Energy Co.
• Q&A With Bracewell & Giuliani's Robb Tretter
• Alinda Capital Portfolio Co. Buys Cambridge Water
• New HSR Rules — In Effect
• Judge Stands Behind Yellowstone Club's Ch. 11 Plan
• Cargill Hedge Fund Buys Stake In AgriNurture For $30M
• Equity Cos., Hunton & Williams Win Frac Sand Row
• Innkeepers Creditors Seek Role In Suit Over Cerberus Bid
• Paul Weiss Helps CI Capital Nab Public Safety Gear Co.
• How Large Trader Rules Apply To Private Equity Advisers
• Electra Picks Up Insurance Firm Davies For $93M
• High Court Turns Aside Blackstone Cert Bid In IPO Case
• Jones Day Helps ACI In Sweetened $520M S1 Purchase
• Carlyle, Hellman To Take PPD Private For $3.9B
• Troutman Sanders Guides Agco In $940M GSI Buy
• Q&A With Morgan Lewis' Barbara Shander
• Linklaters Helps Axa Snag French Wind Farms