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Private Equity - February, 2012

183 articles

• Edison Ventures Amasses $249M For Tech Fund
• SeaWorld IP Suit Against Blackstone Faces Venue Battle
• Swiss Bank UBP Acquires $3B Nexar Hedge Fund
• Japan Probes Investment Firms Over Missing $2B
• Bernanke Says Volcker Rule Won't Be Ready In July
• Cloud Investor Emergence Capital Closes $250M Fund
• PE Firms Pour $100M Into Russian Cell Tower Co.
• Brazilian Real Estate Co. Vetoes Zell Fund-Led Asset Bid
• JHS Capital To Buy Out Paulson's $1.1B Retail Biz
• Cleantech Patents And Investment: What To Expect In 2012
• Freshfields Reps CVC In $2.4B Swedish Construction Buy
• Canadian Capital Kicks Off Short-Term Mortgage PE Fund
• TPG Loses Out On Billabong Deal Despite New $906M Bid
• K&L Gates Nabs Clifford Chance PE Atty For Dubai Office
• Carlyle Enters European CLO Market With $2.8B In Assets
• Baker Botts Lures In-House PE Pro From Russian Firm
• Kirkland Helps Thoma Bravo Close $1.25B Fund
• Abraaj To Pay $164M For TransAtlantic Oil Field Units
• Mandarin Capital Triples Investment In Italian Pharma Co.
• AES Unveils $463M Of Power Plant Deals In Larger Asset Sale
• Judge Approves A&P Chapter 11 Plan
• Belgium Told To End Tax Breaks For Region's VC Investors
• Talmer Secures $174M In Capital For Growth Campaign
• PE Firm Targets $350M Biomass, Waste Energy Fund
• Crestwood, First Reserve Grab Antero Shale Assets For $415M
• Clifford Chance Counsels 3i In $161M Geka Buyout
• Vengeful PE Firm Wrecked Lightstone Deal: Contractor
• Latham Helps Blackstone Put $2B Into LNG Project
• El Paso Hands Off Exploration Co. To Apollo, Others For $7B
• SEC Probes PE Fund's Valuation Practices: Report
• Vitro Bondholders Cleared To Go After Interest Payments
• Former Flextronics Exec Exits SEC Suit Over Insider Tips
• SEC Sues Chinese Coal Execs For Secret Sale To PE Firm
• Possible 'Japanese Madoff' Shut Down By Regulators
• Pros And Cons Of New REO Investment
• Cisco Snaps Up Optical Network Tech Startup For $271M
• Q&A With Vinson & Elkins' Todd Triller
• Buyout Trio Sells Another Brenntag Stake For $774M
• Argentina Ordered To Pay Down $1.6B In Old Bonds
• Vinson & Elkins Helps CapStreet Nab Stake In Cargo Co.
• Ga. Senate OKs Bill Allowing Riskier Pension Investments
• Pa. Gov. Knocks Rival's Bid For PE-Owned Philly Papers
• Italian Investors Offer Premafin $598M To Fend Off Buyout
• Katten's New Shanghai Office To Target Cross-Border Deals
• Carlyle Eyes Sale Of $497M Stake In Brazil's Qualicorp
• The Pitfalls Of Paperless Discovery
• Obama's Tax Plan Takes Aim At Private Equity 'Loophole'
• Judge Greenlights Real Estate Finance Co.'s Ch. 11 Plan
• Turkish PE Firm Spins Out €200M Youth-Oriented Fund
• Bunge Buys UK Carbon Fund As C02 Prices Plummet
• Citi, Levant Bag $100M Stake In Saudi Supermarket Chain
• Indian PE Arm Eyeing Hershey's Stake In Candy Venture
• Sealink Hits BofA, Citi, Others With $949M RMBS Claims
• Pegasus, RCF Accused Of $1.5B Molycorp Pump-And-Dump
• GE Trust Puts 2 Chicago Office Towers Up For Sale
• Pryor Cashman Lands New Investment Management Partner
• A New Opportunity For PE Funds To Take Wing
• Catalyst Nabs Minority Stake In Offshore Oil Contractor
• BlackRock Considers Sale Of $504M Aussie Property Trust
• Ex-Lincolnshire CEO Sues To Shake Blame In $99M Award Row
• K&L Gates Snags Bryan Cave Partner For LA Corporate Team
• Paulson Hedge Fund Sued Over $460M Sino-Forest Loss
• Simpson Thacher Closes $8.6B Buyout Fund For BC Partners
• Grubb & Ellis Pursues Sale To BGC Through Ch. 11
• Deal Market Trends For 2012
• Harbinger Investors Sue Fund, Falcone Over LightSquared Loss
• Wiley Snags Workplace Assessment Co. For $85M
• Trilantic Snags Stake In Billabong's $464M Watch Unit
• Canadian Pacific Wants Gov't Mediator For Pension Talks
• Goldman, PE Firm To Pay $3B For TransUnion
• Wash. Board Approves Up To $800M For KKR, Oaktree Funds
• Swiss Regulator OKs Apax's $2B Mobile Co. Buyout
• Review: Recent Securities Litigation, Rising Trends
• Law School, Meet Litigation PR ...
• MacAndrews & Forbes Irons Out Contract Dispute With Ex-Exec
• Icahn Proposes $2.6B Takeover Of CVR Energy
• MTI Sets £150M Goal For University Tech Spin-Out Fund
• Summit Takes Stake In German Trading Platform Provider
• $300M Loan May Scuttle AMC's IPO, Leave Apollo Holding On
• Private Investors Reveal Stakes In Global Aviation
• Broker Seeks $23M From Yucaipa's Soho House Buy
• New Angles For Investors In German Insolvencies
• Chinese Property — Bubble Trouble?
• Carlyle, Extell Appeal Order For $16M In Condo Refunds
• Judge Guts Forced-Retirement Suit Against Booz Allen Execs
• Rye Portfolio Settles $400M Madoff Clawback Suit
• TPG Goes On Offensive With £508M GlobeOp Takeover Bid
• Credit Suisse PE Unit Closes $2.9B Secondary Fund
• Parthenon Raises $700M For Service Industry Fund
• Some RE Investors Leave NY For Higher Risk, Reward
• PE Firm Grabs Stake In Chinese Waste Treatment Operator
• KKR Affiliate, Others To Keep Petroplus Plant Running
• High-Growth Markets: An Attractive M&A Option
• Tucker Ellis Taps Business Ace To Lead Team
• Graceway Settles Claims With GTCR For $6M
• SBA To Liquidate JH Whitney Unit
• PE Firm Accel-KKR Launches $700M Fund
• Diamondback Energy Files For $50M IPO
• SAC Ramps Up Apple Stake To $433M In 4th Quarter
• Black Diamond-Sponsored GSC Ch. 11 Plan Confirmed
• EDG Partners Closes 2nd Health Care Fund At $178M
• Gulfstream Trustee Says Execs Shouldn't Get D&O Cash
• IP Due Diligence: Tips For Emerging Growth Cos.
• Carlyle Makes $1B Deal To Sell Cash Handling Co.
• Dover Corp. To Acquire Swiss Polymer Melt Specialist
• Ropes & Gray Snags Fund Partner From White & Case
• Rohatyn Nabs 60% Stake In Asian Infrastructure Funds
• Obama Aims To Close 'Tax Loophole' On PE Profits
• SEC Puts PE Firm Practices Under The Microscope
• Volcker Launches Broad Defense Of Eponymous Rule
• Rocker's PE Fund Raises $200M For African Enterprise Growth
• Recent Trends In Green Energy M&A
• Kirkland & Ellis Helps Linden Buy SeraCare For $82M
• Perkins Coie Adds Two Business Lawyers In Boise
• Foley Adds Greenberg Private Equity Pro For Miami Office
• Aero Financial Purchases 65% Of Sycamore Ventures
• Noteholders Scoop Up Real Mex Assets For $126M
• Glass Co.'s Bondholders Can Try To Collect $85M: Judge
• Catalyst Buys 49% Of Aussie Project Service Provider
• LaSalle, Quantum Form $1B Real Estate Venture
• UK Insurer Phoenix Shuts Down Deal Talks With CVC Capital
• Spotlight On Intercreditor Agreements In Bankruptcy
• Revised Removal Statutes — Possibilities, Pitfalls: Part 2
• Barneys Enlists Kirkland's Help In Fending Off Ch. 11
• Turner, Sahara, Acropolis Team Up On $2.5B India Venture
• JF Lehman Scoops Up Seacor Spill Response Cos. For $97M
• Getting Non-US Advisers In Line With Advisers Act
• Fed OKs Hana's $3.5B Takeover Of Korea Exchange Bank
• Real Mex Creditors Accuse Noteholders Of Gamesmanship
• Doughty Hanson Picks Up Spanish Hospital Group For $472M
• Simpson Reps Blackstone On $1B Financing For TX Energy Co.
• Blackstone Drops $335M On UK Industrial Portfolio
• PE 2012: From Carried Interest To Chinese Antitrust
• PE's Healing Touch Faces Test In Hospital Buys
• Apollo Mulls $200M Equity Raise To Expand Footprint
• Paul Hastings Adds 3 PE, M&A Pros From Baker & McKenzie
• Lucid Energy Lines Up $75M In Startup Funding
• Hunton & Williams Lures Ex-Milbank M&A Veteran
• Islamic Development Fund Sells Off Jordan Power Plant Stake
• Benefit Corps. — A New Structure For The New Economy
• MatlinPatterson Liable For Loan To Brazilian Airline: Court
• Bingham Aids Platinum Equity's Medical Equipment Co. Buy
• MBIA's Suit Against Patriarch Over CDOs Moves Ahead
• General Maritime Execs In Hot Seat Over Oaktree Deal
• JC Flowers Escapes Suit Over Thwarted $104M Insurer Buy
• Cox Castle Leads CalSTRS Into $500M Infrastructure Investment
• PE Firm Gulf Capital Scores $136M Funding Line
• US Lodges $6M Contract Suit Against PE Firm L Capital
• Case Study: In Re JER/Jameson
• SJ Berwin Helps Duke Street In Insurance Law Firm Co. Buy
• RiverVest Investor Payouts Off $1B Sales Top Charts
• Swedish Investment Firm Offers $171M For Newspaper Co.
• Rockland To Pay $31M For Bankrupt Beacon Power
• JC Flowers Fights Metalmark In Court Over $104M Sale
• Bingham Snags PE Expert From Dewey & LeBoeuf
• FRB Snapshot: Housing Investment Opportunities
• Strategic Value Closes Distressed Debt Fund At $918M
• REITs, PE Funds Elbow Family Firms Out Of Big NY Deals
• PE Firm Goldsmith Looks To Pick Up Petroplus' 5 Refineries
• Trends In M&A, Spin-Offs, Hostile Deals And PE
• Beacon Power Assets Attract $30.5M Private Equity Bid
• EXCO Eyes $400M Deal To Sell Joint Venture Stake
• Carlyle Abandons Anti-Lawsuit Lingo In IPO Docs
• Revised Removal Statutes — Possibilities, Pitfalls: Part 1
• Hutchison Whampoa Dials Up $1.7B Austrian Mobile Co. Deal
• Intervale Expands Portfolio With Oil Field Services Co. Buy
• Squire Sanders Helps Taiga Take €90M Wind Farm Stake
• Starwood-Led Group Snaps Up Miami's Gansevoort Hotel
• Jones Day's New German Office Boosts 4 Practice Areas
• Trial Attys Slam Anti-Lawsuit Clause In Carlyle's IPO
• Hogan Lovells Lands PE Pro From Willkie Farr
• Fill For The Funding Dip: EB-5 Visas
• Zell Co., Brazilian PE Firm Circling $1.3B Building Biz
• China's CIC Nabs Minority Stake In Energy Investor EIG
• Covington Helps SandRidge Land $1.3B Dynamic Deal
• Greensfelder Snares Ex-Quarles & Brady Business Buff
• Akin Gump Adds Simmons Funds Duo To London Office
• Fiduciary Duties Stand Firm In LLC Pacts: Del. Court
• Cleary Gottlieb Guides TPG In £508M GlobeOp Deal
• The Rise Of Earnouts In Renewables M&A
• Sun Capital Sells Heating Parts Maker To Wellspring
• PE Firm To Be Lead Bidder In United Retail's Ch. 11
• Riding China's Wave Of Going-Private Transactions