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Private Equity - September, 2013

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• Furniture Brands' Creditors Argue For $280M KPS Bid
• Clinton Group Buys More Nutrisystem, Asks Higher Dividend
• LightSquared, Lenders Agree To Asset Sale Procedures
• Fresh & Easy Grocery Chain Seeks Sale In Ch. 11
• Revolution Raises $200M Fund To Invest In Tech Startups
• Economy Lodging Co. Nabs 22 Properties In $115M Deal
• SEC Extends Comment Period On General Solicitation Rule
• Seven Mile Reaches $120M Deal For Polypore Unit
• TCW Absorbs PE Firm Craton To Expand Alternative Assets
• Fertilizer Co.'s Board Approves $339M Take-Private Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Lloyds, Glencore, Twitter
• KKR Stays Hot In Asia With Chinese Appliance Co. Buy-In
• Fla. Panthers Sold To Group Led By NY Trading Firm Owner
• More Foreign RE Investors Take Risky Path Away From Funds
• Gannett Teams With PE To Spin Out Digital Media Biz
• Deals Rumor Mill: Goldman Sachs, ANZ Bank, Power Assets
• Beats Secures $500M From Carlyle, Plans To Buy Out HTC
• Activist Funds Keep Returns Flowing Despite Crowded Market
• KKR Puts Up $1.7B For Panasonic Health Care Unit
• Corsair-Led PE Group Inks $968M Deal For RBS Bank Portfolio
• Rainmaker Q&A: Paul Hastings' Martin Edelman
• Mid Europa Acquires Stake In Polish Ski-Lift Operator
• Energy Giants Turning To VC For Cutting-Edge Advances
• Dish Shareholders Accuse Chairman Of LightSquared Scheme
• Golenbock Eiseman Adds Finance Pro To Corporate Practice
• $2B Boise Deal Docs Give Hedge Fund Told-You-So Moment
• Madoff's Personal Accountant Arrested Over Role In Fraud
• Under The Microscope: Private Equity Marketing
• Doughty Hanson Sells $191M Stake In HellermannTyton
• US Trustee Rips Breakup Fee In Furniture Brands Ch. 11 Sale
• National Technical Shareholder Fights $267M Buyout Plan
• Deals Rumor Mill: Icahn, Apax, Oaktree Capital
• Weil Steers $4B Grohe Sale, Japan's Biggest German Buy
• Joh A. Benckiser Claws Way To Dutch Coffee Squeeze-Out
• Air Products Settles With Ackman, CEO To Retire
• Perkins Coie Nabs Ex-DC Mayor For Biz-Development Team
• TPG Will Hand Off Chinese Leasing Biz In $715M Deal
• GTCR, Exec To Pour Up To $500M Into New Investment Vehicle
• Boise Hit With Shareholder Class Action Over $2B Merger
• Patton Boggs Nabs Ex-Chairman Of Locke Lord's PE Practice
• Michael Baker Investors Call $397M Offer 'Grossly Inadequate'
• Sun Capital Case Creates New Risks For Private Equity
• PE Firm Can't Dodge WARN Class Action Over Plant Closing
• China Hydroelectric Forms Panel To Eye NewQuest Buyout Bid
• Weil Helps Graphite Capital Close $762M UK-Based PE Fund
• Brynwood Closes $400M Fund, Its Largest
• Activist Firm Takes Bigger Stake In Flagging ThyssenKrupp
• Deals Rumor Mill: BlackBerry, Alibaba, Lloyds
• MatlinPatterson Ends WARN Act Suit For $1.2M
• Carlyle Scoops Up $2.6B Real Estate Fund Of Funds Manager
• AmEx, Certares In Talks To Form Biz Travel JV In $1B Deal
• Fund Seeks To Up US Auto Parts Stake, Shake Up Board
• HMA's New Board Hires Bankers To Review $7.6B Deal
• Dell Sets Hollow Annual Meeting, Heeding Strine's Order
• Wharton Snags 2.2-Acre Development Site In Downtown Miami
• Shedding Food Unit Could Net Bob Evans $1B, Investor Says
• Panda Power Takes Majority Stake In 750-MW Power Plant
• Cerberus Pays $421M For Lloyds RE Loan Portfolio
• Belgium's KBC Sells German Banking Unit To PE Group
• Peak Rock Raises $700M Amid Strong Interest In 1st Fund
• LightSquared Must Replace Sale Director As Talks Continue
• Hedge Fund Holding Out For More In $2B Boise Buyout
• Deals Rumor Mill: Twitter, TPG Capital, KKR
• Blackstone Pays $217M For Hersha Hotel Portfolio
• A Look At BlackBerry's Patent Portfolio
• Gibson Dunn Reps Investcorp In Paper Source Buy
• Rainmaker Q&A: Labaton Sucharow's Dominic Auld
• Vista Equity Buys Medical Software Co. For $644M
• JPMorgan Exempt From Amaranth Futures Suit, 2nd Circ. Rules
• A Snapshot Of The Anti-Bribery Enforcement Landscape
• LightSquared Pick To Run Auction Is Conflicted, Lenders Say
• Blackstone Pays $347M For Mixed-Use Center In Las Vegas
• Versa's Allen-Vanguard Sells 2 Biz Units To Safariland
• Rogers Pays $151M For Sverica's Pivot Data Centres
• Morgans Hotel Draws Yet Another Activist As Tables Turn
• Brazos Health Care Portfolio Co. Buys Modern Medical
• CapMan Pockets $114M In Sale Of TV Production Co.
• BlackBerry To Go Private In $4.7B Sale To Top Shareholder
• Paulson Buys Majority Piece Of Puerto Rico Beach Resort
• New Sparta Scoops Up 'Paranormal Activity' Film Distributor
• Chinese Fertilizer Co. Yongye Inks $339M Go-Private Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Lloyds, PayPal, Dexus
• Morgan Lewis Expands Private Equity Team With Lateral Hire
• Fund Urges Whiting Petroleum To Shed Royalty Trust Stake
• Goodwin Nabs Amazon Senior Counsel For Calif. PE Practice
• Florida PE Firm Rounds Up $187M For Restaurant Investments
• Deals Rumor Mill: RBS, Univision, Versace
• Senior Housing REIT Reaps $90M From Hospital Sale
• Investment Firm GP Stages $179M Exit From College Operator
• Starboard Drops Opposition To $7B Smithfield Takeover
• How Lawyers Can Effectively Build A Reputation Online
• Post-Acute Sector Deal Activity Increases In 2013
• 4 Ways To Make Sure Comments On Agency Rules Count
• SEC Admissions Policy After Falcone — Proceed With Caution
• Paulson Closes $512M Steinway Buy, Del.'s 1st 251(h) Deal
• OpenGate Puts Up $22.5M For PennySaver Mailing Biz
• Rue21 Shareholders Greenlight $1B Private Equity Buyout
• KPCB To Face Sex Bias Trial As Court Scraps Arbitration
• Vale Reaps $1B In Cargo Co. Stake Sale To Mitsui, Brazil Fund
• Deals Rumor Mill: Roche, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs
• Arrow Capital Nabs Retail-Focused Fund Manager BluMont
• Accolade Partners Raises $150M For 4th Fund Of Funds
• Billabong Settles On $543M Centerbridge, Oaktree Lifeline
• How In-House Counsel Avoid Breaking Bad As Biz Advisers
• Dell Vote Tally Hints At Big Appraisal
• Phatisa Closes On $243M For African Agriculture Fund
• Madison Realty Capital Closes $350M Debt Fund
• Investcorp Lists Remaining Fleetmatics Stake For $280M
• Deals Rumor Mill: Smithfield, BNP Paribas, Heron Tower
• Lenders Say LightSquared's Auction Plans May Kill $2.2B Bid
• Catterton Closes 2 Funds With $2.1B In Total Commitments
• PE Firm Scoops Up Arxan In 2nd Software Buy This Week
• Rainmaker Q&A: DLA Piper's Stasia Kelly
• ChinaEdu Digs In After Apollo's McGraw-Hill Ups Stake
• MSR Moves To Keep Control Of Bankruptcy
• Bankrupt Allied Gets Nod For $135M Asset Sale To Rival Firm
• Sidley Austin Lures 8 Weil Gotshal Partners In Dallas
• TMG, Fortress Buy 8 Cisco Buildings In San Jose
• Mass. PE Firm Takes Majority Stake In Pharmacy Software Co.
• Kirkland & Ellis Chases China Deals With New Beijing Office
• Sycamore Pays $54M For Aeropostale Minority Stake
• Deals Rumor Mill: Repsol, Lloyds, Total
• IDFC Raises $644M For India Infrastructure Fund
• Apache Wins FERC Go Ahead In $3.75B Gulf Oil Sale
• Pillsbury Adds Finance, Private Equity Expert From Dentons
• Harsco To Sell Infrastructure Unit To $2.5B Joint Venture
• Apollo's Biz Lender Rejiggers Terms, Adds To $1.1B Credit
• Paul Hastings, Kirkland Guide Starwood's $1.6B Mall Buy
• Resource America Launches RE Securities Fund
• Trados Resolved: Blind Squirrel Gets The Nut
• Deals Rumor Mill: Twitter, BlackBerry, KKR
• Navigating Conflicts When Serving 3rd-Party Subpoenas
• Jack Cooper's $135M Bid Wins Reopened Allied Ch. 11 Auction
• Proskauer Adds Mayer Brown Private Fund Partner In Beijing
• Advent-Led Group Jumps On Java Train With Coffee Bean Buy
• House Republicans Question SEC Oversight Of Private Funds
• 5 Years Post-Crisis, Regulators Remain In The Dark
• Suit Over $1.1B Rue21 Buyout Will Test Del.'s MFW Ruling
• Blackstone Cuts Pactera Buyout Price, Citing Debt Costs
• Deals Rumor Mill: Occidental, Vodafone, Carlyle
• KKR Exits Danish Telecom Firm TDC In $744M Stake Sale
• 10 Reasons You Should Value Your Chief Compliance Officer
• Skadden Guides Austria's Uniqa In $531M PE Fund Sale
• Verizon-Vodafone Deal Won't Suck M&A Debt Market Dry
• Scandlines Valued At $1.7B In 3i Takeover Offer
• Understanding The Steps For Conducting A PIPE
• High Court Will Review Argentina Bond Appeal On Sept. 30
• KBC Dodges Aramid Injunction Over $343 Portfolio Sale
• Morgenthaler Partners Start New VC Firm With $175M Fund
• Deals Rumor Mill: EDF, Mitsubishi, Barry Diller
• Wachtell Leads Umpqua's $2B Sterling Buy From PE Firms
• Blackstone Preps $1.25B IPO For Hilton Worldwide
• Dell Shareholders Greenlight $25B Buyout
• Bankrupt National Envelope Gets Stamp On $70M Sale
• KPS May Enter Rival Bid For Bankrupt Furniture Brands
• Apax Sues Cengage To Ensure Payment Under Ch. 11 Plan
• V&E Lands Former Weil Corporate Pro For Dallas Office
• EnerTech Closes On $120M For 4th Venture Fund
• Southeastern Asset Buys 12% Voting Stake In News Corp.
• Mapping The Revised UK Takeover Landscape
• Travelers Again Told To Surrender Docs In Heparin Suit
• Accel-KKR Takes Majority Stake In EA Holdings
• Asia-Focused Hedge Funds Outperforming Peers, Report Finds
• Deals Rumor Mill: Advent International, Versace, Telefonica
• Hudson's Bay Breathes Easy As Saks Go-Shop Expires
• PE-Linked Bayview REIT Junks $500M IPO Plans
• Dell, Silver Lake To Move Forward With Take-Private Deal
• In-House Counsel To Firms: Do More With Less
• Platinum Equity Cooked Books In $88M Deal, Suit Says
• Blackstone Invests In Cybersecurity Co. Secure Mentem
• Mexico's Maxcom Gets Nod For Ch. 11 Restructuring Plan
• 5 Tips For Fattening Firm Wallets In Lean Times
• Unlocking Intrinsic Value Through Appraisal Rights
• Activist Fund Increases Stake In Flagging Clothier Chico's
• Dish Chairman Slams Harbinger's $4B Suit Over LightSquared
• Allied Reopens Ch. 11 Auction Amid $135M Rival Bid
• Deals Rumor Mill: TPG, Rosneft, Tesco
• Dell Shareholders Like Their Appraisal Odds In $25B Buyout
• Cisco Puts Up $415M For Flash Storage Co. Whiptail
• A Chronic Diligence Headache For Emerging Companies
• The 4 Firms In-House Counsel Fear The Most
• Argentina Asks 2nd Circ. To Review $1.3B Bond Decision
• Clear Channel's $200M Dividend OK'd In Investor Suits
• Furniture Co. Files For Ch. 11, Plans Sale To Oaktree
• PE-Backed Aramark Files For $100M IPO
• Shearman Reps Western Digital On $685M Virident Buy
• PE-Backed ClubCorp Seeks Up To $324M From IPO
• Akin Gump Reps Sanchez Energy In $220M Eagle Ford Buy
• Neiman Marcus Sale Fetches $6B, Scuttles IPO Plans
• Deals Rumor Mill: Warburg Pincus, KSL Capital, OGX
• Icahn Drops Dell Fight, But With A Final Dig At Delaware
• Rainmaker Q&A: Taft Stettinius' Robert Hicks
• Creditor Fears Loss Of Rights In NE Opco Ch. 11 Sale
• PE Firms Blast Challenge To Allied Ch. 11 Auction
• Scandals Aside, The IRS Has Been Busy
• Dechert Aids Bregal's Expansion Of Behavioral Health Platform
• PE Firms Lob $138M Takeover Bid For Offshore Energy Giant
• Lehman Pushes For Hedge Fund's Docs On $600M Claim
• Kering Nabs Minority Stake In NYC-Based Luxury Brand
• Deals Rumor Mill: Verizon, Johnson & Johnson, KKR
• Rainmaker Q&A: Faegre's Morgan Burns
• Deja Vu At Morgans Hotel As New Activist Launches Fight
• Ambulance Co. Rural/Metro Gets Nod For Restructuring Deal
• AT&T Again Beats PE Firm's $780M Suit Over T-Mobile Deal
• Impax To Buy Wind Projects From Finnish Utility
• Simpson Thacher Eyes M&A League Table Bump
• KKR Buys Insurance Software Co. From Aurora Capital
• Hamilton Lane Closes On $900M For 3rd Secondaries Fund
• Creditors, Teamsters Blast Allied's $105M Asset Sale
• Deals Rumor Mill: Suntory, America Movil, TDR Capital
• Apollo Seeks Public Exit From $7.2B El Paso Deal
• Willkie, Foley Seal $616M Home Insurer Merger
• How To Assure Returns For New Transmission Investment
• ATK Puts Up $985M For Bushnell In Latest Sport-Shooting Buy
• Louisiana-Pacific To Pay $1.1B For Canadian Lumber Co.
• PE Firms Sell Music Wholesaler To Rival, Forming Powerhouse
• Funding Gap For Life Science Cos. Is Still A Problem
• Rainmaker Q&A: Fenwick's Cynthia Hess
• PE Firms Recapitalize World's Biggest Denny's Franchisee
• NewQuest Lobs Takeover Bid At Chinese Power Developer
• Fortress Tips Newspaper Group Into Bankruptcy, Plans Spinoff
• Canada's Fiera Puts Up $156M For Two US Wealth Managers
• Millstone PE Unit Swallows St. Louis Roast Beef Chain
• Gaw Capital Builds New US Real Estate Co.
• Burkle Demands Morgans Hotel Sale After CEO Resigns
• Jarden To Issue Stock For $1.75B Yankee Candle Buy
• Deals Rumor Mill: Commerzbank, KKR, BlackBerry
• Hedge Funds Line Up For JC Penney Shares After Ackman Exit
• Rainmaker Q&A: Andrews Kurth's Kathleen Wu
• How To Tank A Mediation Without Even Trying
• Allied's Ch. 11 Auction Called A 'Sham' By Losing Bidder
• Baker & McKenzie Advises Fortune REIT On $753M Mall Buy
• CORRECTED: Citadel Capital Director To Join Shearman In Abu Dhabi
• Spain's Bankia Sells Property Management Arm To Cerberus
• American Capital Ducks Row Over Stock Sale In 8th Circ.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Glencore, Warburg Pincus, Apax
• Bridgepoint Puts Up $770M To Acquire AHT From Quadriga
• $1B Pritzker Buyout Stiffs TMS Investors, Suit Says
• Bellatrix Pays $190M For Canadian Oil, Gas Joint Venture
• Seward & Kissel Picks Up Sidley Austin Tax Pro
• Amdocs Drops $120M On Summit-Backed Software Co. Actix
• Starboard Says It May Have Alternate Buyers For Smithfield
• Citigroup To Sell PE Fund To Rohatyn Group In $7.2B Deal
• Gores' Platinum Equity Closes $3.75B Buyout Fund
• Madison Dearborn Nets $1.75B In Sale Of Yankee Candle