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Private Equity - February, 2014

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• Bankrupt Fox & Hound Gets Nod For $125M Cerberus Sale
• Fortress Targeted In $200M Clawback By Bankrupt Aussie Co.
• LightSquared And Dish Attys Told To Work Out Discovery Row
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Covington's Christine Haskett
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Holland & Knight's Anita Mosner
• Sherborne Buys 10% Stake In UK's Electra, Targets PE Again
• Men's Wearhouse Welcomes Jos. A. Bank To Bargaining Table
• Handful Of Banner Deals Define M&A In February
• Judge Chews Out Ex-CIFC Worker's Atty In Bias Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: AT&T, J. Crew, Total
• PepsiCo Says No To Activist's Snack Spinoff Proposal
• CommonWealth Slams Corvex's Motives In Proxy Battle
• Icahn Fires Back At EBay As Paypal Spinoff Fight Heats Up
• Why London Courts Are So Popular With Foreign Parties
• Riverbed Spurns Sweetened $3.4B Elliott Buyout Bid
• EBay Snubs Icahn's Call For PayPal Spinoff
• Alternative Transaction Structures: Germany's New Normal
• Jos. A. Bank Says It's Open To Higher Men's Wearhouse Bid
• Law Firm Can't Shake Claims It Aided $6M Facebook IPO Scam
• FRCP Discovery Amendments Prove Highly Controversial
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Buchalter's Shawn Christianson
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Robins Kaplan's Hollis Salzman
• Stock Provides Tech Giants A Path To Big-Ticket Pickups
• PLI Ltd. Finalizes Terms To Run Irish National Lottery
• LightSquared Lenders Demand Dish Docs Involving $2B Bid
• Permira Buys Deutsche Unit To Form $15B Wealth Manager
• Natural Gas Partners Feeds $100M Into MS Energy
• Deals Rumor Mill: WhatsApp, Jos. A. Bank, Carlyle
• Blackstone Wins Over Versace With $287M Investment
• Jeffer Mangels Lands Former Dentons Finance Partner
• US Trustee Challenges $125M Sale Of Fox & Hound, Champps
• Colo. Firm Snags 2 Ex-Bryan Cave Securities, M&A Pros
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sedgwick's Stephanie Sheridan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Pryor Cashman's Colleen Caden
• LS Power Equity Advisors Maxes Out $2B Energy Fund
• Bascom Closes RE Fund Targeting $300M In Multifamily Buys
• Subscription Credit Facilities — Where They Are Headed
• Deals Rumor Mill: TPG Capital, Blackstone, Panasonic
• Icahn Again Targets EBay Board In Push For PayPal Spinoff
• Global Aviation Gets OK For Ch. 11 Plan-Support Pact
• 5 Labor Land Mines For PE Deal-Makers To Avoid
• Dinsmore & Shohl To Merge With Peck Shaffer
• Men's Wearhouse Gets Suit Against Jos. A. Bank Fast-Tracked
• ARPA Energy Inventions Gain $625M In Private Investment
• Men's Wearhouse Backer Showcases Activists' M&A Role
• Elliott Raises Bid For Riverbed Technology To $3.3B
• Fund Chief's Ex Owes Tax On Secret Hedge Fund: Tax Court
• SEC Is Ready To Move From Rulemaking To Rule Enforcement
• The Unstoppable Trailblazer: Judge Shira Scheindlin
• A Close Look At M&A Brokers' New Registration Exemption
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Dentons' Kara Baysinger
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Winston & Strawn's Joan Fife
• Deals Rumor Mill: BlackBerry, SoftBank, Chevron
• Icahn, EBay Trade Barbs Over Board Ethics, PayPal Split
• Blue Cross Can't Ax Steward's Suit Over $40M Hospital Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Avincis, Channel 5, CVC Capital
• Men's Wearhouse Ups Jos. A. Bank Bid To $63.50 Per Share
• Crown, Mivisa Offer EU Antitrust Fixes On $1.65B Merger
• New Energy Opportunities In Mexico Raise FCPA Risks
• Eldorado Sells $40M Stake In Gold Mine To Chinese PE Firm
• Greystone, Quilvest Spawn $100M Multifamily-Asset JV
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bingham's Debra Fischer
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Nossaman's Nancy Smith
• Ex-Chesapeake CEO Raises $680M For Okla. Shale Play
• Scania Shareholder Not Sold On VW's $9.2B Takeover
• Covington Reps American Tire In $365M Terry's Tire Town Buy
• Cinven Pays $915M For Clinical Research Co. Medpace
• Hot Health Sectors On PE Radar — Buzz From JPM Conference
• M&A Needs Privacy Attys, Facebook's WhatsApp Buy Shows
• Forest Investor Says $25B Actavis Offer Is Insufficient
• Investment Firm Seeks $672M Stake In Barnes & Noble
• Holland & Knight Adds Partner to Latin America Finance Group
• FaegreBD Boosts Chicago Financing Team With Ungaretti Atty
• Law360 Private Equity Editorial Advisory Board
• Delaware Continues To Influence US M&A
• German Watchdog Rebukes Facebook's $19B WhatsApp Buy
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ropes & Gray's Jane Goldstein
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Snell & Wilmer's Barb Dawson
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ally Financial, Focus Media, Citigroup
• Newest Property-Secured Bonds Invite Scrutiny
• Bankrupt Gulfco Blasts PE Firm's Bid To Toss Ch. 11 Case
• $81M Settlement In Wilbur Ross Merger Case Wins Initial OK
• Facebook's $19B WhatsApp Buy Stokes Mobile Bubble Worries
• Partners Group Buys $750M Stake In Mexico's Fermaca
• Blackstone, GIC To Invest $750M Into Kronos
• Deals Rumor Mill: Nokia, Merck, J. Jill
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Choate's Melissa Tearney
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Littler's Lee Schreter
• Colony Capital Makes Bid For Italian RE Co. Risanamento
• Dissenting-Shareholders Clauses May Become More Common
• Activist Renews Push For PepsiCo To Spin Off Snack Unit
• Activist Continues Push For Abercrombie Board Shake-Up
• TSX Arms Shareholders With New Board Voting Rules
• Facebook Bets $19B On Mobile Messaging In WhatsApp Deal
• Savanna Spends $60M On Madison Square West Retail
• Lloyds' PE Arm Unloads Carton Supplier In $165M Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Morrison, Shell, Ardagh
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Steptoe's Mimi Addy
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ballard Spahr's Mary Mullany
• Quarles & Brady Adds Akerman Corporate Atty In Naples
• Nixon Peabody Picks Up Greenberg Traurig, Manatt IP Pros
• Signet Jewelers To Acquire Zale For $690M In Cash
• Athlete IPOs: Good For Players, Risky For Investors
• How To Use Risk Analysis To Calculate Settlement Value
• Rothesay Life Picks Up MetLife Unit With $5B In Assets
• Argentina Asks High Court To Overturn $1.4B Debt Order
• The Captain Of The Mother Court: Judge Loretta Preska
• Bankrupt Event-Rental Firm's Lenders Float $124M Credit Bid
• Activist Affirms Proxy Plans After Jos. A. Bank's Bauer Buy
• Jos. A. Bank's Eddie Bauer Deal Squeezes Men's Wearhouse
• TPG, Fosun Snag Chinese Health Care Co. For $369M
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Kaye Scholer's Lori Leskin
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hirschler's Courtney Paulk
• Greenberg Attys And Dufry GC Open Boutique Firm In Miami
• Clayton Dubilier Picks Up Ashland Unit In $1.8B Deal
• Electronic Roadshows: What To Leave In, What To Leave Out
• Kirkland Guides Starr To Landmark MultiPlan Buy
• IHG Reaps $120M In Sale of SF Hotel To Oaktree, Woodridge
• Latham Grabs Another Clifford Chance PE Specialist
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tyson Foods, Peugeot, Starwood
• PE-Backed ISS Plans To Raise $1.5B In Public Debut
• Latham-Led Actavis Pays $25B For Icahn-Backed Forest Labs
• Judge OKs Push For Capstone Docs In $150M Fraud Suit
• Greenlight Capital Sues Over Leaked News On Micron Buy
• Hayman Capital Discloses $200M Purchase of GM Shares
• Deals Rumor Mill: Murphy Oil, Lone Star, Cinven
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hughes Hubbard's Bassey
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Mitchell Silberberg's Coyoca
• Shipman Snags 8-Atty Insurance Team From Drinker Biddle
• 6 Tips For Creating Effective Trial Graphics
• Jos. A. Bank Upends Merger Fight In $825M Eddie Bauer Buy
• Winston & Strawn Lands 2 Ex-Bingham Transactional Experts
• Giant Interactive Sells $200M Stake In Alibaba Owners
• Oppenheimer PE Fund Whistleblower Sues For Retaliation
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sprint, Peugot, Nexon
• Antitrust Probe Delays $1.1B Louisiana-Pacific Deal
• PE Firm Balks At Probe Request In Gulfco Ch. 11
• Fortress Puts Up $363.4M To Buy Back Nomura's Stake
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Goodwin Procter's Sharton
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Levenfeld's Patti O'Connor
• Trends To Watch, Opportunities To Catch In Latin America
• Student Housing Provider Lands $230M Refinancing Loan
• PE Firms Take New Risks As Restaurant Industry Heats Up
• FirstEnergy Sews Up $395M Sale Of 11 Hydroelectric Plants
• Hogan Lovells Adds Ex-Kaye Scholer Corporate Partner
• PepsiCo Refuses Activist Push To Spin Off Snack Unit
• Ono To Proceed With $9.5B IPO Despite Vodafone Buyout Bid
• Revel Co-Owner Gets NJ Regulator's OK To Operate Casino
• Vinci To Sell 75% Of $2.7B Parking Lot Biz
• Equus Capital Sells Landmark Chicago Office Tower For $69M
• Deals Rumor Mill: Carlyle, Blackstone, Giant Interactive
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ballard Spahr's Emilie Ninan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Steptoe's Lucinda Low
• Drilling Fluid Co. Inks $100M Deal To Shed Enviro Biz
• Piramal, Canada Pension Plan Form $500M Indian Housing JV
• Carlyle-Backed Chemical Co. Plans $450M IPO
• Japan Back In Spotlight For Real Estate Investment
• Shearman & Sterling Nabs 6 Orrick Herrington Partners In NYC
• Ex-Greenberg Corporate, Real Estate Pros Join Dechert In LA
• Activist Campaign Against Wausau Execs Picks Up Steam
• Issuers Turn To Overseas IPOs As Emerging Markets Thrive
• Icahn Calls For Resurrection Of Glass-Steagall Act
• EnCap Flatrock Pours $100M Into New Oil, Gas Co.
• Scrapped Proxy-Vote Reforms Bring Relief, Confusion
• Trump Buys Irish Golf Club To Add To Resort Portfolio
• Bankrupt Edgenet Challenges Security Of $20M Of Debt
• European Investment Firms Ink $3B Fund Joint Venture
• Deals Rumor Mill: Brevan Howard, Virgin, Deutsche Bank
• LightSquared Teases New Bankruptcy Plan By Friday
• Introducing Management Fee Credit Facilities
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ropes & Gray's Laurel FitzPatrick
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Baker Donelson's Donna Fraiche
• Unocal Hid Congo Profits In Shell Corp., 9th Circ. Hears
• First Mariner Enters Ch. 11 To Sell Bank Unit For $100M
• Fox & Hound, Champps Parent Plans $125M Sale In Ch. 11
• Broadridge Calls Off Controversial Proxy Vote Reforms
• HIG Capital Gets $1.75B For Latest Middle-Market Fund
• Camelot Group Boss Charged With $9M Theft From Investors
• Ashurst Pilots Sunsuper's $214M Vacation Co. Takeover
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sprint, Vodafone, Nestle
• FTC Signs Off On $2.4B KKR-Sedgwick Deal
• Latham-Led Carlyle Sells $1.9B Unit To German Tire Maker
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: FordHarrison's Tracey Jaensch
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McManis' Neda Mansoorian
• A Look At Shareholder Activism In The Retail Sector
• Millennium & Copthorne Unit Puts Up $274M For NYC Hotel
• Deutsche Telekom Puts Up $1.1B To Fill Out Czech Unit Stake
• Icahn Backs Off $50B Apple Buyback Calls Amid Blowback
• Vintage Capital Offers To Buy Rental Giant In $2.3B Deal
• Sager Creek Nabs Defunct Allens With $160M Bid
• Anatomy Of A Merger War: Men's Wearhouse Vs. Jos. A. Bank
• LinkedIn Puts Up $120M For Job Search Startup Bright
• KKR To Acquire National Vision From Berkshire Partners
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McAndrews' Nabeela Rasheed
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Crowell's Ellen Dwyer
• Reigniting Mexico's Energy Industry
• Deals Rumor Mill: Glencore Xstrata, Cerberus, IBM
• Kirkland Reps Carlyle In $3.2B Industrial Packaging Co. Buy
• Winston & Strawn Nabs Kirkland Deals Pro For PE Group
• OTK Suit Against Ex-Morgans Directors Heads To Trial
• Texas Jury Awards $2.8M To Highland, $2.6M To Ex-PE Head
• Distressed Investors Say Bankruptcy Is Too Expensive
• BlackRock Buys 4th Ontario Solar Plant From Canadian Solar
• Gerova Financial Settles MDL Over Stillwater Deal
• Belden Offers $220M For Broadcast Equipment Vendor
• Blackstone Wants Board Seats After French REIT Buy-In
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Wendel Rosen's Pamela Mintzer
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hodgson Russ' Yalamanchili
• 4 Things To Do In Response To New Antitrust Thresholds
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sprint, KKR, Carlyle
• Sony Unveils Overhaul With PC Unit Sale, TV Unit Spinoff
• Bear Stearns, Deloitte Dodge Hedge Fund's $200M Fraud Suit
• Software Startup Domo Raises Another $125M In Funding
• South Korea Eases Stock Option Tax Burden
• Emerging Markets Deals Steady In 2013: Report
• Deals Rumor Mill: America Movil, Mercuria, Deutsche Telekom
• Haworth Inc. To Buy Majority Stake In Italy Furniture Co.
• M&A Insurance Helps Bidders Stand Out In Packed Market
• Strategic Considerations For Startup PE Fund Managers
• Myriad Genetics Puts Up $270M For Crescendo Bioscience
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Taft's Margaret Lawson
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Frankfurt's Barbara Shiers
• Ex-Highland PE Head Seeks $20M In Defamation Damages
• Investors Sue Prospect Capital Over Auto Loan Co. Merger
• Deals Rumor Mill: Liberty, Novartis, Blackstone
• How M&A Got Off To Its Best Start In Years
• CORRECTED: KFN Hit With Shareholder Suit Over $2.6B Deal
• LightSquared Judge OKs $33M Loan From Dish Chair, Lenders
• Covington & Burling Snags DLA Piper's DC Managing Partner
• Storm Warning For Section 546 'Safe Harbor'
• Blackstone Picks Up 4 Properties From WestLB Successor
• Blackstone Unit Invests $200M In Chopper Leasing Co.
• Is Your Hedge Fund A Trader Or Investor? It Matters
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Michelman's Mona Hanna
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Baker Donelson's Linda Klein
• Shareholder Claims Nixed In $127M Answers Buyout Row
• GCs Name Best-Of-The-Best Attys
• Offshore Law Firm Ogier Sells Unit In $294M PE-Backed MBO
• DOJ Probes Goldman, Others On Libya Deals
• Deals Rumor Mill: Jos. A. Bank, Lenovo, Nestle
• Walgreens Sues Rivals Over Prescription-Refill App Patent
• Ex-NFL Player To Pay $3.6M To Settle SEC Lawsuit
• Montagu Strikes $805M Deal For Rexam's Health Care Biz
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Holwell Shuster's Dorit Black
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gibbons' Christine Amalfe
• Aussie Plumbing Parts Co. Reece Pays $280M For Actrol
• Ex-Chesapeake CEO Ups Utica Assets Amid Deal-Making Blitz
• Jos. A. Bank Sounds Off On $1.6B Men's Wearhouse Offer
• Don't Apply Risk Analysis To Discounted Settlement Value