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Private Equity - October, 2014

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• Symbion Must Shed Center In FTC Deal Over $792M Merger
• 2nd. Circ. Stomps Momentive Noteholders' Ch. 11 Stay Bid
• 4 Cos. Raise $1.2B As US IPO Market Warms Back Up
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• ABRY Partners Sells HealthPort 5 Years After IPO Attempt
• Deals Rumor Mill: Oi SA, Bakrie Group, Altice SA
• Duane Morris Adds Akin Gump Energy Project Pro
• Centerbridge Closes 3rd PE Fund With $6B Raised
• Carlyle Closes 6th CLO Of Year With $564M Fund
• Pulling Up Stakes: Baker & McKenzie, Kirkland, Manatt
• Ares Nabs Energy Infrastructure Manager With $4B In Assets
• Danone Spotlights Inbound China M&A With $550M Milk Co. Bet
• Application Of California's Long-Arm Statute In M&A
• Harbinger Fails In Attack On $1.7B LightSquared Guaranty
• Deals Rumor Mill: SoftBank, Arle Capital, Varsity Brands
• Canadian Fracker Hits Target With $724M IPO
• Prezzo Gives PE Firms More Time To Piece Together Bids
• Execs Predict Deep Cash Piles Will Keep M&A Rolling
• TerraForm Pays $250M For 39 Capital Dynamics Solar Assets
• Carlyle-Backed Axalta Trucks Toward $878M IPO
• Western Apparel Co. Boot Barn Raises $80M In IPO
• Stretching Singles Into Doubles: Alternative PE Exits
• Triaxx Funds Object To JPMorgan's $4.5B RMBS Deal
• Chancery Nixes $3.1M Bid For Fees In TPC Shareholder Suit
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• Real Estate Heavyweights Team Up On $750M Debt Platform
• Deals Rumor Mill: BG Group, E.On, Berkshire Hathaway
• Wind Funding Declines While Industry Queues Up Deals
• Infracapital's $1.6B For Infrastructure Fund Beats Target
• Middle Market Deals Dominate PE In 2014
• PE-Backed Steakhouse Operator Ramps Up For $75M IPO
• Market Rumors: Cheil, Floor & Decor, Jasmine Broadband
• American Energy Drops $726M On Texas Acreage
• Megadeals Pushed US Energy M&A To High Mark In Q3
• Cooley Leads Breast Implant Maker Sientra In $75M IPO
• KKR, Anadarko Team Up To Drill In Southeast Texas
• McGuireWoods Adds Ex-Norton Rose Restructuring Atty
• When Things Do Not Go As Planned In A Bankruptcy Sale
• Allergan Says Ackman's Valeant Vote Would 'Gut' Protections
• RE Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Hard Rock, Datatrak
• Engility Closes $1.1B Deal To Acquire PE-Backed TASC
• Deals Rumor Mill: Apple, Numericable, Lockheed
• Siemens JV Had Right To Scuttle Alarm Co. IPO, Court Says
• Carlyle-Backed GDC Technology Latest To Ditch IPO Plans
• $23B Burger King-Tim Hortons Deal OK'd By Canada Watchdog
• Romney Private Equity Fund Solamere Rakes In $527M
• GGP Snags $175M Stake In Miami Design District
• Apollo To Pay $395M For Italian Bank's Insurance Units
• InnVest REIT, KingSett Pay $167M For Toronto Hotel Stake
• Kirkland Reps GTCR In Strategic Devicor Exit
• Fed's Leveraged Lending Guidance Dings Traditional Banking
• PE-Backed Enviva Eyes IPO To Fund Plant Construction
• MoFo Set For Big Payday In SoftBank's $10B Shopping Spree
• FCPA Risks Abound For PE Firms And Their Insurers
• PE Firms Turning To Add-On Deals As Valuations Soar
• Deals Rumor Mill: PDVSA, Continental AG, Solamere Capital
• Harbinger Takes Aim At $1.7B LightSquared Debt Guaranty
• Calif. Med Tech Co. Sets Terms For $100M IPO
• PE-Backed INC Research Aims To Raise Up To $150M In IPO
• Advent Hives Off Douglas Unit In $271M Sale To 3i
• Market Rumors: CGN, Estia, Moinian
• Warburg Pincus Steamrolls Target With $4B For Energy Fund
• Premium Pet Food Co. Freshpet Launches IPO
• Venture-Backed IPOs Still Stirring Despite Shaky Markets
• Use Social Media For Legal Service Only As A Last Resort
• Momentive's Disputed $3B Debt-Cutting Plan Goes Live
• Deals Rumor Mill: PetSmart, Societe Generale, Atlanta Hawks
• Starwood, Sankaty Snap Up €800M Spanish Loan Portfolio
• Google Pays $585M For Several Silicon Valley Buildings
• $370M Austin Hotel Secures Colony Capital Financing
• RE Rumor Mill: Google, Hines, Keller Williams
• Harbinger Slams LightSquared's Bid To Halt $1.9B Suits
• Okapi CEO Explains Why Activists Are Ruling The Marketplace
• Pulling Up Stakes: Squire Patton Boggs, Hogan, Kirkland
• Commercial Services Co. Goes Private In $840M PE Sale
• UK Court Sheds Light On De Facto And Shadow Directors
• Firm Must Show Cash Trail In Client's $6M Facebook Scam
• Bankrupt Ormet Gets Nod To Dismiss Ch. 11 Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: Deutsche Telekom, EnCap, Farrow & Ball
• Silicon Valley VC Confidence Dips Amid IPO Exit Concerns
• Slow Growth Weighs On KKR Earnings, But Distributions Soar
• Market Rumors: China Grand Auto, ACS, TLG Immobilien
• Kirkland & Ellis Nabs Private Equity, M&A Expert From Weil
• Australia Looks To Open Native PE To Foreign Investors
• Alibaba Rival Tencent Leads E-Shop's $350M Funding Round
• A Different Kind Of Hospitality Opportunity In China
• Q&A With Carlton Fields' Seth Joseph
• Dechert Reps PE-Backed Aqua Terra In Permian Basin Deal
• New Lessons From Rural/Metro II For M&A Parties, Advisers
• TPG Paid Top Dollar In $394M Gelson's Buy, Arden Says
• Boart To Recapitalize Under Deal With Centerbridge
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• UniTek To Swap Debt For Equity, Go Private In Ch. 11
• Deals Rumor Mill: Apollo Global, Advent, Sterigenics
• Market Drop Could Spell Opportunity For Deal-Hungry PE
• Prophet Equity Says Insurer Owes $15M For Ex-Worker's Suit
• Market Rumors: Wingstop, Yodle, ECB
• SoftBank Leads $100M Financing For Indonesian Online Market
• Latham Pilots PR Firm's £200M Purchase Of Media Data Co.
• CVC Capital Sinks €700M Into Finnish Insulation Co.
• Know The Collateral Consequences Of Financial Reg Action
• New Jurisdictional Issues When Moving To Quash A Subpoena
• Canada's Proposed Takeover Bid Rules Are Target-Friendly
• Viamet Gets $60M In Private Financing After Nixing IPO
• Deals Rumor Mill: Actavis, Siemens, Yahoo
• Medical Properties Trust Pays $897M For 40 Medical Assets
• Ropes Reps Berkshire In Deal For Info. Management Co.
• 5 Ways To Keep A Dual-Track Process From Going Off The Rails
• Deutsche AWM Rakes In $1.7B For Latest PE Fund
• Blackstone Forms New Renewable Energy Company
• Market Rumors: Poste Italiane, Massimo Zanetti, JBS
• Q&A With Vinson & Elkins' Robert Kimball
• 10 Things You Must Know Before Engaging In Crowdfunding
• Kirkland, Jones Day Lead PE Dealmaking In 3Q
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• LendingClub Eyes NYSE Listing For $500M IPO
• SEC Names Ex-Hedge Fund Manager As Exam Deputy Director
• Hook Stock, Financing Structures Pose Traps In Private M&A
• Deals Rumor Mill: Adidas, Allergan, Sigma-Tau
• Cooley Steers Breast Implant Maker Sientra's IPO Plans
• Warburg, Bridgepoint Directors Beat $250M Tender Offer Suit
• RE Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Forest City, Canyon-Johnson
• Western Apparel Retailer Boot Barn Struts Toward $75M IPO
• Justices Pass On Dismissal Of Investors' EnerMax Suit
• Dutch SHV Holdings Offers $3.5B For Animal Food Co. Nutreco
• Skadden Steers Permira In $3.5B Agrochemicals Unit Sale
• Who Runs My Joint Venture?
• Animal Health Co. Prices Brazil's First IPO Of 2014
• Jones Day Reps PE-Backed H-D Advanced In Add-On Deal
• All Eyes On Africa As Next PE Hotspot
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tiger Airways, Fresenius, EnCap
• Fiber Telecom Zayo Group Misses Mark With $400M IPO
• Cerberus, Orion Team Up On $287M Deal For Spanish Resort
• Old Mutual Forks Over $941M For UK Investment Manager
• Einhorn Hedge Fund Greenlight Capital Raising Extra Cash
• Venture Capital Steamrolling '13 With $33B Invested So Far
• What Litigators Can Learn From Novelists
• Start To Think About Entering China's Health Care Market
• Tibco Investors Lose $100M Over Spreadsheet Goof
• Blackstone's 7th Fund On The Way Despite Volatile Markets
• Chuck E. Cheese's Gobbles Up Competitor Peter Piper Pizza
• Clock Ticks On Momentive To Pull Off Thorny Ch. 11
• California Burger Chain Hopes To Beef Up With Public Debut
• Bain Takes 80% Stake In Chinese Financial Co. Lionbridge
• Co-Investment Craze Drives Private Equity Evolution: Report
• Deals Rumor Mill: PolyOne, Allergan, Wizz Air Holdings
• Encouraging Gas Development In China — A Work In Progress
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• Deals Rumor Mill: ConvaTec, Vodafone, French Gov't
• CORRECTED: American Realty Strikes $162M Deal For NYC Office
• PE-Backed Energy Co. Pays $500M To Up Marcellus Acreage
• Vista Equity Rakes In $5.8B For Largest PE Fund To Date
• PE-Backed UK Bank Drops Plan For $479M Public Debut
• American Midstream Pays $470M For Permian, Bakken Assets
• Ann Inc. Exploring Options As Investors Push For $3B Sale
• Market Rumors: Cheil Industries, Dai-ichi, Memorial Health
• London Becomes Post-Crisis IPO Hotspot
• Planning For Disputes In Cross-Border PE Deals
• KKR, KFN Prevail In Chancery Suit Over $2.6B Deal
• Wynnchurch Founders Spar Over Stake In $600M Fund
• Fried Frank Reels In Ex-Kirkland & Ellis Euro Chief
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sysco, GlaxoSmithKline, Providence Equity
• German RE Co. TLG Seeks To Raise $642M In Frankfurt Listing
• Ex-Two Sigma Analyst Can't Dodge IP Trial, But Bail Is Cut
• ND Scores Big With $4B Natural Gas Plant In The Works
• PE-Backed Eagle Point Credit Co. Raises $103M In IPO
• Squire Patton Accused Of Guiding Alliance Founder's Scheme
• SAI Global Spurns $1B PE Offer For Risk Management Unit
• Del. Clarifies Approach To Derivative Suits In Insolvency
• Proposed Margin Rules For Uncleared Swaps Will Be Costly
• Information Governance: A Missed Opportunity For Lawyers
• Australian Billboard Co. APN Outdoor Targets $300M IPO
• IRS Can Demand Highland Settlement Info From Barclays
• RBC Hit With $76M Judgment Over Botched Rural/Metro Sale
• Market Rumors: National Stock Exchange, Tele Columbus, APN
• PE-Backed Canadian Fracker Targets $800M IPO
• Deals Rumor Mill: Actavis, Reliance Industries, Old Mutual
• Corporate Buyers, Strong Markets Narrow PE Deal-Making
• Dynegy Moving On $5.1B Bond Issue To Fund Expansion
• PE-Backed Dave & Buster's Scores $95M In Public Debut
• Pulling Up Stakes: Barnes, Dickinson Wright, Kaye Scholer
• Simpson Thacher Reps Blackstone In Advisory Unit Spinoff
• Fox Teams Up With Apollo In TV Production Venture
• Foreign Direct Investment Vs. National Security Risk
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• Fried Frank Picks Up Securities, White Collar Partner In NY
• Apax Drops €730M On Dutch Cloud Provider
• LightSquared Seeks To Reclaim $1.9B Harbinger Litigation
• Deals Rumor Mill: Altice, CDH Investments, Big Bus Tours
• KPMG Tries To Duck Fraud Suit Over Ex-Rangers Owner Audit
• EPA Approves $200M Expansion For Texas Power Plant
• Exits From Private Equity On Pace For Record Year
• IDFC Closes 2nd India Infrastructure Fund With $900M Raised
• PE Firm New Mountain Closes $4.13B Middle-Market Fund
• Investor Interest In Health IT Firms Continues
• Deals Rumor Mill: Valeant, Shell, PT Pertamina
• Abraaj Buys Stake In S. African Food, Consumer Goods Co.
• Latham, Ropes Guide TPG RE's $120M LifeStorage Investment
• Activists Look To PE Playbook To Deploy Record Cash Stores
• Blackstone Floats $700M To Energy Co. For CO2 Oil Recovery
• PE Firm Sued Over Allegedly Botching $39M Hyatt Hotel Deal
• Icahn To Rely On Tweets After SEC Sets Social Media Policy
• Paul Hastings Steers Caisse RE Arm $500M Mexico Investment
• Encana Continues Gas Purge With $541M Alberta Asset Sale
• Ex-Duane Reade CEO Case A Model For VWPA Restitution
• A Primer On 'Bad Faith' In Federal Removal Jurisdiction
• Deals Rumor Mill: Swisscom, Waterland, Actavis
• PE-Backed Fracking Sand Co. Raises $400M In Downsized IPO
• Schiff Hardin Opens Dallas Office With Ex-Squire Patton Attys
• Everstone's Third Fund Eyes $650M For India Investments
• Goldman Sells Sawgrass Golf Resort To Carey Watermark
• Crowdfunding Models Proliferate For Clean Energy Projects
• HP Sells Stake In Data Center Biz After Unveiling Spinoff
• CFTC Paves Way For Broader Advertising Of Private Funds
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• Judge Won't Waste Time On Allied Systems Settlement
• Top Lenders Abandon Ch. 11 Plan To Split Up LightSquared
• Boston PE Firm Tallies Up $600M In Latest Fund Close
• Venture Firm Thrive Capital Raises $400M Fund
• Oaktree Wants Fraud Claims Nixed From Quantum Sale Fight
• Market Rumors: Talos Energy, Jimmy Choo, Bangkok Airways
• Deals Rumor Mill: Glencore, Blackstone, Iberdrola
• Kirkland Nabs Ex-Vinson Capital Markets Pro In Houston
• HP Latest To Pursue Spinoff As Investors Shun Conglomerates
• DOE OKs Cross-Border Permit For $2B NYC-Canada Powerline
• Electra Investors Vote Down Bramson's Shakeup Play
• In-House Insights From KBR General Counsel Andrew Farley
• Two Tickets To Paradise: Foreign Buyers Drawn To Florida
• Deals Rumor Mill: Yahoo, Platform Specialty, Kellogg
• EU Opens In-Depth Probe Into $13B Zimmer-Biomet Deal
• EXCLUSIVE: Fortress Pays $290M For Atlanta Office Park
• Linn Energy Reaps $2.3B From Texas, Okla. Land Sales
• Delaware Rundown: What You Missed In Q3
• Blackstone's Strategic Partners Hits $4.4B Fund Cap Early
• Pulling Up Stakes: Barnes, Haynes And Boone, K&L Gates
• PE-Backed UK Bank Aldermore Homes In On £300M IPO
• Iamgold Dumps Quebec Mine In $530M Deal With Magris
• Dealmakers Q&A: Akerman's Mary Carroll
• Unitranche: Opening The Loan Market For New Participants
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• Shearman, Watson Work On EFG's $208M Wind Farm Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Allied Irish
• Lab Products Co. VWR Raises $536M In IPO
• Dealmakers Q&A: Debevoise's Maurizio Levi-Minzi
• Bain-Backed Spanish Call Center Raises $150M In IPO Flop
• Online Retailer Wayfair Raises $319M In IPO As Shares Soar
• Fairway Board, PE Backers Look To Ax Derivative Suit
• Duane Morris Adds Corporate Star To Philly Office
• The Dramatic Transformation Of Miami's Lincoln Road
• Dealmakers Q&A: Taft's James Strain
• RE Rumor Mill: US Sugar, Ashkenazy, Cornerstone
• Rocket Internet Seeks To Raise $2B At Top Of IPO Range
• Hellman & Friedman Raises $10B For Latest PE Fund
• Deals Rumor Mill: Burton's, Relational Investors, Avolon
• Triaxx Funds End Objections To BofA's $8.5B MBS Deal
• VC Investment Climbs To $59B In 2014 So Far, Report Finds
• Growing Solar Co. Vivint Raises $330M In IPO
• Angels In Limbo Until Next Year
• Dealmakers Q&A: Sidley Austin's Michael Gordon
• Ackman's Pershing Square Raises $3B Ahead Of Public Debut