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Private Equity - December, 2014

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• First Reserve Acquires Oil Firm Ahead Of Pipeline Completion
• Deals Rumor Mill: Stryker, HeidelbergCement, BeijingWest
• UK Antitrust Watchdog Investigating $321M Gorkana Deal
• RE Rumor Mill: Beacon Capital, Polidev, Ashkenazy
• Ellandi, Lone Star Funds JV Drops $403M On 7 UK Malls
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Porter Hedges' Soliman
• KKR, Veresen Form $860M Venture, Buy Gas Assets For $516M
• Australia's Telstra Grabs Pacnet From PE Backers For $697M
• Cargill Drops Pursuit Of Dutch Animal Feed Co.
• Pension Plans Pick Up $2B Infrastructure Portfolio Stake
• 1 Firm Advised On $126.9B Of PE Deals In 2014
• Kayne Anderson Puts $100M In New Oil Partnership
• Deals Rumor Mill: Occidental, Viettel, Madison Dearborn
• Aramid Settles With Relativity In $44M Sony Film Finance Suit
• New Senior Strikes $435M Deal To Buy Housing Portfolio
• Delaware Rundown: What You Missed In Q4
• Miami Development Takes On Homeowners' Ch. 11 Claims
• What Private Equity Buyers Are Doing To Win
• Caesars Re-Merges With Subsidiary Ahead Of Bankruptcy
• American Apparel Confirms Takeover Bid Worth Up To $245M
• The State Of Technology-Assisted Review In 2014
• Law360 Names Law Firms Of The Year
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Growth Hormone Biotech Seeks $86M IPO Amid Strong Market
• Blackstone, Patria Drop $263M On Brazil Office Portfolio
• Volcker Rule Delay Takes Heat Off Some PE Investors
• Starwood Drops $1.5B In Scandinavia's Largest 2014 RE Deal
• FAA Urged To Allow Commercial Use of 'Micro' Drones
• 5 IPOs Reap $1B In Last Full Week Of Record-Busting 2014
• Taxation With Representation: Wilson Sonsini, Shearman, DPW
• Blackstone-Backed Summit Materials Plots $100M IPO
• Gaillon Raises Club Med Offer To $1.15B In Bidding War
• Plummeting Oil Prices Open Door For Distressed PE In 2015
• GI Partners Snaps Up Health Care IT Co. From OMERS
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Dechert's Laura Ciabarra
• Thai Seafood Giant To Swallow Bumble Bee In $1.5B Deal
• Harbinger Backs LightSquared's New Restructuring Plan
• The 5 Biggest Themes Dominating PE In 2014
• Nev. Gaming Commission OKs Blackstone's $1.7B Casino Buy
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• RE Rumor Mill: Blackstone, GGP, BuzzFeed
• Kellogg Ups Ante With $140M Bid For Egyptian Biscuit Co.
• Riverstone Plugs An Extra $150M Into Castex Energy
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Curtis's William Candelaria
• Redfin's $71M Raise Repped by Fenwick, WilmerHale
• Roberto Cavalli Inching Toward Long-Awaited PE Deal
• Proposals To Reform Ch. 11 Target Secured Creditors
• Simpson Thacher Guides $2.9B Apax Orange Exit
• RE Rumor Mill: Prudential, Premier Group, GLL Real Estate
• Apollo Pays $572M For Stake In Leighton Services JV
• Advent, Avista Drop $1.5B Drug Co. Buy Amid FDA Scrutiny
• PetSmart Details Financing Plan, Breakup Fee For $8.7B Sale
• Reps & Warranties Insurance Dominates 2014 PE Deal Talk
• What Happens When Legal Aid Cuts Stimulate Pro Bono?
• Sheridan Rakes In $1.5B For US Oil, Gas Acquisitions
• Skadden Guides $3.6B Visteon Spin Off To PE Group
• Chancery Court Speaks To Underlying Reality of Influence
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• Blackstone Commits $294M Toward Singaporean RE Assets
• FINRA In No Playing Mood With Toys R Us Research Case
• Goodwin Procter Reps Partners Group In $1.1B Dynacast Deal
• Tech IPO Pipeline Well-Stocked For 2015 Amid Funding Surge
• Sabre Braces For Big Hit On LastMinute.com In $120M Sale
• Annual Bankruptcy And Restructuring Roundup
• Exchange Act Does Not Prohibit Big Boy Letters
• SEC To Drop Insider Trading Case Over Herbalife Stock
• Northwood Investors Drops $992M On UK Real Estate
• Lackluster Take-Private Market Sees Late-Year Shine
• Tour Co. Tuniu Nixes Public Offering For $148M Investment
• PetSmart Marks Activist's 2nd Large-Cap Buyout Coup In 2014
• Gibson Dunn Nabs 2nd Kirkland Corporate Atty This Month
• Bain Puts Up $648M For Irish Co.'s Concrete Biz
• Riverbed Agrees To $3.6B Buyout Amid Activist Pressure
• 3 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Hiring Appellate Counsel
• SEC Enforcement: 2014 Review And 2015 Outlook
• BC Partners Offers $8.7B For PetSmart In 2014's Biggest LBO
• Friday's IPO Market Unfriendly To PE-Backed Cos.
• Pacifica Cos. Picks Up San Antonio Hotel Near SeaWorld
• Deals Rumor Mill: Repsol, Bain Capital, ID Leisure
• Permira Nets $622.4M In Hugo Boss Stake Sale
• Momentive Cuts Deal Over $8.9M In Bondholder Atty Fees
• 3 Hurdles Paul Hastings Cleared For $850M Asia RE Fund
• Private Equity MVP: Simpson Thacher's Anthony Vernace
• KKR Joins With United Water For Pa. Infrastructure Project
• Veyance Sheds Unit To Win OK For $1.8B Continental Deal
• Taxation With Representation: Hughes Hubbard, Hogan, Ropes
• 6 Questions To Ask Before An Internal Investigation
• Greenberg Traurig Snags Winstead Corporate Pro In Texas
• Private Equity MVP: Ropes & Gray's Amanda Morrison
• HD Supply Launches $1.1B Follow-On Offering
• PE Soared Past Stocks In First Half
• Deals Rumor Mill: Telecom Italia, EPH, Shell
• Adobe To Pay $800M For PE-Backed Stock Photo Co.
• Whiff Of Deal Activity Slowdown In The Air For Late 2015
• LendingClub Rallies In NYSE Debut After $870M IPO
• What Lawyer-Novelists Learned From Being Lawyers
• BioMed Nets $322.5M In Sale Of GSK Unit's Facility
• Cargill Says It Still Wants To Buy Dutch Feed Co. Nutreco
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals We're Following This Week
• Hellas Noteholders' $333M Suit Against Sponsors Revived
• Paul Hastings Guides $850M Asia Real Estate Fund Formation
• Stockholders Claim Vivint Solar's $330M IPO Misled Investors
• RE Rumor Mill: Hilton, Related Cos., ElmTree Funds
• Ropes & Gray Reps Belden In $710M Tripwire Buy
• Deals Rumor Mill: Danone Groupe, Vestas, Fosun International
• Private Equity MVP: Simpson Thacher's Marni Lerner
• SVP Trumps Target With $1.3B Special Situations Fund
• Deal Makers Knock Out Record US IPO Run In 2014
• EMS Jumps On Bandwagon For Qatar's Canary Wharf Bid
• Bidder-Activist Collaboration Will Continue To Evolve
• Gulfco Loses Bid To Overturn Ch. 11 Dismissal
• Disney, Koch Cut Secret Luxembourg Tax Deals, Group Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: JCDecaux, Valeant, AAR Corp.
• Carlyle, Unison Shed Ceramics Co. In Deal With CoorsTek
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• Dechert Reps Aqua Terra In Permian Basin Expansion
• Bridgepoint Investors Take $250M Buyback Suit To 9th Circ.
• Jones Day Adds Litigator, Project Finance Pro In Miami
• Aided By Jones Day, Riverside Continues Dec. Deals Streak
• Private Equity MVP: Kirkland's Leo Greenberg
• Blackstone Sells Calif. Office Portfolio In $3.5B Deal
• Deal Momentum To Stay Hot For PE Players In 2015, E&Y Says
• Apax Lobs $600M Bid For Norwegian IT Co. Evry
• Ropes & Gray Leads Cressey In Closing $615M Health Fund
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, RBS, Mizuho
• LendingClub Eyes $808M IPO After Boosting Price Range
• German Publisher Pays $548M To Lift Digital Classifieds Stake
• Bonomi Prolongs Bidding War With New Club Med Offer
• Deals Rumor Mill: Merro, TDC, Alex & Ani
• Nasdaq Private Market Hooks Up With Motley Fool
• AXA Sheds Finnish Retail For $131M To PE Venture
• American Laser Skincare Shuts Clinics, Files For Ch. 7
• Pulling Up Stakes: Haynes, Gibson Dunn, Weil
• PE Firms Lob $731M Bid For Aussie Mining Products Co.
• Impact Of The Revised 'Passive Business Rule' On SBICs
• Answers Corp. Investors Can't Revive Claims Over $127M Deal
• American Securities Reaps $213M After Trimming ADS Stake
• Deals Rumor Mill: Oi, Fortum, Arbor Pharmaceuticals
• Uber Valued At $40B After Latest Financing Round
• Retailer Deb Stores Hits Ch. 11 For Possible Liquidation
• Okla. Oil Startup Grabs $100M From Lime Rock, Wells Fargo
• KKR Invests In Aussie Agriculture Firm Sundrop
• EQT Exits Paper Co. Munksjo Ahead Of Secondary Listing
• Bain, Virgin Group Chart Course For Cruise Venture
• Freshfields Reps CVC Bet On Sky Gaming Unit In $1.3B Deal
• A New Era Of Simplified M&A In Pennsylvania
• Hellas Judge Rejects PE Firms' Attack On Ch. 15 Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: Holcim, Vodafone, Guggenheim
• $127M Answers Corp. Deal Was Rushed, Del. Justices Hear
• EQT, Goldman Reap $670M In Profits With ISS Share Sale
• Kellogg Ups Bid To $132M In Fight For Egyptian Biscuit Co.
• Cliffs Eyes Coal Mining Exit With $175M W.Va. Sale
• SEC Slams Assisted Living Provider Over Phony Fogie Scam
• SK Capital Rakes In $1B For Latest Chemicals, Health Fund
• Japan Toy Co. Tomy Plunks Down $118M In Buybacks
• The Unique Risks Of Investing In Out-Of-Network Providers
• RE Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Google, Aareal
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• Deals Rumor Mill: Arizona Chemical, Brown Shoe, Pepe Jeans
• Gibson Dunn Nabs PE, M&A Partner From Kirkland In NY
• Jones Day Reps Riverside In Second Exit In Two Days
• Curry Wants Volcker Rule Exemption For Small Banks
• PE-Backed Auto Parts Maker MPG Revs Up For $308M IPO
• Sophisticated Deals Attys Aren't Immune To Hackers' Guile
• Del. Justices Say RBC's Rural/Metro Appeal Was Too Early
• Lime Rock, Wells Fargo Sink $220M Into Texas Oil Co.
• $8.1B IndCor Sale Highlights Surge Of Blackstone RE Deals
• Weil Guides Centerbridge In $1.2B Acquisition Of IPC
• Caution: Flaws Of The Attorney-To-Secretary Ratio
• The Advantages Of Board Actions On A 'Clear Day'
• Judge OKs Lehman Arm's $22M Miami Resort Sale
• Deals Rumor Mill: Scandinavian TG, Centerbridge, Fresenius
• Freshfields Guides $394M Sale Of Cinven Restaurant Assets
• Wall Street-Savvy Hackers Targeting M&A Attys, Report Says
• Fosun Raises Offer For Club Med To $1.12B In Bidding War
• PE-Backed Australian Billboard Co. Eyes $141M IPO
• Wachtell Reps Apollo In $1.3B Deal For Tech Consulting Co.
• Stroock Lures Ex-Bingham Investment Pro To LA Office
• TPG Cashes Out Of China Grand Auto After Failed IPO
• Peer-To-Peer Lending Startup Eyes $635M IPO
• Ares Inks $433M Deal For British Paint Co. Farrow & Ball
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• PE-Backed American Energy Raises $500M For Shale Buys
• Bev Co. To Back $1.25B DSS Buy With Large Note Offering
• GCs Add 35 Firms To List Of Most Arrogant
• '2ab' FERC Merger Analysis Easy As 1, 2, 3
• Altice Reaches $9.2B Deal For Portuguese Telecom Assets
• Leading UK Insurance Partner Joins Skadden In London
• Bullish Aircraft Lessor Avolon Seeks $314M IPO