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Private Equity - March, 2016

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• 'CEO Stalker' Gets New Trial If Ex-Intern Refuses $12.3M Cut
• Hogan Lovells Adds 4 Partners For Australia Growth Bid
• Noteholders Fight Momentive Bankruptcy Plan In 2nd Circ.
• Texas Justices Warned Of Forum Shopping In Eagle Ford Row
• China's Anbang Pulls $14B Starwood Offer
• Deals Rumor Mill: Medivation, Giordano's, SendGrid
• Ceridian Nets Additional $150M In Financing
• Clearview Capital Taps $325M Fund To Nab Stake In Turf Maker
• Pomona Is Latest PE Firm Shooting For Billion-Dollar Fund
• From The Book Of Jargon: WKSI
• Shifting The Law Firm Business Development Paradigm
• CVC Says Exec's Performance, Not Gender, Led To Firing
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• Molycorp Wins Confirmation Of $2.2B Ch. 11 Plan
• Zhengzhou Drops $339M On Chinese Auto Parts Cos.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Carlyle, Goldman Sachs, 21st Century Fox
• Canadian Pacific Asks Norfolk Investors To Back Deal Talks
• SEC Fines, Bans Biotech Venture Capitalist Over $18M Fraud
• Dechert Snags Ex-Schulte Roth Private Funds Pro In NY
• Statoil Escapes Crude Oil Price-Fixing MDL
• NY Private Equity Firm Buys Irish Power Supplier
• State Street Nabs GE's Asset Management Unit In $485M Deal
• The Risks Associated With Underfunded Pensions
• More Essential Than Ever: Insurance In Food Co. M&A
• Del. Judge Goes Full Bore On Molycorp Ch. 11 Hearing
• Swedish Co. Leads Investors As Betterment Raises $100M
• Asian Firm Nabs Australian Medical Software Co. For $118M
• Deals Rumor Mill: Yahoo, SMCP, Gameloft
• Silverfleet Nabs French Chemicals Biz With $140M In Sales
• Advent Acquires Physical Therapy Unit From Fellow PE Firm
• Cancer-Focused Biotech Aeglea Sets Terms On $60M IPO
• Mercer Teams With Kanaly To Form $8B Asset Manager
• The Art Of Normalization In Business Valuation
• High Court Rejection Won't End Debate Over SEC Admin Court
• Apollo's $15B ADT Deal Advances As 'Go-Shop' Period Ends
• Citing Key Pacts, Molycorp Sees Opening For Final Ch. 11 OK
• Affymetrix Says Thermo Fisher Deal Still Beats Ex-Execs'
• Stinson Leonard Nabs M&A Pro From Kramer Levin
• Deals Rumor Mill: Foxconn Technology, Virgin America, KKR
• PE Firm KRG Capital Raises $148M Toward $500M Fund
• Founders Fund Raises $1.3B For New Investments
• Avon Avoids Proxy War With Activist Investor Deal
• PJT Partners Unit Exec. Charged With $95M Fraud Scheme
• Starwood Weighs Sweetened $14B Anbang Buyout Offer
• M&A Indemnification: Who Should Control 3rd-Party Claims?
• Justices Reject Challenge To SEC's In-House Court
• Mindless Lawyering: Is Doc Review 'The Practice Of Law'?
• Molycorp Sells Calif. Mine's Mineral Rights To Creditors
• SEC Gets Assets Frozen In Ponzi-Style Scheme
• VC Fund's Delisting Beef Gets Booted From Canada To UK
• American Capital Looks To Nix Suit Over $52M Deal
• Vista Back In Fight Over $100M Error In $4.2B Tibco Merger
• Taxation With Representation: Weil, Davis, Cravath
• Falfurrias Capital Nears Halfway Mark For $225M Fund
• Deals Rumor Mill: Microsoft, Playboy, Snapchat
• UK Crowdfunder Hopes To Expand Access To IPO Perks
• Fitbit Backer True Ventures Seeks $295M For 5th Fund
• Health-Focused 1315 Capital Nabs $179.5M Toward Fund
• Yokohama Rubber Drops $1.2B On KKR-Backed Tire Co.
• Safeguarding Confidential Communication In China
• PE Firms Aim To Toss $248M Physiotherapy Ch. 11 Fraud Suit
• SoftBank Buys $250M Stake In Celebrity Talent Firm
• 2nd Circ. Says Tribune Creditors Can't Touch Stock Payouts
• Deals Rumor Mill: TiVo, Rosneft, Essar Steel India
• The Future Keeps Happening To Legal Services
• Is The SEC Poised To Broaden Co-Investment Relief?
• TPG, Phillips Edison Grocery REIT Form $250M Venture
• Endeavour Vision Nets $281M For Med-Tech Fund
• Shook Hardy Financial Litigation Leader Joins Jones Day
• How Elite Law Firms Cash In As PE Funds Go Big
• Frazier Healthcare Nabs $525M For Growth Buyout Fund
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone Chicago Hotel, Rowan, Zara
• Judge Isn't Playing Favorites In Real Estate Suit, Court Told
• Software Startup Domo Raises Another $131M In Funding
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• What US Investors Must Know Before Investing In Canada
• From The Book Of Jargon: Make Whole
• Hellas Trustee Bucks Venue Challenge In Bid For $565M Award
• Morgan Lewis Sheds Over 100 Attorneys After Bingham Deal
• 5 Firms On The Rise In 2016
• The Firms That Lost The Most Ground This Year
• Greenberg Traurig On Track To Become Biggest US Firm
• Deals Rumor Mill: Banco Popolare, Total, Blackstone Group
• Venture Capitalist Pleads Guilty In NJ To $3M CrossFit Fraud
• TSX Plans To Revitalize Canada's Slumping Venture Exchange
• Demystifying The Attorney-Client Privilege
• Delivery Startup DoorDash Raises $127M In Funding Round
• IK Investment Partners Closes €277M Small Cap Fund
• NYC REIT Buying Office Tower From Blackstone For $180M
• SEC Says Barred NJ Adviser Involved In Ponzi-Like Scheme
• PE-Backed RegionalCare Inks $550M Hospital Operator Merger
• SEC Inching Forward On Fiduciary Duty Plans, White Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Banco Popolare, Sequoia, Abry Partners
• PE-Backed Turbine Maker Inks Smaller Deal After Pulling IPO
• Sverica Capital Nabs $275M For IT, Health Services Fund
• HGGC Nabs $540M In Sale Of Software Company
• Energy Capital Invests $300M In US Solar Service Co.
• Advent International Nets $13B For Latest Global Buyout Fund
• Cybersecurity Considerations For CFTC Intermediaries
• Deals Rumor Mill: Citigroup, Yahoo, Foxconn Technology
• ARCH Venture Partners Seeks $400M For 9th Fund
• The Rise Of Impact Investing In Private Equity
• Foursquare, Tumblr Funder Raises $166.8M In Latest Round
• Blank Check Co. WL Ross Inks $1.67B Deal For Nexeo
• Updata Partners Raises $160M For 5th Fund, Eyes $275M
• Is Student Loan Stress The New Norm For Law School?
• Diminishing Significance Of The Revlon Doctrine
• 7 Best Practices For Managing An Associate's Personal Crisis
• Airbus Sells Defense Electronics Unit To KKR For $1.2B
• Holland & Knight Nabs 10 Deals Pros From Greenberg
• Starwood To Drop Marriott Deal In Favor Of $13.2B Offer
• Evolution Of Activist Funds May Emulate PE, Experts Say
• Skype Co-Founder's VC Firm Targeting $750M Funding
• Deals Rumor Mill: AlpInvest Partners, Blackstone, Logen
• Silver Oak Raises $335M For Third Lower Middle Fund
• Navigating The Minefield Of Indemnification Provisions
• Telecom Manufacturer Says PE Firm Stole Trade Secrets
• Molycorp Creditors Press To Buy Calif. Mineral Rights
• Activists Less Keen On Spinoffs, Evercore Founder Says
• Eagle Ford Investment Fight Opens Door For Rogue Directors
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bouygues, Evonik, Boston Dynamics
• Eurazeo Pays $393M For 2 Swiss Hospitality Schools
• Partners Group Nabs $2.8B For PE-Focused Secondaries Fund
• China's Private Players Help Fuel Record US Investment
• PE-Backed Wind Turbine Maker Pulls IPO Amid 'Volatility'
• A Snapshot Of Patent Troll Litigation Against Unicorns
• Ardian Sells $323M Health Care Stake To 2 Italian Buyers
• Q&A With Covington & Burling's Marney Cheek
• From The Book Of Jargon: Effective Subordination
• Wealth Management For Senior Partners
• OPINION: Missed Opportunity In Supreme Court Nomination
• In His Own Words: 4 Key Garland Opinions
• Garland's High Court Nomination Battle Likely To Drag On
• Judge Garland Could Bring New Consensus To High Court
• Attorneys Weigh In On Obama's Supreme Court Pick
• American Capital Can Proceed With $52M MBS Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Charter, Vista Equity, China Merchants
• Greenberg Traurig Nabs Finance Pro From Mayer Brown
• Anterra Nets $125M In Venture Capital For Food And Ag Tech
• Paul Weiss Missed Caesars Conflict, Examiner Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Ping An Insurance, Ares, EB-5 Deal
• Chancery Sheds Light On 'Control'
• Obama Picks Garland To Fill High Court Seat
• Caesars Faces Up To $5.1B In Creditor Claims, Examiner Says
• Starwood, HI Partners Team Up For $555.6M Spanish Hotel JV
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bashneft, Zoomlion, Ferro Corp.
• Pryor Cashman Nabs Mitchell Silberberg Film Finance Pro
• Tech-Focused VC Firm Accel Raises $2B In Cold IPO Market
• Dems Demand SEC Nominees' Views On Spending Disclosure
• PE Building Momentum To Close The Gender Gap
• Lee Equity Partners Nets $315M For Latest Fund
• Hunton & Williams Fights To Nix $155M Malpractice Suit
• 5 Firms Guide $161M Brooklyn Purchase, Financing
• Private Investors Provide $170M For UK Student Lending Firm
• Considerations Before Selling To Private Equity
• Ex-Sequoia Capital Partner Blasts Sex Assault Allegations
• PE-Backed Brewery Nabs Stake In Florida's Cigar City
• Ex-Chesapeake CEO Sped 89 Mph Before Crash, Police Say
• Norton Rose Nabs Corporate Finance Pro From Kaye Scholer
• The 8 Firms GCs Can't Stop Talking About
• GCs Say These Firms Are Worth Paying Top Dollar For
• Green Energy Blank Check Co. Sets Terms For $100M IPO
• Pimco Must Face Founder Gross' $200M Suit Over Ouster
• SSE Sells Nearly Half Of UK Wind Farm In $509M Deal
• GCs Name Most Elite Law Firms
• Navigating The Bermuda Regulatory Landscape For M&A
• Deals Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Stemcentrx, Banco Santander
• CVC Capital Acquires Italian Generics Giant Doc Generici
• Q&A With Crowell & Moring's George Ruttinger
• Italian PE Firm Wise Scores $239M For Latest Fund
• Carlyle Taps $1B Fund For 2 Insurance Acquisitions
• Apollo Inks $1.36B Deal For Specialty Grocer Fresh Market
• Best Practices For VC And Other Exempt Reporting Advisers
• Molycorp Issues Revised Ch. 11 Plan With Unknowns, Risks
• Taxation With Representation: Fenwick, Skadden, Alston
• Perkins Coie Nabs Startups Pro From Lowenstein Sandler
• PF Chang's Sued Over Calif. Bathroom Accessibility
• Deals Rumor Mill: Shell, Vattenfall, SunGard
• Scottish Re Freed From Part Of Investor's $40M Suit
• Biotech Sets $75M IPO Terms While Another Yanks Deal
• PE Set To Capitalize On Continued Oil Industry Struggles
• GM Doubles Down On Driverless Tech With Startup Acquisition
• M&A Deals Between Non-US Cos. See Rising US Scrutiny
• From The Book Of Jargon: Ding The Basket
• Sides In Chancery Suit Over $13.9B Keurig Deal To Drop Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: TransCanada, Westar Energy, Chicco
• Sterling Chemicals Reaches $17M Class Deal To End Sale Fight
• 4 Essential Reads For Private Equity Attorneys
• EU Markets Chief Says Union Plan Will Free Up Investment
• Swiss Broker Wants Out Of SEC's Fraud Suit Against CEO
• American Capital Can't Back Out Of $52M MBS Deal, Suit Says
• Much Shelist Guides BlueRoad Ventures' $139M Retail Buy
• Master Limited Partnerships — And Their Benefits And Risks
• Jones Day Adds PE Pro From Kirkland & Ellis
• Paul Hastings, Rutan & Tucker Guide $69M Multifamily Deal
• Citibank Loses Bid To Block PE-Backed Paper Co.'s Debt Swap
• Deals Rumor Mill: Toshiba, Teva, Mediaset
• Vivint Slams SunEdison Over Failed Merger
• 2 Firms Steer $900M Becton Dickinson-Apax Respiratory JV
• Schulte Boosts M&A, Securities Practice With New Partner
• Brexit Bad For Business, UK Finance Groups Say
• Partners Group Pays $203M For Canadian Fiber Network Co.
• Embattled Valeant Adds 3 Independent Directors To Board
• Extracontractual Fraud Claims Are Like Zombies
• Wealth Management For Mid-Level Partners
• Molycorp Seeks Ch. 11 Plan Rework After Bids Fall Short
• VC Fund Founder Embraces Diversity In Investment Strategy
• Paul Weiss Boosts China M&A Group With Ex-Linklaters Attys
• Vivint Kills $2.2B SunEdison Merger, Citing Breach
• Diabetes-Focused Senseonics Sets $60M IPO
• Deals Rumor Mill: Toshiba, Nippon Telegraph, Orange SA
• Fla. PE Shop Lends $368M For Kazakhstan Mixed-Use Project
• Uber, Google Cleared Of Cabbies' Anti-Competition Claims
• Main Post Partners Raises $400M For Inaugural PE Fund
• PE Firm Pamlico Nets $207M In Sale Of Marketing Services Co.
• Drafting Partnership Agreements Under New Audit Regime
• BelHealth Says Geritrex Hid FDA Probe Before $14M Stake Deal
• Judge Faces DQ Bid Over 'Favoritism' In Real Estate Suit
• Madison Realty, USAA Real Estate Team For $270M NYC Buy
• Tax Attorney Joins Baker & McKenzie In Washington, DC
• PE-Backed Alvogen Bolsters Pipeline With Generics Co. Buy
• Blank Check IPOs Cash In While Broader Market Flounders
• Deals Rumor Mill: DuPont, Sharp Corp., Americana Group
• Asian PE Firms Boast The Most Women In Senior Roles
• Best Practices For Motions Brief Writing: Part 2
• UK PE Firm Nabs $426M For Lower-Middle Market Fund
• Investor Hummer Winblad Seeks $125M For Latest Fund
• IRS Seeks Comments on New Partnership Audit Regime
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• Greenberg Hires PE Pros From Akin Gump, Goldman
• Deals Rumor Mill: Line, Thomson Reuters, Carlyle Group
• Atty-Client Side Deals Can Undercut Malpractice Defense
• EU Markets Chief Says Banks Want Capital Rules To Scale
• InstarAGF Raises $279M For Infrastructure Fund
• Taxation With Representation: Davies, King & Spalding, K&L
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, MG Engineering, Hamilton
• HIG Capital To Buy Quicken From Intuit
• Best Practices For Motions Brief Writing: Part 1
• Making Sure Your Survival Periods Work As Intended
• K&L Losses Mount As 4 Partners Leave For Stradley Ronon
• Airline Tells 2nd Circ. Soros Owes $55M For Leasing Snafu
• Emboldened Antitrust Regulators Making Cos. Think Twice
• Insurer Can't Ax Bad-Faith Claim Over Heparin Defense Denial
• Kirkland Adds Private Equity, Energy Pro In Houston
• Deals Rumor Mill: Toshiba, Royal Philips, Samsonite
• Morgan Stanley Unit Raises $3.6B For 2nd Infrastructure Fund
• Kirkland Assists As Pfingsten Closes $382M Mid-Market Fund
• Real Estate Rumors: Equity Residential, Brickman, Thor
• SEC Clarifies 'Substantial Implementation' In Proxy Access
• UK's New Corporate Disclosure Law And Impact On PE Firms
• Late Oil Exec McClendon No Stranger To Litigation
• Canadian Pacific-Norfolk Bid Faces Bigger Hurdles Than Rivals
• Investors Attack Key Expert In Dell Stock Appraisal Fight
• Ex-Reed Smith PE Partner In NY Jumps To Akin Gump
• Deals Rumor Mill: Reichhold, Permira, Cisco
• Europe Is Land Of Opportunity For PE Deals In Down Market
• Canada's Fiera Grows In US With $145M Investment Biz Deal
• Wealth Management For New Law Firm Partners
• Ex-Chesapeake CEO Was Shale Pioneer Who Fell From Grace
• A Buyer's Guide To Reps And Warranties Insurance
• Tilton, Patriarch Can't Escape Bank's Suit Over CDO Losses
• Actis Sells Payment Services Co. Serving Africa, Middle East
• Ex-Chesapeake CEO Dies In Car Wreck A Day After Indictment
• BlackRock Sells NY Commercial Condos For $163M
• Accel-KKR Latest To Target Cloud Cos. With IntegriChain Buy
• 3 Firms Guide $1.34B Los Angeles Office Deal
• Hedge Fund Takes Gray Reed Extortion Claims To High Court
• Latham Snags Tax Attorney From Davis Polk In NYC
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ball Corp., EQT Holdings, SABMiller
• Kayne Anderson Sells Florida Portfolio For $569M
• White & Case Adds New M&A Partner In Prague
• JF Lehman Snags API Technologies In $111M Deal
• PE Building Tech Portfolios On Foundation Of Mature Cos.
• PE, VC Veteran Seeks $420M For New Firm's First Fund