Private Equity Archive » April, 2016

Private Equity - April, 2016

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• OPINION: Engaging The Media May Help Your Client
• Deals Rumor Mill: Yahoo, Pfizer, Atlante
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• US Energy, Utility M&A Activity Hits 10-Year High
• PE Firm Exits In Africa Hit 9-Year High
• Tilton Scraps With AXIS Over $5M To Fund Bout With SEC
• Trident Spinoff Sunstone Closes $300M PE Technology Fund
• Abry Still Relevant For Dodging Post-Closing Claims
• DLA Piper Picks Up Restructuring Partner From Skadden
• Deals Rumor Mill: Eni, Qlik, Carl Icahn
• 3i Sheds Mayborn Unit In $197M Deal
• Kirkland & Ellis Leads Mineral Co. In $375M Equity Raise
• House Advances Angel Investors Bill To Boost Startups
• Real Estate Rumors: London & Regional, Lennar, Empire State
• Cinven, CPPIB Nab Hotelbeds Group In $1.3B Deal
• PayPal Co-Founder Leads $100M Smart Home Co. Funding
• IP In A Financial Center: Ireland Vs. Cayman Islands
• Brokaw Act Could Broaden Change-Of-Control Triggers
• Dentons: A New Kind Of Network?
• From The Book Of Jargon: Tree
• 22 Firms Win Top Marks From GCs On AFAs
• Jaffe Faces $10M Malpractice Suit Over Pension Liability
• OMB Cautions House Startup Bill May Hurt Investors
• Pacific Exploration Starts Restructuring In Deal To Nix Debt
• Deals Rumor Mill: Comcast, Uber, Cinven
• Apollo Education May Sell Univ. Of Phoenix If Buyout Fails
• Francisco Backs SintecMedia Execs In Buyout From Riverside
• Peak Rock Buys Hormel's Diamond Crystal Brands
• Partners Group Sinks $100M Into Solar Plant Developer
• Buyout Shop Leonard Green Drops $2.2B On ExamWorks
• Why Investors Are Suing Under Antitrust, Futures Laws
• M&A Strategies In A World Of Rising Antitrust Risk: Part 2
• It's Just Lunch May Have Date With Bankruptcy If Deal Fails
• House Backs Volcker Rule Tweak For Covered Fund Names
• PE Firm Denies It Has To Arbitrate Beer Co.'s $500M Claim
• Deals Rumor Mill: Alibaba, Fnac, Husky Energy
• Hotel Chain Hid Slowdown Before $551M Offering, Suit Says
• Nashville Hotel Scores $89M In Construction Financing
• Lone Star Raises $5.9B For Fifth Real Estate Fund
• Skadden Guides Veritas In $820M Health Care Services Deal
• M&A Strategies In A World Of Rising Antitrust Risk: Part 1
• Chiesa Shahinian Nabs 6 Herrick Feinstein LLP Attys
• Ares' 5th PE Fund Surpasses Target To Close At $7.85B
• Deals Rumor Mill: Novartis, Honeywell, KRG Capital
• Duane Morris Nabs 2 LeClairRyan Corporate Pros In NJ
• Lowenstein Sandler Snags Ex-Mintz Levin Corporate Atty
• CMBS Borrowers Waiting For Nonbank Lenders To Emerge
• Volatility Vs. Stability: Oil And Gas M&A Trends To Watch
• UK Hotel Investment Outlook: Summer 2016 And Beyond
• CVC Deal Values Sports Betting Outfit Tipico At $1.6B
• The D&O Policy Implications Of SEC's Theranos Probe
• Banks Object To Trustee Query In $1.8B Millennium Lab Probe
• Castlelake Rejects US Energy's $11.4M Claim Before Trial
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, Akindo Sushiro, Comerica
• Blank Check Co. Primes Record $600M IPO
• 4 Ways To Get PE Firms Ready For The SEC's Microscope
• Felicis Ventures Nets $200M For 5th Fund
• Mexican Fintech Startup Nabs Funding With $100M Cap
• Avoiding The Pitfalls Of Researching Attorneys In PACER
• Goldman, Vista Near Deal In Suit Over $4.2B Tibco Sale
• 3rd Circ. Says Canning Decision Didn't Invalidate Union Vote
• Deals Rumor Mill: Vodafone, CMA CGM, Concordia Healthcare
• PE-Backed American Renal Prices $165M IPO Near Peak Range
• Family Offices Hold Edge Over PE As Impact Investors
• BBH Capital Brings In $802M For 5th PE Fund's Final Close
• IFC, PE Fund Infuse $200M Into Mexican Oil Producer
• Arnold & Porter Boosts UK Team With Financial Disputes Pro
• Advancement And Indemnification As Distinct Concepts
• Wall Street Firms Among Toughest For Female Partners
• White & Case Opens White Collar-Focused Boston Office
• Deals Rumor Mill: Huawei, Yum Brands, Boyd Gaming
• Bridgepoint, Summit Partners To Buy Financial Software Co.
• One Rock Nabs Chevron's Hawaii Refinery, Gas Stations
• GP Investments Pays $566M For Company Behind Pyrex, Corelle
• Limiting General Partner Fiduciary Duties Still An Option
• DLA Piper Snags Ex-Jones Day M&A Partner In Atlanta
• SEC's Theranos Probe Shows Unicorn Hunt Not A Myth
• Rising Star: Kirkland's Daniel Lavon-Krein
• Chinese Real Estate Services Co. Goes Private In $1.1B Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Euronext, Bass Pro Shops, Yahoo
• Lloyds PE Unit Sells Property Software Group In $108M Deal
• Vestis OK'd For $125M Interim Financing During Ch. 11 Sale
• PE-Backed Blank Check Biz Primes $175M IPO
• Pacific Exploration Inks Restructuring Deal To Nix $5B In Debt
• McCormick Inks $115M Deal For Australian Herb Co.
• Ardian Raises $14B For Investments In Existing Funds
• Kirkland & Ellis Adds Corporate M&A Trio To Munich Office
• Rising Star: Latham & Watkins' Shaun Hartley
• Deals Rumor Mill: AstraZeneca, Ardagh Group, Yahoo
• $15B PE Fund Fires Up To Invest In Growing Chinese City
• How To Help PE Firms In A Tough Fundraising Environment
• 5 Chinese Sectors Pouring Cash Into US Real Estate
• GSR Capital Raises $1B Fund For Lighting Investments
• Vestis Retail Hits Ch. 11 With $246M Debt, Plans Asset Sale
• TPG Leads $150M Investment In Indian Microfinance Firm
• PE-Backed Floor & Decor Pulls $100M IPO
• Another Take On Reed Smith, Pepper Hamilton Merger Talks
• Union Investment Pays $315M For Luxury Hotel Project
• Kirkland Steers Vista In $1.65B Cvent Take-Private Deal
• Stonepeak Pledges Up To $500M To Midstream Services Co.
• Tracking Stock Awakens
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• The Glass Ceiling Report
• The Top 5 Ways BigLaw Is Failing Women
• The 100 Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• Longview Slams 'Forum Shopping' Claim In $95M Dispute
• 3 Firms To Guide IPOs Surpassing $1B In Year's Busiest Week
• Chinese Car Website Attracts $3.6B Buyout Offer
• New Debt-Equity Rules May Have Gone Too Far
• Benihana Of Tokyo Opens Fire In $9M TM Row With PE Firm
• K&L Gates Hires Mayer Brown, Goodwin Procter Pros In China
• London PE Firm Pays McGraw Hill $1.1B For JD Power
• Deals Rumor Mill: MBK Partners, Gland Pharma, AC Milan
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Squire Patton, Vinson
• Bristol-Myers Expands Bay Area Research Footprint
• Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Clare Gaskell
• Brookfield Private Equity Arm Nears $3.4B With 4th Fund
• OPINION: Advising The GOP About Its Obligation To Advise
• Norton Rose Adds Ex-Cadwalader Investment Pro In NY
• Unicorns Face Reality Check As VC Funding Slips
• Pacific Exploration Tests Restructuring Deal With PE Firm
• AE Industrial Partners Rakes In $680M For First Fund
• Swedish Real Estate Co. Castellum Inks $1.65B Deal For Rival
• Analyst Charged With Insider Trading In $15B Apollo Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Verizon, TiVo, McDonald's
• Driverless Car Co. Says It's Being Extorted Over GM Deal
• Rising Star: Kirkland's Ted Frankel
• Jones Day Adds M&A Partner To Milan Office
• Do Not Be Afraid Of The French M&A Process
• Court OKs Deal, Funds To Keep Molycorp Mine Out Of Ch. 7
• Investor Sues Third Avenue Trust Over $2.5B Fund Meltdown
• Deals Rumor Mill: Lonza Group, IDT, Deutsche Bank
• Health Care-Focused PE Firm Surpasses $150M For New Fund
• Blackstone Secures $335M Loan For Club Quarters Deal
• How Soft Is Your Soft Call?
• Warburg Pincus Grabs Majority Stake In UK Fashion Co. Reiss
• Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Atif Azher
• K&L Gates Hits Back In Houston Malpractice Suit
• Crown Castle Buys Tower Development Corp. In $461M Deal
• 3 FCPA Risks For Companies Heading To Cuba
• Protection For Statements Made Outside M&A Agreements
• $118M MagCorp Verdict Wasn't A Compromise, Trustee Says
• GM Ch. 11 Trust Wants Oaktree Fund Revived For $50M Debt
• GGV Capital Closes $1.2B In New Funds For Tech Investments
• Deals Rumor Mill: Chevron, Gryphon Investors, Tipico
• Sun Capital: An Opportunity To Consider Fund Tax Structures
• Carlyle Raises $1.5B For Power Generation Fund
• Alibaba Pours $1B Into Southeast Asian E-Commerce Platform
• Forbion Capital Closes $208M Life Sciences Fund
• 'Stalker CEO' Hit With Defamation Suit By Ex-Intern's Attys
• DC Tour Co. Loses Injunction Bid In $81M Contract Suit
• PE Firms Piping $170M To Southcross After Quick Ch. 11 Trip
• SEC's Asset Management Co-Chief To Depart
• Weil Snags Shearman Restructuring and Acquisitions Pro
• Foley Hoag Nabs Capital Markets Pro From Locke Lord
• Deals Rumor Mill: Standard Chartered, Yahoo, Tesco
• Willkie Aids As Aquiline Nabs Top UK Biz Insurance Broker
• Draper Associates Nets $190M For Early-Stage Venture Fund
• PE-Backed AdvancePierre Leads 3 New Filings With $100M IPO
• Gingrich Signs On To Help JAM Capital Raise $100M Fund
• Recovery From Q1 IPO Slump Could Take Years
• Fla. Asset Firm's Hidden Loan Part Of $31M Fraud, SEC Says
• PacSun Gets Green Light For $62.5M In DIP Financing
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• Deals Rumor Mill: Argentine Gov't, Castellum, BNP Paribas
• Molycorp Starts Mine Conversion To Ch. 7 As Funds Dwindle
• The 5 Largest PE Funds In The 1st Quarter Of 2016
• When Is A Payment Treated As Disguised Compensation?
• Legal Delivery In The 'Gig Economy'
• CORRECTED: Park Square Capital Nabs €1.2B For New Debt Fund
• Fresh Market Investors Sue Over $1.36B Apollo Acquisition
• Capital Dynamics Nears $500M Goal For Secondaries Fund
• Willkie Adds Houston Private Equity M&A Pro
• SEC Eyes Tougher Stance On Silicon Valley, Pre-IPO Market
• Ch. 11 Rules Stacked Against PacSun's Reorg Attempt
• $245M Quicksilver Sale Closes After New Midstream Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Verizon, Apex Technology, Mediaset
• Hunton, Greenberg Steer $70M NY Apartment Deal
• Latham & Watkins Adds Corporate Partner From Orrick In NY
• Millennium Lab Ch. 11 Trustee Seeks Probe of $1.8B Recap
• 3i Pours $106M Into Scottish Mobile Infrastructure Group
• HIG Closes $740M Latin American Fund
• Vote On SEC Nominees Delayed After Senate Dems Revolt
• Advent, Bain Trim Worldpay Stake In $1B Share Offering
• Ex-Intern Takes Damages Deal In Case Against 'Stalker CEO'
• SEC Turns Its Attention To Private Companies
• From The Book Of Jargon: Gun-Jumping
• PacSun Files For Ch. 11, Citing High Rent
• Ex-Riverstone Owners Say Greystar Merger Was Best Option
• Deals Rumor Mill: Chevron, Mitel Networks, KKR
• Greenberg Traurig Picks Up Proskauer PE Pro In DC
• JLL Racks Up $1B For Latest PE Fund
• BioPharma Services Provider InVentiv Files $100M IPO
• Denver Ritz-Carlton Scores $55M Loan From CIBC
• MB Aerospace Group Buys UK Engine Parts Manufacturer
• A&L Goodbody Guides $63M Deal For 2 N. Ireland Retail Parks
• EQT Lending Arm Raises More Than $605M For Latest Fund
• Sun Capital Has Big Implications For Private Equity
• Finance PE Firm Aquiline Raises $1.1 Billion for 3rd Fund
• Deals Rumor Mill: Pfizer, Halliburton, Siemens
• UK Finance Regulator Will Study Pension Reform Impact
• SunEdison Troubles Mount As Yieldco Hit With $231M Suit
• Leeds Equity Partners Nets $275M In Evanta Ventures Sale
• KKR Pulls In $3.35B For Distressed Investments Fund
• Lay And Expert Testimony: Using Employee Witnesses
• Pimco Blasts Co-Founder Gross' $200M Suit Over Ouster
• PineBridge Closes Structured Capital Fund With $600M In Tow
• DFW Capital Nabs $360M For Fifth Fund
• Carey REIT To Buy, Lease Back 3 Schools In $167M Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Secureworks, KKR, Ambac
• Blackstone To Pay Up To $1.1B For Indian IT Co.
• PE Firm Palamon Sells UK Wealth Manager In $853M Deal
• 7 Lessons I Learned As A Trial Lawyer On Jury Duty
• Diving Deep Into The World Of Offshore Transactions
• Yucaipa Loses Ch. 11 Appeal For Control Of Allied's Debt
• Slack Pulls In $200M, Earns $3.8B Valuation
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• Deals Rumor Mill: Orange, XIO Group, Old Mutual
• OneMain Sells Loan Portfolio To Blackstone JV For $112M
• Silver Lake Investment Values Ancestry.com At $2.6B
• The 2016 Rising Stars, By Firm
• Berkshire Scores $5.5B For Largest PE Fund In Firm History
• EQT Stake Buy Values Web Content Software Co. At $1B
• Lender, PE Funds Dodge Investor Suit Over Loan Program
• Helicopter Co., Ex-Army Col Cleared In FCA Contract Suit
• Middle Market PE Firm McCarthy Capital Closes $353M Fund