Private Equity Archive » May, 2016

Private Equity - May, 2016

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• Attorney Web Bios: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
• PE Firm Can't Duck $4M Int'l Arbitration, Judge Says
• Billion-Dollar IPO Helps 1 Firm Shine Amid Market Rebound
• Benihana Chain 'Baselessly Drags' PE Firm Into License Row
• Deals Rumor Mill: Carmila, Valeant, Bank of America
• Indicted CEO Calls FBI Search Illegal 'Fishing Expedition'
• SV Life Sciences Raises $273.5M For Planned $400M Fund
• CVC Capital Buying Italian Gambling Co. Sisal For $1.1B
• PE-Backed Atkore Leads 2 Cos. Priming IPOs Totaling $298M
• Chrysalix, RoboValley Team To Raise $111.5M Robotics Fund
• Latham, Sheppard Mullin Steer $323M Electro Rent Buy
• Vista Grabs Another Cloud-Based Software Co. In $1.79B Deal
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• DOJ Sticks By BBA's Airport Facilities Sale In $2B Merger
• Goodwin Snags Compensation Pro From Skadden
• K&L Gates Adds Corporate Partner From Foley & Lardner
• Deals Rumor Mill: Kuka, Verizon, Belgian Post Group
• Accredited Investor Debate Puts SEC On Hot Seat
• Taxation With Representation: Proskauer, Skadden, Hogan
• Centauri Health Nabs $50M From Silversmith Capital
• Behind The Curtain: Technical Advisers In Complex Cases
• 4 Hot Practice Areas Where Texas Firms Are Hiring
• Ropes & Gray Steers Adidas Apparel Co. Sale To PE Firm
• Thiel's Gawker Crusade Belies Business Of Litigation Funding
• Aussie Watchdog Sees Competition Issue In Freight Co. Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Gawker, Anglo American, Takata
• Hedge Fund Nets $112K Ch. 11 Fee For Quiksilver Loan Idea
• Lloyds PE Arm Reveals $114M IPO Of UK Lifestyle Brand
• Versa Media Nabs $100M For Film Financing
• Tech Unicorn Snapchat Raises $1.8B In Latest Equity Round
• Shamrock Capital Raises $250M For Entertainment IP Fund
• PE-Backed US Foods Prices $1B IPO, The Year's 2nd Largest
• EQT Nets $632M For Inaugural VC Fund With Eye On Europe
• 5 Tips For Negotiating And Drafting Joint E-Discovery Plans
• From The Book Of Jargon: Headroom
• Samson Creditors Seek To Wrest Control Of Ch. 11
• Funding For VC-Backed Fintech Soars To $5B In Q1
• UK Equity Funding Soars, But Disparities Persist: Report
• PE Bolt-Ons Pick Up In Canada During Lull In Big-Money Deals
• Energy Spectrum Plugs $100M Into BlueJack Energy Solutions
• Deals Rumor Mill: Stada Arzneimittel, Yahoo, Infraero
• NY Global Intern Gets Help Collecting $6M From 'Stalker' CEO
• Carlyle To Trim Stake In Axalta Through $702M Share Sale
• Phoenix Equity Nets $174.5M In Sale Of Safety Consultant Co
• Morgan Lewis Guides Lime Rock On $754M Fund Close
• Protecting Your PE Firm From Portfolio Co. Obligations
• Wayfair Ducks Suit Alleging Competitor Omission In IPO
• Indebted IHeartMedia Wins Spat With Lenders
• Deals Rumor Mill: Vogue International, Goldman, PSA Peugeot
• AIG Gets Into Equity Crowdfunding Biz With Fraud Coverage
• OrbiMed Nets $307M For Israel Health Care Fund
• Energizer Buys Car Air Freshener Maker In $340M Deal
• French Appliance Maker Buys KKR-Backed WMF For $1.77B
• Old Mutual Stake In US Fund Manager Entices Suitors
• Latham Guides Behrman Capital's $1B Sale Of Data Device
• Panama Papers: Reminders About Law Firm Cybersecurity
• American Capital Nets $97M On Treatment Center Sale
• Fourth Bidder Surfaces For Phoenix Brands Ch. 11 Sale
• Sidley Guides Siris Capital's $643M Acquisition Of Xura
• Deals Rumor Mill: Anthem, Teva, SF Holdings
• US Benihana Chain Takes Trademark Row To NY Fed. Court
• Starwood, Brookfield Pair Up To Sell German Hotels
• Aeropostale Shareholder Fights Sycamore Ch. 11 Settlement
• Takeaways From Ceresney Speech On Private Equity
• Ares Capital In $3.4B Deal To Buy PE Shop American Capital
• Harmony Partners Picks Up $105M For 3rd Fund
• KBR Inc. To Acquire Wyle For $570 Million
• 6 Firms To Guide PE-Heavy IPOs Totaling $1.6B
• Ex-CalPERS CEO Should Get 4 Years For Conspiracy, US Says
• ND Oil Lease Manager Hits Ch. 11 With $140M Debt
• Deals Rumor Mill: AB InBev, Yahoo, London Stock Exchange
• K&L Gates Snags Ex-Baker & McKenzie Partner In Taiwan
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• OPINION: Sotomayor's Solution To Pro Bono Is Incomplete
• Personal Capital Valued At $500M After Latest Fundraise
• Creating Barclay Damon: Lessons From A Law Firm Merger
• Key Data Privacy And Security Concerns For Investment Firms
• Facebook Co-Founder's New VC Firm Nabs $144M For 1st Fund
• Reflecting On The 20th Anniversary Of BMW V. Gore
• GM-Bought Driverless Car Co. Settles Founder Equity Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Onex, Sensus USA, Yum Brands
• UK Fund Pays $105M For Conn. Rest Area Operator
• Gaming REIT, Building Supplier Price $478M In Offerings
• AMP, Northleaf Seal $370M Deal For Chicago Garages
• China's Draft M&A Rules To Spur More Private Deals
• Corporate Counsel: Consumer Becomes Provider (The Sequel)
• Sovran Expands Into Vegas, Northern Calif. With $1.3B Deal
• From The Book Of Jargon: Red Herring
• Hidden Conflicts Lurking In Later-Round Cap Charts
• Dog Supply Outfit Bark & Co. Fetches $60M For Expansion
• Deals Rumor Mill: Monsanto, Goldman, Hotel Lotte
• Good News On 'Bad Boy' Guarantees
• Carlyle Inks $500M Agreement With Africa-Based Energy Co.
• Geodesic Capital Closes $335M Disruptive Tech-Focused Fund
• HK Regulator Finds Alibaba Health Buy Broke Takeovers Code
• 3 Ways US Law Firms Can Get In On Europe's PE Deals
• NGP, Pearl Energy Plug $125M Into New Dallas Oil And Gas Co.
• Ex-SEC Member Backs Cost-Benefit Analysis At Agency
• WI Harper Closes Oversubscribed U.S.-Asia Fund At $174M
• Peabody Gets Final OK On $800M Ch. 11 Financing
• Deals Rumor Mill: Asahi Group, Investcorp, Valeant
• TPG Unit Pressures Lender TICC Over Board's Stock Buys
• OPINION: Stop 'Vigorously Defending' Your Clients
• IT-Focused PE Firm Strattam Nabs $109M For Investment Fund
• Basic-Fit Plans $1.1B Amsterdam IPO
• NY Probes 4 Investment Firms Over Seller-Financed Deals
• Millennium Lab Ch. 11 Exam Bid Fatally Flawed, Cos. Say
• Deals Rumor Mill: Didi, AIG, BOC Aviation
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Leadership Boost In Fraudster's Sentence
• Kirkland Hires 2 Weil Private Equity Attys For NY Office
• Change Of Control And Its Effect On Incentive Equity
• PE-Backed Cos., Biotech Prime 3 IPOs Totaling $439M
• Shareholder Activism Catching Fire In Europe, Asia
• The Top 100 Firms For Minority Attorneys
• The Top 50 Firms For Minority Equity Partners
• White & Case Outpacing Peers In Diversity
• US Law Firms Fail To Move Needle On Racial Diversity
• The 5 Ways BigLaw Is Failing Minorities
• 6 Firms Steer 4 IPOs Totaling $937M Led By Blank Check Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Teva, ConvaTec, Abraaj
• 5 Ways To Ease The Pain Of An Antitrust Review
• Elliott, Aurelius Challenge Peabody's $800M Ch. 11 Financing
• 4 Things To Know As Equity Crowdfunding Rules Take Effect
• PE-Backed US Foods Sets Terms On $1.23B IPO
• Acquisition Co. Hits PE Firm With $1.5M Contract Suit
• Taxation With Representation: Weil, Skadden, Morrison Cohen
• SEC Will Keep Pressure On Private Equity, Director Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: SingTel, Bayer, Bosch
• Fried Frank Adds Ex-Reed Smith Atty To M&A Practice
• Jones Day Nabs DLA Piper M&A, PE Pro In Miami
• 2nd Circ. Wrestles With EDMC Out-Of-Court Restructuring
• Landscaping, Tech Cos. Price IPOs Totaling $313.5M
• StepStone Nabs $5B Of Assets With Swiss Capital Buy
• BigLaw-Vet-Turned-Crowdfunder Sees Major Investing Shift
• Tribune: The Preemption Road Not Taken
• Corporate Counsel: Consumer Becomes Provider
• Kohlberg Lands $198M Financing For Interstate Hotels Buy
• Chancery Knocks T. Rowe Price Funds Out Of Dell Appraisal
• Orrick Builds Out Paris Office With Addition Of 6 Partners
• Caesars Seeks Quick Win In $7B Note Guarantee Suits
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dell, UFC, ASR Nederland
• What Do The Highest-Paid Lawyers Make An Hour?
• Investment Bank's Dicey Emails Fetch $900K FINRA Fine
• Canadian PE Firm Novacap Nets $470M For Latest Fund
• Berlin-Based VC Firm Raises $171.5M, Closes 2nd Fund
• Australia's AWE Spurns $311M Lone Star Buyout Offer
• European Capital Closes Private Debt Fund With €474M In Tow
• Madison Realty Closes $695M Debt Fund
• Caesars Bankruptcy Highlights Cost Of Conflict
• Challenging Going-Private Mergers In NY Just Got Tougher
• Oaktree Objects To New Paul Hastings Fees In Molycorp Ch. 11
• Deals Rumor Mill: ABF, Telecom Italia, Pershing Square
• Investors Fight To Revive $610M Culligan Buyout Claims
• Peabody, CITIC To Sell Off Australian Coal Assets For $88M
• Vivint's Merger Breach Claims Draw It Into SunEdison Ch. 11
• European PE Investment Rises Due To Cross-Border Activity
• PE-Backed Performance Food Preps 13.8M Share Sale
• SEC Says Newman Doesn't Apply In Mass. Insider Trading Suit
• Pamplona Raises $1B For New TMT Fund, Sends $50M To Dyn
• The Evolving Fiduciary Landscape: Antitrust
• Venture Valuations Weaken Again In First Quarter
• Cross-Border Crowdfunding Boom Would Test EU Regulators
• Blackstone, Mirvac Pay $620M For Australian Shopping Centers
• Cooley Expands PE Practice With Addition Of 3 Vet Attys
• Pillsbury Snags Ex-Squire Employment, Securities Partners
• 4 Things PE Associates Should Never Say
• Deals Rumor Mill: Medivation, Triton, Cinven
• KKR To Net Up To $1.2B In Sale Of Walgreens Boots Shares
• TPG Capital Racks Up $10.5B PE Fund
• Investment Firm JAB Inks $1.35B Krispy Kreme Buyout
• BTG Buying US Oncology Products Maker In $110M Deal
• Och-Ziff Can't Ditch Shareholder Suit Over FCPA Probe
• Caesars Hires Ex-GM Bankruptcy Judge To Lead Restructuring
• Hellman & Friedman Reaches Deal to Buy MultiPlan
• Cozen O'Connor Adds Real Estate Finance Pro In Miami
• Deals Rumor Mill: Teva, Colony Capital, Riverstone Holdings
• Conflict Bars Dechert From Representing Shlosberg Creditor
• Sheppard Mullin Nabs Ex-Seyfarth Shaw Real Estate Expert
• The Fastest Rocket Docket For The 8th Straight Year
• The Rise Of Real Estate GP Funds
• Wicks Group Buys Real Estate News Outlet Bisnow
• Shkreli Associate Says He Was Cut Out Of $8M KaloBios Pact
• Canada's Telus Sells International Unit Stake To Asian PE Firm
• Key Considerations For PE Investors In Growing PIPE Market
• Deals Rumor Mill: TWC, Dalian Wanda, Camping World
• 2nd Circ. Urged To Revive Booz Allen Retirees' ERISA Suit
• $1.4B Arbitration Windfall A Beacon For Private Funders
• NY High Court Raises Bar On Go-Private Suits
• Ride-Hailing Service Via Nabs $100M In Private Capital
• Ford Leads $253M Fundraise For Software Co. Pivotal
• 6 Ways Lawyers Can Enhance Cross-Office Communication
• CVC Capital Sells Stake In Education Co. EIC
• DLA Piper Adds Ex-Willkie Farr Real Estate Pro In NY
• Pillsbury Adds Ex-Shearman Compensation & Benefits Pro
• Deals Rumor Mill: Pfizer, Hellman & Friedman, Carlyle
• Hughes Hubbard Steers Brambles' $115M Software Unit Sale
• Hyatt Drops $238M On Miami Beach Hotel
• African PE Funding, Deal Price Tags On The Rise, Report Says
• USDA, VC Firm Launch $100M Rural Agricultural Biz Fund
• PE Real Estate Fundraising Has Slowed, Report Says
• TPG Unit Pays $1.27B For Credit Suisse Debt Asset Portfolio
• PacSun Gets Del. Judge's OK For Ch. 11 Bid, Auction Plan
• Laid-Off TransCare Workers Sue Lynn Tilton's Equity Firm
• Och-Ziff Holding Back $200 Million For FCPA Probe
• WilmerHale Lures 2 Corporate Attys From White & Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: Zodiac Aerospace, Stada, S. Kidman & Co.
• Davis Polk Nabs Deals Pro From TPG Capital
• Tech-Focused VC Firm Nets $525M For Pair Of Funds
• Heritage Group Nets $220M For 2nd Health Care Fund
• 7 Stages Of Grief: Impact Of Oil Downturn On Energy Attys
• Aegon Adds BlackRock UK's $17B Pension Platform
• BlackRock Rakes In $630M For Direct Co-Investment PE Fund
• Real Estate Rumors: Adam America, CIM Group, UC Santa Cruz
• When Pre-IPO Companies Fail To Launch
• Del. Judge OKs Molycorp Mine Trustee, Ch. 11 Spinoff
• KaloBios Reaches Deal To End Fight Over $8M Investment
• Kirkland Reps Bain, Vista In Vertafore Buy From TPG Capital
• TruAmerica Reaches Further East With $187M Apt Buy
• The Resurgence Of SPACs In A Quiet IPO Market
• Firms Increase Buyout Offer For Apollo Education To $1.14B
• Altas Partners To Test Longer Holds With New $1B Fund
• Deals Rumor Mill: Google, Apollo Global, Chicago Tribune
• Kohlberg Nabs Majority Stake In Spinal Medical Device Maker
• Tech, Landscaping Cos. Prime IPOs Totaling $309M
• Platinum Equity Sells Mactac's Euro Unit In $230M Deal
• Advent, Bain Ink $1.18B PE Deal To Buy Italian Bank Units