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Private Equity - August, 2016

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• Surgery Monitoring Co. Wins $19M In Employee Meddling Suit
• Ex-Duane Reade CEO To Pay $6.2M To Cover Legal Fees
• RBC To Pay $2.5M For Proxy Statement Disclosure Violations
• Call Center Software Co. Picks Up Rival In $1.4B Deal
• CPBE Closes $603M UK Midmarket Buyout Fund
• China Everbright, Focus Media Create $750M TMT Fund
• Proskauer Nabs Dentons Partner In Global M&A Buildout
• K&L Gates Snags Paul Hastings Investment Management Atty
• State Of Texas Legal Market: More M&A Work Than You Think
• CAB Rules Won't Get Private Funds To Their Destination
• Deals Rumor Mill: Fosun, Bain Capital, Aptean
• Reconciling The Practice With The Business Of Law
• Akin Gump Nabs Dentons Cross-Border Transactions Partner
• International Finance To Invest $15M In Philippine PE Fund
• Deals Rumor Mill: GE, QUBE, Officefirst
• Caesars Gets Further Reprieve As Litigation Hold Extended
• PE-Backed Nashville Bank CapStar Files $46M IPO
• LogRhythm Nabs $50M In Financing After Deciding Against IPO
• Aeropostale Reaffirms Secured Lender Right To Credit Bid
• REBUTTAL: Establishing Standards And Norms In Mediation
• Tilton Resists Subpoena Bid In TransCare Class Action
• Top House Dem Asks Regulators For Volcker Rule Update
• Gibson Dunn, Ropes & Gray Steer PE-Backed Winemaker Sale
• Deals Rumor Mill: SunEdison, Ocean Link, QSR Brands
• Samson Creditors Call Revised Plan 'Declaration Of War'
• Blackstone Pledges $1.5B To Texas Oil And Gas Partnerships
• True Ventures Beats Target With $310M Fund Closing
• State Of Texas Legal Market: Litigation Trends
• PE Firms Ink $2.3B Sale Of Aleris To Chinese Investor
• 3 Cos. Boost IPO Pipeline With $250M In New Filings
• Deals Rumor Mill: Herbalife, Hurtigruten, China Vanke
• 3 Takeaways From The SEC's Recent Rash Of PE Settlements
• Defining Attorney-Client Relationships In The Electronic Age
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We Followed This Week
• State Of Texas Legal Market: It Isn't Just About Oil
• Judge Lifts The Brakes On Caesars Creditor Suits
• Taxation With Representation: Ropes, Cooley, Wachtell
• Court Misread FCA In Chopper Co. Bribery Suit, DOJ Says
• Apollo Taking Cloud Giant Rackspace Private In $4.3B Deal
• ExamWorks Investors Seek Stock Appraisal After $2B Buyout
• Deals Rumor Mill: Alibaba Group, SunEdison, GfK
• PE Magnate Tilton Loses Bid For SEC Review In Fraud Case
• Caesars Makes Final Plea To Protect $4B 'Linchpin'
• Tritower Financial Nabs $60.5M Va. Office Building
• China's Buying Spree: Is It Real And Sustainable?
• Starwood Says Calif. Wrong Venue For Hotel Sale Fraud Suit
• Disruptive Tech-Focused Danhua Nabs $250M For Fund
• 4 Reasons Law Firm Business Development Initiatives Fail
• Key Energy Intends To Restructure $1B Debt In Ch. 11
• PE-Backed IBA Molecular Pays $690M For Nuclear Imaging Biz
• Earlybird Seeks €120M For Euro Medical Tech Fund
• SEC Slaps WL Ross With $2.3M Fine For Fee Overcharges
• Caesars Shouldn't Be Rewarded For Not Talking: Creditors
• Shareholder Seeks To Halt $544M Imprivata Sale
• Calif. Assembly Passes Private Equity Fee Transparency Bill
• Cohen Capital Calls For Shakeup At Engineering Firm CBI
• Deals Rumor Mill: Mauser, CDH Investments, PharMerica
• PE Firm Can't Stay Discovery In $1.5M Fee Row, Court Told
• Quanergy Valued At More Than $1B After Latest Investments
• 4 Major Banks Launch Digital Currency Blockchain Project
• Ropes & Gray Steers CCMP's Purchase Of Badger Sportswear
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dalian Wanda, AIG, Clearspring Capital
• Highland, Ex-Exec Can't Sway Appeals Court To Shift Awards
• Affinity Gaming Embraces Z Capital's $580M Valuation Bid
• Oaktree, Molycorp Row Getting 'Personal,' Del. Judge Says
• Investors Seek Fresh Market Appraisal In $1.4B Apollo Deal
• Caesars Back In Bankruptcy Court To Hold Off Creditor Suits
• Aeropostale Says Sycamore Has Made Bidders Skittish
• Cinven Shells Out $1.4B For PE-Backed BioClinica
• 2nd Circ. Rebuffs Lynn Tilton Again On SEC In-House Fight
• Blackstone Signs $620M Deal For NYC Multifamily Complex
• Platinum Equity Drops $111.1M On Asian Industrial Assets
• 4 Apollo PE Advisers Pay $52.7M To Settle SEC Charges
• From BigLaw To Your Own Firm: 4 Tips For Legal Startups
• Renco Suit Trimmed Again In Humvee Contract Royalty Fight
• Aeropostale Investor Sycamore Rips Retailer's Ch. 11 Plan
• 11th Circ. Won't Consult Fla. Justices, Rehear Insurance Row
• Report Says SEC Probing Silver Lake Over Fees
• Deals Rumor Mill: Empresas, Renesas Electronics, Cinven
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Carlyle, Strategic
• Kobe Bryant, Entrepreneur Form $100M Investment Firm
• Bowie Resource Partners Pulls IPO, Citing Market Conditions
• Energy Finance Attys Are Shifting Focus In Tough Times
• Investment Firm FAB Pays $333M For NY Debt Manager CIFC
• 4 Communications Fundamentals For High-Stakes Litigation
• Kirkland Assists ABRY In $1.52B Sale Of Language Unit
• Impact Of Pay-To-Play Rules In 2016 Election Cycle
• Judge 'Schools' Attorneys in $10M Patriarch Partners Suit
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We Followed This Week
• Taxation With Representation: Cleary, Gibson, Mayer Brown
• PE Firm Still Digging For Way Out Of $1.5M Contract Suit
• Gibson Dunn Hires Schulte Zabel M&A, Securities Co-Chair
• PE's Optimistic Outlook And What It Means For Attys
• Deals Rumor Mill: Wako Pure Chemical, Vale, Starwood
• JDA Software Receives $570M PE Capital Injection
• Nike, Apollo Team To Boost Manufacturing In The Americas
• TA Associates Pays $140M For Stake In Indian Clothing Co.
• Risk Management Tips For Attys Serving As Local Counsel
• PE-Backed Retailer Aritzia Files Rare Canadian IPO
• Kirkland & Ellis Corporate Partner Heads To Neal Gerber
• Real Estate Rumors: Starwood, Amazon, Santander
• Funding For VC-Backed Fintechs Drops Amid Global Turmoil
• Cox Castle, Eisner Jaffe Steer $100M Playboy Mansion Deal
• Booz Allen Retirees Push For 2nd Circ. to Revive ERISA Suit
• FERC Gives Up On 'Stale' Maine LNG Project
• Deals Rumor Mill: Illumina, Rentex, Clover Technologies
• Molycorp Seeks Ch. 11 Dump Of $2M Rare Earth Mine Policy
• Lessons From Del. On Good Faith, Fair Dealing In Earnouts
• Qlik Shareholders OK $3B Sale To PE Firm Thoma Bravo
• Skullcandy To Drop Incipio Deal For $182.3M Mill Road Bid
• Caesars Creditors Can Question Exec On Bankruptcy Plan
• Shkreli Seeks Escape From KaloBios Securities Litigation
• A Snapshot Of M&A Activity In July
• Beware The 'Standard' Mediation Confidentiality Agreement
• PE-Backed Inc Research Unveils $204M Secondary Share Sale
• Deals Rumor Mill: Wako Pure Chemical, MSG, Brookfield
• Equistone Partners Buys Into German Peroxide Chemicals Co.
• Investors Says Deutsche Knew Securities Were Bad
• CVC To Exit Chemical Co Univar In $398M Stake Sale
• White & Case Adds M&A Partner From Freshfields
• Nuance Pays $215M For Customer Service Tech Firm
• Stillwater Says Judge Erred In Not Staying Property Sale
• Opera Reveals Smaller $575M Sale To Chinese Cos.
• Skullcandy Mulling Mill Road Bid Against $189M Incipio Deal
• No Deals Doomsday, But Caution Dominates Post-Brexit
• Thin IPO Pack Gets Thinner As Buyers Gain More Leverage
• Investor Slams $1.6B Buyout Of RedBox Parent As Unfair
• Deals Rumor Mill: Praxair, Gawker, Blackstone
• Kirkland, Stradling, Cooley Steer NetMotion Wireless Sale
• New ISS Policy Affects IPO Co. Director Elections
• Swiss Biotech Lonza Pays Up To $300M For Ingredients Maker
• CityView Closes $150M US Multifamily Housing Fund
• 5 Mistakes To Avoid When Building Law Libraries
• Samson Unsecured Creditors Seek OK For $1.5B Ch. 11 Suits
• Deals Rumor Mill: Morgan Stanley, Honeywell, Lyft
• TPG Drops $2.25B On Grande Communications, RCN Telecom
• Templar Energy Urges Lenders To Restructure Out Of Court
• Gibson Dunn Leads Xylem In $1.7B Sensus Buy
• Law Students Should Explore BigLaw Pro Bono Options
• Kasowitz Benson Settles Malpractice Suit Over $12M Default
• Taxation With Representation: Fenwick, Sullivan, Gibson Dunn
• Real Estate Rumors: Brookwood, APF, Bar Invest
• 5 Traits Tech Startups Should Look For In Their First GC
• 3 Firms Steer $376M Loan For Brooklyn Watchtower Building
• 'Porn's New King' Says He's Too Broke To Pay For Defense
• Deals Rumor Mill: Glencore, Sun Life Financial, Icahn
• Partners Group Leads €500M German Wind Farm Investment
• Online Used Car Startup Carvana Nets $160M In PE Funding
• GSSG Capital Affiliate Buys 2 Upscale Grocery Chains
• Punching Above Your Weight: Minority Investments In PE
• Starwood Energy Plugs $100M Into Energy Storage Co. Stem
• Miami Condo Association Claims Z Capital Broke Promises
• Blackstone Reaps $1.2B From New York REIT Sale
• Why The Government's Wall Of Secrecy Must Fall
• Deals Rumor Mill: IVG Immobilien, Investcorp, FIMI
• UK Tax-Friendly Investment Funds May Face Reporting Rules
• Ropes & Gray Adds Private Funds Partner From Wachtell Lipton
• Trustee Objects To $11.5M Fee Bid In Caesars Bankruptcy
• PE-Backed Medpace Soars Among 2 IPOs Totaling $251M
• Kirkland Guides Oaktree-Owned Roofer On Sale To Onex Fund
• Simpson Thacher Adds Ex-Covington Banking Regulatory Pro
• Oxbow Contract Interpretation Held For Trial
• Fox & Hound, Champps Restaurant Chains Hit Ch. 11 Again
• Real Estate Rumors: Katy Perry, Sperry Equities, ICAP
• Novo Nordisk's $305M Campus Sale Sets NJ Record For 2016
• Deals Rumor Mill: Jeld-Wen, Samsung, Entertainment One
• PE Owners Exit Zimmer Biomet In $965M Secondary Sale
• Caesars Sues Parent Company Over Pre-Bankruptcy Transfers
• Blackstone Primes $5B Non-Traded REIT
• CORRECTED: Versa Wins Bid For Fees In Aeropostale Ch. 11 Process
• Code-Based Fund — The Future Of Startup Funding
• North Castle Partners Closes 6th Fund With $300M In Tow
• PE Shop Again Trims Wingstop Stake In $175M Secondary Sale
• Deals Rumor Mill: Formula One, BP, JC Flower & Co.
• Writing Arbitration Clauses To Get The Arbitration You Want
• Private Equity Fund Restructurings Draw Scrutiny
• How To Make Your PE Client's Real Estate Fund Stand Out
• Warburg Pincus Buys $255M Stake In Logistics Co. BlueGrace
• Medical Device Maker CVRx Nabs $113M In Financing
• Sam Zell's Fund To Spend $127.6M On Sao Paulo Parking Co.
• EQT Buys Health Care Analytics Co. In $2.35B Deal
• Spotlight On 'Shadow Banking'
• Bell Canada Parent To Pay $512.8M For Data Center Co. Q9
• Deals Rumor Mill: Genesys, Honeywell, Bank of East Asia
• Goldman Sachs Provides $50M Pre-IPO Funding To Kaltura
• Medical Tech-Focused BioVentures In Midst Of Raising $100M
• Dentsu To Buy Majority Stake In Marketing Firm Merkle
• Investcorp Inks $392M Sale Of UK Snacks Biz
• 'Represents' Vs. 'Warrants' — Reviving An Old Debate
• SM Energy To Pay $980M For Rock Oil's Midland Basin Assets
• Greenberg Traurig's NY Office Adds Ex-Debevoise Partner
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Fenwick, Kirkland
• New Audit Rule Limits Tax Discharges By Partnerships
• Venture Financing Continues To Slide For Private Companies
• Quiznos Ex-Execs Want Units To Shield Them From Lawsuit
• Deliveroo Raises $275M In Food Delivery Service Funding
• Oxbow, Koch Battle PE Bid For Company Coup In Del. Court
• 4 Firms Poised To Steer IPOs Totaling $270M
• Deals Rumor Mill: Apollo Global, Nissan, Valeant
• Fla. Justices Needn't Weigh Insurance Query, 11th Circ. Told
• Hellas Trustee Loses Bid For $565M NY Court Award
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• It's Time To Loosen The Limitations On BDC Investors
• Bain Pays $1.26B For Spanish Loan And Property Portfolios
• Warburg Pincus Leads $220M Investment In Solar Finance Firm
• 9 Tips For Becoming A Legal Pundit In The Media
• BNP Spinoff, PE-Backed Retailer Price IPOs Totaling $615M
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Fla. Condo Project, Chetrit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Chevron, Total, AirAsia
• Indonesian Mobile App Go-Jek Nets $550M From PE Group
• Small Biz Subcontracting Rules May Complicate Acquisitions
• Ackman's Pershing Readies Sale Of Canadian Pacific Stake
• Arlington Capital Closes 4th PE Fund With $700M In Tow
• Law Firm Employees Can Better Defend Against Cyberthreats
• IRS Will Hold Partnerships To New Audit Opt-In
• Fried Frank Nabs Akin Gump Tax Partner
• Deals Rumor Mill: Samsung, EverBank, Anglo American
• INC Research Investors Prime $210M Secondary Offering
• The Rise In PE Placement Agents And What Attys Need To Know
• Rockefeller Group To Build Corporate Housing In New Jersey
• Skullcandy Agrees To Sweetened $189M Deal With Incipio
• UK Direct Lender Raises More Than €100M For Latest Fund
• Nixon Peabody Beats All Claims In Twitter Stock Suit
• Warburg Pincus Denies Causing Rural/Metro Investor Losses
• ProfitPoint's Liquidation Battle Spills Into Del. Chancery
• Deals Rumor Mill: Biogen, Aetna, Enbridge
• Sweden Forms Commission To Analyze Crowdfunding Market
• Z Capital Makes 2nd Offer For Affinity Gaming
• Emerson Electric Scores $5.2B With Biz Unit Sales
• A Midyear Review Of 2016 Securities Enforcement
• Advent Takes 50% Stake In Biopharma Services Co. InVentiv
• Deals Rumor Mill: Hewlett Packard, Recordati, Old Mutual
• Trina Solar Accepts $1.1B Go-Private Offer
• Apollo Global Buys Maxim Crane Works From Platinum Equity
• Technology Crossover Ventures Closes $2.5B Fund
• Caesars Creditors Told To Take Apollo Spat Elsewhere
• K&L Gates Adds Partner To Finance Practice In London
• Two Firms Guide $4.4B Deal For Mobile Slots Game Maker
• Carlyle Picks Up Pharmacy Managing Biz WellDyneRX
• BigLaw's (Crowded) Passage To India?