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Private Equity - September, 2016

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• $413M Och-Ziff Fine Puts Hedge Funds On FCPA Alert
• 6 Firms Set To Ring In October With IPOs Totaling $970M
• Huff Challenge To Longview Energy Shutdown Tossed In Del.
• Federal-Mogul Investors Launch Challenge To Icahn Takeover
• Kirkland Nabs Ex-Winston & Strawn Tax Pro
• Deals Rumor Mill: Petronas, Sushiro, Monte Dei Paschi
• Tom Brady, Patriots Owner Kraft Among New UFC Investors
• Auto Parts Supplier TI Fluid Systems Plans $674M London IPO
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Vinson, Skadden
• Pemberton Seeks £500M For UK Fund To Fill Lending Gap
• Oral Advocacy And 'Vocal Fry'
• MaxPoint Investors Cite Boost From 'Vivendi' Decision
• Macfarlanes Guides Mayfair In $518M Close For Maiden Fund
• Proskauer Rose Nabs Ex-White & Case Funds Group Head
• Energy Developer Extraction Oil & Gas Primes $550M IPO
• Colony Capital Investor Sues To Block NorthStar Merger
• Deals Rumor Mill: Qualcomm, Spotify, Telefonica
• Higher Logic Scores $55M Investment From JMI Equities
• 'Unicorn' Apttus Raises $88M On Way To IPO
• Safran In Talks With Advent Over $2.7B Sale Of Unit
• Kasowitz Steers $99M NYC Buy, Gibson Guides $83M Loan
• Och-Ziff Inks $413M FCPA Deal, Unit Pleads Guilty
• Caisse De Depot Pays $500M For Minority Stake In Sedgwick
• Garrison JV Sells Senior Living Portfolio For $180M
• Sidley Austin Snags Three Jones Day Real Estate Attys
• Och-Ziff Nears $400M Deal, Guilty Plea For Unit In FCPA Row
• Redbox Parent Shareholder Suits Merged In $1.6B Buyout Row
• Lynn Tilton Justifies Latest Suit Over SEC In-House Rules
• State Law Applies To Trucking Merger, Del. High Court Told
• Nixon Peabody Adds Corporate Partner In Rochester, NY
• Danish Funds Grab $640M Stake In Ship Finance Co.
• Canadian Gov't Gathers $1.35B For Venture Investments
• Cafe Operator Says PE Firms Double-Crossed It In Takeover
• The Courtroom Where It Happened: Hamilton As A Lawyer
• Och-Ziff Brass Escape Derivative Suit Over FCPA Probes
• Goldman Sachs Pumping $70M Into Red Planet Hotels
• A Tale Of Two Cities In Vietnam
• Why Have Lawyers Forgotten About The Middle Class?
• Standard Charter Reports Possible Indonesian Bribery
• Baring Private Equity Asia Offers To Buy SAI In $761M Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Blue Apron, Dick Clark Productions, Bayer
• Rice Energy Scoops Up Vantage Energy In $2.7B Deal
• Genetic Info Firm Nabs $45M From Bono, Private Investors
• PE-Backed Retailer Aritzia Prices Upsized $302M IPO
• Supreme Court Won't Stay In-House SEC Suit Against Tilton
• Health Care REIT MPT Enters $1.25B Agreement With Steward
• Caesars Says All Creditors On Board With Ch. 11 Plan
• Advanced Disposal 1 Of 4 IPO Launches Totaling $745M
• Caesars Said To Be Near Finish In Ch. 11 Negotiations
• Pimco Co-Founder Can Depose CEO In $200M Suit: Judge
• Tilton Unlikely To Prevail In High Court Quest, SEC Says
• Fenwick-Led AppLovin Nabs $1.4B From Chinese PE Firm
• Deals Rumor Mill: Disney, Wabtec, CBS
• 4 Ways To Help Your PE Clients Comply With SEC Rules
• Vista Equity-Led Investor Group Drops $153M On GovDelivery
• Tech-Focused Canvas Ventures Nets $300M For 2nd Fund
• PE Group Invests $189M In Online Grocer FreshDirect
• Fintech-Focused FTV Capital Rakes In $850M For 5th Fund
• McDermott Adds Schulte Roth Atty To NY Corporate Practice
• Taxation With Representation: Milbank, Fenwick, Mayer Brown
• 3 Firms Prime IPOs Totaling $547M Led By 'Unicorn' Nutanix
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We Followed This Week
• Private Equity Firm Gores Is Sued Over Adecco Deal
• Columbia Property Sells Denver-Area Campus In $122M Deal
• PE Group Pays Over $500M For Analogix Semiconductor
• Deals Rumor Mill: Twitter, CBOE Holdings, Carlos Slim
• PE-Backed Danish Payments Co. Gets $4.5B Valuation In IPO
• Airbnb Gains $555M In New Equity Funding
• Brookfield-Led Group Inks $5.2B Deal For Petrobras Asset
• PE-Backed Cosmetics Retailer Leads 2 IPOs Raising $180M
• Deals Rumor Mill: EQT Partners, Morpho, Shanghai Electric
• Willkie Guides IK In Deal For Real Estate Software Co.
• 7 SEC Actions PE Attys Should Know Inside And Out
• Tax Software Firm Avalara Snags $96M From Private Investors
• Outerwall Investor Wants Records After $1.6B Apollo Deal
• Chinese PE Firm FountainVest Closes $2.1B Fund
• $12.2M Fund Sale Approved In SEC's Aequitas Ponzi Case
• Caesars Gives Creditors Friday Deadline To Grab Extra $1B
• Blackstone Pays $1.5B For Portfolio Of Logistic Centers
• Tech 'Unicorn' Exits Exceeded Births In Q2, Report Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Postal Savings Bank, BlackLine, UniCredit
• Carlyle Nabs $505M For 3rd Structured Credit Fund Of 2016
• Drinker Biddle Adds Corporate Partner From Fox Rothschild
• Securities Regs Can't Stop At Nat'l Borders, SEC Head Says
• Quicksilver Wins Denial Of Ch. 11 Buyer's Bid For Docs
• Hedge Fund Seeks Appraisal Of $2.2B Diamond Resorts Deal
• Riverside Brings In $650M For Latest Micro-Cap Fund
• Anatomy Of A Merger: Ingenuity Helps Dell Seal $67B EMC Buy
• Rothschild's PE Unit Closes $503M Secondaries Fund
• Edison Unit Nabs SunEdison Minn. Projects With $80M Bid
• Managing The Compliance Aspects Of PE Investments
• Tilton's Latest Suit Over SEC In-House Rules Draws Request
• Online Used Car Dealer Vroom Obtains $50M In New Funding
• McDermott Nabs Private Equity Duo From Schulte Roth
• Foundry Group Closes $500M VC Fund
• Overhauling Law Firm Records Departments For A New Reality
• Grab Raises $750M For Indonesian Expansion Plans
• UBS Unit Closes Infrastructure Debt Fund With $640M In Tow
• The 4 Firms That Strike Fear In GCs
• Rainmaker Q&A: Holland & Knight's Jeffrey Mittleman
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bayer, Naspers, Rabobank
• Rainmaker Q&A: Dechert's Mark Thierfelder
• Former SEC Commissioner Joins Falcon Cyber As Partner
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bayer, BRF, Saudi Telecom
• PE-Backed UK Bowling Alley Operator Strikes £266M IPO
• Tilton Can't Get Quick Win In $200M SEC In-House Suit
• Global VC Fintech Investment Soars 148%, Report Says
• PE Firm Align Capital Raises $325M For Debut Fund
• Kirkland, Fenwick Guide $1.6B PE Buyout Of Infoblox
• Hellas Trustee OK'd To Target PE Firms In $565M Bond Fight
• 8 Firms To Guide IPOs Surpassing $1.1B Led By Valvoline
• Deals Rumor Mill: WhisperText, Depomed, Techem
• Taxation With Representation: Sullivan, Wachtell, Jones Day
• Accused Investor Wants Answers From Insider Trading Witness
• K&L Gates Gains Ex-Pillsbury Corporate M&A Partner
• 3D Printing Startup Lands $81M In New Funding Round
• A Snapshot Of M&A Activity In August
• Real Estate Rumors: TruAmerica, NYC Penthouse, Shorewood
• UK's SVG Spurns Hostile HarbourVest $1.35B Takeover Bid
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We Followed This Week
• Reforming China's Administration Of Foreign Investments
• Madison Dearborn Offers $355M For Finnish Paper Co.
• Deals Rumor Mill: McDonald's, BP, Apollo Global
• Europe's Tikehau Capital Nets €610M For Direct Lending Fund
• Inside Corvex's Brewing Proxy Fight For Williams' Board
• Madison Dearborn Snags Cloud Biz App Provider Intermedia
• 3 Fee Issues The SEC Is Watching For In Private Equity
• Real Estate Rumors: Facebook, Harrison Street, ABS
• Informa Grabs PE-Backed Penton In $1.56B Deal
• Ardian To Buy Majority Stake In Orthopedic Equipment Maker
• Energy-Focused PE Firm Settles With SEC For $3.5M
• 3 Steps To Successful Judgment Enforcement
• Calif. To Require Pension Funds To Reveal Private Equity Fees
• Pimco Says Co-Founder Gross Hiding Evidence In $200M Suit
• Ardian Raises $4.5B For Leveraged Buyout Fund
• Deals Rumor Mill: CVC, Imagina Media, AC Milan
• Och-Ziff Unwinds Class Cert. Order Hours After Judge Errs
• 3 PE-Backed Companies Cancel IPOs Surpassing $1B
• AEP To Sell 4 Power Plants To Private Equity JV In $2.17B Deal
• Chancery Revisits DFC Global Appraisal, Bumps Up Shares
• LeapFrog Snags Ex-Linklaters Partner To Head Up Legal Biz
• Investors Say Koch Trying To Delay Oxbow Trial
• IPO Could Value PE-Backed Danish Payments Co. At $4.8B
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bayer, Postal Savings Bank Of China, Teneo
• Freeport-McMoRan Inks $2B Sale Of Deepwater Gulf Assets
• Blue Buffalo Backers To Sell 14.3M Shares
• Viking Cruises Receives $500M PE Capital Infusion
• Greenberg Traurig, Jones Day Steer $150M Sale-Leaseback
• Rainmaker Q&A: McDermott's Ira Coleman
• Should Your Law Firm Move To The Cloud?
• IHeart, Clear Channel Seek Toss Of Class 'Piggy Bank' Suit
• FINRA's Capital Acquisition Broker Rules Face Tough Sell
• Walton Street Picks Up Tampa Hotel From Blackstone
• Ex-Duane Reade CEO Appealing $6.2M Restitution Order
• Deals Rumor Mill: UniCredit, Highmark Health, Siemens
• Current Trends In Representation And Warranty Insurance
• Thoma Bravo Hits Cap, Raises $7.6B For Latest Tech Fund
• HarbourVest Offers To Buy UK's SVG Capital In $1.35B Deal
• Cleary Gottlieb Taps Longtime Partner As New Leader
• Quantum Injects $305M Into SolarCity Projects
• TPG-Gramercy Real Estate JV To Spend As Much As $1B
• Justice Ginsburg Seeks SEC Response To Tilton's Stay Bid
• From The Partner's Desk: Paving Your Path To Partnership
• 5 Marketing Mistakes That Could Foil A PE Fund
• Latest Tilton Suit Says SEC Railroads In-House Respondents
• Enterprise Nixes Bid For Williams For Lack Of Engagement
• PE Often Creates More Value At Portfolio Cos., Reports Say
• House Approves Scaling Back Adviser Reporting Rules
• DLA Piper Snags Former Cooley M&A Pro In Calif.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bayer, CenturyLink, Samsung Electronics
• KKR Leads $66M Investment In Medical Device Co. AcuFocus
• PE Group Injects $119M Into Mobile Marketplace App OfferUp
• Removing Securities Act Cases: MoneyGram Bucks The Trend
• How We Can Diversify The Legal Profession And Why We Must
• Roark Capital Acquires Majority Stake In Jimmy John's
• Avexis' $147M Follow-On Offering Leads 2 Biotech Stock Deals
• Intel To Revive McAfee Through $4.2B TPG JV
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bayer, Lone Star Funds, Shop-Apotheke
• SEC Judge Rebukes Tilton's 'Fishing Expedition'
• Rainmaker Q&A: Much Shelist's Mitchell Roth
• Locke Lord Nabs Energy Transactional Pro From Chadbourne
• Asenqua Ventures Brings In $125M For Tech Fund
• PE Firm Golden Gate Buys PacSun In Ch. 11 Restructuring
• How To Get Your German Deal To The Goal Line
• Samson Proposes Auction With $320M In Stalking Horse Bids
• $30.4M Tibco-Vista Merger Class Award Gets Del. Court OK
• Callon Petroleum In $327M Deal For ArcLight Assets
• Deals Rumor Mill: Viacom, CBS, Societe Generale
• PE Banker Reaches SEC Deal Over $95M Fraud
• Swander Pace Nets $510M For Largest Fund In Firm History
• White House Threatens Veto Of GOP Securities Bills
• High Court Urged To Overturn Jevic Structured Dismissal
• 2 SEC Actions Highlight Private Equity Target Areas
• Blackstone's Secondary Unit Closes $1.3B Real Estate Fund
• Wells Fargo Fires Back In Bid To Beat RMBS Suits
• Real Estate JV Closes On $147M Buy Of NY Apt. Community
• Real Estate Rumors: Hogan Lovells, Blackstone, Brookhill
• Sidley Aids PE-Backed Microbiology Co. In Accuratus Lab Buy
• $3.5M Fees Sought In Sterling Chemical Class Settlement
• Auto Parts Firm Greenlights Icahn's Takeover Bid
• MoneyGram Investor Suit Belongs In Fed. Court, Judge Says
• 3 Cos. Hone IPOs Totaling $440M As Dealmaking Resumes
• Deutsche Defends Claim It Didn't Know Securities Were Bad
• Deals Rumor Mill: Petrobras, Avolon Holdings, Formula One
• Old Skills, New Tricks: Opportunities For Law Librarians
• Aritzia Primes $234M IPO Amid Weak Canada Market
• Fresenius Pays €5.76B For Spain's Largest Hospital Group
• Yucaipa's RICO Claims Over Allied Bankruptcy Claims Tossed
• Ropes, Troutman Steer PE Ownership Change For Daxko
• Fried Frank Advises OpCapita On $391M PE Fund Closing
• Livingbridge Nabs £660M For Largest Fund In Firm History
• The Art Of Managing Cross-Border Transactions
• Taxation With Representation: Fried Frank, Faegre, Orrick
• Laid-Off TransCare Workers Can Subpoena Wells Fargo
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We Followed This Week
• Health-Focused Blank Check Co. Avista Files $300M IPO
• Morgan Lewis Snags 5 From Dentons For New Shanghai Office
• Rainmaker Q&A: Greenberg Glusker's Andrew Apfelberg
• Kirkland Leads Crestview In $125M Deal For Accuride
• Deals Rumor Mill: McDonald's, Rosneft, Expedia
• Fla. Investment Firm Readies Magicjack Proxy Fight
• California Puts Disclosure Pressure On Fund Managers
• Private Equity Firm Says Barclays Hid $3B Qatar Loan
• Deals Rumor Mill: Hewlett Packard, Nets Holding, Orange
• Famous Brands Expands In UK With $144M Burger Chain Buy
• DraftKings Raises $150M In Latest Funding Round
• Compass Scores $75M From Wellington, Other Investors
• PE-Backed Danish Payments Processor Unveils $828M IPO
• Crafting Dispute Resolution Clauses That Work For You
• Inside The Recent Wave Of Public-To-Private Deals
• Carlyle Grabs $334M From CommScope Stake Sale
• Activist Hedge Fund Elliott Lifts Stake In Poundland
• Kayne Anderson Capital Draws $1.55B For Energy PE Fund