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Private Equity - April, 2019

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• Film Finance Firm's Relativity Media Suit Won't Get Reboot
• Cooley Steers Video News Co. Cheddar's $200M Sale To Altice
• TransCare Ch. 7 Trial Claims Against Tilton Pared Down
• REIT, Biotech And Tech Startups Launch IPOs Totaling $215M
• Gunderson Steers Automation Co. UiPath's $568M Fundraise
• Anti-Cheating Software Biz Examity Lands $90M Investment
• Deals Rumor Mill: India Grid Trust, SoftBank, Repsol
• Expense Reporting Software Biz Divvy Lands $200M Series C
• Onex Leads $1.8B Investment In New Insurance Biz Convex
• Orrick-Led Beyond Meat Ups Targets, Aims For $231M IPO
• WeWork Moves Forward With Confidential IPO Plans
• Online Pet Supply Biz Chewy Readies For Kirkland-Led IPO
• 7 Cos. Heat Up IPO Pipeline With Nearly $1B In Deals
• Willkie Steers Kasada On $500M Africa Hospitality Fund
• Deals Rumor Mill: Allianz, Deutsche Bank, Gardner Denver
• Abraaj Exec Cleared To Leave NY Jail With $10M Bail Deal
• Investcorp Drops $170M To Buy US Distribution Facilities
• A Chat With Cleary Chief Talent Officer Hy Pomerance
• GoldenTree Snags $1.7B For Latest Distressed PE Fund
• Bed Bath & Beyond Riled Up After Activists' Plan To Fire CEO
• MoFo Grows New Boston Office With PE, Tech Hires
• 11 Firms To Guide 7 IPOs Exceeding $1B To Start May
• Deals Rumor Mill: Disney, Kantar, CVC
• Don't Miss It: Kirkland, Weil Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Taxation With Representation: Gibson, Baker Botts, Weil
• Unsecured Creditors Find Red Flags In Orchids Paper Ch. 11
• What SEC Exam Trends Mean For Asset Managers
• Orrick Guides DoCoMo's $280M Investment In Magic Leap
• Forced Arbitration Is A Far Worse 'Product' Than Jury Trials
• Goodwin Procter, Latham To Steer Slack's Direct Listing
• Abraaj Group Founder Denied Bail In US Extradition Battle
• UAE-Based Mubadala Investment Forms $1B Fund
• Preet Bharara On The Human Factor In The Justice System
• Cooley-Led Uber Seeks To Raise $9B In IPO
• Deals Rumor Mill: Comcast, Sports Illustrated, Walmart
• Skadden, Latham Steer 2 Follow-On Offerings Raising $152M
• New Treasury Proposal May Help Investors Get To Land Of OZ
• New Tax Insurance Options On The Rise In M&A
• Grain Management Closes 4th Fund At Nearly $900M
• PayScale Valued At $325M In PE Investment Led By 2 Firms
• The Complex Issues Attys Face In Guiding Casino M&A
• Kirkland, K&L Gates Guide $125M Sale Of Avon North America
• Kirkland Drives Arsenal Capital To $2.36B Fund Closing
• US Trustee Rips Bid Protections In Orchids Paper Ch. 11
• New Senior REIT Floats $53M Derivative Settlement In Del.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Goldman Sachs, The Lycra Co., Delek
• Hospitality Startup Selina Raises $100M In Series C Financing
• PE Fund Still Saddled With $2.25M Arbitral Award
• Ford Revs Up Electric Push With $500M Rivian Investment
• European PE Shop Floats €1.54B For Concession Catering Biz
• 2 Firms Assist On $1.43B JR Automation Sale To Hitachi
• Wirecard Wins $1B Investment As Regulator Seeks Probe
• Jury Trials, Though In Decline, Are Well Worth Preserving
• AG Barr Can Work On 1MDB Probe Despite Kirkland Ties
• 6th Circ. Axes Bid To Rethink Jaffe Raitt Bad Advice Ruling
• Aerogroup Judge Grows Impatient With Settlement Bickering
• Chinese E-Commerce Cos., Brewing Co. Launch IPOs
• Abraaj Partner To Be Tried Separately From PE Firm's CEO
• Real Estate Rumors: Oaktree, United Community Bank, Natixis
• Deals Rumor Mill: Centerbridge, Pampa Energia, Leong Hup
• Trucking Management Co. Nabs $149M In Series D Funding
• Cooley-Led Biotech Nixes IPO, Scores $142M Funding Round
• A Broader View Of The US Supreme Court Bar
• Partners Group Inks €1.2B Deal For PE-Backed CapeOmega
• Ex-Jumio CEO Case Shows SEC Is Watching Private Cos.
• PE Firm Plugs $100M Into Medical Imaging Co. NorthStar
• Neuberger Berman Clinches $1.7B Private Debt Fund
• Mass. Man Stole $570K From Hedge Fund, Says SEC
• Davis Polk-Led Chinese Streaming Platform Files $500M IPO
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dassault, Cerberus, Bain
• Indirect Buyers Accept $21M Deal On Water Treatment Claims
• Blackstone To Drop Up To $460M On Indian Packaging Co.
• PE-Backed Women's Fashion Retailer Torrid Pulls $100M IPO
• 4 Cos. Launch IPOs Totaling $650M Led By Mobile Games Biz
• Rent-A-Center Nabs $92.5M To End Suit Over Nixed PE Buyout
• Jaffe Raitt Says 6th Circ. Used Wrong Atty-Client Litmus Test
• HFF Guides Sale Of 1.5M-Sq.-Ft. Ohio Portfolio
• North Castle Partners Wraps Up 7th Fund With $400M In Tow
• Pax Labs Draws $420M In Funding From Private Investors
• Scaramucci, His Firm Are Optimistic On Opportunity Zones
• Third Abraaj Group Exec Arrested, Charged With Fraud
• New Rules May Spark Investment In Opportunity Zone Cos.
• Don't Miss It: Debevoise, Weil Lead Week's Hot Deals
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Deals Rumor Mill: StockX, Deutsche, DWS
• Health Hires: DLA Piper, McDermott, Barnes & Thornburg
• VC-Backed Cloud Computing Co. Files Cooley-Led IPO
• Camping World CEO Lemonis Hit With Shareholder Suit
• PE Firm Inks $13M Deal To Exit Water Chemical Price-Fix Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ancestry, Advent, Acuris
• PE-Backed Medical Tech Co. Files Simpson Thacher-Led IPO
• Software Co. Investors Ask Court To Size Up $1.9B Vista Deal
• The Big Picture: How #MeToo Is Changing The Legal Industry
• Jury Trials Are In Decline For Good Reason
• Blackstone Becomes Latest PE Firm To Convert To C Corp.
• Vinson & Elkins Leads Oil & Gas Co. Brigham's $261M IPO
• Willkie Drives $400M Sale Of Rail Car Manufacturing Biz
• Abraaj Group Founder To Seek Bail In US Extradition Battle
• Escape Hatch Remains For Judges Accused Of Misconduct
• Pinterest Raises $1.4B After Pricing IPO Above Range
• Cancer Biotech, 2 Others Score IPOs Totaling $279M
• Deals Rumor Mill: Uber, RIL, Equian
• Sales Engagement Biz Outreach Lands $114M Series E
• Whitestone REIT Overstated Profits, Investor Alleges
• Real Estate Rumors: KPS, WeWork, Kotler Family
• Federal Courts' #MeToo Response Is A Guide For State Courts
• Kirkland Steers Shore Capital Funds Totaling $441M
• IRS Proposes Relaxing Opportunity Zone Rules For Investors
• Ponzi Schemer To Pay Victims $82M After Fraud Ruling
• Riding #MeToo Wave, State Courts Get Their Ships In Order
• EEOC's Lipnic On Sexual Harassment In The Courthouse
• Kirkland Reps Grocery Chain In $1.1B Resale To Apollo
• Deals Rumor Mill: T-Mobile-Sprint, Reddy Ice, Veolia
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Circuitous Path To The Law
• Cooley-Led Tech Unicorn, Biotech Firm Raise IPO Targets
• Calif. Trader Guilty Of Life Time Fitness Trading Conspiracy
• Ping An Insurance Unit Scores $758M For Infrastructure Funds
• Drinker Biddle Lures Private Equity Specialist In NJ
• Bow Street Doubles Down On Mack-Cali Offer Of Up To $2.9B
• 2 Firms Drive $1.24B Cloverleaf Acquisition By Americold
• Discipline Rare For State Judges In Sexual Misconduct Cases
• Wall Of Secrecy Surrounds Sexual Harassment In State Courts
• SDNY Bench Split On Ch. 11 Release Consent Issues
• 9 Companies File IPOs To Bolster May Pipeline
• TransPerfect Hits Rival Lionbridge With $300M Secrets Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: AB InBev, Chi-Med, Biohaven Pharma
• Judging A Book: Conrad Reviews 'The Jury Crisis'
• Conn. PE Firm Eldridge Closes $1.4B In Funding
• 4 Firms Spearhead $1.2B Catalent-Paragon Bioservices Deal
• 3 Firms Shape $1.7B Deal For Digital Printing Biz
• Trader Tells Jury Witness Lying About Life Time Tipoff
• 15 Firms To Steer Robust IPO Lineup Led By Pinterest
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Latham, Wachtell
• Croatia Doesn't Owe PE Firm $60M Over Bankrupt Postal Co.
• Weil, Kirkland Guide Campbell's $510M Organic Biz Sale
• Loan Terms OK'd By Directors Who Now Object, VC Firm Says
• Don't Miss It: MoFo, Latham Day Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Deals Rumor Mill: Kantar, BofA, Performance Health
• Med Device Biz Investor Ajax Scores $85M In Funding Push
• How To Be A Trusted Atty In The Age Of The PE Add-On
• Revamping Your Approach To Client Development
• McDermott Guides Martis' $545M Fund Closing
• Deals Rumor Mill: National Enquirer, Vanke, Sberbank
• Cofense Investor To Sell Stake Amid National Security Woes
• Cooley-Led PagerDuty's Shares Soar After Upsized $218M IPO
• Canadian REIT Cuts $120M Property Deal With PE Group
• 3 Firms To Steer Uber's $1B IPO
• 3 Firms Steer MTY Food's $190M Papa Murphy's Pizza Buy
• 2 Abraaj Group Execs Charged With Looting Investor Funds
• What Lawyers Must Know Before Acting As Escrow Agents
• Two Firms Steer Cybersecurity Software Co. To $108M IPO
• Investment Firm Closes Net Lease Real Estate Fund At $533M
• Fairway Energy OK'd For $77.5M Sale To Creditor
• Ex-Davis & Gilbert Trust And Estate Attys Join Pryor Cashman
• No Atty Fees For Finding Merger Errors, Chancery Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: VW, QSR Brands, BioTek
• Energy Co. Can't Ditch Counterclaims In $100M IP Row
• Cooley-Led Tech Unicorn Alters Price, Looks To Raise $208M
• YieldStreet Grabs Art-Based Lender From Carlyle For $170M
• Williams Sells JV Stake To Crestwood Affiliate For $485M
• Life Time Fitness Investor Traded On Inside Info, Jury Told
• Contractor Bias Watchdog Poised To Drop First Opinion Letter
• Vinson-Led Brigham Minerals Launches Estimated $223M IPO
• Deals Rumor Mill: Verallia, Nestle, Aramco
• Freelance Attorneys Are An Asset To In-House Legal Teams
• Why PE Funds Should Consider Qualified Opportunity Zones
• Texas PE Shop LiveOak Snags $105M For Startup Fund
• SoftBank Leads $225M Funding For Asian Travel App Klook
• Telenor Inks €1.5B Deal For Majority Stake In Finnish Peer
• FTC Wants More Info On Altria's $12.8B Juul Deal
• Russian Agency Seeks Blackstone Docs Over $20M Award
• Latham Leads Education Tech Co. In $750M Deal
• Tech 'Unicorn' Tops 4 IPO Launches With $626M Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Finablr, SoftBank, Riskified
• Univision Sells Gizmodo, The Onion To Boston PE Firm
• 4 Firms Lead Carlyle's Gas Co. Buy In Deal Worth Up To $4.8B
• Image-Sharing Co. Pinterest Launches Estimated $1.2B IPO
• DOJ Wants More Info On Fiserv's $22B First Data Buy
• 3 Firms Guide Nesco To Go Public At $1.1B Valuation
• M/C Partners Taps Latham & Watkins For $350M PE Fund
• 2 Firms Guide Go-Public Deal For PE-Backed Chuck E. Cheese
• Jaffe Raitt Can't Shake $5M Verdict Over Bad Pension Advice
• Calif. Atty, PE Firm Receiver Settle EB-5 Investor Fraud Suit
• Del. Justices Send Back Deal Dispute Over MFW Concerns
• Taxation With Representation: Shearman, Latham, Davis Polk
• How To Be Your PE Client's Go-To Firm For Insurance Deals
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, Dyal Capital, TransCanada
• 8 Firms To Guide 3 IPOs Topped By African E-Commerce Biz
• McGuireWoods Nabs 2 Winston & Strawn M&A Attys
• Don't Miss It: Skadden, Hogan Lovells Lead Week's Hot Deals
• Law360's Private Equity Editorial Advisory Board
• EDF Sells Alpiq Stake To Swiss Consortium In $489M Deal
• Chancery OKs $9M Deal In Fight For Med Device Co.
• PE-Backed Tradeweb Tops 3 IPOs With $1.1B Offering
• Deals Rumor Mill: Deutsche Bahn, ICG, Apotex
• Merida Rolls Up $200M For Latest Cannabis-Focused Fund
• Macquarie Says Helicopter Leasing Co. Flouted NDA
• First Data Investor Says $22B Fiserv Merger Is Unfair
• PE Firm ATL Partners Closes $575M Aero, Transpo Fund
• 'Big Tech' Questions Echo Early Days Of US Corporate Law
• Sizmek Can Pay Workers As It Fields Ch. 11 Purchase Bids
• King & Spalding Adds Stroock Insurance M&A Pro In NY
• 1 Firm Edged Ahead In March As IPOs Finally Gain Steam
• Deals Rumor Mill: Allstate, UBS, Tristar
• Polsinelli Lands Finance Pro As Shareholder In Denver Office
• Kirkland, Weil Steer Freight Company Deal
• Kirkland To Steer IHeartMedia's Post-Bankruptcy IPO
• Davis Polk-Led StoneCo Prices $790M Secondary Offering
• Emirates NBD Trims Deal For DenizBank To $2.8B
• HealthQuest Capital Clinches $440M Investment Fund
• OFAC Is Raising The Compliance Bar
• Health Coach Ran $15M Pyramid Scheme, Feds Say
• 5 Firms Guide Stonepeak's $3.6B Oryx Midstream Buy
• Cooley Expands Int'l Tax Practice With Ex-Hogan Lovells Atty
• Deals Rumor Mill: DAZN, Tencent, China Railway
• JLL-Owned REIT Drops $47M For Bay Area Industrial Center
• Searchlight Capital Snags Latecoere Stake In $107M Deal
• Rent-A-Center Pushes For $126.5M Deal Bust Fee In Chancery
• Winston & Strawn Lands Sidley Austin Real Estate Atty In LA
• Online Catering Co. Brings In $150M From Private Investors
• PE-Backed Tradeweb Markets Boosts IPO Estimate To $906M
• Zohar Wants To Slow Down $6M Litigation Rights Battle
• Panera Shorted Itself In $7.5B Deal, Investors Tell Chancery
• Allen & Overy Guide UAE Payment Processor's $3B IPO
• Orchids Paper Hits Ch. 11 In Delaware With $175M Sale Plan
• Ad Firm Sizmek Hits Ch. 11 After Lender Cuts Off Funds
• Deals Rumor Mill: Grindr, ADNOC, Slack
• Tech Unicorn, Cybersecurity Co. Prime IPOs Totaling $281M
• 3 Firms Steer $260M Deal For Migraine Drug Royalty Interest
• BlackRock Snags $2.75B In Long-Term PE Investment Push
• Simpson Helps American Industrial Partners Wrap $3B Fund