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Asset Management - January, 2015

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• OmniVision Investors Get $12M In Apple Supplier Status Row
• Terreno Realty Drops $116M On DC Industrial Property
• Boss Of Largest Ponzi Scheme In Conn. History Gets 13 Years
• SHV Raises Nutreco Bid Past €3B To Woo Holdout Investors
• Latham's Shake Shack IPO Grabs Spotlight Amid Busy Week
• Market Rumors: Alibaba, 1MBD, GFI Group
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Emmes, Capital One, Times Property
• Avalon Faces 2 Tenant Suits For Burned-Down NJ Luxury Apts
• Chancery Finds Ancestry.com Stock Price Fair In $1.6B Deal
• CFTC Swaps Reform Seen As Big Plan With Steep Climb
• NY Appeals Court Lets TCW Duck Claim In $128M MBS Suit
• REIT Issues $1.45B Debt To Help Fund $3B Cole Acquisition
• Mass. Gov. Cleared In NJ Investment Controversy
• Fed Eyeing Asset Management Risks, Tarullo Says
• Ivanhoe Nets $190M In Sale Of 2 Canadian Shopping Malls
• Ex-Sentinel CEO Gets 14 Years For $665M Fraud
• SEC Dismisses Herbalife Insider Trading Case
• Electricity-Focused InfraREIT Shares Soar In Public Debut
• Dewey Trustee Seeks Legal Fees From NY Asset Manager
• Norway Sovereign Fund Buys $286M London Office Building
• FXCM Swallows Poison Pill After Swiss Franc Jump
• GE Capital Urges Consolidation Of Suits Over Petters' Scheme
• MSRB Says Bank Loan Secrecy Harms Bondholders
• SEC Should Bless BATS 'Obvious Error' Rule Change: SIFMA
• Manatt Adds Ex-Debevoise Real Estate Pro In NY
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Silverstein, Oxford, GIC
• Ashford Priming New Upscale Hotel Biz With $331M In Property
• Icahn-Targeted Manitowoc Agrees To Split Operations
• $40B Alibaba Spinoff Could Make Yahoo An Attractive Target
• Kirkland Reps Starwood In $1B JV Deal For Suburban Offices
• January Brings Clarity To Some Of 2014's Buzziest M&A Moves
• CFTC Commish Presses Case For Swap Trading Reforms
• Canadian Pacific Railway To Sell $700M In Notes
• New Tool For Holdout Bondholders: The Trust Indenture Act
• Judge To Dismiss IBM Insider Trading Case At Feds' Request
• BGC Reaffirms $778M Hostile Bid For GFI Before Friday Vote
• Key Questions When Selecting E-Discovery Vendors
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Arden, Harrison Street, CIM Group
• FINRA Didn't Fire Deputy Director In Retaliation, Jury Finds
• Canadian REIT To Raise CA$100M In Note Offering
• 3rd Circ. Shuts Down IDT Suit Over $42.5M Winstar Deal
• US Loses Bid To Stay Fannie, Freddie Takeover Suit
• TIAA-CREF To Pay Nearly $200M For NY Meatpacking Building
• SEC Puts Steinberg Appeal On Hold Until Newman 'Resolved'
• Canary Wharf Owner Won't Fight Qatar's $3.9B Takeover Bid
• Futures Industry Group Calls On SEC To Simplify Reg NMS
• Market Rumors: Citgo, LSE, Davivienda
• Yahoo's $40B Spinoff Bolsters Large Cap-Hungry Activists
• Activist Moving Forward With Omnova Proxy Battle
• WP Carey Buys 73 UK Auto Properties For $355M
• FXCM To Pursue Top Traders After Swiss Franc Shock
• Ivanhoe, Veritas Drop $190M To Grow San Francisco Portfolio
• VC-Backed Spark Therapeutics Boosts IPO Target To $157M
• MRI International Ordered To Pay $585M For Ponzi Scheme
• DOJ, States Near $1.38B Accord With S&P
• Caesars Wins Forum Fight To Keep Ch. 11 In Chicago
• 2nd Circ.'s Fairfield Decision Will Be Cited With Fervor
• Caesars Venue Fight Will Test Daring Creditor Move
• Obama Backs Off From Proposal Taxing College Savings Plans
• Caesars Plugs Windy City As Proper Place For Unit's Ch. 11
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: RXR Realty, San Diego, Mirae
• Investors Want OK For $2M Deal In Suit Against Chinese Co.
• Atlantic City Emergency Fix Bad For NJ Cities, Moody's Says
• Investment Firms Sue Merck Over Misleading Vioxx Claims
• Blackstone Sells Fund Manager Valad Europe In $165M Deal
• Judge Won't Move Petters Ponzi Scheme Suit To Fed Court
• Silicon Valley Bank Parent Prices $350M In Senior Notes
• Yahoo To Spin Off Rest Of Alibaba Stake To New Company
• 3rd Time A Charm As Ropes Steers Bain's TI Automotive Buy
• Slice Of Silverstein's 3 WTC Debt Put On Crowdfunding Site
• Kirkland Grabs Its First LA Tax Lawyer From Skadden
• Caesars' Bankruptcy Plan Already Under Attack?
• Tehran Investment Firm To Launch 1st Iranian ETF
• Under Activist Pressure, DuPont Unveils $4B Buyback
• Activist Slashes Family Dollar Stake By $457M Amid Buyout
• SEC, FinCEN Fine Oppenheimer $20M Over Penny Stock Sales
• SAC Victims' Fund OK'd In $602M Insider Trading Deal
• Bharara's Newman Appeal Faces Steep Odds In 2nd Circ.
• Caesars, Creditors Square Off Over Ch. 11 Venue
• REIT LaSalle Hotel Pays $350M For Downtown SF Property
• SEC Backs Bharara In 2nd Circ. Insider Trading Appeal
• Ocwen Rejects Hedge Funds' Bond Default Claims
• AXA Says Trustee Approval Trumps Investors' Fee Gripe
• Pension Funds Up PE Allocation Despite Fee Concerns
• Easterly Government REIT Sets Terms For $192M IPO
• Shopping Center REIT Pays $121.5M For 2 DC Properties
• AEW Europe Strikes $168M Deal For Amazon Logistics Park
• Optical Retailer GrandVision Eyes Up To $1.2B Dutch IPO
• Wachtell, Cravath Help Packaging Cos. Form $16B Powerhouse
• Once More Unto The Breach — Rehearing In Newman?
• Major Caesars Lenders Sue To Block Restructuring Plan
• SEC Pulls Trigger On 5-Day Junk Bond Tender Offer Window
• JPMorgan Accused Of Futures Manipulation In $25M Suit
• 2 IPOs Raise $375M As Slew Of Others Prepare Debuts
• Chinese Co. Pays Deutsche $490M For London's Tower Place
• Vulcan Pockets $128.5M In Sale Of Seattle Office To Talon
• Moody's Cuts Atlantic City Bond Rating After NJ Takeover
• Starboard Already Gunning For Top Activist Billing In 2015
• Ex-Galleon Trader Cites Newman In Bid To Nix Conviction
• Brookfield Drops $200M To Expand Facilities Management Biz
• UK Hedge Fund's Ex-Exec Gets 13 Years' Jail Time For Fraud
• SEC Accuses Ex-Lehman Vet Of Illegal Trading
• Latin America's CAF Floats $1B Bonds To Push Development
• Asian Conglomerate Keppel Offers $2.6B For Property Unit
• Bharara Appeals 2nd Circ.'s Landmark Newman Decision
• Regions Coughs Up $125M to End Suits Over Funds' Collapse
• 3 Firms Rep Fla. Pension Board On $304M Real Estate Buys
• Casino's Ch. 11 Court To Weigh Contingent Value Rights
• A Data Security Checklist For Companies Hiring Law Firms
• FINRA Fines Scottrade Over Customer Privacy Violations
• UK Pension Funds Team For $757M Infrastructure Fund
• Chatham Aims For $105M Offering To Back Hotel Buy
• Euro Drop Opens Up M&A Opportunities To Daring Deal Makers
• Atrium European Real Estate Drops €162M On Prague Mall
• UK FCA Bans Ex-Execs Over Martin Brokers' Libor Failings
• Westmount Nets $52M In Sale Of Charlotte Business Park
• Icahn Continues Governance Crusade, This Time At Gannett
• FSOC At It Again, Places Asset Managers In Its Crosshairs
• 2nd Circ. Revives Bid To Reopen PlusFunds Bankruptcy
• Pfizer Schemed To Block Celebrex Generics, New Suit Says
• SEC's Stiff S&P Sanction Raises Curtain For DOJ Action
• Feds Can't Stop Pershing From Dropping Fannie-Freddie Suit
• CFTC Commish Eyes Retail Forex Regs After Swiss Shock
• NJ Atty Sentenced To 46 Months In Facebook IPO Scheme
• Icahn Gets EBay Board Seat, Input On PayPal Spinoff
• Alternative Assets Near $7T As Hedge Funds Lead Growth
• Feds To Explore Revamping SIFI Designation Process
• New Media Raises $152M In Follow-On Offering
• BGC Sports ISS' Backing On $778M GFI Takeover Bid
• Northstar Healthcare Plans $500M Common Stock Offering
• Starboard Urges HR Firm To Consider Merger, Buybacks
• Buzzing Pot Industry Poised For M&A Evolution Despite Risks
• SEC Loses Key Force Behind $3T Money Market Reforms
• Section 351, REIT Election And A Surprise IRS Ruling
• Google, Fidelity Buy $1B Stake In SpaceX
• Obama's Leverage Fee Faces Long Odds In Congress
• Cadwalader Chair-Elect's Exit A Hiring Warning For BigLaw
• Griffin-American REIT Makes $340M In Health Care Buys
• Claims Fidelity Broke Deal To Sell $400M In EFH Notes Tossed
• Pimco Pays $154M For Fifth Street Towers In Minneapolis
• Stockton Holdout Can't Stop Ch. 9 Plan During Appeal
• Surprise Exit Of Cadwalader Chair-Elect Shakes Up Leadership
• LightSquared Cleared For Voting On Falcone-Backed Plan
• SIFMA Blasts FINRA, MSRB Bond Price Transparency Plan
• BGC Hikes GFI Offer To $777M, Blows Past CME Bid
• RI's $594M Tobacco Revenue Bonds Survive Oppenheimer Suit
• Infrastructure Investor John Laing Eyes $198M London IPO
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Mirach, Cammeby's
• Electricity-Focused InfraREIT Lines Up $400M IPO
• Starboard Escalates Staples-Office Depot Merger Campaign
• Ackman Poaches Kirkland M&A Veteran For Activist Fund
• Can Silence Keep You Safe? New Debate On 10b-5 Liability
• Retail FX May Face New Rules, Inspections After Swiss Shock
• Top Restructuring Firms Face Off In $10B Caesars Battle
• 3rd Circ. Won't Reconsider Remand Of Short-Sale Suit
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Georgetown, Donahue Schriber
• Credit Suisse Fight Will Shape Future Bank Penalties
• Arden, TPG Dodge Class Action Over $394M Gelson's Buy
• As Deal Makers Sniff Out Insurance, One Segment Shines
• American Realty Accounting Woes Spark NY Securities Suit
• Top Momentive Bondholders Again Fail In Collateral Suits
• Caesars Can't Duck Bondholders' Suit Over $155M Refi Deal
• Caesars Ch. 11 Gambit Pits Creditors Against Apollo
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Travelers, Children's Aid, Temasek
• Bridgepoint Investors Win Cert. In Failed Accreditation Suit
• RadioShack Faces Cash Deadline, May Soon Hit Bankruptcy
• FINRA To Raise Heat On Firms In Broker Disclosure Push
• Ralph Nader Slams Credit Suisse Bid For ERISA Exemption
• JPMorgan Insurers' Public Policy Claim Revived In $200M Suit
• Market Rumors: JPMorgan, 1MDB, ICBC
• Freeport Pays $138M In Derivative Suit, Including Dividend
• Ex-CalPERS Exec. Kills Himself Before $3B Pay-To-Play Trial
• Blackstone Drops $166M On 22-Story NY Office Tower
• Caesars' Voluntary Ch. 11 In Ill. Halted By Del. Judge
• Commerical Loan REIT Sutherland Postpones $125M IPO
• SEC Fines UBS $14M Over Dark Pool Operations
• CME Again Lifts GFI Bid To Match $714M Hostile Offer
• Caesars Ch. 11 Kicks Off $10B Restructuring Fight
• Stock Heir Says Franklin Resources' Ex-CEO Hid $156M
• DLA Piper, Sidley Guide REIT WP Carey's $589M Debt Deal
• SEC's $14M BATS Fine Spares High-Frequency Trade Tactics
• Dalian Wanda Strikes $3.8B Mall Deal With Investors
• DRW Buys High-Speed Trading Rival Amid Industry Scrutiny
• China To Set Up $6.5 Billion Innovation Fund
• Morgan Stanley Faces OT Suit From Operations Associates
• Market Rumors: China Huarong, Etsy, KKR
• Legal Services Would Be Taxed Under Calif. Sen. Proposal
• Paul Hastings, Ashurst Guide Starwood's $313M London Deal
• Clearford Water Nabs $100M Funding For Ontario System
• Top EU Court Adviser Says Central Bank Can Make Bond Buys
• BGC Hikes Up GFI Offer To $714M As Vote On Rival Bid Looms
• A Significant Expansion Of Section 546 In Madoff Ruling
• Split SEC Approves Swaps Data Reporting Rules
• Caesars Unit Preps Imminent Illinois Ch. 11 After Court OK
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Sacks Glazier's Terrence Franklin
• ISS Backs $8.5B Dollar Tree Bid In Fight For Family Dollar
• SEC Announces Members Of Market Structure Advisory Panel
• SEC's 2015 Exam Plans Take Broad View Of Saver Risk
• Caesars Lenders To Press Chancery Claims Despite Ch. 11
• Franklin Aims To Hold Up Stockton's Ch. 9 Pending Appeal
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Wide Reach For Ch. 15 Courts
• US, Tax Shelter Ordered To Finish Suit Over Loss Deductions
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Fannie Mae, Goldman, Joe Sitt
• Caesars Hits Resistance From Lenders On Restructuring Plan
• Stuy-Town Juniors Kick $5.4B Loan Fight To State Court
• SEC Examiners To Focus On Cybersecurity, Alt Funds In 2015
• Hedge Fund Pushes JDS To Ease Board Nomination Rules
• HT Capital Shuts Down Amid High Costs, Weak Performance
• NY Biz Court Getting Fed Up With 'Merger Tax' Suits
• Prosecutors To Appeal Madoff Aides' Sentences
• DuPont Sheds Theater Biz Amid Criticism From Activists
• Brookfield Launches $350M 2025 Debt Offering
• IRS Launches Encrypted Exchange For FATCA
• SEC Judge Hits 'Big Short' Money Manager With $3M Sanction
• Canary Wharf Owner Urges Investors To Reject Takeover Bid
• Tele Columbus Aims For More Than $564M In Revived IPO
• 2nd Circ. Buries $4.4B Morgan Stanley Swap-Loss Fraud Suit
• Dutch Retailer GrandVision Plans IPO To Fuel Global Growth
• SEC Fines Direct Edge $14M Over Misleading Order Types
• Ropes, Milbank Guide $2.5B TPG–Deutsche Loan Deal
• CFTC Slams Forex Trader's 'Dangerous' Lehman Claim
• Tech Giant EMC Adds 2 Directors In Truce With Elliott
• Junior Bondholders Try To Force Caesars Bankruptcy
• Gupta Loses High Court Bid To Escape $13.9M SEC Judgment
• FINRA Blackballs John Thomas Financial For Trading Ahead
• Market Rumors: Shopify, Midwest Fertilizer, China Huarong
• Troutman Sanders Says Bankruptcy Deadline Extension Invalid
• Abercrombie Deal In CEO Pay Suit Wins Final OK
• Del. Confirms Continued Validity Of Advance Notice Bylaws
• Prezzo Investors OK $485M TPG Buyout, Sidelining Activist
• Exchanges' Market Reform Proposals Only Touch Margins
• FINRA Charges 'Angry' Ex-Rep With Faking CEO's Firing
• JPMorgan Settles Suit Over $17.6B In Bear Stearns MBS
• REIT To Pay $86M For Warehouses, Backed By $40.5M Offering
• Caesars Clears Creditor Threshold On $18B Restructuring
• SEC's Foreign Corrupt Practices Spotlight Shines On PE
• REIT Says Shoddy Info Dooms $465M Pa. Casino Deal
• BGC Urges GFI Shareholders To Reject Rival's Buyout Bid
• Law Schools Are (Finally) Teaching 'The Biz' Of Lawyering
• Fed Resources Drained In Lead-Up To London Whale: Report
• Peltz's Trian Fund Launches Proxy Fight Against DuPont
• Caesars Rallies Restructuring Plan Backers As Ch. 11 Looms
• Six Firms Guide REIT Columbia Property Trust's $588M Buys
• Quinn Emanuel Reinstated In Wrongful Firing Suit
• Allied Properties REIT Aims To Raise $63M In Offering
• Ex-WG Compliance Head Dodges Prison In $554M Fraud Case
• First VC Buy-In Has Budding Pot Industry Buzzing
• S&T Bank, Interstate Hotels, CFP Board Add GCs
• FINRA Dings Oppenheimer Over Foreign Junk Bond Loans
• CPPIB Buys $219M Office Stake, Forming Hudson Pacific JV
• Canadian Investor Brompton Seeks IPO For Oil & Gas Co. Fund
• Funds Ask High Court To Revive BlackRock Lending Fee Suit
• British Land Nabs $387M In Retail, Office Property Sales
• San Bernardino Creditors Sue Over CalPERS Payment Plan
• MeadWestvaco Latest To Bow To Activist With Spinoff
• Activist Starboard Bears Down On Yahoo-AOL Merger Push
• Calif. Fixes Timing Problem For Post-Trial Motions
• Union Fund Can't Appeal Lost Claims In Goldman RMBS Suit
• 2nd Circ. OKs Plan Reformation In Cigna ERISA Class Action
• Jeffer Mangels Targets Aramid Deal's Funds For Unpaid Fees
• 2nd Circ. Says Stock Fraudster Can Try To Dump Counsel
• SEC Mulls Releasing Cybersecurity Sweep Exam Report
• Fund Pays Revstone $2M Over Claims It Helped Hide Assets
• REIT Bluerock Residential Nets $61M For Nashville Property
• Investor Claims Innocence In Tech Traders Ponzi Scheme
• Google, Prudential Back Scatec Solar's $188M Utah Plant
• KBS REIT Gets $77M From BofA For Calif. Office Buy
• Attys Doubt Need For 2nd Trial In EDMC Restructuring Row
• Chase For Property Fuels More Forward Real Estate Deals
• Commerical Loan REIT Sutherland Lines Up $125M IPO
• Ex-SEC Chair Pitt Urges Cos. To Monitor Proxy Firms
• BGC Extends Hostile $675M GFI Bid As Friendly Offer Looms
• Activist Elliott's Founder Lifts Stake In Swiss Health Fund
• Secrets To In-House Cost Control
• Market Rumors: AGS Transact, Palm Hills
• Unhappy Caesars Bondholders Find Ally In EDMC Judge
• EDMC Holdout Has For-Profit Education Lenders Cheering
• BATS Exchange Calls On SEC, Industry To Reform Markets
• SEC Mulls Exchange Plan To Loosen Trade Info Barriers
• Obama Nominates Community Banker Landon To Fed Board
• Activist Knocks PREIT Mall Sale Plan, Urges Bigger Move
• Investor Wins Remand Of Suit Over Software Co.'s $108M IPO
• Burger King Europe Says Investor Can't Sue In Texas
• Blaming Broker, Investment Firm NSB Enters Ch. 11
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Fiduciary Trust, RedSky, A&B
• Mortgage-Focused REIT Great Ajax Eyes $100M IPO
• FINRA Announces 2015 Regulatory, Exam Priorities
• Real Estate Fund Closings Dropped In 2014, Study Says
• L&G, Dutch Fund Buy $562M In UK Commercial Properties
• Chancery Greenlights Bid To Appraise Ancestry.com Stock
• Swaps Panel Deadlocks On Caesars Default
• Mayer Brown Leads Clarion's $96M Calif. Property Sale
• Jones Day Reps Wasserstein In Paris Cosmetics Deal
• Madoff Victims Seek Testimony From The Man Himself
• NII Pushes Ch. 11 Hearings Back Pending Analyst Report
• Ashford Hospitality Refinances $354M Goldman, Merrill Loans
• Ardian Scoops Up $1.8B Portfolio From Pa. Pension Fund
• Fate Of $3B IPO Still Murky, Malaysia's 1MDB Replaces Prez
• Elkins Kalt Guides Hudson Pacific On $89M Calif. Office Sale
• SEC Commish, Profs Spar Over Harvard Shareholder Project
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Thor, KTR Capital, Mercedes-Benz
• Gibson Dunn Guides Rockpoint's $218M Manhattan Apt. Buy
• Morgan Stanley Says Ex-Worker Leaked Info On 900 Accounts
• Wainscott Capital Founder Shot Dead In Manhattan Apartment
• 12 Building Blocks Of A Digital Law Library
• Hedge Funds Say Delphi Is Reneging On $300M Promise
• Hogan Lovells Guides American Homes 4 Rent's $126M Buy
• Securities Regulation To Watch In 2015
• Pa. Justices Tighten Rules For Attys Investing Client Funds
• Lehman Trustee Inks $20M Deal With Pimco
• EDMC Restructuring Unfair To Holdouts, Judge Says
• 2nd Circ. Shelve Steinberg To Let Feds Move On Newman
• Merrill Lynch Fined $7.2M Over Options Reporting Flubs
• LightSquared Floats $200M Breakup Fee For Plan Proponents
• Changes Coming For Asset Management In 2015
• Real Estate Legislation And Regulation To Watch In 2015
• REIT Douglas Emmett Drops $146M On Honolulu Apartments
• BC Partners Sells Half Its Stake In $2.7B Migros Deal
• German Cable Co. Tele Columbus Rekindles $360M IPO
• Burger Chain Shake Shack Files IPO To Beef Up Expansion
• Ambac Hits BofA With $600M Suit Over Countrywide MBS
• 4 Ways Activists Will Continue To Run The Show In 2015
• Alleged Foundry Tipper Says Newman Undercuts Conviction
• 2015: Judiciary, Lawyers And Law Schools At The Precipice