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Asset Management - May, 2015

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• HMC Raises $133M For Tech-Focused Euro Private Debt Fund
• WP Carey-Managed REIT Drops $105M On Norway Retail Site
• Aramid Seeks Approval To Sell Stake In Film Co. For $2M
• Labaton On 'Quest For Ignorance' In Millennial IPO Suit
• 4 In-House Preferences For Better Outside Counsel
• Perkins Coie, Skadden Steer Hotel REIT's $865M Financings
• Yucaipa Asks To Freeze Allied Ch. 11 Until Court Fights End
• Oracle Wants IP Protected In Wet Seal Asset Sale
• Heartland Continues Expansion With $95M Premier Valley Buy
• Are 'Home Storage' Precious Metal IRAs Legit?
• Lone Star Fund Scores $132M For Office, Retail Purchases
• 5th Circ. Nixes Co.'s Suit Against Its Bankruptcy Trustee
• 6th Circ. Affirms Sarbanes-Oxley Violations For Bancorp
• Deals Rumor Mill: GE, Macquarie, VTB Bank
• SEC Chair Taps Goldman Sachs Atty As Chief Of Staff
• Singapore Wealth Fund Invests More Than $1B In Rede D'Or
• SEC, Feds Charge Compliance Chief With Fleecing Investors
• $325M Philly Mall Plans Get Snagged On Job Concerns
• Cancer Biotech MultiVir Pulls Plug On IPO Plans
• GLPI, KG Given 2 Weeks To Finalize $650M Casino Deal
• Prudential Drops $110M On 3 Senior Living Properties
• NXP Sheds Unit To Chinese Asset Firm In $1.8B Deal
• Sunac Kills $1.2B Plan To Take Over Kaisa
• JPMorgan To Pay $500M In Landmark MBS Class Settlement
• Asset Manager Regulation — The SEC's Road Ahead
• Judge Slams 'Mind-Numbingly Verbose' Fraud Complaint
• FINRA Strips Broker Bonus Disclosure From Recruitment Plan
• Acorda Hits Back At Hedge Fund Manager In PTAB Challenge
• Troutman Sanders Can't Nix Bankruptcy Deadline Extension
• Shareholders Fight Dismissal In Genworth Delayed IPO Suit
• Investors' $8M Five Mile Merger Settlement Gets Go-Ahead
• Martoma Plays Newman Card Again In Quest For New Trial
• SEC Says $180M Penalty For Ponzi Feeder More Than Fair
• Ex-Madoff Trader Who Aided US Probe Avoids Prison
• NJ High Court Spells Out Defamation Damages Standard
• Ex-CEO Tells 7th Circ. She Is Fighting SEC Court's Existence
• FINRA Chief Says New Fiduciary Rule May Hurt IRA Offerings
• SIFMA Asks Del. Justices To Nix $76M RBC Liability Over Deal
• Obama Aide Says Inaction On Fiduciary Rule Not An Option
• NorthStar Pays $875M For Independent Living Portfolio
• EXCLUSIVE: Sens. Probing CFTC Charges To IG Budget
• Nomura Trio To Come Together In $7.3B REIT
• SEC Focus On Administrative Proceedings: Midyear Checkup
• A New Compliance Challenge For Cos. Doing Business In UK
• Credit Suisse Accused Of Breaking Tolling Deal In Loan Suit
• K&L Gates Steers Concord In $109M Raleigh Hotels Deal
• Pension Admins Who Took Assets Now Barred, DOL Says
• CFTC Chief Bashes Europe's Move Toward Benchmark Regs
• Puerto Rico's Senate Narrowly Passes Tax Bump To 11.5%
• Wachtell Blasts CVR's 'Illogical' Bid To Save Malpractice Suit
• Greenberg Traurig Must Face Doc Forgery Malpractice Suit
• 1 Small Provision For Barclays, 1 Big Step For Compliance
• Sterne Agee Settles With FINRA Over Laptop Privacy Breach
• Time Running Out For Banks To Get Ready For Volcker
• ICP Reps Sue Barclays To Recoup $36.5M For Investors
• UK Regulator Fines Ex-Execs Of Life Settlement Firm $122M
• 5 Insights From CBRE General Counsel Laurence Midler
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Fraud Convictions Of McGinn Smith Execs.
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Dacra, Heatherwood
• Big Banks Never Stopped Rigging Forex Market, Suit Says
• 5 IPOs Nab $1B Ahead Of Slow Holiday Week
• Madoff Trustee Defends $900M Suit Against 1st Feeder Fund
• Del. Chancery Judge Tosses 'London Whale' Derivative Suit
• SEC's Stein Blasts Waiver Grants To Felon Banks
• Father, Son Who Worked At Madoff Firm Deserve Leniency: US
• Slate Office REIT To Pick Up $430M Portfolio From Fortis
• PwC Escapes MF Global Investors' Suit In 2nd Circ.
• Another Lesson For Private Funds On Expense Allocation
• BNY Mellon To Pay $180M To Settle Forex Class Action
• Cayman Law Will Apply To Suit Over Offshore Refco Funds
• Dismissal Of NY Suit Over Funds On Champerty Grounds OK'd
• 2nd Circ. Pushed To Revive Libor Antitrust Claims
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Goldman, Raymour
• Shumaker Loop, Calfee Halter Steer REIT's $750M Notes Offer
• SEC Sues Firm, Execs That Sued To Block In-House Case
• SAC Tipster Dropped From Investor Class Action
• 'Flash Crash' Case Shows CFTC's Tech Limits: Commissioner
• Carter Validus REIT Drops $117M On 20 Medical Buildings
• Broad Chinese Investor Base Complicating Real Estate Deals
• Patterson Belknap Nabs Cybersecurity Pro In NY
• Del. High Court Reinforces Director Liability Shield
• Baker Donelson Leads Community Healthcare In $119M IPO
• Unpaid $5M SEC Fine May Land Ex-Fund Manager Back In Jail
• What's Missing From The SEC's Forum Selection Guidance
• 5 Most Galling Lines From Barclays Forex Chats
• DOJ Shows Teeth With $5.6B Forex Pact, But Not Sharp Ones
• Spanish Broadcasting Investors' Share Repurchase Suit Pared
• $5.6B Forex Fines Aren't The End Of Rate-Rigging Fallout
• Lawsky To Step Down As New York's Top Financial Regulator
• The Firms That Steered The $5.6B Forex Settlements
• Trustee Objects To Uncapped Atty Fees In NII Ch. 11 Plan
• Zurich Limits Asbestos Coverage At UK High Court
• Ex-Madoff Worker Avoids Prison After Cooperating
• LightSquared Seeks Permisssion To Enter $1.75B Facility
• DOL Fiduciary Rules Will Negatively Affect Private Funds
• Accused 'Flash Crash' Trader Spoofed In Bizarre Filing: Atty
• GP Investments' Blank Check Co. Draws $150M In IPO
• Moore Capital Can't Limit Exposure In $20M Lehman Swap Suit
• SEC Eyeing Tougher Disclosure Requirements For Funds
• REITs Gaining Upper Hand In JVs With Pension Funds
• Yahoo Says Alibaba Spinoff Still On Despite IRS Comments
• Citi To Pay $394M In Antitrust Deal With Forex Investors
• 5 Banks To Pay $5.6B, Plead Guilty Over Forex Probes
• FINRA's Plan For Algorithmic Developers Gets Mixed Reviews
• 2015 Law360 Minority Report
• The 50 Best Firms For Minority Partners
• Diversity Gap A Growing Threat To BigLaw Bottom Lines
• The 100 Best Law Firms For Minority Attorneys
• Judge Weighs OAS Ch. 15 Status Amid Hungry Creditors
• REIT Ashford Trust Buys 9-Hotel Portfolio For $224M
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Hinshaw, Pitchbook Data, Altegra
• FINRA To Ease Filing Rules For Broker-Dealer Marketing
• Real Estate Investor With German Focus Eyes London IPO
• Despite Phony Avon Bid, SEC May Resist Edgar Makeover
• Attorneys Play Vital Role In Structured Settlement Annuities
• Repentant Ex-Madoff Controller Avoids Prison
• US Bank, BofA Escape Hundreds Of MBS Trustee Claims
• How Cybercriminals Are Targeting Corporate Transactions
• Ethanol Yieldco Green Plains Sets Sights On $200M IPO
• Weil Leads Brookfield Unit In GrafTech Tender Offer
• Building Co. Hit With Record ERISA Fine Over Hidden Pension
• High Court Ruling Leaves Confusion Over 401(k) Monitoring
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: SL Green, Patrizia Immobilien, Lane
• Lawyers Weigh In On High Court ERISA Ruling
• CPPIB Joint Venture Pays $263M For Seoul Mall
• Schwab Pushes For High Court To Revive Its Libor Appeal
• SEC Clears Newman, Chiasson To Return To The Industry
• Supreme Court Leaves 'Duty To Monitor' Definition To Others
• Reed Smith Nabs 2 Finance Pros To Grow NY And DC Sites
• Ocwen In Talks With Lenders To Restructure Debt
• Ex-Sanofi Worker Files Class Action Over Stock Drop
• Deals Rumor Mill: Axis Capital, Bwin.Party, Uber
• Caesars Creditors Appeal Involuntary-Petition Blow
• Kirkland & Ellis Advises Game Co. On $673M Buyout Offer
• Swedish Pension Co. Nabs $485M Stake In Office Portfolio
• Petrobras Hit With Another NYSE Stockholder Suit Over Bribes
• British Regulator To Probe High-Frequency Trading
• Deutsche Bank Disclaims Hedge Fund's $50M Failure
• High Court Vacates Ruling That ERISA Claims Are Time-Barred
• 'Bad Actor' Waivers Spark Opposing Views Within SEC
• Consider 5 Things Before Choosing An E-Discovery Provider
• Winston & Strawn Hit Again With $100M Suit Over Metals Scam
• Suit Says Hogan Lovells Touted False Info In Credit Beef
• Ex-LightSquared CEO Says Ch. 11 Plan Violates Priority Rule
• Franklin Resources Seeks Sanctions For $156M Stock Heir Suit
• NML Fights Stay Bid In Search For $1.6B Argentine Assets
• 5 IPOs Set To Draw $973M After Disappointing Week Of Debuts
• 3 Takeaways From DuPont's Proxy Battle Victory Over Trian
• Blackstone Bets On Hedge Fund Magnetar Capital
• LoanCore Realty Trust Unveils $100M IPO Plans
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Lululemon Suit Over Translucent Pants
• EQT's $621M IPO Nabs Spotlight Amid Rough Week For Debuts
• Skadden-Led Fortress Unit Prices $340M IPO
• A Close Look At The New Pay-Versus-Performance Rule
• Momentive Shifts Balance Of Power In Complex Chapter 11
• Cofco Sets Up Joint Venture In Step Toward Eventual IPO
• Nelson Mullins Adds 3 Baker Donelson REIT Pros In Atlanta
• Boies Schiller Continues SDNY Raid, Nabs Madoff Prosecutor
• US Denies Canada's Claim That Volcker Rule Violates NAFTA
• Judge Wants Payout Info On Ocwen $140M Force-Placed Deal
• Hogan Lovells Guides Landmark On $375M IPO Plans
• Fed Gov. Joins Call To Exempt Small Banks From Volcker Rule
• Crown Castle Sells Aussie Unit For $1.6B After Sunesys Buy
• Caesars' Creditors Demand Probe Of $31B Buyout
• Nationwide To Pay $8M To Settle SEC Order-Delay Claims
• Deals Rumor Mill: Avon, Advent, Standard Chartered
• CFTC Needs Sharper Enforcement Teeth, Massad Tells Sens.
• Strategic Hotels Buys $197M Texas Hotel In Deal Frenzy
• KG Urban Closing In On Funding For $650M Mass. Casino
• Ex-JPMorgan Banker, Father Charged With Insider Trading
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Extell, Ackman, Shorenstein
• Court-Appointed Experts — A Powerful But Rarely Used Tool
• Bankrupt San Bernardino Bondholders Can't Tie CalPERS Pay
• REIT Monogram Buys Stakes From JV Partner For $225M
• Merck Nabs Partial Win In Vioxx Securities Fraud Row
• Ex-SEC Head Urges Agency To Check Use Of In-House Court
• SEC Enforcement Chief Extols Virtues Of Cooperation
• 3 Firms Guide $905M London Office Tower Deal
• Standard General Unit Wins RadioShack IP With $26M Bid
• SEC Official Sounds New Alarm Over Private Equity Practices
• Raj Dodges Suit Claiming He Fired Aide For Raising Concerns
• Kleinberg Kaplan Lures K&L Gates Hedge Fund Partner
• Deals Rumor Mill: Cablevision, General Electric, Simplex
• EU OKs $1.2B Rail Merger, After Antitrust Fixes
• Litvak Counsel Warns 2nd Circ. Of Unbounded Prosecutions
• REIT Hansteen Sells UK Industrial Portfolio For $302M
• Investment Co.'s Ex-GC Must Face SEC's Pension Theft Suit
• Accused 'Flash Crash' Trader Picks Kobre & Kim For Defense
• SEC Market Structure Panel Weighs Key Trading Rule's Future
• Dupont Wins High-Profile Proxy Fight With Activist Investor
• FINRA Fines Morgan Stanley $2M Over Short-Sale Violations
• Ex-Madoff Controller Seeks To Avoid Prison Time
• UK Finds Italian Pension Fund Due $62M Over Lehman Losses
• SEC Tackles Extraterritoriality In Cross-Border Swap Rules
• FINRA Ramps Up Sanction Guidelines For Fraud
• RadioShack Sees $17.3M Bid For IP, Customer Data
• Wells Fargo Hit With $78M Verdict Over Mismanaged Trusts
• Adams & Reese, Others To Pay $5M In Stanford Fraud Suit
• NII Blasts Bondholders' Objections As An '11th-Hour' Move
• Exor Pitches Sweetened $6.8B PartnersRe Takeover Bid
• Associated Investor Sues To Block 'Flawed' $2.5B Sale
• HSBC Affiliate To Sell Second, $2.7B Stake In Chinese Bank
• Baker Botts Reps EQT GP In Bigger-Than-Expected $621M IPO
• Key Considerations For Investing In Marijuana Companies
• Wall St. Again Jabs CFTC Over Cross-Border Swaps Guidance
• CFTC Eyes New Trading Rules After 'Flash Crash' Bust
• CBRE Exec Sees US Finally Embracing Secondary Sales
• Fosun To Sell $1.2B In Shares For Insurance Acquisitions
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Google, KKR, Invesco
• Lenders Claw Back Some Of Their Rights In Minnesota
• Dell Wants To Probe T. Rowe Price's Vote In $25B Buyout
• Illinois Ruling Jeopardizes Chicago Pension Reform
• Mayer Brown, Sills Cummis Steer $169M Brooklyn Apt. Deal
• Hedge Fund Sets Major Precedent With Tempur Sealy Victory
• SEC Sees In-House Court As Chance To Craft The Law
• SEC Commissioner Urges Action On Maker-Taker Disclosure
• Law Trio Drops In On $279M Property Trust Merger
• Tilton Scraps With SEC Over Commission Judge's Authority
• Delayed IPO Suit Has Too Many Defects, Genworth Says
• Icahn-Led CVR Says Wachtell Can't Ax Fed. Malpractice Suit
• Kriss Feuerstein, King Spalding Steer $270M NY Hotel Deal
• Judge Nixes Madoff Investor Suit, Deposition Bid
• Fund Manager's $35M CalPERS Breach Suit Revived On Appeal
• Trinity Pays $53.8M For Hooters Casino Hotel In Las Vegas
• Ex-Greenberg Traurig Securities Pro Jumps To Kaye Scholer
• SEC Sues Dallas Radio Hosts Over Securities Sales
• 5 Reasons To Polish Your Permanent Capital Expertise
• Madoff Ex-CFO Dies Before Sentencing
• Rothstein Feeder Fund Manager Says $180M Penalty Too Big
• King & Spalding Nabs Ex-Fried Frank Int'l Disputes Pro
• Shareholders Secure Huge Victory In Battle With Tempur Sealy
• Canada Reined In Dark Pools Without Market Harm: Regulator
• Health Care REIT Nabs 4 London Hospitals For $349M
• SEC Explains Thinking Behind Bringing Cases In-House
• Oil, Gas Investors Sharpening Activist Knives
• Tallgrass' $1.2B IPO Nabs Spotlight As 4 Biotechs Postpone
• Apple, AT&T Say RadioShack Can't Sell Customer Data
• PREPA Trustee Flags Nonpayment Into Reserve Funds
• Week's 9 IPOs Set To Test Investors' Thinning Risk Appetite
• Lehman Denied $67M In Tax Credits Over UK Deals
• Illinois' Top Court Rules Pension Reform Law Unconstitutional
• SEC Taps Agency Vet To Head Investment Management Unit
• Hutchinson Lines Up Investors To Fund $16B O2 Buy
• Wal-Mart Beats Contempt Bid Over Bribery Scandal Docs
• Bernstein Litowitz To Co-Lead Allergan Investor Suit
• Wells Fargo Settles Suit Over Role In $30M Fla. Ponzi Scheme
• Sens. Embrace Patent Troll Bill, Eye AIA Reviews
• SIFMA Exec Seeks To Restore Trust In Equity Markets
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Anbang Insurance, Invesco, Time
• OAS Will Roll Dice For Chapter 15 Status, Attys Say
• 4 Takeaways From The Current Proxy Season
• SEC Settles With Convicted Fund Manager Balboa
• Forest City Lobs $731M Offering To Back MIT Portfolio Buy
• Moore Capital Settles Dispute Over $12M With Lehman Trustee
• 4 Firms Guide $137M Tristan Capital Altarea Mall Deal
• CFTC, EU Chiefs Set Summer Date For Swaps Accord
• What Funds Can Take Away From SEC Cybersecurity Guidance
• SEC Judge Bans Chinese Trader For Life
• E-Trade Gets FINRA Wells Notice Over Order Routing Tactics
• Law Firms Could Learn A Lot From The NFL Draft
• Tilton Blasts DOJ's 'Vaguely Orwellian' Stance On SEC Judges
• Puerto Rico Fights To Save Its Recovery Act At 1st Circ.
• SEC Greenlights Tick-Size Pilot For Small Stocks
• Hedge Funds Lawyer Up As Puerto Rico Debt Storm Brews
• Flash Crash At 5: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
• ABA Urges IRS To Rethink Political Subdivision Guidance
• Health Care REIT Aims For $125M In IPO
• NJ Justices Grill State, Unions On Slashed Pension Funding
• US Scoffs At Ex-Galleon Trader's Newman Defense
• Procopio, Simpson Thacher Guide Strata-Blackstone Apt. Deal
• New Stream Hedge Honchos Get Prison For Fleecing Investors
• Momentive Win Shifts Balance Of Power In Ch. 11 Process
• Proskauer Beefs Up London M&A Group With PE Maven
• FINRA Sanctions LPL $11.7M Over Mass Supervisory Failures
• CFTC Charges 2 UAE Men With Spoofing Gold, Silver Futures
• Fund Manager Minority Deals — 3 Negotiating Points
• Ex-Cantor Fitzgerald Senior Exec Claims Contract Breach
• Goodwin Helps Prudential Raise $629M For Senior Housing
• Ponzi Scheme Feeder Fund Manager Balks At $1M Penalty Bid
• SEC Sets Up $40M Fund For Fred Alger Victims
• Texas Judge Nixes Burger King Europe's Contract Beef
• Feds Tell 2nd Circ. Martoma Not Saved By Newman Ruling
• SEC Mulls Guidance On Controversial In-House Court
• Ivanhoe Cambridge Drops $197M On London Office Property
• Homeland Security Facing Suit Over Investor Visa Denials
• Hedge Funds Slam Salus' $129M 'Gotcha' RadioShack Suit
• Real Estate Investors To Step Up Property Buys In 2015
• NII Holdouts Continue Assault On $4.35B Restructuring
• Cleary Gottlieb, Shearman Steer REIT's $1.5B Notes Offering
• GLPI Backs $650M Casino Contender In Massachusetts
• SAC Manager's Tipper Says Newman Voids Plea, Sentence
• Momentive's Watershed Ch. 11 Plan Withstands Attack
• Christie Sends Back Pension Fund Pay-To-Play Bill
• Wyly Brothers Continue To Fight $300M SEC Judgment
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: TIAA-CREF, ProspectHill, Tucker
• WP Carey Junk Bond Unit Plans $400M IPO
• FINRA Chips Land In Industry Purse After CARDS Match
• Health Care REIT Strikes $573M Split From Forest City JV
• Athilon Must Prove It Was Solvent To Beat Quadrant Claims
• 1 Law Firm Dominates April IPO Activity
• Petters Trustee's $7.5M Vicis Clawback Stands Up At 8th Circ.
• Mall Owner Macerich Settles Proxy Fight With Activist Funds
• Saudi Agency Sets Rules For Foreigners In $572B Market
• Lancer Consultant Reports To Jail For Reduced Sentence
• Willkie Guides HealthEquity In $109M Secondary Offering
• Reps & Warranties Insurance Creeping Into Real Estate Deals
• SEC Accounting Decision 'Dead Wrong,' Fund Tells DC Circ.
• Retrocom Snags $66M From Manufacturers Life Insurance
• Akerman Nabs Ex-Gibson Dunn Real Estate Pro In LA
• PartnerRe Opts For Axis Merger Over Exor's $6B Takeover Bid
• Skadden-Led Fortress Unit Sets Terms For $400M IPO
• Loeb's Activist Hedge Fund Buys Big Stake In Yum Brands
• Tilton's 'Mundane' In-House SEC Case Must Go On, DOJ Says
• Weil Guides Aethon Energy In Deal For Encana Properties
• IPO Activity Set To Spring Back As 14 Cos. Target $2B
• REIT Chesapeake Lodging Pays $103M For LA Hotel, Theater
• CORRECTED: Lululemon Wins Protection Of Execs' Personal Emails
• Week's 4 IPOs Draw $795M As Market Revs Up For May Surge
• Ex-FINRA Worker Denied New Trial In Retaliation Case
• Nixon Peabody, Atty Sued Over Role In Alleged Twitter Ponzi
• Prudential's Auditor Can't Duck Subpoena In Investor Suit
• FINRA Chief Backs SEC Fiduciary Plans Over Labor Dept.
• Wells Fargo, Deutsche Bank Move To Nix RMBS Trustee Suits
• OAS Creditors Demand Morgan Lewis Client Names
• Ex-Morgan Stanley Employee No Whistleblower, Firm Says
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Obama Library, Embassy, Aspen