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Capital Markets - August, 2014

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• IPO Filings Soar In Late-August Heat
• GFI Shareholder Suit Says CME Takeover Undervalues Co.
• Banks Say Forex Plaintiffs Have No Proof Of Antitrust Plot
• Hong Kong Exchange Mulls Equal Voting Rights Rule Change
• Woolworths To Raise $937M To Repay David Jones Financing
• Australia To Privatize Gov't-Owned Insurer In $4B IPO
• ICMA Revises Sovereign Bonds To Avoid Another Argentina
• National Australian Bank Plans IPO Exit From US Unit
• Dealmakers Q&A: WilmerHale's Brian Johnson
• 5 Reasons Large Companies Are Turning To Boutique Firms
• Brookfield Property To Pay $4.3B For Capital Automotive
• Intrepid Mines Offers $103M Share Buyback In Blackthorn Bid
• Chinese Bad-Debt Manager Locks Down $2.4B Before IPO
• CFTC Says Some UK Bank Deposits OK After MF Global Rule
• Emerging Markets' Summer Investment Surge Fizzles
• Two More Biotechs Enter IPO Pipeline, One Revives Plans
• UK Fines Deutsche Bank £4.7M Over Swap-Reporting Flaws
• Dealmakers Q&A: Bilzin Sumberg's Jay Sakalo
• SEC's Lauded Securitization Rules Still Pack Big Burdens
• Gallagher, Piwowar Balk At 'Hasty' Credit Rating Rules
• India's Securities Board Aims To Strengthen Safety Net
• 3 Biotechs Join IPO Pipeline, Suggesting Window Still Open
• CFTC Fines South African Bank Over Prearranged Trades
• Blackstone-Backed Vivint Solar Planning $200M IPO
• Paramount Group Looks To Break Records With REIT IPO
• Legg Mason-Backed Fund Raises $327M For IPO
• Investor Says Santander Unit Put Out False IPO Info
• Carlyle Closes $816M Fund, Maintaining Focus On CLOs
• SEC Passes Dodd-Frank Securitization, Credit Rating Rules
• Dealmakers Q&A: Blank Rome's Gary Goldenberg
• Dealmakers Q&A: Bradley Arant's Paul Ware
• Nasdaq's SEC Docs Shielded In Facebook IPO MDL
• Jessica Alba's The Honest Co. Raises $70M From Investors
• Detroit, Creditors Head To Mediation As Pressure Mounts
• Cheniere Defends Vote Count For Executive Stock Grants
• Auto Parts Co. Eyes $150M IPO Amid Industry Resurgence
• Biotech Co. Zosano Puts IPO Plans On Hold
• One Firm Rules Over Complex Burger King Deals
• FINRA, Stock Exchanges Float Plan To Study Tick Size
• Ayala Plans $343M Preferred Share Offering
• Atlas Mara Raises $300M In Bid For Africa's Top Bank Spot
• Squire Patton Boggs Leads Historic Dominican Republic IPO
• ​Major Office Center Refinancing A Milestone For CMBS Market
• SEC Hires Former Deloitte Consultant As Chief Accountant
• Cone Midstream Latest Energy Co. To Tap Public Markets
• Ex-Porsche Execs Must Face German Trial Over Axed VW Deal
• Debt Instruments Can Be Part Of A Tax Straddle, IRS Says
• Citigroup To Pay $2.5M To Settle FINRA Trading Charges
• Dealmakers Q&A: Hughes Hubbard's Kenneth Lefkowitz
• From The Book Of Jargon: Accelerated Share Repurchase
• Detroit Wins Approval For $1.5B Utility Bond Refinancing
• Grupa Lotos To Raise $315M For Baltic Sea Oil Field Project
• Argentina's New Debt Plan Looks Like A Long Shot
• Tim Hortons Deal Latest Turn In Burger King's M&A History
• GrubHub Insiders Plan To Trim Holdings In $500M Offering
• Biotech Co. Preps For IPO, But May Delay Again
• American Securities Plans IPO Exit From Fairmount Santrol
• Davis Polk Banking Counsel Jumps To Shearman & Sterling
• Dealmakers Q&A: Husch Blackwell's Steve Carman
• 3 Companies Join IPO Pipeline As Others Take A Step Back
• Deals Rumor Mill: BP, RWE Group, Avolon Holdings
• Detroit's $1.5B Utility Bond Refinancing Succeeds
• NY Firms' Fees Row Over IPO Securities Suits Hits Court
• LSE Sees Revenue Soar Amid European IPO Revival
• Philadelphia Bank Plans $1B IPO In Reorganization
• Yellen Says Questions Must Be Answered Before Rates Rise
• LSE Looks To Raise £938M To Back Frank Russell Deal
• Dealmakers Q&A: Bird & Bird's Alberto Salvade
• Dealmakers Q&A: Thompson Coburn's David Kaufman
• Proxy Play Intensifies Bramson's Run At Electra
• Detroit Floats Utilities Spinoff As $5B Refi Hangs In Balance
• Ex-CFTC Commish Joins Speed Traders He Once Derided
• Saudi Arabia Takes Cautious First Step To Open Up Markets
• Shake Shack Hires JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley To Lead IPO
• PE Shops Abandon New Deals As Attention Turns To Exits
• Carlyle Ready To Say Goodbye As Axalta Plans IPO
• FSOC Closes Evidentiary Record In MetLife SIFI Review
• SEC Chief Information Officer To Leave After 4 Years
• Shazam Tops 100M Users As Mobile App Co. Eyes IPO
• Nev. Board OKs Vegas Highway Project Bonds In Shift From P3
• SEC's Investor Advocate Makes Case For Adviser Exam Fees
• Berkshire Settles US Antitrust Claims Over USG Deal
• Laclede Closes Note Offering To Back $1.6B Alagasco Buy
• Argentina Plans To Skirt US Courts, Pay Bonds Locally
• Blank Check Co. Hydra Acquisition Aims For $100M IPO
• Sandell Expects To Win 5 Or More Bob Evans Board Seats
• Dealmakers Q&A: Farella Braun's Samuel Dibble
• National Enquirer Publisher To Convert $121M Debt To Equity
• Winn-Dixie, Bi-Lo Parent Yanks Plans For $500M IPO
• American Realty Accused Of Dodging $63M Award
• Wedbush Calls FINRA Market-Access Practices Case 'Unfair'
• SEC's Muni Adviser Exams Offer Crash Course In Regulation
• Tabb Tells Sen. Levin Not To Ban Payment For Order Flow
• Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer Leaves Board
• SEC To Launch Municipal Adviser Exam Initiative
• Facebook Asks Chancery Court To Quash Director Pay Suit
• RBC Hits Back At CFTC In Wash Trading Case
• BHP Billiton Plans Spinoff For Metals Businesses
• QBE Aims To Raise $750M In Offering, Sell Agency Assets
• Dealmakers Q&A: Reed Smith's Tamara Box
• From The Book Of Jargon: 10b5-1 Plan
• Activist Investor Calls For Retailer Bebe To Sell Itself
• Fed Economists Critique New SEC Money Market Fund Rules
• 2nd Circ. Says Missed Deadlines Sink $124M Twitter Suit
• Apollo Trims Stake In Sprouts In $515M Follow-On Offering
• Singapore's OCBC To Raise $2.7B After Hong Kong Bank Buy
• 2 IPOs Planned This Week As Slow August Continues
• Wedbush Failed To Prevent Manipulative Trades, FINRA Says
• Dealmakers Q&A: Hunton & Williams' Susan Failla
• Fed's Leveraged Lending Limits Put Banks In A Bind
• Canadian Mining Co. To Raise $100M To Clean Mine Spill
• Venture-Backed Wayfair Eyeing $350M Public Debut
• Alibaba Pictures Suspends Trading Amid Accounting Issues
• Mining Giant BHP Billiton To Pursue Asset Spinoffs
• Cliffs Director Resigns Amid Boardroom Fight With Activist
• Triple Five Snags $1.4B Loan For Mall Of America
• Product Shipping Plans $100M IPO To Grow Tanker Fleet
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revisit Tossed GE Bid-Rigging Convictions
• Darden Begins Search For New CEO Amid Activist Pressure
• Dealmakers Q&A: Bradley Arant's D. Franklin
• FHLB Atlanta Widens Mortgage Finance Access For Members
• Bankers Blame Sell-Off For Weak Pricing On $2B LBO Loans
• FGIC Wants Damages In Detroit's Bid To Undo $1.5B Debt
• Goodwin's Tech, RE Groups Launch Crowdfunding Practice
• Applebee's, IHOP Parent Sells $1.4B In Debt
• Ackman Eyes Pershing Square Holdings IPO To Back Activism
• Fla. Bank C1's IPO Latest To Get Chilly Reception
• The Pre-IPO Company And Failure-To-Launch Claims
• Politically Connected Cos. Face Lower SEC Threat, Study Says
• Global Bank Lobby Wary Of Wider Forex Fixing Window
• SeaWorld OKs $250M Buyback As Orca Abuse Claims Sting
• French Regulator OKs Italian Financier's $1.1B Club Med Bid
• Law Firms May Be Violating Copyrights
• Otonomy Raises $100M In Public Debut To Back Ear Treatment
• Boston Fed Chief Calls For Higher Capital Rules For Brokers
• Dealmakers Q&A: Ungaretti & Harris' Brian Krob
• REITs To Open Up New Investment Opportunities In India
• Syncora Rips Judge At Center Of Detroit 'Grand Bargain'
• Drug Developer Geno Ditches IPO Amid Rocky Biotech Market
• FHFA Unveils Outline For Single Fannie, Freddie MBS
• Darden Uses Red Lobster Sale To Cut $900M In Debt
• Global Pesticide Maker Adama Plans $300M US IPO
• Vascular Biogenics IPO Undone After Investor Fails To Buy
• BofA Takes $271M Fontainebleau Note Dispute To Fed. Court
• Greenberg Traurig Lures Tax, Public Finance Attorney
• CFPB Scrutiny Could Amplify NY Bitcoin Rules
• Forward Pharma Plans $200M IPO To Back Drug Development
• LeClairRyan Picks Up Corporate Partner In Richmond
• Quiet Week Expected With 4 IPOs Amid August Slowdown
• India's Securities Board OKs REIT Rules
• Bob Evans, Sandell Both Claim Victory In ISS Report
• Deutsche Bank Says High Court Rulings Bar Libor Suit
• BES Credit Protection Pacts Migrate To New Bank, ISDA Says
• Banks, Brokerages Back SIFMA In Exchange Data Fees Fight
• Malaysia Airlines To Go Private In $430M Buyout
• Compliance Reigns Supreme As In-House Demographics Shift
• Judge Fillets Consultant's Suit Over Seafood Stock
• Detroit Plans $5.2B Water Bond Refi To Appease Creditors
• Derivatives Lobby Gives CFTC Advice On Market Surveillance
• PE-Backed Ryerson Chops Expected IPO To $127M
• Nestle Rolls Out $8.8B Share Buyback Program
• Biotech IPO Market Wavers As 2 Postpone, 1 Falls Short
• Collaboration In The Shadow Of The Billable Hour
• TPG Sells $250M Stake To China Life, Ponders IPO: Report
• SEC Security Department Has Flaws, Watchdog Says
• Banco Espirito Santo Breakup Won't Trip CDSs, ISDA Rules
• Fed Approves BofA's Resubmitted Capital Plan
• Contract Management Survey Reveals Untapped Opportunities
• Morgan Stanley In Crosshairs For RMBS Sold To CalPERS
• Greenberg Traurig Nabs Banking Pro From Gibbons
• Madison Realty Closes 3rd RE Debt Fund At $145.4M
• 2 RE Financing Pros Jump To Mayer Brown From Pillsbury
• Judge Won't Boot Argentina Bond Row Negotiator
• Auris Medical Cuts Expected IPO To $56M
• Gannett To Buy Cars.com For $1.8B, Spin Off USA Today
• Oil Traders End CFTC's Price-Manipulation Suit For $13M
• Singapore Targets Investor Confidence With New Market Regs
• Chinese Co. Hit With Contract Breach Suit Over Failed IPO
• Busy IPO Week Expected Before Sharp August Slowdown
• Tips For An Efficient Private Equity-Backed IPO
• UK Firms Expand Global Empire, But US Firms Gaining Ground
• Law360's Global 20 Firms Take Global To New Heights
• 2nd Circ. Clarifies Barriers To FINRA Arbitration
• SEC's Piwowar Urges Muni Disclosure Reform, Best Execution
• Duane Morris Gets NJ Malpractice Suit Tossed On Appeal
• Bob Evans Calls Activist Sandell's Reforms 'Short-Sighted'
• Barclays Hit With Another Investor Suit Over Dark Pool
• Regulators Put Off Asset Manager SIFI Designations, For Now
• Alibaba Invests $120M In Mobile Gaming Co. Kabam
• Judge In Bond Row Blasts Argentina For 'Half-Truths'
• Woodside Investors Reject $2.8B Shell Buyback Plan
• Car Tech Co. Mobileye Valued At $5.3B In IPO
• Fiat Investors Sign Off On Chrysler Merger
• KPMG-Backed Tax Shelter Funds Can't Shake IRS Penalties
• SEC Moves Muni Disclosure Plan Deadline After Groups Balk