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Capital Markets - September, 2014

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• Vinson & Elkins Brings Back Bracewell Energy Deal Pro
• National Oilwell Varco Launches $3B Stock Buyback Plan
• Citigroup Secures SEC Waiver To Keep WKSI Status
• FINRA Offers Revised Plan For Risk Data Program
• Blackstone Mortgage Trust Nets $252.6M In Public Offering
• CFTC Orders $1.6M Payment In Foreign Exchange Scam
• Market Rumors: Vivint, BP, European Central Bank
• Brazilian Vet Products Co. Aims To Fetch $148M In IPO
• Nasdaq Tops US Exchanges With 140 IPOs This Year
• Samsung IT Unit Set For $1.1B IPO As Parent Restructures
• PE-Backed Midstream Co. Aims To Raise $150M In IPO
• EBay Adopts Icahn's PayPal Spinoff Plan On Its Own Terms
• Dealmakers Q&A: O'Melveny's Jennifer DePalma
• DOJ Proposal Shows Focus On Individuals In Corporate Crime
• The 4 Firms In-House Counsel Fear The Most
• Green Bond Bandwagon Promises Cash Returns For NYC
• Market Rumors: Spie, Evraz, Tele Columbus
• NiSource Spins Off Pipeline Unit, Creates MLP
• Sabra Offers Millions Of Shares To Bankroll Property Deal
• American Realty Capital REIT Sets Terms For $3.1B Offering
• Pre-Dodd-Frank Tipster Fights For SEC Award In 2nd Circ.
• PE-Backed Dave & Buster's Sketches Out $122M IPO
• Dealmakers Q&A: Faegre Baker's Douglas Wright
• Should FIRREA Whistleblower Bounties Be Higher?
• 2nd Circ. Could Resurrect Zombie SEC Whistleblowers
• Pimco Co-Founder's Departure Signals Rough Ride For PE
• Market Rumors: Alibaba, Hong Kong Broadband, HK Exchange
• GM Financial To Issue $2B Notes As Credit Rating Jumps
• 7 HSR Filing Reminders From Berkshire Hathaway Case
• Wedbush Hit With Suit Alleging 'Naked' Shorts Scheme
• Judge Won't Split Class Action Over ATP $1.5B Note Exchange
• Biotech Surge Continues With Coherus Filing For $86M IPO
• FINRA Head Calls For More Data-Driven Market Research
• SEC Fines High-Speed Trade Co. For Investing In Auditor
• Rocket Internet To Launch $1.9B IPO Early As Demand Soars
• Pulling Up Stakes: Squire Patton Boggs, McDermott, Cooley
• Dealmakers Q&A: Maynard Cooper's Greg Curran
• Pimco Founder Bill Gross Defects To Janus
• Liquidity Coverage Ratio Rule: Is Opaqueness Intended?
• Peak Resorts Drops Plans For Potential $90M IPO
• Market Rumors: BHP Billiton, Blackstone, Bank Of Montreal
• CFTC Accuses Former Trader Of $1.2M Swap Fraud
• Lockheed Martin Raises Share Buyback Program By $2B
• Sheppard Mullin Nabs Corporate Partner From King & Spalding
• 3rd Time's The Charm For Blackstone-Backed Travelport IPO
• SEC Suspends 9 Cos. In Microcap Fraud Crackdown
• CFTC Finalizes Swaps Rule Fix For Public Utilities
• Freshfields Reps GIC In RAC Co-Investment With Carlyle
• Vantage Energy Cites 'Unfavorable' Market In IPO Delay
• UK Extends Libor Manipulation Law To 7 More Benchmarks
• Dealmakers Q&A: Thompson Hine's Thomas Aldrich
• Cone Midstream Prices High With $385M IPO
• Dealmakers Q&A: WilmerHale's Stuart Falber
• NYC Comptroller Pitches Green Bond Program
• CFTC Commissioner Warns Of 'Trade War' Over Swaps
• One M&A Firm Stands Tall With $20B In Deals Last Week
• Market Rumors: Naturhouse, Emaar Properties, Mercuria
• Grocery Chain Smart & Final Looks To Raise $161M In IPO
• Sens. Demand More Disclosures Under SEC Advertising Rule
• RBS Cuts Pricing For Citizens To $3B In Offering Debut
• Medley Management Misses $150M Mark In IPO
• Calif. Ups Green Bond Offering By $100M Due To High Demand
• Cooley Adds Ex-Latham Capital Markets, M&A Partner
• SEC Charges Two Florida Attys With Aiding Offering Fraud
• $8.3M Commodity Pool Runner Pleads Guilty To Ponzi Scheme
• Sysco Plans Notes Offering To Fund $3.8B US Foods Buy
• German Co. Rocket Internet Plans $1.9B IPO
• SEC Fines Transfer Agent For Missing Microcap Red Flags
• HCA Shareholders Win Cert. In $4.3B IPO Suit
• Market Rumors: Alibaba, BNP Paribas, Elementia
• Shoe Designer Jimmy Choo Struts Toward London IPO
• PE-Backed JP Energy Sets Terms For $332M IPO
• Opportunities And Pitfalls In The Legal Cloud
• Colombia's Largest Bank Group Draws $1.1B In US IPO
• Old Mutual's US Asset Management Arm Eyes $374M IPO
• SEC Welcomes Foreign Whistleblowers Though Courts Don't
• Tower Research Settles CME Claim Over HF Wash Trades
• BlackRock Pushes For Corporate Bond Market Overhaul
• Market Rumors: Jimmy Choo, Singapore Exchange
• Parkway Properties To Pay $475M For Office Portfolio
• Wells Fargo To Pay $5M Over Insider-Trading Issues
• Philadelphia Fed President Plosser To Step Down In 2015
• Drinker Biddle To Boost Kassner To Top Spot In 2015
• Alibaba IPO Underwriters Rake In $300M
• Paragon To Issue New Stock To Fund Tana Minerals Buy
• Davis Polk Reps Chinese Rental Car Biz On $468M IPO
• Alibaba IPO Breaks $25B After Underwriters Snap Up Shares
• PE-Backed Fracking Sand Provider Aims For $1.1B IPO
• Dealmakers Q&A: Gardere's Chris Converse
• EU Issues Draft Intervention Guidelines For Failing Banks
• Dealmakers Q&A: Taft's James Zimmerman
• A General Counsel's Top 10 Billing Tips
• Biotechs Brave Market As Historic IPO Grabs Spotlight
• Venture-Backed Wayfair Sets Terms For $354M Public Debut
• Hot Alibaba Launch Likely To Spark Additional IPO Frenzy
• Former Fried Frank Chair, 2 Partners Jump To Freshfields
• MoFo, Skadden Guide Softbank, Yahoo In Alibaba IPO
• Alibaba IPO Buoys M&A Outlook For 2 Big-Ticket Deal Makers
• Baker & McKenzie Grabs M&A, Bankruptcy Partners In NY
• Pulling Up Stakes: Stradley, Cadwalader, Hogan Lovells
• Ex-Owner of Mass. Trading Co. Gets 9 Years For Forex Fraud
• Sky Solar Latest Green Energy Co. To Tap Public Markets
• Alibaba Mania Calms As E-Commerce Giant Settles Into NYSE
• Next Big Thing For Foreign Cos. — Yield-Oriented US IPOs
• Dealmakers Q&A: Latham & Watkins' Ian Schuman
• ProQR Prices IPO At $102M Despite Other Biotech Flops
• CFPB Auto Loan Rule Revs Up Scrutiny On Nonbanks
• Blackstone's Vivint Solar Powers Up For $371M Debut
• China's Alibaba Raises $21.8B In Historic US IPO
• Market Rumors: Ithmar Capital, Norbi, Alibaba
• SEC Asked To Weigh Risks Of Chinese IPOs In US
• Bayer To Spin Off $10B Polymer Biz In Public Listing
• Callon Nets $122M In Stock Sale To Fund Oil Land Purchase
• Twitter Raises $1.8B In Note Offerings In Debt Markets Debut
• Shumaker Guides Health Care REIT In A $1.1B Public Offering
• Dealmakers Q&A: Kaye Scholer's Mel Cherney
• Dealmakers Q&A: Saul Ewing's Eric Orlinsky
• Holder's Whistleblower Proposal Omits Key To SEC's Success
• Bingham's London Exodus Hits Firm's Rep, But Not Its Wallet
• Renewed DOJ Fraud Focus Should Worry Bank Execs
• FINRA Axes Changes In 3rd Plan For Customer Account Docs
• Fed Keeps Record-Low Interest Rate, Cuts Bond Buys By $10B
• Spirited CFTC Launches New Uncleared Swap Margin Plan
• Amsterdam Listing Offers 4 Big Benefits For Ackman IPO
• $450M In Bonds Approved for New Detroit Red Wings Arena
• Dalian Wanda Files For Potentially Massive IPO In Hong Kong
• Exchanges Primed To List Alibaba Options Fast On IPO's Heels
• Poland Plans $1.3B Bond Sale To Fund Road Projects
• Market Rumors: Credit Suisse, MJardin, Alibaba
• HFT Co. Latour Fined $16M For Mismanaging Capital Buffer
• PE-Backed Civitas Raises Just $199M After Shares Price Low
• Cone Midstream Plans $368M IPO As Oil & Gas Listings Rise
• Holder Calls For Higher Awards For Wall St. Whistleblowers
• Akin Gump Plucks 22 From Bingham's Europe, Asia Offices
• CFTC's Massad Faces Test Of Dodd-Frank Fine-Tuning Pledge
• Detroit Agency OKs $450M Bonds For New Red Wings Arena
• Small Banks Slam 'One Size Fits All' Dodd-Frank Regs
• Scottish 'Yes' Vote Could Put Debt Markets On Pause
• Schumer Argues New Liquidity Rule Harms Municipal Bonds
• Market Rumors: Alibaba, Barclays, InBev
• SEC Continues Short-Selling Crackdown With $9M Settlements
• Fracking Sand Co. Pays $4M To Settle Investors' IPO Claims
• AngloGold Scraps Spinoff Plan Amid Investor Objections
• Halliburton Wants Exec Testimony Out Of Price Impact Row
• CBS Outdoor Plans $550M Offering To Fund Billboard Buys
• PE-Backed Semiconductor Co. Isola Junks IPO Plans
• CFTC Beats Bulk Of Suit Over Cross-Border Swaps Rules
• Humana Doubles Share Buyback Program To $2B
• Freshpet Plans IPO Amid Growing Gourmet Kibble Trend
• CFTC, Ex-Amaranth Trader To Settle Manipulation Charges
• Alibaba To Overshadow Debuts Of 6 Health Care Cos.
• Dubai's Emaar Malls Group Prices $1.6B IPO
• Alibaba Lifts IPO Share Price On Investors' Hunger
• PE-Backed Vantage Energy Sets Terms For $635M IPO
• A Look At The New US And EU Sanctions On Russia
• CME Seeks Dismissal Of Class Action Over HFT Treatment
• Office Depot To Move Listing To Nasdaq From NYSE
• 8 Trends Influencing Energy Transactions
• Ackman's Pershing Square Plans $2B Fund IPO In Amsterdam
• Treasury Pares Stake In Ally To 14% As TARP Unwinds
• Fed Creates New Financial Stability Committee
• Ex-Penny Stock CEO Barred, Fined In SEC Settlement
• Texas-Based Energy & Exploration Sets $400M IPO Target
• OPINION: Pro Bono May Help Diversity Recruiting Efforts
• Alibaba IPO Fanfare Exposes Enticing Market For Issuers
• Pulling Up Stakes: Wilson Sonsini, Kirkland & Ellis, KWM
• Jones Day Lures Ex-Paul Hastings Capital Markets Partner
• Hilton $2.6B Stock Sale Means Big Payday For Counsel
• Portfolio Cos. Cram IPO Pipeline As PE Firms Chart Exits
• Bain-Backed Call Center Co. Atento Aims For $1.6B IPO
• CFTC Gives Bitcoin A Boost As First Swap Platform Approved
• Market Rumors: Alibaba, AngloGold, European Central Bank
• Schiff Hardin Nabs Ex-CFTC Financial Markets Pro In DC
• Blackstone's Travelport Targets $450M IPO In 3rd Attempt
• US, EU Slam Russia With New Energy, Defense Sanctions
• Hertz, Icahn Latest To Compromise To Thwart Proxy Fight
• How Volcker Rule Affects Subscription Credit Facilities
• SEC Official Warns Hedge Funds On Mutual Fund Crossovers
• Vedder Price Adds Mayer Brown, Stroock Attys To LA Office
• Obama, EU Queue Up New Russia Sanctions
• CFTC Inches Hedge Funds Closer To Bus Ads
• Mexichem Offers $750M In Bonds To Back Deal Appetite
• AK Steel To Buoy Plant Buy With $800M Offerings
• Abbott Announces $3B Share Buyback, Quarterly Dividend
• Hong Kong Raises $1B In 1st-Ever Issuance Of Islamic Bonds
• Lowe's Issues $1.25B In Unsecured Notes As Sales Pick Up
• Cheap Debt Could Mean Rich Autumn For PE
• Market Rumors: Alibaba, Ghana, NY State Pension Fund
• Grocery Chain Smart & Final Aims To Bag $175M In IPO
• Halliburton Price Impact Dispute Heats Up In Texas Court
• How Research Efficiency Impacts Law Firm Profitability
• CHS To Fund $3B Plant With Preferred Stock Offering
• Argentine Congress Authorizes End-Run Debt Payments
• 5 Insights From Ford General Counsel David Leitch
• Twitter Seeks To Raise Up To $1.5B Through Note Offerings
• Japanese Staffing Co. Recruit Holdings Plans $1.7B IPO
• Wedbush, SEC Near Settlement Of Market Access Case
• Rocket Internet Eyes $970M IPO Amid E-Commerce Push
• AngloGold Seeks $2B Issuance As It Announces Spinoff
• PE-Backed Pesticide Co. Arysta Gears Up For $500M IPO
• SEC's Muni Disclosure Rules Kick In For Underwriters
• REIT AvalonBay Kicks Off Public Offering Of 4.5M Shares
• Onex Ties Up Allison Transmission Exit With $2.4B Profit
• Market Rumors: Alibaba, Macay, Emirates NBD
• Best Business Planning Practices For Lawyers
• Dealmakers Q&A: Latham & Watkins' Greg Robins
• Dealmakers Q&A: Dorsey's Steven Khadavi
• Arista Ousts Wilson Sonsini, Adds Latham For IP Row Defense
• SeaWorld Knew 'Blackfish' Ran Off Visitors, Investor Says
• Davis Polk Aids Morgan Stanley In $2.25B Notes Offering
• The 5 Biggest PE Plays Of The Summer
• 3 Lessons Learned As Darden Proxy Fight Heats Up
• Blackstone's Performance Food Kicks Off IPO Plans
• Swiss Power Grid Giant ABB Plans $4B Share Buyback
• Weil Boosts Finance Team With Ex-Ashurst PE, M&A Pro
• Oil & Gas Co. Ditches IPO Plans As Others Flock To Market
• Market Rumors: Rocket Internet, PT Pelabuhan, Taboola
• OCC Proposes 'Stress Test' Rule Changes to Align With Fed
• CFTC Data Capabilities Lagging, New ISDA Chief Warns
• Oak Hill Powers Up For 2nd Attempt At Dave & Busters IPO
• Senate Panel Mulls Dodd-Frank Effects On Big, Small Banks
• Jupiter Resources Plans $1B Offering To Fund Bighorn Deal
• Steel Dynamics Sells $1.2B Of Notes To Back Mill Buy
• Class Suit Accuses Enzymotec Of Lying Before Its $70M IPO
• Encana To Raise $2.4B By Selling PrairieSky Stake
• Dealmakers Q&A: DLA Piper's Ed Batts
• Banks Back To School For Risk Governance
• Fed Amping Up Capital Surcharge For Biggest US Banks
• Simpson Thacher To Rake In $16M For Alibaba's IPO
• Telefonica Deutschland To Raise $4.7B For E-Plus Merger
• SEC's Mutual Fund Monitoring Plan Risks Data Deluge
• Alibaba's Deal-Making Strategy To See Scrutiny Amid IPO
• Market Rumors: Ferrari, Jimmy Choo, BNP Paribas
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Real Estate Shareholder In DC, NY
• Davis Polk Guides Lloyds Bank in $1B Senior Notes Offering
• SEC Refuses To Exempt Brooklyn Capital From Disclosure
• Citizens Financial Eyes $14B Valuation In US IPO
• Tax Shelter Funds Blast US Bid To 'Create New Law'
• Dealmakers Q&A: Akin Gump's Thomas Yang
• Jana Gets Walgreen Board Seats After Failed Inversion Push
• Alibaba Prepares To Rip Crowns From IPO Record Holders
• Alibaba Steals Spotlight As Fall US IPO Market Heats Up
• Milbank Reps Dealer Managers In $10.9B Verizon Debt Offer
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, MoFo, Weil, Skadden
• White & Case Adds Capital Markets Pro From Allen & Overy
• Dalian Wanda, China Auto Rental Eye Hefty Hong Kong IPOs
• Colombia's Ecopetrol Gets OK For $2.1B Debt Issuance
• Mexico Unveils More Details Of Proposed $13B Capital Airport
• Ultra Petroleum Sells $850M Notes To Finance Pinedale Buy
• Pemex Raises $2.13B In Best-Ever Local Debt Offering
• Alibaba Sets Stage For Record-Shattering $24.3B US IPO
• UK Regulator Tightens Rules For Foreign Bank Branches
• Chesapeake Buoys $147M SF Hotel Buy With Public Offering
• Banks Need $644B Collateral Under New Swaps Rule: OCC
• Fed Gov. Powell Urges Alternatives To Libor
• Market Rumors: Atento, Macquarie, Dave & Busters
• Pulling Up Stakes: Hogan, Mayer Brown, Squire Patton Boggs
• 5 Insights From AT&T General Counsel Wayne Watts
• Judge Won't Rethink Nixing Facebook IPO Insider Trading Suit
• Nordstrom Directors OK $1B For Stock Buybacks
• Argentine Senate Passes Bond End Run Around US Courts
• Market Rumors: Hootsuite, Alibaba, ChiNext
• Neff Latest PE-Backed Bankruptcy Survivor To Launch IPO
• Fried Frank Lands M&A, Capital Markets Pro From Sidley
• Dealmakers Q&A: Thompson & Knight's Mark Weibel
• Health Services Co. Civitas Solutions Plans $252M IPO
• Logitech To Restate Earnings Amid Threat Of Delisting
• 3 Things To Know Before New REIT Guidelines Hit
• EU Central Bank Unveils Surprise Asset-Buying Stimulus
• Dynagas, Linn Aim To Tackle Debt With $1B In Note Offerings
• EU Proposes Sanctions On Russian Defense, Finance Sectors
• Hogan, Stikeman Rep WSP In $1.35B Parsons Brinckerhoff Buy
• Fiat, Chrysler Merger Still On Track Despite Payout
• A Strong Stock Market Leaves PE Looking Weak
• Dealmakers Q&A: Bass Berry's Page Davidson
• Lawsuits Reveal Risks Lurking Below Surface Of Dark Pools
• FSOC Must Be Stronger, More Transparent, Ex-Officials Say
• ISDA Auction Sets Price On Argentina Credit Default Swaps
• Liquidity Rule Compounds Dodd-Frank Headaches, Attys Say
• Cleary Brokers Restructuring Pact For Chilean Bus Outfit
• Occidental Petroleum Unit Raising $5B For Spin-Off
• Convicted Ponzi Schemer Pleads Guilty To Facebook IPO Scam
• $3M Settlement In Ariz. Arena Bond Offering Suit Gets OK'd
• Alternative-Trading SRO Slams SEC In Application Row
• Market Rumors: Pershing Square, BNP Paribas, Brazil
• Fortis Turns To Public Markets For $345M To Back UNS Deal
• Investors Consolidate Suits Over High-Frequency Trading
• FINRA Dispute Resolution President To Retire
• 4 Biotechs Set Terms As US IPO Market Braces For Surge
• Alibaba Takes Steps To Protect IP Rights Before IPO
• Banking Groups Call For Changes To Flawed Regulations
• SEC Strikes Fear With First Award To Compliance Pro
• Starboard Lashes Out At Darden's Latest Olive Branch
• Wet Seal CEO Resigns Amid Activist Pressure
• Banking Regulators Repropose Dodd-Frank Swap Margin Rule
• IEX Attracts $75M To Back Registration As Public Exchange
• Online Retailer Zalando Eyes Frankfurt IPO
• Regulators Finalize Liquidity Rules For Big Banks
• LVMH To Redistribute Hermes Stake To Settle Share Battle
• Dealmakers Q&A: Akin Gump's David D'Urso
• Bullet Train Opponents Take Beef To Calif. Supreme Court
• OCC Finalizes Large Bank Risk Management Guidelines
• Banco Santander Sells $2B In Riskiest Bank Debt
• FHFA Floats Tighter Regs For Funding From Home Loan Banks
• Looking At Feds' Financial Co. Resolution Plan Feedback
• Blockbuster $20B Alibaba IPO May Launch As Soon As Sept. 8
• US Development Group Plans $150M IPO For Rail Business
• Spain Issues First 50-Year Bonds In Country's History
• O'Melveny Nabs Ex-Cravath Capital Markets Pro In NY
• Darden Offers New Olive Branch To Activists As Vote Looms
• Ousted House Leader Eric Cantor Joins Moelis & Co.
• Marathon Looks To Buoy $3B Hess Deal With Note Offering
• Cushman & Wakefield Nabs Ex-JLL Capital Markets Pro
• Mary Schapiro Fears SEC Money Market Rules Fall Short
• Dealmakers Q&A: Gray Plant's Mark Williamson