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Capital Markets - October, 2014

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• Argentina Defaults On Par Bonds, Risking Acceleration
• 4 Cos. Raise $1.2B As US IPO Market Warms Back Up
• Media General Launches $400M Offering To Back LIN Deal
• 2 Ohio Men Sentenced For $24M Iraqi Currency Fraud Scheme
• Market Rumors: PTT, Avivasa, NCB
• ABRY Partners Sells HealthPort 5 Years After IPO Attempt
• Traders Blast CME's Bid To Toss Suit Over Secret HFT Deals
• Carlyle Closes 6th CLO Of Year With $564M Fund
• Samsung's Cheil Goes For $1.4B IPO As SDS Prices At $1.1B
• Pulling Up Stakes: Baker & McKenzie, Kirkland, Manatt
• Atossa Beats Claims It Duped Investors In $4M Offering
• Comcast Castoff Plans Listing Tied To Time Warner Cable Deal
• Santander Ups Stake In Brazil Unit With Buyout Offer
• German Auto Supplier Raises €278M To Gear Up For IPO
• 2nd Circ. Denies UBS Arbitration Bid In Facebook IPO Spat
• Danone Spotlights Inbound China M&A With $550M Milk Co. Bet
• Shouldn't FINRA Listen To Commissioner Piwowar?
• Citi Slashes Quarterly Earnings By $600M Amid Forex Probes
• American Realty's Accounting Woes Spark 2 NY Class Actions
• IFC Raises $100M In First Ever 'Inclusive Business' Bonds
• Anemia Biotech FibroGen Readies For $124M IPO
• Canadian Fracker Hits Target With $724M IPO
• 5 Mistakes To Avoid When You're Taking A Company Public
• Rhythm Drops $86M IPO Plan After Actavis Deal
• SEC, FINRA Warn Investors On Penny Stock Hype
• Barclays Takes $800M Provision Related to Forex Probes
• Spain's Abertis Eyes Telecom Spinoff
• MF Global Reaches $27M Settlement Over Metal Manipulation
• Cartica Takes CorpBanca-Itau Merger Challenge To 2nd Circ.
• Market Rumors: Innocean, 1MDB, Keppel
• Carlyle-Backed Axalta Trucks Toward $878M IPO
• Western Apparel Co. Boot Barn Raises $80M In IPO
• AV Co. Harman OKs $500M Stock Buyback Over 3 Years
• Stretching Singles Into Doubles: Alternative PE Exits
• EXCLUSIVE: SEC Issued Badges Without Security Checks
• 5 Hidden Spots To Build Your Capital Markets Practice
• HFT Firms Getting Early Access To SEC Data, Report Says
• Wind Funding Declines While Industry Queues Up Deals
• Numericable To Finance Vivendi Deal With $6B Capital Hike
• PE-Backed Steakhouse Operator Ramps Up For $75M IPO
• Charter Offers $1.5B Debt For Acquisition Of TWC Customers
• Market Rumors: Cheil, Floor & Decor, Jasmine Broadband
• Kirkland Lures Skadden Capital Markets Pro To NY Office
• NAB Pares Great Western Stake In Push To Exit US Market
• October M&A Driven By Spinoffs As Cos Look To Slim Down
• Cooley Leads Breast Implant Maker Sientra In $75M IPO
• NZ Jetpack Maker Looks For $22M In Australian IPO
• Most IPOs Use Adjusted Financial Data In Docs, Report Finds
• Shell Unit Raises $920M In 2nd Largest MLP Offering Ever
• Investors Need Clarity About Alt Fund Strategies, SEC Warns
• Fiat Chrysler Plots Ferrari Spinoff
• Fifth Street Returns With Downsized IPO After Pulling Plug
• 10 Key Points From The Final Risk Retention Rule
• House Dems Urge SEC To Target Anti-Whistleblower Pacts
• Businesses Dropping Cash On M&A, Stock Buybacks: Survey
• Goldman Unit Gets SEC Short-Sale Relief After FINRA Fine
• Market Rumors: Numericable, Cofco, Infibeam
• Siemens JV Had Right To Scuttle Alarm Co. IPO, Court Says
• Carlyle-Backed GDC Technology Latest To Ditch IPO Plans
• IBM Adds $5B To Stock Buyback While Shares Struggle
• Amgen Spurns Breakup, Dusts Off $2B Buyback Plan
• NZ Health Care Software Co. Eyes $725M Valuation In IPO
• AutoNation Continues Share-Buying Blitz With Extra $250M
• HCA Unveils CareNow Acquisition, $1B Buyback Plan
• UAE Oil Investment Co. Proceeds With Small IPO In Norway
• Ex-Tullett Prebon Broker Charged With Libor Manipulation
• The Legal Professions' Curious Under-Use Of 2nd Opinions
• EnLink Aims For $350M Follow-On Offering To Refinance Debt
• Fed's Leveraged Lending Guidance Dings Traditional Banking
• Oil Co. Issues $300M Offering Amid Eagle Ford Asset Buy
• PE-Backed Enviva Eyes IPO To Fund Plant Construction
• Calif. Fund Fights Barclays' Dark Pool Suit Transfer Bid
• Natural Gas Co Antero Adds To Recent Spate Of MLP IPOs
• Judge Questions Barclays' $20M Libor Settlement
• Triumph Bancorp IPO Looks To Raise Up To $123 Million
• Lundin Sells $1B In Notes To Fund Chilean Copper Mine Deal
• Calif. Med Tech Co. Sets Terms For $100M IPO
• Cantor Can't Quash Refco's Demand For $100M IPO Docs
• PE-Backed INC Research Aims To Raise Up To $150M In IPO
• Chipmaker Micron Joins Buyback Blitz With $1B Repurchase
• Market Rumors: CGN, Estia, Moinian
• Oaktree Nabs Hess Trading Unit With $500M Commitment
• Premium Pet Food Co. Freshpet Launches IPO
• Venture-Backed IPOs Still Stirring Despite Shaky Markets
• FINRA Fines Merrill Lynch $6M Over Short-Sale Violations
• HCA Co-Founder Aims To Dodge Subpoena In $4.3B IPO Suit
• 11th Circ. Releases FriendFinder From IPO Class Action
• Use Social Media For Legal Service Only As A Last Resort
• ECB Says 25 Banks Fail Euro Stress Tests
• UK Watchdog Wants Extra £26.5M For Libor, Fraud Probes
• French Shipper Raises $130M In Perpetual Debt Issuance
• Linklaters Guides Bank of China's $6.5B Share Sale
• Spain Hopes For $4.9B Windfall In Airport Operator Exit
• Blank Check Co. Hydra Raises $80M In Downsized IPO
• Chesapeake Oil Field Affiliate Scraps $863M IPO Plan
• Market Rumors: Roku, Hella, Airbnb
• 5 Ditch IPO Plans This Week As Markets Continue Volatility
• SandRidge Unit MidCon Preps For $100M IPO
• Pulling Up Stakes: Squire Patton Boggs, Hogan, Kirkland
• CFTC Wins $3M Judgment Against Texas Co. Over Forex Fraud
• Coherus Seeks IPO Raising $108.6M To Fund New Drugs
• Political Pressure May Push FERC, CFTC Closer Together
• P&G Joins Spinoff Frenzy With Plans To Split From Duracell
• An Associate's Perspective On Business Development
• Tesoro Plans $1.3B Bond Offering To Fund Oil & Gas Co. Buy
• Credit Suisse CEO Says Forex Probe Won't Be A Problem
• Commodity Pool Operators Sued By CFTC Agree To Injunction
• SEC Stuns ETF Industry In Bold Bid For Transparency
• The Regulations Capital Markets Attys Should Know By Heart
• CarMax Boosts Share Buyback By $2B As It Chases Growth
• Pfizer Unveils Mammoth $11B Buyback Program
• Texas Securities Board Paves Way For Equity Crowdfunding
• SolarCity Launches $200M Public Solar Bond Offering
• Silicon Valley VC Confidence Dips Amid IPO Exit Concerns
• Market Rumors: China Grand Auto, ACS, TLG Immobilien
• Middlefield Group of Canada Launches $155M Health Fund IPO
• Small-Cap Research Firm Sidoti To Underwrite Own IPO
• Nielsen Launches $1B Share Buyback Amid Earnings Growth
• Q&A With Carlton Fields' Seth Joseph
• Sky Solar Details $140M IPO To Fund Energy Projects
• DOJ's 1st Anti-Spoofing Prosecution Reflects 2 Trends
• SEC Plans To Reject BlackRock's Request For New ETFs
• Jones Day Hires Spanish Banking Pro From Bird & Bird
• Verizon Taps Debt Market Again With $6.5B Bond Sale
• Swedish E-Retailer To Fund Growth With $89M Rights Issue
• Yahoo Earnings Buoyed By Alibaba's Historic IPO
• Biotech IPO Market Hits Turbulence As Several Price Low
• Market Drop Could Spell Opportunity For Deal-Hungry PE
• Would-Be Dark Pool Marketplace Files Broadside Against SEC
• Market Rumors: Wingstop, Yodle, ECB
• Amid $1B IPO, REIT Founder Accuses Ex-Partner Of Fraud
• SEC Hints At Weak Hand With First HFT Manipulation Penalty
• Q&A With Baker Botts' Hillary Holmes
• Q&A With Carlton Fields' Jim Walker
• Glaxo Eyes IPO For HIV Unit As Part Of Restructuring Plan
• SEC Narrowly OKs Risk-Retention Rules Amid Fiery Dissents
• Fifth Street Pulls Plug On IPO Amid Market Volatility
• 5 Ways To Perfect Your IPO Prospectus Before You Even Begin
• Know The Collateral Consequences Of Financial Reg Action
• New Jurisdictional Issues When Moving To Quash A Subpoena
• Halliburton Execs Don't Have To Testify In Price Impact Row
• Barclays Can't Escape Investors' Libor Manipulation Claims
• Viamet Gets $60M In Private Financing After Nixing IPO
• Simpson Thacher To Help PE Firm Give Up ClubCorp Stake
• Utility MDU Gets FERC Approval To Issue $1B Stock, Debt
• NZ Health Care Software Co. Plans IPO After Years Of Rumors
• British Car Dealer Scraps $322M London IPO Amid Volatility
• Molecular Partners Hits Brakes On IPO In Shaky Market
• Ski Resort Owner Reboots IPO Plans Despite Rattled Market
• DLA Piper Preps Health Care Exchange Software Co.'s IPO
• Buchanan Ingersoll, BofA Sued For $219M Virgin Islands Bond
• REITs Still Popping In IPO Market After Record 2013
• JPMorgan, UBS, Credit Suisse Pay €94M Over Rate-Rigging
• AbbVie Launches $5B Buyback After Failed Deal
• 5 Ways To Keep A Dual-Track Process From Going Off The Rails
• Market Rumors: Poste Italiane, Massimo Zanetti, JBS
• NY Fed Overlooked JPMorgan London Whale Risks: Watchdog
• Q&A With Vinson & Elkins' Robert Kimball
• Forex Rigging Fines Could Reach $40B, Citigroup Says
• Global IPOs On Shaky Ground After Record Run
• NY Fed's Chief Wants Execs To Chip In For Big Bank Fines
• Facebook Seeks Same 2nd Circ. Panel For Investor IPO Spats
• LendingClub Eyes NYSE Listing For $500M IPO
• SIFMA Urges Regulators To Coordinate Cybersecurity Push
• Market Rumors: ECB, First Gulf Bank, Bangkok Airways
• Food Distributor Will Be First Kuwait IPO In Three Years
• Q&A With Baker Botts' Joshua Davidson
• Spanish Builder To Pay Down Debt With $1.3B Rights Issue
• Shell Midstream Partners Aims To Raise Up To $906M In IPO
• Cooley Steers Breast Implant Maker Sientra's IPO Plans
• Warburg, Bridgepoint Directors Beat $250M Tender Offer Suit
• Western Apparel Retailer Boot Barn Struts Toward $75M IPO
• Aussie Insurer Medibank's IPO Could Reach $4.8B
• FINRA To Scrutinize High-Speed Algorithmic Trading
• Push For Derivatives Market Clarity Leads To More Confusion
• Sears Plans $625M Rights Offering As CEO Injects More Cash
• Takeaways From Broker-Dealers' Section 5 Inadequacies
• Entra's $410M IPO Falls Short Of Lowered Target
• Animal Health Co. Prices Brazil's First IPO Of 2014
• SEC's Gallagher: We're Tired Of Regulatory 'Hammer Time'
• What Capital Markets Attys Need To Do To Cash In This Year
• 5 IPOs Aim To Draw $450M In Coming Week
• Chinese IPOs Soar As Exchanges Open Back Up
• Top CFTC Official Said To Be Joining Norton Rose Fulbright
• Oil Trust Shareholders Allege Fraud In Offering Prospectuses
• Gov't Groups Want Liquidity Rule On Muni Bonds Tweaked
• Virgin Money Pushes Back IPO Plan Amid Bumpy Euro Markets
• Fiber Telecom Zayo Group Misses Mark With $400M IPO
• Sealing The Deal: Greenberg Traurig Guides ICE In Israel
• Jimmy Choo Steps Into London Markets With $227.1M IPO
• What Litigators Can Learn From Novelists
• California Burger Chain Hopes To Beef Up With Public Debut
• CFTC Chair Open To Harmonizing Swaps Rules With Europe
• Md. REIT Eyes IPO To Fund Deals In Thriving Scandinavia
• Japanese Staffing Co. Soars In Trading Debut With $1.9B IPO
• China's Yuan Undervalued But Not Manipulated, US Says
• Market Rumors: Jimmy Choo, AngloGold, EE
• BHP To Seek 2nd Listing In London For Planned Spinoff
• Gap Authorizes $500M Buyback Plan Amid Stock Slump
• Australian Insurer's $5B IPO Poised For Strong Showing
• One Biopharm Nixes IPO Plans As Second Makes Rocky Debut
• London IPO Surge Fuels Lateral Market Feeding Frenzy
• SEC Fines High-Speed Trader In Market Manipulation Case
• Freshfields, Baker & McKenzie Guide Dutch Co.'s $1B Mall Buy
• The 4 Hottest Sectors For IPOs Right Now
• Calif. High Court Won't Hear High-Speed Rail Dispute
• Great Western Bancorp Raises $288M In Below-Target IPO
• IFC Buys $50M Of Seven Energy's $400M Bond Issuances
• UAE Health Startup Plans $374M Debut Amid Dubai IPO Surge
• Forward Pharma Raises $220M In Year's Largest Biotech IPO
• Merrill Lynch Can't Shake Lehman's $21M Swaps Demand
• FINRA Fines Research Analyst Over Tweet Conflicts
• PE-Backed UK Bank Drops Plan For $479M Public Debut
• Dominion Set To Raise Up To $368M For LNG Project In IPO
• Offshore Driller Files $305M IPO Despite Low Oil Prices
• Robbins Geller Tapped As Class Counsel In Ply Gem IPO Action
• Market Rumors: Cheil Industries, Dai-ichi, Memorial Health
• How To Turn An IPO Into A Gold Mine For Your Law Firm
• London Becomes Post-Crisis IPO Hotspot
• Nasdaq Shifts Blame Over JPMorgan Earnings Slip
• NYSE, Nasdaq Behind Foreign Exchanges On Gender Diversity
• Greenberg Snares Ex-McDermott Int'l Transaction Finance Vet
• JPMorgan, Citi Eye $1B Legal Tabs Amid Forex Probes
• Buybacks, Spinoffs Move To Front Of Activist Playbook
• Ex-SEC Deputy Joins Willkie Farr's Asset Management Group
• Few Cos. Enjoy All JOBS Act Perks During IPO, Study Says
• Detroit Close To Deal With FGIC Over $1B Bankruptcy Claim
• German RE Co. TLG Seeks To Raise $642M In Frankfurt Listing
• SEC Approves FINRA Rules On Nontraded REITs
• PE-Backed Eagle Point Credit Co. Raises $103M In IPO
• Q&A With Snell & Wilmer's Serge Pavluk
• Lax IPO Disclosures Lead To Developer's 3-Year Trading Ban
• Capital Markets Activity Could Slow As New Issuance Dips
• Tribune Media Plots $400M Buyback Plan To Revitalize Stock
• Norway's Entra Becomes Latest Co. To Slash IPO Target
• Crown Castle Pressed To Pay Up Before More Deal Making
• 4 Surefire Ways To Botch Your IPO Roadshow
• SEC's Piwowar Knocks 'Broken Windows' Enforcement Policy
• Proposed Margin Rules For Uncleared Swaps Will Be Costly
• Information Governance: A Missed Opportunity For Lawyers
• Fiat, Chrysler Merger Finally A Done Deal
• Banks Agree To End 'Too-Big-To-Fail' Swaps Provision
• Dated Accredited-Investor Standard Creates SEC Dilemma
• Australian Billboard Co. APN Outdoor Targets $300M IPO
• Saab Issues $55.3M Note To Fund Operations, Acquisitions
• Market Rumors: National Stock Exchange, Tele Columbus, APN
• PE-Backed Canadian Fracker Targets $800M IPO
• Diplomat Pharmacy Raises $173M In IPO, Below Expectations
• Q&A With Dorsey & Whitney's Steven Khadavi
• Dynegy Moving On $5.1B Bond Issue To Fund Expansion
• SEC Sues Estate Of 'Extreme' Day-Trader Over Losses
• Marriott Strikes Private $240M Debt Deal On Timeshares
• PE-Backed Dave & Buster's Scores $95M In Public Debut
• Pulling Up Stakes: Barnes, Dickinson Wright, Kaye Scholer
• France's Orange Debating IPOs For Africa, Middle East Units
• 7 Steps To Prepare For Dodd-Frank Whistleblowers
• SEC Group Pushes Rethink Of 'Accredited' Investor Standard
• Chilean Salmon Producer Casts Line For Major Stake In Rival
• SEC Warns That Broker-Dealer Shortcomings Are Common
• CFTC Considers Clearing Rules For Currency Derivatives
• SEC Fines E-Trade Units $2.5M For 'Gatekeeper' Failures
• Intercorp Bets On Peru's Growth In $400M NYSE Offering
• Calif. Software Co. Hit With Class Action Over $108M IPO
• Vincent Tan's MOL Global Flops In US Public Debut
• Fifth Street, OM Asset Management Fine-Tune IPO Plans
• CFTC Swaps Suit Win Won't Change SEC, Commish Says
• US Development Group Drops Rail Biz IPO Price to $155M
• Market Rumors: Lloyds, Scout24, Fiat
• Icahn Again Pushes Apple To Launch Major Buyback
• Will The Wires REIT Become The Next Midstream MLP?
• Gov't Goes To Bat For High-Speed Traders In Spoofing Case
• SEC Gridlock Delays Decision On Tech-Check Rule
• Orrick Grows Africa Team With Ex-Heenan Blaikie Banking Pro
• Former NYSE CEO Joins SF Financial Services Firm
• KfW Group Sells A Record $1.5B Of Green Bonds In US
• Citi Subprime Lender OneMain Sets Sights On IPO
• Icahn To Rely On Tweets After SEC Sets Social Media Policy
• NYC Housing Corp. To Issue $550M In 1st-Ever Use Of CMBS
• IGT Solicits Consents For $1.3B In Notes Ahead Of Merger
• A Primer On 'Bad Faith' In Federal Removal Jurisdiction
• PE-Backed Fracking Sand Co. Raises $400M In Downsized IPO
• HCA Plans $1.5B Senior Notes Offering To Restructure Debt
• CFTC Charges Commodity Pool Operators With Forex Fraud
• Hibernia REIT Raising $380M Via Share Offering
• China's Top Car Services Co. eHi Plans $100M IPO In US
• Bloomberg Deal Ends Sneak Peeks At Consumer Report
• Kimberly-Clark Ups Repurchase Goal To $2B After Spinoff
• NYSE To Reclaim Market Surveillance From FINRA
• Regulators To Eye SIFI Labeling, Hear MetLife's Challenge
• Venture Firm Thrive Capital Raises $400M Fund
• Market Rumors: Talos Energy, Jimmy Choo, Bangkok Airways
• Silverstein Properties' 3 WTC Grabs $1.6B In NY Bonds
• Euro Disney Strikes $1.26B Refi Deal With Walt Disney Co.
• CFTC Commish Taps Ex-WilmerHale Atty For Chief Counsel
• RBC Pays $1M To Settle Texas Underwriting Antitrust Case
• Kirkland Nabs Ex-Vinson Capital Markets Pro In Houston
• HP Latest To Pursue Spinoff As Investors Shun Conglomerates
• Facebook Plans $2.9B Stock Issue To Retain WhatsApp Execs
• Fiber Telecom Zayo Group To Launch $650M Public Debut
• FINRA Says New Rule Would Cut, But Not Gut Arbitrator List
• HubSpot Aims For $120M IPO In Resized Offering
• Natural Resource Pays $340M To Expand Williston Footprint
• Keysight To Offer $1.1B In Senior Notes Ahead Of Spinoff
• HP To Split Multibillion-Dollar PC, Hardware Units
• In-House Insights From KBR General Counsel Andrew Farley
• Do Capital Markets Need Financial Guaranty Insurers?
• Calif. Biotech Co. Dermira Debuts With $125M IPO
• Taxation With Representation: Cleary, Skadden, Baker
• Virgin Money GC Steps Down Before $240M London Debut
• Proskauer Guides Inland Residential On Up To $1B Offering
• Alibaba Revs Up Plans For $5B Follow-On Offering
• Sysco's $5B Notes Offering Will Fund US Foods Acquisition
• Millennial Media Inflated Stock Prior To $152M IPO, Fund Says
• Brokers Still Wary Of Social Media Despite Rule Clarity
• ETP Says It May Offer Up To $1.5B In Common Units
• Pulling Up Stakes: Barnes, Haynes And Boone, K&L Gates
• PE-Backed UK Bank Aldermore Homes In On £300M IPO
• Unitranche: Opening The Loan Market For New Participants
• High-Frequency Trader Indicted In 1st 'Spoofing' Case
• Lab Products Co. VWR Raises $536M In IPO
• Bain-Backed Spanish Call Center Raises $150M In IPO Flop
• Saudi Bank Aims To Raise $6B In 2nd Biggest IPO Of The Year
• Del. Chancery Backs Hotel Magnate's Partners In Contract Row
• Online Retailer Wayfair Raises $319M In IPO As Shares Soar
• Fairway Board, PE Backers Look To Ax Derivative Suit
• American Realty Founders Seek $240M In Blank-Check Co. IPO
• Branson's Virgin Money Looking To Raise $242M In Offering
• Struggling Sears Finds Buyer For Canada Unit — Its Investors
• SEC's $30M Warning — The Foreign Whistleblower
• Russian Bank Sells $5.4B Of Preferred Shares To Gov't
• Rocket Internet Seeks To Raise $2B At Top Of IPO Range
• Market Rumors: Qalaa, Avolon Holdings, Bangkok Airways
• Enterprise Partners Buys Stake In Oiltanking, Seeks Merger
• German Online Retailer Zalando Sputters In Public Debut
• Under Activist Pressure, Coke Tweaks Equity Plan Again
• Growing Solar Co. Vivint Raises $330M In IPO
• 2nd Circ. Asked To Revive Facebook Insider Trading Suit
• Adidas Launches $1.9B Share Buyback Amid Stock Decline
• Masco Reveals $1.2B Share Buyback Plan, Workforce Cuts
• Ackman's Pershing Square Raises $3B Ahead Of Public Debut