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Capital Markets - February, 2015

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• Public Cos. Fill Week's IPO Void With Follow-On Offerings
• Vivendi Inks Deal To Sell Numericable-SFR Stake For $4.4B
• Market Rumors: Bombardier, Ant Financial, Cafe Coffee Day
• Planemaker Bombardier Closes Upsized $868M Equity Offering
• Pulling Up Stakes: Dickstein, Bryan Cave, Seyfarth Shaw
• 4 Ways To Help US Developers Tap Israeli Capital Markets
• WP Carey Hotel Unit Gets Greenlight For $1.4B Offering
• CyberArk's VC Backers Prepare For $200M Secondary Offering
• Concho Unveils $650M Upsized Stock Offering Amid Oil Slump
• Thai Union Eyes $400M Offering To Fund Bumble Bee Buy
• Bankia Will Cap Compensation For IPO Bust At $350M
• Malin Biotech IPO To Raise Up To $365M For Acquisitions
• Sanders Morris Harris Sued For Withholding Stock Sale Info
• Brain Tumor Drug Developer Celldex Prices $174M Offering
• Retailer Gap OKs $1B Stock Buyback Amid Higher Profits
• Africa's Capital Markets Positioned For Breakout Year
• Sullivan Guides NorthStar's Plan To Spin Off European Biz
• Mexican Airline Withheld Info Ahead Of $2B IPO, Suit Says
• Market Rumors: Sixt, Sime Darby, Thyrocare
• Digital Marketplace Auto Trader Plans London IPO In March
• Permira-Backed Investor Eyes $535M Exit From Chemical Co.
• Reed Smith Nabs Ex-Ambassador To Up Asian Presence
• Cheniere To Offer $1B In Notes To Finance LNG Project
• Newfield Exploration Plans Upsized $726M Stock Offering
• Israeli Textile Printer Lines Up $115M US Public Offering
• EU Official Calls US Fears On TTIP Banking Regs 'Unfounded'
• Activist Investors Seeking REIT Spinoffs After IRS Change
• Barnes & Noble Finally Set To Spin Off Education Unit
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Berger Singerman's Siddiqui
• Acquisition-Hungry Zayo Plans $500M Follow-On Offering
• Cleary Gottlieb Leads Actavis In Another Historic Financing
• Dentons Grabs Ex-Locke Lord REIT Group In Dallas
• European Budget Airline Wizz Air Raises $400M In London IPO
• 3 Biotechs Aim For Combined $300M In Follow-Ons
• Noble Energy Plans $1B Stock Offering
• GOP Sen. Probes FINRA On Risk Data Plan
• Work In Progress: Reconciling US And EU Derivatives Rules
• Hudson's Bay Forms Real Estate JVs In Deals Totaling $3.4B
• Tallgrass Energy GP Targets $862.5M IPO
• Maersk To Sell $5.5B Danske Bank Stake Amid Slimdown Effort
• Energy Giant Chevron Seeks Up To $6B Bond Sale
• Attorneys React To SEC's FCPA Action Against Goodyear
• Virtual Banking Tech Co. Lines Up $92M Follow-On Offering
• UK-Based Blank Check Co. Atlantic Alliance Eyes $75M US IPO
• Market Rumors: Wizz Air, Douglas, TravelCenters
• Yellen Wants Currency Manipulation Out Of Trade Deals
• Ad Tech Co. MaxPoint Sets Terms For $75M IPO
• Yellen Pushes Back Against 'Audit The Fed' Movement
• Comcast Ups Stock Buyback To $10B As TWC Merger Looms
• Boot Barn's Backers Look To Trim Holding 4 Months After IPO
• Home Depot Sets $18B Buyback Amid Strong 4th Quarter Sales
• PE-Backed Aldermore Bank Rejiggers To Smaller London IPO
• First Solar, SunPower Plot Joint Yieldco
• Goodyear Pays $16M To Settle SEC's FCPA Charges
• Hogan Lovells, Davis Polk Guide Lockheed's $2.25B Bond Sale
• SEC Considers FINRA Plan On Debt, Equity Research Rules
• Linn Energy To Sell $500M In Shares In Upcoming Offering
• Market Rumors: Postal Savings, HKBN, China Three Gorges
• Self-Storage REIT Jernigan Capital Targets $110M IPO
• High Court Won't Take $9B Verizon-Idearc Spinoff Dispute
• HSBC Legal, Regulatory Set-Asides Now Top $2B
• UK Furniture Retailer Eyes $904M Valuation In London IPO
• Cancer Immunotherapy Developer Cellectis Eyes $115M IPO
• Lavazza Unloads Another $620M In Keurig Shares In Buyback
• Allergan Fuels Tension Over Schedule 13D Disclosure
• SEC Pledges To Explain Use Of 'Bad Actor' Waivers
• Testimony In NML's Argentina Bond Fight Ordered Unsealed
• Activist Marcato Pushes Sotheby's For $500M Share Buyback
• SEC's Stein Sees 'Red Herring' In Anti-Waiver Reform Args
• Akin Gump Snags Paul Hastings Real Estate Partner In LA
• Market Rumors: Grove Int'l, Ado Properties, Arqaam Capital
• World Bank Outdoes Itself With $600M In Green Bonds
• Bombardier Upsizes Equity Offering To $748M
• Telecom Italia To Invest $16B In Italy & Brazil By 2017
• FINRA's Blockbuster 2014 Has Attys Wondering About Sequel
• Silicon Valley Chip Designer Easic Seeks $75M IPO
• SEC's Gallagher Blasts DOL Push For Fiduciary Standard
• Blackstone-Backed Catalent Plans $629M Follow-On Offering
• BGC Finally Wins GFI Support For $778M Takeover
• Nielsen Proposes $650 Million Debt Offering
• A Continued Focus On Strategies For Resolving SIFIs
• White Says SEC To Target Market Structure, Fiduciary Rule
• FINRA Fines Spike To $135M In 2014 Despite Drop In Cases
• 'Bad Actor' Waivers Likely Back On Agenda At SEC Talkfest
• Orrick Finance Whiz Takes Top Legal Job At Muni Bond Board
• BGC Says It Is Nearing Accord For $778M GFI Tender Offer
• Market Rumors: Kenan, Virtu Financial, TransUnion
• Wyo. Bill That Could Fund Coal Export Projects Clears Panel
• UK Regulator To Probe Competition In Investment Banking
• Sprint Launches $1B Senior Notes Offering To Boost Network
• Follow Law360 At 'The SEC Speaks In 2015' Conference
• UK Watchdog Backs Specifying Commission, Research Funds
• Renewable Energy Tech Co. SolarEdge Files For $125M IPO
• Swiss Re Launches $1B Share Buyback Amid Restructuring
• Neurocrine Biosciences Seeks $250M In Public Offering
• Actavis To Offer $8.4B In Shares To Fund Allergan Takeover
• 1MDB To Sell Off Assets In Bid To Reduce $11.6B Debt
• Fight Over DOL Fiduciary Standard Rule Heats Up
• Feds Grant 3 Extensions On Bank Failure Plans
• Market Rumors: Advent, BATS, Global Yatirim
• Uber Upsizes Latest VC Funding Round To $2.8B
• Milbank Adds Ex-Allen & Overy Securities Ace In Hong Kong
• A Look At SEC's Hedging Disclosure Proposal
• Amira Faces 2nd Suit Alleging It Inflated Revenue Prior To IPO
• TPG Reaps Huge Gains With Indonesian Bank Stake Sale
• Phillips 66 MLP Eyes $396M Offering To Fund Pipeline Buys
• Yamana Gold Charts $371M Common Stock Offering
• Feds Say 'Spoofing' Law Isn't Vague In 1st Prosecution
• AXA Raises €1.5B For Real Estate Debt Fund
• Rockwell Automation Issues $600M In Bonds
• European Commission Unveils Capital Markets Union Plan
• Venture-Backed Inotek Raises $40M In Downsized IPO
• Sony To Spin Off Its Audio And Video Business
• Agriculture Biotech Co. Arcadia Biosciences Seeks $86.3M IPO
• Japan Post To Pay $5.1B For Australia's Toll Holdings
• Canada Oil Giant Cenovus Readies For $1.2B Stock Offering
• Sidley Adds 3 Cadwalader Energy, M&A Partners
• Restructuring ING Sells $1.4B Of Insurance Co. Shares
• Philadelphia Energy Solutions Files For IPO
• EU Plan To Regulate Financial Benchmarks Advances
• Market Rumors: Frontier, Blackstone, China Development Bank
• Acquisition-Minded XPO Logistics Sells $400M In Senior Notes
• Amcor Plans $500M Buyback Amid M&A Lineup, Strong Profit
• Philippine Housing Developer Launches $200M Bond Offering
• Oshkosh Corp. Offers $250M To Extend Debt
• Auto Supplier Lear Lifts Buyback To $1B As Activist Circles
• Inland Residential Sets Terms For $1B Stock Offering
• Barclays Cannot Escape NY AG's Dark Pool Suit, Judge Says
• Market Rumors: Qualitas, Thailand, Lodha
• Citigroup, Goldman, UBS Pay $235M To End MBS Class Action
• PE-Backed Italian Retailer OVS Approved For Milan IPO
• SEC's Aguilar Calls For Municipal Securities Rule Overhaul
• 6 IPOs Draw $833M As Cos. See Mixed Reviews From Investors
• Italian Roadway Operator Atlantia Plots €750M Bond Buyback
• Currency Bill May Spark 'Trade War,' Ryan Warns
• SEC Commish Says Congress May Need To Solve Waiver Spat
• Mortgage-Focused REIT Great Ajax Fizzles In $71M Debut
• Malaysian Fund 1MDB Settles $550M Loan With Lenders
• Bellerophon Therapeutics Raises $60M In Market Debut
• Pulling Up Stakes: Vedder Price, McDonald Hopkins
• Saeta Yield Prices $545M IPO At Bottom Of Range
• Blank Check Co. FinTech's $100M IPO Set For Next Week
• Insulin Device Company Valeritas Seeks $90M IPO
• EQT Eyes $300M IPO Banking On Continued Gains For Its MLP
• SEC Commish Raises Heat On FINRA Risk Data Plan
• Dentons Snags Mayer Brown Partner For NY Office
• Ex-SEC Commissioner, Columbia Law Prof Goldschmid Dies
• CFTC Atty Makes Case Against High-Speed Trading Tactics
• BorgWarner Shows Confidence, Launches $1B Share Buyback
• REITs Raised Nearly $9B In January
• Teva Pharmaceutical Kicks Off $1B Debt Offering
• Market Rumors: General Motors, 1MDB, Talgo
• PE Firms Expect Few High-Quality Deals In 2015, Survey Says
• Europe-Mideast-Africa IPOs Start 2015 At Record Pace
• Iceland's Top Court Sentences Kaupthing Ex-Brass For Fraud
• Bombardier Seeks To Raise $2B Amid Leadership Shakeup
• Home Builder Lennar Prices $250 Million Of Senior Notes
• Chinese Internet Giant Tencent Raises $2B In Bond Offering
• Rio Tinto Plans $2B Share Buyback Amid Refocused Growth
• Inovalon Rallies After Raising $600M In Upsized IPO
• Invitae Prices Upsized IPO As 2 Diagnostic Cos. Pull Back
• BT Launches $1.5B Share Sale To Back Blockbuster EE Buy
• Why An Underfunded Spinoff Is A Bad Idea
• Lazard Kicks Off $400M Senior Notes Offering
• CFTC Budget Woes Met With Republicans' Tiniest Violin
• Commissioners Blast SEC For 'Failure' Of Internal Processes
• EBay Plans $5B PayPal Dowry As Part Of Spinoff
• GoDaddy Updates IPO Plans But Offers Few New Details
• Electra To Trim Annual Fee After Foiling Activist Campaign
• Market Rumors: Malakoff, Intesa, CICC
• Teva Probe Reveals 'Likely' FCPA Transgressions
• Packaging Co. Smurfit Kappa Lines Up $282M Note Offering
• Food Exporter Amira Inflated Revenue To Boost IPO: Suit
• China's Evergrande Holds Reduced $1B Bond Sale
• Jones Energy Sells $250M Notes, Launches Follow-On Offering
• Pepsico Plans To Buy Back $12B In Shares By 2018
• Glencore To Spin Off $367M Stake In Platinum Producer
• Investor Matchmaking: How It Works And Key Considerations
• GCs Name Best Of The Best Attorneys
• 5 Firms Boast The Most Client-Savvy Attorneys
• GCs Name Favorite Securities, Capital Markets Lawyers
• Obama Veto Likely To Beat Back Bipartisan Currency Push
• FINRA Gives Rundown Of Algorithmic Trading Plans
• GCs Give Top Marks To 7 Standout Associates
• India Hopes To Raise Over $2.8B In Five Divestitures
• Investor Suits Over Millennial Media's $152M IPO Consolidated
• Market Rumors: Ollie's, New Look, Ant Financial
• Acer Nets $180M In Share Sale To Pay Debt, Fund Growth
• Sens. Draw Lines On Small Bank Regulatory Relief
• Blackstone-Backed Specialty Material Maker Lines Up IPO
• Inovalon Boosts IPO Target To $578M
• Starwood To Spin Off Timeshare Business Into New Co.
• Spain's Aena Raises €3.87B In Europe's Top IPO Of The Year
• Capitol Hill Takes Aim At Foreign Currency Manipulation
• Wynn Resorts Lines Up $1.75B Notes Offering
• US Capital Markets Activity Hits $1.8T In 2014
• Beware The Volcker Rule's Anti-Evasion Provision
• Wright Medical Plans $400M Convertible Notes Offering
• Yieldcos Show Promise For Renewable Energy
• Market Rumors: Apple, Axiom, Virgin Active
• Swedish Match Weighing IPO Of Cigar Maker
• SEC Proposes Rules For Corporate Hedging Disclosure
• Microsoft Sells $10.8B In Largest Debt Offering Of The Year
• FINRA's Risk Data Plan Limits Investor Choice: Think Tank
• Israeli Real Estate Co. Raises $158M In Bond Sale
• MPLX Launches Note Sale As MLPs Flock To Public Markets
• Junior Debt Market Shows Signs Of Weakness In Bigger Deals
• SEC Denies Permanent Relief From Sweep Program Rule
• Caesars Swaps Case Tests Investors' Sway
• SEC, Auditors Sidestep Legal Rift In Chinese Big 4 Deal
• 4 IPOs Draw $1.33B As Strong 2015 Starts To Take Shape
• Oak Hill Cuts Stake In Dave & Buster's After $195M Offering
• Market Rumors: Planet Fitness, Eni, Dollar Tree
• SEC's Oppenheimer Dissent Shows Cracks In Waiver Reform
• Positron Loses SEC Appeal Over FINRA Daily List Ruling
• CVC's Sunrise Bags $2.2B In Largest Swiss IPO In 8 Years
• Pulling Up Stakes: Watson Farley, Latham, Baker & McKenzie
• The State Of Play In 2015: Year Of The Regulator
• Easterly Government Shares Rally After Raising $180M In IPO
• Lew Signals Resistance To Currency Rules In Trade Pacts
• €496M Deal Boosts Rocket Internet's Food Delivery Biz
• Sandell Urges Brookdale REIT Spin-Off, Board Shake Up
• High-Frequency Trading Cases Slow To Take Shape
• Vinson Leads Columbia Pipelines In $1.1B MLP Debut
• Life Sciences Public Offering Fervor Strengthens In 2015
• Verizon Inks $5B Asset Deal With American Tower
• Market Rumors: Aena, HKBN, Virgin Active
• Clifford Chance Adds Ex-DLA Piper Latin America Deals Pro
• LSE Puts Russell On Selling Block Months After $2.7B Buy
• South Carolina Utility Will Sell Up To $1.2B In Bonds
• Nexvet's $40M IPO Pricing Adds To Rough Day For Biotechs
• Chinese E-Commerce Platform Seeks $66M In US IPO
• Non-Standard Finance Plans $153M London IPO
• Hanson Building Withdraws IPO After $1.4B Lone Star Deal
• US Financial Watchdogs Tweak SIFI Designation Process
• Ontario Nets $885M In Sale Of Remaining GM Stake
• Latham Flaunts IPO Strength With Shake Shack Debut
• Xenia Hotels REIT Goes Public After Spinoff From Inland
• Attys, SEC Slog Long Road To Debt Tender Offer Reform
• Holland & Knight Guides Fibra UNO $689M Mexican Debt Offer
• Pattern Energy Seeks To Raise $351M In Stock Offering
• Aluminum Buyers Say Forex Case Backs Their Antitrust Suit
• Obama Tax Proposal Would Spell Doom For Oil, Gas MLPs
• Swaps Panel Weighs Briefs On $1.7B Caesars CDS Question
• Acadia Healthcare Plans $300M Offering To Fund CRC Deal
• Market Rumors: Total, Jasmine, GlaxoSmithKline
• CSG Systems Launches $150M Share Repurchase Program
• EU Securities Regulator Publishes Market Abuse Guidance
• European Budget Airline Wizz Air Charts €150M IPO
• Office REIT Formed By Resource Real Estate Eyes $1.1B Debut
• Avoid Spoliation Anxiety With Litigation Readiness Plans
• Spain Ups Aena IPO Range To Reflect Up To $10B Value
• Alibaba Securities Suit Highlights New Litigation Trend
• Bullish Teledyne Unveils $142M Accelerated Share Buyback
• Market Rumors: GT Land, Spie, Presidio
• Oak Hill Prepares To Trim Dave & Buster's Stake
• Big Banks $500B Short Of Global Capital Proposal, S&P Says
• Pershing Square Files For $700M Offering Of Platform Stake
• Oil Traders Seek End To Crude Futures Class Action
• Mortgage-Focused REIT Great Ajax Eyes $91.5M Debut
• Sabre's PE Backers To Line Up $408M Secondary Offering
• Manatt Nabs Pepper Hamilton Capital Markets Pro For NY
• 5 Tips For Lasting Law Firm Success
• S&P Paying $125M To End CalPERS Suit Over $1B Losses
• NYSE To Delist RadioShack After Lenders Claim Default
• TPG-backed IASIS Healthcare Files For $100M IPO
• Genetic Testing Co. Invitae Eyes $80M IPO
• Apple Launches $6.5B Debt Offering
• 2 Law Firms Dominate January IPO Activity
• Paul Weiss Snags Kirkland Private Equity Rainmaker
• Market Rumors: HKBN, Hootsuite, SH Kelkar
• Alibaba Hit With Class Action Over Pre-IPO Talk
• Business Groups Want Financial Regs In EU-US Trade Deal
• Robotic Surgery Co. Unveils $1B Buyback Program
• $2M Joe's Crab Shack IPO Settlement Wins Initial OK
• SEC, CFTC Budgets See Hefty Raises Under Obama Plan
• No Easy Task: SEC Takes On Its Disclosure Regime
• Netflix Plots $1B Notes Offering To Support Deals
• GFI Again Urges Investors To Ignore $778M Hostile Bid