Private Equity Archive » March, 2012

Private Equity - March, 2012

187 articles

• Blackstone, Bain Crafting $500M IPO For Michaels
• German Bank Asks 2nd Circ. To Revive Goldman Fraud Suit
• Union, Nuke Operator Say No To $2B Blackstone Power Line
• Highland Reaches Doc Deal On $560M Vegas Resort Suit
• Oaktree Capital Group Could Reap $595M From IPO
• The Gist Of The JOBS Act
• Vector Can't Shed Suit Alleging Breach Of Nondisclosure Deal
• Volcker Rule Could Clobber Energy Industry, Report Warns
• JOBS Act To Bring Hedge Funds Into Advertising World
• Sheppard Mullin Lands Real Estate Ace With Energy Focus
• Private Fund Registration Number Beats SEC Expectations
• IFG Group Clears $111M Sale Of Division To AnaCap
• SunEdison Secures $206M For Bulgarian Solar Plant
• Archipelago Investor Calls $291M Sale To Plato 'Tainted'
• Cerberus Sells Off Asian Job Staffing Cos. To CVC
• With More Investor Safeguards, JOBS Bill Heads To Obama
• CVR Hammers Icahn's Stock Claim In $2.6B Takeover Faceoff
• Is Your Public Company An Acquisition Target?
• Highland, Barclays Derivatives Battle Lives On
• Symphony Technology Raises $870M Fund
• Blackstone's Raises $4B Credit Fund, Largest Since 2008
• Must-Have Performance Metrics For Law Departments
• Quest Investor Sues To Halt $2B Insight Buyout
• $133B NY Budget To Boost Energy, Infrastructure Projects
• Berkshire Jet Unit Takes Off In China With PE Partnership
• Five Mile Capital Tries To Stave Off Chicago Hotel Sale
• Oppenheimer PE Fund Accused Of Misleading Investors
• Carlyle Loses Out On $3B London Market Redevelopment
• Wabash Puts Up $360M For Insight-Held Steel Tank Maker
• Groupon Backer NEA Debuts New $2.3B Venture Capital Fund
• Feds Want Tighter Underwriting For Leveraged Finance
• Terra Firma Inks $438M Deal To Buy UK Garden Retailer
• Abu Dhabi State Investor Takes $2B Stake In Brazil's EBX
• Marvell Rebuffs TRC Capital's $90M Mini-Tender Offer
• Senate's Late Amendment Puts Crowdfunding In Doubt
• Tracking Foreign Direct Investment In Ireland
• Carlyle Eyes Tappan Zee Project As NY Mulls Private Cash Law
• Energy Investors Sells Black River Plant To ReEnergy
• HSBC Spins Off $480M Middle East Private Equity Branch
• Shareholder Seeks To Ice $703M PE Buyout of Water Park Co.
• Alarm Funding Co. Sues Siemens Venture Over Scuttled IPO
• REMIC Tax Concerns Surrounding Foreclosures
• Frank Calls For Simpler Volcker Rule By Labor Day
• Sweden To Close $936M Tax Loophole Milked By PE Firms
• Senate Passes JOBS Act, Sends Revision Back To House
• Vinson & Elkins Reps Dart In $1B Solo Cup Acquisition
• Blackstone Takes $70M Controlling Stake In San Fran Hotel
• Glimcher To Pay $289M For Hawaiian Mall From Blackstone
• Senate Inches Closer To Passing Obama-Backed JOBS Act
• Bernanke, Geithner Warn Against Europe-U.S. Comparison
• Apollo Nabs Irish Credit Card Biz As BofA Trims Fat
• Hartford Plans Business Overhaul Amid Paulson Pressure
• Morgan Stanley PE Invests $300M In Chinese Chemical Co.
• Wall Street Group Urges Congress To Delay Volcker Rule
• Dechert Adds M&A Specialist To New Frankfurt Office
• GSK, J&J Back New $198.5M Incubator Fund
• Vista Affiliate's $250M Buy Of CDC Software Gets Nod
• Suit Over 'Hogan's Heroes' Rights Heads To Arbitration
• Tech Co. Didn't Flout Exclusivity In Citigroup Sale, Judge Says
• Fox Paine Says Former Exec Gave Fund Stake To Rival
• Riverkeeper Backs Blackstone's $2B Canada-NYC Power Line
• CVR Energy Rips Icahn's 'Detrimental' $2.6B Takeover Bid
• Insight Affiliate Forks Over $192M For Air Filter Maker
• Perkins Lures K&L Finance, Restructuring Specialist
• Gibson Dunn Aids Williams In $2.5B Caiman Energy Unit Buy
• AboveNet Goes Private, Lures PE Backers In $2.2B Deal
• Jones Day Takes 3 From Foley's Private Equity Team
• United Retail Landlords Balk At Proposed Sale
• Investcorp Snags Student Assessment Co. From PE Firm
• Blackstone To Drop $100M On SocGen RE Loan Portfolio
• EC Aims To Focus Regulatory Glare On Shadow Banking
• 2 NY Utilities Reject $2B Blackstone Power Line Plan
• Marubeni To Scoop Up UK Offshore Wind Power Installer
• Kirkland Helps Vista Make $2B Bid For Software Co. Misys
• ResCap Ch. 11 Looms Closer As Buyout Rumors Swirl
• India Proposes Tax On Foreign Mergers
• Lender Wants $80M From PE-Backed Buyer Of Jameson Inns
• O'Melveny Pilots Pera To $52M Turkish Fund Closing
• Arise, London PE Firm Partner In 250-MW Swedish Wind Farm
• Timing The Bankruptcy Filing Of Commercial Real Estate
• Ex-Hardee's Exec Settles With SEC Over Insider Trades
• Willkie Guides Insight Investment In Brazil Craft Site
• SEC Tries To Find Footing In Murky Pre-IPO Market
• Fashionista Says Asprey, PE Owner Killed His Handbag Line
• United Retail, Creditors Forge Deal Over Stalking Horse Bid
• Argyll Accused Of Running $16M Stock-Backed Loan Scam
• Consultant Cops To Insider Trading On Carlyle's NBTY Buy
• Avaya Plunks Down $230M For Israeli Videoconference Co.
• Shire Inks $325M Deal For Blood Disorder Drug Co.
• Water Park Co. Investor Sues to Halt $703M Apollo Buyout
• The Latest Innovation In Middle-Market Lending
• Fenwick Reps Cisco In $5B Software Buy From News Corp.
• CVR Energy Blasts Icahn Over Jab At Reuters Piece
• SS&C Wins GlobeOp Bidding War With $897M Offer
• United Retail Creditors Challenge Stalking Horse Bid
• PE Firm Phoenix Grabs Lupus' Oil Unit For £75M
• Jones Day Adds K&L Gates M&A Partner In Pittsburgh
• Apollo To Yield Majority In Aluminum Co. With Share Sale
• Goldman Pushes 2nd Circ. To Ax $21M Bayou Award
• Pressure Builds For PE Firms To Unload $1T Of Dry Powder
• DLA Piper Lures White & Case Global Funds Partner
• Joint Venture Brings 249-Unit Condo Tower To Seattle
• NY Court Won't Squelch $686M UBS Suit Over Highland CDO
• Loeb & Loeb Brings In M&A, PE Partner From Jones Day
• Apollo Pays $703M For Water Park Owner
• When Investors Become Part Of The Borrowing Base
• Dell Buys PE-Owned SonicWALL To Boost Security Chops
• Juggernaut Launches $300M Private Equity Fund
• USAA Scoops Up Stake In Real Estate Investor Square Mile
• Savanna, Pantzer Ink $196M Long Island Complex Deal
• UAV Settles SEC Suit Over Alleged $10M Ponzi Scheme
• PE Firms, Innkeepers Trustee Settle $84M Claim Dispute
• France's Telecom, Publicis Launch $200M PE Fund With Iris
• Dubai Fund Seeks $500M In NY Hotel Sale
• Cornerstone Caps $546M Fund For Tech, Energy Real Estate
• Why Communications Is Key To Merger And Lateral Success
• Misys Drops Swiss Suitor For Possible PE Takeover
• Morgan Lewis Steers Sprouts In Sunflower Merger
• Investor Won't Give $291M Educational Co. Sale Passing Grade
• Carlyle Subsidiary Blasts Dynegy Plan's 'Circular Logic'
• Dutch Cable Operator Ziggo Plans €774M IPO
• Fracking Servicer Pays $245M For PE-Owned Oil Recycler
• Allen & Overy Reps Iceland Foods In $1.7B Buyback
• Insight Takes Quest Software Private In $2B Deal
• W.Va. Sues Encore Capital Units Over Debt-Buying Actions
• Dell Founder's Energy Hedge Fund Raises Nearly $1B
• Bain, THL Face Suit Over $656M Clear Channel Transfer
• Park-Ohio Snags Sun Capital Fuel Systems Maker For $98M
• Ford Blasts TRC Capital's $94M Mini-Tender Offer
• Award Revocation Stands In Battle Over Oaktree Deal
• Chinese Media Co.'s IPO Wasn't Misleading, Court Hears
• Bingham Grabs Corporate Pro From Manatt Phelps
• Nonbanks Gearing Up For Possible SIFI Rule Challenge
• Tweaking The Investment Adviser Performance Fee Rule
• Denham Capital Invests $190M In FRV Solar Projects
• Abraaj Capital Sinks $125M Into African Insurer
• Cleveland's Primus Capital Closes In On $300M Fund Target
• Calif. Pension Fund To Oppose El Paso-Kinder Morgan Deal
• MarkWest JV To Build Utica Plants For Gulfport Gas
• Gores Group Launches $300M Fund For Small-Cap Buys
• DLA Piper Picks Up Winston & Strawn Private Equity Duo
• Amcor Pins $252M Price Tag On Purchase Of Rival
• PE Firms Settle $9M Fraud Case With SEC
• Canadian PE Firm Penfund Raises $460M From Investors
• A Distressed Deal Buyer's Guide
• Grubb & Ellis Sale Back On Track After Bidding Snag
• Grubb & Ellis, Creditors Can't Agree On BGC Asset Sale
• Judge Says Execs Exempt From Tortious Interference Claims
• Real Estate Magnates Face Suit Over Iconic NYC Building
• Wilson Sonsini Helps Cleantech Co. Nab $100M In Funding
• Credit Card Users Say Chase, Others Aided Apollo Unit Scam
• Reed Smith Guides Domain In $760M Venture With Rusnano
• KKR Unloads Most Of Remaining Legrand Stake For €343M
• Arsenal Capital To Acquire Evonik's Colorant Business
• KKR Teams Up With Chesapeake In $250M Energy Venture
• Valuing The Invaluable
• PE Firm Invests $312M In Axel Springer Venture
• PE Firms CVC, ValueAct In Talks For Software Co. Misys
• Goldman Sachs PE Atty Decamps To Vinson & Elkins
• Lexmark Buys Data Capture Co. Brainware For $148M
• Monomoy Picks Up Auto Parts Maker From Sun Capital
• Beacon PE Deal A Bright Spot For DOE Program
• PE Firm Sells African Copper Co. Stake To China Minmetals
• Willkie Farr, Cooley Aid $165M Infusion For Drilling Info
• PE-Backed Spanish Firm Lands Largest US Water Park
• Should Investors Buck The Status Quo With LLCs?
• Kirkland Helps Thoma Bravo, Plato In $291M Software Deal
• AIG Dumps $500M Blackstone Stake
• Hedge Fund Demands Ford Help Pay Off $85M Judgment
• Law360 Private Equity Editorial Advisory Board
• Nordic Capital Grows Retail Portfolio With Europris Buy
• Resource Capital Puts Up $30M To Help Join Uranium Cos.
• SJ Berwin Reps French PE Firm On $525M Fund Closing
• Proskauer Adds Private Investment Pro From Nixon Peabody
• PE Giants Sell Stake In UK Chemical Maker For $206M
• Carlyle Group Lands 85% Stake In Brazilian Toy Shops
• Advancing The Business Tax Reform Debate
• Orchard Trustee's Suit Over $310M Payout Survives
• Cerberus, Chatham Joint Venture Seals $130M Loan
• No Win For Rand McNally Ex-CEO, PE Firm In Dispute
• Developer Sues To Get Docs For Fight Over $560M Loan
• Proskauer PE, Investment Fund Star Heads To Morgan Lewis
• TIAA-CREF, Alaskan Co. Invest $460M In Wind Venture
• CVR Energy Urges Rejection Of Icahn Tender Offer
• PE Firm Huntsman Gay Swings Deal For Plastics Co.
• Spotlight On Private Equity In Asia 2012
• Rexel Share Sale Raises $628M For PE Consortium