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Private Equity - November, 2012

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• TCW Advances Toward Carlyle Sale As Injunction Threat Fades
• Private Equity MVP: Weil Gotshal's Marilyn French
• Investment Exec Pays $1.4M In SEC Insider Trading Suit
• Dover Puts Up $603M For Glass Door Maker From Avista
• FTC Wants More Info On $1.3B Tempur-Pedic, Sealy Deal
• Geithner Successor Likely To Be Budget, Not Regulatory, Guru
• Banker To Pay $5M In SEC's Burger King Insider Trading Suit
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Top Guns From 52 Firms
• Giddens Reaches $600M Deal With German Lehman Unit
• Carlyle Cuts Stake In Brazilian Insurer Qualicorp To 6%
• Oaktree-Backed Fusheng Buys German Air Compressor Maker
• Fast Retailing Takes $290M Controlling Stake in J Brand
• Hellas Hit With Suits Seeking $455M In Unpaid Notes
• Mintz Levin Guides Corinthian In Air Conditioning Co. Buy
• US PE Firms Face Global Interest For Domestic Projects
• JPMorgan Didn't Doom $1.85B Amaranth Deal, Court Says
• SEC Says Chicago Investment Firm Lied About PE Fund
• Bain, Goldman Ride Surge In Chinese Stocks To Selloffs
• How Healthy Is Your Law Firm? Time For A Stress Test
• Macquarie, BlackRock Woo Investors With Infrastructure Funds
• New Midstream Co. Gets $300M From Kayne Anderson
• McGuireWoods Says Hospital's Malpractice Suit Still Falls Flat
• Execs Of Kohlberg Affiliate Settle SEC Asset-Value Case
• In Israel, Expect More From Foreign Buyout, Distressed Funds
• PE Firm Founder Wins $18M In Carried Interest Contract Row
• Judge OKs Vertrue's Ch. 11 Plan Disclosure Statement
• Trico Lenders Seek Contempt Order In $65M Loan Dispute
• Ex-CalPERS Official Can't Move SEC Suit To Bankruptcy Court
• Effects Co. Investor Can Challenge $70M Bankruptcy Claim
• EU Conditionally OKs $400M Swedish Packaging Merger
• Ex-PE Firm Head Ducks Prison For Pay-To-Play Scam Role
• Simpson Thacher Reps Carlyle On $1.4B Energy Fund Closing
• First Reserve Picks Up Energy Equipment Co. Ameriforge
• PE Opportunities In Health Care Real Estate Investing
• Apollo Eyes Education's Future In $2.5B McGraw-Hill Deal
• Qatar Holding Dumps $1.2B Worth Of Barclays Stock Rights
• Chinese Meat Processor Strikes $503M Go-Private Deal
• NBTY Nibbles At Health Snack Market With $78M Balance Buy
• Jenner & Block Adds PE, M&A Expert From McDermott
• Dechert Guides Versa's Buy Of Eastern Mountain Sports
• KKR To Buy Specialty Insurance Broker From Blackstone
• Capitalizing On The Global Rise Of District Energy
• Weil Guides L'Oreal's Urban Decay Buy To Up Luxury Appeal
• Kaye Scholer Reps Onex In $2B Insurer Buy From Goldman Fund
• Treasury Decries Wilbur Ross' $45M Bid For First Place Bank
• Gem Miner Hatches $142M Deal For Egg Designer Faberge
• Goodwin Procter Nabs RE Tax Pro From Allen & Overy
• Norwegian Fish Oil Firm Accepts $847M Offer From BASF
• JDA Software Investor Challenges $1.9B RedPrairie Buyout
• Oaktree Ups Stake In Troubled Electronics Co. To 49 Percent
• Medical Co. Says Adviser Misled It On Risks Of Going Public
• SEC Sanctions Barthelemy, Other Firm For Impeding Probes
• Effects Co. Investors Say Unlawful Penalty Doubled Debt
• Hostess, Bakers Union Fail To Reach A Deal
• Perkins Coie Guides Emeritus In $102M Home Health Co. Buy
• Key Considerations For Inbound M&A In China
• News Corp. Acquires Major Stake In Yankees' YES Network
• NML Wants Bond Payment In $1.4B Suit Against Argentina
• Bain, Applied Rigged Artizan Buy To Trim $22M Price: Suit
• Hallmark Wins $31M In Trade Secrets Suit Against PE Firm
• Pa. Gaming Board To Weigh 6 Proposals For Philly Casino
• Daimler Goes Full Throttle In Deal For Mercedes F1 Team
• Yucaipa Loses Bid For Greater Control Of Allied's Debt
• KKR Invests $75.3M In Canadian Energy Co. Westbrick
• Billabong Exec Seeks Partners In Takeover Try
• Italy, Qatar PE Funds Join To Invest $2.5B In Italian Cos.
• Terra Firma To Pay Nomura $5.3B For Annington Homes
• Apollo Unit To Spend $236M For Lloyds Irish Loan Portfolio
• Cisco Offers $1.2B For Cloud-Computing Startup
• F1 Chief Faces $650M Suit Over Alleged Bribe-Tainted Deal
• Hostess Brands Look Appetizing To Rivals, PE Firms
• Sandy-Displaced Aon Subleases Park Ave. Space From Cerberus
• Mayer Brown Guides PE Firm In Sequa Automotive Buy
• Botox Maker Offers Up To $375M For Fellow Skin Care Co.
• Nike Gives The Boot To Cole Haan In $570M Sale To Apax
• PE Firms Stand By $713M TPC Offer Despite Higher Rival Bid
• Haddington Closes Midstream PE Fund With $350M In Capital
• Proposed $146M Sale Of Infant Formula Co. Draws Class Action
• Australia Acquisition, Harbinger Abandon $350M Deal
• Senate Slows Down Controversial Cost-Benefit Analysis Bill
• CFTC Launches Appeal Of Position Limits Ruling
• Mount Kellett Urges SandRidge Board Changes, CEO Ouster
• Carlyle, Seven Group Mull Sale Of Industrial Equipment Co.
• DOJ Allows Star Atlantic's $2B Veolia Buy, With Conditions
• Thompson Hine Lands Energy Ace From Morris Manning
• Innospec Boosts Offer To $745M In Bid War For TPC Group
• Bondholders Push For Payment On $1.4B Argentina Judgment
• Blackstone Snaps Up Debt-Burdened Chicago Hotel
• NewPage Creditors Demand Docs On Cerberus Deal
• PE Giants Using Credit Funds To Grow Fee-Based Assets
• Sapphire Power Trying To Skimp On $256M Deal, Suit Says
• Kepos Exec Joins Schulte As Hedge Fund Compliance Partner
• Carlyle, Others Contribute $210M To African Commodities Co.
• Argentina Wants 2nd Circ. To Revisit $1.4B Payout Order
• Apollo Will Shoot For $12B With Latest Flagship Fund
• Carter Ledyard Lands 2 Corporate Aces From K&L, Venable
• Blackstone, Oil Co. LLOG Ink $1.2B Gulf Of Mexico Deal
• Weil Guides Leucadia On $2.6B Deal For Fellow Investor
• AES Solar Gets $752M Financing, Grows Portfolio To 500 MW
• Advent Raises $10.8B For Buyouts In Europe, North America
• Conduit, CAF Grab Majority Stake In Peruvian Solar Farms
• AEA, Pension Fund Pick Up Global Warehouse Co. From Triton
• Don't Undercut Timberland Purchase And Sale Agreements
• J2 Puts Up $167M For Tech Publisher Ziff Davis
• Potential Appointees Must Prepare For Vetting Minefield
• Allied, Yucaipa Want First-Lien Fight Settled In Del.
• Teamsters Ruling Could Take PE Funds Off Pension Hook
• Argentina Must Obey US Court Order To Pay $1.4B, Judge Says
• Fletcher Ch. 11 Trustee Wins Subpoena Power
• Kleiner Perkins Says Sex Bias Suit Belongs In Arbitration
• Latest Cost-Benefit Suit Puts CFTC In Uncharted Waters
• Kirkland Reps Thoma Bravo In Network Security Co. Takeover
• Alliance Data To Pay $460M For Hyper Marketing
• GP Investments Puts Up $225M For Slice Of Brazilian Retailer
• Retailer Douglas Approves $2B Advent Takeover Offer
• Merger Escape Clauses Carry Little Value, Study Says
• Royal DSM Pays $634M For Nutrient Maker Fortitech
• Year-End M&A Sprint To Bring Quiet Spring, Attys Say
• Barclays Wants Subpoena Tossed In Argentina Debt Row
• Lathrop & Gage Adds Environmental Pro In Chicago
• JPMorgan Doomed $1.85B Amaranth Rescue Deal, Atty Argues
• Cortec Picks Up Bar Code Scanner Co. From Thompson Street
• Boston Scientific To Pay Up To $425M For Catheter Maker
• Simpson Thacher Snags Allen & Overy PE Pro In London
• TPC Board Approves Beefed-Up $713M PE Buyout Bid
• Del. High Court Finds Golf Deal Breached Manager's LLC Duties
• Carlyle Group Gets $1.1B For Middle-Market Buyout Fund
• Post-Election, Private Equity Pushes To Redefine Itself
• Ga. Developer, Texas PE Fund Team Up In Ga. Luxury Unit Buy
• Regulators To Buckle Down On Dodd-Frank After Obama Win
• Carlyle Shelves Chemring Buyout Talks Without Making Bid
• India's Gulf Oil Puts Up $1B For US Auto Chemicals Co.
• Look Before You Leap At Capital Commitments As Collateral
• PE-Backed Big Island Carbon Files For Ch. 7 In Del.
• Alston & Bird Leads Ali Group In Deal For Ice Machine Co.
• Credit Suisse, Qatar PE Firm Form Middle East Investment JV
• Promoting Sustainability Can Create Value For PE Firms
• Latham Nabs Ex-Linklaters Enviro Pro For NY Office
• Azeri Oil Fund To Help Finance $8B Pipeline Project
• TCW Looks To Skirt Carlyle Merger Injunction
• ADP Unloads Tax Software Unit In Deal With Vista Equity
• Equistone Buys Sunrise's Wheelchair Division From Vestar
• With No Change In White House, PE's Tax Battle Shifts To Hill
• EIG Injunction Jeopardizes Carlyle Merger, TCW Tells Judge
• $1.7B Bid For Malaysian KFC Cos. Clears Shareholder Hurdle
• Blackstone's GSO Extends $125M To Homebuilder
• Investcorp Buys Luxury Danish Brand In $140M PE-To-PE Sale
• Italian PE Firm Drops $134M On CaixaBank Theme Park Stakes
• Mervyn's Creditors' $166M Deal With PE Firms Gets OK
• Hurricanes Could Propel NY Public-Private Investment Law
• Fellow Creditors Slam Yucaipa's Role In Allied Systems Ch. 11
• Luxottica To Absorb Upscale French Eyewear Co. Alain Mikli
• Pros And Cons Of Using 'Management Fee Waivers' In NY
• Baidu Grabs Providence Equity's Stake In Chinese Video Player
• IRS Appeals Solyndra Ch. 11 Plan Over PE Tax Breaks
• Starwood Makes $126M Mezz Loan To San Fran Office Tower
• Kirkland, Mayer Brown Aid GTCR In $1.5B BofA Unit Purchase
• Fidelity PE Arm Invests $74M In Indian Health Care Co.
• PE Shareholder Presses Clearwire To Reject $100M Sprint Buy
• China Fund Inks $724M Heathrow Deal As Airport Buys Pick Up
• Fried Frank Guides RedPrairie's $1.9B JDA Software Buy
• Pointers For PE Firms — Post Sun Capital ERISA Ruling
• Mapping The Pre-Election Landscape