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Private Equity - February, 2013

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• Venable Lands 2 Private Equity Pros From Klee Tuchin
• Icahn Gains Two Herbalife Directors In Feud With Ackman
• Chipmaker Conexant Looks To Slash Debt In Ch. 11
• Carlyle Leads Sweetened $688M Buyout Of Chinese Hotel Co.
• HIG Awarded $4M In PE Cos.' Suit Over $41M Foreclosure
• SecondMarket Skirts $9.5M Suit Over Facebook Share Sale
• Siemens-First Capital Venture Ducks Suit Over Scuttled IPO
• PE Firm Snags Asia Units Of Struggling UK Music Co. HMV
• TPG Sells Off Flagging Clothing Chain
• 6 Areas Often Underestimated In Law Firm Mergers
• Judge To Mull MatlinPatterson Damages In Airline Loan Case
• TPG Unit, Coal Tycoon Brothers Buy Stake In Telecom Co.
• Aluminum Smelter Cleared To Borrow Up To $75M In Ch. 11
• Paul Hastings Reps GI Partners In Calif. Data Center Buy
• CoBe Builds Up Home Furniture Holdings With Gorenje Buy
• 5 Shapers Of Private Equity In 2013
• PE Firm Convergent Seeks Exit From Blackford Poaching Suit
• Focus Media Investor Sues Over $3.7B Carlyle-Led Buyout
• BlackRock Wins SEC Approval For Copper-Backed ETF
• Wachtell Founder Says Einhorn Is The Problem With Activism
• RRJ, Blackstone Units Pour $372M Into Cheniere LNG Efforts
• PE Takes $138M Bite Of Chicago's Standard Bank
• Aluminum Smelter Enters Ch. 11, Plans Sale To Wayzata
• Telecom Co. TDS Inks $277M Deal For Broadband Provider
• Shine Might Be Off Alt Fee Arrangements, GC Survey Shows
• In-House Teams Expand To Keep Pace With More Suits, Probes
• BioClinica Shareholders Can't Stop $123M PE Takeover Bid
• GCs Rate Fixed Fees Best Bang For Their Buck
• School Specialty's New $155M DIP Takes Out PE Lender
• Hamilton Lane Buys Institutional Investment Consulting Firm
• AZZ Plunks Down $250M For Energy-Sector Repair Unit
• All Eyes On Best Buy After Bids For Barnes & Noble, Dell
• US Slams States' Dodd-Frank Challenge
• Barnes & Noble Founder Will Bid On Bookstores, Website
• PPR Nets $366M In Mail-Order Biz Sale To Nordic Capital
• Ch. 15 — Still Coming Of Age
• Drone Contractor Says PE Firm Poached Info, Employees
• NetSpend Investor Claims $1.4B Buyout Favors PE Backers
• PE-Backed Clear Channel Seeks $575M To Cut Bank Debt
• Oaktree Says Developer Hid Assets With Bahamian Island Buy
• Apple Investor Einhorn Wins Partial Halt Of Shareholder Vote
• CNBC Buys 'Nightly Business Report' From PE Firm
• IFC Injects $100M Into InterEnergy's Caribbean Projects
• KKR Lobs $3.7B Bid At Equipment Maker Gardner Denver
• Einhorn Blasts Dell For Sitting On Cash Like Apple
• Dialysis Industry Continues To See Robust PE Activity
• Billionaire Pair Pays $3.6B For Tycoon's Polyus Gold Stake
• Goldman Tells SEC It Lacks Info On Accused Heinz Trader
• Heinz Heritage Pacts Are Empty Promises, Experts Say
• Kirkland Aids Energy Capital In $805M Mezzanine Fund
• Pinterest's Value Surges To $2.5B With New Funding Bump
• Jana Ups Agrium Stake Amid Push To Steer Company
• Crestview Spends $246M For KeyCorp Asset Manager
• Rockpoint, Highgate Look To Net $650M In NYC Hotel Sale
• McGuireWoods Denies Representing Bankrupt Hospital In LBO
• Meadow Accuses Pinnacle Of Meddling With Property Sales
• PE Fund Considerations In Light Of Del.'s LLC Debate
• Dell Investor Slams $24B Management Buyout's Timing
• Diagnostics Co. Hycor Unloads Unit In Sale To PE Group
• Herbalife Confirms SEC Probe Into Finances
• Cerberus Rips Ruling In Paul Hastings Malpractice Case
• FBI Investigates Suspicious Trading At Heinz
• Heinz No-Shop Shows Price Isn't Everything In Pa.
• Macfarlanes Adds Hedge Fund Pro From Akin Gump
• How Tweaking The UK Takeover Code Affects Private Equity
• Carlyle Raises $308M For Peru Fund
• School Specialty Bid Plan OK'd, But $145M DIP Offer In Play
• Greenlight Pans Proposed Apple Changes To Preferred Stock
• PE Finding New Partners To Tackle Bigger Deals
• Blackstone Won't Pull Most SAC Funds Despite Trading Probe
• Insider Traders Profited From $28B Heinz Deal, SEC Says
• Confidence Rises On Return Of Big M&A Deals
• Kirkland Adds M&A Pros From Wilson Sonsini, Skadden
• GCs Name 43 Best-Of-The-Best Attys
• Skadden Reps Sage Group In Asset Sales Worth $145M
• Icahn Reveals 13% Herbalife Stake, Heats Up Ackman Feud
• KKR Buys Ontario Solar Portfolio From Starwood Energy
• GCs Name Cream Of The Crop Litigators
• The Rationale Behind Del.'s 'Pink Slime' Ruling
• Mayer Brown Aids Carlyle On $605M New-Issue CLO Closing
• $28B Heinz Deal Marks Latest 'Odd Couple' Co-Investment
• Infogroup Shareholders Win Class Cert. In $463M Buyout Row
• NY Court Snuffs Contract Suit Against Ex-Black Diamond Exec
• Chadbourne Adds Ex-Skadden Private Fund Pro In NY
• Apple Blasts Greenlight's Bid To Block Shareholder Vote
• Final Volcker Rule Will Be Simplified, Lawmakers Hear
• 2nd Circ. Revives Suit Over $307M Ness Sale
• Dell Tells Investors CEO's Buyout Is By The Book
• Kazakh Fund Drops $1.65B On Zinc Co. Stakes
• Cardinal Health Puts Up $2B For PE-Backed AssuraMed
• Berkshire Hathaway, 3G Drop $28B For Heinz
• Hong Kong Equities Look For Brighter 2013
• School Specialty Committee Blasts Speedy Ch. 11 Sale
• TPG-Backed UK Clothing Chain To Unwind After Dismal Sales
• Blackstone Bags Ex-Barclays Alternative Asset Head
• Asian Investors To Lead New RE Funding, Survey Says
• Treasury Nominee Lew Says Dodd-Frank Would Be Priority
• Gulf Capital Swings Deal For Dubai Oilfield Services Co.
• FATCA Insight: Grappling With Cross-Border Payments
• 7 Resolutions For Legal Industry Marketing In 2013
• PE Managers Say Favorable Economy Will Drive More Deals
• Lehman Nets $800M In NYC Office Building Sale
• Get Ready For More Private Equity Regulation
• SEC Misused Witness At TPG Associate's Trial, 9th Circ. Told
• Winston Nabs Porter Hedges Corporate Transaction Pros
• T. Rowe Price Joins Opponents Of $24B Dell Buyout
• Skadden Reps JLL Partners In $115M Health Buy-And-Build
• Selldown Brings Warburg Pincus Close To Primerica Exit
• KKR, Bain Could Reap $1.8B In HCA Selldown
• Agrium, Jana Fail To Compromise As Proxy Battle Looms
• Flexible Flyer Workers' WARN Act Suit Crashes In 5th Circ.
• Kirkland Reps Struggling 3i In $960M Manufacturer Sale
• Southeastern To Dell: Consider Going Partly Private Instead
• Gulfport Snags More Utica Acres In $220M Windsor Buy
• Concord, RockBridge Buy Meadowlands Hotel
• Montagu Pockets £300M In Sale Of Hair Product Co.
• Greenberg Traurig Adds DLA Piper M&A Pro In Chicago
• Vinson & Elkins Reps CapStreet In Energy Servicer MBO
• With No New Offers, $665M Carlyle Bid Wins Duff & Phelps
• Apax Reaps $97M From Indian Hospital Co. Stock Sale
• Law360 Private Equity Editorial Advisory Board
• Onex OKs $323M Deal To Sell Back 50% Of Home Decor Co.
• Lowenstein Guides $150M IPO Of Cerberus' RMBS Arm
• Ahold Splits From Nordic Grocer ICA In $3.3B Sale
• No Space For Partner Egos In Law Firm Of The Future
• Dell's No. 2 Shareholder To Fight $24B Buyout
• Extended Go-Shop Ends For Zhongpin's $503M CEO Buyout
• West Face Buys Minority Stake In Embattled SNC-Lavalin
• Dell Shareholders Carry Heavy Load Thanks To $7B Cash Floor
• 3SBio Valued At $350M In Go-Private Sale To CEO, PE Firm
• SandRidge Says No To Board Shake-Up, Citing Debt Docs
• SEC Signals Increase In PE Enforcement Actions
• EQT Unloads Clothier BTX In Sale To Sun Capital Unit
• SunPharma Strikes Out Again With $600M Taro Offer
• Dell's Push To Encourage Topping Bid Recalls Quest Fight
• Einhorn Barks At Apple, But Stock Suit May Lack Bite
• Cooley Hires M&A Pro Who Led $4B Lucasfilm Buy
• Ackman Has More Questions On Herbalife's Biz Model
• Tensions Rise As Jana Intensifies Push For Agrium Shakeup
• Arnold & Porter Adds M&A Partner From Linklaters In NY
• Eureka Snaps Up Reuters' Law School Publishing Biz
• Blackstone Strikes $1B Deal For Stake In 40 Retail Centers
• KKR Eyes Acquisitions To Grow Assets, But Will Be Picky
• CORRECTED: Jones Day Lands 2 M&A Pros For New Amsterdam Branch
• Apple Sued By Einhorn In Bid To Unlock Shareholder Cash
• What DT3 Means For German Private Equity Exits
• Total Weighs $3.2B Gas Co. Deal, Fertilizer Biz Sales
• Dell's Low Breakup Fee Hints At Small Pool Of Buyers
• $24B Dell Go-Private Deal Unfair To Investors, Suit Says
• King & Spalding Snags Paul Hastings Finance Duo
• O'Melveny Reps Asian PE Firm In Credit Suisse Portfolio Buy
• H&R REIT, KingSett Up Primaris Takeover Bid With $2.8B Offer
• Headland Invests In Asian Snack Maker As Sector Surges
• $24B Dell Deal Heeds Del Monte Lesson On Banker Conflict
• Linklaters Hires Asia M&A Pro From White & Case
• TIAA-CREF Bets On Billabong PE Turnaround With New Stake
• A Useful Spin On Costly Section 338(H)(10) Election
• MSR Resort Judge Keeps Everyone In Suspense
• Gov't Contracting Slump Could Spark PE Feeding Frenzy
• Crowell, Proskauer, Fulbright Sanctioned For Counterclaims
• Shenkman Sues Rival To Defend Aesop's Tortoise Ads
• Obama Hints At Carried-Interest Crusade In 2013
• Sullivan & Cromwell Guides Praxair In $1B Beverage Co. Buy
• CVC Pays Up To $320M For Philippine Phone Co. Unit
• Data Mining: What Financial Services Firms Need To Know
• Dell OKs $24B Go-Private Offer From Founder, Silver Lake
• BioClinica Investor Wants $123M PE Takeover Put On Ice
• $57M Suit Says Yucaipa Schemed To Take Control Of Allied
• Puma Energy Pays Archer Capital $677M For Fuel Retailer
• Wyndham Affiliate Puts Up $115M For NYC's Alex Hotel
• PE-Backed Nestle Unit Snags Indian Milk Market Stake
• Starwood Sells 4 French Hotels To Qatar Holding Unit
• PE-Backed Caesars To Raise $1.5B In New Debt
• Blackstone Digs Into Pair Of Maldives Seaplane Cos.
• Wexford Capital Skirts Fraud Claims Over $674M Archer Deal
• SorinRand Adds VC And Technology Pro As Partner
• Thompson & Knight Aids EnCap On $5B Fund Closing
• Telecom Co. Sycamore Goes Private In $19M Marlin Equity Sale
• Parthenon Capital Invests In Surveillance Co. Envysion