Private Equity Archive » April, 2013

Private Equity - April, 2013

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• Rural/Metro Board Reaches $6.6M Deal To Settle Buyout Claims
• Breathe Easy Post-Closing? Not So Fast
• Ropes & Gray Guides Kohlberg & Co.'s $1.6B Fund Close
• Bergstein Beats Aramid's $190M Suit In NY Appeals Court
• SEC Tees Up Private Equity Enforcement Issues
• Accel Director Steps Off Boards Of Dell, Facebook, Wal-Mart
• Heinz Investors OK $28B Buyout Offer From Buffett, 3G
• Investcorp Nets $655M In Sale Of Armacell To Charterhouse
• Deals Rumor Mill: Banque Populaire, PepsiCo, Fujitsu
• Wyo. Votes To Put $600M In Private Equity Investments
• Heinz Beats Investor Actions, Clears Path For Buyout Vote
• PE Firm Navigation Hit With WARN Suit Over Bankrupt Unit
• KKR Lends €320M To Sputtering Spanish Construction Co.
• Bench Rulings Come Fast And Furious in Morgans Board Spat
• Ferro Fires Back At Activist Investors In Proxy Battle
• PAI Partners Inks $1.1B Deal For UK Ice Cream Maker
• Avista Drops $253M On Wireless Components Co. Telular
• After Passing On Dell, Francisco Eyes PC Component Maker
• Auxilium Inks $657M Deal For Erectile Dysfunction Drug Co.
• Deals Rumor Mill: RBS, Sumitomo, KKR
• LifeCare, Creditors Reach Deal Backing $320M Carlyle Sale
• Brazil Urges Antitrust Fix For Nordic Paper Cos. Tie-Up
• Del. Draws Line In The Sands Of Discovery
• An Outline Of SEC's Bold Enforcement Plan
• PE Investor Must Arbitrate Poaching Claim Against Partner
• Deals Rumor Mill: Onex, First Reserve, Mechel
• Top-Up Option, We Hardly Knew Ye
• Cinven, Warburg Pincus Exit Ziggo With $1.1B Stock Sale
• Biosolid Recycler Synagro Wins Approval Of $30M DIP
• Willkie Farr Skirts Suit Over $100M Extended Stay Penalty
• Caesars' Spinoff Shows One Way Out Of PE Debt Pile
• $19M Claim Put To Bed In River Road Hotel Bankruptcy
• Claims Against Wilson Sonsini Fail To Salvage Dot Com Suit
• Long-Short Funds Outperform Peers In 1st Quarter: Study
• Spin Media Buys Vibe, Plans To End Print Edition
• Apollo, Double Eagle Form Okla. Oil And Gas Venture
• Moelis To Pay $5M To End Claims Over Rural/Metro Buyout
• Deals Rumor Mill: Verizon, Telefonica, 3i
• TPH Latest PE Firm To Snag Piece Of Oil, Gas Startup
• After $851M Snub, Cathay Makes New Overture To Discovery
• 3SBio Exec, PE Firm Put Up $380M To Sweeten Go-Private Bid
• Dell Sets Aside $91M For Exec Retention Bonuses
• HIG Capital Acquires Hospitality Services Provider
• Carlyle's Synagro Seeks Ch. 11, But $455M Sale In Works
• Deals Rumor Mill: Apax Partners, Icahn, Riverstone
• UK Watchdog Wary Of BlackRock-Credit Suisse Unit Merger
• Dell Investor Cashes Out After Blackstone Walks Away
• Sycamore Gets More Time To Mull $295M Billabong Buyout
• MatlinPatterson Can't Slip WARN Suit From Former Investment
• Sale Of Sacramento Kings Nears Final Buzzer
• China OKs Marubeni's $3.6B Gavilon Buy With Conditions
• Ropes & Gray Atty Rejoins MoFo As Hong Kong Partner
• Caesars To Spin Off Growth Venture With PE Backing
• Convicted Diamondback Trader Can't Shield Backers' Names
• Trilantic, Riverstone Get Behind Upstream Oil, Gas Venture
• FTC Clears Nordic Capital's $767M Sale Of Wheelchair Co.
• KPS Inks Deal With Kohlberg-Backed Co. For Paper Unit
• Honeywell Offers $340M For PE-Backed Gas-Detector Maker
• Deals Rumor Mill: Springer Science, Billabong, Rusal
• Thai Tycoon Lobs $6.6B Offer At Siam Makro
• Spotlight On Brazil: Courting International Investors
• Probing Private Equity For Section 12(a)(2) Liability
• Revived Coupon Co. Sells For $17.6M in Ch. 7 Auction
• ValueAct Buys $2B Microsoft Stake On Cloud Storage Hopes
• Simpson Thacher Reps Blackstone In Credit Suisse PE Biz Buy
• KKR To Syndicate $675M Loan To Fund $3.9B Gardner Buyout
• Syniverse Offers EU New Concessions In $694M Mach Buy
• Betfair Rejects CVC's $1.4B Acquisition Gamble
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tribune Co., TPG, Billabong
• $2B Canada-NYC 'Extension Cord' Still Needs Electricity
• Wilbur Ross Says Results-Based System Can Curb Ch. 11 Fees
• Blackstone Bows Out, Playing Silver Lake's Tune
• Conexant Gets OK For Ch. 11 Disclosure Statement
• Activist Fund Trian Beefs Up Pepsi, Mondelez Stakes
• SeaWorld Surges 24% To $33.52 In NYSE Trading Debut
• Ex-CEO Of Steel Co. Gets Suit Against Equity Firm Revived
• CVC Buys Majority Stake In Energy Co. From Charterhouse
• Carlyle Takes Stake In British Car Service Co. Addison Lee
• Texas PE Firm Launches $150M Medical Real Estate Fund
• Proposed Texas Dental Bill Indicates Greater Regulation
• Africa — Open For Business
• Morgans' Lawyers Must Yield To Director's Discovery Demands
• Triton Shells Out $815M For Abengoa Waste Management Unit
• Silver Lake Closes Record-Setting $10.3B Tech PE Fund
• Starwood Drops $245M On Charlotte Office Tower
• Teachers Union Blasts Hedge Funds For Undermining Benefits
• Blackstone Wins NY Regulator's OK To Build $2B Power Line
• Satellite Co.'s $472M IPO Falls Short Of Initial $1.75B Goal
• PE Firms Swoop On KIT Digital In Prepack Bankruptcy
• Blackstone To Unload Another 6M Shares In SeaWorld IPO
• Activist Fund Ups Gleacher Stake, Unveils Director Slate
• Blackstone Puts Up $450M For Hawaii Hyatt Hotel
• Simpson Thacher Aids KKR On Euro Luxury Clothing Co. Buy
• Deals Rumor Mill: CVC Capital, Hulu, SolarWorld
• Indicted Placement Agent Accuses Apollo Of Pay-To-Play
• KKR Founder, Art Collector Resolve Jasper Johns Spat
• Petroleum Distributor Sued Over Unpaid Fees In $65M Recap
• Fla. Senate Panel Clears Bill To Strengthen State FCA
• Grocer Fairway Beats Predictions With $160M Nasdaq Debut
• PE-Backed Construction Co. Scoops Up Pipeline Contractor
• What Flavor Are Your PE Fund Marketing Activities?
• Deals Rumor Mill: Liberty Global, Carlyle, Commerzbank
• The Harry Potter Of Insurance: M&A Reps And Warranties
• Carlyle, Palamon Capital Purchase UK Health Services Co.
• Scooter Store Gets Nod On $10M DIP Over Trustee's Protest
• Electronic Parts Co. Pegged At $300M In Vintage Capital Bid
• Edgewater-Backed Tech Co. Picks Up Security Software Firm
• HIG Scoops Up Leading UK Hydrocarbon Producer
• Oppenheimer To Retain Valuation Firm In PE Fund Fraud Deal
• Archer Can't Show Damages In $674M Deal Row, PE Firm Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Panasonic, Suntech, ConocoPhillips
• Linklaters Reps Hertz In Chinese Car Rental Stake Buy
• Limiting Collection Of Withdrawal Liability Against PE Funds
• Energy Future Holdings Proposes Ch. 11 Restructuring
• Scooter Store Enters Ch. 11 Amid Medicare Billing Probes
• Don't Fear The REIT Conversion Boom
• PE Firm Madison Dearborn Inks $1.3B Deal To Buy NFP
• Deals Rumor Mill: ING, Bain Capital, Clearwire
• LVMH-Backed Fund Grabs $55M Stake In Aussie Retailer
• White & Case Reps Harvest In Infusion Therapy Co. Buy
• Hedge Funds Sue Pharma Co. Over $20M Note Default
• CVC Considering $1.2B Deal For Gambling Site Betfair
• Getco, Knight Revise $1.4B Merger Terms To Appease NYSE
• 3 Trapdoors In Surgery Center Investing
• Paul Weiss Aids KPS In $3.5B Turnarounds Fund Close
• Apollo Closes 1st European CLO With €325M
• When Management's Best Guesses Fail, Boards Can Too
• 4 Things PE Firms Should Know Before An Energy Buy
• Carlton Group Says BCBG Owes Commission On $238M Refi
• Deals Rumor Mill: Heineken, Marubeni, Apax Partners
• Seibu Shoots Down Cerberus Tender Offer, Board Nominees
• PE-Backed HD Supply Seeks Up To $1B In IPO
• KKR Plunks Down $640M For Warburg Pincus India Tire Unit
• Apax, Morgan Stanley Exploring $2B Sale Of Hub Int'l
• Imerys Scoops Up PyraMax In $235M Deal
• Burger King CEO To Become Heinz Chief After $28B Buyout
• $4B Debt Cut Wins Fund Support For MetroPCS, T-Mobile Deal
• Ares, Toscafund To Buy Rest Of Healthcare Locums Stock
• Ridgemont Raises $735M For New Private Equity Fund
• Deals Rumor Mill: Benckiser, 3i Group, Heineken
• FERC's Unclear Guidance On Horizontal Market Power
• Carlyle Unit Puts Up $267M For Shanghai Office Tower
• KKR Acquires Colonie Center Mall In Albany
• Flagging Gleacher Fires Up Sale Talks, Drops More Units
• Lyondell Judge Axes Highland Contract Suit Against UBS
• Deals Rumor Mill: Marlin Equity, Life Tech, Dell
• Ex-CalPERS Exec Pleads Not Guilty To $3B Pay-To-Play Plot
• PE Firms Must Tread Lightly To Cash In On Mortgage Servicing
• Blackstone Ducks Questions From Frank McCourt's Ex
• Agrium Beats Jana Shakeup Plan In Shareholder Vote
• Big PE Firms Eye US Middle-Market Buyouts
• Clinton Group Blasts Stillwater Buys To Investors
• Cerberus Buys Irish Waste Management Co. From Receiver
• Dell Investor Blasts Flawed Approval Of $24.4B Buyout
• Blackstone-Backed SeaWorld Preps $540M IPO
• Clifford Chance PE Pro Jumps To Latham In London
• Sycamore's $300M Billabong Bid No Vote Of Confidence
• Deals Rumor Mill: Google, Fiat, Telefonica
• THL Puts Up $1.1B For CompuCom
• Reliance Skirts Bid To Block $1.2B Metals USA Deal
• Apollo Recaps Logistics Co. Ceva After Nixing IPO
• MidOcean, Canadian Fund Withdraw $97M EDAC Bid
• Stillwater Urges Investors To Reject Clinton Takeover
• K&L Gates Nabs Corporate Pro From Haynes And Boone
• Greenberg Traurig Brings On M&A Expert From Linklaters
• Silverfleet Capital To Pay $76M For Fund Servicing Firm
• Morgans Hotel Delays Rights Issue As Activists Square Off
• Jana Says 2 Board Picks Approved In Agrium Shakeup Effort
• Deals Rumor Mill: Google, Billabong, Icahn
• The Intersection Of National Security And Bankruptcy
• Dell Could Reimburse Icahn $25M For Buyout Bid Costs
• Penn. Picks A Peck Of Public-Private Partnerships
• Montagu Sheds Unifeeder In $518M Sale To Nordic Capital
• Agrium Shakeup Gets Thumbs Down From Canadian Pension
• Cerberus Launches Offer To Raise Seibu Stake To 45%
• Investor Backs Morgans Director In Yucaipa Challenge
• Hilco's PE Unit Rescues Music Chain HMV
• Deals Rumor Mill: Yankee Candle, Billabong, 3i
• More International Insolvencies Test Limits Of Ch. 15
• Private Equity–Backed Deals Hit 5-Year High
• Chamber Of Commerce Calls For Dodd-Frank Overhaul
• PE Cos. Aren't Businesses Under ERISA, 1st Circ. Hears
• Heinz's $28B Buyout Withstands 2 Investor Challenges
• Icahn Calls For Transocean Board Shake-Up, Rips M&A Deals
• Billabong Indefinitely Stops Trading To Mull Buyout Bids
• Midstates Pays $620M For Anadarko Basin Acreage
• Deals Rumor Mill: CVC Capital, Nokia, Littlejohn
• A Path To Capital Markets For Private Entities
• Morgans Hotel Director Sues To Block Yucaipa Deal
• Boutique Banks Ride Conflict Fears Up M&A League Tables
• Shareholders Settle Suit Over $656M Clear Channel Loan
• Fed Rule Gives Regulators Cover To Boost Nonbank Scrutiny
• NY High Court Won't Revive Vitro Suit Against Hedge Funds
• Insiders' M&A Paydays Fair Game For Del. Class Actions
• Heinz To Turn Over Docs On $28B Buyout To Investors
• Real Estate PE Fundraising At Lowest Level Since '03: Report
• Deals Rumor Mill: AXA, Rio Tinto, Banco Do Brasil
• Impact Of JOBS Act On 3rd-Party Marketers
• Cisco Offers $310M For Broadband Equipment Co.
• How Lawyers Benefit From Early Neutral Evaluation
• Paulson Dodges Shareholder Suit Over Sino-Forest Losses
• Precision For Medicine Pulls In $150M In PE Funding
• Gov't Fails To Nix Carlyle's $320M Hospital Group Buy
• Goldman May Have Found Silver Bullet For Volcker Rule
• Deals Rumor Mill: A New M&A King?
• Activists Square Off Over Morgans Hotel Recap
• Icahn Discloses $625M Stake In Tech Co. Nuance
• AmerisourceBergen Brings In $308M For Pharma-Packing Unit
• Billabong Halts Trading To Discuss $551M Buyout Offers
• FERC Decision Sheds Light On The Importance Of Mitigation
• Timken Slams Investors' Proposal To Sever Businesses
• Jana Blasts Agrium Over Plot To Sway Votes In Board Row
• Intego Shareholder's Suit Against PE Owner Pared
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, Dell, Tele2
• GIP Pays $1.9B For 35% Share Of Container Terminal Co.
• Cozen O'Connor Snags K&L Gates M&A Pro For Miami Office
• Lear Accelerates $1B Share Buyback Plan With Investor Deal
• Execs Pony Up $878M In American Greetings Go-Private Deal