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Private Equity - August, 2013

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• PE Firm Thomas H. Lee Escapes LBO Antitrust Suit
• DC Capital Delays $397M Tender Offer For Engineering Co.
• L Capital Asia Bests Target With $950M For Latest Fund
• PE Firm Westbrook Closes $213M Sale Of Midtown NYC Office
• Ex-EnerMax CEO Urges 5th Circ. To Uphold Investor Suit Toss
• Deals Rumor Mill: AT&T, Microsoft, Blackstone
• Rainmaker Q&A: Kirkland's Taurie Zeitzer
• Lenders Say LightSquared Is Too Conflicted To Run Auction
• Carlyle, Townsend To Invest $200M In 17 Chinese Warehouses
• Pure Storage Gets $150M In Massive Pre-IPO Funding Round
• BlackRock Escapes Pension Funds' Securities Lending Suit
• Aurelius Urges High Court To Snub Argentina's $1.3B Appeal
• Rainmaker Q&A: Buchalter Nemer's Manny Fishman
• Deals Rumor Mill: Goldman Sachs, Shell, E-Trade
• Blackstone Strikes $85M Deal To Settle IPO Suit
• Gordon Brothers Picks Up Coby Electronics
• American Roads Gets OK For Prepack Bankruptcy Plan
• Ontario Teachers' Unloads 20% Glass Lewis Stake To AIMCo
• Kirkland Keeps Deals Flowing With Midsize PE Work
• Flynn Snaps Up 62 Midwestern Taco Bells In Franchise Buy
• Cleary Seals $495M Simcere Sale To Founder, Partners
• Deals Rumor Mill: Permira, Commerzbank, BlackBerry
• Kohlberg Picks Up Calif. Nutritional Supplements Co.
• Is The One-Step Merger Dead?
• Rainmaker Q&A: White And Williams' Maulin Vidwans
• Activist Loeb Takes $156M Stake In Sotheby's
• Silver Lake's Accounting Software Buy Gets FTC Nod
• Amgen's $10B Onyx Buy Takes Training Wheels Off 251(h)
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, Abramovich, Suntech
• Total Cracks Deeper Into Egypt With Chevron Asset Buy
• Ackman To Dump $500M Penney Stake After Ugly Board Exit
• Quikrete, Kelso Win FTC Nod On Building Products Deal
• ING Divests Another Asset In $2.2B S. Korea Unit Sale
• Pritzker Organization Inks $1B Deal For Industrial Services Co.
• TPG To Sink $109M Into Chinese RE Developer
• Jones Day Lures Berwin Leighton Private Equity Head
• Deals Rumor Mill: LA Times, Investec, Charoen
• Wachtell Lobs Another Grenade In Activist Debate
• Jones Day Guides Wasserstein To $340M Globecomm Buy
• The 1st European Country To Regulate Crowdfunding
• Rainmaker Q&A: Bilzin Sumberg's Scott Baena
• Lost Opportunities: Why Cases Settle At The Wrong Time
• Qualcomm Inks $800M Deal To Sell Fleet Tracking Biz
• Hunton & Williams Guides Savanna In $104M NYC Office Deal
• Baring PE Asia To Nab $402M Stake In Indian IT Service Co.
• PE's $10B Euro Coffee Deal Hits Tender Offer Snag
• V&E Aids Natural Gas JV On $800M Credit Facility
• A Key Reminder When Putting A Del. Company Up For Sale
• Investing In Africa BIT By BIT
• Middle-Market PE Deals Slow To Crawl, Survey Says
• Not An Interested Party Under 251(h)? Think Again
• Billabong In Talks Over Hedge Funds' Rival Financing Offer
• Deals Rumor Mill: Amgen, Panasonic, Direct Edge
• Rainmaker Q&A: Ballard Spahr's Stephen Kastenberg
• Real Estate PE Firm Acquires Age-Restricted Community
• A Significant Decision For Going-Private Transactions
• Middle Market M&A Deals Fall To Lowest Level Since 1995
• Texas Investment Manager Admits To $72M Ponzi Scheme
• Bankrupt National Envelope Brings In $65M With 3-Way Sale
• Deals Rumor Mill: HP, Sharp, KKR
• Panda Power Grabs Gas-Fired Plant Near Marcellus Formation
• 'Intervening Event' Carveouts Risk Muzzling Boards
• Bankrupt Smelter Wins $10M DIP Package, Bill Relief
• OnCure Can Seek Votes For Ch. 11 Plan, $125M Sale
• Accel-KKR Portfolio Co. Buys Nonprofit Software Firm
• Private Equity Sellers Find Comfort In Morton's Ruling
• Ex-Carlyle Exec Sued For Breaking $1M NYC Apt. Deal
• Lloyds Banking Inks £500M Asset Sale Deals
• Brookfield Closes On $1B For Global Timber Fund
• Ackman Says Regulators Eyeing Herbalife, Sticks To $1B Short
• Deals Rumor Mill: TPG, Blackstone, AIG
• Office Depot, Starboard Strike Last-Minute Deal Over Board
• Tax Tweaks On Property Transfers From C Corp. To REIT
• Rainmaker Q&A: Dickinson Wright's Harlan Robins
• Synagro's Ch 11. Plan, $480M Buyout Gets Judge's Nod
• PE Firms Sue JPMorgan Over $1.78B Of Failed MBS
• Office Depot, Starboard Trade Last-Minute Digs In Proxy Fight
• Deals Rumor Mill: JC Penney, RBS, Blackstone
• KKR Launches Maritime Industry Lender With $580M
• T. Rowe Price Buys Into GrubHub Seamless
• PE Activity Is Increasing In The Urgent Care Space
• PE-Backed Meritage Midstream Buys Wyo. Natural Gas Co.
• Paul Hastings Freed From $50M Cerberus Malpractice Case
• KKR Buys Minority Stake In Energy Tech Firm RigNet
• SEC Says Ex-Oppenheimer Manager Misled Investors
• Icahn Rips Investor's Bid To Bar Potential Herbalife Deal
• Dickinson Wright Nabs Cross-Border Pro From Miller Thomson
• Gibson Dunn, Homburger Aid St. Jude's $170M Endosense Buy
• Apollo, Freepoint Sink $110M Into New Offshore Energy Co.
• How FACTA Impacts Investment Funds
• Deals Rumor Mill: Lloyds, Alibaba, Carlyle
• JC Penney Sets Framework For Ackman's 17.7% Stake Sale
• Rainmaker Q&A: Lindquist & Vennum's David Melloh
• Sweden's Atlas Copco Pays $1.6B For UK Industrial Co.
• Panda Power To Build 859-MW Power Plant In Md.
• Blackstone Offers $322M For Hong Kong Property Co.
• HMA Hands Over Power To Glenview's Board Nominees
• Delaware's New Tender Offer Law Has First Taker
• Dell's Win, Point By Point
• German PE Firm Renews Bid For $780M Claim Against AT&T
• Archer, Wexford Settle Suit Over $674M Well Servicer Sale
• Fund Honchos See Dollar Signs In Sports Team Market
• Venable Again Beats $11M Facebook IPO Fraud Suit
• US Urges Maximum For Feeder To $3.7B Petters Scheme
• Deals Rumor Mill: TPG, Goldman Sachs, Carlos Slim
• Middle-Market Spotlight: Avista-Zest
• PE-Backed Authentic Brands Picks Up Spyder Active Sports
• Gibson Dunn Guides Aurora In $267M Buy Of Engineering Co.
• Strine Denies Icahn Challenge, Paving Way For Dell Buyout
• Carlyle Scoops Up German Nursing Home Network
• Rainmaker Q&A: Kirkland's Sarkis Jebejian
• Appraisal Rights Redux: Resurgence, Trend Or Afterthought?
• Bankrupt Smelter Seeks Emergency OK For Extra $10M DIP
• Highland Capital Claims Ex-Adviser Planned To Steal Clients
• IBM To Pay Up To $1B For Cybersecurity Firm Trusteer
• Hedge Fund Industry Recoups June Losses In July: Preqin
• Deals Rumor Mill: Amgen, Newfield, Verizon
• Blackstone, Apollo Execs Pay $320M For NJ Devils
• Activist Peltz Adds $340M DuPont Stake Amid Spinoff Talk
• Corvex Plays Both Sides Of $8B Hospital Deal
• Soros Follows Icahn On Apple Stock Purchase
• Brazilian Oil Producer OGX Hires Blackstone For Debt Talks
• Hedge Fund Row Doesn't Belong In US Court, 11th Circ. Says
• The Cost, And Ethics, Of Doing (Legal) Business
• Apollo Unit Vows To Protect NY Aviva Life Customers
• Akin Gump Guides Paulson's $512M Steinway Bid
• Deals Rumor Mill: BC Partners, Mizuho, BTG Pactual
• Starboard Spurns Office Depot Compromise In Proxy Fight
• Blackstone, DDR Strike $332M Deal For Regency Malls
• Michael Dell Shouldering Buyout's $190M Dividend Alone
• Patron Capital Injects $199M Into Expanding Hostel Co.
• Blackstone Investors Win Class Cert. In IPO Suit
• Jos. A. Bank Should Return Cash To Investors, Fund Says
• 2 Laws — Myriad Tax Consequences
• Icahn Adds Meeting Claim, Now Ripe, As Dell Hearing Looms
• Norton Rose Fulbright Adds Jackson Walker Partner In Austin
• Kohlberg Scraps Steinway Buyout Bid After $478M Rival Offer
• Deals Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Onyx, Steinway
• Bain Inks $123M Deal To Deliver Stake In Japanese Domino's
• Argonaut Puts Up $187M In Assets For Compressor Co. Stake
• CVC Reaches £750M Deal To Scoop Up UK Appliance Insurer
• Ackman Leaves JC Penney Board After Slamming Leadership
• Glenview Claims Victory In HMA Board Fight
• Atalaya Beats Target With $575M Close For 5th Fund
• Milbank Tweed Hit With $50M Malpractice Suit
• Canada Tire Closes $85M Buy Of PE-Backed Pro Hockey Life
• FTC Mulls Longer Transition For Kinder Morgan Pipeline Sales
• Blackstone's Sithe Pulls Out Of $835M Guyana Hydro Project
• Hedge Fund Coastal Takes 5% Stake In Billabong Surf Brand
• Hirschler Fleischer Nabs Private Equity Investment Pro
• Blackstone Snaps Up $2.7B Apartment Portfolio From GE
• PE Firm Hit With Noncompete Suit Over Marketing Co. Sale
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ackman, JC Penney, Neiman Marcus
• Cleary Guides CVC In Final Stages of Campbell Soup Deal
• NGP Closes $65M Investment In Midland Basin Developer
• New $478M Steinway Buyout Offer Tops Kohlberg Bid
• Carlyle Sells Arinc To Rockwell Collins In $1.39B Deal
• ISS Backs Glenview, Casts Shadow Over $8B Hospital Merger
• School Specialty Creditors Out to Nix 'Make-Whole' Interest
• Carl Icahn's Arguments Against Dell's New Deal
• ICP Hedge Fund Bankruptcies To Center In Cayman Islands
• New Banking Guidance May Impact Leveraged Lending
• Erickson Air-Crane Investor Sues Over $250M Evergreen Deal
• Harbinger Sues Deere, GPS Makers For $2B Over LightSquared
• Ulmer & Berne Nabs Skadden Litigation Pro In Chicago
• PE-Backed Caesars Rakes In $438M For Macau Golf Property
• PE Firm Pays $214M For Rubbermaid Owner's Hardware Unit
• Ackman Calls For JC Penney Shakeup, Blasts CEO Search
• $19B TPG Fund Gets Investor OK For Time Extension
• Deals Rumor Mill: BlackBerry, Smithfield, Amgen
• Antitrust Risk Breathes New Life Into Burger King Structure
• GlaxoSmithKline Launches $50M Biotech Venture Fund
• The Curious Case Of Allied Systems Holdings
• PE Firms Win Big With Del. Tender Offer Tweak
• Shareholders Settle Suit Over $665M Duff & Phelps Buyout
• K&L Gates Bolsters Singapore Office With Energy, M&A Pros
• Investor Balks At $285M Deal For Electronics Co. Issa Started
• Deals Rumor Mill: Hilton, TDF, SingTel
• Ambulance Co. Rural/Metro Seeks OK For Restructuring Deal
• Latin Private Real Estate Market Set To Boom: Report
• Winston, Stikeman Rep TreeHouse In $180M Drink Co. Buy
• TPG Looking To Sell Canadian Drugmaker For $3B
• Del. Weighs In On Fair Value In Appraisal Rights Cases
• Hedge Fund Could Play Spoiler Role In $7.6B Hospital Deal
• Soros, Investors Inject $218M Into New Brazilian Telecom
• Rainmaker Q&A: Schulte Roth's Howard Schiffman
• Actis To Pay $95M For South African ATM Owner Paycorp
• Lehman Closes $960M Portfolio Sale To Blackstone, Prologis
• Deals Rumor Mill: Amgen, Wal-Mart, Cinven
• KPCB Asks Calif. High Court For Arbitration In Bias Case
• PE Group Rakes In €525M Through Rexel Share Sale
• Shareholder Urges Taro To Side With Activist's Board Picks
• 2nd Circ.'s Take On LBOs Of Privately Held Securities
• American Greetings $612M Management Buyout Wins Nod
• Ambulance Co. Rural/Metro's $75M DIP Loan Gets Interim OK
• Cobalis Suit Over Hedge Fund Scheme Tossed In NJ
• Dentons Guides PE Buyout Of Commune Hotels
• Hedge Fund Can Seek Digirad Proxy Revote At Trial
• $4B Suit Accuses Dish Of Scheming To Infiltrate LightSquared
• Deals Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Rio Tinto, Globe Tower
• Parametric, Turtle Beach To Merge In Audio Stock Swap
• Club Med's $732M Buyout Offer Extended Due To Lawsuit
• BMC Goes Shopping, But Not For Compuware
• Rainmaker Q&A: Goodwin Procter's Gil Menna
• Crescent Capital Closes On $3.4B For 6th Mezzanine Fund
• GTCR Commits Up To $200M To Specialty Pharma Venture
• Ropes & Gray Lures Financial, Cross-Border Experts
• Sony Rejects Hedge Fund's Entertainment Spinoff Proposal
• Air Products, Welcome To The New Wild West
• Mass. Appeals Court Revives Dutchess Investor Claims
• SRA Investors Lose Challenge Over $2B PE Firm Sale
• Blackstone Closes Deal For Credit Suisse's PE Unit
• Paulson Wants 11th Circ. To Ax Sino-Forest Loss Appeal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bushnell, ING, CVC Capital
• KIT Digital Gets Approval For PE-Backed Ch. 11 Plan
• Hellman & Friedman Buys Insurer From Apax In $4.4B Deal
• Dentons Lures Back DLA Piper Capital Markets Pro In DC
• Ambulance Co. Rural/Metro Files For Ch. 11 Lifeline
• Walden Targets $75M For New Tech Venture Capital Fund
• Club Deal Class Action Survives — What This Means For PE
• Icahn Wants Quick Hearing On Dell
• AXA In Talks To Sell Arkadin Stake To Japan's NTT
• Rainmaker Q&A: Lindquist & Vennum's Frank Bennett
• Revlon Pays $660M To Buy Back Beauty Co. From CVC
• GE Energy To Pour $42M Into Indian Hydro-Power Project
• Sheppard Mullin Snags Private Equity Pro For NY Office
• Facing Activist, HMA Heeds Strine's 'Proxy Put' Ruling
• Italian Bank Gets $133M For Asset Management Unit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Lloyds, Icahn, Charter Communications
• Terra Firma Unloads Natural Gas Co. To Hastings, RBS Fund
• Rule 506(c) And The Future Of Private Placement Practices
• Grosvenor Adds Credit Suisse's $18B PE Business
• Rainmaker Q&A: Cooley's Craig Dauchy
• Starwood Capital Drops $135M On Pittsburgh's Liberty Center
• Dell, Founder Agree To Price Bump With Voting Change
• AboveNet Investors' $2B Merger Challenge Nixed
• KKR Joins Closed-End Fund Rush With Dechert's Help
• Kirkland Aids Sentinel In $1.3B Fund Closing
• Deals Rumor Mill: TPG, Sharp, KKR
• Hudson Pacific Drops $106M On Seattle Amazon Office Tower
• Icahn Sues To Block Dell's Record Date Reset
• Bracewell Lands Environmental Regulations Pro In Houston
• AT&T Beats Back $30M Claim Over T-Mobile Merger Deal
• RCP Advisors Closes Secondaries Fund With $425M
• Brent Crude Oil Price-Fixing: Have We Seen This Before?
• Apollo Sells Another $1.1B In LyondellBasel Shares
• Abertis Reaps $600M In UK Airport Sale To AENA, AXA