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Private Equity - October, 2013

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• PE-Backed Oil Co. Gets Interim OK For $16M DIP Loan
• PE Buyers Helped Drive Energy Deal Making In Q3
• 6th Circ. Blazes New Trail On 'Big Boy' Enforcement
• Bankrupt Ormet Lines Up Extra $10M DIP To Fund Wind Down
• M&A Insurance Picking Up Steam As Policy Prices Sink
• Jos. A. Bank Open To Padding $2.3B Men's Wearhouse Bid
• Alco Stores Shareholders Reject $47M Buyout By Argonne
• Deals Rumor Mill: Oaktree Capital, Barrick, General Atlantic
• MF Global Sues JC Flowers, Investors Over $20M Dividends
• Riverstone Puts Up $200M To Launch Houston Energy Co.
• Oaktree Challenge To Developer's Alleged Island Buy Survives
• Brookfield To Invest Up To $750M In Chinese RE Portfolio
• Brazilian PE Fund To Acquire OGX Natural Gas Unit
• Blackstone Pitches $1.2B Cross-Border Green Power Line
• Crown Holdings Pays $1.65B For Spanish Canner Mivisa
• HCA To Buy Back $500 Million In Shares From Bain, KKR
• Wachtell Malpractice Claims A Tough Sell For Icahn's CVR
• Oil Exploration Co. Seeks To Sell Assets Under Ch. 11
• Legal Demand Is Up — How Are Law Departments Managing?
• Reg D Revamp Could Dampen Growth Capital Market
• Deals Rumor Mill: Berkshire, Blackstone, BlackBerry
• Brookfield Raises $7B For Global Infrastructure Fund
• China Everbright, Catalyst Form PE Fund With Israel Focus
• Blackstone's Brixmor Pegs IPO At $825M, But Price Could Rise
• Gaw Capital Raises Over $1B For China RE Fund
• Paving The Way For The Next Financial Meltdown
• Neighbor Network Gets $60M Boost From KPCB, Tiger Global
• Patton Boggs Launches Finance Practice Amid Merger Rumors
• Harbinger Can't Sue Dish Chairman, But LightSquared Can
• Texas High Court Asked To Revive $780M Suit Against AT&T
• EQT Credit II Fund Closes At $1.16B, Beating Estimate
• Deals Rumor Mill: Petrobras, RBS, CVSL
• Dell Yanks Public Listing After Sealing $25B Buyout
• Sears Mulls Split From Lands' End, Auto Units
• Hedge Fund Ups Healthways Stake, May Jostle Management
• Claims Streamlined In Highland's Dispute With Ex-PE Head
• 11th Circ. Says Atlanticus Can't Relitigate Antitrust Claims
• GTIS Partners Closes $716M Residential RE Fund
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tribune Co., Facebook, Apollo Global
• American Realty Trust Pays $529M For Times Square Building
• KKR Pours $100M Into Associated Partners Telecom Ventures
• PE Firm Inks $465M Deal For Deere Landscaping Biz
• Beleaguered G4S Spurns $2.5B Bid For Cash-Transport Biz
• Hotel Employment Co. Gets Interim Nod For $7M DIP Loan
• Career Education Reaps $305M In Euro Biz Sale
• Secondary Buyout Market Heats Up As Volcker Effect Looms
• Tetra Says Execs Stole Secrets To Create PE-Backed Rival
• Chinese Developer Xinyuan Pays $138M For Kunshan Project
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, Telefonica, ING
• NY Court Puts Barclays On $297M Hook In Black Diamond Row
• PE Firm Beats Bus Driver's Employment Suit
• Pershing Square To Sell Partial Stake In Canadian Pacific
• PAI-Backed Marcolin Picks Up Highmark Eyewear Business
• Digirad's Board Of Directors Election Valid, Judge Says
• Hotel Staffing Co. Enters Ch. 11 With PE-Backed Sale Plan
• The Freedom-To-Operate Is A Freedom Worth Pursuing
• Bankrupt Grocer Fresh & Easy Gets Go-Ahead For Auction
• Stonepeak Takes $660M Stake In La. LNG Export Project
• Aberdeen In Chase For $809M Lloyds Asset Management Unit
• Permira To Pay $485M For Dr. Martens Maker
• Deals Rumor Mill: BlackBerry, HP, Apax Partners
• Icahn Pads Apple Stake, Urges Immediate $150B Buyback Plan
• Credit Suisse Off Hook For PE Firm's $12M New Century Deal
• Oracle Puts Up $400M For Sales Automation Co. BigMachines
• 'Sexy Startup Seeks Accredited Investor'
• Quiksilver Passes Snowboard Unit To Altamont-Backed Co.
• Blackstone Forms $700M LPG Transport JV With Greek Co.
• Ohio PE Firm Boosts $223M Fund With Aviation Repair Biz
• Deals Rumor Mill: McKesson, Icahn, Safeway
• IK Investment Closes $1.9B Energy-Focused European Fund
• Squire Sanders Forms Partnership With Ukrainian Law Firm
• PE Firm Actis Sinks $48M Into India's Symbiotec Pharmalab
• Deals Rumor Mill: BlackBerry, Beechcraft, Goldman Sachs
• FTC Clears Monsanto's $930M Deal For Analytics Firm
• Activist Loeb Buys Stake In Nokia Minus Device Unit
• Goldman Passes UK Insurance Unit To Blackstone, Others
• How To Handle D&O Coverage In A Bankrupt Co.
• American RE Investors Flock To Europe For Higher Returns
• Weil Steers PE Firm's Deal For Majority Stake In Theater Co.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Charterhouse, Office Depot, Clariant
• An Overview Of The Uptick In Ticking Fees
• PE Firm Abraaj Takes Stake In Ghanaian Home Lender
• Douglas Confirms Buyout Play For PE-Backed Perfume Co.
• How To Prepare Witnesses To Make (Not Break) Your Case
• $175M Deal Gives 3i Majority Stake In Texas Consulting Firm
• Schulte Roth Reps Marlin Equity In $891M Deal For Tellabs
• WebMD Puts Up $177M To Buy Back More Icahn Shares
• 2nd Petters Ponzi Collaborator Gets 15 Years For Fundraising
• Set The Right Tone For Risk Mitigation, Home And Abroad
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, America Movil, Mergermarket
• VC-Backed Nimble Storage Seeks To Raise $150M In IPO
• Energy Investment Fund Drops $150M Into 2 Exploration Cos.
• Hutchison Whampoa Drops Plans to Sell $4B Grocery Chain
• SoftBank Grabs $1.3B Brightstar Stake In Week's 2nd Deal
• Vivint Solar Nets $540M In Financing For Expansion Plans
• Blackstone Aims For $901M Payday In Brixmor IPO
• The Hottest Industries In M&A
• Simpson Thacher Reps KKR In Avoca Capital Buy
• PE-Backed Biotech Co. Egalet Prepares $69M IPO
• Status Report: US And Global M&A Market
• Deals Rumor Mill: BlackBerry, Men's Wearhouse, Nestle
• Azure Takes Over BG Group, EXCO JV In $931M Deal
• KKR Says Green Portfolio Program Saved $917M In 5 Years
• Hedge Funds Pay More For Regulatory Compliance: Survey
• Ropes & Gray Reps Blackstone In $625M Pactera MBO
• Hedge Funds' Robust Returns Keeping Pace With 2012
• BioClinica Investors Lose Bid To Block $123M PE Takeover
• Spotlight On State Urgent Care Regulation
• Software Co. Beats Back Founder's Bid To Reclaim CEO Post
• Captain D's Seafood Restaurant Chain Changes PE Hands
• Deals Rumor Mill: Warburg Pincus, Bain Capital, Rice Energy
• Gide Loyrette Brings In 19-Atty Team From Morgan Lewis
• Activists Bet On Single-Stock Funds To Target Large Cos.
• Carlyle Unit AlpInvest Closes On $750M For Secondaries Fund
• Dutch Software Co. Unit4 Mulls PE Firms' €1B Offer
• KKR To Buy Southeast European Media Group
• Wumart Buys Thai Group's Chinese Stores In $302M Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: TD Bank, Telefonica, Twitter
• Clinton Group Pushes For CEO Ouster At Drugmaker XenoPort
• PE-Backed Laundry Servicer CSC Puts Up $524M For Rival
• MoFo Steers Softbank's $1.5B Deal For 51% Supercell Stake
• Brazil's New Anti-Corruption Law Stirs The M&A Pot
• Petters Partner Gets 17.5 Years For Ponzi Scheme
• Furniture Brands Gets Nod For $140M DIP, Employee Bonuses
• PE Firm Purchases Canadian Automotive Supplier For $512M
• The Best Question To Ask Your Potential Outside Counsel
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, Versace, Glencore
• Consortium Floats $3B Bid For Aussie Office Trust
• Russian Fund, Deutsche Bank Invest $237M In Rostelecom
• Del Monte Pacific Swings $1.7B Deal For US Food Biz
• Platform Acquisition To Shell Out $1.8B For MacDermid
• Deals Rumor Mill: Deutsche Telekom, BlackBerry, Blackstone
• Riverstone Sinks $300M Into Texas Oil Exploration Firm
• Global Sovereign Wealth Fund Assets Top $5T, Survey Shows
• Don't Get Caught Short By Rule 105
• Patriot Coal Secures Funding For Ch 11. Exit
• Weil Guides Vonage's $130M Vocalocity Buy
• French Bankruptcy Shields Modeling Agency From Default
• KKR Nabs $200M Stake In Malaysian Helicopter Maker
• KKR To Fork Over $1B For Crosby Group, Acco Material
• Carlyle Group's Massive London Residential Project OK'd
• Bayou Group Judge OKs $5.3M Deal With Goldman Sachs
• Proskauer Confirms Picking Up Latest Weil Defector
• Trustee Slams Furniture Brands' Employee Incentive Plan
• SEC's Admissions Of Wrongdoing Policy: Boon For Insurers?
• Francisco Partners Gives Boost To Medical Software Co.
• Stonepeak Closes On $1.65B For Infrastructure Fund
• Ex-Chesapeake Head Raises $1.7B For Utica Shale Venture
• Petters Ponzi Partner To Pay $41M After Judge Balks On Total
• Deals Rumor Mill: Apollo Tyres, Telecom Italia, AT&T
• Squire Sanders, Latham Rep CACI In $820M Six3 Systems Buy
• Men's Wearhouse Spurns $2.3B Jos. A. Bank Tie-Up Proposal
• Lime Rock Rakes In $750M For US Oil And Gas Buys
• Jenner & Block Adds Reed Smith M&A Specialist In NY
• $500M Is PE-Backed Extended Stay's New IPO Target
• How To Insulate Your PE Firm From WARN Act Liability
• Quest Buys ConVerge Diagnostic Services From Water Street
• Koch's Latest Buy Adds 1,055-MW Texas Power Plant
• Deals Rumor Mill: McKesson, Vodafone, Carlyle
• Brazilian Bank Lends $274M For 258-MW Wind Project
• TPG-Axon Follows Jana With Redbox Parent Buy-In
• Let's Really Consider The Idea Of A 2-Year Law Degree
• Icahn Gets 2 Picks On Nuance Board, Predicts Stock Jump
• Yucaipa Sues Morgans Over $75M Deal In Proxy Fight Fallout
• Icahn Buys Talisman Stake In 1st Major Post-Dell Play
• Blackstone Sells South Fla. Waldorf Astoria To Northwood
• Drastic Changes To Sentencing Guidelines On Horizon
• Ex-Coda Workers Say Ch. 11 Plan Gives Free Pass To PE Firm
• NY Blocks Falcone From Managing Insurance Business
• Juicy Couture Sells For $195M As Retail Buyouts Sizzle
• Deals Rumor Mill: Apollo Global, Vodafone, Sinopec
• Inflexion Nabs UK Online Travel Firm in $117.4M Buyout
• High Court Rejects Argentina's Appeal In $1.4B Bond Fight
• Asset Managers Sized Up For Systemic Risk Label
• The Best Cyberdefense Is A Good Offense
• Decision Time Approaches In CommonWealth's Activist Fight
• Paul Hastings Guides AXA Spinout Ardian In 1st Solo Deal
• Forest Oil Continues Selloff With $1B Texas Panhandle Deal
• Honey Supplier Groeb Strikes Ch. 11 Deal With Peak Rock Unit
• Solera Pays $289M For 50% Of Welsh Carson Auto Service Co.
• Origin Capital Launches $100M Real Estate PE Fund
• GTC, Avestus Reap €180M From Poland Shopping Center Sale
• Deals Rumor Mill: BNP Paribas, Ikaria, Best Buy
• Icahn Drops Dell Appraisal Fight, Will Take Deal Cash
• Chinese Ad Firm To Evaluate Founder's $183M Buyout Bid
• Sotheby's Adopts Poison Pill As Loeb Ups Stake
• Argentina Can't Carry Out Bond Exchange Plan, Judge Says
• OnCure Gets Green Light For Reorganization Plan, $125M Sale
• Directors Fight Order Stopping $397M Michael Baker Buyout
• Catterton Sells Convenience Store Chain To Sunoco
• Deals Rumor Mill: BlackBerry, Mergermarket, Societe Generale
• Considerations Before Counseling During Deposition
• 3 Things To Know About CFIUS' Recent Activism
• Madison Int'l Realty Buys $295M Stake In LA Office Building
• Chinese MBO Trend Poised To Extend Well Into Next Year
• Goldman, Pension Funds Buy $2B Stake In Denmark's DONG
• LPs Want Better Fund Materials, Survey Finds
• LightSquared Seeks Delay Of Harbinger's $2B GPS Brawl
• BlackRock Latest Buyer In Canadian Solar Project Sell-Off
• Blackstone Seals Deal To Buy Out Dutch Mall Developer
• Bridgepoint Swallows Up Leading Candy Maker In Poland
• Ackman Pares Down $1B Herbalife Bet, Books Losses
• Fletcher Trustee Says Fund Money Used For Dakota Bias Suit
• KPS' $280M Stalking Horse Bid For Furniture Brands OK'd
• Ontario Pension Fund Buys 2% Stake In German Online Retailer
• SAP Launches $650M Fund To Invest In IT Startups
• Loeb Doubles Sotheby's Stake, Calls For CEO's Ouster
• Liberty Interactive Invests $300M In $2B Abengoa Solar Plant
• Burlington Prices IPO At $226M, 7 Years After Bain Buyout
• Deals Rumor Mill: Cargill, Rio Tinto, Starwood
• Avista, Nordic Ink $439M Deal To Acquire Swiss Drugmaker
• Latham Reps Monsanto In $930M Deal For Analytics Firm
• Kirkland Reps LNK Partners In Fitness Connection Buyout
• Grocery Chain Aims For Quick Ch. 11 Sale To Yucaipa Unit
• Bankrupt MSR Trounces Five Mile In $59M Loan Fight
• High Court Holds Off On Argentina Bond Appeal Action
• Cleary Finalizes CVC's €400M Campbell Soup Deal
• American Realty Affiliate RCAP Snags $2B Asset Manager
• Harlem Globetrotters Sold To Dollywood Owners
• Deals Rumor Mill: America Movil, Icahn, J&J
• Frazier Healthcare Closes On $377M VC Fund
• Don't Conflate Shutdown And Debt Ceiling Challenges
• Auditor Beats Malpractice Suit Over Disputed PE Firm Appraisal
• Swiss PE Firm Adveq Closes $175M Secondaries Fund
• Infrastructure Funds Targeting Aggregate $97B, Preqin Says
• Latham Reps Indigo In $145M Frontier Airlines Buy
• Another JCP Investor Cuts Stake In Sputtering Retailer
• US Government Shuts Down As Funding Fight Goes Nowhere
• Shutdown Will Test Dealmakers' Patience — And Nerves
• BigLaw Braces For Revenue Hit In Federal Shutdown