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Private Equity - March, 2014

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• 6 Patton Boggs Defectors Open McGuireWoods' Dallas Office
• Loeb's Third Point Gets Sotheby's Poison Pill Suit Fast-Tracked
• KKR JV Spends $143M On 4 French Retail Centers
• Endesa Chile Pays $309M To Buy Out GasAtacama Partner
• Vinson & Elkins Reps TPG On $1.8B Jonah Field Deal
• J&J Accepts $4B Carlyle Offer For Blood-Testing Unit
• Falcone Touts Confidence In LightSquared Post-Ch. 11
• Del. Chancery Court's March Madness Recap
• Deals Rumor Mill: GE, House Of Fraser, NY Islanders
• Siris Capital Puts Up $352M For Stratus Technologies
• UK Emerges As European Private Equity Hot Spot
• Considerations Before Buying A Franchisor
• Former XStrata Head Rakes In $3.8B For New Mining Venture
• Major Trouble In Del. Minority Buyouts
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Roetzel's Lori Heyer-Bednar
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Brownstein's Ellen Schulhofer
• Quinn Emanuel DQ'd Over Chat With Client's Ex-Worker
• Sen. Grills CFTC Candidate On $7B Stanford Ponzi Vote
• Sterigenics, PE Parent Spend $727M To Take Over Nordion
• Deals Rumor Mill: Wing Hang Bank, Avolon, Total
• Africa PE Funds Drawn To Consumer Deals, West Africa
• German Firm, Apollo Ink $408M Deal For Commercial RE Unit
• Blackstone Closes Record $7B European Real Estate Fund
• AMG Buys Equity Manager Of $11B Assets From Aviva
• Cardinals Buy AAA Team, Memphis Gets Stadium In PE Deal
• Andreessen Horowitz Nails Down $1.5B For 4th Fund
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McDermott's Effie Silva
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Pillsbury's Susan Serota
• $9B Albertsons Bid Survives Safeway's Go Shop Period
• A Primer On Pa. Takeover Case Law: Part 2
• As E-Discovery Goes Global, Japan And South Korea Catch Up
• 4 Tips For Avoiding Banking M&A Pitfalls
• Deals Rumor Mill: Chobani, Softbank, Murphy Oil
• Thompson Coburn Nabs RE And M&A Tax Pro In Chicago
• Investment Firm Sues Rimrock Over Pipeline Finance Deal
• SEC's Gallagher Calls For Tighter Rules For Proxy Proposals
• Legal Needs To Rethink Its Dropbox Account
• Babcock Int'l Puts Up $1.5B For Chopper Rescue Co. Avincis
• Blackstone Launches Water Investment Unit
• Old Mutual Nabs $303M In Sale Of 2 Skandia Units
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gruber Hurst's Shonn Brown
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: FordHarrison's Tiffany Downs
• PE Investment In NY Hospitals — The Pilot And Politics
• Rural Metro Redefines Investment Banks' Role In M&A
• Riverstone Pays $180M For Stake In Canadian Oil Project
• How Law Firms Can Stay Profitable While Clients Cut Costs
• 3 Things Judge Jed Rakoff Knows That The DOJ May Not
• The JOBS Act: What We Learned In Year 2
• Troutman Nabs M&A Pro Who Founded Electronic Parts Co.
• Walton Street Capital Closes $1.4B US Real Estate Fund
• Fund Seeks Argentina Space Contracts In $1.5B Debt Row
• Dish's Ergen Hammered By LightSquared Lenders Over Value
• Stonepeak Pours $200M Into Paradigm's Crude Oil Pipeline
• Activist Investor Calls For Darden To Seek New CEO
• Study Finds M&A Activism Will Continue To Climb
• Fed. Circ. Backs Denial Of 'Stone Lion' Trademark
• Standard Life Puts Up $645M For UK Asset Manager
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bouygues, Citic Pacific, Dish Network
• Simplexity Plans $10M Stalking Horse Sale To Wal-Mart
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Farella Braun's Mary McCutcheon
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Drinker Biddle's Jill Bronson
• Loeb's Third Point Fund Sues Sotheby's Over Poison Pill
• NY Hedge Fund Manager Can't Skip Out On $5M SEC Fine
• Sentinel Acquires Newk's To Expand Restaurant Portfolio
• Leveling The Playing Field For Small Business
• Hanco, Venture Capital Bank Ink $163M Deal For Rental Firm
• Deals Rumor Mill: Merck, BlackBerry, Jun He
• The Prolific Pragmatist: Judge Richard Posner
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Dinsmore's Joanne Schreiner
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Labaton's Martis Alex
• Centrica-Led Group Nails Down €1.1B Irish Utility Buy
• Bain Spends $851M To Beef Up Brazil Health Holdings
• FTV Capital Closes $700M Growth Equity Fund
• Hospitals As Employers: 10 Things Investors Must Know
• F&C Shareholders OK $1.2B Takeover By BMO
• EBay Reaffirms Opposition To PayPal Spinoff
• CommonWealth Ousts Entire Board, Sealing Win For Activists
• Japan Banks Plan To Sink Millions Into CVC Asia Fund
• LightSquared Says Dish Chair Withheld Key Docs In Debt Row
• CPPIB Puts Up $607M For Fatter Stake In Peru Pipeline
• FTC Orders CoreLogic To License Data For $661M Merger
• Deals Rumor Mill: Estee Lauder, Apple, Mobileye
• Tellabs Settles Investors' Suit Over $891M Acquisition
• Dolan Co. Hits Ch. 11 To Shave Debt From Foreclosure Units
• Artist Series Offers $350M Cash For Fuse TV
• Blackstone Plans To Sell $500M In SeaWorld Shares
• Practitioners' Playbook: Men's Wearhouse Vs. Jos. A. Bank
• Herbalife To Give Icahn 3 More Board Seats
• A Primer On Pa. Takeover Case Law: Part 1
• PE Firm Pumps $70M Into Africa's Largest Wind Project
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Perkins Coie's Susan Foster
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gibson Dunn's Helgi Walker
• Advent, Bain, ATP Put Up $3B For Danish Payment Service
• Technology — Not Just For The Privileged Anymore
• 4 Elite New York Law Firms Keep Partner Ranks Lean
• NY, Chicago Home To Most Law360 400 Firms
• Jones Day Lands Top Spot In Law360 400
• In BigLaw, The Big Keep Getting Bigger
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Law Firms
• Calif. Tax Regulator Gives Guidance On LLC Income
• Skadden To Pay $4.25M To Settle Fletcher Ch. 11 Tiff
• Highland's $2.8M Attys' Fees Award On Chopping Block
• Chancery Favorite Bouchard Brings Expertise, Calm To Bench
• Deals Rumor Mill: Temasek, Danone, Air Berlin
• NZ Superannuation Fund Invests $250M In KKR Energy Funds
• Blue Sky Picks Up Hedge Fund With $70M Under Management
• 10 Tips For Crafting A Forum Selection Clause
• Temasek Takes $5.7B Stake In Beauty Retailer AS Watson
• Mitsubishi Picks Up Fund Administrator With $14B In Assets
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Glaser Weil's Patty Glaser
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Munger Tolles' Kristin Myles
• Barbarians No More: Prepare For The New Activist Investor
• Owning Competitive Franchise Systems: Risks And Rewards
• Starboard Seeks Special Meeting To Block Red Lobster Sale
• PE Firm Urges Judge To Throw Out Gulfco's Ch. 11
• Pillsbury Nabs Silicon Valley Vet From Bingham McCutchen
• Dolan Co. Seeks To Offload $170M Debt In Ch. 11
• JPMorgan-Backed Transcription Tech Co. Enters Ch. 11
• Deals Rumor Mill: Airbnb, Strauss-Kahn, Whampoa
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Thompson Hine's Kathie Brandt
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Day Pitney's Beth Sher
• Technology Crossover Ventures Closes $2.23B Fund
• Men's Wearhouse Extends Window For $1.8B Jos. A. Bank Deal
• Co-Investment Heats Up, But Some Are Less Than Thrilled
• US Probes Och-Ziff Over Foreign Wealth Fund Dealings
• Weil Gotshal Loses Boston Office Leader To Foley Hoag
• Ex-Two Sigma Analyst Can't Cut $1M Bail In Trade Secret Row
• EBay Rejects Icahn's Call To Sell 20% Of PayPal In An IPO
• Investors Say Fairway Group Misstated Finances Amid IPO
• Simplexity Gets Nod For $1M DIP To Fund Quick Sale
• Proxy Preview: Targets Eager To Settle To Avoid Proxy Wars
• LightSquared Director Says Exit Plan Is Fair To Dish Chair
• BRE Settles Investor Suits Over $4.5B Essex Merger
• Five Point, GSO Affiliates Buy 50% Stake In Twin Eagle
• Deals Rumor Mill: Michael Foods, Carlyle, Blackstone
• CommonWealth Investors Back Activists' Board Overhaul Plan
• Davis Polk Reps Goldman, Vestar In Deal For Hearthside
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Lindquist's Nancy Vollertsen
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Dentons' Jana Cohen Barbe
• Takeaways From Del. High Court's MFW Ruling
• The Merry Crusader: Judge Jed Rakoff
• RE Rumor Mill: Rockpoint, Yelp, Trulia
• Icahn Sounds Off After EBay Spurns Request For Skype Docs
• Co-Investment Craze Continues To Heat Up In PE Market
• Kirkland Steers Thoma Bravo In $930M TravelClick Buy
• Quantum Foods Gets OK For New Stalking Horse's $54M Bid
• Proxy Preview: Bigger Toolbox, Broader Goals For Activists
• Deals Rumor Mill: Macquarie, Monte dei Paschi, Altor
• Mayer Brown Adds Ex-SEC Enforcement Pro In DC
• NY AG Wants To Crack Down On High-Speed Trading
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Labaton's Christine Azar
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Wolf Greenfield's Helen Lockhart
• Vestar Capital Puts Up $364M For Top Proxy Adviser ISS
• GTCR Invests $300M Into New Life Sciences Acquisition Co.
• Investor Group Pours $900M Into American Express JV
• Dish's Ergen, LightSquared Take Final Swings In Debt Row
• Phone Services Co. Simplexity Hits Ch. 11 Seeking Sale
• Porsche Ditches Hedge Funds' $2B Suit Over VW Bid
• Deals Rumor Mill: Glencore, Carlyle, Bain Capital
• Proxy Preview: Activists Come Out Firing In 2014
• Financial Duo Forms $75M Hotel PE Fund, Makes 1st Buy
• Giant Interactive Accepts $3B Go-Private Bid From Chairman
• Chatham Lodging, Activist Strike Deal To Avoid Proxy Fight
• NorthStar Puts Up $1B For Health Care Real Estate Assets
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Greenberg Traurig's Lori Cohen
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hangley's Ashely Chan
• Why Ireland Is The Top European Spot For Investment Funds
• Quinpario To Pay $539M For Auto Parts Manufacturing Group
• Law Firms Of The Future Will Be The Lawyers Of The Past
• MFW Ruling A Boon For Boards, But Not Bulletproof
• 5 Ways Energy Cos. Can Keep Activist Investors At Bay
• Conn. Regulator Seeks Clarity On Foreign Hedge Fund Income
• Think Before You Blog: 8 Considerations For Attorneys
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ono, Fuse, DBS Group
• RE Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Carlyle, Pace
• EU Clears $1.67B Packaging Merger With Divestitures
• HFF Snags $150M Recap For Conn. Retail Portfolio
• Herbalife Delays Annual Meeting To Continue Icahn Talks
• Funds Defend Zell After CommonWealth's Proxy Attacks
• Temasek Unit Makes Cash Offer For Unowned Olam Shares
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Frankfurt Kurnit's Victoria Cook
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Orrick's Denise Mingrone
• Sycamore Ups Aeropostale Stake For $150M In Loans
• Takeaways From Del. Opinion In Morgans Hotel Case
• Del. High Court Affirms MFW Ruling In Win For Boards
• Attys Find New Homes As Tew Cardenas Plans To Close
• Hellas Liquidators File $1.3B Suit Against TPG, Apax
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dave & Buster's, Carrefour, Alibaba
• Cohen & Gresser Dodges Pangea's $10M Malpractice Suit
• Lions Gate To Pay SEC $7.5M For Takeover Evasion Tactics
• Another Forest Investor Says $25B Actavis Offer Is Weak
• Equity Capital, Foreign Investment Brighten RE Market Outlook
• Investors Sue Over 90% Of M&As In 4-Year Trend, Report Says
• Conn. Gov. Pushes $450M Tax Reform Package
• Gleacher Drops Search For Buyer, Approves Dissolution
• Rock Oil Secures $250M From Riverstone For Shale
• Hellman & Friedman Swings $1.1B Deal For Education Co.
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Alston Hunt's Louise Ing
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Foley's Mary Braza
• EV3 Asks Del. Court To Undo Appriva Investors' $250M Award
• Claims Cut From Suit Over American Surgical Merger
• Icahn Lambasts EBay In Letter To Stockholders
• NY Judge Questions Rare Arrest In Trade Secret Theft Case
• JPMorgan Unit In Talks To Grab Brazilian Health Provider
• Deals Rumor Mill: AT&T, KKR, Cars.com
• PE-Backed Candy Crush Maker Eyes $7.6B Market Value In IPO
• Activist Investor Says Herbalife Is Violating Chinese Law
• Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Nabs TV Station In $1.1B Swap
• US Listing As Exit Strategy: Is The Swim Worth It?
• Parking Lot Cos. Join Forces To Launch Acquisition Fund
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Lindquist's Barbara Rummel
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Katten's Shannon Broome
• A Primer On Intercreditor Agreements
• IRS Loses Bid To Tap LifeCare Sale Funds For $24M Tax Claim
• Jos. A. Bank's Eddie Bauer Play Was Key To $1.8B Sale
• CommonWealth Touts Governance Tweaks Amid Proxy War
• Summit Subsidiary Pays $305M For Gas Co. In Drop Down
• Cooley Adds Biz Dept. Partners From Latham, Venture Fund
• Number Of Women In Senior Roles At PE Shops Still Lagging
• Blackstone Grabs Majority Of Anti-Cyberattack Specialist
• Starwood Capital Pays £232M For UK's De Vere Venues
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McCarter & English's Pastor
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Thompson Hine's Goldstein
• Reed Smith Adds Ex-Allen & Overy M&A, Banking Pro In NY
• Springleaf Sells Part Of $1B Real Estate Mortgage Cache
• Jos. A. Bank, Men's Wearhouse Ink $1.8B Merger Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Chobani, TPG Capital, Disney
• Paulson & Co. Pays $260M To Snap Up Puerto Rico Resorts
• SEC Settles With Firms Over Pre-IPO Facebook Trading
• Deals Rumor Mill: Gates Global, Cars.com, Ingham
• Swiss Food Co. Aryzta Pays $1B For 2 Competing Bakeries
• Rural/Metro Ruling Gives Investors More Ammo To Fight Banks
• HGGC Strikes Deal To Buy Silver Lake's Serena Software
• GE Capital Lends $80M To Taco Bell Franchisee
• Chinese Buyout Firm Bids $570M For Chipmaker Montage
• Wet Seal Expands Board Amid Activist Pressure
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Nossaman's Yuliya Oryol
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Manatt's Linda Goldstein
• Identifying Appropriate Due Diligence Scope For M&A Bids
• EBay Rejects Icahn Board Picks As Activist Strikes Again
• Morgan Lewis Lures Bingham Energy Quartet
• REIT Activity Booms With More Mergers, IPOs Ahead
• Eyes Focused On New Strine Era Of Del. High Court
• Deals Rumor Mill: Vivendi, Vodafone, InterMune
• Zale Investor Sues To Stop $690M Signet Merger
• Real Estate Venture Pays $11.5M For NJ Office Tower
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Edwards Wildman's Brown
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Greenberg Traurig's Mitchell
• PE-Backed Biomet Plans $100M IPO To Trim Debt
• Activist Spurns Cliff's Compromise In Favor Of Proxy Fight
• Taxation With Representation: Tax Counsel On The Deal
• How To Avoid Discovery Problems While Using The Cloud
• Reed Smith Finance Pro To Head NJ Office
• Cerberus-Backed Albertsons Puts Up $9B for Safeway Stores
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Ex-Citibank Worker's Investment Profits Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Spire Healthcare, Montagu, Savera Group
• Founders Fund Amasses $1B To Aid Startups With 'Vision'
• Differences Between English And US M&A Risk Allocation
• Alaska Permanent Fund Invests $418M In UK RE Via LaSalle
• King & Spalding Reps Group In $469M Eddie Stobart Buy
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Foley's Jill Nicholson
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Squire Sanders' Caroline Noblet
• Icahn Claims EBay Shareholders Support PayPal Spinoff
• Mass. Hedge Fund Sues Over Dual Securities Registration
• Versa Capital Acquires Bridgestreet Global Hospitality
• PE Poised For More Deals With $1T To Invest, Report Says
• Carter Ledyard Adds Ex-Greenberg Traurig Tax Whiz In NY
• Deals Rumor Mill: Cerberus Capital, Huayi Bros., Nuerburgring
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sedgwick's Anna Shimko
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Robins Kaplan's Tara Sutton
• Public RE Investors Under The Radar, Not Down And Out
• How PE Firms Can Mitigate Secondary Liability Risks
• The King Of Late Night: Judge Robert Gerber
• Hogan Lovells To Open UK Office For Low-Cost Services
• 9th Circ. Says Unocal's Congo Profits Not Executable In US
• LightSquared Urges Judge To Ax 'No' Vote On Ch. 11 Plan
• LifeLock Hit With Shareholder Action Over FTC Injunctions
• Obama's 2015 Budget Targets Carried Interest Tax Break
• 6 Moves Tip Jos. A. Bank, Men's Wearhouse Toward Merger
• Deals Rumor Mill: SoftBank, RJ Reynolds, Vivendi
• Importance Of FCPA Due Diligence In Cross-Border M&A
• Cevian Again Ups ThyssenKrupp Stake, Chases Voting Rights
• US Activist Urges CorpBanca To Ditch $3.7B Bank Buy
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Paul Hastings' Palmina Fava
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: K&L Gates' Liz Thomas
• As Legal Profession Evolves, GCs Outpace The Norm
• Investor Deal Over Michael Baker's $397M Sale Approved
• Morgans Settles Yucaipa, OTK Securities Litigation
• Perkins Coie RE Pro Departs Firm For Stinson Leonard Street
• Darden Says It Will Separate Red Lobster, Despite Pressure
• Cantor Fitzgerald Unit Acquires Calif. Advisory Firm
• SL Green, Blackstone Ink $100M Deal For Office Portfolio
• Sorenson Communications Hits Ch. 11 With $1B In Debt
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Cooley's Barbara Borden
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Kaye Scholer's Rhonda Trotter
• Supreme Court Won't Hear $4.5M Sun Capital Debt Appeal
• Risk Analysis Is A Valid, Valuable Tool For Litigators
• Ropes & Gray Reps Berkshire Partners in Catalina Buy
• Carlyle To Pay $1.93B For South Korea's ADT Security
• Deals Rumor Mill: Vivendi, J. Crew, Unilever
• Caesars Inks $2.2B Property Sale To New Subsidiary
• Icahn Demands EBay Books As Director Denies Duty Breach
• Men's Wearhouse Inching Toward Jos. A. Bank Merger Deal
• CommonWealth Aims For Zell In Latest Attack On Activists