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Private Equity - June, 2014

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• Argentina Euro Bondholders Seek Exemption From US Courts
• Puerto Rico's New Debt Law Usurps Congress, Funds Say
• Bonomi's $1.1B Club Med Bid Tops China-Backed Offer
• Packed IPO Pipeline Suggests Busy Summer, Experts Say
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, AbbVie, Fiat Chrysler
• Carlyle, TPG Plan Healthscope Exit With $2.4B IPO
• Allergan Says Valeant Valuation Of New Eye Drug Falls Short
• Gryphon Unloads $860M Snack Unit As Food M&A Heats Up
• KKR's Gardner Denver To Pay $29M In Shareholder Suit
• Delaware Rundown: What You Missed In Q2
• How Not To Become A Shareholder Activist Target
• Fresenius Grabs $600M Stake In Sound Inpatient Physicians
• RE Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Deutsche Bank, Property Markets
• LightSquared Lands Bankruptcy Deal But Ergen Is Still Out
• Carlyle Closes CLO Funds Totaling $1.17B
• Bracewell Welcomes Ex-Vinson & Elkins Tax Pro In Houston
• Excess Cash Drives Hedge Funds To Feast On Distressed Cos.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Cavalli, Fosun, Airbus
• Argentina's $539M Bond Payment Voided By Judge
• Allergan, Pershing Settle Suit Over Poison Pill
• Pulling Up Stakes: Morgan Lewis, K&L Gates, Kilpatrick
• Danica Pension Dips Into Direct Investing With $73M Deal
• Bob Evans Rejects Sandell's Bid To Name Four Directors
• 4 Things Every Law Firm Should Do Upon A Cyberbreach
• Apollo's Jupiter Resources Drops $2B For Encana Gas Assets
• Key Complexities In High-Frequency Trading Litigation
• Benefuel Says No Fee For Failed $20M Biodiesel Fundraising
• Big Investors Gain Edge As SEC Ramps Up PE Fee Scrutiny
• Falcone's Exit Portends Peace For LightSquared
• GFH Slams Former GC's Claims Over Gibson Dunn Conflict
• Expedia To Snap Up European Car Rental Co. From PE Firm
• Greenberg Traurig Nabs Ex-Holland & Knight Securities Atty
• Mintz Levin Adds Kirkland Debt Financing Pro In NY
• Newest Valeant Ally Plays Up Investor Muscle In M&A Fights
• Petrofac, First Reserve Form $1.3B Energy Project JV
• Buy-Side Swap Counterparties Have New Rights
• Argentina Must Pay Debtholders Amid Deal Talks, Judge Says
• Alcoa To Pay $2.85B To Scoop Up Jet Engine Part Maker
• Ivanhoe, Callahan Team Up To Buy $150M NYC Office Building
• LSE Puts Up $2.7B For Asset Manager Russell Investments
• Thompson & Knight Aids $300M EnCap Energy Co. Investment
• Retirement-Age CEOs See Most Buyout Offers, Study Shows
• Daily Deal Wrap-Up: What You Might Have Missed Wednesday
• More Institutions Partnering Up With Hedge Funds: Report
• Vitruvian Partners Pays $136M For UK Hotel Wholesaler
• Deals Rumor Mill: Del Taco, China Post Group, Aetna
• Low Rates Drive Risky PIK Financing To Pre-Crisis Levels
• Revstone Gets Thumbs Up To Sell $13M Stake In Canadian Unit
• Everything's Bigger In Texas, Including PE Spending
• UN Agency Blasts US Justices' Rulings In Argentina Bond Row
• Valeant Takes Another Step Toward $53B Allergan Deal
• Goodwin Procter Adds Capital Markets Expert To NY Office
• Rural/Metro Investors Want RBC To Cough Up Full Damages
• RE Rumor Mill: Westbrook, Canyon Capital, RXR Realty
• Daily Deal Wrap-Up: What You Might Have Missed Tuesday
• Hedge Funds Blast Argentina's Bid For Stay In $1.5B Debt Row
• VIDEO: ATP Tour V. German Tennis Federation In Context
• Arnstein & Lehr Nabs M&A, Securities Pro In Chicago
• Genco Bankruptcy Judge Promises Ruling By Next Week
• NY's Muddled Medical Pot Bill Making Investors Paranoid
• RLJ Pays $72M To Scoop Up Miami Beach Hilton
• UK's Green Investment Bank Eyes £1B Offshore Fund
• Greenbriar Equity Nabs $1.1B For Largest-Ever Fund
• KKR Pays €417M For Stake In Acciona Int'l Green Energy Biz
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ten Network, Loral, Scripps
• Asset Manager SIFI Designation — SEC To The Rescue?
• ValueVision Replaces CEO, Shuffles Board Amid Proxy Fight
• Daily Deal Wrap-Up: What You Might Have Missed Monday
• Skadden Arps Guides Validus In $690M NJ Insurer Buy
• 3rd Circ. Rejects Challenge To Coastal Ch. 11 Plan
• Risky PIK Loans Emerge In DomusVi Nursing Home Deal
• Argentina Wants Breather On Bond Orders To Start Deal Talks
• $2.4B IPO Lets CVC, Permira Cash Out On AA
• KKR's Latest Bet On First Data Leaves PE Firm Exposed
• Carlyle Rakes In $1B For 2nd Fund Targeting Financial Cos.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Shire, Monsanto, Lululemon
• Jurisdiction Dooms Illinois National's $19M Model Railway Suit
• Harbinger Urges Lawn Care Co. To Consider $750M Offer
• How Commodity Regulations Impact PE Fund Managers
• Allergan Rejects Hostile $53B Bid From Valeant, Ackman
• SEC Hits Philly PE Firm With 1st Pay-To-Play Action
• 3rd Circ. Kills Cobalis Suit Over Hedge Fund Scheme
• Taxation With Representation: Tax Counsel On The Deal
• Judge Bans Fla. Investment Manager From Securities Biz
• Orrick Snags Edwards Wildman Venture Capital Partner
• Renewed Confidence Drives Hot Market For PE-Backed IPOs
• Deals Rumor Mill: Verizon, Lafarge, Google
• Sidley Austin Nabs 4 Ex-Bingham RE, Litigation Pros In NY
• Pulling Up Stakes: Bingham, McGuireWoods, Littler
• Australia's Octaviar Prevails On 2nd Bid For Ch. 15 Relief
• Carlyle Sells Moncler Stake, Buys Japanese Pharma Co.
• Defined-Contribution Plans Diversify With Real Estate Funds
• Miami Beach — New Hotbed For Boutique Hotel Deals
• A Blurry Vision Of A Clean Power Future
• Bankrupt Natrol Can Pay Employees, But Trustee Bid Looms
• Icahn Presses Family Dollar To Sell Itself Immediately
• Chancery Fast-Tracks Ackman Suit Over Allergan Poison Pill
• SEC Settlement With Ex-KGW Capital Exec Gets Initial Nod
• Warburg Pincus Group Pays $664M For Santander Unit Stake
• Starwood Capital To Buy Extended-Stay Hotel Operator TMI
• Daily Deal Wrap-Up: What You Might Have Missed Thursday
• KKR's Debt-Laden First Data Corp. Raises $3.5B
• MF Global Judge Keeps $20M J.C. Flowers Suit Alive
• PE Firm Snaps Up 503-Room Holiday Inn In Orlando
• Appeals Court Clears Nautic Unit From Texas Jurisdiction
• 6 Mistakes Rookie Activists Make And How To Avoid Them
• Deals Rumor Mill: Lloyds, Meritech, EFG Hermes
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Williams Mullen's McCarroll
• Value Protection In Stock, Mixed-Consideration Deals
• Smartphone Forensics: Tips From The E-Discovery Trenches
• BlackRock Sues Deutsche Bank, Others Over MBS Losses
• UK-Based LLP Partners Now Enjoy More Protections
• PE Firm Gets ArmorWorks Majority Stake In New Ch. 11 Plan
• Daily Deal Wrap-Up: What You Might Have Missed Wednesday
• NY Judge Slams Argentina's Efforts To Avoid Paying $1.4B
• Bingham Expands In Beijing With Finance, M&A Expert
• Bain Capital Ventures Raises $850M Across 2 Funds
• Pension Funds Cut Out PE In Hunt For Bigger Payoff
• Jones Lang Aids Record 615K-SF LA Lease To 99-Cent Chain
• Private Equity Favors Senior Debt As Deal Multiples Rise
• RE Rumor Mill: Queens Rental Record, TIAA-CREF, Greystar
• American Tire Files For $100M IPO In Latest TPG Exit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Oracle, T-Mobile, GE
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Davis Wright's Kelli Sager
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bush Seyferth's Cheryl Bush
• Valeant Makes Good On Threat Of Hostile $53B Allergan Play
• Pols Oppose Suit Over CFTC's Cross-Border Swaps Rule
• Safeway Settlement Shines Light On Contingent Value Rights
• Investors Target Advisory Firm Over 'Excessive' Fees
• PE Firms Nab $4B Majority Stake In Retail Marketing Co.
• CalPERS Boosts Calif. Investments Across Asset Classes
• Wibbert Preserves LP Rights In $50M Raj, Gupta Fraud Row
• Daily Deal Wrap-Up: What You Might Have Missed Tuesday
• Heller Ruling May Be Knockout Punch Against Jewel Claims
• Film-Focused Hedge Fund Aramid Enters Bankruptcy
• RE Rumor Mill: Englander, Kushner, Bancroft Capital
• Valeant To Officially Launch Hostile $53B Allergan Play
• A New Era Of Japanese Corporate Governance
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Levine Sullivan's Gayle Sproul
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Proskauer's Monica Shilling
• Safeway Looks To Clear $9B Deal With Investor Settlement
• Global Recovery Serves Up Fatter M&A Deals, Report Says
• Daily Deal Wrap-up: What You Might Have Missed Monday
• Hedge Funds Willing To Shoulder Risk As Appraisals Heat Up
• Bankrupt Glacial Energy Gets Nod For $32.8M Sale
• First Reserve Closes $2.5B Fund For Energy Investments
• TPG-Led Group Drops $1.14B On Australian Property Manager
• Regulators Zero In On New Rules For Asset Managers
• Deals Rumor Mill: Grocery Outlet, Telefonica, Alibaba
• Gibson Dunn Guides Williams In $6B Access Midstream Buyout
• RE Rumor Mill: Samsung, UBS, TPG Capital
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Steptoe & Johnson's Flanery
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Nexsen Pruet's Marguerite Willis
• Apollo, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Sued Over Failed Merger
• Dolan Co., Bayside Balk At Bid To Amend Ch. 11 Confirmation
• Spain's Merlin Rides REIT Wave With $2B IPO Target
• Momentive To Revise Plan Statement After Trustee's Objection
• Goldman Wins Toss of $450M Mortgage Investor Suit
• Surgery Center Holdings Pays $792M To Scoop Up Symbion
• Goldman Sachs Appeals EU Power Cable Cartel Fine
• 3-Year-Old Sycamore Vying For Top Billing In Retail PE
• With Goldman, Bain Out, PE Players Pressured To Cut Deals
• MSR Resort Subsidiary Settles $59M Five Mile Dispute
• Pulling Up Stakes: Alston & Bird, Proskauer, Perkins
• OCC Sets Out Volcker Rule Exam Procedures
• Deals Rumor Mill: Siemens, Alibaba, American Securities
• A Case For Hedging Your Bets With Deferred Compensation
• Ackman Brings Allergan To Court Over Poison Pill
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sterne Kessler's Eldora Ellison
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ogletree Deakins' Melissa Bailey
• Molycorp Shareholder Says PE Investors Exposed Co. To Risk
• Event Rentals Lobs Ch. 11 Plan To Divvy Funds From Biz Sale
• Bain, Goldman Settlements A Cautionary Tale For PE Firms
• Permira Raises $7.2B For 5th Buyout Fund
• Blackstone, DDR Form JV For $2B American Realty Mall Buy
• Liquidity Quest Driving Investors To Secondary PE Funds
• Deals Rumor Mill: Siemens, Imperial Tobacco, Amaya
• MissionPoint Says Energy Parts Co. Rehashing IP Claims
• Activist Adds Itau As Defendant In $3.7B Merger Suit
• Genco Defends Ch. 11 Plan As Equity Holders Keep Attacking
• Adopt Value Or Be Left In The Ash Heap Of History
• Thompson Hine Nabs Ex-Goodwin Corporate Finance Pro
• Activist Bears Down On Campaign For Cliffs Board Control
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gordon & Rees' Leslie Benitez
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bryan Cave's Chris Cesare
• Bain, Goldman Sachs Agree To Pay $121M In Collusion Row
• Judge OKs Revstone's $13M Sale, But GM Still Has Objections
• Fla. Real Estate Fund Can't Escape Investors' RICO Suit
• 4 Ways Transactional Attys Can Avoid Malpractice Claims
• The Hidden Costs Of Spreadsheets In Risk Management
• What Credit Suisse Plea Means For Cos. In The Crosshairs
• Ex-Mich. Chief Regulatory Officer Rejoins Foley & Lardner
• Energy Future Bondholders Urge Judge To Stall Key Deal
• Cerberus Unit Drops $304M On Spanish Real Estate Biz
• Latham & Watkins Adds Quinn Emanuel Trial Atty To LA Office
• BioFuel Energy Puts Up $275M For Greenlight Capital's Real Estate Co
• Chatham Locks Down $1.3B Hotel Portfolio JV
• GoPro Looks To Raise Up To $427M In IPO
• Chinese Buyout Firm Makes Heftier $693M Bid For Chipmaker
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gardere's Kim Yelkin
• Valeant Counters Allergan R&D Claims As Hostile Play Looms
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Proskauer's Margaret Dale
• Bingham Sanctions Case Exposes Dangers Of Privilege Tactics
• Michael Best Brings In Ex-Miller Canfield Transactional Pro
• Fortress Sells Remaining $1B Stake In German Property Firm
• SEC Official Says PE Firm Disclosures Are Lacking
• Townsend To Build $400M Portfolio For Korean Pension Fund
• Spanish Property Co. To Reap $2B In Sale Of Stake In REIT
• Summit Reveals $300M Investment In Bakken Shale Projects
• Deals Rumor Mill: SIG, B&M, Bouygues
• PE-Backed GoDaddy Aims To Raise $100M In IPO
• PPL, Riverstone Team Up To Form Power Generation Giant
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Thacker Martinsek's Martinsek
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Rutan & Tucker's Kathy Jenson
• Valeant, Ackman To Go Hostile As Allergan Spurns $53B Bid
• NY's Stricter Insurance M&A Rule May Block Capital Flow
• Vinson Elkins Reps Apollo In $400M Halcon Investment
• RE Rumor Mill: Pier 40, M&G Real Estate, Hearn Co.
• Texas Court Clears PE Funds In $45M Hospital Buy Suit
• Dolan Co. Wins Ch. 11 Nod, Settles With Shareholders
• Ackman Defends Gray Area Bid for Allergan
• Deals Rumor Mill: Allergan, Credit Suisse, Alitalia
• Skadden Atty To Boost Litigation Prowess Of Del. High Court
• The Purpose Of Proposed Rule 37(e)
• American Energy Partners Drops $4B For Shale Stakes
• Investors Want Emergency Injunction In $9B Safeway Deal
• European PE Finally Recovers As Economy Brightens
• Family Dollar Adopts Poison Pill After Icahn Reveals Stake
• Cinven Pays $693M For Spanish Fiber Network Operator
• Sycamore Closes $2.5B Fund, Nabs Coldwater Creek Brand
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Michael Best's Kerryann Minton
• Female Powerbrokers: WhatleyKallas' Edith Kallas
• Why Private Equity Is A Hot Topic For The SEC
• Energy Future's $5.4B DIP Package Approved In Ch. 11
• Del. Chancery Tosses Investor Suit Over $13M Bluefly Sale
• PE Pair Invests $320M In China Dairy Co. Amid Rapid Growth
• KKR Buys Rose Grower Stake In 1st Africa Investment
• Caesars Hit With Creditor Default Notice Over $2.2B Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sureview, GDF Suez, Delta Electricity
• DMS Sues Ex-Hedge Fund Exec To Head Off RICO Claims
• KKR Leads $270M Group Investment In Chinese Meat Producer
• Bingham May Be Sanctioned For Hiding Docs: Mass. Court
• Taxation With Representation: Tax Counsel On The Deal
• Genco Equity Holders Blast Bankruptcy Plan
• Mobile Car Service Startup Uber Closes $1.2B In Financing
• Pulling Up Stakes: Dorsey, Robins Kaplan, Dickinson Wright
• Twitter Gobbles Up Mobile Ad Co. Namo Media
• Regulation Crowdfunding — Still Stuck
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Waller's Katie Stenberg
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Husch Blackwell's Hanaway
• Energy Future Gets Nod For $4.5B DIP Financing
• Foreign Swap Dealers Get CFTC Rule Compliance Extension
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sprint, Twitter, Siemens
• SEC Setting Unrealistic Agenda For Trading Reform
• 8th Circ. Revives Retaliation Suit Over Stock Buyback
• Starwood Inks Deal To Brand $158M Boston Hotel Complex
• PE Firm Shore Capital Partners Raises $112.5M For Fund
• Keys To Successful Legal Outsourcing
• Sullivan & Worcester Adds Choate Hall Tax Partner In Boston
• LA Asset Manager Enters Commercial Finance With Keltic Buy
• Warburg Pincus Invests Up To $500M In Texas Pipeline Co.
• Henkel Inks $1.27B Deal To Acquire Spotless Group
• KKR Spotlights Asia Property With $490M South Korea Buy
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Duval & Stachenfeld's Terri Adler
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Brown Rudnick's Louise Verrill
• Bankrupt Revstone To Sell Stake In Canada Unit For $13M
• RE Rumor Mill: Dr. Dre, Blackstone, Allianz Real Estate
• Holland & Knight Hires Gov't Contracts Pro From Patton Boggs
• ALM Media Returns To Wasserstein Team At 33% Discount
• 1st Circ. Axes Worker Suit Against Bain Over Plant Closure
• Anatomy Of A Merger War: Valeant, Ackman Vs. Allergan
• AXA Fires Up $477M Italian Fund, Picks Up Milan Offices
• PE Funds Keeping Options Open With Dual-Track Exits
• Expect Increasing Scrutiny Of High-Frequency Trading
• How Bitcoin Will Bring About A Legal Practice Revolution
• Andrews Kurth Reps Trinity In Premium Pet Food Co. Sale
• Blackstone Hopes Third Time's A Charm For Travelport IPO
• Stifel Scoops Up Legg Mason Investment Advisory Unit
• Deals Rumor Mill: CVC, Lenovo, Hutchison
• Investment Co. Hit With $12M Judgment In Gov't Loan Fight
• Dufry Drops $1.7B On Rival Travel Retailer Nuance Group
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Akerman's Mary Carroll
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hanson Bridgett's Linda Klamm
• Energy Future Says $9.9B DIP Is Crucial To Ch. 11 Plan
• Nautic Unit Wants Out Of Swiped $45M Hospital Deal Dispute
• PE Firms Won't Back Off Hotel Investments Just Yet
• Icahn Investigation Highlights Gray Area Of Securities Law
• Blackstone Invests $200M In Hilton Waikiki Timeshare Tower
• Investor Suit Over $610M Culligan Buyout Gets 2nd Life
• KKR Adds Internet Brands To Portfolio For $1.1B
• How To Control Your Law Firm's Real Estate Costs
• Deals Rumor Mill: DIA France, Kontera, Triton
• IDG Capital Closes $586M China Tech, Telecom Fund
• Laster Reflects On Del Monte, Would Rule 'Same Way Again'
• Summit Pays $377M To Increase Stake In Ohio Gas Venture
• K&L Gates Guides $310M Buy Of PE-Owned Staffing Firm
• 5 Insights From Nationwide Chief Legal Officer Pat Hatler
• Citic Pacific Shareholders OK $37B Parent Buyout
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fross Zelnick's Barbara Solomon
• Stalled KKR Hedge Fund Liquidated Over Insufficient Support
• Sidley, Goodwin Rep Buyers In $725M IParadigms Deal
• Icahn, Mickelson Case Is No Hole In One
• Henkel AG To Pay $367M For Three US Hair Care Cos.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Google, Cinven, Protective Life
• Blackstone Betting On Las Vegas Comeback, Exec Says
• Creative Collaborations: Law Firms And Corporations
• Energy Future's Ch. 11 Financing Takes More Creditor Fire
• PE-Backed Sterigenics Raises Nordion Bid To $805M
• TransForce Pays PE Firm $310M For Transport America
• PE-Backed Aussie Toiletry Maker Aims For $638M IPO
• Zenergy, Apollo Invest $755M In Energy Partnership
• ARC Hotel Arm Pays $2B For Goldman-Backed Hotel Portfolio
• Holland & Knight Adds Patton Boggs Financial Services Team
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sugarman Rogers' Chris Netski
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Benesch's Megan Mehalko
• Top Physician Specialties For PE Investment
• Ackman Launches Allergan Proxy Fight Amid $53B Buyout Play