Private Equity Archive » November, 2014

Private Equity - November, 2014

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• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• RE Rumor Mill: Jamestown, Blackstone, Emmes Asset Mgmt
• Latham Leads November's IPO Action With Work On 8 Deals
• Wachtell Rips Counterclaim By Icahn's CVR In Legal Mal Row
• Olshan Guides Investor In $1.35B SF's Parkmerced Deal
• Ardian Puts Down $183M For Stake In Barcelona Toll Roads
• Are You Ready For Florida's New LLC Law?
• The Pitfalls Of Crowdfunding
• Momentive Wants $9M In Bondholder Atty Fees Canceled
• Pulling Up Stakes: Proskauer Rose, Kirkland & Ellis
• Abraaj Again Tops Kellogg Bid In Battle For Biscuit Maker
• Carlyle Dips Into S. Africa With Tiger Automotive Buy
• Chancery Judge Rejects Bid To Block Tibco Buyout Vote
• Deals Rumor Mill: BT Group, Bayer, Clarksons
• CorEnergy Funnels $125M Into Mo. Pipeline Co. Buy
• G4S Government Solutions Sells For $135M To PE Owner
• Ivanhoe Cambridge, Callahan Drop $280M On Seattle Buildings
• Remembering Doar: Justice As A 4-Letter Word
• Philly PE Firm Sued For Citing Cozen To Secure Loans
• SummitView Teams Up With Shanghai Gov't For $1.7B Fund
• PE Exits To Remain Strong Next Year, Report Says
• Steinhoff Puts Up $5.7B For PE-Backed Retailer Pepkor
• Visteon Confirms It's In Talks To Sell JV Stake To PE Firm
• Kirkland Reps Vista In $1.1B Deal For Health Software Co.
• Fla. Nursing Home Expansion To Spur Litigation Wave
• RE Rumor Mill: Maxxam Enterprises, Extell, Oxford Capital
• Chinese PE Firm Grabs Stake In Aussie Miner Paladin
• Fosun Plans $286M Listing For Chinese Iron Ore JV
• Deals Rumor Mill: Glencore, Actavis, Stryker
• Lowenstein Nabs DOJ Antitrust Vet To Beef Up DC Office
• Momentive Creditors Slam Mootness Claims In Ch. 11 Appeal
• HealthSouth Nabs Hospice Co. In $750M Deal With Cressey
• Abraaj Tops Kellogg's Bid In Fight For Egyptian Biscuit Maker
• Weil Reps Advent In Deal To Gobble Up Noosa Yoghurt
• Onex Puts Up $4.7B For Swiss Packaging Firm SIG Combibloc
• Real Estate Investing Goes High-Tech With Crowdfunding
• UniTek Investors Win Access To Emails In Ch. 11 Fight
• RE Rumor Mill: BofA, TIAA-CREF, Carlyle
• Deals Rumor Mill: Telecom, Sysco Corp., UniCredit
• $590M LBO Settlement Filed In Error, Judge Says
• New ESG Considerations For Private Funds
• Brazil's JBS Inks 2 More Deals In Quest To Beef Up Business
• Kelso, Estancia Pick Up American Beacon From TPG, Pharos
• Differentiate Your Litigation Practice With Data Security
• Epic LBO Collusion Case Settles For $590M
• Blackstone Drops $1.6B To Buy GE's Japan RE Business
• PE-Backed Neff Falls Short Of Target With $157M IPO
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• US Leveraged Buyouts Are On The Decline
• Deals Rumor Mill: Fresenius, Springleaf, Bain Capital
• Kellogg Lobs $127M Takeover Bid For Egyptian Biscuit Maker
• PE Managing Director Accused Of Rape In New York Court
• Solera Pays $452M For Montagu's UK Car Valuation Co.
• Market Rumors: Alibaba, CGN Power, Medibank
• ISIS Private Equity Ditches Terrorist-Linked Name
• Habit Restaurants Share Prices Soar After $90M IPO
• Factors PE Firms Must Consider To Avoid WARN Act Liability
• The Print Room: How To Spend Less And Get More
• Deals Rumor Mill: PetSmart, E.On, Blackstone Group
• Regulator Urges Attys To Broaden Focus Ahead Of PE Exams
• Fewer Chances, More Scrutiny To Slow PE Insurance Plays
• Pricey Deal Auctions Squeeze Small PE Players
• Market Rumors: FlyDubai, Deutsche Bank, PetSmart
• Willkie Steers Colony Financial In $1.6B Cobalt Capital Buy
• Blackstone Plunks Down $647M On Orica Chemicals Biz
• Royalty Pharma Pays $3.3B For Cystic Fibrosis Drug Royalties
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Aces From 78 Firms
• Deals Rumor Mill: Pabst, Saudi Electricity, KKR
• Hot Topic Axed Worker For Reporting Fraud, Suit Claims
• 2014 M&A Clears $3T Mark After Allergan, Halliburton Deals
• Australian Nursing Home Co. Plans IPO Of Up To $726M
• PE-Backed Nine West Faces Another Exec Pay Suit In NY
• Pinnacle Foods Plans $650M Follow-On Offering
• 3 Tips On Forming An SEC-Compliant Private Equity Fund
• Aussie Cloud Tech Co. Aconex Looks to Raise $122M In IPO
• Blackstone Launches $410M Sale Of La Quinta Shares
• No-Show Puda Coal Found Liable In Investors' Bogus-IPO Suit
• Dentons Reps Strategic Hotels In $140M Four Seasons Buy
• Sidley Austin Adds 2 Ex-Andrews Kurth Attys In Houston
• $2.25B Deal Struck For Blackstone-Owned Manhattan Tower
• Single Tenant-Focused REIT Lands $508M In IPO
• Exhilway Asia Ventures Plans IPO Valued At $2.5B In 2015
• Dewey Partner Clawback Ruling May Hurt New York Law Firms
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Gibson Dunn's Ronald Kirk
• The Emergence Of 3rd-Party Accredited-Investor Verifiers
• EDMC Lenders Say Grudge Brought Restructuring To A Halt
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• Deals Rumor Mill: Onex, Bain Capital, Sequential Brands
• Jones Day Steers Riverside In Deal For 3-D Printing Co.
• 5 Tips For Surviving An SEC Presence Exam
• Belgium Charges HSBC Private Bank Unit With Tax Fraud
• PE-Backed El Pollo Loco Launches $200M Secondary Offering
• DOJ Suggests FCPA Successor Liability For Stock Purchases
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Veyance's April Miller Boise
• When Do Tribal Leaders Create FCPA Liability?
• PE-Backed Smart Sand Partners Files For IPO
• Falcone Won't Give Up On LightSquared Equity Play
• Vista Launches $950M Bond Offering For $4.2B Tibco LBO
• Deals Rumor Mill: Hostess, Azadea, Pfizer
• PE Funds Embrace Direct Lending As Debt Demand Soars
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Cravath, Cadwalader
• Pinnacle Pays $155M For PE-Backed Plant Protein Co.
• Investors Seek Final OK For $590M PE Collusion Settlement
• As SEC Scrutiny Heats Up, PE Attorneys Get Serious
• Nearing 30, Is Revlon Showing Its Age?
• Liberty Medical Wins Approval For $68.5M Bankruptcy Sale
• Market Rumors: Virtu, Lion Group, Thailand
• Fairway Derivative Suit Belongs In Delaware, NY Judge Says
• CalPERS Plans To Add $4B In Infrastructure Assets
• Cox Automotive Buys Calif. Software Co. Xtime For $325M
• Deals Rumor Mill: Halliburton, Albertsons, Hasbro
• PE-Backed Blackboard Chalks Up Deal For ParentLink
• American Energy Pays $251M For Okla. Shale Stakes
• PRA Health Sciences Raises $305M After IPO Misses Mark
• CLOs: Fight Fraud With Better Analytics
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• Chinese Hotelier To Buy Starwood-Owned Group Du Louvre
• RE Rumor Mill: Deutsche Bank, Invesco, Laxmi Management
• Deals Rumor Mill: Clear Channel, Etihad, Pershing Square
• Banks Find No Relief In New Leveraged Lending Guidance
• Dow Chem's New Initiatives Aim To Reward Investors, Trim Fat
• Ardian To Ride Co-Investment Game Plan Amid Success
• Momentive Says Appeals Of Ch. 11 Plan Now Moot
• The Meaningful Return Of Shareholder Access
• Citic, KKR Make $930M Bid For Singapore Water Treatment Co.
• Realty Mogul GC Says Crowdfunding Is 'Starting To Snowball'
• PE-Backed Axalta Raises $1B In IPO After Upsized Offering
• Cheniere Secures $2.5B For Corpus Christi LNG Project
• Del. High Court Vets Timing Of RBC's Rural/Metro Appeal
• Aurobindo Blows Away Natrol Stalking Horse With $132M Bid
• RE Rumor Mill: Colony Capital, IPsoft, Jenel Management
• Digital Media Firm Vizrt Valued At $374M In PE Buyout Bid
• Investor Slams 'Cumbersome' PE Collusion Settlement
• Lowenstein Nabs Ex-Proskauer Employee Benefits, PE Pro
• 4 Things Pushing Foreign Investors Deeper Into China
• Hellman & Friedman Closes Largest PE Fund Of 2014
• Navigating Inbound Chinese Investment Through The CFIUS
• PE-Backed Calif. Burger Chain Sets Terms For $80M IPO
• SHV Lifts Nutreco Bid To €3B To Fend Off Rival Cargill
• Megadeals Lift M&A To New Highs In 2014, Report Says
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• Regulators Slam Banks On Weak Leveraged Lending Practices
• Deals Rumor Mill: One Equity Partners, PetSmart, Kutxabank
• Bain Collects $400M As It Sells Down Hero MotoCorp Stake
• Freshpet Shares Soar After $156M IPO Prices Above Range
• Buyers Gaining More MAC Leverage In M&A Deals
• Weil Reps Advent, Avista In $1.5B Spinout Of UCB Pharma Co.
• Pulling Up Stakes: Dentons, Herbert Smith Freehills, Raines
• Wealthy Individuals Are Growing Source Of Cash For PE
• Clinical Development Co. INC Research Raises $150M In IPO
• Netflix's New HQ Lands $100M Construction Loan
• Allergan Decision May Chill Bidder-Activist Partnerships
• DLA Piper Hires Cross-Border Finance Pro In Minneapolis
• Deals Rumor Mill: Citgo, Continental, GTCR
• Zoe's Kitchen Shareholders To Offer $161M In Common Stock
• Carlyle Nabs $290M In Booz Allen Stake Sale
• GIC Drops $800M For New Zealand Mall Portfolio Stake
• UK Restaurant Chain Prezzo OKs TPG $485M Takeover Bid
• Advent Collects $2.1B For Latin America-Focused Fund
• Calif. Med Tech Co. Nevro Raises $126M In Upsized IPO
• TPG-Led Group Closes Scrutinized $1B Buy Of RE Firm DTZ
• Why Big-Ticket Deal Failures Don't Spell Trouble For M&A
• RE Rumor Mill: KSL, BlackRock, Carnegie House
• Siemens Abandons Spinoff IPO For $2.7B Private Sale To EQT
• Drinker Biddle Guides Bev Co.'s $1.3B Dip Into Coffee Market
• 5 Ways To Uncover Bias During Jury Selection
• What Momentive Teaches Us About Rule 3018 Vote Changing
• Deals Rumor Mill: Siemens, Leonard Green, Vodafone
• Pioneer, Reliance Look To Shed Texas Midstream JV
• How Senate Without Filibuster-Proof Majority Avoids Gridlock
• Gov't Stands By Faegre Atty In Petters Ponzi Plea Deal Row
• Iron Point Blows Past Target With $750M For RE Fund
• Attorneys Seek CLO Workaround To New Risk Retention Rule
• RE Rumor Mill: Orion, Blackstone, Hyatt And Polsinelli
• Carlyle-Led Investor Group Pays $700M For Dealogic
• A New Distressed Claims Trading Landscape In Germany
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• Katten Lures White & Case Corporate M&A Pro In New York
• Willkie Farr & Gallagher Opens New Office in Houston
• Deals Rumor Mill: PSP Investments, Americana Group, Eni SpA
• Arsenal, Tech Co. Investors End Recapitalization Row
• $200M Attys' Fee Bid Draws Objection In LBO Collusion Case
• PE Enviro Investor Beats Targets With $404M Green Fund
• RE Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Acadia, Sumitomo
• PE-Backed Sporting Supplier Preps For Swedish IPO
• What Transactional Lawyers Can Learn From Novelists
• Hot Topic Investors Win Class Cert. In $600M Acquisition Row
• PE Firm's Claims Pared In Suit Over Allied Bankruptcy
• Ergen Deal Could Be LightSquared's Ticket Out Of Ch. 11
• UniTek Hits Ch. 11 With Plan To Go Private
• Deals Rumor Mill: Holcim, United Biscuits, Occidental
• Blackstone To Cement Gains In $2.6B Hilton Secondary Sale
• Stockholders Need More Than A Number To Be 'Controlling'
• KKR-Backed Clinical Trials Co. Sets Terms For $400M IPO
• Scrutinized Sysco-US Foods Deal Likely Won't Close In 2014