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Private Equity - March, 2015

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• 3 Reasons Kraft & Heinz Won't Land In Regulatory Purgatory
• Deals Rumor Mill: Cablevision, Exor SpA, Kion Group
• Pao's Kleiner Gender Bias Case Doomed By Law, Personality
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• CPPIB, Hermes Team Up For $2.4B British Ports Deal
• 1 Firm Leads March IPO Activity With Single PE-Backed Debut
• CORRECTED: Paul Hastings Reps Starwood On $222M Hotel Sale
• PE-Backed Credit Bureau TransUnion Aims For $100M IPO
• Warburg Pincus Sinks $500M Into Texas Oil Startup
• Simpson Thacher Guides Blackstone In $1.2B Hotel Pick-Up
• MYOB Aims To Raise $635M By Going Public, Again
• Philips Unloads LED Biz In $3B Sale To PE-Backed Group
• Global Crowdfunding Soars To $16.2B In 2014, Report Says
• Pao's Defeat To Chill Sex Bias Claims In Tech Industry
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Pershing, Bain Capital
• Deals Rumor Mill: Warburg Pincus, Guangdong, KIC
• The 2015 Rising Stars, By Firm
• Claims Gutted In Harbinger Investor Row Over LightSquared
• Novartis, Aduro Ink $750M Cancer Drug Development Deal
• SEC Accuses PE Magnate Lynn Tilton Of Defrauding Investors
• International JV Pays Carlyle $457M For London Property
• Bridgepoint Raises $4.3B For 5th Middle-Market Buyout Fund
• EIG Sinks $1B Into Oil Producer Breitburn Energy
• Mediation And The Thorny Issue Of Settlement Authority
• China's New Tax Regulation Complicates Offshore M&A Deals
• Deals Rumor Mill: Intel, Tank & Rast, Amazon
• Kleiner Perkins Beats Pao's $100M Gender-Bias Case
• Wilson Sonsini, White & Case Set To Lead Week's Tech IPOs
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• Growth-Minded Sanne Group Eyes $211M IPO In London
• One Year After Rural/Metro, Bankers Flying Under Radar
• Blackstone Unit Strikes Landmark $230M Loan Securitization
• Taxation With Representation: Shearman, Cravath, Skadden
• Fairmont Nabs Brand Deal In PE Calif. Hotel Buy
• What Experts Can Say About Inadmissible Facts During Trial
• Deals Rumor Mill: SoftBank, Evonik, Union Bancaire
• Flagship Ventures Raises $537M For Health-Focused Fund
• Regional Banks Atlantic Capital, FSGBank Ink $160M Merger
• What Investors Can Learn From States' Health Initiatives
• Winston & Strawn Snags Pillsbury Finance Team In NY
• Haversham Drops $2B On Europe's Largest Used-Car Reseller
• LightSquared Wins Approval To Exit Marathon Ch. 11
• Ex-Watergate Atty Gets Nod As Caesars Bankruptcy Examiner
• 1 Firm Feasts Amid Surge In Food Industry Deals
• Deals Rumor Mill: Xella, Hellman & Friedman, Borse Dubai
• 5 Lessons For BigLaw From The Kleiner Perkins Case
• Kleiner Tells Jury Not To Buy Pao's 'Tale Of Retaliatory Woe'
• How Appraisal Statute Amendments Would Affect Mergers
• Ergen Makes Peace With LightSquared's Ch. 11 Exit
• Heinz And Kraft Join To Form 3rd-Largest Food Group In US
• Can I Advertise My Latest Winning Trade?
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• Kleiner Legend Punished Pao For Sexism Complaint, Jury Told
• Centerbridge To Acquire Great Wolf Resorts From Apollo
• Deals Rumor Mill: ICBPI, Al Jazeera, PKP
• B-Movie King Sues Citco Over $60M Ponzi Scheme Loss
• Goodwin Procter Leads Blueprint Medicines Toward $100M IPO
• TPG-Backed American Tire Nixes IPO Plans For Ares Deal
• PE Firm Quantum To Invest $1B In Linn To Buy Energy Assets
• Dechert London Office Building Sells For $400M To Blackstone
• Pao OK'd To Seek $100M Punitives In Kleiner Sex Bias Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: World Duty Free, Warburg Pincus
• Chestnut Petroleum Settles Unpaid Fees Suit In $65M Recap
• Blackstone To Shave $600M From Brixmor REIT Stake
• Tenet, USPI To Combine Outpatient And Short-Stay Centers
• Rimon Nabs Corporate Partner To Grow SF Office
• Carlyle Fine-Tunes Plans To Trim $985M From Axalta Stake
• Feds Float Storied Litigator For Caesars Ch. 11 Examiner
• Republican Groups Fight To Keep SEC Pay-To-Play Challenge
• Activist Investor Builds Up Stake In Electra PE To 27%
• UK's Optimal Payments To Pay €1.1B For E-Wallet Rival Skrill
• Humana Selling Concentra Medical Center Biz To JV For $1.1B
• The Law360 400
• An Important Interpretation Of The Volcker Rule
• Litigation Firms Make Cuts Amid Work Slowdown
• Is MegaLaw Just Big Enough To Fail?
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• Kleiner Fights Pao's Punitive Damages Bid In Sex Bias Trial
• Hellas Liquidators Want Foreign Laws In $1.1B Clawback Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Informatica, RadioShack, Pirelli & C
• Frankin Square Energy Fund Seeks $900M Follow-On Offering
• Carlyle Group Raises $2.5B For International Energy Fund
• Irish Biotech Malin Raises $357M In IPO For Acquisitions
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Latham, Simpson
• Pharmaceutical Co. SteadyMed Misses Target With $40M IPO
• Pulling Up Stakes: Jones Day, Mayer Brown, K&L Gates
• Reducing M&A Costs Through Seller Due Diligence
• 5 Insights From Avon General Counsel Jeff Benjamin
• Planet Fitness Ordered To Pay $3.2M To Adviser In PE Sale
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dubai World, Hewlett-Packard, Holcim
• Israeli Digital Printing Co. Kornit Seeks $106M US IPO
• Gibson Dunn Nabs Ex-Weil Leading Funds Atty In NY
• Reed Smith Grows In Singapore With Ex-GC, DLA Piper Atty
• Equity Funds Invest $7B In US Hotels In 2014
• Rakuten Expands 'Sharing' Biz With $410M E-Book Co. Buy
• Time To Rethink Shareholder Relations As Activism Evolves
• Wet Seal Gets Nod For $20M DIP From Auction Winner Versa
• Kleiner Perkins Witnesses Deny Sexual Banter On Work Trip
• Deals Rumor Mill: Zimmer Holdings, Blackstone Group, Ocwen
• KKR, Others Inject $170M In Chinese Used-Car Website
• Permira Sells Final 12% Stake In Hugo Boss
• Warburg Set To Exit National Penn With 11.6M Share Sale
• Cooley Nabs 3 PE, Life Sciences Pros For London Outpost
• Looking At Appraisal Rights Outside Delaware
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Macerich, Toys R Us, Invesco
• Ergen Cash-Out Paves Way For LightSquared Ch. 11 Exit
• Kleiner Partner Tells Jury Erotic Book Was Innocent Gift
• OPINION: Not All That Is Public Should Be Publicized
• Cerebus, Solus Bid For Ergen's LightSquared Debt
• DOJ OKs $667M Wood Merger After Blocking Earlier Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Petrobras, Apollo, Espirito Santo
• Drug Giants Commit To $100M Dementia Research VC Fund
• Jones Day Reels In Former Latham & Watkins M&A Partner
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• Social Media Analytics Co. Dataminr Raises $130M In Funding
• Chadbourne Snags Project Finance Pro In Mexico City
• PE Firm Pantheon Raises Over $1B For Infrastructure Program
• Sabine Oil & Gas Hires Kirkland As Restructuring Counsel
• Refresco Gerber Eyes $1.4B Valuation In Amsterdam IPO
• New Regulations Will Shake Up M&A Escrow Landscape
• Renco Penalty In MagCorp Bankruptcy Row Rises To $213M
• Kleiner Expert Slams Pao's $16M Claim In Sex Bias Trial
• Deals Rumor Mill: RBS, WPP PLC, Barrick Gold Corp.
• Market Rumors: MYOB, Legend, Gala Coral
• A. Schulman To Pay $800M For PE-Backed Citadel Plastics
• Blackstone Inks Deal To Buy Chicago's Willis Tower
• Label Maker Multi-Color Eyes $300M In Follow-On Offering
• LightSquared Brings Objectors On Board With Ch. 11 Plan
• PE Firms Taking Life Time Fitness Private In $2.8B Buyout
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Kaisa, Capital One
• Caesars Venue Decision Sets Important Precedent
• Consortium Shells Out $6.25B For GE Consumer Finance Unit
• Versa Beats Out $25M Bid To Win Wet Seal's Ch. 11 Auction
• Kleiner's Sex Bias Cost Pao Millions In Wages, Expert Says
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Lyon, Claro Development
• Carlyle Group Closes Two CLO Funds Totaling $1.2B
• Taxation With Representation: Wilson Sonsini, Wachtell, S&C
• Week's Lone IPO Nets $400M As 7 Cos. Promise To Break Lull
• States Taking A Larger Role In Transportation Funding
• DOJ Orders Divestitures In Waste Management Tie-Up
• French PE Firm PAI Raises $3.5B For 6th Fund, Beating Cap
• King & Spalding Scoops Up Ex-Latham Tax Pro In London
• EQT, Goldman Funds Exit ISS Investment In $1B Stake Sale
• PE-Backed Par Pharmaceutical Plans $700M IPO
• 5 Insights From Dish General Counsel Stanton Dodge
• Execs Name Top Industry Risks In 2015
• Pao's $10M Demand Wasn't About Bias, Ex-Kleiner COO Says
• RadioShack Gets Nod For $285M DIP Financing
• Deals Rumor Mill: Charter, Volkswagen, ThyssenKrupp
• Restaurateur Levy Forks Over $500M For PE-Backed Del Taco
• Market Rumors: Integrated Dental, Weststar, Valeant
• Lehman Fights For Stake In $63M Foreclosed Hotel Loan
• Caesars Fights To Halt Creditor Suits Against Parent
• PE-Backed UK Bank Shawbrook Charts $134M London IPO
• Energy Co. Investor Kayne Anderson To Offer $1B In Stock
• Blackstone-Backed Cement Co. Summit Raises $400M In IPO
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Brill Building, CBRE
• IRS Proposal Will Impact Deduction Negotiations In M&A
• Rakuten Pounces On Uber Rival Lyft With $300M Buy-In
• OPINION: Beyond The 'Grow Or Die' Law Firm Model
• IFM Pays $5.7B For Bankrupt Indiana Toll Road Operator
• Orrick Atty Digs Into Pao In Kleiner Sex-Bias Trial
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Tibco, Angelo Gordon, Ultimate
• Deals Rumor Mill: Holcim, Volkswagen, Google
• VC Laster, Fiduciary Duties And The Long-Term Rule
• Ex-WL Ross Exec. Sues PE Firm Over Shoddy Financial Info
• Bidvest, PIC Scope Out Joint Bid For S. African Pharma
• Bain Sells $2B Air Medical Unit To KKR In Latest Big Play
• Pao Wanted $10M To End Kleiner Sex-Bias Claims, Jury Told
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• Sidley Austin Adds Former V&E Corporate Pro In Houston
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, Voith, Dr. Reddy's
• Law360 Private Equity Editorial Advisory Board
• Protecting LLC Member, LP Partner Identity In Litigation
• Market Rumors: Aurelis, Europris, Promigas
• PE-Backed British Lender Aldermore Issues $340M IPO
• Solus Springs $589M Equity Play In LightSquared Trial
• Ropes & Gray Helps Bain Grab $2.4B Cybersecurity Firm
• Verisk Pays $2.8B For Energy Specialist Wood Mackenzie
• LightSquared Begins Ch. 11 Trial With $400M Surprise
• TPG, Apax Fail In 2nd Attack On $1.1B Hellas Clawback Action
• Kleiner Execs Let 'Sex Addict's' Harassment Slide, Pao Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Holcim, Greystar, Airbus
• 2014 PE Exits Bust Record As Another Robust Year Takes Hold
• Maximus To Pay $300M For IT Services Contractor Acentia
• CyberArk's VC Backers Fine-Tune $230M Secondary Offering
• Aussie Private Equity Firm PEP To Buy Kerry Bakery Unit
• Concordia Puts Up $1.2B For PE-Backed Drugmaker
• Redefining The M&A Playbook In Light Of Cigna
• KKR Cuts $39M Deal In Investor Fight Over Primedia Sale
• FTC Orders Divestitures In Impax's $700M CorePharma Buy
• Dish Chair Seeks Late Appeal As LightSquared Trial Looms
• Pao's Sex With Kleiner Partner A 'Nightmare', Jury Hears
• DFS Furniture Hits Flat Market Debut After Pricing At Low End
• LightSquared's Ch. 11 Exit Depends On The Unknowable
• March Starts Quietly With 2 IPOs, But Forecast Still Strong
• Market Rumors: GF Securities, Douglas, Fuayo Glass
• Rennert Ordered To Trial In $97M RG Steel Pension Fight
• Deals Rumor Mill: RBS, CVC Capital, Life Time Fitness
• After Raising $75M In Debut, MaxPoint Shares Quickly Dip
• Permira Unit Sells $122M Stake In UK's Just Retirement
• TPG, Cruise Operator To Pare Stakes In Norwegian
• Wendel Nets €1B As It Downsizes Its Bureau Veritas Stake
• A Simmering Debate Over Coal Future
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Blackstone, CBRE, Fried Frank
• Fosun Puts Up $139M For Stake In UK Travel Co.
• Solar Capital Plans $1.25B Stock Offering Across Two Units
• Paul Hastings Hires Co-Head Of Fried Frank's M&A Practice
• Foot Locker Hit With Veritas Suit Over $14M Loan
• Deals Rumor Mill: FamilyMart, Simon Property, CBRE Group
• KKR Discloses SEC Settlement Talks Over PE Expenses
• Vivint Solar Says Investors Weren't Misled Before $330M IPO
• Caesars Bond Trustee Sues To Enforce $750M Guarantee
• Judge OKs LBO $590M Settlement Distribution Plan
• Market Rumors: HKBN, Huarong, 1MDB
• GIC Boosts Merlin Stake After Blackstone, CVC Share Sale
• Carlyle Trims $615M From CommScope Stake
• French Solar Co. Solairedirect Plans $193M Paris IPO
• Mallinckrodt Puts Up $2.3B For PE-Backed Lung Drug Outfit
• Law Firm Tensions Mount In Africa — What Does It Mean?
• SEC Is Targeting Conflicts Of Interest In 2015
• Caesars Can't Scratch Noteholder Committee, Judge Rules
• Kleiner VC Doerr Defends Pao's Treatment In Sex Bias Trial
• LightSquared Judge Says No More Delays To Ch. 11 Trial
• Rennert Missed Chance For Mistrial Over $118M Verdict: Judge
• Rubio Tax Reform Plan Bold, But May Sink Under Costs
• Deals Rumor Mill: ZF, Hellman & Friedman, Qatar Airways
• Market Rumors: Berkshire Hathaway, Evry, Tigar Pilar
• Blackstone-Backed Catalent Eyes $699M In Upsized Offering
• FSB Jumps Forward On Boundaries For SIFI Asset Managers
• Temenos Pays Summit Partners $260M For Multifonds
• Cole Schotz, Goodwin Guide Largest Brooklyn Deal In A Year
• McDermott Scores Ex-KPMG Tax Exec in Chicago
• Hellas Backers Want 2nd Shot At Safe-Harbor Defense
• First Reserve Sells $230M In Glencore Shares Amid Slump
• HGGC Beats Target For Latest Fund With $1.3B Raised
• The Rise Of 'Yankee Loans' In Europe
• Kleiner VC Legend Doerr Testifies That Firm Isn't Sexist
• EFH Wants Creditors Blocked From Targeting LBO Debt
• Canyon Ranch Soothes Condo Owners' Ch. 11 Complaints
• Caesars Outlines Plan To Cut $10B In Debt
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• Tech-Focused Frontier Capital Raises $390M For 4th Fund
• Deals Rumor Mill: World Duty Free, Novetta Solutions, Bogner
• Market Rumors: Actavis, HKBN, Aldermore
• Chinese Dating Site Wooed With $262M Take-Private Bid
• Refresco Gerber Readying To Launch Amsterdam IPO
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Akerman's Palash Pandya
• Investing In NYC Real Estate? Get Ready For Rent Laws
• Ex-HP Chair Called Kleiner Partners' Affair A 'Molehill'
• Kirkland & Ellis Denies Conflicts In Caesars Retention
• Deals Rumor Mill: Orange, Waddington, Berkshire Hathaway
• Market Rumors: Wood Mackenzie, Qualitas, Gulf Capital
• Deka Snaps Up German Hotel In Record $177M Deal
• Ola Forks Over $200M For Cab-Hailing Rival TaxiForSure
• Arnold & Porter, Latham Steer $790M SAIC-Scitor Merger Deal
• St. Louis Chain Says Broke Franchisee Can't Use Trademarks
• Most-Favored-Nation Effects In Private Equity: Uncertain
• Blackstone-Backed Summit Materials Aims For $420M IPO
• Simpson, De Brauw, Skadden Lead $12B NXP-Freescale Deal