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Private Equity - June, 2015

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• Kaye Scholer Brings 2 Corporate Partners From Katten
• Tax Court Says Investor Liable For Separate Account Taxes
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: JDS, GoPro And NetSuite, Mitchell
• Deals Rumor Mill: Alpha Natural, Getrag, Banco Penta
• Cooley, Fenwick Rep Cisco In $635M Buy Of Security Co.
• 11th Circ. Sends Paulson Investor Suit To Del. High Court
• Struggling Pep Boys Seeks Sale Amid Activist Pressure
• The Playful, Plainspoken Prose Of Justice Elena Kagan
• Justice Thomas Lets His Dissents Do The Talking
• GE To Sell European PE Financing Unit To Sumitomo For $2.2B
• Tilton Loses Constitutional Challenge To SEC Admin Case
• Wendel Locks Down PE-Backed AlliedBarton In $1.7B Deal
• The 15 Biggest High Court Decisions Of The Past 15 Years
• Boutiques Wipe The Supreme Court Floor With BigLaw Rivals
• Supreme Court Ends Term Sharply Divided
• Justices Pen More Dissents To Show Votes Aren't Political
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals We're Following This Week
• Three Justices Trusted With Most Controversial Opinions
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: FAO Schwarz, Ares, NRG Energy
• Amphenol Offers $1.3B For Bain-Owned Connector Maker
• Deals Rumor Mill: Airbnb, Henniges, Caixa Economica
• Chassix Creditors Want To Litigate Platinum Equity Claims
• Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp Merges With Richardson Patel
• Amplify Snack's PE Backers Line Up $200M IPO
• Kaufman & Canoles Nabs M&A, Tax Pro In Virginia Beach
• Corporate Attys Want More High Court Action After Slow Term
• Energy, Tech Dominate 2015's 10 Largest IPOs
• Vista Equity Partners Nabs Majority Stake In Mediaocean
• Carlyle Continues Chinese Expansion With $235M Deals
• Goodwin Guides AMAG's $700M Buy Of Stem Cell Bank
• SEC Fines KKR $30M For Misallocating Broken Deal Expenses
• 'Stalker' CEO Hit With $18M Verdict For Attacks On Ex-Intern
• Taxation With Representation: Simpson Thacher, Cleary
• NY Jury Gets Ex-Intern's Stalking Case Against Financier
• Harbinger Agrees To $3.7M Settlement In Stock Deal Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: GE, SRA International, Guardian Life
• 5 IPOs Look To Raise $677M Before Long Holiday Weekend
• Car Rental Co. Europcar Rakes In $981M In Paris IPO
• Aeroflex Investors Vie For Atty Fees From $1.5B Deal
• Dems Float Bill To End Tax 'Loophole' On Carried Interest
• OAS Says Aurelius Suit Over Transfers Should Be Nixed
• Appfolio, Xactly Price Low-Flying IPOs
• General Electric To Help Back $450M Aussie Wind Farm
• The Top 3 New Do's And Don'ts For Law Firm Websites
• Starwood Capital Seeks SEC Pay-To-Play Waiver
• Radnor Exec Urges 3rd Circ. To Kill Skadden's $4M Fee Award
• ConocoPhillips Fights Dune's Bid To Extend Exclusivity
• Deals Rumor Mill: Valeant, Zoetis, Aetna, Total
• 10.5 Things To Know About UK's New Disguised Fee Taxes
• PE-Backed Plastics Maker Milacron Lands $286M In IPO
• VC-Backed Glaukos Beats Expectations With $108M IPO
• PE-Backed Oil Tanker Co. Gener8 Draws $210M In IPO
• PE-Backed Diagnostic Imaging Co. Lantheus Misses IPO Target
• A Look At Who's Investing In Latin America
• PE-Backed TransUnion Raises $665M In IPO
• The 25 Law Firms GCs Recommend To Their Friends
• Fenwick Expands Calif. Office With Ex-Kirkland PE Pro
• Stadium App Co. Raises $9M In Series A Funding
• Collection Co. Loses Bid For $93M From Collapsed Telecom
• Zimmer's $14B Biomet Buy Completed After FTC Gives The OK
• Broadcaster ITV Grows Content With $86.5M Twofour Buy
• Ackman's Pershing Square Holdings Raises $1B In Bonds
• Glaucoma Implant Maker Glaukos Boosts IPO Target
• First Solar Was Never Close To 'Holy Grail,' Funds' Suit Says
• High Hurdles Remain For Texas Derivative Plaintiffs
• The Global Hot Spots Of 2015
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2015
• The 5 Firms That Made The Biggest Global Gains
• Ambitious Global Firms Must Have Roots In These Cities
• Judge Casts Doubt On Stillwater's $50M Real Estate Suit
• Ex-Partner Sues Would-Be CrossFit Promoter
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• Deals Rumor Mill: Uber, Formula 1, Tunstall
• Chassix Wins Creditor Support With Modified Ch. 11 Plan
• Ex-NYC Intern Tells Of CEO's Terrifying Stalking Campaign
• UK Betting Giants In Merger Talks
• Locke Lord Dials Up Miami Real Estate Talent With 2 Attys
• Billionaire Defends Sanctions Bid In $156M Stock Heir Suit
• PE-Backed Planet Fitness Files For $100M IPO
• New Senior Drops $640M For For 28-Home Senior Portfolio
• 3M Pays $2.5B For Fall Protection Gear Maker Capital Safety
• Chancery's Approach To Board Seat Agreement Disputes
• Trial Over Caesars Ch. 11 Start Date Delayed Until Oct.
• Fired NYC Intern Talks Of CEO's Relentless Sexual Pressure
• Deals Rumor Mill: Vantage Energy, Nielsen, Uber
• Carlyle Puts $500M In India Gas Venture Magna Energy
• CVC-Led Group Picks Up Controlling Alvogen Stake
• PE-Backed Coal MLP Bowie Resource Eyes $100M IPO
• 2 Years After Windsor, SEC Addresses Same-Sex Investors
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Norway, Blackstone, AIG
• PE Firm Lone Star Set To Buy Home Properties In $7.6B Deal
• Prenatal Diagnostics Co. Natera Sets Terms For $100M IPO
• Quadrant Sheds Light On Director Duties In PE Deals
• Bharara's No. 2 Takes Latest Spin Through Revolving Door
• Fairway Investors Say IPO Claims Meet Omnicare Standard
• Financial Sponsor-Backed IPOs To Dominate Week Ahead
• TPG, Ex-Spokesman Settle Suit Over Leaks With Injunction
• Brazilian Steakhouse Fogo de Chao's $88M IPO Tops Target
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Latham, Cravath
• Deals Rumor Mill: Martha Stewart Living, Synlab, Novolex
• Advent, Bain Drop $2.4B For Italian E-Payments Co.
• 5 Tips For Navigating The FCC's Merger Review Process
• AIFMD — From Reluctance To Action
• Biz Software Co. Mindbody Hits Target With $100.1M IPO
• Why Lateral Candidacies Fail
• Fenwick-Led Fitbit Lands Year's Largest US Tech Debut
• Deals Rumor Mill: Google, A&P, Telecom Italia
• OM Group Investor Challenges $1B Sale To Apollo Global
• The Striking Breadth Of UK's New Small Business Law
• On-Demand Health Care Co. Teladoc Polishes $112M IPO Plans
• Pao Must Pay $275K In Legal Fees To Kleiner Perkins
• PE-Backed Univar Raises $770M In IPO
• 2 Minority Views From The Top Of BigLaw
• Custom Joint Co. ConforMIS Prepares For Up To $144M IPO
• PE Firms Get Nothing In Universal American Board-Seat Row
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive Benihana Foreign Trademark Row
• Google-Backed Cloud Infrastructure Co. Eyes $100M IPO
• Dems Say Regulators Paid 'Lip Service' To Diversity Goals
• Holland & Knight Snags McDermott Corporate Pro For NY
• Gov't Probe A Hitch For Focus Media's China Listing Plan
• Pao Owes $275K In Kleiner Fees, Judge Tentatively Rules
• PE-Backed Univar Raises IPO Terms To $735M
• Kerkorian's Will Calls For Sale Of $1.7B MGM Resorts Stake
• Fenwick Steers Fitbit's $731M Public Debut
• PSEG Snags Maryland 755MW Power Project For $850M
• Deals Rumor Mill: T-Mobile, Tujia.com, EBay
• Veteran Italian PE Atty Sees End To Financial Crisis Woes
• High Court Gives Bharara More Time To Mull Newman Appeal
• Frasers Pays $571M For UK Boutique Hotel Operator
• Hill-Rom To Pay $2B For Medical Device Maker Welch Allyn
• Pearson Sells PowerSchool Biz For $350M To Vista Equity
• Alternative Leveraged Lending Structures And Limitations
• Caesars Faces $6.3B Suit From Trustee Over Restructuring
• Chassix Fights Transmission Co.'s $1B Claim In Ch. 11 Vote
• Deals Rumor Mill: Houlihan Lokey, NCR, Coty
• Allianz Spends $236M To Buy Railway Co.'s Berlin Office
• Microbiome Biotech Seres Sets Terms For $106M IPO
• Berkshire Hathaway Drops $388M For Aussie Insurer Stake
• Blackstone Transmission Biz Puts Up $284M For Lake Cleanup
• ARC Hospitality Extends Buying Spree With $300M Hotel Deal
• McKenna Long Nabs M&A Pro As Dentons Tie-Up Nears
• Diagnostics Co. Lantheus Seeks $83M In Revived IPO
• Fitbit Steps Up IPO Target To $621M
• Beware Increased Privacy And Data Security Scrutiny In M&A
• 16 Cos. Polish $2.8B In IPO Plans
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• Deals Rumor Mill: Cigna, Anthem, Deutsche Boerse
• Tips To Avoid Conflicts When Hiring In-House Lawyers
• PE-Backed TransUnion Beefs Up IPO Plans To $650M
• Glaucoma Device Maker Glaukos Sets Terms For $80M IPO
• PE-Backed Plastics Maker Milacron Sets Terms For $300M IPO
• Allen & Overy-Led Omers To Pay $1.7B For Enviro Consultancy
• PE-Backed Oil Tanker Co. Gener8 Sets Terms For $270M IPO
• Taxation With Representation: Debevoise, Goodwin, Skadden
• Tech, Biotech Take Center Stage As 10 IPOs Target $1.6B
• Deals Rumor Mill: Heinz, Kraft, Dish, T-Mobile, CNNC
• ​Alternative Lenders For Mergers Are Here To Stay
• Pulling Up Stakes: Nelson Mullins, K&L Gates
• Cohen & Grigsby Adds 2 Business Services Partners In Pa.
• Cleary Gottlieb Guides IFF In $319M Cosmetics Co. Buy
• Allied, Creditors Blast Yucaipa's Bid To Delay Ch. 11
• Polsinelli Snags Dentons' Middle-Market M&A Pro For KC
• Why Law Firms Collapse
• King & Spalding Guides Wingstop In $110M IPO
• Activist Elliott Seeks To Halt Samsung Unit's $600M Share Sale
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Shorenstein, Heidi Klum, Tesla
• Health Care-Focused Joint Venture Lands $192M For 1st Fund
• Optim Energy Fights To Keep Control Of Ch. 11
• Cybersecurity Co. Rapid7 Zeroes In On $80M IPO
• Deals Rumor Mill: Apollo, GE, Alstom, Novartis
• Melinta Raises $67M In Venture Capital For New Drug
• Shoreline Rakes In $500M For Distressed Debt Fund
• Royal Resources Targets $100M IPO In Latest MLP Debut
• Akin Gump Snags Stroock Debt Finance Pro For NY Office
• Hess Nets $2.7B In Deal For 50% Of Bakken Midstream Assets
• IP Risks In M&A: Have You Bought A Company Or A Lawsuit?
• KPMG Can't Nix Fraud Suit Over Ex-Rangers Owner Audit
• DOJ Says Ga. Judge Erred With SEC Admin Court Injunction
• Haynes And Boone Reps WhiteWave In $550M Vega Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Digital Realty Trust, Goldman, Nemak
• Bayer Sells Diabetes Unit For $1B To Panasonic
• Acquisition Co. Buys STG For $165M, Plans To Take It Public
• Samsung Unit Sells Shares In $8B Merger Fight
• New Residential REIT Prices $505M Follow-On Offering
• Chassix Creditors Demand Changes To 'Lopsided' Ch. 11 Plan
• Arcapita Nets $640M In Senior-Housing Sale To NorthStar
• China Biologic Nabs $315M In Upsized Follow-On Offering
• Greenberg Nabs 2 Ex-Clifford Chance M&A, PE Aces
• Investor Asks 11th Circ. To Revive Sino-Forest Loss Suit
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Boies Schiller, Laurene Jobs, RREEF
• Deals Rumor Mill: Cerberus, Fiat Chrysler, Atmel
• Colt May Pull Trigger On Ch. 11 If Bond Exchange Misfires
• Activist Elliott Sues To Block Samsung Units' $8B Merger
• China Mobile Games Strikes $689M Go-Private Deal
• Agencies Issue Diversity Hiring Standards For Banks, Brokers
• TPG, Others Sink $129M In Singapore's PropertyGuru
• Wingstop Ups IPO Target As Another Restaurant Sets Terms
• Debevoise Guides CPPIB In $12B Deal For GE Lender Antares
• VC Firm Made $230M From Chipmaker's Bad Accounting: Suit
• Cadwalader Nabs Kirkland M&A Pro Skilled In Activist Battles
• Deals Rumor Mill: General Electric, CPPIB, Titan Outdoor
• Snoop Dogg Sues Pabst For His Share Of $700M Sale
• Florida Asset Firm Can't Shake SEC's $31M Fraud Suit
• Tilton Tells SEC Judge She Was Upfront With Investors
• Apollo Enters Talks To Pay $3.3B For French Bottling Co.
• Univar Plans For $440M IPO, $350M Private Placement
• Business Management Software Co. Mindbody Eyes $100M IPO
• PE Firm Urges FCC Not To Gut 'Designated Entity' Program
• Drug Development Service Patheon Eyes $100M US IPO
• Patron Capital Sells UK Retailer Motor Fuel Group For $563M
• Tech-Focused PE Firm Raises $283M For Buyout Fund
• German High Court Limits Insolvency Options For Sponsors
• Defendants See Achilles Heel In SEC's Admin Judge Hiring
• Ellen Pao Demanded $2.7M To Drop Appeal, Kleiner Says
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: BlackRock, Adidas, Carib Mall
• Deals Rumor Mill: SunGard, RBS, HP
• Pulling Up Stakes: Jones Day, Proskauer, Holland & Knight
• EndoChoice Draws $95M In IPO At Low End Of Range
• Evolent Prices $196M IPO Above Expectations
• NY Court Won't Revive Auto Parts Maker's Buyout Suit
• Cardinal Health Pays $1.1B For Generics Distributor
• FINRA Relaxes Restrictions On Related Performance Info
• Lehman Trustee Strikes $1B Deal To End Barclays Asset Fight
• Shareholder Activism And Defense Strategies: Part 2
• PE-Backed MLP PennTex Draws $225M In Public Debut
• Pittsburgh Penguins Owners Exploring Sale Of NHL Club
• Kramer Levin Lures Deals Pro From Arnold & Porter In NY
• Paragon Offshore Raises $300M In Sale-Leaseback Deal
• PE-Backed Software Co. SunGard Plans for IPO
• Duane Morris Brings Back Corporate Law Pro In Philly
• ARC Hospitality Pays Wheelock $92.5M For 5 Marriott Hotels
• Shareholder Activism And Defense Strategies: Part 1
• Caesars Says Creditor Suits Would Bankrupt Parent Co.
• Pepper Hamilton Shakes DQ Bid In Utility Co. Buyout Row
• Catalent's PE Backers Draw $406M In Secondary Offering
• Private Equity Partner Joins Choate Hall From DLA Piper
• Kirkland-Led Comvest Raises $450M For Third Lending Fund
• Proskauer Guides Close Of $956M Silverfleet Buyout Fund
• 3rd Circ. Paves Way For Rising Structured Dismissal Use
• Sophos Plans $100M London IPO To Trim Debt
• Brookfield Buys Center Parcs In Deal Rumored At $3.8B
• Focus Media To List In China Through $7B Reverse Merger
• Lessons From DuPont's Proxy Contest Victory
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Vornado, Tishman, Avant
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ashley Furniture, At Home Group, Kaufhof
• Willkie Farr Drops Fugitive Client In Insider Trading Case
• DLA Piper Adds Ex-Cooley Corporate Partner In Calif.
• Assault Claims Cut From $850M NYG Capital Harassment Suit
• Prenatal Diagnostics Co. Natera Eyes $100M IPO
• LightSquared Gets Nod For $1.75B Exit Financing
• Wingstop Cooks Up $75M IPO Plan
• Baker & McKenzie Guides HK Brokerage On $500M Share Sale
• Wearable Tech Co. Fitbit Sprints Toward $448M IPO
• Kirkland Guides PE Firm Valor To Close $490M Fund
• 5 Insights From Schneider Electric GC Peter Wexler
• Qunar Rejects Ctrip Takeover Bid, Takes In PE Firm Cash
• Investors May Find Opportunities In Retail Clinic Growth
• Investors Lose First Bid To Clear $15M Hot Topic Settlement
• Reddit's Pao To Appeal $100M Kleiner Perkins Loss
• Deals Rumor Mill: CPPIB, Novo Banco, Azadea
• Chassix Creditors Seek Deposition Of Key Execs
• GE Puts Commercial Lending Unit Up For Sale
• Akin Gump Guides Ferrellgas In $838M Deal For Bridger
• Perkins Coie Nabs Ex-Squire Patton Boggs Tax Pro
• Investors Find Hotel Deal Upsides Harder To Ensure
• Quadrant Private Equity Drops $312M On Aussie Pet Food Co.
• Paul Weiss Leads Apollo Global In $1B Deal For OM Group
• PE-Backed 3SBio Seeks $711M In Hong Kong IPO
• The SEC's Current Views On Private Equity