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Private Equity - August, 2015

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• 3 Lessons From The Rise And Fall Of Dole's GC
• Sidley Austin Snags Ex-Klee Tuchin M&A Pro For LA Office
• RadioShack Scheme Gave Control To Hedge Fund, Suit Says
• Futures Watchdog Proposes New Cybersecurity Rules
• Bear Stearns Tells 2nd Circ. $200M Complaint Missed Deadline
• Deals Rumor Mill: Fiat, London City Airport, Carlyle Group
• Ares Fund Pays $185M To WPX For ND Gathering System
• Real Estate Rumors: Apollo, Forever 21, BuzzFeed
• Carlyle Drops $98M On Candle Merchant
• Pleasant Lake Launches Hostile Takeover Bid For Chipmaker
• Rules Of The Road For Directors Serving Two Masters
• 5 Insights From 3M General Counsel Ivan Fong
• Ageas To Sell HK Insurer For $1.4B To China's JD Capital
• Capella Co-Founder Says PE Firm Cut Him Out Of $900M Sale
• Carlyle In Talks To Buy UK Insurance Software Co. For $755M
• Carlyle Buys Security Solutions Co. From Arlington Capital
• Deals Rumor Mill: Baxalta, Worldpay, Qihoo 360
• Sage Group Says Suit Over Axed MYOB Bid Has Been Tossed
• Brown Rudnick, Foulston Guide $100M Henley-WaterWalk Deal
• Private Equity In Iran: Opportunity Or Pandora's Box?
• Ex-Weil Shanghai M&A Pro Joins O'Melveny In Southern Calif.
• Santa Fe Gold Gets Nod For Interim DIP To Advance Ch. 11
• Dole Ruling Weaves A Cautionary Tale For Take-Private Deals
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tesco, Nippon Life Insurance, Dalian Wanda
• Quick Judgment Eludes Trustees In $7B Caesars Debt Suits
• Debevoise's DQ Sought In $610M Culligan Buyout Row
• Greatbatch To Buy Lake Region Medical In $1.7B Deal
• Singapore's OCBC Closes $393M Private Equity Fund
• A Likely Fatal Blow To Republicans' Pay-To-Play Challenge
• Dole CEO, GC Ordered To Pay $148M For Merger Fraud
• Jones Day Reps Cardinal Health In $290M Buy Of NaviHealth
• Deals Rumor Mill: China Cinda, Quatrro Global, Puerto Rico
• PE-Backed Wound Care Co. Acelity Readies IPO Plans
• Real Estate Rumors: CIM, US Bank, Multi-Employer Property
• Dallas PE Firm Closes $446M Inaugural Oil, Gas Fund
• Former Co-Head Of Skadden's PE Group Returns To Ashurst
• Investment Banks' Interest Piqued By Stadium Finance
• Key Online Lending Takeaways As Regulators Assess Industry
• Pay-To-Play Ruling Sticks Advisers With Tough-To-Follow Rule
• Equitable Mootness May Be Alive And Well In 3rd Circ.
• Bankrupt Caesars Unit, Lenders Reach Deal On Debt Plan
• EFH Ch. 11 Confirmation Hearing Set For November
• Paul Hastings Snags Private Equity Partner From Kirkland
• Deals Rumor Mill: Worldpay, Staples, Tesco
• Abraaj Group Raises $375M For 2nd North Africa PE Fund
• Kirkland, Gordon Arata Guide $850M Gas Asset Deal
• Europe's AIFMD Passport — And Why It Must Try Harder
• GOP Challenge To SEC Pay-To-Play Rule Nixed By DC Circ.
• Davis Wright Nabs Corporate Pro From MoFo In SF
• Verso Workers Appear Unlikely To Alter DOJ Merger Deal
• Third Point Settles FTC Gun-Jumping Case Over Yahoo Stakes
• Sabine Says $16M Bonuses Needed To Keep Ch. 11 Going
• Deals Rumor Mill: Monsanto, Heineken, Novatek
• Anglo American Sells Chile Copper Mines For Up To $500M
• King & Spalding, Kirkland Guide Belk's $3B Sale To Sycamore
• Reps And Warranties Insurance Boom Reshaping PE Deals
• How Regulation A Can Help M&A Practitioners
• Law360 Pro Bono All Stars Show Dedication To Helping Others
• Yucaipa's Subordination Claims Thrown Out Of Allied Ch. 11
• 20 Firms Show How To Win Big And Do Good
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tesco, Novo Banco, Indian Oil Corp.
• Greenberg Traurig Adds M&A Shareholder In Miami
• SEC Gets Fugitive Ex-VC Exec's Assets Frozen
• Kirkland-Led Catterton Pays $925M For Spa Co. Steiner Leisure
• China M&A Activity Hits Record Highs In First Half Of '15
• Deals Rumor Mill: Weather Channel, Nortek, NY Daily News
• Chinese P2P Co. Nabs $207M From Standard Chartered, Others
• Delay Of $7.5M Disgorgement Unwarranted, SEC Tells DC Circ.
• Rennert Loses Bid For New Trial In MagCorp Bankruptcy Row
• Pa. Venture Capital Firm Placed Under SBA Receivership
• IPO Investors Decry Facebook 'Windfall' In Nasdaq Deal
• Oaktree Sues Warburg Pincus For Rural/Metro Value Inflation
• 4 Real Estate Crowdfunding Risks For Investors
• SunEdison Secures $253M To Fund Colo. Solar Plant
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, NASCAR, GE
• Beware False Positives In Statistics-Based SEC Actions
• Alston & Bird Scores Ex-Smith Gambrell Tax Group Head
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear Drivers' Bid For Priority In Ch. 11 Deal
• Ridesharing App GrabTaxi Raises $350M In Latest Round
• Deals Rumor Mill: Solera, Coca-Cola, OAS Investimentos
• Deutsche Gets 2nd Shot At Recouping $30M In Tribune Reorg
• Top 5 Ways To Help A Law Professional Land A Job
• Real Estate Rumors: SL Green, Lone Star, Ceruzzi
• SEC's Dating Advice For Internet Platforms And Its Impact
• Airbnb Teams Up With VC Firms To Grow In China
• OAS Creditors' BVI Play Raises Judge's Eyebrows
• Kasowitz Benson Faces Malpractice Suit Over $12M Default
• DTZ, Rockpoint Score $103.5M Loan For Bethesda Building
• Deals Rumor Mill: Engie, Motorola Solutions, KIC
• Bankrupt Caesars Unit, Lenders Fail To Agree On Debt Plan
• Citi Sells Alternative Investment Biz To SS&C In $425M Deal
• Snapdeal Raises $500M, Draws Investors Alibaba, Foxconn
• White & Case Snags Deals Pro From Vinge For Nordic Biz
• PE-Backed Surgical Center Co. Plans $431M IPO
• SunGard Pulls IPO Following $9.1B Deal With FIS
• Orrick Lures Tech Atty From Pillsbury In San Francisco
• Honigman Nabs Ex-Kirkland & Ellis PE Partner
• Deals Rumor Mill: London City Airport, UAE, Elephant
• OMERS Closes $199M VC Fund To Invest In Canadian Tech
• How Much Money Does It Take To Make A Lawyer Happy?
• CORRECTED: Facebook Execs Seek To Intervene In Nasdaq IPO Settlement
• Cargill To Buy Fish Feed Co. In $1.5B Deal
• Lowenstein Snags Wilson Sonsini Tech Vet To Boost NY Office
• Tilton, SEC Spar In 2nd Circ. Over Agency's In-House Court
• Sandell Says Ethan Allen Is Trying To Stop Board Shakeup
• Blank Check Co. IPOs Rise As Low Risk Level Draws Investors
• Simpson Thacher, Fried Frank Guide $410M Queens Deal
• Mediation — Panacea Or Placebo?
• WuXi PharmaTech To Go Private In $3.3B Deal
• Yuanta Strikes $1.76B Deal For PE-Backed Ta Chong Bank
• Taxation With Representation: Munger, Cravath, Shearman
• Investors' Interest In Dermatology Is More Than Skin-Deep
• Ironridge Global Dodges Securities Manipulation Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Baxalta, TPG Capital, Femsa
• 2015 M&A Easily Clears $3T Mark Fueled By Megamergers
• Sen. Aims To Block China's $23B Micron Takeover
• Adidas Slammed With $14M Loan Fraud Lawsuit
• Dynamic Glassmaker Seeks To Grow With $150M Fundraise
• DLA Piper Reps Cornerstone On $270M Wall St. Purchase
• Caesars Judge Puts Brakes On Bondholders' Vote-Buying Suit
• Is 'Peppercorn' No Longer Sufficient To Settle M&A Suits?
• PE Buyers With Expertise Can Still Lock Down Bargains
• Nomad To Buy Findus Frozen Food Biz In $780M Deal
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Dubai, Salesforce
• Squire Patton, Alliance Drop Suit Over Founder's Scheme
• Pao Appeals Order To Pay $275K In Fees To Kleiner Perkins
• Deals Rumor Mill: GardaWorld, Enea, LBO France
• Saul Ewing Nabs Baker Botts Deals Pro For DC Office
• Kirkland Steers Flexpoint Ford In $1.3B Fund Closing
• Tax Plans To Eliminate Interest Deductions Miss The Mark
• Willkie Guides FIS On $9.1B Deal For Software Co. SunGard
• Cruise Operator, PE Firms To Trim Stakes In Norwegian
• Foley & Lardner Nabs Ex-WilmerHale Private Equity Pro
• Deals Rumor Mill: CDK Global, Pearson, ConocoPhillips
• Activist Pushes Newcastle To Buy Back Shares Or Sell Itself
• Strike Suit Certainty Remains The Status Quo In Nevada
• Willkie Guides Insight Venture In $4.75B Fund Closing
• Carlyle-Led Group Inks $8B Deal For Symantec's Veritas Biz
• Johnson Electric Picks Up Auto Parts Maker From PE Firms
• NJ, Dubai PE Firms Team Up On $300M Japan Solar Projects
• Alibaba Nabs 20% Stake In Chinese Appliance Retailer
• EFH Agrees To Hunt Deal With Eye Toward Ch. 11 Exit
• LCN Capital Wants Dewey Invoice Fight Moved To State Court
• SEC Fines Guggenheim $20M Over Exec's Undisclosed Loan
• TPG Real Estate Buys European Developer TriGranit For $2.7B
• O'Melveny Lures Back Funds Pro From Mishcon De Reya
• SEC Helps Venture Capital Firms Enter The Internet Era
• Motorola Solutions To Repurchase $2B Shares In Auction
• Deals Rumor Mill: Capital One, Annabel Insurance, Dalian
• 5 Cos. Set Sights On $552M As IPO Market Wavers
• PE-Backed Philly Oil Refinery Pumps Brakes On $250M IPO
• Auction.com Sees Momentum For Online Property Deals
• Shell Sells Stake In China Lubricant Co. To Carlyle, Huo
• RMBS Investors Say Wells Fargo, Deutsche Still On Hook
• Canyon Partners Invests $134M In PMG's New Fla. Condo
• Deals Rumor Mill: Worldpay, Wind, 3 Italia, SavingGlobal
• Latham Steers $160M Debut Of Allergy Biotech Aimmune
• Pamplona Capital Invests $150M In Fiber Telecom Provider
• ATK Pushes Back In Appeal Of Rifle Scope Maker's Value
• K&L Gates Nabs Financial Pro From Pepper Hamilton
• Metro Pays EQT $290M For Asia-Based Fine Foods Distributor
• MoFo Snags Crowell Corporate Pro For San Francisco Office
• Real Estate Rumors: Silverstein, Cerberus, Packer
• PE Firm American Capital Creates $450M CLO Equity Fund
• PE-Backed Planet Fitness Grabs $216M In IPO
• Beware Surprises In Foreign Anti-Takeover Regimes
• China's Market Woes Expected To Slow US Delistings
• Data Storage Co. Tintri Nabs $125M In VC Funding Round
• Levenfeld Pearlstein Adds M&A, Tax Partner From PwC
• Google Argues Uber Investment Doesn't Make It RICO-Liable
• Schulte Picks Up Private Equity Pro From Sutherland
• Deals Rumor Mill: HelloFresh, JC Flowers, Bilfinger
• Pine Brook Sinks $300M Into Oil Driller Startup
• Global Hotel Investment Hits $42B In First Half of 2015
• Amplify Snack Brands Nabs $270M In IPO Before Stock Dip
• Silver Lake Backs Motorola Solutions With $1B Investment
• Caesars Bankruptcy Investigator To Scrutinize $30B Buyout
• Takeaways From Delaware's 'New Low' In Flawed Valuation
• Milbank Snags 2 Jones Day M&A And PE Pros For NY Office
• Proposed IRS Regulations Threaten Management Fee Waivers
• Pimco Founder's Parental Advice Wasn't Illegal, Judge Says
• Jones Day Adds Energy Transactions Pro From BakerHostetler
• Carlyle, King Street Drop $104.2M For Mass. Lab Complex
• Northstar Commercial Launches $300M PE Real Estate Fund
• Rangeland Gets $300M PE Backing For New Midstream Co.
• SEC's Gallagher Blames Dodd-Frank For Politicizing Agency
• Optim Judge Won't Put Ch. 11 Plan On Hold For Appeal
• Dentons Nabs 2 M&A Pros To Bolster Moscow Office
• EQT Closes $7.4B Northern Europe-Focused Fund
• Private IPOs And Unicorns May Trigger HSR Act Filings
• 2 Firms Dominate July IPO Activity With Hefty Listings
• Deals Rumor Mill: Petco, BASF, Syngenta, Third Point, Suzuki
• New Top M&A Adviser In July As Firms Avoid Summer Slump
• Aussie Investment Firm Raises $800M For Infrastructure Fund
• Cybersecurity Co. Zscaler Raises $100M In Financing Round
• Chinese Rental Site Raises $300M In Financing Round
• Real Estate Rumors: Simplex, Shanghai, Restoration Hardware
• Wilson Sonsini Snags 2 Corp. Partners From K&L Gates