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Private Equity - September, 2015

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• Monde Nissin Pays Exponent PE $832M For Quorn Foods
• Foreign Investors To Shift US Real Estate Strategy
• China's Focus Media, CEO Settle With SEC For $55.6M
• Hudson Pacific Strikes $90M Deal To Sell Calif. Office Plaza
• Deals Rumor Mill: Perrigo, Synaptics, Brown-Forman
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Westcore, Deutsche Bank
• Oak Hill Trims Stake In Dave & Buster's In $234.8M Offering
• Online Lender Avant Raises $325M In Funding Round
• Cadwalader Nabs Mayer Brown Fund Finance Pros In Charlotte
• Starboard Urges Change At Advance After Nabbing 3.7% Stake
• 1 Firm, 1 Month: A $1.8B Spree Of NYC Property Deals
• Corvus Pharma Raises $75M To Help Cancer Treatment R & D
• Deals Rumor Mill: Anheuser-Busch, Tipico, Bridgepoint
• Qualcomm Vows To Invest Up To $150M In Indian Startups
• Debevoise, Simpson Steer $217M Phoenix Go-Private Deal
• Caesars Takes A Second Shot At Halting Creditor Suits
• Carlyle Nabs Majority Stake In $1B London Consulting Firm
• What Attys Need To Know About Restructuring A Zombie Fund
• Caesars Pushes Out $554M Fight With Wilmington
• Bankrupt Caesars Unit's Noteholders Want Cert. In Refi Row
• Deals Rumor Mill: SABMiller, AC Milan, Hon Hai Precision
• Warburg Pincus Leads $60M Education Co. Financing Round
• White & Case Bolsters NY Office With IP, Tech Partner
• Sanchez Energy Sells Texas Assets For $345M To MLP
• SEC Attempts To Address Due Process Concerns
• Baker Botts, Cleary Rep Kraton Polymers In $1.4B Purchase
• Gulf Related Gets $626M Loan For Abu Dhabi Project
• Hedge Funds Must Turn Focus To Cybersecurity, Exec Says
• Comcast To Pay $1.5B For Stake In Japanese Theme Park
• A Review Of SEC's Audit Fraud Enforcement Trends: Part 2
• SEC Court To Get Face-Lift, But Attys Still See The Wrinkles
• Deals Rumor Mill: Awas Aviation, Japan Tobacco, Aerojet
• RadioShack Settles Standard General Indemnity Claims
• OPINION: Have Big Law Firms Lost Their Way?
• Grocery Giant Albertsons Readies $1.8B IPO
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Cravath, Sutherland
• Ardian Pays Repsol $364M For 10% Stake In CHL Group
• Two Firms Ruled Real Estate M&A Space This Summer
• A Review Of SEC's Audit Fraud Enforcement Trends: Part 1
• Kickstarting Information Governance: 3 Ideal Pilot Projects
• Highland Asks For Chance To Prove IRS Acting In Bad Faith
• Deals Rumor Mill: Williams Cos., Repsol, Towers Watson
• Turnbridge Partners Launches With $500M
• SEC Proposes To 'Modernize' In-House Court
• Andreessen Horowitz Leads Onshape's $80M Financing Round
• Pure Storage Targets $3.3B Valuation In IPO
• SEC Puffs Up Enforcement Stats, Study Finds
• Deals Rumor Mill: Citrix, Energy Capital, Hannover Finanz
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Watching This Week
• PE Firm Puts $100M Into Latin America, Japan Solar Plants
• CFTC Adjusts Rules For Position Limits On Derivatives
• Starwood Capital Gets Final OK For SEC Pay-To-Play Waiver
• K&L Gates Adds Ex-Goodwin Procter Financial Investment Pro
• Private Equity Fund To Pay $6.8M To Settle SEC Fraud Claims
• Swiss Re Pays $2.4B For Guardian Financial In PE Exit
• BBA Aviation Buys Landmark Aviation For $2.1B From PE Firm
• Real Estate Rumors: BioMed, Uber, Samsung Life
• 3rd Circ. Grants More Flexibility To Section 363 Buyers
• Ballard Spahr Adds Ex-Nelson Mullins EB-5 Pro In Atlanta
• Deals Rumor Mill: Blackstone, ConocoPhillips, Casa Reha
• AltaGas To Pay Oaktree Unit $642M For 3 Calif. Gas Plants
• Senate Dems Urge Swift IRS Crackdown On PE 'Tax Cheating'
• Meggitt Lands EDAC Unit In $340M Deal With Greenbriar
• TICC Urged To Delay Proxy Vote On Sale Of Investment Arm
• Real Estate Rumors: Brack Capital, UBS, Carlyle
• The Key To National Security Compliance Success
• The 4 Firms In-House Counsel Fear The Most
• Fried Frank Guides Meadow In $99M Sale Of NYC Leasehold
• Deals Rumor Mill: First Data, Fortress, EQT Partners
• Colt Nears Deal On New Lease, Gets Delay In Creditors' Probe
• Trader Wants 'Afraid' Judge Out Of CFTC Trading Suit
• Cooley, Shearman Guide PE Firm In $545M Pan-Asia Fund
• Symrise To Pay $397M For Chemicals Maker Pinova Holdings
• Paul Hastings Reps CMC On China Movie JV With Warner Bros.
• Colt Creditors Double Down On Lease Fight
• Taxation With Representation: Simpson, Morris, Baker Botts
• Jinjiang Takes Control Of PE-Backed Hotel Co. For $1.3B
• Big Banks Must Talk With Credit Unions Over MBS Claims
• Del. Opinion Spells An End To Disclosure-Only Settlements
• NXP's $12B Freescale Deal Gets EU Nod With Divestiture
• Deals Rumor Mill: Anheuser-Busch, Hutchison, Petco
• Del. Judge OKs Riverbed Deal, Warns Standards May Change
• Health Insurance Startup Clover Scores $100M In Funding
• Electra Plans To Reject Activist Investor's Advances Again
• A Shift In IRS Ruling Policy For Spinoffs
• Ex-Quiznos Execs Duck Restructuring Row
• Deals Rumor Mill: Worldpay, Priory Group, Unilabs
• 2nd. Circ. Orders SEC To Pause Tilton In-House Case
• Gibson Dunn Snags Deloitte Tax Expert
• Dechert Aids Accel, Lead Edge In $200M BlaBlaCar Fundraise
• China's Biostime Buys Into $1.2B Australian Vitamin Maker
• Carlyle Group Raises Nearly $1B For Japanese Buyout Fund
• The Equity Cure Provision — Saving Debt With Equity
• Greenberg Pushes To Toss Suit Over Evidence Cover-Up
• Education Co.'s Ch. 11 Bars Lender's $3.2M Suit, Judge Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Cablevision, MBK Partners, Albertsons
• Cooley Snags Ex-WilmerHale Team In London
• Real Estate Rumors: Carlyle, Apple, Gulf Resources
• TPG Unit Unveils Rejected $450M Bid For Lender TICC
• 2nd Circ. Judge Presses SEC To Stay Tilton In-House Case
• Obama Seeks Carried Interest Tax Hike In Budget Talks
• Simpson Helps Blackstone JV Net $592M Loan For NY Apt. Buy
• Blackstone To Revive Intelenet With $388M Serco Deal
• Avoiding Post-Closing Working Capital Disputes
• Allergan Fights To Keep IPR Extortion Fight In Federal Court
• Eden Rock Looks To Restore Suit Over $150M Capstone Deals
• Oil Refinery In Virgin Islands Files For Ch. 11
• Deals Rumor Mill: NBCUniversal, Liberty Global, IMAX
• Solving Law Firm Staffing Problems Through Innovation
• DHS Says Logistics Co. Lacks Standing In Visa Denial Suit
• Everstone Raises $730M For Third India-Focused PE Fund
• 'Stalker' CEO Denies Fraud Charges, Calls Arrest A Surprise
• Ardian Secures $2.25B For European-Focused Private Debt Fund
• The Importance Of Letters Of Intent In M&A Negotiations
• GAO Creates Catch-22 For Contractors In M&A Transactions
• IRS Loses Appeal Over $24M LifeCare Sale Tax Bill
• SEC Case Against 'Stalker' CEO Could Help Ex-Intern Collect
• Deals Rumor Mill: Banco de Sabadell, Credit Suisse, Apollo
• Real Estate Rumors: Larry Ellison, Citadel, Pearlmark
• Hellas Noteholders Trustee Can Tweak $565M PE Scheme Suit
• Goodwin-Led Dimension Therapeutics Preps $115M Debut
• UK Firms Trowers & Hamlins, Stones Solicitors Join Forces
• Fall M&A Forecast Uncertain As Summer Of Big Deals Fades
• Simpson Thacher Guides Vista's $3.7B Deal For Solera
• Two Blank Check Cos. Price $500M and $400M IPOs
• Colt Wants Creditors' Potential Suit Over Lease Halted
• PE Firm Managers Slam Partner's Suit As 'Distorted Tale'
• Taxation With Representation: Simpson, Fasken, Fried
• Deals Rumor Mill: Blackstone Group, Amundi, Novo Banco
• 5 Firms Steer $690M Deal For Manhattan Rental Portfolio
• Sidley Reps Siris In $1B Buy Of Software Co. PGi
• Effectively Connected Income: A Close Look At The Rules
• LCN Says Costs From Dewey Collapse Offset Any Fees
• Ropes & Gray Adds Finance Partner From Morgan Lewis
• Troutman Sanders Reclaims Finance Lawyer In NY
• Fisker Execs, Kleiner Perkins Get Investors' Suit Trimmed
• Gibson Dunn Guides Neustar's $220M Caller Verification Buy
• Deals Rumor Mill: Barclays, First Data, Avon Products
• SEC Blasts Stay Bid From Wife Of Fugitive Ex-VC Exec
• ArcLight, Texas Oil Driller Sink $200M Into Startup
• GIP To Pay $875M For German Offshore Wind Project Stake
• Ivanhoe-Callahan JV Drops $200M On Los Angeles Tower
• Pao Drops Gender Bias Suit Against Kleiner Perkins
• Litigation Financing May Ease Your Year-End Cash Crunch
• Real Estate Rumors: Erste, Harbor Group, Ceruzzi
• 'Stalker' Wall Street CEO Arrested Over Securities Fraud
• Deals Rumor Mill: Solera, Aerojet Rocketdyne, Manulife
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Watching This Week
• JPMorgan's RMBS Deal Is Unfair, Hedge Fund Says
• Shearman Nabs Ex-Freshfields Deals Pro In London
• UCITS Or AIFMD: Better The Devil You Know?
• Simpson, King Spalding Steer Deal For Part Of $595M Property
• How To Put Together A Killer Data Center Team
• Surf Clothing Co. Quiksilver Hits Ch. 11
• Alibaba Starts Sports Biz With PE Firm, Media Co. Backing
• A Narrowing Of The HSR Investment-Only Exemption
• Thermo Fisher Sanctioned Over Flubbed Depo In Fraud Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Didi Kuaidi, One Call Care, Potash Corp.
• Ardian Launches $2.24B European Real Estate Arm
• Goodwin Procter Adds Kirkland & Ellis PE Partner In SF
• 3 Life Sciences Cos. Polish $300M In Anticipated Floats
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Altarea, Lone Star
• Concordia's $3.5B Deal Grows Rare Disease Drug Portfolio
• Simpson Thacher Reps Blackstone In $6B Hotel REIT Deal
• Duka Will Slow, Not Stop, SEC's In-House Court Trend
• Power Services Co. Lands $30M Trade Secrets Jury Verdict
• Deals Rumor Mill: GE, Hapag-Lloyd, Rokin, Jupiter Hotels
• Apollo Prepares McGraw-Hill Education For $100M IPO
• Och-Ziff Brass Hit With Derivative Suit Over FCPA Probes
• Allergan To Pay $300M For Glaucoma Treatment Developer
• HNA Unit Snaps Up Aircraft Lessor Avolon In $7.6B Deal
• ILPA Launches Push For Uniformity In PE Reporting
• Dorsey Hooks Ex-Olswang Chair To Helm Europe PE Group
• Deals Rumor Mill: Hewlett-Packard, Petco, Charterhouse
• Skadden, Weil Guide Blackstone Investment In PMI Group
• Fox Rothschild Snags Polsinelli Deals Pro For DC Office
• Carlyle's $98M Candle Co. Buy Spawns Investor Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Gilead Sciences, Starwood, TGM
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tesco, GVC Holdings, Novo Banco
• Ontario Teachers Takes Senior Home Co. Private In $435M Deal
• Electra-Owned Park Resorts Group To Merge With UK Rival
• Puerto Rico Utility Strikes Debt Deal With Bondholder Group
• Cybersecurity Co. Tanium Raises $120M In TPG-Led Round
• Benesch Nabs Ex-Ulmer & Berne Attys For New Chicago Office
• Dole Ruling Warns Not To Undermine MFW Protections
• Physiotherapy Trust Hits Ex-Owners With $250M Fraud Suit
• Ropes & Gray Nabs Private Equity Partner From Weil
• Centerbridge-Backed Dialysis Center Operator Eyes IPO
• Deals Rumor Mill: BG Group, GE Capital, Ajinomoto
• Carlyle Makes $764M Takeover Offer To Innovation Group
• Proskauer Guides British Buyout Firm Montagu On $3.1B Fund
• MaxPoint Sued Over Post-IPO Stock Woes
• Purchase Price Adjustment Lessons From ATK Dispute