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Private Equity - October, 2015

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• Here's How 22 Firms Connect To The Top 11 REIT Deals
• EMC Shareholder Says $67B Dell Deal Shortchanges Investors
• Crowdfunding May Struggle Under New SEC Rules
• Deals Rumor Mill: Accor SA, Airbus Group, TPG Capital
• Good Tech Sues Challengers Of $425M BlackBerry Deal
• Hinckley Allen, Morgan Lewis Guide $78M Boston Deal
• Ex-Intel Worker Cries Foul Over Retirement Plan Investments
• Split SEC Finalizes Crowdfunding Rules
• Forbes Sues Controlling Investor Group Over Nonpayment
• Dodd-Frank 2.0 — The Clinton Plan For Financial Regulation
• Deals Rumor Mill: Visa, KeyCorp, Lotte Group
• Frazier Healthcare Closes $262M Life Sciences Fund
• Real Estate Rumors: Broadcom, Fairfield, Paramount
• MoFo Aids Aetos Capital In $1.3B Sale Of Simplex
• Gibson, Sullivan Steer KKR's Lease For 30 Hudson Yards
• From The Book Of Jargon: Creeping Tender
• 5 Do's & Don'ts For Crafting M&A Deals In Hot REIT Market
• Kirkland Dodges DQ Bid By Caesars' Creditors, For Now
• Argentina Calls Firms' Injunction Play 'Coercion'
• Foot Locker Escapes Veritas Suit Over $13M Loan
• 5 Ways Your Ego Is Killing Your Career
• Deals Rumor Mill: Starwood, UnitedHealth, DuPont
• Activist Elliott Turns Attention To Struggling Cabela's
• Data Co. Alteryx Raises $85M In Funding Led By Iconiq
• Lessons From SEC's Latest Private Fund Fee Disclosure Action
• Kramer Levin Adds Ex-Dechert Investment Fund Partner In NY
• Booming Market For REIT Deals Still Has Room To Run
• Snyder's-Lance Shells Out $1.91B For Diamond Foods
• IRS Set For Easier Partnership Audits Under Budget Deal
• Engineering Firm Can't Go After PE Funds For EnCap Money
• Pimco Founder Can't Slip Suit Over Son's Shuttered Co.
• Deals Rumor Mill: SABMiller, Starwood, National Australia
• Seyfarth Shaw Adds Dealmaker From Blank Rome In NY
• Pro Bono: The New Associate's Compass To Success
• Real Estate Rumors: KKR, Wells Fargo, Carlyle
• PayPal Founder Leads $27M Bond Trading Startup Fundraise
• Blackstone Says No Imminent Stuy Town Air Rights Plan
• Cisco To Pay $452.5M For Network Security Co.
• Private Equity Firms: Prepare For The BE-180 Survey
• Ares, Kayne Anderson Nix $2.55B Deal Amid Energy Volatility
• Carlyle, Vinci Buy Brazilian Education Unit In $284.6M Deal
• CPPIB, BC Partners Buy Into Altice's $17.7B Cablevision Buy
• NYC Pols Red-Flag Blackstone's Plan For Stuy Town Air Rights
• TICC Must Delay Vote On Benefit Street Deal, Judge Rules
• Deals Rumor Mill: Equate, Bain Capital, Stremicks Heritage
• Gala Coral Sells Unit For $370M Ahead Of Ladbrokes Merger
• BlueScope Steel Buying Out Cargill Joint Venture For $720M
• NYSE Parent Co. Pays $5.2B To Nab Interactive Data Corp.
• Refresh Or Rebuild? Website Strategies For Big Law
• Kirkland Guides Starwood's $5.4B Apartment Portfolio Deal
• Philips' $3B LED Biz Sale Runs Into US Regulatory Hurdle
• Cerberus In Top Spot For Distressed $6.9B Irish Loan Pool
• Foreign Suitors Snatching Up More US Companies
• Ropes & Gray Nabs Ex-Weil Partner For Shanghai Corp. Team
• Deals Rumor Mill: Kellogg, TreeHouse, Astoria Financial
• Naspers Adds $1.2B To Stake In Classifieds Site Avito
• SEC Regulation Of Cybersecurity And Tech Risk Converges
• PE Firm Summit Partners Invests $45.6M In Ontario Drone Co.
• 5 Firms Steer $1.9B Starwood-Milestone Deal For Apt. REIT
• SEC Raises Bar For Blocking Investors' Dueling Proposals
• Solar Service Co. Sunnova Raises $300M In Financing Round
• Deals Rumor Mill: Liberty Global, Interval Leisure, Hamleys
• Caesars Creditors Fight To Limit Kirkland's Role
• DLA Piper Exits Suit Over Bankrupt Hospital's LBO
• 4 Keys To Guiding A Dual-Track Deal Past The Finish Line
• SEC Enforcement Surged To Record High In Fiscal Year 2015
• Why More Businesses Are Considering The B Corp. Model
• Terra Firma Inks $855M Take-Private Deal For UK Energy Co.
• Volcker Rule Continues To Challenge The CLO Market
• Real Estate Rumors: Stuy Town, Hudson Yards, Kraft Heinz
• EMC Shareholder Says Dell's $67B Takeover Price Too Low
• Fresh Faces At SEC Won't Mask Political Strife
• 5 Tips To Get The Most Out Of Rep & Warranty Insurance
• Chancery Says $6.9B Deal Price Was Fair In BMC Appraisal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Parques Reunidos, National Food, Barclays
• 2 PE Firms Will Drop $4.5B To Take SolarWinds Private
• Directors And Officers May Be Liable For WARN Act Claims
• 4 Reasons To Use Electronic Deposition Exhibits
• 3 Takeaways From Blackstone, Ivanhoe's Stuy Town Deal
• Chancery Leaves Goldman On The Hook In $4B Tibco Deal Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: FedEx, Deutsche Telekom, Unicredit
• Real Estate Rumors: Starwood Capital, Ares, Extell
• PE Duo Makes Play For European Photo Printing Co.
• Stroke Prevention Co. Gets $57M Injection From Backers
• Caesars Wants 7th Circ. To Save It From Creditor Suits
• Blackstone, Ivanhoe Seal Deal For Beleaguered Stuy Town
• Embattled Hedge Fund Manager Files For Ch. 11
• SEC Private Fund Study May Slow Regulatory Creep
• Deals Rumor Mill: SanDisk, Cerberus, Andrade Gutierrez
• Sidley Austin Nabs Ex-Cadwalader Private Equity Pro
• Buchanan Ingersoll Escapes Perfumer's $3M Malpractice Suit
• Puda Coal Underwriters Pay $8.6M To Settle Investor Claims
• SEC Sues Fund Manager For Diverting $2.8M To Failing Fund
• Investors To Appeal Dismissal Of Quiznos Restructuring Suit
• Barclays, Wachovia Exit Credit Union MBS Row For $378M
• GFH Capital Strikes $125M US Industrial Property Deal
• Check Printing Biz Makes $160M Data Analytics Buy
• WEX Inks $1.4B Deal For Payment Processor EFS
• Real Estate PE Firm To Pay $1.9B For Campus Crest
• Real Estate Rumors: Stuyvesant, Silverstein, Kushner
• OPINION: The Bitter Pill Of Competition Within Large Law
• SFX Boss Lobs Slashed $191M Take-Private Cash Offer
• Taxation With Representation: Weil, Simpson, Kirkland
• Orrick Hires Weil Pro To Head German M&A, PE Group
• Deals Rumor Mill: EDF, EnBW, BC Partners
• Regulator Nixes Fintech's $960M Bid For Telecom Argentina
• 3 Proxy Advisers Urge TICC Holders To Veto Co.'s Proposal
• SEC Head Says 'Cracks' Found In Funds' Fiduciary Duty
• Cracking Down On PE Fee And Expense Allocation Practices
• 3 Firms Steer Square's Plans For $275M Public Debut
• Deals Rumor Mill: Anheuser-Busch, Staples, Analog Devices
• Singapore Post Drops $169M On E-Commerce Biz
• Commercial Sector Gets Its Turn In Miami's Real Estate Boom
• Metadata 101 For Lawyers: A 2-Minute Primer
• First Data's $2.6B IPO Falls Short While Albertsons Delays
• Asset Management Industry Regulation Remains In Flux
• AEW Scores Singapore Mall in $140M Deal With CapitaLand
• 5 Hot Transportation Deals — And The Firms That Led Them
• Small-Biz Group Rallies Behind SEC's Regulation A+
• Station Casinos Files $100M IPO Eyeing Public Market Return
• Ropes & Gray Brings On Ex-Fried Frank M&A Pro
• Real Estate Rumors: BlackRock, Beacon Capital, Clarion
• Kirkland Guides Comvest In Closing Of $893M Fund
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Watching This Week
• Jarden Pays $1.5B For Class Ring and Yearbook Seller Jostens
• Activist Says Shutterfly 'Inaction' Could Ignite Proxy Battle
• Deals Rumor Mill: SanDisk, Ferrari, China Reinsurance
• Platinum Can't Duck Fraud Claims Over $88M Stake Sale
• Real Estate Rumors: Signature Bank, Viking Partners, A&E
• Calif. Pension Funds Pushed To Disclose Private Equity Fees
• Mayer Brown Guides Waterton-Park Madison $511M Fund
• Worldpay Raises $3.3B In London Stock Exchange IPO
• Subsidiary Of China's 58.com Raises $300M In Funding Round
• Hellman & Friedman Inks Deal For Edelman Financial
• Optim Energy Ch. 11 Ruling Optimal For Equity Investors
• Six Firms Set To Guide IPOs Totaling $5B
• Lane Bryant Owner Ascena Signs $2.2M PE Stake Deal
• Roche Pays $580M For Biotech Developing Arthritis Treatment
• 10 Ways To Become A 360-Degree Lawyer
• Apax Pays $129M For Electra PE's Stake In Indian IT Co.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Intel, Dell, Formula One
• Katten Adds Private Equity Pro From Paul Hastings
• PE-Backed Packaging Co.To Raise Up To $366.6M In IPO
• LoanDepot Launches IPO To Address 'Unmet' Demand
• 5 Ways PE Firms Can Trump Corporate Bidders
• LSE To Shed Russell Investments In $1.15B Sale To PE Firms
• Cytomx Prices IPO Below Range As More Biotechs Scale Down
• Pimco Founder Ordered To Deposition In Tiff Over Son's Co.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Valentino Fashion Group, Sony, Dell
• Don't Burst My Bubble! IRS Provides Clarity For F Reorgs
• Investors Ramping Up India Real Estate Buys Despite Hurdles
• Shake Shack Puts 26M Shares On The Menu
• Carlyle Power Pays Entergy $490M For R.I. Gas Plant
• Caesars Can't Halt Creditor Suits Against Parent Company
• Talen Energy Reaps $1.5B From Pa. Power Plant Sales
• A New Critique Of Ch. 11 Reform Carries Serious Weight
• Blackstone Inks $8B Deal For Health Care REIT
• Colt Creditors Dealt Setback In Spat Over Lease
• Davis Polk Picks Up Prominent Tax Atty In NY
• Deals Rumor Mill: Meituan.com, Staples, Skyscanner
• Blackstone To Pay $39M To End SEC Fee Disclosure Case
• Latham Adds Ex-Goldman Sachs Atty As Hong Kong Partner
• Cooley Leads VC-Backed Pure Storage's $425M Debut
• JPMorgan's PE Unit Leads $140M AppDirect Fundraising
• TPG Raises $2B For Real Estate Fund
• Sheppard Mullin Snags Dealmaker From Latham In LA
• Eden Rock Fraud Claims Over $150M Capstone Deals Revived
• Lending Startup ZestFinance Raises $150M From Fortress
• PE Firm Abraaj Raises $191M For Mexico Investment
• Deals Rumor Mill: SABMiller, Johnson Controls, Saudi Aramco
• FTC Fines Investor For Not Filing Merger Alert On Tech Buy
• Nontraditional Lenders Rush In Where Banks Retreat
• SkyPower Continues Solar Spree With $1B Panama Investment
• Opportunistic Real Estate Funds Raise $28B In Q3
• Cravath Steers Amerisource In $2.6B Deal For PharMEDium
• Restocking The Buyer's Private M&A Toolkit Post-Cigna
• 5 Things Clients Never Tell Their Lawyers
• Lynn Tilton, Patriarch Partners Sued Over Investor Losses
• Investors Say Dell Worth Twice $25B Buyout In Appraisal Row
• New MetLife Debt Fund Lends $86M To Cypress For Minn. Mall
• PE-Backed Bravida Seeks Swedish IPO Valued Up To $1B
• Deals Rumor Mill: Suncor, BofA Merrill Lynch, Banpu Power
• Engaged Capital Protests $857.8M HeartWare-Valtech Deal
• Life Time Fitness Wants Suit Over $2.8B PE Buyout Tossed
• Davis Polk Adds Veteran Capital Markets Atty To Tokyo Office
• Canadian Solar Drops $204M On KKR Power Plants
• Nestle Mulls International Ice Cream Venture With R&R
• Privacy Risk Considerations In Health Care IT Investments
• SEC Judge Says Ex-Assisted Living CEO Owes $4.2M For Fraud
• Wells Fargo Ordered To Pay $17.8M Over Mismanaged Trusts
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Simpson, Skadden
• CFTC Says Judge Needn't Recuse Over Trader's Fear Claims
• Weil Reps Securitas Direct In Buyout Deal Between PE Firms
• Deals Rumor Mill: Vivendi, SMBC, Mondelez
• Equiniti Group Plans $593M London IPO
• 5 Trends To Watch In Real Estate Private Equity Deals
• 5 Firms Work On UK REIT's Financing Deals Worth $1.4B
• Weil Steers CCMP's Deal For Anti-Slip Shoe Maker
• DLA Piper Guides Ardian's Play For French Seasonings Co.
• American Electric Power Sells Barge Operator In $550M Deal
• Disclosure-Only Settlements Face Continued Scrutiny
• Inside National Futures Association Cybersecurity Guidance
• SkyPower To Invest $4.3B In Bangladesh Solar Energy
• Bankers Not Liable For Board Actions, Del. Justices Told
• Deals Rumor Mill: JPMorgan, Bombardier, Elliott
• Allied Bankruptcy Deal Is Dead, Second Del. Court Says
• Specialty Pharmacy Market Ripe For Private Equity Buyers
• Simpson Steers Blackstone's $15.8B Property Fund Close
• First Data Readies Year's Largest Leveraged Buyout Debut