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Private Equity - December, 2015

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• Activism Primed For Busy 2016 As Playing Field Evolves
• 7 Trends Pushing Private Equity Toward A New Normal In 2016
• 'Unicorn' Tech Co.'s $200M Deal Leads Pipeline Of 4 IPOs
• 3 Things To Expect From Legal Tech In The New Year
• $1.5B LightSquared Suit Against Dish Network Dropped
• Santa Fe Gold Seeks More Ch. 11 Plan Time As Sale Nears
• K&L Snags Ex-Pepper Hamilton Investment Management Pro
• Private Equity Firm Signals Possible Suit Against Ex-Execs
• Baring To Buy Singapore Engineering Co. In $320M Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Nexstar, Qihoo, The Pentagon
• Norfolk Southern Again Spurns Canadian Pacific's Advances
• TICC Shareholders Vote Down Investment Adviser Deal
• Energy Debt Write-Offs Mean Tax Headache For Investors
• Investor Can Keep Pushing For $200M For African Power Plant
• Booz Allen's Counterclaims In ERISA Suit Dropped
• Deals Rumor Mill: Shire, Caverion, ConocoPhillips
• Chinese Retailer Mecox Lane Inks Latest Go-Private Deal
• Ares Nabs $741M UK-Based Loan Portfolio From Barclays
• On Exit SEC's Aguilar Urges Secondary Market Reforms
• Venture-Backed Optics Co. Acacia Files For $125M IPO
• Ridgewood PE Sinks $100M Into Underwater NJ-NY Power Line
• Lehman Committee Members Say They Deserve $20M Payback
• Deals Rumor Mill: Lyft, Dermapharm, Greybull Capital
• Nomura Inks $1B Deal For American Century Stake
• Bob Evans Signs Letter Of Intent For $200M Sale-Leaseback
• EU Requires Antitrust Fixes In $5.1B Honeywell-Elster Deal
• Panasonic Drops $1.5B On PE-Backed Refrigeration Co.
• The Long-Awaited Game Changer For US Real Estate
• OrbiMed Launches $950M Venture Capital Fund
• The Firms That Dominated In 2015
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Why All US Attorneys Should Read Justice Breyer's New Book
• Hilcorp, Carlyle Form $1.24B Oil, Gas Partnership
• Deals Rumor Mill: Syngenta, First Quantum, Apollo Global
• Baker McKenzie Picks Up Shutts & Bowen Banking Partner
• SEC Says Private Investor Standards May Be Out Of Date
• Chemical Maker Fights Pa.'s $1.7M Pollution Fine
• Taxation With Representation: Jones Day, Proskauer, Cravath
• Qihoo 360 Latest Chinese Co. Taken Private In $9.3B Deal
• Debevoise Adds Ex-Sullivan Dealmaker In Hong Kong
• Latham Steers Searchlight Capital In $1.9B Fund Close
• Kutak Rock, Klehr Harrison Steer $211M Red Lobster Deal
• Private Fund Regulation In 2015 — SEC Levels Up
• Insurer Says No Coverage For Student Loan Co. In TCPA Suit
• $100M Twitter Pre-IPO Dispute Hits Del. High Court
• Deals Rumor Mill: AB InBev, ACS, Hon Hai Precision
• Alibaba, Others Ink $1B Buyout Deal For Chinese Film Co.
• PE Firms To Sell $14B Worth Of NYSE Parent Co.'s Stock
• Cerberus Takes Over Avon's North American Unit In $605M Deal
• Gatekeepers No More: Del. Defines M&A Adviser Liability
• Forbes Investors Strike Back At Suit Over Botched $415M Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Cofco, Airbus, Sharp Corp.
• Union Investment To Pay $180M For Boston Hotel
• Canadian Pacific Ups Takeover Bid For Norfolk Southern
• How Much Control Of Your Contracts Do You Really Have?
• Skadden Steers Patent Risk Firm's $232M E-Discovery Deal
• PE Manager Slams SEC Fraud Case Over $2.8M Deal
• Blackstone Buys $170M Stake In Indian Aviation Tech Co.
• Optimism Shifts Despite Record M&A Year
• Debt Restructuring Rider Dropped From Spending Bill
• Apollo Leads $650M Investment In Solar Co. Sungevity
• Deals Rumor Mill: ChemChina, Saks Fifth Ave., Advance Auto
• Bain Capital Closes 3rd Asia-Focused Fund With $3B Raised
• Vegas Showroom REIT Scraps $185M Public Debut
• U.S. Venture Partners Raises $300M With An Eye On Startups
• 7 Deadly Business Mistakes That Can Tank Your Law Practice
• Blank Rome, Proskauer Steer $2.3B DRA-Inland Merger
• What You Should Know Going Into The IPO Market
• Allen & Overy Adds Ex-Cleary Atty To Boost Securities Group
• Blackstone Forges New Ground With Pro Bono Launch
• Deals Rumor Mill: Halliburton, EDF, Bain Capital
• Blackstone Closes Latest Global Fund With $18B In Capital
• CEO Calls Gov't Search Illegal As New Charges Mulled
• Overseas Private Investment Corp. Plugs $200M Into LeapFrog
• DLA Lures Finance Pros From Baker & McKenzie, Slaughter
• Hudson Yards Gets $5B Financing, Plus Wells Fargo Tenancy
• Deals Rumor Mill: Pharmaceutical Product, GoPro, Quartz
• PE Firm's Sealed Lips Caused Herb Co's Demise, Suit Says
• 6D Global Shareholders Accuse Directors Of Stock Scheming
• Vivint Solar 'Flawed' Shareholder IPO Suit Tossed
• An Overview Of Bermuda's Flexible M&A Statutory Framework
• 10-Year Sentence Too Harsh, $959M Fraudster Tells 2nd Circ.
• Pension Funds Sue Dole Over Alleged Merger Fraud
• Tech Unicorn Atlassian's IPO Soars Despite Cold Tech Market
• Nixon Peabody Hit With Malpractice Claim In Twitter Share Suit
• Morgan Stanley To Pay $225M To End RMBS Suits
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ball Corp., Cosco Group, KKR & Co.
• Software Company Palantir Closes $680M Fundraise
• 2 Life Science Cos. Pull IPOs Over Weak Market Conditions
• Buffett Unveils 8% Stake In Sears' REIT Seritage Growth
• 6 Questions PE Sponsors Must Ask About Their GPL Policies
• From The Book Of Jargon: Bad Actor
• The Art Of The Mock
• SEC To Review Ex-Assisted Living CEO's $4.2M Fraud Penalty
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dow, Credit Suisse, General Electric
• Real Estate Rumors: BNF Automotive, Zazzle, Oxford Capital
• Sidley, V&E Guide $250M Deal For New Oil Co.'s PE Backing
• Blackstone Drops $2B On Residential Portfolio
• Strategies For Your Evolving Law Department
• Retaining Neutral Experts In M&A Working Capital Disputes
• Yahoo Nixes Alibaba Spinoff Plan Amid Activist Pressure
• Real Estate Rumors: Tishman, Isaac Chetrit, Resource REIT
• Airbnb Raises $1.5B From More Than 100 Investors
• PE Firm TSG Consumer Partners Pulls In $2.5B For 2 Funds
• Pep Boys Considering Icahn Bid Despite Bridgestone Deal
• Kirkland Helps Energy PE Firm Raise $400M For Initial Fund
• Norfolk Southern Snubs Revised Bid From Canadian Pacific
• Co-Investment Trends In 2015
• GCs Love These Firms More And More
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• Venable To Blame In $11M Facebook IPO Scam, 9th Circ. Told
• 5 Firms Make It Back Onto GCs' Most Adored List
• 3 Firms Know The Secret To Keeping Clients Happy
• Vinson & Elkins Guides Devon Through $4B In Energy Deals
• 2nd Circ. Says Harbinger's $2B Suit Against GPS Cos. Fails
• Deals Rumor Mill: Hellman, Newell Rubbermaid, Hostess
• Allied Systems Ch. 11 Plan OK'd After Years Of Contention
• 2nd Circ. Pauses 'Big Short' Adviser's SEC Court Challenge
• Australian Tech 'Unicorn' Atlassian Upsizes IPO To $429M
• Private Equity MVP: Weil Gotshal's Douglas Warner
• Icahn Offers $837M For Pep Boys, Topping Bridgestone
• Visteon Says Korean Firm Won't Hand Over $390M Tax Refund
• Where Common Law Litigation And Int'l Arbitration Divide
• Investor Group To Take Keurig Private In $13.9B Deal
• Goldman Can't Duck Row Over $4B Tibco Deal, Investors Say
• Kirkland, Simpson Guide $265M GID-Carlyle Riverside Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Starboard, KKR, Avon
• Private Equity MVP: Paul Weiss' Taurie M. Zeitzer
• CVC's New Strategic Fund Makes Second Automotive Play
• Genstar Capital Buying PDR Network From Lee Equity
• Norfolk Southern Snubs Canadian Pacific's $28B Takeover Bid
• Tips On Drafting, Negotiating Disclosure Schedules In M&A
• Bumble Bee, Thai Co. Drop $1.5B Tuna Tieup Over DOJ Fears
• EU Disclosure Revamp Stirs Hope, But Quick Action Unlikely
• Del. Court Closer To Settling $100M NY Fraud Coverage Clash
• Deals Rumor Mill: Staples, Royal Dutch Shell, Teva
• Real Estate Rumors: RXR, Blackstone, Elevated Returns
• 5 Tips To Avoid Spoliation Sanctions
• Nothing Left To Decide In Firm's Coverage Suit, Insurer Says
• Dentons, Hogan Steer $242M BlackRock-Rockcastle Mall Deal
• Wilson Sonsini Helps AppDynamics Snag $1.9B Valuation
• Unsuccessful Riverbed Settlement Objector Given Atty Fees
• EU Capital Market Plans Making Headway, Official Says
• NexPoint Appeals To 2nd Circ. Over TICC Board Nominees
• Private Equity MVP: Latham & Watkins' Jennifer Perkins
• Fed Chair Says Benefits Of Regulation Outweigh Costs
• Lyondell Confirms High Fraudulent-Transfer Claim Standards
• From The Book Of Jargon: YieldCo
• Deals Rumor Mill: Qihoo 360, London City Airport, Yahoo
• BRF Continues Global Push With $500M In Food Co. Purchases
• Real Estate Rumors: Spear Street, Investcorp, Jackson Group
• CVC, GIC Team Up In Deal For Roadside Assistance Co. Stake
• Fitness Cycling Co. Peloton Raises $75M From Catterton
• Private Equity MVP: Kirkland's Srinivas Kaushik
• Foundry Buyer Says It Lost $30M After Ex-CEO Hid Info
• First Reserve Teams With Mexico Power Group On Wind Farm
• Social Investing Redux: Obama Administration Changes Course
• Gagged Hovensa Ch. 11 Sale Info Unveiled At Gov't Briefing
• Deals Rumor Mill: AB InBev, Mondelez, EcoRodovias
• Pillsbury Adds Deals Pros From Latham, Stikeman Elliott
• Hedge Fund Firm BlueCrest To Return $8B As It Goes Private
• Private Equity MVP: Gibson Dunn's Jeff Chapman
• Willkie Steers Riverstone's $250M Investment In New Oil Co.
• A Close Look At The Latest Anti-Inversion Guidance
• Chinese Investors Kick In $400M For Manchester City Stake
• Making The Most Of Document Analytics