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Private Equity - February, 2016

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• Investment Co. Asks Judge To Affirm Award In Hangar Case
• K&L Gates, Atty Sued By Texas Client For Negligence
• Middle East E-Commerce Site Souq Raises $275M In Funding
• Deals Rumor Mill: GO Scale Capital, Toshiba, Chevron
• Yellow Pages Co. Sues IRS Over Disputed Partnership Taxes
• US-Listed Chinese Cos. Not Wavering In Push To Head Home
• Investcorp Nabs DC Office Building In $180M Deal
• High Court Rejects Harman's Appeal In Securities Suit
• High Court Wants DOJ View On Truckers' Bankruptcy Claims
• LKQ Inks $635M Buy Of PE-Backed Automotive Glass Maker
• Dell's $67B EMC Buyout Clinches EU Approval
• Consol Energy Offloads 400M Tons Of Coal In $420M Deal
• 11th Circ. Struggles With Challenges To SEC In-House Court
• Caesars Gets $7B Note Guarantee Suits Paused
• Law360 Private Equity Editorial Advisory Board
• Mayer Brown Adds 5-Partner Finance Team From K&L Gates
• Jones Lang Hits NY Developer With $9.5M Contract Suit
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, MoFo, Sidley
• Fried Frank, Latham Guide $641M Tie-Up Of 2 Apollo REITs
• Tech, Health Care PE Firm Raises $384M
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ausgrid, Sao Paulo Stock Exchange, Alibaba
• Chancery Orders Compliance In LLC Books, Records Ruling
• German Co. Says PE Firm Can't Duck $4M Int'l Arbitration
• RCS Accuses Competitor Of Poaching Top Executives
• DLA Piper Picks Up Ex-Proskauer Private Equity Pro
• Caesars Says It Doesn't Have To Guarantee $7B Notes
• K&L Gates Lands Corporate Team From Sparke Helmore
• Deals Rumor Mill: Energy Transfer, Petrobras, Sharp
• Brazilian Telecom Merger Off The Table, British Firm Says
• German Co. Say Mich. Court Has No Say In $4M Contract Row
• PE Firm That Backed Shake Shack Nabs $210M For Latest Fund
• Dynegy, PE Firm Partner To Pay $3.3B For Engie US Plants
• 5 Tips For Founding A Successful Law Firm
• Western Gas Pays $750M For Big Chunk Of Texas Pipeline
• 3 Firms Guide $100M Loan For Indianapolis Industrial Buy
• Del. High Court Is Told Suit Fees Ruling Could Backfire
• Bankrupt GTAT Eyes $3.6M Sale Of Solar Business
• PE Investor Wants Emails Out Of Insider Trading Case
• Pabst Can't Crush Snoop Dogg's Suit For Sip Of $700M Sale
• Deals Rumor Mill: Honeywell, Terex, London City Airport
• Steadfast Scores $96M For Calif. Senior Housing Project
• Only 1 Firm Should Lead Party City IPO Suit, Judge Says
• Silicon Valley Startup Valuations Start To Plateau
• CVC Capital Partners Closes $1B Tech-Focused Fund
• Warburg Agrees To Plug Up To $500M Into New Oil, Gas Co.
• 5 Law Office Design Tips Before Moving To Latin America
• New Pemex CEO Says Mexico Is Open For Partnerships
• Chancery Keeps Fraud Claims In $200M Trucking Sale Row
• Battery Ventures Raises $950M Through 2 New Funds
• Molycorp Reports Breakthrough Settlement In $1.9B Ch. 11
• Deals Rumor Mill: Yahoo, Bank of Nova Scotia, Shutterfly
• Dell's $67B EMC Buyout Wins FTC Approval
• Lucid Oil And Gas Endeavor Gets $350M EnCap Infusion
• Halcon Says $550M Recap Showed Good Business Judgment
• Nokia Growth Nabs $350M For Internet Of Things Fund
• BMC Software's Lessons For Expert Witnesses
• Windy City Case May Blow $7B Caesars Trial In NY Off Track
• Immunotherapy Biotech Syndax Sets Terms On $66M IPO
• Dickinson Wright Snags Ohio Tax Pro From Jones Day
• PE Sets Sights On Glut Of Energy Assets In Americas
• Debevoise Snags Ex-SEC Asset Management Unit Co-Head
• Blackstone Co.'s GC Gets Aggressive In Vetting Borrowers
• Deals Rumor Mill: ZTO Express, Yahoo, Sharp Corp.
• Canadian PE, VC Enjoyed Prosperous 2015, Report Says
• Kirkland Assists As Waud Capital Partners Closes $1B Fund
• Options For Closing A Solvent Business In China
• Sysco Tries Another Blockbuster With $3.1B Brakes Group Buy
• Argentina Says Injunctions Being Used As 'Club' In Deal Talks
• Blackstone Extends $225M Loan For Seattle Office Project
• OPINION: Big Law's Perverse Incentive System
• Kirkland Guides PE Group In $350M Engineering Co. Stake Buy
• Rimon Scores Foley & Lardner Transactions Wiz In Fla.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dell, MBK Partners, Mayborn Group
• Disclosure Isn't Only Weapon In SEC Arsenal, Chief Says
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• More Biotech IPOs Likely To Rely On Insiders Amid Slump
• Taxation With Representation: Schulte, Skadden, Kirkland
• The Enforceability Of Debt Capital Commitments
• Insurer Loses Bid To Avoid Tainted Heparin Defense Coverage
• Shareholders Contest $2B Astoria-NYCB Merger In Chancery
• IBM Drops $2.6B On PE-Backed Health Data Biz
• Deals Rumor Mill: Zhong An, Starboard, Affinity Equity
• KKR Buys 10% Stake In India's 4th-Largest Life Insurance Co.
• Mezz Loans Becoming Backbone Of Real Estate Crowdfunding
• SEC Chastises In-House Challenger For Overlong Brief
• Real Estate Rumors: Google, Invesco, Panattoni Development
• From The Book Of Jargon: Deal Creep
• Kirkland Steers GTCR's $500M Purchase Of Driver Safety Co.
• Activist Investor Seeks Change At Redbox Operator Outerwall
• NY Luxury Condo Tower Scores $265M Construction Loan
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Paulson Feeder Fund Investor's Suit
• Jury Hits Fla. Men With $9.5M Racketeering Verdict
• Caesars Granted More Time To Propose Ch. 11 Plan
• Del. Judge OKs New Oaktree Depositions For Molycorp Trial
• Kirkland Guides Olympus Growth Fund's Food Service Buy
• Deals Rumor Mill: Asciano, Basic-Fit, UrbaCon Trading
• Shamrock Capital Raises $700M For Media, Entertainment Fund
• Columbia Capital Nabs $500M For 6th Internet-Focused Fund
• PE Staying On Straight And Narrow Despite Friendly Market
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, NYC Law, Sam Chang
• Battling Revenue Doom And Gloom With Litigation Finance
• 'Too Big To Fail' Banks Still A Problem, Fed Official Says
• Kirkland Guides Thoma Bravo Software Fund To $1B Cap
• Texas Energy Co. Seeks To Revive $600M Eagle Ford Win
• Ex-Navigation Capital Employees Seek Cert. In WARN Act Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: HCL Technologies, DoorDash, Sharp Corp.
• Real Estate Rumors: Citadel, Brickman, Santander Bank
• 3 Details To Consider Before Inking A Take-Private Deal
• Willkie Steers Insight Venture's $624M Software Co. Buy
• Canadian Pacific Asks Regulator To OK Norfolk Bid Structure
• Italian PE Firm Raises $2.24B For Sixth European Fund
• Paul Weiss Steers Apollo In $15B ADT Deal
• A Positive Outlook For Investors Stuck In 'Food Court'
• Real Estate JVs With NY Owners Call For Creative Lawyering
• Stryker Pays $1.28B For Medical Device Maker Physio-Control
• A Look At Deal Protection Mechanisms In Bermuda
• Scalia's Rapid-Fire Questioning Transformed Oral Arguments
• Justice Scalia Leaves His Mark In Biting, Clever Dissents
• Death Of Scalia Leaves High Court Docket In Limbo
• Scalia Leaves Mighty Legacy At High Court
• GOP Attys Would Likely Back Srinivasan To Replace Scalia
• Scalia's Originalism Shifted The Constitutional Debate
• Scalia Took On Gun Control, Class Actions In Top Opinions
• Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Dies At 79
• DFB Pharma Wants S&N To Cough Up $26.7M In Dispute
• SEC Settles Case, Drops Penalty Against British Hedge Fund
• DC Court Revives Carlyle's Coverage Bid For Investor Suits
• Ex-Carlyle Portfolio Manager Launches $100M Retaliation Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Intercept Pharma, Barclays, Banco Poplare
• Neuberger Berman Nets $462M For Brand Acquisition Fund
• Sundevil Gets OK To Tap Part Of $45M DIP Loan
• 'Unicorn' Investors Securing Safety Nets In Shaky IPO Market
• UK Builder Countryside Sets $439M IPO As Europe Deals Grow
• Leveraged Loan Scrutiny Brings Opportunities For Nonbanks
• Amended Rule 26's Proportionality Standard: The First 60 Days
• Blount's $855M Buyout Would Cheat Investors, Suit Says
• First Reserve Buys $350M Texas Wind Project
• Caesars' Bank Lenders Say Patience 'Wearing Thin'
• Deals Rumor Mill: Pandora, Saudi Arabian Oil, Takata Corp.
• Waste Hauler Delays $450M IPO, Cites Weak Market
• Chancellor OKs Third Change In $4.2B Tibco Sale Lawsuit
• Wipro Pays $460M For Insurance Software Co. HealthPlan
• JetBlue Launches VC Unit Targeting Tech, Travel Startups
• NGP Provides $150M For Texas Oil Co. Black Mountain
• Mayer Brown Hires Reed Smith PE Expert In London
• Impact Investing: Doing Well By Doing Good
• Army Corps OKs $1.2B Blackstone-Backed Clean Energy Line
• KKR Invests $75M In Real Estate Lender A10 Capital
• Deals Rumor Mill: Siemens, Eni, Autogrill
• Carrington Coleman Adds Ex-Fortune 500 Co. GC In Dallas
• PE Firm Moves To Duck Suit Blaming It For Herb Co.'s Demise
• PE-Backed US Foods Leads Trio Of New IPO Filings
• Foley & Lardner Lands LA Tax Partner From Buchalter Nemer
• Mason Wells' Midwest Private Equity Fund Raises $615M
• Investing In The Marijuana Industry: Where We Stand
• How Does Skadden Stay No. 1?
• ThinkingPhones Rebrands As Fuze, Pulls In $112M In Funding
• Barnes & Thornburg Nabs M&A Pro For Atlanta Office
• Deals Rumor Mill: Halliburton, Volkswagen, Siemens
• OPINION: The Road To Partnership Must Keep Evolving
• Obama Budget Would Ensure Wealthy Pay Investment Tax
• Kirkland Aids AC Maker Daikin In $430M Air Filter Co. Buy
• Terra Energy Pays $910M For Natural Gas Assets
• Swiss Asset Manager Adveq Raises $481M Total For 2 Funds
• Kirkland Seeks To Spike Indalex Trustee's Malpractice Suit
• Oaktree Blasts Threat To $514M Molycorp Bankruptcy Claims
• PE Firms Put Up $4.53B For Mining In 2015, Report Says
• Obama Wants SEC, CFTC Funding Doubled By 2021
• Hedge Fund Slaps Olshan With $21M Malpractice Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bain Capital, HAL Trust, Verizon
• NYC Comptroller Says Proxy Access Keeps Boards Honest
• Securities Law Considerations In Marketplace Lending
• Matrix Partners Raises $500M For 4th Chinese Venture Fund
• Challenging An Arbitrator Ab Initio: A Primer
• Justices Asked To Mull Jurisdiction Of SEC Admin Challenges
• Fried Frank Fortifies M&A, Litigation Groups With New Hires
• Apollo Education Lands $1.1B Take-Private Deal
• GCs Name Best Of The Best Attorneys
• 8 Firms Boast The Most Client-Savvy Attorneys
• PE-Backed Therapure Biopharma Delays $93M Canadian IPO
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sharp Corp. Honest Co., Flakt Woods
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• Greenberg Traurig Adds M&A Pro To Chicago Office
• 4 Firms Guide $390M NYC Rental Tower Buy, $285M Loan
• Fenwick Guides Symantec On $500M Silver Lake Investment
• Takeaways From A Recent Application Of Unocal Standard
• BlackRock, Green Investment Buy $613M In UK Wind Farms
• Home Sales Startup Nabs $80M To Fund Expansion
• Ashford Accused Of Blocking Board Ouster With Illegal Fee
• Deals Rumor Mill: Mattel, Sharp, Ardian
• Health Care Deal Trends Emerge From JP Morgan 2016
• Chinese Firm Drops $1.6B On EQT-Backed Waste Power Biz
• Keyuan Must Face Investor Suit Over Related-Party Deals
• Job Search Co. Snagajob Lands $100M In Private Funding
• Fla. Laser Spine Clinic Is Owed Punitive Damages, Court Says
• Baker & McKenzie Nabs M&A Pro From Greenberg Traurig
• Deals Rumor Mill: Microsoft, Mercator Solutions, Lions Gate
• Navigating EU's Ownership Unbundling Rules
• Caesars Presses For Monitor To Clear Up Creditor Disputes
• Choate Lures Private Equity Trio From Locke Lord
• Europe Activism Boom Calls For Gentler Tack From Investors
• PE Firm Liberty Hall Pays $220M For Aerospace Parts Biz
• BBA To Sell Facilities At 6 Airports To Advance $2B Merger
• Citibank Wins Temporary Halt To Paper Co.'s Debt Swap
• Deals Rumor Mill: ChemChina, Roche Holding, Barracuda
• UK Cancer Drug Developer Raises $86M In Funding Round
• Chancery Speeds Shareholder Suit Over $13.9B Keurig Deal
• Tourism Co. Kuoni Greenlights EQT's $1.37B Take-Private Bid
• Index Ventures Forms New Life Sciences Investment Firm
• TE Pays $895M For Permira-Backed Medical Device Maker
• Magic Leap Scores $793M In Funding Led By Alibaba
• When Valuations Go South For Unicorns, Other Startups
• House Greenlights Bills To Boost Small-Biz Capital Access
• Dechert Lures Back Kirkland Tax Atty Who Focuses On Deals
• Walker Morris Adds Capital Markets, M&A Pro From DWF
• Ardian Gobbles Up Majority Stake In French Seasonings Co.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sharp, Lavazza, Blackstone Group
• Canadian Pacific-Norfolk Merger OK By Oil, Shipping Cos.
• Del. Court Tosses Claims Over Diluted Lithium Co. Stock
• Cold IPO Market Forces Companies To Get More Creative
• Biotechs, Waste Biz Give IPO Pipeline A $585M Rev-Up
• Unconventional Oil Developer Nabs $200M Infusion
• Invesco Drops $115M On Soho Retail Storefront
• Stryker Pays $2.78B For Medical Device Maker Sage Products