Private Equity Archive » January, 2017

Private Equity - January, 2017

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• Gorsuch Likely To Restore Scalia-Era High Court Balance
• Gorsuch's Credentials Could Prove Troubling To Opposition
• 3 Gorsuch Opinions You Need To Read Right Now
• 3 Ways To Build Up Your PE Practice
• Trump Nominates Judge Gorsuch For High Court Seat
• Recent Trends In Limited-Conditionality Provisions
• Deals Rumor Mill: Peanuts Worldwide, SoftBank, Carrefour
• PE-Backed Foundation Building Materials Sets $230M IPO
• Private Debt Investment Firm Hayfin Sold To Canada's BCIMC
• London's Duke Street Restructures €963M PE Fund
• Shell Inks $4.7B In Deals, Moves On With Divestiture Plan
• ARIAD Investor Slams $5.2B Takeda Deal For Unfair Process
• PE-Backed Retailer Aritzia Closes $291M Secondary Offering
• Deals Rumor Mill: Snapchat, Allianz, WS Atkins
• Xtera Gets Nod For $10.5M Asset Sale To Stalking Horse
• Chipmaker Lattice Hit With Shareholder Suit Over $1.3B Sale
• Ex-VC Exec Seeks Stay In SEC's Insider Trading Case
• Private Equity JV Pays $2.1B For 4 U.S. Power Plants
• Private Equity Firm Says Former In-House Atty Stole Secrets
• Corestate Drops €125M On German Retail Properties
• Bail-Jumping Former Analyst Found Guilty Of Insider Trading
• PE-Backed Packaging Co. Sets Terms On $265M IPO
• How PE Firms Can Minimize Attorney-Client Privilege Risks
• Love And Law In The Age Of Trump
• HgCapital Nets $935M In Sale Of Vehicle Leasing Biz Zenith
• Luxottica Nabs Brazil's Oticas Carol In $117M Deal
• Keysight Technologies To Pay $1.6B For Data Tech Firm Ixia
• The State Of The Litigation Finance Industry In 2017
• Deals Rumor Mill: Shell, Weetabix, CPPIB
• ADT Insider Trading Jury Hears Ex-Analyst's Phone Calls
• Finish Line Bolts From JackRabbit In Sale To PE Firm
• PE-Backed Door Maker Sets Sights On $575M IPO
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We Followed This Week
• The Future Looks Bright For Private Equity
• 6 Firms To Steer IPOs Totaling $2.7B Led By Giant REIT
• Nyca Partners Closes $125M Fintech Fund
• Skadden Arps Steers Veritas In $690M Harris IT Biz Buy
• What Potential M&A Buyers Must Know About R&W Tax Risks
• Tilton Fights To Keep Zohar Suit Out Of SEC Case
• Performance Sports Goes With $575M Stalking Horse Bid
• Deals Rumor Mill: Verizon, Lionsgate, Temasek
• Analyst Peeked At Secret Files Before ADT Buyout, Jury Told
• Blackstone Will Trim Stake In Michaels With 18M-Share Sale
• Trump Picks Businessman Philip Bilden As Navy Secretary
• Temasek Invests $800M In Alphabet's Verily Life Sciences
• When SEC Knocks: 8 Immediate Actions For Every Company
• Hawkwood Energy Acquires Halcon's East Texas Assets
• 6 Ways To Get More From A Limited Budget For Trial Graphics
• McKesson To Buy CoverMyMeds In $1B Deal
• The Outlook For M&A In Southeastern US
• Deals Rumor Mill: Siemens, SK Capital Partners, Kate Spade
• Standard General Sues Insurer Over Dov Charney Coverage
• Long-Awaited Partnership Audit Regs No Longer So Welcome
• Axis Fights Coverage Under Policy Tilton Bought During Probe
• Home Security Co. Ring Raises $109M In Funding
• Home Sales Startup OfferPad Gets $260M From LL Funds
• SentinelOne Raises $70 Million In Series C Round
• Xtera Cancels Ch. 11 Auction, Plans Sale To HIG Unit
• Significant 2016 Decisions Affecting Private M&A: Part 2
• Deals Rumor Mill: DexKo, Aramco, Court Square Capital
• SunEdison Yieldco Wants $231M Row In Bankruptcy Court
• Investor RMBS Claims Against Deutsche Bank Escape The Ax
• Golden Gate Capital Pays $565M For Bob Evans Restaurants
• Bail-Jumping Ex-Analyst Ruled Fit For Insider Trading Trial
• Goldman-Pearlmark JV Scores $94M Loan From BofA
• Hedge Fund Says Creditors Worsened American Apparel Woes
• Cerberus Raises $1.8B For Latest Real Estate Fund
• Blackstone's Secondary Unit Closes 7th PE Fund At $7.5B
• Incline Equity Partners Beats Target, Raises $601M For Fund
• Northleaf Clinches $950M OCED-Focused Infrastructure Fund
• Significant 2016 Decisions Affecting Private M&A: Part 1
• FBI Exceeded Warrant In PE CEO's Fraud Case, Agent Says
• 2 Energy Cos. Prime IPOs Totaling $431M As Pipeline Builds
• Debevoise Guides Carmel Partners In $1B Fund Closing
• Insight Venture Partners Plugs $165M Into Software Tester
• Angeles Equity Inaugural Fund Brings In $360M
• Blackstone REIT Invitation Homes Launches $1.5B IPO
• Deals Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Jose Cuervo, Cynosure
• Tilton Tasks Justices With Constitutional Review Of SEC Court
• 6 Reasons Why A Wholesale Dodd-Frank Repeal Is Unlikely
• Telecom Giant Avaya Drops $1B IPO After Bankruptcy Filing
• AMC Ups European Presence With $929M Nordic Cinema Buy
• Solera Further Clarifies Landmark Corwin Decision
• Riverstone Pays $108M For 3 Va. Office Towers
• Insider Trading Defendant Busted After Skipping Trial
• Lynn Tilton Calls Zohar Funds Lawsuit 'Tactical Game'
• Chancery Urged To Ax Fraud Claims Over $800M Plastics Deal
• 8 Firms To Steer IPOs Totaling $1.9B As 2017 Gets Cranking
• Deals Rumor Mill: ING Life, Fairfax, Cushman & Wakefield
• Greybrook Capital Unit To Develop $30.15M Fla. Complex
• PE-Backed Keane Group Raises $508M In Upsized IPO
• Cosmetics Co. Merger Suit Settled With $5.6M For Investors
• Private RE Firm Merlone Geier Pays $170M For 2 US Malls
• Another Jurisdiction, Another Disclosure Settlement?
• How Litigation Funding Is Bringing Champerty Back To Life
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We Followed This Week
• Most Influential Judges On Trump's Supreme Court Short List
• In The Polarized Era Of Trump, BigLaw Searches For Balance
• Rolling Back Regulation In The Age Of Trump
• The Lawyer Who Will Shape Trump's Presidency
• PE-Backed AdvancePierre Inks $338M Secondary Offering
• Deals Rumor Mill: Aon, Evry, Louis Vuitton
• The Need For A Limitations Period On SEC Disgorgement Claims
• Rockwood Capital Closes $1B Real Estate Fund
• Attracting And Retaining The Millennial Lawyer
• Blank Rome Gains Cross-Border Transaction Partner In NY
• Starwood Capital Grabs Milestone REIT In $2.85B Deal
• A Snapshot Of M&A Activity In 2016
• Indicted CEO Can't Escape Securities Fraud Charges
• Deals Rumor Mill: Chuck E. Cheese, Cosco, OneBeacon
• Warburg Pincus Pays $120.5M For Stake In Indian Cinema Co.
• It's Time To Change The Law Firm Business Model
• UK PE Shop Tenzing Clinches Debut Fund With $246M In Tow
• O'Melveny Nabs DLA Piper Sports & Entertainment Pro
• Cravath Steers Cable One's $735M NewWave Buy
• Zohar Funds Sue Lynn Tilton's Patriarch Partners
• 7 Companies Launch IPOs Totaling $1.7B As 2017 Heats Up
• Deals Rumor Mill: Vitanas, Tata Group, Abraaj Group
• Claire's Latest Retailer To Feel The Heat, Scraps IPO Plans
• Mobile Marketplace App Letgo Collects $175M From Investors
• Elliott, Bluescape Mull NRG Energy Proxy Fight
• Trump Adviser Sells Firm, Talks Russia-US Biz At Summit
• PE-Backed Rev Group Primes $250M IPO
• Caesars Wins Bankruptcy Plan Approval
• Texas PE Shop Rock Hill Brings In $150.6M For 3rd Fund
• Amended Rule 37(e): 1 Year Later
• Dechert's New Hong Kong Team Seals 5 Deals In First 2 Weeks
• Deal Makers Buoyed After JPMorgan Forum Despite Clouds
• Calif. Appeals Court Rejects State Biz Tax On Iowa Investor
• Blue Nile Investor Sues To Stop $500M Bain Capital Buyout
• Weil Steers PE-Backed Blank Check Co. In $375M IPO
• Deals Rumor Mill: AltaGas, Arris International, Intrawest
• Kirkland Reps Blackstone JV In $2.3B South Texas Shale Deal
• Avoiding The Hidden Costs Of Bargain-Priced E-Discovery
• Taxation With Representation: Baker, Cleary, Paul, Kirkland
• Why Anti-Corruption Due Diligence Is Important In M&A
• NY Fund Manager Shells Out $8M To SEC Over Ponzi Scheme
• Brookfield Fund Commits $400M To American Realty REIT
• Advent, Bain Team To Buy German Payments Firm Concardis
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We Followed This Week
• Debevoise Steers Crescent To Close Record $4.6B Fund
• Caesars Settles Last Objection To Ch. 11 Plan
• KKR Inks $1.3B Deal For Hitachi Power Tool Unit
• JMC Capital Snags $206M For Industrial Products, Tech Fund
• Warburg Pincus Can't Beat Rural/Metro Investors' Fraud Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Johnson & Johnson, Onex, McDonald's
• Debevoise Assists On PCP $1.8B Middle-Market Lending Fund
• Italian Broadband Co. Linkem Lands €100M In Funding
• Davis Wright Guides $83M CMBS Refi On Silicon Valley Hotel
• Investors Plug $100M Into Lending Platform Funding Circle
• Ex-Pillsbury Partner, 2 Others Form Corporate Boutique
• France-Focused Omnes Capital Clinches $224M Fund
• Saving Lawyers 1 Breath At A Time: Mindfulness In The Law
• Deals Rumor Mill: Praxair, Warburg Pincus, Garena
• Correlation Ventures Nabs $200M For New Fund
• Bid To Sanction Jones Day In $89M IP Suit Premature: Judge
• Performance Food Group Unveils $229M Secondary Offering
• House Again Passes Angel Investors Bill To Help Startups
• Constitution Capital Closes $755M Fund
• Understanding How Blockchain Could Impact Legal Industry
• Reactor Inventor Wants Jones Day Sanctioned In $89M IP Row
• Mayer Brown Adds PE Partner From Deacons In Hong Kong
• Newly Formed Runoff Insurance Co. Raises $510M In Funds
• Deals Rumor Mill: Brookdale, Imagina Media, Carlyle Group
• Jaguar Eyes Latin American Real Estate With $350M PE Fund
• King & Spalding Partner Returns With Hedge Fund Experience
• Morgan Stanley's PE Biz Rakes In Over $1.5B
• The Incoming SEC Chairman As I Know Him
• 'Fair Value' Takeaways From Merion V. Lender Processing
• Health Care PE Firm Clinches $300M Fund, Beefs Up Staff
• Justices Want SG's Take On ERISA Fiduciary Breaches
• The Firms That Dominated In 2016
• CITIC, Carlyle Take $2B Stake In McDonald's China Biz
• Deals Rumor Mill: China Orient, ETP, American Apparel
• Latham & Watkins Guides Carousel To Record $400M Fund
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• PE-Backed Retailer Neiman Marcus Pulls Plug On IPO
• Airbnb Leads $13M Fundraise For Restaurant App Resy
• Keane Launches $300M IPO As Energy Deals Heat Up
• SEC Judge Says PwC Auditor Must Face Fund Fraud Suit
• $337M Has GSK Research Complex Trading Hands
• Invitation Homes Files IPO, Led By Simpson Thacher
• One Equity Partners Pays $315M For Mueller Water Biz Unit
• UnitedHealth Group Nabs Surgical Care Co. In $2.3B Deal
• Axiom Asia Brings In $1B For Fourth Fund Of Funds
• Deals Rumor Mill: Nature's Bounty, Fairfax, Meredith
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We Followed This Week
• Appeals Court Denies GSP 2nd Shot At KPMG In $525M Fraud
• Illumina-Backed Cancer Screening Co. To Raise Over $1B
• Puda Coal, Ex-Chair Should Pay $228M For Fraud, Judge Says
• Why Trump's SEC Pick Is Good News For The PE Industry
• The Sky's The Limit For Public-Private Aerial Transit
• KKR Injects $60M In Slayback Pharma
• 5 Insights From General Electric's Alex Dimitrief
• Paul Hastings Gets Nod On $8.7M Fee In Molycorp Case
• Chancery Throws Out Challenge To $6.5B Solera Merger
• DLA Piper Adds Miami Partner With M&A, Private Equity Focus
• Deals Rumor Mill: AT&T, Global Logistic Properties, BAWAG
• Insomnia Device Maker Cerêve Raises $38M From KKR, Others
• China Mengniu Readies $827M Buyout Offer For Modern Dairy
• Graphite Capital Sells UK Tire Distributor In $267M Deal
• Mesa West Capital Clinches $900M Real Estate Debt Fund
• Neuberger Berman Closes $2.5B Secondary Fund
• How A Single Objection Could Thwart Caesars' Ch. 11 Plan
• Ex-VC Exec Seeks Docs From Former Firm In SEC Suit
• Fried Frank Adds PE Partner From Akin In New York
• PE Firm Run By Former Apollo Execs Gets $1B For 1st Fund
• Icahn Enterprises Sweetens Federal-Mogul Tender Offer
• Deals Rumor Mill: Qualcomm, Ardian, Sogou
• Blackstone Tests Longer Investment Horizons In SESAC Buy
• Solera Buys PE-Owned Auto Aftermarket Co. In £340M Deal
• Controlling Stockholder Doesn't Equal Entire Fairness Review
• Deals Rumor Mill: Intel, Kate Spade, Agent Provocateur
• Venable, Investor Quit Fight Over $11M Facebook IPO Fraud
• Be Prepared For Law Firm Data Breach Litigation
• Fortress REIT Investor Sues Over $640M Spinoff
• 'Unicorn' AppDynamics Leads 5 IPOs Filed In Year-End Blitz
• Versant Ventures Nabs $400M For Biotech Investment Fund
• Proterra To Double Production After $140M Capital Raise
• PE-Backed Venado Buys Eagle Ford Assets In $800M Deal
• 7 Legal Industry Predictions For 2017
• Ex-Freshfields Finance Partner Joins Kirkland's London Office
• Florida Cases To Watch In 2017
• Activist Investors Set For Busy 2017
• PE Firms Have Cash To Burn In '17 Despite Political Concerns