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Private Equity - February, 2017

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• Goodwin Procter Lands Freshfields Bruckhaus Bank, PE Atty
• Satellite Cos. To Merge, Receive $1.7B SoftBank Investment
• Texas Justices Told To Nix $23M Shareholder Dilution Row
• Venture Investment Associates Collects $230M From Investors
• K&L Gates Nabs Ex-Goodwin Procter Private Equity Pro In NY
• Comcast Pays $2.3B To Buy Rest Of Universal Studios Japan
• Deals Rumor Mill: Global Logistic Properties, Cloudera, GE
• How 401(k) Benefits Can Attract Millennial Legal Talent
• Why 2017 May Be A Steadier Year For Oil And Gas Firms
• Patriarch Slams Axis' Bid To Avoid Coverage In Tilton Probe
• Deals Rumor Mill: WeWork, Milestone Apartments, Total
• Ex-VC Exec Seeks More Docs In SEC's Insider Trading Case
• Katten Muchin Adds Finance Partner From Proskauer
• Cooley Adds Ex-Stroock PE Leader In Los Angeles
• PE-Backed Dospuntos Pays €90M For Spanish Building Co.
• Navy Secretary Withdraws Over Business Entanglements
• PE-Backed IT Provider, Retailer Launch IPOs Totaling $454M
• Lone Star Forms $550M Indian Infrastructure Investment JV
• Law360 Private Equity Editorial Advisory Board
• The Loss Of Confidentiality In NY Arbitral Enforcement Cases
• Pa. PE Firm's Pretrial Deal With Co. Minority Owners Fails
• Don't Expect Snap To Single-Handedly Revive IPO Market
• Weil Lures PE Partner From Gibson Dunn
• Trump's Vow To Reduce Regs Shouldn't Put PE Firms At Ease
• Deals Rumor Mill: Terra Firma, FNB, Royal Bank Of Canada
• VCA Investor Pushes For More Details On $9.1B Sale To Mars
• Advent Lobs €3.6B Offer To Buy German Health Care Co.
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We Followed This Week
• AES, Alberta Investment Pay $853M For Solar Co. SPower
• What Lawyers Can Learn From Kellyanne Conway
• DLA Piper Adds Corporate M&A Partner From Mayer Brown
• Infoblox Investors Seek Stock Appraisal After $1.6B Deal
• Tilton, Patriarch Fail To Shake $45M Fraud Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Lexington, Pace Editions
• Deals Rumor Mill: Siemens, Allfunds Bank, Siam Commercial
• Carter's Pays $140M To Acquire PE-Backed Skip Hop
• EQT Quickly Collects $4.23B For 3rd Infrastructure Fund
• Jones Day, Dechert Steer StepStone Real Estate's $700M Fund
• How The Common Reporting Standard Compares To FATCA
• Carlyle Clinches $2.5B Distressed, Special Situations Fund
• The Mistakes Lawyers Make When Copying And Pasting
• Latham Scores Skadden, Paul Hastings Trial Partners In LA
• Sycamore Unit Wins Ch. 11 Auction For The Limited IP
• Post Oak Leads $200M Investment Into Midland Oil Biz
• Baker Botts Snags 9 Partners From Norton Rose Fulbright
• Deals Rumor Mill: Arris, Dick Clark Productions, Aramco
• Calif. Court Gets Automatic Funding Disclosure Right
• PE Giant Carlyle Eyes Butterfield Exit In Post-IPO Sale
• Davis Polk-Comcast Call May Have Sparked DreamWorks Deal
• PE-Backed Cos., SPAC Merge In $2.8B Creation Of Exela Tech
• Data Dexterity: The New Moat Of The Information Economy
• EveryWare Beats Shareholder Suit At 6th Circ.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Aramco, Toshiba, Sinochem
• Wilson Sonsini Nabs Munger Tolles' Corporate Partner
• Blank Check Co. Vantage Energy Files $400M IPO
• Nordson Pays $705M For Vention Medical's Tech Biz
• Five Point Pledges $176M To New JV With Matador Resources
• Health Care Deal Predictions From '17 JP Morgan Conference
• Harrison Street Pays $17M For 2 Philly Medical Buildings
• Why PE Fundraising Will Continue To Climb In 2017
• Swedish Pension Fund Unloads $2.1B In Assets
• Venture-Backed 'Unicorn' Mulesoft Files $100M IPO
• KKR Pays $1.35B For Stake In Telefónica's Infrastructure Biz
• Chinese Video Streaming Co. iQiyi Nabs $1.53B Investment
• SEC, State Watchdogs To Share Info On Private Capital
• White & Case Nabs Troutman Sanders Litigation Partner
• Deals Rumor Mill: Kinder Morgan, DigitalGlobe, Ventas
• PE CEO In Fraud Case Wants 'Bad Faith' Warrants Suppressed
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We Followed This Week
• Taxation With Representation: Weil, Skadden, Kirkland
• Summa Equity Secures Almost $505M For Debut Fund
• Oil & Gas Deals Already Soaring To Record Highs In 2017
• Proskauer Steers £3.1B In Fund Closings For HgCapital
• Kraft Heinz Drops $143B Unilever Buyout Offer After 2 Days
• Spotify-Backed B2B Streaming Service Raises $22M In Funds
• Commerzbank Tells Judge Not To Toss Wells Fargo RMBS Suit
• Keurig Gets Vt. Securities Suit Over $14B Merger Tossed
• Ex-Apax, IBM Execs' PE Firm Clinches $137M Debut Fund
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, ConocoPhillips, Goldman Sachs
• Greenberg Adds Corporate Finance Partner From Carrington
• Private Equity Group Of The Year: Weil Gotshal & Manges
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Philly Government, Corporate Pro
• Simpson Thacher Guides True Wind To $560M Fund Close
• Social Media Giant Snap Launches Eagerly Watched $3B IPO
• Middle-Market PE Players Grapple With Intense Competition
• Arconic Begins Unwinding Alcoa Stake With $890M Share Sale
• A Snapshot Of M&A Activity In January
• Relearning The Lessons Of Korematsu's Case
• How A General Counsel Should Think About AI: Part 2
• IPOs Dwindle As Need To Go Public Becomes Less Urgent
• IBS Investment Bank Seals $100M Multifamily RE Partnership
• Deals Rumor Mill: Verizon, Toshiba, Ferrara Candy
• Private Equity Group Of The Year: Simpson Thacher
• Fried Frank Guides Goldman's $95M Marketing Co. Investment
• Veritas Capital Secures $3.55B For Middle-Market Tech Fund
• PayPal To Spend $233M On PE-Backed Bill Payment Processor
• How A General Counsel Should Think About AI: Part 1
• Weil, Kirkland, Skadden Helm SoftBank's $3.3B Fortress Buy
• Locke Lord Adds Corporate Partner From White and Williams
• Blount Investors Fight Chancery Toss Of $855M Merger Suit
• Dyal Capital Clinches $5.3B Private Equity Investment Fund
• Real Estate Rumors: 151, Wheelock, American Real Estate
• Deals Rumor Mill: Intesa, Service King Paint & Body, Cairn
• Investment Firm DLB Seeks $8M In Suit Over Sour Acquisition
• German Health Care Co. Stada In Talks To Be Taken Private
• Private Equity Group Of The Year: Latham & Watkins
• Saving Lawyers 1 Less Drink At A Time
• MaxPoint Beats Investors' Suit Over Post-IPO Stock Drop
• TUI To Shed Specialty Travel Unit In $403M Deal With KKR
• DirectBuy Approved For Sale To Chinese PE In Del. Ch. 11
• Deals Rumor Mill: Stada, Popeye's, Syneron
• Meridian Collects More Than $231M For DC-Focused Fund
• PE-Backed Fracker, 2 Retailers File IPOs Totaling $350M
• Pamplona, Ascent Plug $100M Into New Biz Nova Sciences
• Private Equity Group Of The Year: Kirkland & Ellis
• Russia's Megafon Pays $740M For Stake In Internet Co.
• ADT Insider Trader Must Pay Enhanced $2.8M Forfeiture
• Shareholder Activism On The Rise In Europe, Asia
• Lawyers Cannot Stay Silent While Trump Belittles The Courts
• SEC Accuses HK Investor Of Insider Trading, Freezes $29M
• Praxis Capital To Invest $100M In Multifamily Properties
• PE-Backed Foundation Building Materials Debuts $179M IPO
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We Followed This Week
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bain, United Engineers, Miami Marlins
• Elementis $360M SummitReheis Buy Grows Personal Care Biz
• Dorsey Opens Dallas Office With 5 Schiff Hardin Attys
• Blackstone Grabs Aon HR Unit In Deal Worth Up To $4.8B
• Marketing Basics For Solo Practitioners And Small Law Firms
• Private Equity Group Of The Year: Debevoise & Plimpton
• Taxation With Representation: Vinson, Bracewell, Debevoise
• Implications Of Closing The 'Carried-Interest Loophole'
• Oil Co. Argues Justices Should Revive $95M Eagle Ford Win
• Deals Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Toshiba, Ant Financial
• Vaccines Developer Visterra Postpones $50M IPO
• Starcrest Capital Closes $181M China Real Estate Fund
• Health-Focused PE Shop G Square Closes €350M Fund
• Palamon Snags €550M In Sale Of Spain's Top Elder Care Biz
• Cleary Gottlieb Guides Alcoa's $1.1B Secondary Offering
• Puda Coal, Ex-Chair Hit With $228M Stock Fraud Penalty
• SL Capital Closes Upsized $645M Infrastructure Fund
• Why Venture Debt Is An Attractive Tool For Startups
• Law Firm Margin Improvement: The Long Game
• Violin Memory Gets Nod For Ch. 11 Plan Pact With Soros Unit
• UK Rejects Watchdog's Call To Discount Tax-Avoidance Gains
• Deals Rumor Mill: Aramco, Jose Cuervo, Canada Goose
• PE-Backed Fracking Co. ProPetro Files $345M IPO
• Carlyle Pays Over $100M For Stake In Africa's CMC Networks
• Retailer Detsky Mir Raises $355M In Rare Russian IPO
• Trident Spinoff Closes Cybersecurity Fund With $300M
• Unigestion Acquires Akina Group To Create $6B PE Player
• DRA Advisors Pays Cabot $1.1B For Industrial Portfolio
• DOJ Criminal Division In 2016: Fraud Section Rising
• Vector Capital Clinches 5th PE Fund With $1.4B In Tow
• Considerations For PE Funds Eyeing Foreign Portfolio Cos.
• Groups Sue To Block Trump's 2-For-1 Regulatory Order
• Starwood Deal Pushes 4 Firms To Top Jan. Real Estate M&A
• 2017 Check-Up: Is Your Law Firm Positioned For Success?
• Infoblox Urges Chancery To Ax Challenge To $1.6B Vista Sale
• Michael Dell Ups GfK Stake As KKR Offer Looms
• China Drives Fintech Investment While Brexit Hammers UK
• Deals Rumor Mill: Toshiba, Waterworks, China Reading
• AnaCap Financial Picks Up $189M Italian Loan Portfolio
• SEC Bars Real Estate Investor Over His $20M Fee
• Bregal Sagemount Clinches 2nd Fund With $960M In Tow
• One Equity Partners Nabs $1.65B For Latest Fund
• Mauser Group Sold For $2.3B Just Days Ahead Of Planned IPO
• McDermott Adds Tax Partners From Paul Hastings, Greenberg
• The Missing Key To 3rd-Party Litigation Funding
• Winston & Strawn Launches Dallas Office With 21 Partners
• Deals Rumor Mill: Royal Dutch Shell, Fairfax, Saudi Aramco
• PE-Backed Sentinel Nabs $490M In Sale Of 2 Data Centers
• Africa Finance Leads $205M Guinea Mine Investment
• Claims Court Rejects Indirect Dispute Over Army Corps Deal
• Feds Defend FBI Evidence In PE CEO's Fraud Case
• Avery Dennison Buys PE-Owned Yongle Tape In $190M Deal
• Heineken Moves Closer To Sealing $380M UK Pub Deal
• Electra PE Nets $254M As Audiotonix Changes Hands
• Gov't Pushes For $2.8M From Ex-Analyst For Insider Trading
• Clothier Wet Seal Wins Initial OKs For Liquidation
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We Followed This Week
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Corporate Partners In New York
• Deals Rumor Mill: Macy's, Deutsche Boerse, Uniper
• Sibanye Ponders Upping Equity Part Of $2.2B Stillwater Buy
• 2016's Top 5 Activists And Their Biggest Plays Of The Year
• Taxation With Representation: Cleary, Cooley, Skadden
• The Up-C: An Alternative Exit For PE-Backed Energy Cos.
• Cooley Report Shows Venture Deals Rising, Proceeds Slipping
• Ousted Texo Manager Seeks Legal Defense Fee Advancement
• Linklaters, Greenberg Guide $179M Polish Malls Deal
• NFL's PE Arm Fights Online Bots For Super Bowl Ticket Sales
• Deals Rumor Mill: ChemChina, Nature's Bounty, Pfizer
• Chancery Retains Most Claims In $800M Plastics Fraud Suit
• Neustar Investors Challenge $2.9B PE Shop Acquisition
• Investors Didn't Show Party City Lied Before IPO, Judge Says
• Ardian Unloads Disinfectant Biz To Ecolab In $809M Deal
• IRS Moves To End $377M Tax Row Over Merrill Lynch Loans
• Retailer Wet Seal Washes Up Again In 2nd Del. Ch. 11
• Auto Tech Firm Snags $100M In VC Funds For Digital Cars
• Blackstone To Invest $500M In Willis Tower Revamp
• The 4 Wittiest Dissents By Gorsuch
• Gorsuch's Opening Words Speak Volumes About His Style
• REIT's $1.5B IPO Thrusts 1 Firm Ahead Of Pack In Jan.
• Senators Flirt With Nuclear Option Over High Court Pick
• Similar On The Law, Gorsuch Differs From Scalia In Style
• Attys React To Judge Gorsuch's Supreme Court Nomination
• Deals Rumor Mill: Arqiva, Medtronic, CCC
• Latham Guides EIV Capital In $450M Midstream Energy Fund
• Anderson Kill Adds 3 Veteran Attys To Corporate Group
• Great Hill Partners Raises $1.5B For Its Sixth PE Fund
• Blackstone REIT Invitation Homes Raises $1.5B In IPO
• BlackRock Grabs Infrastructure Funds After Trump Actions
• Euro-Focused Akina Group Collects €410M For Latest Vehicle
• Huron Capital Snags $550M For Largest Fund In Firm History
• The Myth Of The Forceful Mediator