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Private Equity - August, 2017

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• Peak Hotels Trustee Says Move Bid Aims To Halt Claims Probe
• Deals Rumor Mill: BHP Billiton, Deutsche AM, Bon-Ton
• Jones Day Adds Ex-Boeing Atty To Torts Team In Detroit
• Activist Investor Elliott Demands More For Stada Stake
• The Psychology Of Hourly Fee Arrangements
• Carlyle Group Scores $84.8M Loan For Calif. Campus
• Toshiba Says Deal Talks For Memory Biz Sale Still Ongoing
• One Firm Edges Ahead Of Peers In Quiet August For IPOs
• Deals Rumor Mill: Toshiba, Uber, Albaugh
• Uber Investor Suit To Oust Kalanick Halted For Arbitration
• Mexican Co. Says Industrial Real Estate Row Belongs In Court
• Investing In Urgent Care: Trends And Developments To Watch
• Grab Nabs $2.5B In Funding Round, Partners With Toyota
• Veteran PE Players Rule In Raising Natural Resources Funds
• Tishman, Lehman Pull Out Win In 10-Year Archstone Slog
• Haynes And Boone Trots Out Kipling In IP Sanctions Row
• Perfumania Talks Dollars And Scents In First Ch. 11 Hearing
• Hospital Laundry Co. Beats Ch. 11 Plan Challenge
• Uber Steps Aside In Kalanick's Bid To Arbitrate Board Fight
• Deals Rumor Mill: United Tech, Veon, LG Electronics
• Advisory Board Inks $2.58B Health Care, Education Units Sale
• Leonard Green Pays $3.1B For IP Manager CPA Global
• PE-Backed Zenith Energy Snaps Up Oil Storage MLP
• Deals Rumor Mill: Toshiba, Air Berlin, JBF RAK
• No Resolution Yet In $510M Goldman Sachs Fraud Suit
• Greenberg Traurig Forgery Case Stayed For Damages Appeal
• Del. Court Dismisses Challenge To Aerospace Firm's Sale
• Vt. Judge Won't Rethink Axing Keurig Securities Suit
• Nigerian Developer Lands $500M Investment
• Chinese Retailer, Tech-Focused Blank Check Co. File IPOs
• Uber Founder Seeks Arbitration, Stay In Benchmark Fight
• KKR-Backed REIT Closes On $224M In Loans
• Quantum Energy Partners Sells Tubing Co. Stake For $237M
• Self-Collection In E-Discovery — Risks Vs. Rewards
• West Marine Investors Look To Stall Vote On $338M Sale
• Taxation With Representation: Davis, Skadden, Weil, Cahill
• 'Unicorn' Growth Continues To Plunge As Investors Pull Back
• Quantum Energy Launches $450M Oil, Gas Co.
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We Followed This Week
• Deals Rumor Mill: BHP Billiton, Go-Jek, Excelitas Tech
• 2 Uber Investors Side With Kalanick In Benchmark Suit
• EU Clears Merger Of Vending Cos. With Antitrust Fix
• 6 Common Lateral Partner Myths Debunked
• MoFo Guides SoftBank's $4.4B WeWork Investment
• Blank Check IPO Could Blaze New Path For Tech 'Unicorns'
• Dollar Tree Opposes Dollar Express Payments To Creditor
• Judge Tosses $551M La Quinta Securities Class Suit
• Arbitration Demand In Uber Battle Harmful, Investor Warns
• Linkable Bleeding Cash And Tightlipped About Sale, Suit Says
• Real Estate Rumors: GPB, Amita Health, Rockpoint
• 4 Ways Law Firms Can Help Battle Addiction
• Greylock Leads Lending Tech Platform's $100M Fund Round
• PE-Backed Pub Co. To Take Rival Private In £101.5M Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Toshiba, HTC, Invesco
• Stonemont Financial Drops $1.3B On Real Estate Portfolio
• Irish Building Products Co. CRH Inks $2.6B Sale Of US Unit
• Cobalt Can't Use CalPERS Ruling To Toss Cert., Judge Says
• Aman Resorts Asks To Move Involuntary Bankruptcies To NY
• A Law Firm Guide To Helping Victims Of Human Trafficking
• Water Pipe Co. Hid Business Woes From Investors, Suit Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Toshiba, Eldorado Brasil Celulose, AMMB
• PE-Backed Dutch Bank NIBC Explores IPO
• SEC's Disgorgement Try Against NY PE Exec Needs Hearing
• Ybrant's Ch. 11 Case Booted After Failure To Secure Loan
• Private Jet Co. Valued At Over $2.5B After $150M Investment
• Calif. Court Keeps Dov Charney Hedge Fund Suit On Ice
• Creditors Blast PE Firm's Release In Angelica Bankruptcy
• Milbank Snags Ex-Latham Capital Markets Pro
• Del. Court Denies Toss Of Tyrogenex Takeover Plot Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Gates Global, Vectren, Eletrobras
• Rental Services Co. Returns To Public Market In $1.1B Deal
• Trinity And Oaktree Form $3B Hotel Joint Venture
• PE Firm Invests $170M In Latin American Casino, Hotel Co.
• Alarm.com Denied First Bid To Block PE's Competitor Buy
• Diversity In The Legal Profession — A Stubborn Vision
• Why Midsize Firms Run The Gamut On Diversity
• Law Firms Head Back To School For Diversity Guidance
• GCs Find New Urgency In Longtime Push For Diversity
• Deals Rumor Mill: Baidu, Air Berlin, SPIC Overseas
• Envigo Strikes Latest Deal With A PE-Backed Acquisition Co.
• Verisk Analytics Lands Insurance Software Co. For £250M
• New Salary History Laws Crimp Attorney Hiring Process
• CDI Hit With Suit Aiming To Block $157.5M Go-Private Deal
• LPL Stock-Drop Action Must Be Strengthened, Judge Holds
• B&G Pays $162.5M For PE-Backed Healthy Snack Biz
• How 5 Firms Are Building More Diverse Ranks
• The Top Firms For Minority Equity Partners
• Racial Diversity Stagnating At US Law Firms
• The Best Firms For Minority Attorneys
• Travelers Ordered To Cover Standard's Charney Suit Defense
• Uber's Kalanick Invokes Arbitration In Board Seat Lawsuit
• US Trustee Slams Payments To Ybrant's Bankruptcy Counsel
• Stada Investors OK Sweetened €4.12B Bain, Cinven Buyout
• Taxation With Representation: Sullivan, Kirkland, Davis Polk
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We Followed This Week
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Deals Rumor Mill: AT&T, Fiat Chrysler, Air Berlin
• Great Hill Partners Puts Up $240M For ZoomInfo
• For-Profit Law School Prevails, But Students Can Amend Suit
• US Real Estate Co. Says Venue Row Can't Wait On High Court
• Mountaingate Capital Brings In $395M For 1st Fund
• US Power Giant Calpine To Be Taken Private In $5.6B Deal
• 5 Tips For A Successful Legal Blog
• Dorsey & Whitney Adds Norton Rose Corporate Pro In Dallas
• PE Fund, AGs Reach $192M Deal Over Corinthian Colleges
• Related Scores $162M Refinancing On NYC Condo Units
• Deals Rumor Mill: China Unicom, Hub International, Energen
• Acadia Shareholders, Execs Slash Stakes In Health Care Co.
• Panera Investor Wants Appraisal Of $7.5B JAB Buyout
• PE-Backed Acquisition Co. Announces $3.8B Energy Tie-Up
• Asset Manager To Pay $275K For Mischarging Fund It Advised
• Capitol Investment Leads 2 Blank Check IPOs Topping $450M
• United Rentals Wins $1.3B Buyout Of Equipment Co. Neff
• OCC Opens The Debate On Volcker Rule Reform
• Oxbow Chancery Trial Postscript Puts Koch Atty On Stand
• China Unicom Eyes $11.6B Investment From Tech Cos.
• Latham Steers Mexican Energy SPAC's Landmark $650M IPO
• Deals Rumor Mill: Teva, Petrobras, Thyssenkrupp
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Generator Hostels, Kamber
• Judging A Book: Kopf Reviews Posner's 'Federal Judiciary'
• Bregal Sagemount Plugs Nearly $100M Into Financial Tech Co.
• Ares Injects $1.45B Into DuPage Medical Group
• Brazilian Waste Co. To Be Taken Public In Tie-Up
• Landry's Wins Ch. 11 Auction For Joe's Crab Shack, Taverns
• Western Digital Wins Access To Toshiba JV Assets
• PE Firm Takes Trade Secrets Tiff Against Atty To State Court
• Deals Rumor Mill: AIG, Cohu, Blackstone
• TPG Buys Transportation Logistics Biz In Nearly $1B Deal
• Genpact Announces 10M-Share Secondary Offering
• A Changing Tide For Venture Financing Deal Terms
• $150M Refinance Nabbed For Chicago Apartment Tower
• Descartes Pays $107M For PE-Backed MacroPoint
• The Use Of Special Masters In Complex Cases
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer
• Roll-Ups Continue To Present Opportunities In Middle Market
• Investment Manager Reaches $1B Deal With PE Firm, Fund
• PE-Backed Norwegian Cruises Launches 15M-Share Offering
• Deals Rumor Mill: Charter, Danone, Toshiba
• Neff Says Competing Bid Tops $1.2B H&E Equipment Deal
• Fla. Appeals Court Tosses Broadcast Tower Contract Fight
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: New Demands
• Taxation With Representation: Simpson, Sidley, Sullivan
• Real Estate Rumors: Equator Capital, Axonic, Office Depot
• Ranger Energy, YogaWorks Raise $125M In Downsized IPOs
• 2 PE-Backed Energy Cos. File IPOs Totaling $200M
• Deals Rumor Mill: Miami Marlins, Saudi Aramco, Toutiao
• EMK Capital Values Luminati At $200M With Stake Buy
• Thermo Fisher Raises $1.5B Debt To Fund Patheon Acquisition
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We Followed This Week
• Lionbridge Settles Chancery Suit Over $360M HIG Buyout
• Recent Delaware Opinions Shake Up Appraisal Litigation
• Energy-Focused True Green Capital Clinches $350M PE Fund
• It's Time To Improve Voir Dire In Federal Court
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: Insider Risks
• Ex-Nomura VP Pleads Guilty To Insider Trading
• KKR Unit Puts $2.3B Deal For Hitachi Subsidiary On Hold
• Benchmark Seeks Kalanick's Uber Board Ouster, Damages
• LondonMetric Puts Up $151M For Cabot Industrial Portfolio
• Deals Rumor Mill: Eolia Renovables, Husky, Clive Cowdery
• Coal Miner Contura Pulls $150M IPO Due To Market Conditions
• Abu Dhabi Investment Group Inks $5B Deal With Telecom Co.
• Jones Day Steers Lender Pepper Group's $519M Sale To KKR
• Rising Star: Fried Frank's Randi Lally
• India's Flipkart Nabs Investment From SoftBank Vision Fund
• Single-Family REITs Form $11B Giant In Merger Of Equals
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: Balancing Act
• WebMD Hit With Shareholder Suit Over $2.8B KKR Buyout
• Payment Services M&A Intensifies With Vantiv's $10.4B Buy
• PE-Backed Cotiviti Unveils $370M Secondary Offering
• Blackstone Taps Simpson On $35B Real Estate Portfolio Stake
• SoftBank Fund Leads $1.1B Equity Investment For Roivant
• Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Vijay Sekhon
• Deals Rumor Mill: Altice, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Fanatics
• Palamon Buys Stake In Italian Publisher's Education Unit
• How The IPad Can Be A Litigator's Best Friend
• Vantiv Inks £8B Takeover Of UK Peer Worldpay
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: CPO Vs. CISO
• PBGC, Creditors Object To Hospital Laundry Co.'s Ch. 11 Plan
• Israeli Co. Will Bring Arbitral Venue Row To High Court
• Feds Drop Fraud Case Against PE CEO Benjamin Wey
• Deals Rumor Mill: I Squared, Uber, Centerbridge
• China Deals Expert Joins McDermott In Boston
• Walmart Heirs Scoop Up Stake In UK Cycling Co. Rapha
• Rising Star: Latham's Alexandra Croswell Kelly
• Vantiv Gets Extension For Firm Bid In £7.7B Worldpay Buyout
• Restaurant-Focused PE Firm Closes Fund At $725M
• Creditor Fears Ybrant Can't Pay Award-Based $37M Lien
• Envision Inks $2.4B Ambulance Biz Sale To KKR-Backed Co.
• Kirkland & Ellis Picks Up Mayer Brown Tax Whiz
• Revisiting Stock Transfer Restrictions
• 5 Questions To Ask Before Entering Joint-Representation AFA
• Funds Look For Rulemaking Reprieve As SEC Director Departs
• Beleaguered Ad Tech Co. Sued Over $145M Go-Private Deal
• Chapman Adds 10 Finance Attorneys From Ashurst
• Bracewell Hires Away Morgan Lewis Energy Atty In Houston
• Deals Rumor Mill: Eden Creamery, E-Shang, United Tech
• Gibson Dunn Steers $75M Loan To Madison Realty Capital
• Legal Incubators Can Help New Lawyers And Society
• Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Matthew B. Dubeck
• Faegre Nabs M&A Pro From Bryan Cave In London
• Bridgepoint Buys UK Home-Building Giant In $853M Deal
• Mexichem Inks $1.895B Acquisition Of PE-Backed Netafim
• Life Time Fitness Escapes Investor Suit Over $2.8B Buyout
• Deal Price Reliance And Other Key Points From DFC Global
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• $52M Deal With Tech Execs, JPMorgan Is Broken, Court Told
• DLA Piper Hires Finance Partner In Atlanta
• Thompson Seattle Hotel, Residence Project Gets $80M Refi
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We Followed This Week
• 3 Firms Set To Steer IPOs Totaling $310M Led By Coal Miner
• Taxation With Representation: Debevoise, Weil, Davis, Hogan
• Rising Star: Ropes & Gray's Jason 'Jay' Freedman
• The Working Capital Adjustment Dispute That Never Was
• Deals Rumor Mill: Cenovus, Dover, Prosper Marketplace
• OneREIT Inks $870M Deal To Go Private
• PE Real Estate Advisers Needed In Tough Dealmaking Enviro
• Investors Want Cobalt's Class Cert. Redo Bid Nixed
• PE Firm Wins $87M In Contaminated Heparin Coverage Suit
• Willkie Farr Nabs Partner From Kirkland For Houston Office
• Deals Rumor Mill: Saudi Aramco, Meituan-Dianping, BAWAG
• Feds May Drop Wey Case If SG Won't Appeal Evidence Order
• Express Scripts Can't Dodge PE Firm's Fraud Suit
• Suit Over $562M REIT-Manager Merger Can Proceed: Judge
• Xactly Investors Say New Disclosures End Vista Sale Suits
• Kirkland Guides PE Firm's $1.2B Sports Division Sale
• Toshiba Eyes $1.8B JV Investment Amid Western Digital Fight
• How To Prioritize Your Law Firm's Crisis Response Plan
• AT&T, Lenovo To Offer Startups Patents For Equity
• Regulators Will Have Room To Run On Volcker Rewrite
• Oilfield Services Co., Drugmaker Launch IPOs Totaling $160M
• KKR, Walgreens Take PharMerica Private In $1.4B Deal
• Coffee Vendors Offer EU Antitrust Fixes On PE-Backed Merger
• Deals Rumor Mill: NFL, Beyoncé, Hasbro
• 2 Firms Steer Jacobs' $3.27B Deal For PE-Backed CH2M
• OCC Begins Volcker Rule Rewrite Process
• A Foreign Partner Is Not Taxable On A Partnership Sale
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Closing Argument
• DLA Piper Names Co-Managing Partners In Chicago
• Scaramucci's Tax Benefits May Continue Despite Firing
• Blank Check Deals Carry Soft IPO Market In July
• Deals Rumor Mill: HNA, Flipkart, Gas Natural
• ETC Inks $68M Financing Agreement With PE Investors
• Kirkland Steers $200M NY Condo Buy, Cadwalader Aids Loan
• Del. Justices Reverse Appraisal Of $1.3B DFC Global Buyout
• Genetic Medicine Co. Raises $83.5M For Drug Development
• 5 Questions All AFAs Should Answer Clearly