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Private Equity - February, 2018

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• Latham & Watkins Guides Spotify's Direct Listing
• 'China's Netflix' Leads Two IPO Filings Totaling $1.7B
• MedImmune Spins Drugs Into New Biotech Co., Raises $250M
• HSH Nordbank Sold To PE Consortium For $1.2B
• PE-Backed Norwegian Cruises Prices $1.1B Share Offering
• Splunk Buys VC-Backed Phantom Cyber In $350M Deal
• Beware Risks In Add-On Acquisitions
• Discovery Sells Education Unit As Feds OK $15B Scripps Deal
• Extended Stay Sells 25 Hotels For $114M To Three Wall
• Dropbox Could Set Tone For More 'Unicorn' IPOs
• Deals Rumor Mill: Amazon, Glassdoor, Toys R Us
• Rand Logistics Confirmation Decision Deferred For A Day
• NY Appeals Court Spurns Zohar Jury Bid In $58M Fraud Row
• American Securities Scores $7B For 8th PE Fund
• Why Machine Learning Should Matter To Lawyers
• PE-Backed British Gas Retailers Merge In £1.2B Deal
• Blackstone, Celanese Make EU Concessions In Acetate JV
• Baker Botts Adds 4 Ex-Vinson & Elkins Corporate Partners
• Navigating The Complexities Of A Digital Health Transaction
• Mayer Brown Boosts PE Team With Simpson Thacher Hire
• The Volkswagen Scandal: Catalyst For Class Action Change?
• Weinstein Co. Gearing Up For Bankruptcy As Sale Collapses
• Focus Tightening On Debate Over Banning Post-IPO Suits
• Deals Rumor Mill: Boeing, Sydney Motorway, Ceva Logistics
• Sports-Focused VC Firm Closes Latest Fund At $211.3M
• GTT Boosts Cloud, Fiber Network With $2.3B Interoute Buy
• Spectrum Brands Inks $10B Deal To Combine With HRG
• Coffee Maker Co. Sells To Kitchen Supplier In $224M PE Exit
• Power Of The Fiduciary Duty Contractual Waiver In LLCs
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• Looming Cap On Borrowing Could Alter Financing Strategies
• General Mills Nabs Pet Food Co. Blue Buffalo In $8B Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Luye Medical, SpringerNature, Nordstrom
• PE-Backed 'Emerging Growth Co.' Files For $300M IPO
• Taxation With Representation: Davis Polk, Kirkland & Ellis
• Tilton, Patriarch Hit With $10M Suit In TransCare Case
• Ex-SEC Chair Urges Delay Of Post-IPO Suit Policy Debate
• US Steps Into Tricare FCA Suit Against Pharmacy, PE Owner
• China's Momo Pays More Than $600M For PE-Backed Tantan
• Swedish EQT Closes Latest Fund At €10.75B Hard Cap
• Goulston & Storrs Grows Corporate Team With Boston Hire
• Deals Rumor Mill: Phoenix, Telecom Italia, United Tech
• Mexican Real Estate Co. Wants $15M Factory Suit Back In US
• JP Morgan Guides Sterling Bay's $510M Warehouse Buy
• Investment Values ProSiebensat.1's NuCom At €1.8B
• Repsol Inks €3.8B Sale Of Utility Stake To CVC Affiliate
• The PE Industry's Potential Role In US Infrastructure Plans
• Partners Group Closes $3.6B Infrastructure Fund
• Private Equity In The Aviation Sector Takes Flight
• Activist Investor Barington Pushes Bloomin' Brands Spinoff
• Wilson Sonsini Hires Ex-Associate As Securities Partner
• Sidley Austin Adds Ex-Winston & Strawn Global Finance Atty
• Deals Rumor Mill: Blackstone, SimplyBiz, Telecom Italia
• New Senior Can't Duck Shareholder Suit Over $640M Merger
• Weil Seeks To Nip Conflict Concerns In Breitburn Ch. 11 Case
• Surgical Robotics Co. Reaps $118M In Private Financing
• Investor Counsel Sanctioned For ExamWorks Suit Delays
• Public Transit Tech Co. Moovit Nabs $50M From Investors
• Lifetime Fitness Exec Cops To Insider Trading Scheme Role
• Ex-Citadel Plastics CEO Demands Advancement Of Legal Fees
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Angelo Gordon, GGP
• 4 Cos. Restock IPO Pipeline With Filings Totaling $300M
• Deals Rumor Mill: Deutsche Bank, Tesco, United Arab Bank
• Del. Justices Revive Suit Over Diamond's $2B Sale To Apollo
• Texas AI Co. Pockets $56.5M In Series B Funding Round
• PE-Backed Grocery Giant Albertsons Plans To Buy Rite Aid
• Reed Smith Snags Morgan Lewis' Corporate Head In Philly
• 3 Firms Guide Rhône's $560M Deal For Brazilian Steakhouse
• Observations On Delaware Appraisal In A Post-Dell World
• Harbor Drops $56M On Offices Via Goldman, Blue Vista JVs
• Hedge Fund's $26.2M Bid Tops Ch. 11 Auction For Aerogroup
• Health Care-Focused Blank Check Co. Prices $250M IPO
• Weil's Role Part Of Probe Of Breitburn Conflict Claims
• Kindred Investors Seek To Stop Humana's $4.1B Acquisition
• Deals Rumor Mill: Uber, Walmart, Thomson Reuters
• Kirkland Nabs Debt Finance Attys From Norton Rose, Simpson
• Bass Berry Snags Ex-HHS, Polsinelli Health Care Atty
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We Followed This Week
• SEC Halts Trading In 3 Penny Stocks Tied To Cryptocurrency
• Sidley Austin Lures Proxy Pro From Vinson & Elkins
• Judge Iffy On Spiking Bank's $45M Fraud Suit Against Tilton
• A Guide To Financing Food And Beverage Companies In 2018
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Davis, Skadden, Weil
• A Dozen Firms Guided 2017's Largest PE Real Estate Deals
• How Emerging Sources Of ESI Will Impact Discovery
• How To Help Clients Guard Against Interloping Bidders
• 6D Global Investors Say Derivative Suit Deal Is 'Worthless'
• Deals Rumor Mill: Thomson Reuters, Seadrill, Petrobras
• SPACs Set For Another Strong Year, Fund Manager Says
• View Inc. Fights Investors' Challenge To $60M Settlement
• Put The Brakes On Acceleration Bay Litigation Funder Ruling
• Judge Blasts Tilton Removal As 'Objectively Unreasonable'
• Kirkland Guides Bertram Capital's $500M PE Fund
• Wyndham Sells Euro Vacation-Rental Biz For $1.3B
• Golub Capital Sinks $270M Into Radiology Co.'s Calif. Growth
• A Chat With Hogan Lovells HR Chief Allison Friend
• Trustee Fee Fight Prompts Ch. 11 Retroactive Closing Bid
• Venture Capitalist Sued For Alleged In-Flight Sex Battery
• Insurer Needn't Cover Foods Co. In Ex-Leader's Fraud Suit
• Aerogroup Gets Nod For New $23M Stalking Horse Bid
• Deals Rumor Mill: Healthineers, Blackstone, Takata
• Jackson Walker Adds Partners In Austin, Houston
• PE-Backed Blank Check Co. Leo Holdings Prices $200M IPO
• Mayer Brown Grows With 2 New Partners In Finance Groups
• Warburg Pincus Leads Duetto's $80M Series D Raise
• NJ Utility Can't Arbitrate Solar Row With Blackstone Unit
• Norwest Grabs $1.5B For Its Largest-Ever PE Fund
• Considerations For Attorneys Using Artificial Intelligence
• ExamWorks Seeks Investor Sanctions In Del. Appraisal Suit
• $1.8B Offer Deepens Fight Over Breitburn Ch. 11 Plan
• Deals Rumor Mill: Walgreens, Actera, Sberbank
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Prudential, GreenOak
• 4 Firms Guide $3.8B WMIH-Nationstar Merger
• PE-Owned Smashburger Sells 45% Stake For $100M
• Tips For Drafting Contractual Nonreliance Clauses
• Scotiabank Expands Investment Biz With $950M Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Comcast, Apollo Global, Sok
• Del. Court OKs Potential Exit For Oxbow Carbon Investors
• Hunton, Sidley Steer $385M NYC Hotel Refinancing
• Judging A Book: Duncan Reviews 'Justice And Empathy'
• Orion Energy Snags $816M For Latest Credit Fund
• Lenders Pledge $100B As Broadcom Tries To Woo Qualcomm
• YapStone Snags $71M In Series C Funding
• Health-Focused PE Firm 1315 Capital Closes $300M Fund
• Euromoney Sells Market Intelligence Biz In $180.5M Deal
• Aerogroup Licensee Opposes Sale That Would End Its Rights
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We Followed In Last 2 Weeks
• Kirkland Lands Ex-Latham Private Equity Co-Chair In NY
• Market Volatility Threatens To Stall IPO Momentum
• How To Guide Your PE Clients Through Succession Planning
• Deals Rumor Mill: Remington, Ant Financial, Cirsa Gaming
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Weil, Latham
• Kindred Shareholders Sue Over $4.1B Deal's Missing Info
• Deals Rumor Mill: BlackRock, Bayer, Atlantia
• Ropes & Gray Hit With Malpractice Suit By Fund Co-Founder
• PE Firm Bids $820M To Ramp Up Stake In Swedish Bank
• TerraForm Can't Use SunEdison To Halt $231M Suit
• The Art Of The Litigation Funding Deal
• 5 Cos. Price IPOs Totaling $959M Despite Market Turbulence
• Cloud-Based Contract Co. Closes $50M Funding Round
• EIG Hits Keppel With $660M RICO Suit Over Brazil Bribery
• Cooley Guides Canadian Pot Co.'s $48M Funding Round
• Deals Rumor Mill: Wyndham, Goldman Sachs, Ping An
• Schiff Hardin Adds Financial Markets Partner To SF Team
• DLA Piper Snags Thompson & Knight Energy Atty In Dallas
• NBK Capital Partners Raises $75M For Real Estate Fund
• Warburg Pincus Picks Up $395M Stake In Fiserv Lending Biz
• O'Melveny Nabs Stradling Yocca's M&A Team In LA
• Smart Contracts Need Smart Corporate Lawyers
• Targa, Stonepeak Team Up For $1.1B In Gas Projects
• NRG Scores $2.8B From Renewable Unit, Energy Plant Sales
• Ex-Perry Ellis CEO Makes $430M Go-Private Offer
• Tronc Sells LA Times, Calif. News Portfolio For $500M Cash
• Investors Want Closing Of Millennium Labs Ch. 11 Blocked
• Panel Grills Zohar Funds On Jury Waiver In Fraud Case
• How To Fix Your Broken Client Teams
• Deals Rumor Mill: Mitsubishi, Triton, Boeing
• Kirkland & Ellis Brings On Ex-Cravath M&A Partner
• PE-Backed Wood Pellet Co. Launches $120M Offering
• SEC Chief 'Not Anxious' To Deter Post-IPO Class Actions
• Battery Ventures Nabs $1.25B From Latest Funds
• Gartner Lands $400M In Sale Of Talent Assessment Unit
• Mintz Levin Snags Ex-Gordon & Rees Employment Pro In DC
• Breitburn Shareholders To Reopen Ch. 11 Row After $1.8B Bid
• Deals Rumor Mill: Pfizer, ADM, Bhushan Steel
• Litigation Finance Co. Sells Most Of US Portfolio For $57M
• Weil Guides Kroger In $2.15B Convenience Stores Sale
• Oil & Gas Producer Raises $1B For Permian Basin Work
• Warburg Pincus Invests $300M In Oil And Gas Explorer
• Chancery Tosses Challenge To $125M Synutra Buyout
• 10 Firms To Steer IPOs Exceeding $1.8B To Start February
• Deals Rumor Mill: Boeing, Alibaba, Nestle
• UK Health-Tech Co. Closes $28M Series A Funding Round
• PE-Backed Fracker Leads 2 IPOs Raising $681M Combined
• How To Serve Your Blind Client Effectively
• 1 Firm Leads January IPO Activity As 2018 Starts Bullish
• Weil Bolsters PE Practice With Silicon Valley Hire
• PE Exec's Firm Can't Fight Experts' Subpoenas, SEC Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Cai Kui, BNY Mellon, Blackstone
• Private Equity Group Of The Year: Weil Gotshal & Manges
• Carlisle Sells Food Service Unit To PE Firm For $750M
• Deals Rumor Mill: CBS, Heilan Home, Saudi Aramco
• Switzerland's Unigestion Nabs €300M For Midmarket Fund
• How Notice 2018-13 Frames Foreign Earnings Transition Tax
• Evolving Due Process In The Digital Age
• The Allure And Pitfalls Of Earnouts: Part 2
• Under New Tax Law, Time Is Running Out For Ponzi Victims