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Private Equity - August, 2018

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• Nutter Adds 3rd Hinckley Allen Partner To Boston Team
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Lynx, Westwood Financial
• New Pass-Through Deduction Will Pass Over Many Lawyers
• Health Hires: Quinn Emanuel, Manatt, Strategic, Perkins Coie
• UK Watchdog Raises Concerns Over £1.2B Fuel Co. Merger
• Deals Rumor Mill: Meituan-Dianping, Lyft, Qualtrics
• Don't Miss It: Covington, Mayer Brown Lead Week's Hot Deals
• The REIT Take-Private Process: Trends And Considerations
• Bankrupt Aerogroup Sues Global Brands Over Aborted Sale
• How Reckless Judicial Impeachments Threaten Rule Of Law
• Judging A Book: Fogel Reviews 'Good Judgment'
• Taxation With Representation: Sidley, Skadden, Norton
• A Look At SEC Enforcement Against Unregistered Finders
• 3 Deals That Perished This Summer & What Killed Them
• Wilson Sonsini Adds Emerging Companies Partner In Calif.
• Siemens Must Face At-Will Exec's Wrongful Discharge Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Fosun, Actis, Virgin Australia
• DIY Robotics Startup Snaps Up $44M In Funding Round
• Private Equity Co. Commits $50M To Blockchain Businesses
• Real Estate Rumors: Baring, Bridge, Jonas
• Campbell Trims Business Amid Activist's Pressure To Sell
• 10 Ways To Prevent E-Discovery Woes
• Tesla Hit With Stock-Drop Suit Over Privatization Tweets
• Greenberg Traurig Boosts Firm With Ex-Squire Patton Tax Atty
• Deals Rumor Mill: Wilsonart, Eldorado Brasil, MediaMarkt
• A Closer Look At Summer's Hottest M&A Moves
• Cloud-Based Storage Firm Cloudian Nabs $94M In Funding
• PE Firm Can't Sue In Texas Over $180M Lens Maker Deal
• Real Estate Rumors: WeWork, Henley, Blackstone
• Reed Smith Snags Ex-Sidley Austin Deals Veteran In LA
• 'World Computer' Project Raises $102M In VC Funding
• UK 'Unexplained Wealth Orders' Will Discourage Investors
• Rising Star: Jones Day's Anna Cartwright
• Mayer Brown Adds London Finance Partner From Fried Frank
• Real Estate Rumors: Pan Am Equities, Sterling Bay, KKR
• Deals Rumor Mill: Yum China, Coronado Coal, Saudi Aramco
• Riverside Snags $1.2B For Latest Micro-Cap Fund
• Outset Medical Will Bolster Dialysis Biz With $132M Fund
• Sidley, Willkie Steer $2.6B Apollo Deal For Insurer Aspen
• Rising Star: Goodwin Procter's Gemma Roberts
• 4 Key Components To New Firm Partnership Agreements
• Chancery Trims $161M Spanish Broadcaster Investor Suit
• Furniture Co.'s Final DIP OKed After Hiking Committee Fees
• Harbour BioMed Lands $85M In Series B Funding
• $300M Brennan Investment JV Acquires 3-Building Portfolio
• LaSalle Mulls Competing Offer To $4.8B Blackstone Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Total, Arco, Farallon
• Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Sara Garcia Duran
• Delaware Decision Clarifies MFW's Ab Initio Requirement
• Australia's IOF Draws Sweetened AU$3B Blackstone Deal
• Open The Federal Courthouses
• Jamba Juice Squeezed By 2 Del. Suits Over $200M Merger
• Deals Rumor Mill: Papa John's, ABB, Oi
• Don't Miss It: BakerHostetler, Kirkland Guide Week's Hot Deals
• China Biologic Rejects $3.9B Takeover Bid Led By Ex-CEO
• What White V. Commissioner Says About Partnerships
• Taxation With Representation: Davis Polk, Mayer, Vinson
• Rising Star: Ropes & Gray's Garrett Charon
• Deals Rumor Mill: Hutchison, Vertiv, PDC Brands
• White & Case Adds Another Equity, M&A Partner in Chicago
• Real Estate Rumors: Extell, Carlyle, Mercantil Bank
• Greenberg Snags Husch Blackwell Team For Health Group
• Goodman, CPPIB Pour $1.75B Into China Logistics Venture
• Fintech-Focused VC Firm Closes $59M Fund
• Goodwin-Led Lead Edge Capital Closes Fund With $520M
• Rising Star: Kirkland & Ellis' Stephanie Berdik
• Robbins Geller, Monteverde Fight To Lead Analogic Suit
• Halt Medical Case Needs To Go To Trial, Chancery Rules
• Momentive Interest Trial Opens With Quizzing Of Rate Expert
• Investors Claim Jeffrey Epstein Built $473M Ponzi Scheme
• Deals Rumor Mill: Aramco, VW, Apple
• Startup Latch Nabs $70M From Brookfield-Led Investor Group
• Auto Insurer Root Locks In $100M Series D Funding Round
• Carlyle Drops $350M On Health Tech, Management Co. 1Life
• Claire's Senior Creditors Sue Oaktree Over Plan Opposition
• Deals Rumor Mill: GSK, Amaysim, Cepsa
• Clifford Chance Steers Capital Dynamics' $1.2B Energy Fund
• Carlyle Says Insurer Must Disclose Moroccan Refinery Docs
• Logistics Firm GLP Closes 2 European Funds At $4B
• 3 Firms Guide $1.4B Sale Of BridgeTex Stake To OMERS
• China Proposes To Simplify Foreign Investments In Listed Cos.
• DLA Piper Lands Corporate Law Pro In Mexico City
• 'High Availability' — A Key Term In Law Firm IT Strategy
• Furniture Brands Trustee Worried By Heritage DIP Releases
• China Biologic's Former CEO Leads $3.9B Takeover Bid
• Good Tech Board Strikes $17M Deal In BlackBerry Merger Suit
• W&T Offshore Raises $361M For Gulf Of Mexico Projects
• BlackRock Funds Overpaid For Advisory Services, Judge Told
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive La Quinta Stock-Drop Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: TPG, Standard Chartered, Hess
• UK Online Fashion Retailer Joins Wave Of IPO Filings
• Tech-Focused SPAC Churchill Capital Primes $400M IPO
• EU Clears $70B Linde-Praxair Deal With Divestitures
• Sun Capital Pushes Del. Court To Throw Out RICO Suit
• Skadden Guides SDC's $400M Digital Infrastructure PE Fund
• The 'Post-Fact' Jury In The 'Fake News' Era
• Bowles Rice, Insurer Resolve $41M Fight On Eve Of Trial
• Chancery Rejects Bid To Unwind $170M Furniture Co. Merger
• Claire's Retains Del. Ch. 11 Control, Beats Challenge
• King & Wood Mallesons Nabs Ex-Cahill Gordon Tax Expert
• Deals Rumor Mill: Mafengwo, Marfrig, LafargeHolcim
• Health Hires: Dorsey & Whitney, DLA Piper, Epstein Becker
• Don't Miss It: Davis Polk, Willkie Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Scottrade To Face Mass. Securities Watchdog In State Court
• Cava Mediterranean Chain Buys Zoe's Kitchen For $300M
• Taxation With Representation: Akin Gump, Wachtell, Kirkland
• Why 25% Foreign-Owned Blocker Corps. Must File Form 5472
• Ropes & Gray Can Breathe Easy With Toshiba Deal Sealed
• Real Estate Rumors: Lennar, Amerra Capital, Google
• Judging A Book: Lipez Reviews 'Last Great Colonial Lawyer'
• How FIRRMA Will Change National Security Reviews: Part 2
• Will Law Schools Start Counting 'Generation ADA'?
• TKK Symphony Prices $220M IPO To Pursue China Deal
• Chancery Points To Contract In $167M Amur Finance Default
• Venture Global LNG Snags $160M For Natural Gas Projects
• 2nd Circ. Judge Has Blunt Take On La Quinta Stock-Drop Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: Babytree, Amazon, Midstates
• Long-Awaited Bonus Depreciation Insight For Partnerships
• German Fintech Firm Deposit Solutions Scores $100M
• LaSalle Gets CA$350M Boost To Canadian Real Estate Fund
• How FIRRMA Will Change National Security Reviews: Part 1
• A Chat With Ogletree Knowledge Chief Patrick DiDomenico
• A Teachable Moment On Adequate Disclosures
• ExamWorks Says Investors Sat On 'Damaging' Evidence
• Simpson, Kirkland Steer $800M Best Buy-GreatCall Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Pátria, Cerberus
• Warburg Pincus Leads $35M Capital Injection Into Cargomatic
• Blackstone Pours $400M Into Chinese Pharma Co.
• Pulling Up Stakes: McCarter & English, Orrick, Day Pitney
• How One Firm Moved The Needle On Disability Inclusion
• Deals Rumor Mill: Carlyle, CIE Automotive, Sinochem
• PE-Backed First Data Prices $1.5B Secondary Offering
• Talent, Recruiting Biz ClearCompany Nabs $60M In Funding
• Momentive, Noteholders Gear Up For Interest Revision Trial
• Phaunos Timber Fund Rejects Stafford's $244M Takeover Bid
• Real Estate Rumors: Columbia, Chiron, JPMorgan
• AlpInvest Pours $260M Into Marketing Agency Stagwell
• Interview Essentials For Attorneys On The Move
• David Boies On How Dyslexia Shaped His Practice
• BigLaw's Mental Health Stigma Shows Signs Of Fading
• ActiveCare Gets Nods On DIP Financing, Auction Plans
• VC Firm Shorted Ex-LLC Member's Cash-Out, Chancery Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, Diebold Nixdorf, Abraaj
• Elon Musk Says Saudis Expected To Fund Tesla Buyout
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Melo, Brookfield
• Bain Capital Eyes Potential £1.17B Takeover Of UK Insurer
• KKR Gets Stake In Indian Enviro Engineering Co. for $530M
• Kirkland, Weil Guide $1.74B PE-Backed Hospital Services Deal
• Clerking For Ginsburg
• How The Legal Industry Lets Down Lawyers With Disabilities
• Gaining Access: Disabled Lawyers Share Their Stories
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Deals Rumor Mill: Frontier-Suzhou, VF Corp., SIG Combibloc
• Don't Miss It: Bracewell And Kirkland Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Skadden Steers Amadeus' $1.5B Deal For TravelClick
• Apollo-Backed Blank-Check Co. Prices Upsized $480M IPO
• Apollo Global, HR Co. Cut $3M Deal In WARN Act Suit
• UK Biotech Co. Closes Latest Funding Round With $84M
• Man Who Stole Friends' $7M In Ponzi Scheme Gets 5 Years
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Cleary, Weil
• Clerking For Ginsburg: 3 Surprises
• Choate Hall Nabs Transactions Partner From In-House Role
• Ryckman Owner Must Honor $11M Trustee Buyout, Court Told
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tronc, Turkish Airlines, SDI
• Mesa Air Group Leads 3 IPOs Raising $260M Combined
• How Taxpayers Are Taking To Tax Reform So Far
• Thompson & Knight Guides Ajax Resources' $900M Asset Sale
• PE-Backed GrafTech Prices $460M Secondary Offering
• Orsted Bolsters Wind Farm Biz With $580M Acquisition
• Why You're At Work When All Your PE Clients Are On Vacation
• Clerking For Ginsburg: A Superhero Supreme
• Covington Guides Emergent's $270M Vaccine Biz Buy
• Rite Aid, Albertsons Call Off Merger Amid Investor Concern
• Bowles Rice, Title Insurer Set For Trial In $41M Contract Row
• 4 Firms Steer KKR REIT's $100M Share Sale
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tronc, UnitedHealth, Ping An
• Nine West Creditors Seek Lenders' Info On 2014 Takeover
• Foley Hoag Adds Ex-Ropes & Gray Finance Practice Head
• Orix Inks $2.2B Deal For Stake In Aircraft Lessor Avolon
• Clerking For Ginsburg: 4 RBG Lessons On Having It All
• 3 Firms Steer Starwood's $2.6B GE Energy Finance Biz Deal
• Bankrupt Real Mex Gets Access To $1.6M In DIP Financing
• PE Firms Trade Fraud Claims In Chancery Over $115M Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Advent, Alibaba, HNA
• Opportunity Zones Abound But Investors, Tread Carefully
• Disney, Fox Help WndrCo Raise $1B For NewTV Platform
• Sidley Austin Steers Quantum Energy To $5.58B Fund Closing
• Paul Weiss Steers KPS' $690M Equipment Biz Sale
• KKR-Backed Clinical Trials Co. Prices $660M Stock Offering
• Jobs Act 3.0 May End Dodd-Frank Repeal Efforts
• Clerking For Ginsburg: How To Play The Long Game
• Nordic Capital Sells Logistics Co. To DP World For €660M
• Court Declines Fast Ch. 11 Hearing On $2.4M Ryckman Claim
• Aerogroup Creditor Agrees To Halt Foreclosure Action
• Red Stone Equity Closes $144M Real Estate Fund
• Dating Service Users' Fraud Classes Modified, Not Decertified
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Mautner-Glick, Bank OZK
• Deals Rumor Mill: Mattress Firm, SoftBank, Sprint
• Real Mex Chain Again Files Ch. 11 With Planned $47M Sale
• First Reserve Sells Oil, Gas Co. To Kosmos For $1.2B
• FTC Wants More Assets Sold For Praxair Deal, Linde Says
• Clerking For Ginsburg: In Pursuit Of Precision
• Oaktree Slams Claire's Ch. 11 Moves, Challenges Control
• PE-Backed WhiteWater, NextEra To Develop Whistler Pipeline
• Deals Rumor Mill: Amcor, Kraft Heinz, Ofo
• Weil, Fenwick Assist On $550M Peloton Investment Round
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Baker, Davies, Foley
• Don't Miss It: Latham, Vinson Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Randa Sweetens Offer For Perry Ellis To $459M
• Developer Shvo, JV Score 100K-Square-Foot 5th Ave. Space
• Clerking For Ginsburg: My RBG Guide To Judging
• Carlyle Group's $160M Stock Windfall Triggers Chancery Suit
• Cotiviti Investor Sues Over $4.9B Verscend Deal
• White & Case Nabs Chicago M&A, Equity Atty From DLA Piper
• Focus Brands Inks $200M Deal To Take Jamba Juice Private
• Rent-A-Center Investor Sues To Halt $1.4B PE Sale
• Deals Rumor Mill: Jin Jiang, Abraaj, Cigna
• Real Estate Rumors: Providence, Centerline, Calif. Mansion
• King & Spalding Beefs Up PE Practice With 8 New Hires
• Cisco Inks $2.35B Cash Deal For Security Software Co.
• Clerking For Ginsburg: 4 Things I Learned
• Deals Rumor Mill: China Tower, PG&E, United Group
• KKR Loans A Combined $416M For Fla., Ga. Properties
• RMR, Portnoy Launch $306M Office-Focused RE Fund
• AIG, Carlyle Ink Partnership Over Bermuda Reinsurer
• Apollo Pledges $200M To Help Freestone Buy Water Assets
• Oxbow Carbon Investors Win Chancery Sale Order
• Clerking For Ginsburg: The Equality Lessons