Subject: RSCI News 8.24
From: "Sebastian Momtazi" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2012 21:48:06 -0400

*FISKER*

Fisker releases official statement about the recent car
fire<http://media.fiskerautomotive.com/global/en-us/Media/PressRelease.aspx?mediaid=928&title=media-statement----woodside-ca-incidenthttp://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/fisker-recalls-electric-cars/story?id=17044981#.UDgOa9aPVAI>

Fisker 8/18

Fisker has pinpointed the fire to a faulty cooling fan and voluntarily
issued a recall for the Karma. This issue has dominated Fisker news.

*ENERGY FUTURE HOLDINGS*

Court strikes down EPA rule on coal
pollution<http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/21/us-usa-epa-ruling-idUSBRE87K0NQ20120821>

Reuters 8/21

The U.S. court of appeal overturned the ruling which stipulated limits for
sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions from power plants.

*NORTHERN TIER ENERGY*

*SuperAmerica sees Operating Income
Grow<http://www.cspnet.com/news/corporate/articles/superamerica-sees-operating-income-grow>
*

CSP 8/23

Northern Tier Energy LLC, owner of the SuperAmerica convenience-store
brand, saw retail operating income grow to $4.8 million in the three months
ended June 30, 2012, compared to $4.7 million in the three months ended
June 30, 2011

*TEKELEC*

NewNet Communication acquires Tekelec mobile
unit<https://owa.smarshexchange.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=424e274d2133442cbd03472636d0686c&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.bizcommunity.com%2fArticle%2f224%2f78%2f80004.html>

Biz Community 8/15

NewNet completed the acquisition of Tekelec's Mobile Messaging Business
Unit.

*HEALTHSCOPE*

*Doubts raised about Sonic’s grab for
Healthscope<http://ausmed.ama.com.au/doubts-raised-about-sonic-s-grab-healthscope>
*

Australian Medicine Online 8/20

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has said that the bid by
Sonic to buy pathology services from Healthscope ‘may raise competition
concerns’.

*Sonic predicts sound future as profits
rise<http://www.smh.com.au/business/sonic-predicts-sound-future-as-profits-rise-20120821-24klr.html>
*

Sydney Morning Herald 8/21

Sonic, whose bid for several Healthscope pathology businesses is being
reviewed by the Australian federal government, recently reported a positive
increase in profit.

*PRIVATE EQUITY*

PE firms inject $489MM into China Health-care
sector<http://blogs.wsj.com/privateequity/2012/08/20/just-the-tonic-pe-firms-inject-489m-into-china-health-care-sector/>

WSJ 8/20

This is according to data from the Centre for Asia Private Equity Research
Ltd.

EIG Global Energy Partners files lawsuit with
Carlyle<http://blogs.wsj.com/privateequity/2012/08/22/pe-turf-war-eig-global-energy-sues-carlyle-over-its-purchase-of-tcw-group/>

WSJ 8/22

The lawsuit seeks to void the Carlyle Group’s pending acquisition of TCW
Group Inc.

Investors prefer private debt to public
debt<http://blogs.wsj.com/privateequity/2012/08/23/partners-group-chart-should-single-handedly-make-every-debt-fund-oversubscribed/>

WSJ 8/23

Investors have been investing strongly in mezzanine and other debt funds
this year.

Profiting from small deals in Private
Equity<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/25/your-money/in-private-equity-profiting-from-small-time-deals-wealth-matters.html?_r=1&ref=privateequity>

NYT 8/25

An article about small scale private equity investment.

Challenges facing LPs investing in Private Equity, Private Real Estate and
Infrastructure<http://www.preqin.com/docs/reports/Preqin_Special_Report_PIN.pdf>

Prequin

Prequin has released its inaugural Prequin Investor Network special report