Subject: RS News
From: "Sebastian Momtazi" <[email-masked]>
To: "undisclosed-recipients:"
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:47:09 -0400

*FISKER*

Fisker, like other EV makers, loses its
founder<http://www.forbes.com/sites/pikeresearch/2013/03/14/fisker-like-other-ev-makers-loses-its-founder/>
**

Forbes 3/14

Henrik Fisker has resigned his post as executive chairman. He follows in
the footsteps of Martin Eberhard of Tesla, Kevin Czinger of CODA, and Shai
Agassi of Better Place as founder of next-generation automakers who are no
longer part of the company they created.

China’s Geely won’t make final bid for Fisker stake –
sources<http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/18/fisker-geely-urgent-idUSB9N0BW00Z20130318>

Reuters 3/18

China’s Zhejiang Geely holding Group will drop out of the bidding for a
majority stake in troubled U.S. electric car maker Fisker. Initial bids
from both Geely and Dongfeng were valued at between $200 and $300 million.

Fisker explains leaving
Fisker<http://www.autoevolution.com/news/fisker-explains-leaving-fisker-56532.html>

Autoevolution 3/18

Henrik Fisker spoke of “major disagreements with Fisker executive
management.”

*WEATHER*

The Weather Channel to air “A Storm Named
Winter”<http://press.weather.com/press-releases/media-alert-weather-channel-air-storm-named-winter/>
**

Weather 3/14

TWC will air a program that addresses its nomenclature of winter
storms.

The Weather Company provides a big data solution to Chinese Meteorological
Administration <http://press.weather.com/press-releases/datacloud-china/>**

Weather 3/12

TWC International announced an expanded relationship with Huafeng Group, a
division of the Chinese Meteorological Administration.

*BUSCH*

SeaWorld water park coming to Chula
Vista<http://fox5sandiego.com/2013/03/14/seaworld-water-park-coming-to-chula-vista/#axzz2NdQRwiOg>
**

Fox5 3/14

A new SeaWorld water park replacing Knott’s Soak City is debuting in time
for summer in Chula Vista.

*NTE*

*Cowen Securities downgrades Northern Tier Energy LP on Limited
Upside<http://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/13/03/3423500/update-cowen-securities-downgrades-northern-tier-energy->
*

BenZinga 3/18

Cowen downgraded NTI from Buy to Hold

Northern Tier Q4’2012
transcript<http://seekingalpha.com/article/1274541-northern-tier-energy-s-ceo-discusses-q4-2012-results-earnings-call-transcript?source=google_news>

Seeking Alpha 3/14

Q4 profit dropped to $84.5mm from $292.7mm. Revenues were higher than
expectations, at $1.24bn.

*PRIVATE EQUITY*

*Oppenheimer Settles S.E.C.’s accusations it misled
investors<http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/03/11/oppenheimer-settles-s-e-c-s-accusations-it-misled-investors/>
*

NYT 3/11

Oppenheimer & Company will pay nearly $3mm to settle accusations by federal
and state regulators that it misled investors about the performance of one
of its PE funds.

*Carlyle’s founders get $57.6mm each in
2012<http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/15/carlyle-founders-idUSL1N0C700I20130315>
*

Reuters 3/14

The founders of Carlyle Group LP received $57.6mm each in dividends from
their stake in the private equity firm and executive pay in 2012, a
regulatory filing showed on Thursday, down from $137.8mm in 2011.

Squeezing out cash long after the
I.P.O<http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/03/13/private-equity-squeezes-out-cash-long-after-its-exit/>

NYT 3/13

An exploration of the Income tax receivable agreement strategy, recently
employed in dozens of offerings.

*Private Equity must face Club-Deal suit, judge
rules<http://blogs.wsj.com/privateequity/2013/03/13/private-equity-must-face-club-deal-suit-judge-rules/>
*

WSJ 3/13

A federal judge in Massachusetts wrote in essence there was sufficient
evidence to keep the case alive. He wrote that the existence of
partnerships for deals was “just as consistent, if not more consistent,
with a widely-accepted and independent business strategy, as it is with a
vast price-fixing conspiracy.”

After 2011 boom, Latin American markets still beckon global
investors<http://blogs.wsj.com/privateequity/2013/03/13/preqin-after-2011-boom-latin-american-markets-still-beckon-global-investors/>

WSJ 3/13

PE commitments to Latin America peaked in 2011, but investors remain
bullish according to Preqin.

As stocks climb, more PE firms are cashing
out<http://blogs.wsj.com/privateequity/2013/03/08/as-stocks-climb-more-pe-firms-are-cashing-out/>

WSJ 3/8

With the Dow trading at all-time highs my PE firms are cashing out of their
publicly-traded portfolio companies through secondary stock offering