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Lawsuit: BHP says its close to lodging a legal challenge to Potash attempts to fend off its $39 billion hostile takeover bid. New Head: Jane Rowe faces a full plate when she becomes the head of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan’s $10-billion private equity portfolio in October. Fundraising Rise: PE firms raised $57 billion in third quarter. Yanked Deal: Decision to pull IPO of Liberty Mutual Group adds job risk on Wall Street. The Ugliest Girl at The Dance: How Yahoo destroyed Google's Yelp acquisition.