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Latest News in Asset Management

  • October 28, 2026

    Pharma Co. Settles Workers' 401(k) Forfeiture Suit

    Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corp. and workers who accused the pharmaceutical company of misusing forfeitures from an employee 401(k) plan have settled their federal benefits dispute, parties told a Connecticut federal court Wednesday.

  • October 28, 2026

    Judge Sides With Feds In Pair's $1.6M Tax Penalty Dispute

    A formerly married couple are not entitled to claim a refund of roughly $1.6 million for tax penalties related to a foreign trust, a Pennsylvania federal magistrate judge ruled, finding the court lacks jurisdiction because they failed to demonstrate they properly filed a refund claim.

  • October 28, 2026

    Trian-Led Investment Group Offers $1.4B To Acquire Wendy's

    A Trian Fund Management-led group of investors has proposed acquiring Wendy's for about $1.4 billion in a transaction that would take the fast-food chain private, a Wednesday securities filing shows.

  • October 27, 2026

    6 Firms Advise On Ares' $2.6B MidCap Financial Buy

    Ares Capital Corp. said Tuesday it has agreed to acquire middle-market lender MidCap Financial Investment Corp. in a stock-and-cash transaction for an enterprise value of about $2.6 billion, with six law firms advising on the transaction.

  • October 27, 2026

    IRS Asks 1st Circ. To Toss Shuttered Bank Owner's Claims

    The IRS asked the First Circuit to dismiss unlawful property seizure and due process claims against former IRS Criminal Investigation officers in a dispute related to a shuttered online bank suspected of facilitating tax evasion and money laundering, saying the bank's former owner failed to establish plausible allegations.

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