Asset Management

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Latest News in Asset Management

  • June 03, 2026

    Kirkland-Led Defense Firm Applied Aerospace Inks $650M IPO

    Applied Aerospace & Defense Inc., with a market value of $3.4 billion, began trading publicly on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday after raising $650 million with an initial public offering guided by Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.

  • June 03, 2026

    4 Firms Steer Sixth Street's $1B Investment In Kpler

    Trade intelligence and data analytics firm Kpler on Wednesday announced it has secured a more than $1 billion growth equity investment from private equity shop Sixth Street in a deal built by four law firms.

  • June 03, 2026

    Paul Weiss, Weil Steer $1.9B Wellington-Hartford Funds Deal

    Boston-based Wellington Management has agreed to acquire Hartford Funds from insurer The Hartford in a deal valued at about $1.9 billion, with Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP and Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP advising, the companies said Wednesday.

  • June 03, 2026

    Ex-NRA Chief LaPierre Loses Appeal Of $4.4M Fine, Ban

    A New York state appellate panel upheld a Manhattan jury verdict against former National Rifle Association chief Wayne LaPierre for alleged misconduct, including $4.4 million in monetary damages and a ban on him serving in leadership at the gun group for a decade.

  • June 03, 2026

    Paul Weiss Hires Deals Pro From Dechert In NY

    Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP announced Monday that it has welcomed a corporate partner from Dechert LLP, touting his role in large mergers and acquisitions in the life sciences, financial services, consumer and retail, energy, technology and industrial sectors.

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  • TRANSACTIONS
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  • Mergers and acquisitions
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  • U.S. Department of Justice
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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  • Internal Revenue Service
  • Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.
  • U.S. Government Accountability Office
  • POLICY & REGULATION
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  • LITIGATION
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