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Latest News in Private Equity

  • October 26, 2026

    3 Firms Steer Obesity Drugmaker Corxel's $377M SPAC Deal

    Obesity-focused biopharmaceutical company Corxel Pharmaceuticals Inc. on Monday unveiled plans to go public by merging with special-purpose acquisition company Amanat Acquisition Corp. in a deal expected to generate roughly $377 million in gross proceeds and that was built by three law firms.

  • October 26, 2026

    BellRing Investors' Sales-Growth Claims Narrowed By Court

    A New York federal judge has significantly narrowed a proposed class action against BellRing Brands, the owner of Premier Protein and other supplement brands, dismissing challenged statements about retailer stockpiling, promotions and competition, as well as claims against the company's board chair.

  • October 26, 2026

    Kirkland, Gibson Dunn Steer Merger Forming $50B Gas Co.

    EQT Corp. said Monday that it plans to acquire Range Resources Corp. for $13 billion, creating a natural gas company valued at more than $50 billion in a transaction steered by Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP.

  • October 26, 2026

    6 Firms Steer $5.7B Surgery Partners Take-Private Deal

    Healthcare services organization HealthSpan Partners on Monday announced plans to acquire short-stay surgical facility owner and operator Surgery Partners in an all-cash take-private deal valued at $5.7 billion that was built by six law firms.

  • October 26, 2026

    How Senate-Passed Bill May Reshape NCAA Antitrust Liability

    With the U.S. Senate's recent passage of the Protect College Sports Act, practitioners should not wait for the U.S. House of Representatives' approval to prepare for shifts in potential antitrust protections, compensation, media rights deals and conference mergers, say attorneys at Norton Rose.

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