Private Equity

Private Equity Law360 provides breaking news and analysis on private equity deals and the attorneys involved. Coverage includes high-impact deals, related litigation and enforcement actions, and policy developments that affect private equity firms.



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Latest News in Private Equity

  • September 24, 2026

    PE Funds Use AI To Tailor Strategies Amid Heavy Competition

    Almost all U.S. private equity firms expect artificial intelligence to fundamentally change their investment strategies, according to a new BDO survey, as funds apply the technology across every stage of the deal cycle, from deal sourcing to diligence.

  • September 24, 2026

    Texas Utility Commission Looks To Quash Coal Subpoena

    The Public Utility Commission of Texas is pushing back against a subpoena issued by BlackRock in a suit from Republican state attorneys general accusing asset managers of driving up coal prices by pressuring producers to lower their output to meet emission reduction goals.

  • September 24, 2026

    Massumi & Consoli Pairs With PE Group To Launch MSO

    In a rare move, Massumi & Consoli LLP announced on Thursday that it is taking private equity investment through a newly launched managed services organization.

  • September 24, 2026

    PE And Activist-Driven Moves Lead The Week's Deal Rumors

    Activist investors are turning up the pressure on companies including Six Flags Entertainment and Knife River, while private equity firms GTCR and Reverence Capital are weighing a sale of asset manager Allspring Global Investments, and Clayton Dubilier & Rice and Warburg Pincus are in talks to jointly acquire Canaccord Wealth.

  • September 24, 2026

    SPAC Settlements Drove Down Chancery Deal Values In 2025

    A surge in the number of settlements in the Delaware Chancery Court last year was driven by the end of litigation against special purpose acquisition vehicles, but settling investors received less money than at any point in the past five years, Cornerstone Research has said in a new report.

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Private Equity

Areas of Coverage

  • TRANSACTIONS
  • Private equity deals valued at $50MM or more
  • Venture capital investments of $25MM or more
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Capital investments, including mezzanine and growth capital deals
  • Joint ventures involving private equity firms
  • Hostile takeovers and leveraged buyouts
  • Distressed investment deals
  • AGENCIES
  • U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
  • Federal Trade Commission
  • Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
  • Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
  • U.S. Department of Justice
  • U.S. Department of the Treasury
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
  • International competition and securities regulators
  • POLICY & REGULATION
  • Dodd-Frank Act
  • Delaware corporate law
  • Antitrust and consumer protection controls
  • Private equity industry lobbying
  • International banking legislation and regulation
  • ENFORCEMENT
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  • Second requests
  • Challenges and divestitures
  • Litigation
  • Antitrust suits
  • Shareholder disputes
  • Corporate governance fights
  • Poison pill challenges
  • Hostile takeover disputes
  • Privacy and consumer protection suits
  • Bankruptcy proceedings involving private equity stakeholders
  • PROFILES
  • Personnel moves
  • Profiles of private equity practices

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  • Judges and court staff across the U.S.
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