Private Equity

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Latest News in Private Equity

  • August 21, 2026

    Steadfast Inks $5.5B Buyout Deal With KKR, Dragoneer

    Mallesons-advised Steadfast Group has agreed to be acquired by a consortium backed by investment firms Dragoneer Investment Group and KKR for about AU$7.7 billion ($5.5 billion), the Australian insurance broker said Friday.

  • August 21, 2026

    Kirkland Guides Cloverleaf In Nvidia Stake For AI Buildout

    Nvidia has made a minority investment in Cloverleaf Infrastructure to support digital infrastructure development across the U.S., the companies said Friday, in a deal advised by Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

  • August 21, 2026

    Rising Star: Kirkland's Lee Blum

    Lee Blum of Kirkland & Ellis LLP advised the buying group on the $55 billion take-private of video game developer Electronic Arts Inc., which the firm calls the largest take-private investment in history, earning him a spot among the private equity practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 21, 2026

    Ex-Owners Seek Legal Fees In Del. For $80M Co. Sale Suit

    Five former owners and executives of JTI Electrical & Instrumentation LLC have sued the industrial services firm in the Delaware Chancery Court, urging it to order the company to pay legal fees they have incurred as they fight claims alleging they helped misrepresent the business's finances before its 2021 sale to affiliates of private equity firm Gemspring Capital.

  • August 21, 2026

    Taxation With Representation: Fenwick, Hengeler Mueller

    In this week's Taxation With Representation, Santander SA completes its acquisition of U.S. regional lender Webster Financial Corp., financial services company Stripe buys artificial intelligence routing platform OpenRouter and Madison Air Solutions Corp. acquires German airflow technology maker ebm-papst.

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