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Latest News in Private Equity

  • March 18, 2024

    Minute Media Buys Rights To Publish Sports Illustrated

    Digital content business Minute Media has purchased the publishing rights for Sports Illustrated, keeping alive a longtime brand that recently obliterated its newsroom with layoffs and shut down its betting platform, according to a Monday announcement.

  • March 18, 2024

    Paul Hastings-Led Francisco Partners To Pay $1.2B For Jama

    Tech-focused private equity investor Francisco Partners has agreed to buy Portland, Oregon-based Jama Software from shareholders including Insight Partners and Madrona Ventures for $1.2 billion, the companies said Monday. 

  • March 18, 2024

    How Private Funds Can Navigate New FinCEN Reporting Rules

    In light of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's new regulations implementing beneficial ownership reporting requirements, private fund managers must assess whether certain obligations apply to entities within their structures and whether potential structural changes could simplify those obligations, say attorneys at Winston & Strawn.

  • March 18, 2024

    Nuvei's Stock Soars On Disclosure Of Potential PE Buyout

    Canadian fintech Nuvei Corp. said it has formed a special committee to evaluate strategic options after reports indicated that private equity firm Advent International is pursuing a buyout, developments that led to a more than 33% jump in the company's stock Monday.

  • March 18, 2024

    Home Solar Co.'s Ex-CEO Wants Out Of Faulty-Panel Suit

    The CEO of a bankrupt solar company asked a Michigan federal judge on Monday to toss a lawsuit from a couple who purchased a solar system they claim was defective, saying having a "distinctive leadership style" does not make him an alter ego for the company.

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