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Latest News in Private Equity

  • June 23, 2026

    Landmark Housing Bill Heads To Trump After House Vote

    The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed an amended version of landmark housing legislation focused on expanding housing supply and lowering housing costs with a 358-32 vote, putting it on the track to President Donald Trump's desk.

  • June 23, 2026

    Hedge Fund To Pay Avis $650M In Short-Swing Profit Fight

    Pentwater Capital Management has agreed to pay Avis Budget $650 million to resolve allegations that the Naples, Florida-based hedge fund violated the Securities Exchange Act's short-swing profits rule by quickly loading up on shares and cash swaps and then dumping shares at the height of a short squeeze.

  • June 23, 2026

    Feds' Capital Revamp Has A Dodd-Frank Problem, Critics Say

    Big banks are broadly pleased with a draft capital-rule overhaul that federal regulators project would deliver the biggest capital relief in a generation, but critics say it rests on shaky legal ground that the banking agencies have "astoundingly" ignored.

  • June 23, 2026

    KKR Unit Unveils Univ. Of Tennessee Mixed-Use Project

    Private equity firm Arctos Partners LP, a KKR unit, and its partners are working with the University of Tennessee, Knoxville on a mixed-use development that will include a private club, homes, a 24-story hotel and an entertainment area spanning 100,000 square feet, the companies announced Tuesday.

  • June 23, 2026

    FDIC Is Sole Owner Of SVB's $73M Fraud Coverage Claim

    The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., as receiver for Silicon Valley Bank after its collapse in 2023, is the sole owner of the bank's claim for coverage of a $73 million fraudulent scheme and is entitled to recover proceeds for losses the bank suffered, a North Carolina federal court ruled.

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