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

  • April 02, 2026

    Latham-Led Guggenheim Wraps $8.4B Private Debt Fund

    Latham & Watkins LLP-advised Guggenheim Investments on Thursday announced it closed its fourth private debt fund and related vehicles, with $8.4 billion in total available capital.

  • April 02, 2026

    Snell & Wilmer Names Life Sciences Pro As San Diego Leader

    Snell & Wilmer LLP has tapped a longtime corporate attorney who specializes in the life sciences industry to be the new head of its San Diego office.

  • April 02, 2026

    Debevoise Leads KKR On $23B North America PE Fund Close

    Private equity giant KKR, advised by Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, revealed Thursday it has wrapped up fundraising for its fourth North American-focused fund after securing $23 billion of investor commitments.

  • April 02, 2026

    Vedder Advises PE Firm L Squared On $2B Fund Close

    Private equity firm L Squared Capital Partners said Thursday that it raised $2 billion in its fifth fund offering with advice from Vedder, targeting companies in sectors such as education and industrial technology.

  • April 02, 2026

    Amazon Mulls $9B Globalstar Buy, Plus More Rumors

    Amazon is considering an acquisition of satellite company Globalstar in a $9 billion deal, cosmetics giant Estee Lauder is in talks to merge with Spanish beauty firm Puig in a deal that would create a $40 billion beauty giant, and private equity behemoth Apollo is in discussions to acquire Atlantic Aviation from KKR in a $10 billion deal.

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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
  • Merger reviews
  • 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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