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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
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February 17, 2026
Kirkland, Wachtell Lipton Steer Xerox $450M Venture With TPG
Xerox, represented by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, announced Tuesday that it has created an intellectual property licensing joint venture with global alternative asset management firm TPG, advised by Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, to strengthen the workplace technology company's balance sheet.
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February 17, 2026
Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
Cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence disputes continued their slow weave into Delaware Court of Chancery and state Supreme Court dockets last week, with jurists and litigants grappling over how — or if — the courts' old-school equity jurisdiction and fiduciary duty hooks apply to new kinds of deals.
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February 17, 2026
CFIUS Initiative May Smooth Way For Some Foreign Investors
A new program that will allow certain foreign investors to be prevetted and admitted to fast-track approval by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States will likely have tangible benefits for investors participating in competitive M&A, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.
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February 17, 2026
McGuireWoods Adds Sidley Private Equity Pro In Los Angeles
McGuireWoods LLP is expanding its transactional team, announcing Tuesday that it is bringing in a Sidley Austin LLP private equity expert as a partner in its Los Angeles office.
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February 17, 2026
3 Firms Guide Cos.' $1.9B PacifiCorp Assets Buy
Portland General Electric Company and Manulife Investment Management have paid $1.9 billion to obtain electrical provider PacifiCorp's Washington state assets in a cash deal guided by Latham & Watkins LLP, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
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
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- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- International competition and securities regulators
- POLICY & REGULATION
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- Delaware corporate law
- Antitrust and consumer protection controls
- Private equity industry lobbying
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- 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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