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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 20, 2026
Clearing US Legal Hurdles To Biz Opportunities In Venezuela
Companies evaluating foreign investment or activity in Venezuela given the U.S. government's recently announced plans to reinvigorate its natural resources should take specific steps to minimize risks connected to interactions with restricted parties given the web of U.S. counterterrorism, anticorruption and sanctions controls, say attorneys at King & Spalding.
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February 20, 2026
Getty Wants 2nd Circ. To Rehear $100M Investor Dispute
Getty Images is calling for a possible full Second Circuit review of a ruling requiring it to pay nearly $100 million to investors who said they were blocked from purchasing shares in the company once it became public, arguing that the court's decision threatens to "upend securities law."
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February 20, 2026
Paramount, Netflix Differ On Significance of HSR Milestone
Paramount Skydance Corp. said Friday it has cleared the U.S. antitrust waiting period for its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., prompting competing suitor Netflix to challenge Paramount's characterization of the milestone.
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February 20, 2026
Middle-Market Private Data Sector Poised For M&A Growth
As demand for insight into the opaque corners of the financial world accelerates, buyers are increasingly zeroing in on middle-market private market data providers, where attorneys say consolidation is poised to intensify.
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February 20, 2026
Fund Formation Group Of The Year: Debevoise
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP helped investment firm Global Infrastructure Partners assemble its largest-ever infrastructure fund, which raised $25.2 billion, and assisted longtime client Stone Point Capital with its 10th buyout fund, which raised $11.5 billion — earning a spot among the 2025 Law360 Fund Formation Groups of the Year.
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
Readership
- Private equity lawyers at top law firms
- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
- Executives and attorneys in the private equity industry
- Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals