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Latest News in Private Equity

  • March 20, 2026

    Covington Steers Ecolab On $4.75B Data Center Cooling Deal

    Ecolab said Friday it has agreed to acquire CoolIT Systems, a company focused on liquid cooling technology for artificial intelligence data centers, from private equity firm KKR for approximately $4.75 billion, with Covington & Burling LLP advising Ecolab on the deal. 

  • March 19, 2026

    Depo Stay Kept As Trump Media Settles Merger Docs Dispute

    A Florida state judge on Thursday kept a roughly one-month pause on the deposition of certain individuals in Trump Media's lawsuit alleging an investor botched the platform's initial public offering, allowing an arbitrator to resolve a dispute over who controls documents related to the merger with a special purpose acquisition company.

  • March 19, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Rejects Last Challenge To Squires' Discretion

    The Federal Circuit on Thursday shot down Volkswagen's mandamus petition claiming that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director shouldn't have "unfettered discretion" to deny Patent Trial and Appeal Board challenges, closing the last of 14 related appeals.

  • March 19, 2026

    Tulane Panel Flags Growing Political Influence On Dealmaking

    At the annual Tulane Corporate Law Institute on Thursday, panelists warned that politics is increasingly shaping dealmaking and complicating how transactions are negotiated and executed, with one likening the discussion to a "hostage" situation.

  • March 19, 2026

    6 Noteworthy Changes From SEC Enforcement Manual Update

    Recent updates to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s enforcement manual represent a commitment to transparency and fair process, with the signature change being a requirement that staff make certain probative evidence available during the Wells process, say attorneys at Debevoise.

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