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Latest News in Private Equity
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April 21, 2026
EQT Raises $15.6B For Asia-Pacific Private Equity Fund
EQT AB said Tuesday that it has raised $15.6 billion for a fund that will give investors in the Swedish private equity firm access to technology and healthcare companies in the Asia-Pacific region.
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April 20, 2026
Armistice Head Testifies He Accidentally Deleted Texts
Armistice Capital's founder, who is facing investor claims that the hedge fund dumped its artificially inflated shares in pharmaceutical company Vaxart for $250 million, told a California federal jury Monday that during a physical therapy session held over Skype, he accidentally deleted key text messages with another Armistice executive.
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April 20, 2026
SEC, CFTC Propose Rules To Relax Private Fund Reporting
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday proposed relaxing certain reporting requirements for hedge funds and other private fund advisers by allowing smaller firms to forego filing a disclosure used to monitor systemic risk and nixing some of its questions around volatility, event reporting and indirect exposure altogether.
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April 20, 2026
Kirkland-Led Cerberus Closes $2.3B Continuation Fund
Kirkland & Ellis LLP-advised Cerberus Capital Management on Monday announced that it closed its latest single-asset continuation vehicle after securing $2.3 billion in commitments, which will allow the private equity firm to continue to own a controlling stake in critical digital infrastructure company Subsea Communications.
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April 20, 2026
Justices Cast Doubt On Effort To Limit SEC Disgorgement
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday questioned an attempt to limit the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's disgorgement powers, with conservative and liberal justices alike seemingly skeptical of the argument that the agency has to identify victims before it can demand the return of ill-gotten gains.
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