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Latest News in Private Equity

  • May 26, 2026

    Bridge Stockholders Say They Were Stiffed In Apollo Deal

    A group of Bridge Investment Group Holdings Inc. investors has filed a proposed class action against a handful of the company's executives and directors, claiming that the firm's stock-for-stock merger with Apollo Global Management Inc. led to big gains for Bridge's controlling stockholders that weren't shared with public, minority stockholders.

  • May 26, 2026

    Kirkland, Davis Polk Lead Defense Contractor's $634M IPO

    Government contractor Applied Aerospace & Defense unveiled a targeted $634 million initial public offering steered by Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, with 32.5 million shares priced between $18 and $21, according to a Tuesday statement.

  • May 26, 2026

    4th Circ. Shuts Down Suit Against PE Firm Over Plant Closure

    The Fourth Circuit refused Tuesday to reopen a proposed class action claiming a private equity firm violated federal laws by abruptly shutting down a manufacturing plant, ruling decades-old U.S. Supreme Court precedent barred the former workers from suing simply to collect on a judgment against the manufacturer.

  • May 26, 2026

    SEC's Atkins Floats Loosening IPO Communication Rules

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins said Tuesday evening that the agency is in the process of writing rules aimed at encouraging more companies to go public, including by potentially relaxing prohibitions on communication between prospective public companies and investors.

  • May 26, 2026

    Fla. Judge Quashes Lutnick Subpoena In Trump Media Fight

    A Florida state judge quashed a subpoena to U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in a dispute over taking President Donald Trump's Truth Social platform public, finding Tuesday that Lutnick was not properly served the subpoena at his part-time Florida residence.

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