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Latest News in Private Equity

  • July 10, 2026

    Del. Justices Nix $16M Fee Award In SpaceX Investment Fight

    The Delaware Supreme Court on Friday erased a $16 million fee award stemming from a dispute over a fund manager's handling of a failed $50 million SpaceX investment, concluding that although the fund manager committed a limited breach of a "duty of candor," shifting all litigation expenses to him was unwarranted.

  • July 10, 2026

    A New Regulatory Environment For PE In Calif. Healthcare

    The California Office of Health Care Affordability's proposed revisions to its cost and market impact review regulations, amid broader state scrutiny of private equity-backed healthcare arrangements, represent a qualitative shift in California's regulatory posture toward institutional healthcare investment, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.

  • July 10, 2026

    Judge Says $57M Asset Freeze Skips 8 In Chapter 7 Clawback

    A Connecticut federal judge clarified that her recent ruling putting a hold on $57.4 million in clawback litigation from the Chapter 7 trustee of pump manufacturer The Nash Engineering Co. does not apply to eight defendants who were not initially served notice of a prejudgment remedy motion.

  • July 10, 2026

    4 Firms Steer Chip Giant SK Hynix's Historic $26.5B IPO

    South Korea-based memory semiconductor company SK Hynix Inc. rose in debut trading Friday after pricing a $26.5 billion initial public offering, the largest-ever foreign company listing in U.S. markets, guided by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Paul Hastings LLP, Shin & Kim LLC and Kim & Chang.

  • July 10, 2026

    White House Accuses Dems of Sitting On SEC, CFTC Noms

    The White House claims that it is waiting on word from Senate Democrats before it can fill longstanding vacancies at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, saying it has asked for a list of names and one has not been provided.

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Private Equity

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  • 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

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