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Latest News in Private Equity

  • July 22, 2026

    Senior SEC Enforcer To Exit Agency After 16-Year Career

    A former acting enforcement head at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will depart at the end of July after a 16-year career with the agency.

  • July 22, 2026

    Candid Health Wraps $120M Series D Funding Round

    Autonomous revenue cycle management platform Candid Health, advised by Lowenstein Sandler LLP, on Wednesday revealed that it raised $120 million in its latest funding round, marking a three-times increase in valuation over the San Francisco-based company's previous funding round in February 2025.

  • July 22, 2026

    Altria, Juul Ask 9th Circ. To Nix Antitrust Classes

    Altria and Juul are urging the Ninth Circuit to undo a class certification ruling in an antitrust case over Altria's past investment in the e-cigarette maker, saying the classes include disparate groups of purchasers from across the country.

  • July 22, 2026

    Parsing Who Gets The Track Record In A Venture Partner Split

    A recent California federal court order in TEEC Angel Management v. Tsingyuan Ventures allowing Lanham Act claims to proceed confirms that the question of who gets to tell the story of a shared win is now being litigated as false advertising instead of industry professional etiquette, says Ben Dubin at VC Expert Services.

  • July 22, 2026

    $400M Serta Ruling Offers Warning On Uptier Deal Risks

    A Texas bankruptcy court's recent remand ruling, which disallowed Serta Simmons Bedding’s uptier debt exchange and awarded $400 million to the minority lenders, demonstrates why deal counsel negotiating similar agreements should clearly define exceptions and lien subordination, while litigators should lean on express terms, says Jamie Aycock at Yetter Coleman.

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