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Latest News in Private Equity

  • August 19, 2026

    Footprint Investors Sue In Del. Over $500M Financing Deal

    Early investors in Footprint International Holdco Inc. have sued the sustainable packaging company, its directors and several institutional investors in the Delaware Chancery Court, alleging that insiders used a $500 million financing round to seize control of the company and strip longtime Class A investors of valuable stockholder rights.

  • August 19, 2026

    Electric Vehicle Biz ALSO Secures $150M Series D

    Goodwin Procter LLP-led small electric vehicle manufacturer ALSO, which was originally incubated within Rivian, on Wednesday announced that it raised $150 million in its latest financing round.

  • August 19, 2026

    3 Firms Steer $7.5B Stripe, OpenRouter AI Gateway Deal

    Financial services company Stripe said Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire artificial intelligence routing platform OpenRouter, as three law firms take lead roles in steering the roughly $7.5 billion transaction.

  • August 19, 2026

    Rising Star: Paul Weiss' Austin Pollet

    Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP partner Austin Pollet co-led the team advising General Atlantic and Chess.com on a CVC Capital Partners IX investment and co-led the team advising General Atlantic on an investment in Vuori, earning him a spot among the private equity lawyers under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 19, 2026

    Willkie, Latham Guide Defense Tech Firm Lyntris' $298M IPO

    Private equity-backed defense technology company Lyntris Inc. hit the public markets Wednesday after raising $298 million in its initial public offering steered by Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP and Latham & Watkins LLP.

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