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Latest News in Private Equity
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December 18, 2025
M&A Midmarket Shows Resilience Amid 2025 Challenges
Midmarket mergers and acquisitions showed a slight decline in volume but climbed in value for much of 2025, particularly in the private equity space, indicating that the middle market M&A environment is cautious but steady heading into 2026, say attorneys at Stoel Rives.
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December 18, 2025
Deerpath Capital Clinches 7th Fund Above $2B Target
New York-based Deerpath Capital Management LP, advised by Purrington Moody Weil LLP, on Thursday revealed that it closed its seventh fund after exceeding its $2 billion equity target, which will be used to finance private equity-backed businesses across a range of industries.
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December 18, 2025
Del. Dispatch: Key 2025 Corporate Cases And Trends To Know
The Delaware corporate legal landscape saw notable changes in 2025, spurred by amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law, ubiquitous artificial intelligence fervor, boardroom discussion around DExit, record shareholder activism activity and an arguably more expansive view of potential Caremark liability, say attorneys at Fried Frank.
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December 18, 2025
2025 Brought A New Paradigm For Federal Banking Regulation
A series of thematic shifts defined banking regulation in 2025, including a fundamental reform of prudential supervision, a strategic easing of capital constraints, steps to streamline merger reviews, and a new framework for fair access and entrants seeking to offer banking services, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.
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December 18, 2025
Italian Biz Raises €100M To Boost AI Cybersecurity Expansion
Italian cybersecurity startup Exein SpA said Thursday that it has raised €100 million ($117 million) from a consortium including J.P. Morgan in order to develop its anti-hacking products that are embedded in cars, smart speakers and industrial machines.
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
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