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Latest News in Private Equity

  • May 29, 2026

    Barclays Enabled Concierge Sex-Trafficking Ring, Suit Says

    A California woman has filed a proposed class action against Barclays and its former CEO James "Jes" Staley, claiming that the bank and Staley facilitated and enabled a criminal enterprise tied to a luxury concierge company that trafficked, abused and exploited vulnerable young people.

  • May 29, 2026

    Biz Court Says $4.5M Drag-Along Sale Overcomes Affiliate Bar

    A Texas Business Court judge ruled Friday that a majority investor properly pursued a $4.5 million drag-along sale of a meter-proving company, finding that the buyer was not an affiliate of the majority investor and thus didn't invalidate the drag-along transaction.

  • May 29, 2026

    Telecom Shareholders Seek Fees Over 'Frivolous' Stay Bid

    Minority shareholders of a telecommunications infrastructure company have pressed a New York federal judge to order the majority shareholders to pay attorney fees incurred while defending against what the judge called one of the most "frivolous" stay requests he has ever seen.

  • May 29, 2026

    SEC's Co-Investment Relief Broadens Private Market Access

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent no-action letter to J.P. Morgan Investment Management permits open-end funds to co-invest with affiliates, removing a long-standing barrier open-end fund sponsors have faced in sourcing private market investments at scale, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • May 29, 2026

    Universal Music Rejects $65B Pershing Square Proposal

    Universal Music Group said Friday it has rejected an unsolicited takeover proposal from Pershing Square Capital Management, saying the offer worth roughly $65 billion fundamentally undervalues the music company.

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