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Private Equity Law360 provides breaking news and analysis on private equity deals and the attorneys involved. Coverage includes high-impact deals, related litigation and enforcement actions, and policy developments that affect private equity firms.
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Latest News in Private Equity
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March 23, 2026
Oil Execs Face Fraud Claims Over Investment Tactics
Two oil and gas executives enticed investors to finance their venture by promising priority access to thousands of mineral acres, only to steer the deals through affiliated companies to profit themselves instead, a pair of investors have alleged.
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March 23, 2026
EV Co. Faraday Future Says SEC Probe Ended Without Action
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is not recommending an enforcement action against electric vehicle startup Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. after years of investigation, the company has told investors.
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March 23, 2026
Bipartisan Bill Eyes Boosting Cannabis Business Investment
Members of Congress have reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would create a safe harbor for state-regulated marijuana businesses to access traditional business services without threat of federal enforcement and potentially be listed on securities exchanges.
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March 23, 2026
Sidley, Kirkland Steer $1.1B Sale Of EyeSouth's Retina Biz
Private equity shop Olympus Partners, advised by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, on Monday unveiled plans to sell the retina business of EyeSouth Partners to Sidley Austin LLP-led Cencora Inc. in a $1.1 billion deal.
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March 23, 2026
Lead Edge Wraps Software-Focused Fund With $3.5B In Tow
Software-focused private equity shop Lead Edge Capital on Monday announced that it closed its largest fund to date after securing $3.5 billion in investor commitments.
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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- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
- Executives and attorneys in the private equity industry
- Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
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