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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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April 28, 2026
EQT Raises €3.1B To Buy European Logistics Assets
EQT AB said Tuesday that it has raised a total of €3.1 billion ($3.6 billion) for a real estate fund that will invest in modern logistics assets across Europe.
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April 27, 2026
Did Hedge Fund 'Greed' Hurt Vaxart Investors? Jury To Decide
Armistice Capital and two of its executives used misleading press releases to pump and dump $250 million in Vaxart stock during the pandemic through misleading press releases in an act of pandemic-era "greed," investors' counsel told a California federal jury during closing arguments Monday, while the hedge fund defendants' lawyer countered Vaxart's announcements were "true and accurate."
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April 27, 2026
Altria, Juul Can Appeal Class Cert. Decision In Antitrust Suit
The Ninth Circuit on Monday granted Altria and Juul's request to appeal a ruling certifying several classes of e-cigarette buyers in an antitrust case alleging the companies schemed to have Altria exit the e-cigarette market.
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April 27, 2026
SEC Accuses Private Equity Adviser of $50M Fraud
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued a New York man and his investment advisory firm for allegedly fraudulently inducing hundreds of people to invest more than $50 million in private equity funds and misappropriating millions to fund his personal expenses and outside business interests.
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April 27, 2026
SEC's Fund Name Reversal Draws Advocates' Criticism
Public interest advocacy groups are warning the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that recently proposed changes to fund naming rules would eliminate the transparency Americans seek when investing their money, while industry groups have championed the elimination of a Biden-era regulation that they argue could confuse investors.
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
- Private equity lawyers at top law firms
- 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.
- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals