Private Equity

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

  • August 06, 2026

    Tax Court Nixes Trader's $170M Dividend Tax Break

    The Internal Revenue Service correctly disallowed over $170 million in qualified dividend deductions and over $25 million in foreign tax credits to a trading firm in 2012, the U.S. Tax Court held Thursday, finding its transactions failed an anti-abuse rule.

  • August 06, 2026

    3 Firms Guide Reusable Spacecraft Maker's $380M SPAC Deal

    Orbital spacecraft maker Blackstar Orbital Technologies Corp. on Thursday unveiled plans to go public by merging with special purpose acquisition company Pono Capital Four Inc. in a deal that values it at $380 million and was built by three law firms.

  • August 06, 2026

    Goodwin, Covington Lead Braveheart Bio's $383M IPO

    Venture-backed biotechnology firm Braveheart Bio hit the public markets on Thursday after raising $383 million in its upsized initial public offering.

  • August 06, 2026

    Veteran M&A Atty Named A&O Shearman's LA Office Head

    Allen Overy Shearman Sterling announced that an experienced mergers and acquisitions and private equity attorney from Sidley Austin LLP has joined the firm in Los Angeles, where she has also been named office managing partner.

  • August 06, 2026

    Shein Eyes $40B Valuation Via Hong Kong IPO, More Rumors

    Fast-fashion company Shein is seeking a $40 billion valuation through its Hong Kong initial public offering, betting platform Polymarket is eyeing a new funding round that could value it at $20 billion and Cencora's MWI Animal Health merger with Covetrus faces regulatory scrutiny.

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Private Equity

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

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  • Judges and court staff across the U.S.
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