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Latest News in Private Equity

  • September 22, 2026

    UK Seeks Views On Kone's €29.4B Deal For German Rival

    The antitrust authority said Tuesday it is seeking initial views on whether Finnish lift engineering giant Kone's planned €29.4 billion ($33.7 billion) acquisition of TK Elevator GmbH could harm competition in the U.K.

  • September 21, 2026

    Ex-PetIQ CEO's Brother Admits To Illicit Trades Over Deal Info

    An Idaho man pled guilty Monday in federal court to trading on confidential information he received from his brother, the former CEO of PetIQ, about the company's acquisition by Bansk Group in August 2024.

  • September 21, 2026

    Endeavor, Silver Lake Sue To Block Appraisal Claims

    Endeavor Group Holdings Inc. and Silver Lake Technology Management LLC on Monday sued dozens of hedge funds and other investors in Delaware Chancery Court, seeking to block them from pursuing appraisal claims over Silver Lake's $27.50 per-share buyout of Endeavor and alleging that many bought shares only after the deal was announced to profit from litigation.

  • September 21, 2026

    FTX Trust Says SkyBridge Can't Collect $53M In Ch. 11 Claims

    FTX's liquidating trust is asking a Delaware bankruptcy judge to reject $53 million in claims from firms affiliated with a former Trump administration official, saying the companies came out ahead of deals at issue in the case.

  • September 21, 2026

    Latham, Milbank Guide AI Hyperscaler Nscale's IPO Plans

    United Kingdom-based Nscale, a Latham & Watkins LLP-advised data center developer, filed for an initial public offering, reporting that $88.4 billion in contracted work for its two largest customers, Microsoft and Anthropic, made up 83% of the company's backlog.

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