Private Equity

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Latest News in Private Equity

  • July 01, 2026

    More Cos. Will Copy SpaceX's Shareholder Proposal Opt-Out

    For more than 80 years, the shareholder proposal looked like a federal right guaranteed to all public company investors, but after SpaceX opted out before its recent initial public offering, other companies are likely to follow, says Mohsen Manesh at the University of Oregon School of Law.

  • June 30, 2026

    Gibson Dunn, White & Case Lead KKR's $4.2B EDF Biz Deal

    Private equity firm KKR & Co., represented by Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, announced Tuesday a $4.2 billion agreement to acquire the North America renewable power business operated by EDF Group, advised by White & Case LLP.

  • June 30, 2026

    Florida Car Wash Operator Secures $200M PE Investment

    Florida-based car wash operator Bubble Down Holdings LLC on Tuesday unveiled a strategic partnership with BTG Pactual Global Alternatives' Strategic Capital that includes a $200 million growth investment.

  • June 30, 2026

    Plumbing Co. ESOP Trial Averted By Settlement Deal

    A California federal judge stayed deadlines Tuesday in a federal benefits class action against a plumbing company and the caretakers of its defunct employee stock ownership plan that was set for trial in September, after the parties said they'd settled their dispute Monday following mediation.

  • June 30, 2026

    Flexpoint Ford Raises $460M For SageSure Continuation Fund

    Financial services-focused private investment firm Flexpoint Ford, led by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, on Tuesday announced that it has raised over $460 million in a new single-asset continuation vehicle to extend its ownership of managing general underwriter SageSure LLC.

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Private Equity

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  • TRANSACTIONS
  • Private equity deals valued at $50MM or more
  • Venture capital investments of $25MM or more
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