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Latest News in Private Equity
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November 17, 2025
Kirkland-Led Satellite Firm York Space Systems Files IPO
Space and defense company York Space Systems on Monday filed plans to launch its initial public offering, a move that comes as the IPO pipeline is expected to gain more traction now that the historically long government shutdown has ended and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff are back to work.
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November 17, 2025
MVP: Latham's David Allinson
David Allinson of Latham & Watkins LLP's private equity practice shepherded Blackstone's $7 billion sale of Hotwire Communications to Brookfield and represented CPP Investments in a $15 billion joint venture to expand hyperscale data centers in the U.S., earning him a sport as one of the 2025 Law360 Private Equity MVPs.
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November 17, 2025
Willkie-Led Rockland Clinches 5th Fund With $1.2B In Tow
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP-advised private equity shop Rockland Capital announced Monday that it wrapped fundraising for its fifth fund after securing $1.2 billion in investor commitments.
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November 17, 2025
Corporate Pilot Fired For Flagging Safety Concerns, Suit Says
The former head of aviation for an oral surgery management services company in North Carolina says he was canned because of his age and hearing disability and for allegedly reporting flight scheduling practices that he said flouted federal safety laws.
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November 17, 2025
McDermott Backs The LegalTech Fund's Next Industry Big Bet
The LegalTech Fund closed its second fund on Monday at $110 million, with BigLaw firm McDermott Will & Schulte LLP reinvesting $10 million after backing the first fund years ago.
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