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Latest News in Private Equity

  • July 13, 2026

    BlackRock's Mutual Fund Accounting Inflated Fees, Suit Says

    Asset manager BlackRock Inc.'s accounting practices artificially inflated the values of more than 70 of its mutual funds, saddling investors with higher management fees and cutting into the dividends they might have collected, according to a proposed class action lodged Monday in New York state court.

  • July 13, 2026

    TransDigm Won't Go Head To Head With DOJ On Stellant Deal

    Aircraft parts maker TransDigm has abandoned its $960 million plan to buy private equity-owned Stellant Systems after the U.S. Department of Justice told the companies it planned to take the matter to court if they decided to go through with it.

  • July 13, 2026

    Pot Co. Dismissal Fight In Del. Turns On Director Releases

    Investors suing cannabis company Parallel urged the Delaware Chancery Court on Monday to deny motions to dismiss their derivative suit, arguing that directors compromised their independence by granting themselves sweeping liability releases, while defense counsel countered that the releases provided no meaningful benefit beyond existing charter protections.

  • July 13, 2026

    FTC Secures $12M Settlement Over Edwards-JC Medical Deal

    California-based Edwards Lifesciences and Singapore's Genesis Medtech agreed to pay a combined $12 million to settle claims from the Federal Trade Commission that Edwards attempted to evade the Hart-Scott-Rodino notification and waiting period when it acquired medical device maker JC Medical from Genesis in 2024.

  • July 13, 2026

    NC Co.'s $9.8M Indemnity Payment Not Covered, Insurers Say

    A building products manufacturer is not entitled to coverage after reimbursing its financial adviser $9.8 million for defense and settlement costs incurred in litigation over a take-private transaction, the company's excess directors and officers insurers told a North Carolina federal court.

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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
  • 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
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  • Federal Trade Commission
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  • International banking legislation and regulation
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  • Challenges and divestitures
  • Litigation
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  • Shareholder disputes
  • Corporate governance fights
  • Poison pill challenges
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  • Personnel moves
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