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Latest News in Private Equity
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January 29, 2026
Lukoil Open To Offers Despite Deal With Carlyle
Russian oil and gas heavyweight Lukoil said Thursday that it has agreed to sell its international assets to U.S. private equity giant Carlyle, but added that it is open to alternative offers.
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January 28, 2026
Tyson Cuts $48M Deal To End More Pork Price-Fixing Claims
Commercial and institutional indirect pork purchasers have urged a Minnesota federal judge to preliminarily approve Tyson Foods Inc.'s $48 million deal to resolve antitrust claims over allegedly inflated pork prices, noting that it's the certified class's sixth settlement, bringing the class's total recovery to $114 million as the years-long litigation nears trial.
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January 28, 2026
Asset Co. Slams Conn. Insurance Chief's Plan For Liquidation
An asset management company asked a Connecticut state court for permission to intervene in the insurance commissioner's rehabilitation of struggling insurer PHL Variable Insurance Co., saying the commissioner's "surprise" plan to pursue liquidation will be disastrous for universal life policyholders that are over a $300,000 cap on death benefits.
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January 28, 2026
Ropes Leads Kraken-Linked SPAC's Upsized $300M Listing
Krakacquisition, a blank check company that counts crypto exchange Kraken among its backers, began trading on Wednesday after pricing an upsized $300 million initial public offering steered by Ropes & Gray LLP and underwriter counsel Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP.
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January 28, 2026
Del. Justices Told ERISA, Legal Fee Tangle Unprecedented
An attorney for a distressed credit fund told Delaware's Supreme Court justices on Wednesday that a vice chancellor made an unprecedented finding last year that provisions of the nation's employee retirement income law barred entitlement to legal fee advancement in a state contract case, urging the justices to overturn the ruling.
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