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Latest News in Private Equity

  • October 30, 2026

    Pharma Supplier Sues To Undo $52M Minority Stake Deal

    Pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturer Pfanstiehl Holdings Inc. has sued a minority shareholder and its general partner in the Delaware Chancery Court, seeking to unwind a $52.3 million transaction that allegedly transferred a majority economic interest in the shareholder's stake to an unidentified investor without required notice or consent.

  • October 30, 2026

    Davis Polk-Led Fintech Startup OPay Prices $304M IPO

    Nigerian digital bank and financial technology startup OPay began trading publicly in the U.S. on Friday after it raised $304 million in its initial public offering steered by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.

  • October 30, 2026

    3 Firms Guide Pair Of Biotech IPOs Raising $310M

    Two biotechnology firms began trading on Friday after raising a combined $310 million in their initial public offerings, marking the latest in a wave of biotechs to hit the public markets.

  • October 30, 2026

    Evergrande Liquidators Ink $513M Deal To Sell Property Stake

    China Evergrande Group's liquidators have agreed to sell a roughly 51% controlling stake in the company's property management arm to a PAG-backed investment vehicle for about HK$4.03 billion ($513 million), with the buyer required to make a cash offer for the remaining shares, according to a joint announcement Friday.

  • October 30, 2026

    Assessing Hidden Risk Of Administrative Agency Settlements

    Though administrative resolutions of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigations may seem preferable to settled federal court actions, the possibility that private plaintiffs may use commission orders in follow-on litigation poses an extra risk, increasing the importance of negotiating the settlement's form and language, say attorneys at Debevoise.

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