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Latest News in Private Equity

  • August 20, 2026

    Simpson Thacher-Led Franklin Templeton Wraps $1.5B CFO

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP-advised investment firm Franklin Templeton on Thursday announced that it closed its inaugural collateralized fund obligation with $1.5 billion in committed capital from global investors.

  • August 20, 2026

    Entertainment-Focused VC Firm Wraps $250M Fund

    Interactive entertainment-focused venture capital firm Makers Fund on Thursday revealed that it has closed its latest fund with $250 million in tow, bringing the firm's total assets under management to $1.5 billion.

  • August 20, 2026

    Lenders Sue Over $1M Loan Tied To Cannabis Farm

    A group of California lenders is trying to claw back a $1 million loan that was supposed to launch a cannabis farm in Miranda, claiming they learned too late that the property had already lost its permits to grow and that the borrowers had misused most of the loan proceeds.

  • August 20, 2026

    Lakers Sale Fight Offers M&A Lessons For Family Businesses

    The agreement by former Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger and venture capitalist Josh Kushner to acquire the Los Angeles Lakers at a record $12.5 billion valuation appeared, at first, to be another example of the seemingly endless rise in professional sports franchise values.

  • August 20, 2026

    Rising Star: Sidley's Mark Castiglia

    In recent years, Sidley Austin LLP partner Mark Castiglia has co-led teams advising Clearlake Capital Group LP's take-private acquisition of data and analytics company Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Inc., Clearlake's take-private acquisition of data analytics platform Alteryx Inc. and Clearlake's majority growth investment in medical practice software as a service provider ModMed, earning him a spot among the private equity practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

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