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Latest News in Private Equity

  • October 29, 2026

    Weil's Collapse Ends Firm's Long Run As Bankruptcy Leader

    Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP helped pioneer modern bankruptcy practice and earned hundreds of millions of dollars leading many of the biggest Chapter 11 cases in U.S. history. Its collapse this week marks a stunning end to that legacy and reflects major changes in how law firms function today, attorneys told Law360.

  • October 29, 2026

    Cooley-Led Kalshi Hits $40B Valuation With $1B Series G

    Betting platform Kalshi, advised by Cooley LLP, on Thursday revealed that its valuation skyrocketed to $40 billion after it wrapped its latest fundraising round with $1 billion of investor commitments.

  • October 29, 2026

    BP Board Members Could Favor Biz Break-Up, More Rumors

    Some board members of oil and gas company BP could be in favor of splitting up the energy giant, Marvell Technology is in "advanced discussions" to acquire laser maker Lumentum in a deal that could be valued at up to $83 billion, and private equity giant TPG considers acquiring British data center group Ark from Elliott Investment Management.

  • October 29, 2026

    Parsing The Lowest SEC Enforcement Stats In Over A Decade

    Statistics show that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission brought a historically low number of enforcement actions during Paul Atkins' first full fiscal year as chairman, delivering on his promise to reduce enforcement in program areas focused on recordkeeping and other technical violations, say attorneys at Covington.

  • October 29, 2026

    Cravath, Kirkland Steer $15.3B ADT Take-Private Deal

    New York investment firm Thrive Holdings has agreed to acquire security company ADT in an all-cash transaction for approximately $7.6 billion in equity value and $15.3 billion in enterprise value, ADT announced Thursday.

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