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Private Equity Law360 provides breaking news and analysis on private equity deals and the attorneys involved. Coverage includes high-impact deals, related litigation and enforcement actions, and policy developments that affect private equity firms.
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Latest News in Private Equity
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April 07, 2026
Musk Wants Altman Out, Not To Boost 'Himself Personally'
Elon Musk said Tuesday he wants OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stripped of his title and "all equity and other personal financial benefits" to be awarded to OpenAI's nonprofit if Musk wins his case claiming OpenAI duped him, saying he isn't after "a remedy directed to benefiting himself personally."
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April 07, 2026
SEC Slams Past Enforcement As It Reports Fewer Cases
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Tuesday that it brought almost 30% fewer original enforcement actions last year compared to the previous year, a dramatic decrease the agency said follows a past enforcement practice that aimed to "pursue media headlines and run up numbers."
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April 07, 2026
Private-Credit Focused SPAC Leads Two IPOs Raising $350M
A pair of special purpose acquisition companies, private credit-focused ACP Holdings Acquisition and advanced technology-focused Apogee Acquisition, began trading publicly Tuesday after raising a combined $350 million in their initial public offerings.
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April 07, 2026
Firmus Unveils $505M Deal To Fund Australia AI Projects
Data center builder Firmus is anticipating a $505 million investment from technology investor Coatue and technology company NVIDIA for the funding of its AI projects in Australia, Firmus has announced.
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April 07, 2026
Kirkland-Led ArcLight Secures $3.9B For Infrastructure Fund
Kirkland & Ellis LLP-advised ArcLight Capital Partners, an infrastructure-focused private equity shop, on Tuesday announced that it wrapped its eighth fund with $3.9 billion in tow.
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
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- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
- Executives and attorneys in the private equity industry
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- 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.
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