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Latest News in Private Equity

  • September 29, 2026

    Del. Chancery Rejects Saama Founder's $68M Earnout Bid

    The Delaware Chancery Court has rejected a bid from Saama Technologies founder Suresh Katta for a $67.5 million earnout tied to Carlyle Group's 2021 investment in the clinical data company and ordered him to pay Saama about $7.3 million, finding that he acted in bad faith by pushing contracts that damaged the business to maximize the payout.

  • September 29, 2026

    Kirkland, Cooley Steer Transom's SoundThinking Take-Private

    California middle-market private equity firm Transom Capital Group has agreed to acquire SoundThinking Inc. for up to approximately $159 million, the public safety technology company said Tuesday. 

  • September 29, 2026

    3 Firms Build Capitolis' $200M Deal To Acquire eSecLending

    Financial technology company Capitolis on Tuesday unveiled plans to buy eSecLending from private equity shop Parthenon Capital in a $200 million all-cash deal built by three law firms.

  • September 29, 2026

    Preparing For Broader Calif. Rules On PE Healthcare Deals

    California's recent emergency regulations implementing expanded healthcare transaction review requirements, such as for private equity and hedge funds, represent a notable expansion of state oversight, including enhanced disclosures, wider definitions and new advance notice requirements, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.

  • September 29, 2026

    Proskauer-Led Princeton Equity Clinches $1.3B Fund

    Proskauer Rose LLP-advised private equity shop Princeton Equity Group on Tuesday announced that it has wrapped its third fund with $1.3 billion of investor commitments.

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