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Latest News in Private Equity

  • October 19, 2026

    5 Firms Build Migraine-Focused TriGemX's $600M SPAC Deal

    Biotechnology company TriGemX Bio on Monday unveiled plans to go public by merging with special purpose acquisition company TCGX Acquisition Corp. in a deal built by five law firms that creates a combined company with a $600 million post-transaction equity value.

  • October 19, 2026

    BDO $1.3B ESOP Fight Dismissed On Standing Grounds

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Monday dismissed a proposed class action against BDO USA alleging the accounting and tax advisory firm's $1.3 billion deal to create an employee stock ownership plan violated federal benefits law, holding the worker who sued couldn't show that the transaction injured him.

  • October 19, 2026

    5 Firms Steer $3.4B Silgan, Trivium Packaging Deal

    Silgan Holdings Inc. said Monday it has teamed up with private equity firm American Industrial Partners on an agreement to acquire Trivium Packaging BV for an enterprise value of $3.4 billion, in a deal guided by five law firms.

  • October 19, 2026

    Kirkland-Led EnCap Clinches $3.5B Continuation Vehicle

    Energy investor EnCap Investments LP, led by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, said Monday that it closed a continuation vehicle for a portfolio of Permian Basin assets after securing roughly $3.5 billion of committed capital.

  • October 19, 2026

    FTC Sues To Block Playground Equipment Deal

    The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit on Monday seeking to block private equity-backed playground equipment maker PlayPower's planned acquisition of rival BCI Burke, alleging the move will drive up prices while decreasing quality and innovation.

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