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• April 30, 2026

  Irish Energy Biz Snubs £5B Bid From KKR-Led Consortium

  DCC PLC said Thursday it has rejected a preliminary £4.95 billion ($6.7 billion) takeover bid from a consortium led by private equity firms Energy Capital Partners LP and KKR, because the proposal significantly undervalues the Irish energy distributor.

• April 29, 2026

  Del. Supreme Court Says Bylaw Suits Came Too Soon

  The Delaware Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the dismissal of stockholder lawsuits challenging advance notice bylaws adopted by The AES Corp. and Owens Corning, ruling that the claims were premature because no actual dispute over the bylaws had yet materialized.

• April 29, 2026

  Powell Says He'll Stay On Fed Board After Time As Chair Ends

  Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that he won't immediately leave the central bank once his term ends next month and plans instead to remain on its board temporarily, pointing to the Trump administration's recent "legal attacks" on the institution.

• April 29, 2026

  Vacasa Investors Sue Over Spurned $131M Merger Bid

  Vacation rental company Vacasa is facing a proposed class action in Oregon from stockholders after accepting an acquisition bid from Casago that was $12 million lower on its face than a rival offer from Davidson Kempner Capital Management.

• April 29, 2026

  Blue Owl Adviser Sued Over Alleged Fee Inflation

  A Blue Owl Capital Corp. investor is suing the lender's wholly owned investment adviser in New York federal court over allegations that the adviser inflated Blue Owl's assets in order to "extract windfall fees" from the firm.

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