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Latest News in Private Equity
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March 06, 2026
Calif. Judge Blasts Ex-Venture Capitalist In Axing SVB Suit
Convicted venture capitalist and self-described "Silicon Valley's party animal" Michael Rothenberg's conduct in his lawsuit against the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., acting on behalf of the failed Silicon Valley Bank, "consisted almost entirely of ignoring or frustrating" his litigation obligations, a California federal judge ruled in throwing out the case.
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March 06, 2026
Ex-Software CFO Gets 2 Years For $35M Crypto Fraud Scheme
The former chief financial officer of a Seattle software startup will spend two years behind bars after being found guilty of bilking $35 million from his ex-employer, according to the terms of a sentence handed down by a Washington federal judge.
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March 06, 2026
Trump Media Can't Block Financial Testimony In WaPo Suit
A Florida federal court denied President Donald Trump's social media company's bid to prevent The Washington Post from asking Trump Media corporate representatives about the company's financial information, finding it is relevant in the $2.78 billion defamation suit against the newspaper.
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March 06, 2026
Pasqal's $2B SPAC Merger Marks Latest Quantum Tech Deal
French quantum computing startup Pasqal Holding SAS is set to go public through a merger with special purpose acquisition company Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. II at an estimated $2 billion valuation, marking the latest quantum computing firm to go public through a SPAC merger in recent months.
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March 06, 2026
The Cautionary Tale Of A Supply Chain Inquiry 'Made In Italy'
Legal probes into the Italian luxury fashion supply chain reflect the need for effective buy-side diligence with a variety of tools and through a variety of lenses to avoid an issue after an M&A transaction, says Jesse Silvertown at Hesparus.
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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- 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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