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.
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.
Swedish investment business EQT said Monday that it has signed a definitive agreement to buy Australian waste management company Cleanaway for approximately 9.3 billion Australian dollars ($6.5 billion).
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.
The European Union antitrust enforcer escalated a case against KKR on Monday over its $23.7 billion acquisition of NetCo in 2024, alleging that the private equity firm might have provided incorrect or misleading information during the EU merger review process.
KKR & Co. has agreed to sell Infinity Transportation to business units of Ares Management for an enterprise value of approximately $2.9 billion, the private equity giants said Monday, in a deal steered by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
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.
The Delaware Chancery Court last week blocked Cloudflare Inc. from completing a restructuring meant to preserve its founders' voting control, while Tower Semiconductor Ltd. accused Intel Corp. of backing out of a semiconductor manufacturing agreement and social media company Triller Group Inc. challenged its removal from Nasdaq.
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.
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.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan criticized her conservative colleagues' approach to deciding election law cases Tuesday, saying they often rule without considering the real-world consequences of their decisions.
A coalition of 61 retired federal judges has admonished the U.S. Department of Justice for filing a complaint against federal judges in Minnesota for speaking to a newspaper about the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in their state.
Law firm Polsinelli PC has asked a Tennessee federal judge to sanction a medical device company for advancing what it says were "knowingly false and materially incomplete" positions in a suit accusing the firm of pursuing bad faith patent infringement claims on behalf of a client.
The Fifth Circuit ordered a new trial Friday for a woman who was halted while speaking at a Louisiana local council meeting, saying defense lawyers for two council members threw "a skunk into the jury box" with a bevy of improper maneuvers.
The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday announced the creation of a whistleblower incentive program offering up-front monetary awards for tips that lead to criminal fraud charges.
A Florida attorney was arrested Tuesday on charges of using his legal bona fides to help run two Ponzi schemes that swindled investors out of nearly $2 million, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
A former New Orleans personal injury attorney has been sentenced to 32 months in prison for his role in a scheme to fake vehicle accidents with tractor trailers and other commercial vehicles so he could pursue lawsuits and extract settlements.
