Fried Frank Helps CVC Raise $10B For Secondary PE Fund

By Irene Madongo

Investment manager CVC revealed on Thursday the final close of its sixth global secondary private equity fund, saying it has secured capital commitments of $10 billion.

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Freshfields, V&E Guide Flex's $4.4B EPC Power Deal

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Freshfields LLP-led manufacturing company Flex on Thursday unveiled plans to acquire EPC Power, advised by Vinson & Elkins LLP, in a $4.4 billion deal.

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Australian Mineral Biz To Go Public Via $500M SPAC Deal

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Australian mineral exploration company NT1 Pty Ltd. said Thursday that it will go public in the U.S. by merging with special purpose acquisition company Plutonian Acquisition Corp. II, in a deal that gives NT1 an estimated enterprise value of $500 million.

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Deals Rumor Mill

KKR Buying Garage Door Co. In $2B Deal, Plus More Rumors

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Private equity firm KKR agreed to acquire garage door repair company A1 Garage Door in a $2 billion deal, Advent International is seeking out more healthcare deals in Australia and New Zealand, and TPG filed confidential plans for an estimated $2.5 billion Malaysian initial public offering of hospital assets.

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SEC Moves To Scrap 'Pay-To-Play' Political Donation Rule

By Lauren Berg

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday issued a proposal to rescind a rule regarding political contributions made by investment advisers, which agency Chair Paul Atkins called "overly prescriptive."

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Leon Black Says 'Intrusive' Epstein Subpoenas Are Invalid

By Lauren Berg

Rather than appear for a deposition about his connection to child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Apollo Global Management co-founder Leon Black sued the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and its chairman in Washington, D.C., federal court Thursday, saying subpoenas seeking private nondisclosure agreements exceed the committee's authority.

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Brief

Invesco Funds Settle In Serta Uptier Ch. 11 Appeal

By Clara Geoghegan

Invesco-managed funds reached a confidential settlement, ending appeals of a Texas bankruptcy judge's decision that Serta Simmons lenders excluded from a debt restructuring deal are owed $400 million.

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Pool Co. Investor Says Brass Hid $150M Inventory Glut

By Jarek Rutz

Pool equipment maker Hayward Holdings Inc. and current and former directors breached their fiduciary duties by concealing an inventory glut and weakening demand while continuing to portray the business as strong, according to a stockholder's complaint in Delaware Chancery Court.

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Sheppard Adds To Corporate Bench In Dallas, London

By Lynn LaRowe

Sheppard announced Thursday it has added a corporate partner in Dallas from McDermott Will & Schulte and a corporate partner in London from Simmons & Simmons LLP.

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Prepping Health Businesses For Sale In A Data-Driven Market

In a thinner market for healthcare transactions, with both regulators and buyers using artificial intelligence to inspect data in great detail, the margin for error in sellers' financials and legal diligence has narrowed, requiring more proactive compliance efforts, says Cody Dumas at FBFK Law.

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Series

Ballet Makes Me A Better Lawyer

A lifetime of learning and performing ballet taught me that success — whether in dance or practicing law — comes only through hours of thorough preparation, boundless energy and relentless effort, says Sharon Katz-Pearlman at Greenberg Traurig.

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Quinn Emanuel, McDermott Hit By Data Breaches

By Lauren Berg

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP and McDermott Will & Schulte LLP both recently suffered data breaches, adding to the dozens of cybersecurity incidents law firms in the U.S. have suffered in 2026.

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Analysis

Boutique Firms Emerge As Trump Admin's 'Achilles' Heel'

By Phillip Bantz

Less fearful of retribution than some of their BigLaw counterparts, small law firms are taking on an outsize role handling cases seen as adversarial to the Trump administration.

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Interview

Federal Judge Warns Threats Imperil Judicial Independence

By Carolina Bolado

U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom of the Southern District of Florida told Law360 that judges and members of the bar need to educate the public on the judiciary's important role in American democracy to combat increasing threats, speaking following the release of two reports this week that warn of safety concerns for judges and that defiance of court orders is undermining the federal judiciary's independence.

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Husch Blackwell Gets Early Win In Ex-Partner's 401(k) Suit

By Andrea Keckley

A Missouri federal court granted Husch Blackwell LLP an early win over a former employee's proposed class action alleging the firm illegally withheld retirement contributions and mismanaged its employee 401(k) plan, finding the ex-partner couldn't prove violations of federal benefits law.

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Former Girardi Keese CFO Drops Appeal Of 5-Year Fraud Term

By Emily Sawicki

The Seventh Circuit has granted onetime Girardi Keese financial chief Christopher Kamon's request to drop the appeal he lodged fighting an Illinois federal judge's order adding five concurrent years onto the 10 he is already serving for his role helping Tom Girardi, the head of the firm, steal millions from plane crash clients who settled cases in Chicago.

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Pirro Urges House Ethics Panel To Refer Crime Claims To DOJ

By Courtney Bublé

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro has told the House Ethics Committee that as cases involving criminal misconduct come before it, her office should be involved too.

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Fox Rothschild Says Adult Day Care Suit Rehashes Claims

By Rose Krebs

Fox Rothschild LLP is urging a New Jersey state court to toss claims against the firm and one of its attorneys in a complaint related to the firm's prosecution of a fraudulent loan lawsuit that led to a $65,000 sanction against the firm.

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