Private Equity

  • September 01, 2026

    Nestlé Selling Supplements Business To PE Firm For $1B

    Nestlé SA said Tuesday that it will sell its mainstream vitamins, minerals and supplements business to Boston-based private equity firm Yellow Wood Partners for $1 billion, as the food and beverage giant sharpens its focus on businesses where it sees a competitive advantage.

  • September 01, 2026

    Instant Brands Judge Stops Delaware Suit Against Trustee

    A Texas bankruptcy judge on Tuesday told former Instant Brands owner Cornell Capital it must get his permission before suing the Instant Pot maker's litigation trustee, blocking a suit Cornell brought in Delaware Chancery Court in July.

  • September 01, 2026

    SB Energy Launches Plans For Anticipated $5B IPO

    Power generation infrastructure company SB Energy has filed plans to raise roughly $5 billion in its initial public offering steered by Latham & Watkins LLP and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.

  • September 01, 2026

    Ares, Scion Buy Student Housing Portfolio For $435M

    Student housing owner The Scion Group and an Ares Management affiliate on Tuesday announced an acquisition of a 2,316-bed student housing portfolio from developer and owner Schenk for $435 million.

  • September 01, 2026

    Gibson Dunn-Led Veritas Gets Nod For £1.85B Takeover

    U.S. private equity company Veritas has agreed to buy British thermal-processing business Bodycote for £1.85 billion ($2.5 billion) inclusive of debt, the companies said Tuesday, potentially trumping rival propositions in a hotly contested bidding war.

  • September 01, 2026

    Paul Hastings Hires Freshfields Special Counsel In DC

    Paul Hastings LLP said Tuesday it has hired a former Freshfields LLP special counsel as an antitrust partner in its Washington, D.C., office.

  • September 01, 2026

    Latham Leads Epiris' £1B Buy Of Gamma Communications

    Private equity firm Epiris LLP will buy Gamma Communications PLC for £1.015 billion ($1.374 billion), the companies said Tuesday, in a deal that will take the U.K. telecommunications business private.

  • August 31, 2026

    Fund Says Investor Falsely Accused It Of '$600M Scam'

    A South Carolina private equity firm has sued an investor in Florida state court, alleging the investor defamed it in a series of emails to third parties that accused the firm of pulling off "a $600M scam" and asserted other false statements against it.

  • August 31, 2026

    Baird Sues Colo. Firm Over Alleged Adviser-Poaching Scheme

    Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. claimed in Colorado state court that a competing financial services firm is using false and misleading statements about its independence to lure away Baird advisers and clients, according to the company's complaint.

  • August 31, 2026

    Ex-Clifford Chance Attys Fight Bid To Toss Clawback Suit

    The two partners facing a $6 million clawback demand by Clifford Chance LLP have again asked a federal judge to decide whether English or New York law should govern the arbitration, claiming the firm's partnership agreement is unclear.

  • August 31, 2026

    Ex-Kirkland Private Funds Lawyer Joins Greenberg Traurig

    Greenberg Traurig LLP has added former Kirkland & Ellis LLP lawyer Sheldon Hunt Laing as a shareholder to its private funds group in New York City.

  • August 31, 2026

    3 Firms Lead $4.4B Permian Midland Basin Asset Sale

    Midstream energy company Oneok unveiled plans to acquire Brazos Midstream's Permian Midland Basin natural gas gathering and processing assets in a deal valued at roughly $4.425 billion and built by three law firms.

  • August 31, 2026

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    The Delaware Chancery Court this past week saw disputes over a $200 million federal grant, a $1.7 billion software take-private deal, the ouster of Better.com founder Vishal Garg and a proposed $4 million settlement stemming from an electric vehicle company's SPAC merger.

  • August 31, 2026

    Weil Adds Private Equity Attys From Dechert, Kirkland In SF

    Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP announced Monday that it has added two partners to its U.S. private equity group in San Francisco, including the former managing partner of Dechert LLP's office in the city.

  • August 31, 2026

    SLB Buying Kelvion In $4.1B Data Center Cooling Deal

    Global energy technology company SLB said Monday it has agreed to acquire Apollo-backed Kelvion, a provider of thermal management and heat exchange technologies, in a $4.1 billion deal that SLB said will expand its role in the rapidly growing data center infrastructure space. 

  • August 31, 2026

    Aon Buying KKR-Backed USI In $17B Middle-Market Push

    Aon said Monday it has agreed to buy U.S. insurance broker USI from private equity firm KKR and other shareholders in a $17 billion deal that would expand the London-based insurer's presence in the U.S. middle-market insurance segment.

  • August 28, 2026

    Md. Pot Co. Evermore Faces Bid To Confirm $1.98M Award

    A California-based capital advisory firm is urging a state court to enforce a $1.98 million arbitration award it scored against Evermore Cannabis Company, which was found to have intentionally dodged fees it promised to pay the firm as part of a contract that helped the marijuana cultivator secure loans.

  • August 28, 2026

    Don't Miss It: Kirkland, Latham Steer Latest Hot Deals

    A lot can happen in the world of mergers and acquisitions and equity fundraising over the course of a couple of weeks, and it's difficult to keep up with all the deals.

  • August 28, 2026

    AI Biz Owner Hits $2.3B Valuation After $240M Funding

    Artificial intelligence startup Owner on Friday revealed that it reached a $2.3 billion valuation after raising $240 million in new funding.

  • August 28, 2026

    Wilmington Trust Forecloses On $3M Wash. Townhome Loans

    Investment manager Wilmington Trust North America is suing an apartment owner to foreclose on $3.3 million in loans for a group of 11 townhomes, according to a suit removed to Washington federal court.

  • August 28, 2026

    DOJ Says KKR's $250M Deal Will Deter HSR Violations

    The U.S. Department of Justice has issued its formal defense of a $250 million settlement with KKR & Co. and affiliated entities resolving allegations that the private equity firm repeatedly violated the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act's premerger notification and waiting period rules.

  • August 28, 2026

    Cooley Adds Goodwin Capital Markets Atty In San Francisco

    Cooley LLP has expanded its ability to serve late-stage private companies, public companies and investment banks by hiring a new capital markets partner for its San Francisco office from Goodwin Procter LLP.

  • August 28, 2026

    Real Estate Recap: Back To School

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including the latest higher-education projects driving legal work, as well as an interview with Debevoise & Plimpton LLP's new real estate practice group leader. 

  • August 28, 2026

    Data Center Projects Outstrip Power Supply, CBRE Says

    Data center projects are increasingly breaking ground despite a dwindling amount of available power, which has extended completion timelines, according to a Thursday report from commercial broker CBRE.

  • August 27, 2026

    Dems Want DOJ, FTC To Look At Sysco's $29B Jetro Buy

    Two Democratic lawmakers called on the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday to closely inspect Sysco Corp.'s plans to buy competitor Restaurant Depot LLC aka Jetro Restaurant Depot at a total enterprise value of $29.1 billion, warning in a letter the transaction could hurt independent restaurants, farmers and Americans who "are already facing an affordability crisis."

Expert Analysis

  • How Latest Nasdaq Proposals Stand To Raise Listings Quality

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    Nasdaq's recent proposals stand to heighten both quantitative and qualitative standards for issuers, which, if approved, may bring investors stronger market integrity and access but also raise the listings bar, say attorneys at Norton Rose.

  • How Attorneys Can Navigate Shifts In Financing Landscape

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    Direct government investment in companies in strategic sectors is expected to continue this year, with legal practitioners facing increased demands to navigate hybrid capital structures, evolving regulatory considerations and the alignment of financing terms with long-term business and strategic objectives, say attorneys at Skadden.

  • Series

    Teaching Logic Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Teaching middle and high school students the skills to untangle complicated arguments and identify faulty reasoning has made me reacquaint myself with the defined structure of thought, reminding me why logic should remain foundational in the practice of law, says Tom Barrow at Woods Rogers.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Resilience

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    Resilience is a skill acquired through daily practices that focus on learning from missteps, recovering quickly without internalizing defeat and moving forward with intention, says Nicholas Meza at Quarles & Brady.

  • 4 Lessons From FTC's Successful Bid To Block Edwards Deal

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    The Federal Trade Commission's recent victory in blocking Edwards Lifesciences' acquisition of JenaValve offers key insights for deals in life sciences and beyond, including considerations around nonprice dimensions and clear skies provisions, say attorneys at Orrick.

  • NYC Bar Opinion Warns Attys On Use Of AI Recording Tools

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    Attorneys who use artificial intelligence tools to record, transcribe and summarize conversations with clients should heed the New York City Bar Association’s recent opinion addressing the legal and ethical risks posed by such tools, and follow several best practices to avoid violating the Rules of Professional Conduct, say attorneys at Smith Gambrell.

  • Series

    The Biz Court Digest: Dispatches From Utah's Newest Court

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    While a robust body of law hasn't yet developed since the Utah Business and Chancery Court's founding in October 2024, the number of cases filed there has recently picked up, and its existence illustrates Utah's desire to be top of mind for businesses across the country, says Evan Strassberg at Michael Best.

  • 4 Quick Emotional Resets For Lawyers With Conflict Fatigue

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    Though the emotional wear and tear of legal work can trap attorneys in conflict fatigue — leaving them unable to shake off tense interactions or return to a calm baseline — simple therapeutic techniques for resetting the nervous system can help break the cycle, says Chantel Cohen at CWC Coaching & Therapy.

  • 3 Key Ohio Financial Services Developments From 2025

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    Ohio's banking and financial services sector saw particularly notable developments in 2025, including a significant Ohio Supreme Court decision on creditor disclosure duties to guarantors in Huntington National Bank v. Schneider, and some major proposed changes to the state's Homebuyer Plus program, says Alex Durst at Durst Kerridge.

  • Series

    Playing Tennis Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    An instinct to turn pain into purpose meant frequent trips to the tennis court, where learning to move ahead one point at a time was a lesson that also applied to the steep learning curve of patent prosecution law, says Daniel Henry at Marshall Gerstein.

  • Series

    Judges On AI: How Judicial Use Informs Guardrails

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    U.S. Magistrate Judge Maritza Dominguez Braswell at the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado discusses why having a sense of how generative AI tools behave, where they add value, where they introduce risk and how they are reshaping the practice of law is key for today's judges.

  • Series

    Adapting To Private Practice: 5 Tips From Ex-SEC Unit Chief

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    My move to private practice has reaffirmed my belief in the value of adaptability, collaboration and strategic thinking — qualities that are essential not only for successful client outcomes, but also for sustained professional satisfaction, says Dabney O’Riordan at Fried Frank.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: How To Start A Law Firm

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    Launching and sustaining a law firm requires skills most law schools don't teach, but every lawyer should understand a few core principles that can make the leap calculated rather than reckless, says Sam Katz at Athlaw.

  • Key False Claims Act Trends From The Last Year

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    The False Claims Act remains a powerful enforcement tool after some record verdicts and settlements in 2025, and while traditional fraud areas remain a priority, new initiatives are raising questions about its expanding application, says Veronica Nannis at Joseph Greenwald.

  • Series

    Hosting Exchange Students Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Opening my home to foreign exchange students makes me a better lawyer not just because prioritizing visiting high schoolers forces me to hone my organization and time management skills but also because sharing the study-abroad experience with newcomers and locals reconnects me to my community, says Alison Lippa at Nicolaides Fink.

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