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Latest News in Private Equity

  • July 09, 2026

    What Consent Decree Trends Mean For Deal Clearances

    With merger remedies back on the table under the current administration, an analysis of recent Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice consent decrees reveals that prior approval and prior notice provisions are no longer a foregone conclusion, and companies may be able to negotiate narrowly tailored obligations, say attorneys at Weil.

  • July 09, 2026

    How Rated Note Feeders Help Insurers Tap Private Credit

    With insurer investments comprising nearly a third of the private credit market, rated note feeders offer insurers a compelling way to access private credit yields through debt instruments by balancing key features of debt investment with the structural and economic profiles of private credit funds, say attorneys at Akin.

  • July 09, 2026

    Workers Drop WARN Act Suit To Join Related Colo. Case

    Two former employees dropped a proposed class action accusing a recently shuttered commercial facility services company of failing to warn workers before mass layoffs and facility closures, with the case expected to be consolidated with a related Colorado federal suit.

  • July 08, 2026

    Kirkland-Led Avant Wraps Latest Fund With $1B In Tow

    Avant Natural Resources, advised by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, revealed Wednesday the Denver-based energy investment firm closed its latest fund at its hard cap after raising over $1 billion in total equity commitments.

  • July 08, 2026

    Lenders Left Out Of Serta Uptier Deal Win $400M In Ch. 11 Suit

    Creditors that were excluded from Serta Simmons' so-called uptier debt restructuring are entitled to $261 million in damages plus interest, a Texas bankruptcy court has found, ruling against lenders that participated in the 2020 transaction.

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