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Latest News in Private Equity

  • February 06, 2026

    US Investor Gets 19.1% Backing So Far For £340M Idox Buy

    U.S. investment firm Long Path Partners said Friday that it has so far won backing from 19.12% of shareholders in Idox PLC for its £339.5 million ($461 million) buyout of the U.K. government software company.

  • February 05, 2026

    Ex-Exec At Perot's VC Firm Says Boss Owes Him For $2B Sale

    A Dallas businessman sued billionaire Ross Perot Jr. in Texas state court on Thursday saying Perot stiffed him out of his rightful equity interest in a healthcare company that sold for $2 billion and refused to honor an explicit promise.

  • February 05, 2026

    Billionaire Lewis' Pilots Ink SEC Deals Over Insider Trading

    Two private-jet pilots for British billionaire Joseph Lewis have agreed to pay the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission a total of more than $233,300, resolving the regulators' civil claims accusing them of trading on confidential information, according to filings in New York federal court.

  • February 05, 2026

    Ropes, Latham Lead Bob's Discount Furniture's $331M IPO

    Bob's Discount Furniture Inc. has begun its sale of nearly 19.5 million shares of its common stock at $17 per share, an initial public offering that could raise $330.65 million, guided by Ropes & Gray LLP and Latham & Watkins LLP, according to the company.

  • February 05, 2026

    Patent Co., AI Research Firm Join Forces In $150M Deal

    Patent monetization venture SIM IP has announced a merger valued at $150 million with artificial intelligence research firm Garden Intel, a deal the companies said would create a first-of-its-kind platform.

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