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Private Equity
Private Equity Law360 provides breaking news and analysis on private equity deals and the attorneys involved. Coverage includes high-impact deals, related litigation and enforcement actions, and policy developments that affect private equity firms.
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Latest News in Private Equity
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August 21, 2018
Deals Rumor Mill: GSK, Amaysim, Cepsa
GlaxoSmithKline reportedly wants offers for its health nutrition unit Horlicks by mid-September, Singapore Telecommunications tapped Bank of America to help it mull an offer for Amaysim, and Cepsa Trading SA could go public as soon as September.
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August 21, 2018
Clifford Chance Steers Capital Dynamics' $1.2B Energy Fund
Private equity and energy-focused asset manager Capital Dynamics on Tuesday closed its latest fund after securing $1.2 billion in contributions, with Clifford Chance LLP guiding the Swiss firm as it looks to make an even larger impact in the renewable and clean energy space.
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August 21, 2018
Carlyle Says Insurer Must Disclose Moroccan Refinery Docs
The commodities investment fund for private equity firm Carlyle Group has asked a New York state judge to force underwriters at Lloyd's to cough up documents linked to insurers' decision to deny a nearly $400 million claim related to losses the firm suffered when a Moroccan oil refinery known as SAMIR was seized in 2015.
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August 21, 2018
Logistics Firm GLP Closes 2 European Funds At $4B
Global Logistics Properties Ltd. said Tuesday that it closed two European funds after reaping a total of $4 billion in investments, less than a year after the Japanese firm established the funds in December.
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August 21, 2018
3 Firms Guide $1.4B Sale Of BridgeTex Stake To OMERS
An arm of Canadian pension plan Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System said Tuesday it will pay $1.4 billion to take a 50 percent stake in Texas-based BridgeTex Pipeline Co. LLC, with Sidley Austin LLP guiding the buyer and Vinson & Elkins LLP and GableGotwals guiding sellers Plains All American Pipeline LP and Magellan Midstream Partners LP, respectively.
Areas of Coverage
- TRANSACTIONS
- Private equity deals valued at $50MM or more
- Venture capital investments of $25MM or more
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Capital investments, including mezzanine and growth capital deals
- Joint ventures involving private equity firms
- Hostile takeovers and leveraged buyouts
- Distressed investment deals
- AGENCIES
- U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
- Federal Trade Commission
- Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
- Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
- U.S. Department of Justice
- U.S. Department of the Treasury
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- International competition and securities regulators
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Dodd-Frank Act
- Delaware corporate law
- Antitrust and consumer protection controls
- Private equity industry lobbying
- International banking legislation and regulation
- ENFORCEMENT
- Merger reviews
- Second requests
- Challenges and divestitures
- Litigation
- Antitrust suits
- Shareholder disputes
- Corporate governance fights
- Poison pill challenges
- Hostile takeover disputes
- Privacy and consumer protection suits
- Bankruptcy proceedings involving private equity stakeholders
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of private equity practices
Readership
- Private equity lawyers at top law firms
- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
- Executives and attorneys in the private equity industry
- Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals