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Latest News in Private Equity

  • May 05, 2026

    Musk Sought Control Of OpenAI To Fund Mars City, Jury Told

    OpenAI President Greg Brockman defended OpenAI's for-profit conversion during a California federal jury trial Tuesday and accused Elon Musk of demanding "unilateral absolute control" over OpenAI to fund his plans for a city on Mars, while acknowledging under examination that Musk proposed his stake would "change quickly" with additional investors.

  • May 05, 2026

    Ex-CEO Gets 5 Years In Prison For $212.5M Fraud Case

    A New Jersey federal judge on Tuesday sentenced the former CEO of a now-defunct medical billing company to five years in prison, the statutory maximum penalty, for his role in a $212.5 million scheme to inflate the value of his company to defraud investors.

  • May 05, 2026

    BlackRock, State Street Push To Trim Red State AGs' Suit

    BlackRock and State Street have further urged a Texas federal judge to trim down antitrust claims from Republican state attorneys general accusing the asset managers of driving up coal prices, arguing that the chain from their investment activity to retail electricity prices "stretches through multiple intervening markets and countless nonparties."

  • May 05, 2026

    Ending Carried Interest Tax Break May Net $88B, Report Says

    Ending the carried interest tax break could raise far more than previously estimated, nearly $88 billion in a decade, based on a new methodology put forward in a report by the Yale Budget Lab.

  • May 05, 2026

    Kirkland-Led Twin Bridge Closes 6th Fund With $855M In Tow

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP-advised Twin Bridge Capital Partners on Tuesday announced it had closed its sixth lower middle market-focused fund, dubbed Pacific Street Fund VI LP, after securing $855 million in investor commitments — exceeding the private equity firm's initial $800 million target.

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