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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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May 19, 2025
Minority Investors Claim Colo. Gas Co. Forced Unfair Buyout
Two shareholders are suing a Denver natural gas marketing company, its board and majority shareholders for allegedly forcing minority owners to redeem shares at far below their value, claiming in a Colorado state court complaint that the forced sell-off amounted to self-dealing that violated an operating agreement.
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May 19, 2025
Cos. Fight Recusal Bid In Antitrust Case Over Clerk Ties
The Minnesota federal judge overseeing a major pork price-fixing case shouldn't have to recuse himself just because one of his clerks worked at plaintiffs-side firms, pork purchaser plaintiffs say, calling the defendants' request a cynical ploy that comes on the eve of trial.
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May 19, 2025
AI Startup CoreWeave Seeks $1.5B Debt After IPO Shortfall
Artificial intelligence startup CoreWeave Inc. said Monday it plans to raise $1.5 billion in debt less than two months after its highly anticipated initial public offering fell short of expectations, represented by Fenwick & West LLP and Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
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May 19, 2025
Kirkland-Led Eagle Merchant Wraps Second Fund At $415M
Eagle Merchant Partners, a private equity shop represented by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, announced Monday it clinched its second fund with $415 million in tow.
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May 19, 2025
Simpson Thacher Adds Ex-Carlyle Director To Funds Practice
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced Monday that it has added the former legal director to global investment firm The Carlyle Group as a partner in its private funds practice in Washington, D.C.

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
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- 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
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- Executives and attorneys in the private equity industry
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