Private Equity Archive » April, 2026

Private Equity - April, 2026

226 articles

• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Fishing Gear Founder Beats Immediate TRO Bid
• Co. Didn't Give Workers Proper Termination Notice, Suits Say
• Trump Order Aims To Help More Workers Save For Retirement
• Playing Magic: The Gathering Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Goodwin, Davis Polk Lead Avalyn's Upsized $300M IPO
• ADW Pursues $3B Takeover Of Meineke Owner, More Rumors
• NC Biz Court Bulletin: Corporate Raid, MV Realty Settlement
• Why The Wells Process Is No Longer A One-Sided Exercise
• McGuireWoods Adds Hunton Capital Markets Pros
• Lazard To Buy HSF Kramer-Led Campbell Lutyens For $575M
• Irish Energy Biz Snubs £5B Bid From KKR-Led Consortium
• Del. Supreme Court Says Bylaw Suits Came Too Soon
• Powell Says He'll Stay On Fed Board After Time As Chair Ends
• Improving Well-Being In Law, 10 Years After Landmark Study
• Vacasa Investors Sue Over Spurned $131M Merger Bid
• Blue Owl Adviser Sued Over Alleged Fee Inflation
• Del. High Court Affirms Dismissal Of FTX Claim Deal Suit
• 3 Firms Guide $5B IPO For Ackman's Pershing Square Fund
• Warsh's Fed Bid Moves Ahead After Powell Probe Is Shelved
• Irish Energy Co. Weighs Approach From KKR, Energy Capital
• Skadden, Hannes Steer Kone's €29.4B Deal For German Rival
• Musk Testifies Altman 'Looting' OpenAI Charity For Own Gain
• SPAC Targets Maha Capital In $490M Energy-Fintech Deal
• 8 Reasons To Consider Maryland As A 'DExit' Option
• BTG Pactual TIG Snags $1.24B For Reforestation Strategy
• Mayer Brown Adds Ex-PEG CLO To LA Funds Practice
• Silver Rock Capital Partners Wraps $4B Fundraise
• BMG To Pay Concord PE Owner $1.16B In Music Biz Merger
• Jury Clears Armistice Capital, Execs Of Securities Fraud
• Sidley Adds Another Finance Atty, This Time In DC
• EQT Raises €3.1B To Buy European Logistics Assets
• Did Hedge Fund 'Greed' Hurt Vaxart Investors? Jury To Decide
• Altria, Juul Can Appeal Class Cert. Decision In Antitrust Suit
• SEC Accuses Private Equity Adviser Of $50M Fraud
• SEC's Fund Name Reversal Draws Advocates' Criticism
• Space Intelligence Provider HawkEye 360 Targets $400M IPO
• Trump SPAC, Ex-CEO Clash Over $2M In Fees
• What DOL Proposal Signals For 401(k)s, Alternative Assets
• IQVIA Accuses Ex-Execs, Syneos Of Poaching $180M Client
• 4 Firms Build Astorg's $1.1B Microbiology Biz Buy
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Kirkland-Led Emerald Lake Clinches $825M Fund
• V&E Expands Corporate Practice With 4 WilmerHale Attys
• SEC's Enforcement Slowdown May Raise Oversight Questions
• Kirkland Helps Apollo Buy Forvia's Interiors Biz For €1.8B
• Musk Trial To Test Limits Of OpenAI's Nonprofit Promises
• Jane Street Slams Terraform's Insider Trading Claims
• Data Center Builder Csquare Confidentially Files IPO Plans
• Don't Miss It: Ropes, Simpson Thacher Steer Week's Hot Deals
• Kirkland-Led Waterland Secures €4.6B Across 2 New Funds
• Porsche Selling Bugatti Rimac Stakes To PE-Led Consortium
• Why Justices Seem Skeptical Of Curbing SEC Disgorgement
• Taxation With Representation: Gibson Dunn, Paul Weiss
• Nuclear Reactor Developer X-Energy Prices Upsized $1B IPO
• DOJ Ends Powell Probe, Clearing Way For Warsh Vote
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• FDIC Sees Surging Growth In Bank Lending To Nonbanks
• FTC Cuts Deal To End Anesthesia Group Rollup Case
• OFAC Signals Sanctions Diligence Can't Stop At 50% Rule
• Burtech's 2nd SPAC Eyes $100M IPO To Launch Deal Hunt
• Defense Parts Maker Elmet Group Prices Upsized $120M IPO
• T-Mobile Tie-Up, Boots IPO Among Week's Top Deal Rumors
• Dechert Leads StepStone On $1.58B Credit Fund
• Officiating Football Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Citizenship Questions Can't End Fraud Suit Against SL Green
• StoneTurn Hires Ex-SEC Enforcement Accountant As Partner
• Lime Rock New Energy Clinches 2nd Fund With $640M In Tow
• Stoel Rives Hires Transactional Partner In Seattle Office
• Simpson Thacher Adds Another Kirkland Finance Alum In Calif.
• Womble Bond Hires Ex-White & Case RE Atty For Partner Role
• Latham-Led Convenience Chain Yesway Rings Up $280M IPO
• Law School's Missed Lessons: How To Draft Pleadings
• Commure Took Health Co.'s Software Trade Secrets, Suit Says
• 4 Firms Build Amneal's Up To $1.1B Kashiv Biosimilars Buy
• Mitigating Multistate Risks As California Expands Tax Reach
• Willkie Helps Mutares Raise €105M For US Expansion
• Armistice Capital Head Calls COVID Stock Rise 'Fun,' 'Lucky'
• Jury Told Ex-Finance CEO Is The Fall Guy In $100M Fraud Case
• Biotech Co. Investors Clash Over 'Self-Dealing' Claim
• Del. Supreme Court Upholds Ruling On Truth Social Shares
• Buyer Sues PE Firm, Alleging Fraud In $26M Manufacturer Sale
• Evaluating Congressional Investigation Risk In Deal Diligence
• Latham, Loeb Guide AI Battery Co.'s $250M SPAC Merger
• 3 Firms Guide $1.2B Semiconductor Equipment SPAC Deal
• E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On ESI Control
• HarbourVest Wraps 13th Fund With $2.4B In Tow
• EQT Raises $15.6B For Asia-Pacific Private Equity Fund
• Armistice Head Testifies He Accidentally Deleted Texts
• SEC, CFTC Propose Rules To Relax Private Fund Reporting
• Kirkland-Led Cerberus Closes $2.3B Continuation Fund
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Justices Cast Doubt On Effort To Limit SEC Disgorgement
• Kirkland, Goodwin Guide Lilly's Potential $7B Kelonia Buy
• 4 Firms Guide $1.4B Honeywell, Brady Productivity Unit Deal
• Justices Won't Review Vegas Hotel Algorithmic Pricing Suit
• 'Constantly Shifting': Judge Rips Musk, OpenAI As Trial Nears
• Drone Co. Aevex Joins Defense-Related IPOs, Raising $320M
• NorthStar Inks $300M SPAC Deal As Space Debris Risk Rises
• Macquarie Selling Romanian Grid Network For About $825M
• Reed Smith Lands McDermott Fund Finance Pro In Miami
• Latham Leads Kailera's $625M IPO In Obesity Drug Push
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Stikeman Elliott
• 2 Discovery Rulings Break With Heppner On AI Privilege Issue
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Latham-Led Nuclear Power Supplier X-Energy Eyes $750M IPO
• San Diego Alleges Fire Truck-Makers Attempted Monopoly
• OpenAI, Musk OK With Bifurcated Trial And Advisory Jury
• Trump Depo Bid Can't Justify Trial Delay, Fla. Judge Rules
• International Paper To Pay $360M For Wash. Paper Mill Co.
• Kirkland-Led Madison Air Prices Largest IPO Of 2026 At $2.2B
• Isshin-Ryu Karate Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Sazerac Pitches $15B Brown-Forman Buy, Plus More Rumors
• Multi-Color Wins OK For Ch. 11 Plan Cutting $3.9B In Debt
• 4 Canadian Law Firms Steer $9.4B REIT Take-Private Deal
• Katten Partner Rejoins Epstein Becker In DC For 3rd Time
• Davis Polk, Ropes & Gray Lead Defense Tech Firm Arxis' $1.1B IPO
• O'Melveny Adds M&A Duo From BakerHostetler In Dallas
• Ace Secures $228M Across 2 Flagship Funds Despite Volatility
• Cvent Investors Reach $12M Deal To End Take-Private Suit
• V&E, Kirkland Advise On $650M Natural Gas Storage Sale
• White & Case Hires Reed Smith M&A Partner In DC
• Leo Says Missteps Sank $50M SpaceX Investment In Appeal
• Goodwin-Led Topspin Wraps $328M Consumer-Focused Fund
• Sidley Adds Another NY Capital Markets Pro From Cravath
• Smaller Deals Drove US Private Equity In Q1 As Exits Slumped
• Armistice Capital Used COVID To Juice Vaxart Stock, Jury Told
• Trump's Fed Chair Pick Will Get Senate Hearing Next Week
• Foundation Building Investors Ink $26M Deal Over PE Buyout
• Red State AGs Fight Bid To Trim Suit Against BlackRock
• Aluminum Parts Maker Strikes $2M Deal To End ESOP Lawsuit
• 3 Firms Guide TPG's Bet On College Sports Rights Giant
• Davis Polk-Led Lightyear Capital Raises $2.5B For 6th Fund
• Eli Lilly To Purchase Cooley-Led CrossBridge In $300M Deal
• OpenAI Says Musk Remedy Shift Leaves 'No Case Left To Try'
• Avanos Medical Going Private In $1.3B Deal Led By 3 Firms
• Citron's 'Shadowy Gang' Sued Over Short Selling Campaign
• Obesity Drugmaker Leads 2 Biotech Startups Eyeing IPOs
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Stikeman-Led GFL Inks $4.6B Waste Management Deal
• 26North Wraps $5.9B Debut PE Fund Above Target
• DOJ Seeks OK On Blackstone's LivCor Rent Price-Fixing Deal
• Cooley Adds Ex-Silver Lake Leader To Private Equity Team
• Adams Street Wraps Private Credit Fund With $7.5B In Tow
• Weil Adds Kirkland, DLA Piper Attys To Private Funds Platform
• Holland & Knight Adds Healthcare Pro In Dallas From Dykema
• Chancery Approves $70M Deal In Covetrus Take-Private Suit
• State Bars Need To Get Specific About AI Confidentiality
• Biz Judge Says Contract Lets Majority Vote On Unit Transfers
• Trump Media Pans Truth Social Backers' Bid To Depose Trump
• Simpson Thacher-Led Blackstone Preps Data Center REIT IPO
• Kirkland-Led Arcmont Wraps $2.5B Continuation Vehicle
• Drone Co. Aevex Eyes $312M IPO Amid Defense Tech Surge
• Don't Miss It: Kirkland, Simpson Thacher Steer Hot Deals
• Kirkland-Led Leeds Closes $1.9B Fund For Education Buyouts
• Taxation With Representation: Goodwin, CMS, Wilson Sonsini
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Winston & Strawn Adds 2nd Chicago Partner In A Week
• New US Lithium Biz Formed Through $571M SPAC Merger
• SEC Accuses VC Fund Of Management Fee Fraud
• Recent Bank Resolution Filings Stress Readiness Over Docs
• SiFive Raises $400M To Spur Data Center Tech Push
• 6 Firms Steer Terra Quantum's Plans For $3.25B SPAC Merger
• Kirkland-Led Court Square Capital Raises $3.8B
• Alpine Skiing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• SpaceX Plans Record Retail Slice In IPO, And Other Rumors
• DOL Urges 11th Circ. To Scrap ERISA Exhaustion Rule
• VC Fund Chief, Firms To Pay SEC $2.4M To Settle Fraud Claim
• Morgan Lewis Leads Ex-Blackstone Team's $400M Debut Fund
• Ex-Caliche Exec Says Her Bosses Tried To Steal Her Equity
• 4 Firms Guide $1B US Deep-Sea Critical Minerals Merger
• Biopharma-Focused Jeito Wraps 2nd Fund With $1.2B In Tow
• Aerospace Parts Maker Arxis Launches $1B IPO Plans
• 4 Firms Advise On Blackline Safety's Over $600M PE Buyout
• UK Gov't Expands Tax Relief For Startup Investment
• SEC Taps Gibson Dunn Partner For Enforcement Director
• Advent Declines To Make A Bid For Senior Engineering Group
• Musk Wants Altman Out, Not To Boost 'Himself Personally'
• SEC Slams Past Enforcement As It Reports Fewer Cases
• Private-Credit Focused SPAC Leads Two IPOs Raising $350M
• Firmus Unveils $505M Deal To Fund Australia AI Projects
• Kirkland-Led ArcLight Secures $3.9B For Infrastructure Fund
• Senior Housing Demands A Distinct Dealmaking Playbook
• Seeking A Policy Fix As Merger Reporting Fight Continues
• Blackstone Clinches $10B Opportunistic Credit Fund
• DC Circ. Skeptical Ex-Steward CEO Could Skip Senate Hearing
• King & Spalding Grows RE, Funds Team With McDermott Atty
• Cleary Brings On Gibson Dunn M&A, Sports Expert In NY
• Engineering Co. Senior Backs £1.3B Tinicum-Blackstone Offer
• Chewy Investor Settles Suit Against BC Partners For $29.5M
• REIT Investor Attys Get Fee Award In $7.1M Settlement
• What A Court Doc Audit Reveals About Erroneous Filings
• Data Infrastructure Biz Wraps $130M Series B Funding Round
• Madison Air Eyes $2.2B IPO In Biggest US Debut Of 2026
• Sidley Lures Cravath VC Group's Co-Head To Lead Tech Team
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Warhol Painting Can Be Targeted In $142M Award Feud
• 3rd Circ. Preview: Arbitration Limits, Power Plant Safety
• AI Boom Lifts Q1 M&A Values, As Attys Eye Wider Rebound
• Simpson Thacher Slated To Launch Singapore Office
• AE Industrial Accused Of Insider Trading On AI Co. Stock
• Iran War Disruption Could Spur Future Energy Dealmaking
• GPB Investors Get $67.7M, Eye 2 More Settlements
• Special Master Sought In Ex-Commanders Partner's BofA Suit
• DOJ's New Corporate Enforcement Policy May Eclipse SDNY's
• Law360 Announces The Members Of Its 2026 Editorial Boards
• Taxation With Representation: Cleary, Hogan Lovells, Wachtell
• Latham-Led Guggenheim Wraps $8.4B Private Debt Fund
• Snell & Wilmer Names Life Sciences Pro As San Diego Leader
• Debevoise Leads KKR On $23B North America PE Fund Close
• Vedder Advises PE Firm L Squared On $2B Fund Close
• Amazon Mulls $9B Globalstar Buy, Plus More Rumors
• Ultramarathons Make Me A Better Lawyer
• Ares Raises $5.4B For Value-Add Real Estate Strategy
• Del. Chancery Limits Kraft Heinz Suit To Director Claims
• Simpson Thacher To Open Singapore Office, Adds 2 Partners
• SpaceX Confidentially Files Plans For Blockbuster IPO
• Ex-CFO Can't Offset $35M Restitution With Crypto, Feds Say
• Timber Co., State Street Win Initial Toss Of $1.5B Pension Suit
• Reps. Probe Hegseth's Attempted Investment Pre-Iran Strikes
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Paul Weiss-Led OceanSound Nets $3.4B For 3rd Fund
• AI Analytics Co. 9fin Raises $170M Series C At $1.3B Valuation
• Madison Capital Action Displays SEC's Emphasis On Process
• Fortress Buys Bankruptcy Services Provider Omni
• Intel Paying $14.2B To Buy Apollo's Stake In Irish Chip Plant