/privateequity?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Private Equity Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Thu, 14 Aug 2025 22:36:14 +0000 /privateequity/articles/2377467?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /privateequity/articles/2377467 A preponderance of emails shows that former CEOs involved with a trio of healthcare and real estate companies shared financial documents and other intellectual property that were undoubtedly trade secrets, the companies' attorney told the North Carolina Business Court on Thursday. Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:48:47 +0000 /privateequity/articles/2377201?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /privateequity/articles/2377201 The National Basketball Association board of governors approved the sale of the controlling interests in the Boston Celtics to an investor group led by private equity firm co-founder Bill Chisholm, with the valuation of the club estimated at $6.1 billion. Thu, 14 Aug 2025 19:23:26 +0000 /privateequity/articles/2377294?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /privateequity/articles/2377294 A Delaware vice chancellor on Thursday ordered an October hearing over stockholder exceptions to a posttrial dismissal of a lawsuit for records on Squarespace Inc.'s $7.2 billion take-private deal, following objections that the ruling "would require the court to possess impossible prescience." Thu, 14 Aug 2025 17:55:17 +0000 /privateequity/articles/2377110?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /privateequity/articles/2377110 Bob's Discount Furniture may boast about its "Oh My Bob" low prices in TV ads, but the retailer's quirky marketing and expanding e-commerce have helped boost sales to roughly $2 billion last year — a performance that a Wall Street Journal report said could support a $1 billion IPO. Thu, 14 Aug 2025 15:04:47 +0000 /privateequity/articles/2377062?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /privateequity/articles/2377062 Merlin, an autonomous flight technology company for the defense industry, on Thursday announced plans to go public via a merger with special purpose acquisition company Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. I in a deal that was built by three law firms and would value the aerospace company at $800 million. Thu, 14 Aug 2025 12:22:54 +0000 /privateequity/articles/2352637?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /privateequity/articles/2352637 On the trail, I have thought often about the parallels between hiking and high-stakes patent litigation, and why strategizing, preparation, perseverance and joy are important skills for success in both endeavors, says Barbara Fiacco at Foley Hoag. Thu, 14 Aug 2025 12:10:02 +0000 /privateequity/articles/2377061?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /privateequity/articles/2377061 Venture and private equity-backed drug discovery company Superluminal Medicines announced a partnership Thursday with pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly & Co., which will see Superluminal receiving up to $1.3 billion to help advance cardiometabolic and obesity-related medicines. Thu, 14 Aug 2025 11:46:57 +0000 /privateequity/articles/2376434?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /privateequity/articles/2376434 Recently enacted reforms making the qualified opportunity zone program permanent, restoring the basis step-up for capital gains and adding flexibility to the zone designation process enhance the program’s appeal for long-term investment, says Steven Hadjilogiou at McDermott. Thu, 14 Aug 2025 07:35:34 +0000 /privateequity/articles/2376999?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /privateequity/articles/2376999 Energy heavyweight Centrica said Thursday that it has jointly acquired Europe's largest liquefied natural gas terminal from National Grid PLC together with a U.S. infrastructure investor for an enterprise value of £1.5 billion ($2 billion). Wed, 13 Aug 2025 23:04:10 +0000 /privateequity/articles/2376834?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /privateequity/articles/2376834 Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz and crypto lobby the DeFi Education Fund penned a joint letter Wednesday, urging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to shield certain decentralized crypto projects from broker-dealer requirements. Wed, 13 Aug 2025 22:12:14 +0000 /privateequity/articles/2376700?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /privateequity/articles/2376700 The Ninth Circuit ruled for the first time that documents produced under a foreign discovery statute may be used in proceedings other than those identified in a petition, affirming an Oregon federal court decision in an acrimonious dispute over control of a Luxembourg-based investment fund. Wed, 13 Aug 2025 19:03:51 +0000 /privateequity/articles/2376740?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /privateequity/articles/2376740 OpenAI and Microsoft again beat Elon Musk's racketeering claims in his lawsuit challenging OpenAI's now-abandoned pivot to a for-profit enterprise, after a California federal judge said Tuesday the amended allegations do not provide details on how the companies ran the enterprise through a pattern of racketeering activity. Wed, 13 Aug 2025 18:00:59 +0000 /privateequity/articles/2375274?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /privateequity/articles/2375274 It is appropriate that the Federal Advisory Committee on Civil Rules is considering a rule to require disclosure of third-party litigation funding in civil litigation — something that is particularly needed in multidistrict litigation, which now comprises more than half of all civil cases in the federal courts, says Eric Hudson at Butler Snow. Wed, 13 Aug 2025 17:51:20 +0000 /privateequity/articles/2376545?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /privateequity/articles/2376545 Sapiens International, a New Jersey-based software provider for the insurance industry, has agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Advent International in a $2.5 billion all-cash deal, the technology company announced Wednesday. Wed, 13 Aug 2025 17:24:42 +0000 /privateequity/articles/2372557?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /privateequity/articles/2372557 Taking seriously President Donald Trump's pledge to adopt a pro-innovation mindset toward digital assets and blockchain technologies, a recent benchmark White House report on crypto provides a comprehensive regulatory framework that takes into account the products' novel characteristics within the high-tech ecosystem, say attorneys at Davis Wright. Wed, 13 Aug 2025 16:47:06 +0000 /privateequity/articles/2376653?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /privateequity/articles/2376653 Stockholders and board members for the blank-check company that took electric-vehicle maker Nikola public said they reached a $6.3 million deal to end a Delaware Chancery Court lawsuit that accused the SPAC of misleading investors about Nikola's prospects. Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:51:23 +0000 /privateequity/articles/2357948?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /privateequity/articles/2357948 I took one negotiation course in law school, but most of the techniques I rely on today I learned in practice, where I've discovered that the process is less about tricks or tactics, and more about clarity, preparation and communication, says Grant Schrantz at Haug Barron. Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:27:32 +0000 /privateequity/articles/2369223?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /privateequity/articles/2369223 Hostility toward incorporation in Delaware, as expressed in Andreessen Horowitz's recent announcement that it has moved its primary business from the First State to Nevada, is based on a basket of arguments that fail to stand up to harsher scrutiny, say attorneys at Alto Litigation. Wed, 13 Aug 2025 11:48:16 +0000 /privateequity/articles/2376575?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /privateequity/articles/2376575 Venture-backed crypto exchange Bullish made its public debut Wednesday after raising $1.1 billion in its upsized initial public offering, marking the latest in a string of crypto-related companies to dabble in the public markets. Wed, 13 Aug 2025 11:47:04 +0000 /privateequity/articles/2376501?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /privateequity/articles/2376501 Healthcare real estate owner Primary Health Properties can go ahead with its takeover of Assura PLC for approximately £1.8 billion ($2.4 billion) after most of the rival landlord's shareholders rejected a competitive bid from private equity firm KKR.