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Latest News in Private Equity

  • March 27, 2025

    Fenwick-Led AI Startup CoreWeave Prices Reduced $1.5B IPO

    Artificial intelligence-focused startup CoreWeave Inc. on Thursday priced a downsized $1.5 billion initial public offering, represented by Fenwick & West LLP and underwriters' counsel Latham & Watkins LLP, well below its marketed range. 

  • March 27, 2025

    SEC Liquidity Rule Suit Can't Be Axed Just Yet, Judge Says

    A New York federal judge on Thursday refused to toss the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's suit alleging that Pinnacle Advisors LLC exceeded its allowed allotment of illiquid investments, as the intervening Loper Bright ruling has changed the standard for evaluating agency action since the dismissal bid was filed.

  • March 27, 2025

    Upstart Investors Land Class Cert. In Insider Selling Suit

    Shareholders who allege that tech-based lender Upstart and its executives participated in a $2.7 billion insider stock selling scheme can now proceed with their claims as a class, an Ohio federal judge determined on Thursday.

  • March 27, 2025

    Russian Oligarch-Linked Firm Owner Can't Shake SEC's Claim

    A New York federal judge has declined to toss claims brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission against an investment firm owner who allegedly managed a Russian oligarch's wealth in America without ever registering with the SEC as required.

  • March 27, 2025

    Barretts Mediator Feinberg Blames Committee For Impasse

    The mediator in the bankruptcy of talc miner Barretts Minerals Inc. has told a Texas bankruptcy court that Chapter 11 plan talks reached an impasse, saying the unsecured creditors in the case have not shown an "ability or willingness to engage."

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