BACKGROUND -
The number of private equity (PE) funds and the amount of capital deployed through private equity investing have grown dramatically over the last several decades. Some PE firms are buyout firms — they purchase...more
Private equity firms can breathe a sigh of relief after a federal judge dismissed claims that threatened to establish a precedent for holding private equity firms liable for certain actions by their portfolio companies....more
As changing market conditions and geopolitical risks continue to pose challenges for dealmakers, it can be difficult to identify and capitalize on opportunities. In this series, members of Troutman Pepper's Private Equity...more
As the PE dealmaking environment heated up in the past decade, limited partners (LPs) have sought to gain even more exposure to the asset class. Simultaneously, general partners (GPs) at PE firms have begun to band together...more