December 2025 – Page 10 – Finance Updates

How Metalmark Transformed Avondale into a Major Port Logistics Investment

Americas M&A Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

Metalmark Capital made a strategic minority i...

Host invested roughly US$150–160 million tota...

The Port of South Louisiana agreed to buy Avo...

The project highlights both the value-creatio...

EU Pumps €17.5B Into SMEs for Energy Efficiency & Decarbonization, Unlocks €65B+ Investment

Europe Policy Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution

The EIB Group and European Commission will pr...

The initiative aims to mobilise over €65 bill...

A one-stop-shop, backed by InvestEU and LIFE ...

This programme is a core pillar of the EU’s C...

How Current’s Shift from User Acquisition to Capital Efficiency Is Reshaping Neobank Growth

Americas Firms Information

Current has built a consumer fintech growth e...

Its revenue model is shifting toward more div...

Current faces intense competition from larger...

Key uncertainties include its exact revenue m...

Silver’s 2025 Rally: Short-Term Risks Amid Long-Term Bullish Fundamentals

Global Forecast Retail Trade

Silver has surged about 156% in 2025, but Ale...

Near-term headwinds include tax-driven year-e...

Campbell sees copper-substitution chatter and...

He remains structurally bullish due to rising...

Hedge Funds in 2025: Rising Correlations & AI Exposure Signal Risk

Global Risk Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

Hedge funds delivered strong 2025 performance...

Multistrategy and event-driven funds have bec...

Heavy crowding into AI-related and other expe...

Allocators are urged to focus on manager sele...

2026 VC Trends: From AI Hype to Hard ROI, Robotics, and Global Funding Shifts

Global Forecast Scientific Research and Development Services

VCs are shifting from AI hype to pragmatism, ...

Robotics—especially humanoids and AI-embedded...

Global capital is concentrating in a few hubs...

Winning startups will tightly integrate AI an...

Private Equity’s Reset for 2026: Fixing Dry Powder, Exits & LP Trust

Americas M&A Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

Private-equity exits and IPOs improved in 202...

Higher interest rates and lower valuations ar...

Dry powder has fallen from record levels but ...

2026 will demand stricter exit discipline, mo...

How Steven Nigro’s Boxing Mindset Drives Trust and Leadership in Insurance M&A

Americas M&A Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Veteran banker Steven Nigro, 65, leads TAG Fi...

Nigro’s daily boxing practice shapes his bank...

His edge in insurance M&A comes from understa...

He is focused on legacy through mentorship, v...

How Investment Banking, ESG & Policy Must Align for Haiti at the 2026 Winter Paralympics

Europe FYI Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

Ralf Etienne, a 36-year-old Bank of America i...

After losing his leg in Haiti’s 2010 earthqua...

U.S. immigration restrictions on Haitians in ...

His Paralympic bid depends on quickly earning...

SoftBank Acquires DigitalBridge for $4B: AI Infrastructure Deal Sets Valuation Floor

Global M&A Scientific Research and Development Services

SoftBank agreed to acquire DigitalBridge for ...

DigitalBridge, which manages roughly $108 bil...

The transaction is central to SoftBank’s push...

DigitalBridge shares spiked to a 52-week high...