December 2025 – Page 13 – Finance Updates

Metalmark’s Investment in T. Parker Host: Infrastructure Moves in Ports & Logistics

Americas M&A Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

Metalmark Capital made a growth-equity invest...

The Avondale asset gives Host deepwater berth...

Since the deal, Host has expanded its footpri...

The transaction highlights private equity’s g...

Silver’s Long Game Intact—Short-Term Risks Could Trigger Pullback Soon

Americas Markets Retail Trade

Silver is up about 156% in 2025, prompting he...

He flags five near-term headwinds: tax-driven...

The Bloomberg Commodity Index rebalancing in ...

Longer term, Campbell still sees structural s...

Private Equity Heads Into 2026 with High Inventory, Dry Powder Pressure, Strategic Exits

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

Private equity enters 2026 with a large backl...

Deal and exit values are recovering but volum...

Fundraising is slowing and concentrating in t...

Managers are expected to lean on continuation...

Banker Etienne Aims to Be Haiti’s First Winter Paralympian: Immigration, Identity & Impact

Americas Firms Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

Bank of America investment banker Ralf Etienn...

An earthquake survivor who lost a leg in Hait...

He now juggles a demanding London-based banki...

His journey highlights how immigration policy...

Transforming Banking in Labuan: IBH’s Strategy for AML, Tech Modernization & Regulatory Alignment

Asia Firms Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

IBH Investment Bank is launching a 2025–2026 ...

The bank will enhance AML/KYC, risk framework...

Technology upgrades include modernising core ...

The programme offers potential competitive an...

Truist Downgrades DigitalBridge to Hold as SoftBank Offer Caps Upside

Americas M&A Scientific Research and Development Services

SoftBank agreed to acquire DigitalBridge for ...

Truist downgraded DigitalBridge from Buy to H...

Truist views the offer as generally fair but ...

The deal, expected to close in H2 2026 pendin...

SoftBank’s $4B Bet: DigitalBridge Deal Pushes AI Infrastructure Dominance

Global M&A Scientific Research and Development Services

SoftBank agreed to acquire DigitalBridge for ...

DigitalBridge manages roughly $108 billion of...

The purchase advances Masayoshi Son’s strateg...

Key risks center on regulatory approvals, com...

How Metalmark’s 2018 Investment in T. Parker Host Transformed Avondale into a Supply Chain Powerhouse

Americas M&A Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

Metalmark Capital made a strategic, non-contr...

The deal coincided with Host’s acquisition of...

Avondale’s planned connectivity to six Class ...

The partnership aligns with Metalmark’s strat...

Feinstein’s Blind Trust Sparks Ethics Questions After Husband’s Allogene Sales near Lows

Americas Policy Scientific Research and Development Services

In early 2020, Richard Blum, husband of Senat...

The timing of the sales—just before the COVID...

Feinstein says her assets are in a blind trus...

The Justice Department investigated multiple ...

Deutsche Bank Wins Asia Best Investment Bank-Financing 2025; DBS Excels in Innovation & ESG

Asia Firms Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

Euromoney named Deutsche Bank Asia’s Best Inv...

Deutsche Bank’s edge lies in its geographic b...

DBS, while not winning this specific Euromone...

The awards highlight intensifying competition...