December 2025 – Page 24 – Finance Updates

AI Startup Funding in Silicon Valley Hits $150B in 2025 — Big Rounds Dominate

Silicon Valley’s largest AI startups raised a...

A few massive rounds—US$41 billion for OpenAI...

Investors and founders are prioritizing “fort...

Despite headline growth, funding is highly co...

Why Austin’s AI, Robotics & Energy Infrastructure Are the New Investment Frontier in 2025

Americas FYI Information

Austin’s 2025 mega-rounds center on deep tech...

Robotics firm Apptronik raised over $400 mill...

Aalo Atomics and Base Power secured large fin...

Despite these headline deals, Austin’s broade...

Heron View Partners Emerges with $2.5B AUM After PineBridge-MetLife Spin-Out

Global Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Heron View Partners (HVP) has launched as an ...

The firm retains the legacy AIG/PineBridge pr...

HVP manages about US$2.5 billion in AUM for i...

The launch positions HVP to exploit investor ...

2025 U.S. Private Equity: Exit Pressures, Dry Powder & Valuation Risks Ahead

Americas M&A Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Private equity firms still face a large backl...

Although dry powder has fallen from its 2024 ...

Exit activity and IPOs, highlighted by Medlin...

High entry valuations, elevated financing cos...

Germany’s €30B Deutschlandfonds: Fueling €130B Private Investment in Key Industries

Europe Policy Construction

Germany has launched the Deutschlandfonds wit...

The fund will de-risk investments in energy t...

Merz’s government sees the fund as a tool to ...

Success hinges on overcoming regulatory bottl...

Private Equity’s Continuation Funds Surge Amid Exit Market Collapse: Valuation & Risk Wake-up Call

Global M&A Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

With traditional exits stalled, private equit...

These circular deals have surged to about $41...

High-profile blowups like Wheel Pros and Unit...

LPs and regulators are questioning governance...

Private Equity Chiefs Outearn Bank Titans — Growth, Power & Risks Rising

Americas Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Private-equity and alternative-asset executiv...

PE-backed companies have become a major pilla...

Weaker exit markets are pushing PE firms towa...

As PE firms expand into credit, insurance, an...

PE Continuation Vehicles Surge in 2025, Heightening Valuation & LP Rights Risks

Global M&A Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Private equity firms are increasingly using c...

The value of such transactions is projected t...

This shift reflects weak IPO and M&A markets,...

The boom in continuation vehicles is drawing ...

Riverstone Ltd Files $15M Nasdaq IPO: Fast-Fashion Supply Chain with China Exposure

Global Firms Retail Trade

Hong Kong-based Riverstone, a vertically inte...

The company offers OEM, ODM, and OBM services...

For FY2025, Riverstone generated about $46.3 ...

Key considerations for investors include high...

Survivor to Paralympian: Ralf Etienne’s Race for Haiti’s First Winter Games Spot

Global FYI Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

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

He lost a leg in Haiti’s 2010 earthquake, lat...

New U.S. immigration restrictions on Haitians...

Etienne now trains with the Swiss Paralympic ...