January 2026 – Page 47 – Finance Updates

Global Pharma M&A Shifts: Mid-Market Deals, Regional Opportunity & Regulatory Risks

Global M&A Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing

FounderNest data on 1,489 pharma M&A deals (~...

Deal value rebounded in Q1 2025 to US$37.7B (...

Large pharma is favoring mid-sized bolt-on ac...

Pricing, tariff, regulatory, and cross-border...

Innovative Connections Acquires MSB Coach to Boost Leadership Coaching & Strategic Growth

Americas M&A Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Innovative Connections of Fort Collins, Color...

The deal expands Innovative Connections’ lead...

MSB Coach’s evidence-based Conversational Oxy...

Financial terms and key integration details, ...

2026 Stock Market Forecast: Upside Potential & Valuation Risks Shaping S&P 500 Outlook

Americas Forecast Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Across 19 Wall Street firms, the median 2026 ...

Bulls cite AI-driven capex and earnings growt...

Risks include stretched valuations (about 22×...

Some strategists project only low-single-digi...

Jefferies’ Investment Banking Surge in Q4 2025: Strong Revenue, Measured Risk

Global Firms Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Jefferies’ Q4 2025 investment-banking net rev...

Full-year investment-banking net revenue reac...

The quarter included a $30M pre-tax loss tied...

Management sees tailwinds from easier macro/r...

SEBI Probes Bank of America Block Trade: Compliance Risks & Strategic Fallout

Asia Risk Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

SEBI issued a show-cause notice to Bank of Am...

The regulator says confidential details were ...

SEBI also alleges BofA misled investigators w...

BofA is reportedly pursuing a multimillion-do...

2025 Global VC Soars: AI-Fueled Funding, Mega Valuations & U.S. Dominance

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Global venture and growth funding rose ~30% i...

AI captured roughly half of all VC dollars (~...

OpenAI’s $40B round (≈$300B valuation) and Sp...

The U.S. took 64% of global funding (~$274B) ...

Why GP-Stake Sales Are Soaring: Liquidity, Control, and the New PE Reality

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Private-equity firms are increasingly conside...

GP-stake deal volume hit about $3.5 billion t...

Weak exits, longer holding periods, and LP li...

Stake sales provide capital and succession fl...

What Private Equity GPs Will Prioritize in 2026: Fundraising, AI Valuations & Liquidity Trends

Global Forecast Other Investment Pools and Funds

GPs expect a 2026 private equity rebound as e...

Capital will concentrate with managers showin...

Europe and the mid-market are gaining favor, ...

Continuation funds, GP-led secondaries, and e...

Granite Harbor Launches $50M Mariner Fund I to Deliver Mid-Teen Private Market IRRs

Americas Firms Other Investment Pools and Funds

Houston-based RIA Granite Harbor Advisors ($6...

The fund targets lower middle-market private ...

It is offered to qualified investors with a $...

Granite Harbor says the fund meets client dem...

JPMorgan to Acquire Apple Card from Goldman Sachs in $20B Deal: What It Means

Americas M&A Depository Credit Intermediation

JPMorgan Chase is set to buy Goldman Sachs' A...

The handover is expected to take roughly two ...

Goldman's exit advances its consumer-banking ...

Apple Card users should see little change at ...