January 2026 – Page 86 – Finance Updates

Humanoid Robotics Investments Surge: US vs China in the AI-Powered Race

A major humanoid robotics summit in Silicon V...

China currently leads the humanoid sector thr...

Commercial deployments are emerging in narrow...

Investors are urged to make selective bets in...

Investing in Humanoid Robotics: Early Moves, China-US Competition, Big Risks & Breakthroughs

Global Markets Information

Humanoid robots are moving from lab demos to ...

Analysts project a multi-trillion-dollar huma...

China currently leads in patents, manufacturi...

Serious technical, safety, and cost hurdles r...

KKR Dominates PE Fundraising 2020–24: What It Means for Private Equity Futures

Global Markets Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

PEI 300 rankings for 2020–2024 show KKR narro...

Industry fundraising is essentially flat, but...

KKR, Blackstone, and EQT all manage hundreds ...

Smaller GPs must differentiate via specializa...

When Private Equity Enters Child Care: Scale vs. Equity and Quality Concerns

Americas Markets Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

Private equity now owns most of the largest U...

Flagship operator KinderCare illustrates the ...

Evidence from Colorado and elsewhere suggests...

Policymakers are beginning to respond with gu...

How Private Equity is Reshaping Sports Ownership: Media Rights, Value & Risk

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

Private equity is rapidly expanding its role ...

Deals like the Lakers’ US$10 billion sale, th...

Investment is also flowing into adjacent area...

Key risks centre on inflated valuations, rest...

Private Equity’s Grip on U.S. Reproductive Care: Rising Costs, Risks & Health Threats

Americas Risk Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

Private equity ownership has rapidly expanded...

Evidence from hospital acquisitions links PE ...

PE-driven strategies often raise prices, wors...

Regulatory gaps, uncertain long-term outcomes...

Private Equity’s Rising Political Clout Sparks Healthcare & Housing Regulation Risks

Americas Policy Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

New research shows that when private equity a...

Private equity control in healthcare is linke...

With leveraged buyouts and assets under manag...

Regulators, lawmakers, and advocacy groups ar...

Enterprise Mobility Expands Into Classes 7-8 After Acquiring Hogan Transports

Americas M&A Transportation and Warehousing

Enterprise Mobility, parent of Enterprise Ren...

Hogan adds more than 10,000 pieces of equipme...

Hogan will continue operating as a separate u...

The deal strengthens Enterprise’s position in...

Ferrero’s $3.1B Takeover of WK Kellogg: Premium Valuation Meets Health & Strategy Shift

Americas M&A Food Manufacturing

Ferrero is acquiring WK Kellogg Co for $23 pe...

WK Kellogg, spun off from Kellogg/Kellanova i...

The deal delivers roughly a 40% premium to WK...

This transaction advances Ferrero’s North Ame...

How Smurfit Westrock Is Scaling After Its Merger: Strategy, Sustainability & Synergies

Americas M&A Paper Manufacturing

Smurfit Westrock, formed from Smurfit Kappa’s...

North America generates roughly half of compa...

Post-merger strategy centers on an owner-oper...

Management is targeting $400 million-plus in ...