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Bridgepoint & S64 Revolutionise Wealth Management with Open-Ended Evergreen PE Fund Under ELTIF 2.0

Bridgepoint Group and S64 launched Bridgepoin...

The vehicle is fully funded at launch and aim...

S64 provides structuring, technology, and lif...

The launch reflects rising demand and support...

Greenland’s Rare Earth Boom: U.S. Eyes Supply Chain Security Amid Midstream Challenges

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Greenland has ~1.5M metric tons of rare earth...

The U.S. and allies are backing projects like...

The binding constraint is midstream processin...

Remote infrastructure, high costs, and enviro...

Bo biotech VC surges: a16z’s $700M, Sofinnova €650M & exit risks rise

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a16z raised $15B across five funds and earmar...

Europe’s biotech VC market is strengthening, ...

The fresh capital targets early and growth-st...

Despite big fundraises, exits and financing r...

Chris Hohn’s £60M Dividend Tied to a $797M Giving Surge at TCI Amid 27% Fund Return

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Sir Chris Hohn took a roughly £60m (US$82m) d...

TCI’s turnover rose to about US$1.02bn and th...

His foundations’ giving nearly doubled to abo...

The payout, though below prior peak dividends...

13 Hot Tech Stocks Driving 6-Month Gains: AI Infrastructure & Small-Cap Upside

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Insider Monkey screened 13 tech stocks (as of...

Standouts include Lantronix (LTRX) and nLIGHT...

Broader 2026 tech themes overlap in AI chips,...

Portfolio takeaway: pair large-cap AI infrast...

BlueCrest’s 73% Return in 2025: Triumphs, Risks & What It Means for Michael Platt

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Michael Platt’s BlueCrest Capital Management,...

BlueCrest has also notched outsized recent ye...

Platt is estimated to be worth about $18.8 bi...

The firm is returning over $100 million under...

Apollo Associates: $400K+ Pay, Tighter Deal Scrutiny & Strained Work–Life Balance

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Apollo PE associates around age 28 can earn $...

Leadership under Marc Rowan and Jim Zelter is...

Associates report frustration with heavy “fak...

With structurally higher rates and selective ...

QRT Delivers 2025 Gains: 30% Returns, $38B AUM & Risk Under the Lens

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Qube Research & Technologies’ flagship Qube f...

Assets rose to roughly $38 billion from about...

QRT plans to merge Torus and Prism into a sin...

The firm is expanding into the U.S. with a Ho...

GDPR Requirements vs Consent Banner Claims: EU-U.S. Data Transfers & Legal Risks

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A website cookie banner warns that non-essent...

EU GDPR/ePrivacy rules require prior, informe...

Case law (Planet49 and a 2025 Frankfurt rulin...

Organizations should upgrade consent-manageme...

Seattle Startup Funding in 2025: Ranking, Strengths & Where It Trails in AI & Fintech

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Seattle ranked 6th in 2025 for seed-to-Series...

The Bay Area captured about 39% of all Carta-...

Seattle’s strongest sector showing was SaaS (...

Big local rounds skewed toward deep tech and ...