Finance Updates – Page 127

2026 IPO Wave: AI, Fintech & Cloud Firms Return—India’s Mega Deals in Sight

The 2026 IPO pipeline is building after muted...

Investors are forcing valuation discipline, a...

India is emerging as a major IPO hub, with do...

Both issuers and investors are emphasizing pr...

White Knights Alliance IPO: Promising Fintech or High-Stakes Gamble in Cayman Startup

Global Markets Information

White Knights Alliance Capital, a Cayman-inco...

The company is pre-revenue with minimal losse...

Founder and CEO Ting Teck Sheng currently hol...

Proceeds are earmarked for working capital an...

India’s IPO Market Boom in 2025: Domestic Investors & Regulatory Reforms Fuel Growth

Asia Markets Retail Trade

India’s IPO market hit record levels in 2025,...

Domestic investors now provide roughly three-...

Regulatory reforms by SEBI and abundant local...

Despite strong activity, signs of froth inclu...

Megadeals & AI Reshape M&A in 2026: Agency Holdcos Face Transformative Pressure

Global M&A Information

Global M&A is rebounding strongly into 2026, ...

AI and its infrastructure—data centers, chips...

Advertising holding companies are consolidati...

Regulatory, macroeconomic and talent risks re...

Cencora to Acquire Equity in OneOncology for $7.4B Enterprise Valuation

Americas M&A Health Care and Social Assistance

Cencora will acquire the remaining stake in O...

The deal, funded with new debt while pausing ...

OneOncology gives Cencora majority control of...

The transaction fits a broader strategy of di...

Why 2025’s Big Trucking M&A Deals Are Failing — What’s Driving the Shift

Americas M&A Manufacturing

Trucking, logistics, and food distribution M&...

US Foods, Performance Food Group, and TFI Int...

Schneider National is leaning into acquisitio...

DSV and others are divesting loss-making or n...

How M&A is Transforming Houston’s Banking Scene: Risks, Deals & What’s Next

Americas M&A Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Texas, led by Houston and other major metros,...

Huntington Bancshares’ $7.4 billion acquisiti...

Prosperity Bancshares is rapidly expanding ac...

Scale pressures, higher costs, and tech and r...

M&A Outlook 2026: Rising Deal Value, Tech & Media on Fire, but Mid-Market & Rules Pose Hurdles

Global M&A Information

Global and U.S. M&A rebounded sharply in 2025...

Forecasts see U.S. deal volumes over $100 mil...

Technology/AI, media & telecom, healthcare, i...

Lower rates, ample PE capital, and narrowing ...

Barclays Taps Hiroshi Minoura to Lead Cross-Border M&A Drive in Japan

Asia M&A Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Barclays has appointed Hiroshi Minoura as Cha...

Minoura, previously a senior advisor to Barcl...

He will lead major and cross-border deals, cl...

The appointment comes amid a record M&A boom ...

From Quake Survivor to Winter Paralympian: Ralf Etienne’s Battle with Visa Bars and Sports Dreams

Europe Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

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

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

Etienne juggles long banking workweeks with w...

His story highlights how immigration policy, ...