Finance Updates – Page 131

Asia-Pacific Deal-Making Surge in 2025: China & Japan Drive PE, Tech & Strategic Investment

Asia-Pacific M&A rebounded strongly in 2025 t...

China’s 2025 M&A volume rose roughly 19% to a...

Deal activity is concentrated in AI, semicond...

Despite the rebound, weak consumption, proper...

Citi Elevates Four Investment Bankers to MD in Asia Pacific as Sector-Focused Strategy Intensifies

Asia Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Citi has promoted four Asia Pacific investmen...

These appointments target high-priority growt...

Japan’s investment banking revenue at Citi ha...

The four promotions form part of Citi’s small...

Private Credit’s Soaring Rise: $3–3.5T AUM & Risks Driving Regulatory Focus

Global Risk Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Private credit has expanded from about US$2 t...

It has delivered superior risk-adjusted retur...

Growth is driven by banks’ retrenchment, borr...

Rising systemic, liquidity, and underwriting ...

How Hedge Funds Are Reinventing Investment Vehicles to Serve Demand for Access, Liquidity & Lower Fees

Global Markets Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Hedge funds are increasingly repackaging stra...

Product innovation includes liquid-alternativ...

Capital continues to concentrate in large mul...

Key risks center on fee compression, regulato...

Silver’s Tightrope: Navigating Risk While Eyes Remain Bullish on Industrial Demand

Global Risk Manufacturing

Alexander Campbell, a hedge-fund veteran who ...

He highlights near-term pressures from tax-dr...

Despite this, Campbell remains structurally b...

He suggests investors manage risk into early ...

Why Private Equity’s Dry Powder Isn’t Moving & How Continuation Vehicles Will Shape 2026

Americas Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

U.S. private equity is stuck with a large bac...

Higher interest rates and weaker IPO/M&A mark...

Firms are increasingly relying on continuatio...

In 2026, success will hinge on operational va...

Neptune Insurance IPO Raises $368M, Valuation Hits $3.1B on Flood Risk Tech

Americas Markets Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Neptune Insurance, a Florida-based AI-driven ...

Including the fully exercised over-allotment,...

The stock gained around 12–24% on its first d...

Neptune’s asset-light MGA model, Triton AI un...

Mars Completes Kellanova Acquisition: $36B Snacking Powerhouse & Regulatory Tightrope

Global M&A Retail Trade

Mars has secured all 28 regulatory approvals,...

The combined Mars Snacking business will gene...

Kellanova adds several billion-dollar brands—...

The deal elevates Mars as a dominant snacking...

Banker-Athlete Ralf Etienne Eyes History in 2026 Winter Paralympics for Haiti

Americas FYI Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

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

He lost his leg in Haiti’s 2010 earthquake, r...

To qualify, he must race across Europe and ac...

His bid highlights how immigration policy, li...

Barclays Taps Hiroshi Minoura as Chairman of Investment Banking Japan to Drive APAC M&A Growth

Asia M&A Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Barclays has appointed Hiroshi Minoura as Cha...

Minoura brings 47 years of financial industry...

His mandate is to spearhead major strategic a...

The move is part of Barclays’ broader APAC in...