Finance Updates – Page 15 – Finance Updates

Grab-GoTo Merger in Indonesia: Potential, Power & Regulatory Hurdles

A GrabGoTo merger would create near-monopoly ...

Profitability pressures and investor demandsd...

Indonesia and Singapore regulators are likely...

The deal could produce a regional digital cha...

Hong Kong IPO Boom Set to Shift Investment Banking Pay in 2026

Asia Forecast Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Hong Kong’s 2025 IPO rebound has rebuilt deal...

Recruiters expect boutiques to raise base sal...

Hong Kong finance hiring is forecast to rise ...

Regulatory scrutiny of IPO filing quality cou...

Hong Kong Wealth Advisory Advances: AI, Digital Assets & ESG Shape Private Banking’s Future

Asia Firms Depository Credit Intermediation

BOCHK is shifting from generic risk profiling...

AI-enabled, mobile-first tools (e.g., RM Chat...

Hong Kong private wealth is expanding rapidly...

Firms now compete on cross-border capability,...

Why 2025’s Private Equity Paradox Matters: Deal Value Jumps as Fundraising Slumps

Europe Firms Other Investment Pools and Funds

Global PE and VC fundraising fell about 13% i...

Secondaries and continuation vehicles became ...

Dry powder stayed very high at about US$2.18t...

For 2026, modest deal growth is expected, but...

H.I.G. Raises €1.6B Oversubscribed Fund for European Lower-Middle Market Control Deals

Europe Firms Other Investment Pools and Funds

H.I.G. Capital closed its oversubscribed Euro...

The fund will make 25–30 control investments ...

Commitments came from a global mix of new and...

Fund IV extends H.I.G.’s long-running Europea...

How ELTIF 2.0 Is Shifting Asset Allocation in Europe’s Private Markets

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Private markets are becoming a permanent, lar...

Private credit and infrastructure are leading...

Regulatory and product changes such as ELTIF ...

Allocations are shifting from 60/40 toward a ...

Canada’s 2025 Budget Shift: Capital Prioritization, Industrial Incentives, and Deficit Forecasts

Americas Policy Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Budget 2025 shifts federal fiscal strategy to...

Deficits jump to about CAD $78B in 2025-26 th...

Debt-servicing costs rise sharply, from about...

Tax credits, procurement preferences, and ind...

West Palm Beach Transforms: Ross’s $10B Vision for a Finance-Tech-Education Hub

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Stephen Ross, via Related Ross, is investing ...

The buildout centers on millions of square fe...

Ross is also recruiting ecosystem anchors suc...

Key uncertainties include workforce/affordabl...

Goldman Sachs’ AI Strategy: Balancing Productivity Gains with Smart Headcount Control

Americas Firms Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Goldman CEO David Solomon is launching “One G...

Since 2019, revenue per employee is up about ...

2025 results were strong, with net revenues o...

The plan pairs limited role reductions with c...

Lessons from CB Holding’s 2010–11 Collapse: What Failed Turnaround in Casual Dining Teaches Private Equity

Americas M&A Restaurants and Other Eating Places

In November 2010, CB Holding shuttered 29 Cha...

The parent filed for Chapter 11 on Nov. 17, 2...

In 2011 restructuring sales, Praesidian bough...

The breakup underscores how multi-concept cas...