Finance Updates – Page 172

Truist Downgrades DigitalBridge to Hold as SoftBank Offer Caps Upside

Americas M&A Scientific Research and Development Services

SoftBank agreed to acquire DigitalBridge for ...

Truist downgraded DigitalBridge from Buy to H...

Truist views the offer as generally fair but ...

The deal, expected to close in H2 2026 pendin...

SoftBank’s $4B Bet: DigitalBridge Deal Pushes AI Infrastructure Dominance

Global M&A Scientific Research and Development Services

SoftBank agreed to acquire DigitalBridge for ...

DigitalBridge manages roughly $108 billion of...

The purchase advances Masayoshi Son’s strateg...

Key risks center on regulatory approvals, com...

How Metalmark’s 2018 Investment in T. Parker Host Transformed Avondale into a Supply Chain Powerhouse

Americas M&A Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

Metalmark Capital made a strategic, non-contr...

The deal coincided with Host’s acquisition of...

Avondale’s planned connectivity to six Class ...

The partnership aligns with Metalmark’s strat...

Feinstein’s Blind Trust Sparks Ethics Questions After Husband’s Allogene Sales near Lows

Americas Policy Scientific Research and Development Services

In early 2020, Richard Blum, husband of Senat...

The timing of the sales—just before the COVID...

Feinstein says her assets are in a blind trus...

The Justice Department investigated multiple ...

Deutsche Bank Wins Asia Best Investment Bank-Financing 2025; DBS Excels in Innovation & ESG

Asia Firms Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

Euromoney named Deutsche Bank Asia’s Best Inv...

Deutsche Bank’s edge lies in its geographic b...

DBS, while not winning this specific Euromone...

The awards highlight intensifying competition...

Fed Signals Cooling Inflation but Challenges Remain: Rate Cuts, Labor & Credibility in Focus

Americas Policy Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

The Fed is cautiously cutting rates while sig...

Quantitative tightening has effectively ended...

FOMC members are split over the pace and scal...

The central bank faces rising political press...

Hedge Funds Near $5T AUM: Trends in Multi-Strategy, Private Markets & Fee Pressure

Global Firms Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

Hedge fund assets are set to surpass $5 trill...

Investor demand is concentrating in multi-str...

Separately managed accounts, expansion into p...

Fee compression, capacity constraints, liquid...

Why Hedge Funds Missed 2025’s Top Stocks Despite Strong Returns

Global Markets Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Many of 2025’s biggest stock winners, includi...

Big hedge funds clustered into a narrow set o...

Smaller and more nimble hedge funds were more...

The pattern highlights the opportunity cost o...

Silver Faces Short-Term Risks Despite Long-Term Bull Case From Demand & Supply Tightness

Americas Risk Utilities

Silver has surged about 156% in 2025 (30% in ...

He cites year-end tax selling, a potentially ...

Industrial substitution risk from cheaper met...

Despite bubble concerns from SocGen and other...

Private Equity Faces Pressure in 2026: Legacy Assets, Exits & Tightening Rules

Americas M&A Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Private equity enters 2026 with a backlog of ...

Dry powder has declined but remains sizable a...

Deal and exit values have rebounded while vol...

Rising LP scrutiny, growing use of continuati...