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Medline’s $6.3B IPO Sparks Debate Over Pricing as 2026 Market Poised for Big Listings

Medline’s roughly $6.3B IPO—largest in the U....

Big first-day pops like Figma (~250%) and Cir...

U.S. IPO activity rebounded in 2025 across te...

Investors and bankers worry about market capa...

Healthcare Deal-Making Surges in 2025: M&A Trends, Regulatory Risks & Private Equity Moves

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Healthcare M&A accelerated in 2025 as patent ...

Pharma/biotech led deal value with major buys...

Provider consolidation expanded into hospital...

Private equity and health-tech firms drove hi...

Chattanooga M&A & Private Equity Trends 2026: Industrial & Multifamily Insights

Americas M&A Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

U.S. M&A is expected to accelerate in 2026 as...

Chattanooga bankers see a growing pipeline ti...

Local multifamily and residential segments re...

Key constraints are interest-rate uncertainty...

Wells Fargo’s Investment Banking Reboot: Regulatory Wins, Big Deals & Strategic Trade-Offs

Americas Firms Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Wells Fargo is having its best investment-ban...

It led a record $29.5 billion commitment on a...

The Fed’s June 2025 removal of Wells Fargo’s ...

The bank is hiring aggressively and restructu...

El Pollo Loco’s 2014 IPO: How Fast-Casual Moves Shaped Its Restaurant Growth Strategy

Americas Firms Restaurants and Other Eating Places

El Pollo Loco filed for a 2014 IPO and priced...

At the time it had roughly 401 restaurants ac...

The chain marketed fire-grilled chicken as a ...

The IPO followed improving performance and ca...

DigitalBridge’s AI Edge: Power Capacity Fuels Strong Fee Growth, But Risks Mount

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

DigitalBridge is scaling its fee-based model,...

Its key moat is secured power capacity (~21 G...

Fee-earning equity under management reached $...

Large projects and acquisitions expand data-c...

KeyBanc Downgrades Cleveland-Cliffs: Valuation Peaks, Free Cash Flow Under Pressure

Americas Markets Primary Metal Manufacturing

KeyBanc downgraded Cleveland-Cliffs to Sector...

The firm sees near-term headwinds from higher...

Upside drivers like auto contract wins, impro...

At roughly 11x 2026 EV/EBITDA, KeyBanc argues...

Blüm Holdings’ Turnaround Under Threat: Revenue Gains Face Liquidity Crisis

Americas Firms Other Investment Pools and Funds

The WSJ link appears inaccessible, and the an...

Revenue rose from about $2.2M in Q1 2025 to $...

Losses persist as store openings, acquisition...

Liquidity is the central risk, with under ~$0...

Chinese AI Stocks to Drive Gains Through 2026 Amid Strong Earnings Outlook

Asia Forecast Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Banks expect Chinese AI-linked stocks to keep...

Julius Baer targets Hang Seng around 29,500 a...

Citibank sees AI beneficiaries in internet an...

Key risks include overheated AI capex with un...

xFusion IPO 2026: Can China’s State-Backed AI Server Powerhouse Sustain Growth Amid Sector Hype?

Asia Markets Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing

xFusion, a Huawei-spun China server maker, hi...

The Henan-based firm is China’s top AI server...

It was valued near US$9 billion in 2023 and i...

The move fits China’s push for tech self-reli...