Finance Updates – Page 2 – Finance Updates

UK Prospectus Reforms 2026: Key Changes to IPOs, Secondary Issuances & AIM Rules

Europe Policy Securities and Commodity Exchanges

From 19 January 2026, POATRs and the FCA’s PR...

Secondary issuances can generally proceed wit...

Retail participation is supported by a shorte...

New features include protected forward-lookin...

Why Startups Need a Full‐Time Strategic CFO Early: Equity, Fundraising & Fintech

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Fintech and other startups increasingly treat...

This role goes far beyond accounting by clean...

Fractional CFOs can bridge the gap early, but...

Equity for early finance hires is meaningful ...

Lion One Strengthens with David Anderson to Power Tuvatu’s Rapid Growth

Asia Firms Metal Ore Mining

Lion One Metals appointed capital-markets vet...

The company is reporting strong momentum at i...

Lion One plans to scale mill capacity from ~3...

Anderson’s capital-raising and M&A experience...

SoftBank’s $4B DigitalBridge Deal: Premiums, Legal Heat & AI Infrastructure Stakes

Americas M&A Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services

SoftBank agreed to buy DigitalBridge in an al...

The offer implies about a 15% premium to the ...

Analysts had projected materially higher upsi...

Johnson Fistel is investigating potential fid...

M&A Moves Under Fire: Valuation, Governance & Risks in Recent Deals (Penumbra, Exact Sciences, Flushing, DigitalBridge)

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Shareholder rights firms led by Halper Sadeh ...

Penumbras sale to Boston Scientific ($374/sha...

Exact Sciences $105/share cash sale to Abbott...

DigitalBridges $16/share SoftBank buyout (~$4...

KeyBanc Cuts Uber Price Target to $105, Highlights AV Risks, Delivery Momentum

Americas Firms Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation

KeyBanc cut Uber’s price target to $105 from ...

The firm modestly raised long-term bookings g...

KeyBanc nudged forecasts by lifting 2026 EBIT...

Most analysts see AVs as a longer-dated overh...

Brown & Brown’s $9.8B Accession Deal Pushes It to Specialty Insurance Powerhouse

Americas M&A Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities

Brown & Brown agreed to buy Accession Risk Ma...

Accession generated about $1.7 billion of 202...

Brown & Brown will fold Risk Strategies into ...

The deal underscores insurance-brokerage cons...

Why Wholesale Still Matters: Hybrid DTC-Retail Models Power Modern Brand Strategy

Global Markets Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

Wholesale still drives most brand revenue (ab...

Pure DTC is under strain from rising customer...

Many DTC and legacy brands are shifting to hy...

Wholesalers are evolving via B2B digitization...

Wholesale Financial Lines Surge Amid Macroeconomic Stress: Strategies for Insurers

Americas Markets Insurance Carriers

Rising corporate distress and bankruptcy risk...

Carriers are responding by launching or expan...

Surplus lines growth is led by liability fina...

Key concerns are whether capacity, pricing di...

Flyhomes Ends Brokerage to Scale “Buy Before You Sell” via Wholesale Lending Channels

Americas Firms Nondepository Credit Intermediation

Flyhomes will exit real estate brokerage by e...

The company is scaling its “Buy Before You Se...

Flyhomes raised $15 million and secured a $20...

It sold its AI home-search portal and enginee...