Finance Updates – Page 36 – Finance Updates

U.S. M&A Roars Back in September 2025: Megadeals & Sector Shifts Fuel Surge

U.S. M&A activity accelerated in September 20...

On a rolling three-month basis, only seven of...

Finance, producer manufacturing, distribution...

Mega-deals dominated the month, including a ~...

2025 M&A, PE & IPO Trends: Deal Values, Drivers, Risks & 2026 Projections

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

In 2025, U.S. M&A and PE deal counts fell but...

Private equity shifted toward larger take-pri...

The IPO market recovered for mature, cash-gen...

Dealmakers are increasingly bullish on 2026 a...

Morgan Stanley Q4 2025 Earnings: Banking Boom & Wealth Management Gains Propel Growth

Americas Firms Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Morgan Stanley beat Q4 profit estimates (EPS ...

Debt underwriting fees nearly doubled to $785...

Wealth management remained a key growth engin...

Management flagged risks from geopolitics, el...

Late-2025 Deal Trends: How Regulation, Sovereign Wealth & Real Estate Are Reshaping M&A

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

US investment banking rebounded in late 2025,...

New IRS/Treasury rules under Section 892 broa...

Glencore and Rio Tinto’s renewed $260bn merge...

In New York office real estate, Park Avenue i...

How Trilantic’s 2016 Minority Investment Fueled IntouchCX’s Growth Equity & CX Leadership

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

In February 2016, Trilantic North America mad...

The capital was intended to accelerate scalin...

Post-investment, the company expanded via acq...

By 2023 it rebranded as IntouchCX, operating ...

How CCMP’s Truck Hero Build-and-Exit Exemplifies Private Equity Strategy in Aftermarket Automotive

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

CCMP Capital acquired a controlling stake in ...

The deal was expected to close in Q2 2017, su...

Under CCMP, Truck Hero expanded via product i...

Aftermarket truck accessories demand remains ...

Tim Walsh’s Path: Industrial Private Equity, Leadership, Education & Giving Back

Americas FYI Educational Services

Booth MBA ’89 Tim Walsh co-founded CCMP Capit...

He focuses on industrial sectors such as chem...

Walsh credits Booth—especially rigorous finan...

He defines success by outcomes, prizes work e...

CCMP Growth Advisors Closes $500M+ Fund IV, Targets Industrial & Consumer Buyouts

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

CCMP Growth Advisors, spun out of CCMP Capita...

The fund targets control buyouts of high-grow...

CCMP IV already has four platform investments...

Investor alignment is strong, with 10%+ of co...

KeyBanc Downgrades CrowdStrike Over Valuation, Prefers Snowflake & Okta

Americas Markets Software Publishers

KeyBanc downgraded CrowdStrike from Overweigh...

The firm expects security budgets to grow mod...

KeyBanc prefers Snowflake, Datadog, Dynatrace...

CrowdStrike is still viewed as a long-term co...

How Host’s Gastronolan Growth is Transforming Bulk Logistics along the Mississippi & Pacific Coasts

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Metalmark Capital made an undisclosed strateg...

Host used the backing to acquire and redevelo...

In 2025, Host expanded nationally by acquirin...

Also in 2025, Host bought Impala Terminals Bu...