Finance Updates – Page 47 – Finance Updates

BlueCrest’s 73% Return in 2025: Triumphs, Risks & What It Means for Michael Platt

Michael Platt’s BlueCrest Capital Management,...

BlueCrest has also notched outsized recent ye...

Platt is estimated to be worth about $18.8 bi...

The firm is returning over $100 million under...

Apollo Associates: $400K+ Pay, Tighter Deal Scrutiny & Strained Work–Life Balance

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Apollo PE associates around age 28 can earn $...

Leadership under Marc Rowan and Jim Zelter is...

Associates report frustration with heavy “fak...

With structurally higher rates and selective ...

QRT Delivers 2025 Gains: 30% Returns, $38B AUM & Risk Under the Lens

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Qube Research & Technologies’ flagship Qube f...

Assets rose to roughly $38 billion from about...

QRT plans to merge Torus and Prism into a sin...

The firm is expanding into the U.S. with a Ho...

GDPR Requirements vs Consent Banner Claims: EU-U.S. Data Transfers & Legal Risks

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

A website cookie banner warns that non-essent...

EU GDPR/ePrivacy rules require prior, informe...

Case law (Planet49 and a 2025 Frankfurt rulin...

Organizations should upgrade consent-manageme...

Seattle Startup Funding in 2025: Ranking, Strengths & Where It Trails in AI & Fintech

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Seattle ranked 6th in 2025 for seed-to-Series...

The Bay Area captured about 39% of all Carta-...

Seattle’s strongest sector showing was SaaS (...

Big local rounds skewed toward deep tech and ...

Why Early-Stage Founders Should Prioritize Angels & Organic Revenue Before VC

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Lockie Andrews says founders chasing early re...

She advises startups under ~$1M revenue to pr...

Founders should target patient early adopters...

By building traction and investor relationshi...

a16z Raises Massive Fund Amid Sluggish VC Year, Backing AI, Defense & Biotech Growth

Americas Firms Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) raised over $15 bi...

The raise spans growth, apps, infrastructure,...

The fundraising stands out amid a 2025 VC dow...

a16z now manages over $90 billion and frames ...

a16z’s $15B Raise: Signal of U.S. VC Power and Strategic Tech Competition

Americas Firms Other Investment Pools and Funds

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) raised over $15B a...

Capital is allocated to Growth ($6.75B), Apps...

The firm says the raise equals more than 18% ...

a16z frames the fundraising as backing startu...

Private Equity Enters 2026: Aged Portfolios, Exit Pressure & Sector Winners

Americas Forecast Other Investment Pools and Funds

U.S. private-equity firms are sitting on abou...

Dry powder remains large at roughly $880 bill...

Exits rebounded in 2025 but are bifurcated, w...

In 2026, advantage shifts to scaled managers ...

Why Institutional Investors Are Pulling Back From Private Equity: Key Shifts and Outcomes

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Institutional investors are cooling on privat...

Fundraising has fallen sharply since 2021, wi...

Exit activity remains weak, stretching holdin...

Capital is concentrating in large, establishe...