Finance Updates – Page 51 – Finance Updates

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

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

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...

JPMorgan to Acquire Apple Card Portfolio from Goldman Sachs in $20B Deal

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

JPMorgan Chase agreed to take over Apple Card...

Apple Card terms and features are expected to...

Goldman’s exit caps its loss-making consumer ...

JPMorgan is reserving $2.2B for expected cred...

Morgan Stanley Elevates 184 to Managing Director in 2026 with Surge in Institutional Securities

Americas Firms Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Morgan Stanley promoted 184 employees to mana...

About 70% of the new MDs are in revenue-gener...

The class is concentrated in the Americas (67...

The larger MD slate follows strong 2025 deal ...

TSMC Surges on AI Demand; U.S. Banks Rise Amid Costs; UK Builders Battle Macro Risks

Global Markets Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing

TSMC beat Q4 expectations as AI-driven demand...

JPMorgan and peers head into earnings with su...

UK housebuilders show a split outlook: Persim...

Key risks to watch include U.S.–China geopoli...

First Student IPO on Horizon: EQT Weighs Electrification, Scale & Regulatory Risks

Americas Markets Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation

EQT is weighing a U.S. IPO for First Student ...

EQT bought the North American school-bus lead...

Growth initiatives center on safety and routi...

IPO prospects hinge on market conditions, pub...

Private Equity vs. Investment Banking: Talent War, Pay Trends & Recruiting Challenges

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Private equity restarted aggressive on-cycle ...

JPMorgan and Goldman are pushing back with st...

Bank pay rose in 2025 and narrows the gap, bu...

The fight centers on who captures the value o...

Massive Mega-Deals Drive U.S. M&A Surge as Deal Count Slips

Americas M&A Rail Transportation

July 2025 U.S. M&A deal count fell 3.6% to 1,...

Only 4 of 21 sectors showed year-over-year ga...

Union Pacific’s proposed $85B acquisition of ...

With August already showing a pullback from J...