Finance Updates – Page 54 – Finance Updates

Private Equity Fees Hit Record Lows in 2025 Amid Fund Size Surge & LP Pressure

Preqin data shows 2025 buyout funds asked for...

Fundraising stayed weak through Q3 2025 at ro...

Fee compression is driven by mega-funds, with...

Lower headline fees may not fully reduce LP a...

Morgan Stanley Deepens Push into Crypto: ETFs, Full Client Access & Trading Moves

Americas Firms Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Morgan Stanley filed with the SEC to launch B...

It is expanding crypto investing access to al...

Through a Zerohash partnership, it plans to a...

Clearer U.S. regulation and intensifying comp...

Goldman Sachs Captures 34% of Global M&A Deal Value in Record-Breaking 2025

Global M&A Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Goldman Sachs advised on 38 of 68 global $10B...

It led banks in M&A fees with $4.6B, ahead of...

Goldman captured 44.7% of announced M&A invol...

The surge was aided by easier regulation and ...

Goldman Sachs Dominates 2025 M&A Landscape with Mega-Deals and Record Fees

Global M&A Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Goldman Sachs topped 2025 M&A league tables, ...

Mega-deals surged, with 68 transactions over ...

Goldman earned ~$4.6B in M&A fees versus JPMo...

In EMEA, Goldman captured 44.7% of announced ...

Goldman Sachs Unveils $500M Japan Real Estate Fund Targeting Mid-Teens Returns

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Goldman Sachs is raising a $500 million value...

The strategy focuses on hospitality, resident...

A weak yen and low local borrowing costs are ...

Rising competition from global and domestic f...

Goldman Sachs Reigns in FY25 Global M&A as Megadeals Drive Surging Deal Value

Global M&A Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Goldman Sachs topped FY25 global M&A advisory...

Global deal value rose about 42.5% even as de...

Goldman led most regions (Americas, EMEA, APA...

Drivers cited include a renewed push for scal...

Morgan Stanley Seeks SEC Approval for Spot Bitcoin & Staking Solana ETFs — A First Step

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Morgan Stanley filed S-1s on Jan. 6, 2026 for...

The funds would hold BTC and SOL directly wit...

The Solana trust adds staking to generate yie...

The filings aim to capture fee share amid str...

Hong Kong IPO Market Poised for Breakout: HK$320-350B in 2026, 150 Listings Expected

Asia Forecast Securities and Commodity Exchanges

Hong Kong led global IPO fundraising in 2025 ...

Proceeds were concentrated in a handful of me...

PwC expects ~150 IPOs in 2026 raising HK$320–...

Key risks are geopolitics, rates and evolving...

2025 BCG Deal Trends: AI, Megadeals & Shifting Sector Strengths in M&A

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Global M&A deal value rose ~10% year-over-yea...

The Americas led (62% share; deal value +26%)...

Industrials surged ~77% and Energy/Health Car...

Megadeals and private equity activity increas...

Cerity Partners Merges with Austin Private Wealth, Adding $1.4B AUM & RIA Scale

Americas M&A Other Financial Investment Activities

Cerity Partners (~$140B AUM) will merge with ...

Republic Capital Group served as Austin Priva...

The deal expands Cerity’s Austin footprint an...

It continues Cerity’s acquisition-driven grow...