Finance Updates – Page 87 – Finance Updates

Richard C. Blum: Investing Legacy, UC Regents Conflicts, and Estate Fallout

Americas Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Richard C. Blum (1935–2022) was a wealthy San...

He built his fortune through Blum Capital and...

Blum faced persistent conflict-of-interest al...

After his 2022 death and Feinstein’s 2023 pas...

Richard C. Blum: How One Visionary Entrepreneur Bridged Wealth and Philanthropy

Americas FYI Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Richard C. Blum, San Francisco financier, lon...

Blum founded and led Blum Capital Partners an...

He created the American Himalayan Foundation ...

His extensive philanthropy spanned health, en...

Richard C. Blum’s Complex Legacy: Power, Profit, and Philanthropy

Americas Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Richard C. Blum (1935–2022) was a UC Berkeley...

Blum Capital pursued concentrated, long-term ...

Blum’s marriage to Senator Dianne Feinstein a...

Through the American Himalayan Foundation, th...

Fintech Stocks Surge in 2025: SoFi Shines — What Investors Must Watch

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Fintechs are growing revenue around 21% annua...

Insider Monkey’s “14 most promising fintech s...

SoFi exemplifies the bull case with rapid mem...

Grab and other emerging-market fintechs show ...

DIFC Scores Over 100 Hedge Funds, 81 with USD 1B+ AUM — Soaring Alt-Investment Hub

Global Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Dubai International Financial Centre has doub...

The hub now hosts a mix of major global playe...

Growth is driven by Dubai’s regulatory stabil...

While DIFC is emerging as a top-five global h...

AQR’s Bold Rebound: Near-Doubling Assets & Transparency Trade-Offs

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AQR Capital has staged a major comeback, with...

Flagship strategies like Apex, Delphi Long-Sh...

Alongside this performance recovery, AQR is i...

This shift toward opacity aims to protect dis...

University of Utah’s $500M Private Equity Deal Could Redefine Athletic Revenue Models

Americas M&A Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

The University of Utah is creating Utah Brand...

Utah keeps majority ownership and full contro...

Otro Capital holds a minority stake, shares i...

This first-of-its-kind public university priv...

Why Private Equity Pros Are Fleeing Big Firms for Smaller, Specialized Funds

Global Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Mid-level professionals are increasingly leav...

Higher interest rates and weak exit activity ...

Smaller and specialist funds often offer fast...

Performance data showing smaller and sector-f...

Why Private Markets Are Surpassing Banks in Wealth, Power & Risk

Global Risk Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Private equity and alternative-asset executiv...

Private credit has surged to roughly $3–3.5 t...

Non-bank financial institutions now control o...

Banks, regulators, and investors are scrambli...

J.P. Morgan PEG Closes $1.44B Fund GPE XII, Outpaces GPE XI with Strong Co-Investment Demand

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J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s Private Equity...

GPE XII is about 12–13% larger than predecess...

The fund will be heavily U.S.-focused (around...

PEG now manages roughly US$36 billion in priv...