December 2025 – Page 37 – Finance Updates

Robert Kraft’s Enduring Play in PLL: Valuation, Media Rights & Growth Risks

Robert Kraft, through the Kraft Group, is a r...

The June 2025 round, led by ESPN, raised abou...

Kraft’s ongoing participation gives him expos...

Key unknowns include Kraft’s current ownershi...

Richard C. Blum Joins SF Fed Economic Advisory Council: Private Equity, Philanthropy & Governance

Americas Policy Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Richard C. Blum, founder of Blum Capital Part...

He was selected to provide private equity and...

The Economic Advisory Council, created in 198...

Blum’s appointment highlights both the benefi...

CBRE Isn’t Going Private: $750M Debt, $1.2B Pearce Deal Signal Expansion

Americas Firms Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

No credible evidence currently supports the E...

Recent filings show CBRE issued $750 million ...

CBRE also acquired Pearce Services for about ...

The $750 million debt issuance was likely mis...

Richard C. Blum: Blending Value Investing with Global Philanthropy

Americas Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Richard C. Blum made his breakthrough deal in...

He later founded Blum Capital Partners, build...

Alongside investing, Blum pursued large-scale...

Blum’s life illustrates how aligning bold inv...

Fact Check: Claims of Richard Blum’s Recent Death Are False and Misleading

Americas FYI Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Richard C. Blum, investor, philanthropist, an...

Blum served as a UC Regent from 2002 and was ...

A newly circulating article incorrectly impli...

The piece appears to recycle 2022 material wi...

How Hedge Funds Are Ramping Up AI: Strategies, Risks & Key Infrastructure Bets

Americas Tech Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Top hedge funds like Citadel, Balyasny, Two S...

Some firms are launching dedicated AI vehicle...

Capital is heavily concentrated in AI infrast...

Executives highlight unresolved risks around ...

Where Bill Ackman’s Big Bets Lie: Uber, Howard Hughes & His 5 Key Holdings

Americas Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square runs a highly c...

Ackman is turning Howard Hughes into a Berksh...

Uber, a new top holding bought in early 2025,...

This concentrated strategy seeks outsized ret...

Private SaaS Rebound: ARR Growth Nears 20%, Retention Rising & Profits by 2026

Global Tech Information

Private SaaS companies see ARR growth reaccel...

Retention and efficiency are improving, with ...

AI has moved from experimentation to executio...

The competitive edge is shifting to SaaS comp...

a.k.a. Brands Q3 FY2025 Performance & Strategy Ahead of KeyBanc Consumer Conference

Americas Firms Retail Trade

a.k.a. Brands (NYSE: AKA) will participate in...

Recent results show modest net sales growth f...

Growth initiatives focus on expanding Princes...

Key risks include declining international sal...

Pilot Flying J Acquires Controlling Stake in Maxum Petroleum, Bolsters Fuel Logistics

Americas M&A Utilities

Pilot Flying J is acquiring a controlling int...

Maxum distributes over 1.3 billion gallons of...

Western Petroleum, a 200-million-gallon regio...

Maxum will operate as an independent, standal...