Financial Updates – Page 10 – Financial Updates

2026 M&A Boom: Canada Leads Global Surge with AI, Cross-Border Deals & PE Moves

Canadian and global M&A are expected to surge...

Canadian companies are ramping up U.S. acquis...

Cheaper and more stable financing from rate c...

Tariffs, U.S. trade policy shifts, regulatory...

US Banks Post Record Earnings Amid Fed Pivot, Tightening Regulation & Rising Rates

Americas Markets Financial Services

Wall Street’s biggest banks led a 2025 reboun...

Scale and diversification let giants like JPM...

Basel III Endgame was softened, with smaller-...

Generative AI, digital transformation, and a ...

Why Mid-Level PE Talent Are Fleeing Big Firms & How Smaller Funds Win

Americas Firms Private Equity

Deferred and uncertain carry at large private...

Slow exits, higher interest rates, long vesti...

Smaller or sector-focused funds are luring ta...

This talent reshuffling threatens execution c...

GP-Stake Sales Surge Past $3.5B: Private Equity Firms Turn to Divestitures for Liquidity

Americas Markets Private Equity

Private-equity firms are increasingly selling...

Surveys show a sharp rise in managers plannin...

These stake sales sit alongside booming secon...

While the tools offer capital and flexibility...

US Private Equity’s Exit Bottleneck: Dry Powder Piles Up as Hold Periods Stretch

Americas Markets Private Equity

US private equity enters 2026 with a large ba...

Dry powder has fallen to about $880 billion f...

Bankruptcy risk and sector stress, especially...

Firms are leaning on carve-outs, continuation...

Record SRF Borrowing Hits $74.6B at Year-End, Raising Funding Pressure on Goldman Sachs

Americas Markets Financial Services

Year-end demand for cash drove record use of ...

Goldman Sachs shares slipped about 0.3% on Ne...

The record SRF take-up remains small versus r...

Investors now focus on Goldman’s January 15 e...

Banks’ 2026 Battle: Neutral Rates, AI Boosts & Regulatory Shifts Redefining Winners

Americas Markets Financial Services

The Fed’s three 25-basis-point cuts in late 2...

Wall Street giants like JPMorgan and Bank of ...

Regional and mid-sized banks lagged as higher...

Strategic shifts include heavier AI adoption,...

Wells Fargo’s Investment Banking Soars After Fed Removes $1.95T Asset Cap

Americas M&A Financial Services

Wells Fargo’s investment bank is having its s...

The Federal Reserve’s June 2025 removal of We...

Investment banking fees, wallet share, and re...

Despite momentum, Wells Fargo still lags top ...

CCMP Acquires Jamieson Laboratories: Scaling Canada’s VMS Brand Globally

Americas M&A Private Equity

CCMP Capital acquired Jamieson Laboratories i...

The deal’s price was undisclosed and only loo...

Regulatory due diligence confirmed high-quali...

CCMP’s thesis centred on scaling Jamieson glo...

CCMP Growth Advisors Acquires Airo Mechanical: Key Details & Strategic Moves

Americas M&A Private Equity

CCMP Growth Advisors acquired Airo Mechanical...

Airo’s CEO Matt Baude and CFO Angelia Ryan re...

Post-acquisition strategy centers on higher-m...

The deal uses leverage via a senior secured c...