Finance Updates – Page 146

From Earthquake Survivor to Winter Paralympian: Haiti’s Ralf Etienne’s Journey

Global FYI Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

Bank of America investment banker Ralf Etienn...

After losing his leg in the 2010 Haiti earthq...

U.S. immigration policy changes led BofA to m...

Haiti has officially nominated him, but he fa...

Fortunoff’s Fall: How NRDC’s Expansion Fueled Its Second Bankruptcy

Americas Firms Miscellaneous Manufacturing

Fortunoff, a luxury jewelry and home retailer...

The strategy collided with the recession, pro...

A severe liquidity crunch in early 2009, driv...

The case underscores how mistimed, capital-in...

VTB’s $1B SPO Raises Free Float & Cuts State Stake to Just Over 50% at Discount

Europe Markets Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

VTB plans to raise about 84.7 billion roubles...

The SPO is priced at 67 roubles per share, ab...

State ownership will fall to 50% plus one sha...

Strong demand of over 180 billion roubles, sp...

SoftBank to Acquire DigitalBridge for $4B: Reinforcing AI Infrastructure Ambitions

Global M&A Telecommunications

SoftBank will acquire DigitalBridge for about...

DigitalBridge is a major digital infrastructu...

The deal is expected to close in the second h...

SoftBank is using the acquisition to secure c...

How Metalmark’s Growth Capital is Shaping T. Parker Host’s Maritime Expansion

Americas M&A Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

In 2018 Metalmark Capital made a minority gro...

The Host family, led by majority shareholder ...

HOST is a vertically integrated maritime logi...

The deal fits Metalmark’s infrastructure and ...

APAC Investment Banking Fees Climb 4% in 9M 2025 Driven by China, Singapore & Strong ECM, DCM, M&A Growth

Asia Firms Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

APAC investment banking fees rose 4% year-on-...

Growth was led by a 15% rise in DCM fees, a 4...

China-driven deal and equity activity powered...

Singapore stood out with IB fees up 31.5% on ...

Silver’s Long-Term Upside amid Near-Term Risks: Tax, Dollar, Policy & Demand

Global Markets Retail Trade

Silver has surged over 150% YTD, prompting he...

Short-term pressures include year-end tax sel...

Despite these risks, structural supports such...

China’s new export licensing regime could bot...

Private Equity in 2026: Navigating Valuation Gaps, Leverage & Exit Pressures

Americas FYI Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

Private equity is sitting on a record backlog...

Higher interest rates and boom-era entry pric...

Leverage and interest coverage are under stra...

Despite reduced but still ample dry powder an...

China Nears 2025 Growth Goal, Eyes Stimulus-Led Recovery in 2026: Key Risks & Opportunities

Asia Forecast Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

China is set to meet its 2025 ~5% GDP target,...

Beijing is front-loading more proactive 2026 ...

Chinese banks face sustained margin compressi...

Investors should tilt away from real estate–l...

How Hana Bank’s AI Pension Robo-Advisor Is Reshaping Retirement Planning in South Korea

Asia Tech Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

Hana Bank has launched an AI-driven Pension I...

The service uses in-house goal-based investin...

Rollout will begin in branches and expand to ...

Hana underpins this move with strong retireme...