Finance Updates – Page 15 – Finance Updates

2025 U.S. Private Equity: Exit Pressures, Dry Powder & Valuation Risks Ahead

Americas M&A Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Private equity firms still face a large backl...

Although dry powder has fallen from its 2024 ...

Exit activity and IPOs, highlighted by Medlin...

High entry valuations, elevated financing cos...

Private Equity’s Continuation Funds Surge Amid Exit Market Collapse: Valuation & Risk Wake-up Call

Global M&A Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

With traditional exits stalled, private equit...

These circular deals have surged to about $41...

High-profile blowups like Wheel Pros and Unit...

LPs and regulators are questioning governance...

Private Equity Chiefs Outearn Bank Titans — Growth, Power & Risks Rising

Americas Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Private-equity and alternative-asset executiv...

PE-backed companies have become a major pilla...

Weaker exit markets are pushing PE firms towa...

As PE firms expand into credit, insurance, an...

PE Continuation Vehicles Surge in 2025, Heightening Valuation & LP Rights Risks

Global M&A Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Private equity firms are increasingly using c...

The value of such transactions is projected t...

This shift reflects weak IPO and M&A markets,...

The boom in continuation vehicles is drawing ...

Survivor to Paralympian: Ralf Etienne’s Race for Haiti’s First Winter Games Spot

Global FYI Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Ralf Etienne, a 36-year-old Bank of America i...

He lost a leg in Haiti’s 2010 earthquake, lat...

New U.S. immigration restrictions on Haitians...

Etienne now trains with the Swiss Paralympic ...

Richard Blum: How a Quiet Empire Built Value, Equity Activism & Global Philanthropy

Americas Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Richard C. Blum first struck it rich by leadi...

He founded Blum Capital in 1975, pioneering a...

Though never listed as a billionaire, his fir...

Blum became a major philanthropist focused on...

Why US Private Equity Is Lagging Behind Public Markets: What LPs Want Now

Americas Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Once known for market-beating returns, privat...

High interest rates and weak IPO and M&A mark...

Fundraising and exit values have slumped, pus...

These pressures are forcing PE firms to adjus...

Private Equity’s Rise in Continuation Vehicles: Trends, Risks & Impact

Global Risk Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Private equity firms are increasingly using c...

The value of these GP-led continuation transa...

Managers use continuation vehicles to manage ...

LPs are growing more concerned about conflict...

JPMorgan & Goldman Sachs Cautiously Reignite Senior-Level Hiring Amid Rising Deal Flow

Americas Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs are selectively hi...

Goldman is beefing up its middle-market team ...

JPMorgan has added over 100 managing director...

The result is rising competition and pay pres...

How Morgan Stanley Beat Goldman as HK’s ECM Market Roars Back

Asia Markets Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Hong Kong’s equity capital markets rebounded ...

Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs dominated Ho...

Morgan Stanley ultimately overtook Goldman in...

The boom reflects Chinese issuers shifting fr...