Financial Updates – Page 15 – Financial Updates

Private Equity’s Turning Point: Dry Powder, Exit Delays & Fundraising Landscape in 2025

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

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

Managers are leaning on continuation vehicles...

Success in 2026 will favor PE firms that driv...

China IPO Reform: How New Rules on HK Listings, Nasdaq & Strategic Sectors Are Reshaping Capital Markets

Asia Markets Equity Capital Markets

Deloitte China reports a strong 2025 IPO rebo...

Hong Kong re-emerged as a top global IPO venu...

Regulatory reforms in the mainland (“New Nine...

Tightening U.S. (especially Nasdaq) listing a...

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

Global FYI Private Equity

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...

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

Europe Markets Investment Banking

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...

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

Asia Firms Investment Banking

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 ...

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

Americas FYI Private Equity

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 Commercial Banking

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 Asset Management

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...

How Ralf Etienne is Poised to Become Haiti’s First Winter Paralympian

Americas Policy Private Equity

Bank of America investment banker Ralf Etienn...

He lost a leg in the 2010 Haiti earthquake, r...

U.S. immigration constraints prompted his mov...

His story highlights how immigration policy, ...

Private Equity Heads Into 2026 with High Inventory, Dry Powder Pressure, Strategic Exits

Americas M&A Private Equity

Private equity enters 2026 with a large backl...

Deal and exit values are recovering but volum...

Fundraising is slowing and concentrating in t...

Managers are expected to lean on continuation...