Financial Updates – Page 19 – Financial Updates

J.P. Morgan PEG Closes Fund XII at $1.44B, Raising Small-Mid Market Stakes

J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s Private Equity...

The fund continues PEG’s global strategy acro...

PEG now oversees US$36 billion in private equ...

The oversubscribed close and rising fund size...

Goldman Sachs Reclaims Global M&A Lead in 2025 With $432.3B in Mega Deals

Global M&A Banking

Goldman Sachs has reclaimed the top global M&...

From Q1–Q3 2025 it advised on roughly $432 bi...

The bank leads M&A by value in North America,...

Goldman is reshaping its investment banking c...

Jefferies Leverages SMBC Alliance To Boost Advisory & Investment Banking Growth

Global M&A Banking

Jefferies has deepened its strategic alliance...

This partnership boosts Jefferies’ balance sh...

Investment banking performance has accelerate...

Key risks include weak and volatile equity un...

SGTM’s Record-Breaking IPO: 5.04 Bn MAD Raised Amid 34× Demand, Strong Financials & Big Risks

Global Markets Infrastructure

SGTM’s IPO on the Casablanca Stock Exchange r...

The offer was oversubscribed about 34 times, ...

SGTM enters the market with solid fundamental...

The listing aims to institutionalize governan...

IPOs & Equity Financing Rebound Mid-2025: Sponsor Exits, Private Deals & Convertibles Surge

Global Markets Banking

Global equity capital markets, including IPOs...

Companies are staying private longer as insti...

Follow-on offerings and convertible bonds are...

IPO recovery is strongest in the US, Greater ...

Cash Plus IPO Sparks Fintech Surge in Morocco and Boosts Casablanca Exchange

Global Markets Banking

Cash Plus’s IPO on the Casablanca Stock Excha...

The deal valued Cash Plus at around MAD 5 bil...

Backed by nearly 5,000 outlets, growing digit...

The IPO signals renewed momentum in Morocco’s...

Global M&A 2023: Value Slump, Megadeals Persist & What’s Coming in 2024-25

Global M&A Banking

Global M&A deal value fell to about US$2.6 tr...

Megadeals and a nearly US$750 billion Q4 surg...

Energy, Resources & Industrials and Life Scie...

Companies are deploying both defensive and of...

How Rising Interest Rates and Government Debt Are Reshaping M&A and Valuations

Global M&A Banking

Global M&A volumes fell about 9% in H1 2025 w...

Valuation multiples have compressed sharply (...

Higher sovereign debt costs, rising long-term...

Dealmakers are prioritizing high-quality, dom...

Equities Trading Set to Spur Revenue & Bonuses in 2025 – Winners & Risks Revealed

Global Forecast Banking

Equities trading is driving a forecast ~10% r...

Bonus pools are projected to be the highest s...

Despite their outperformance, equity traders ...

Morgan Stanley and other major banks are capi...

Investment Banking 2025: Mega-Deals, Private Credit, AI & Middle-Market Momentum

Global Markets Banking

Global investment banking revenues are reboun...

Regulatory easing on leverage is allowing ban...

AI, digital assets, and sector-focused covera...

Firms are shifting talent strategies toward i...