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William Blair Sees Deal Activity Surge: IPOs & Carve-Outs Gain Ground Amid Macro Headwinds

William Blair’s Matt Zimmer said December 202...

Equity capital markets appear to be reopening...

Rates, policy uncertainty, and regulatory hea...

The durability of the December pickup and the...

Wells Fargo Soars into Global Top-10 in M&A After Asset Cap Removal

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

The Fed’s June 2025 removal of Wells Fargo’s ...

Wells has surged in 2025 dealmaking and fees ...

It is staffing up aggressively with senior hi...

Success is not assured given cultural integra...

U-Haul’s Self-Storage Surge: Revenue Climbs Amid Margin & Occupancy Pressure

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

U-Haul will present at KeyBanc’s Self-Storage...

Q3 FY2025 self-storage revenue rose ~8% to ~$...

U-Haul is rapidly expanding capacity, adding ...

Profitability remains pressured by rising fle...

KeyBanc Sees Risk in Cleveland-Cliffs: Price Gains, Costs & Contracts in the SpotLight

Americas Markets Primary Metal Manufacturing

KeyBanc downgraded Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) to ...

The firm kept its $13 price target, implying ...

Key near-term risks include rising unit costs...

U.S. carbon steel fundamentals are expected t...

Omnicell’s Tech Upgrade Spurs Growth: Titan XT, URAC & Recurring Revenue Momentum

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

KeyBanc upgraded Omnicell (OMCL) to Overweigh...

The thesis hinges on replacing aging XT cabin...

URAC certification for Specialty Pharmacy Ser...

Key risks are intensifying competition and ex...

Single-Family Rent Growth Slows to 0.9% in October 2025: DSCR Risks Rise

Americas Markets Lessors of Real Estate

U.S. single-family rent growth has cooled sha...

Vacancy rates have climbed to roughly 6%+ nat...

Lower-priced rentals are weakening more than ...

These trends are pressuring DSCR-financed inv...

Digital Real Estate Investment: Tokenization, Data Centers & Regulatory Clarity

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Digital real estate spans domains, websites, ...

Tokenized real estate is small today (about $...

Big risks are illiquidity, opaque valuation, ...

For clearer cash flows, investors often favor...

U.S. Rental Market 2025: Rising Expenses That Eat Into Landlord Profits

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

U.S. rent growth in 2025 is modest overall, w...

Landlord margins are tightening as operating ...

Landlord insurance commonly runs about $1,200...

Turnover can cost several thousand dollars pe...

What Alberta’s Amended Securities Act Means for Greenwashing, Finfluencers & Safe Harbour

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Alberta’s Bill 12 (in force since December 11...

The amendments empower the Alberta Securities...

They also give the ASC stronger tools to curb...

These provincial changes do not displace fede...

How Generative & Agentic AI Are Transforming the Insurance Industry Today

Global Firms Insurance Carriers

AI leaders are shifting from pilots to end-to...

At-scale adoption is delivering measurable ga...

Capturing value requires reusable AI componen...

Insurers must manage risks including vendor l...