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Karatage Taps Shane O’Callaghan: A New Era in Institutional Crypto Strategy

Europe Firms Other Investment Pools and Funds

London-based digital-asset hedge fund Karatag...

O’Callaghan previously led institutional part...

The hire supports Karatage’s thematic approac...

Karatage is positioning for faster execution ...

Bridgewater Tops Records in 2025: New Leadership, AI Edge, and Employee Ownership Redux

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Bridgewater posted record profits in 2025, le...

Veteran co-CIO Bob Prince was named board cha...

Assets were about $92 billion as of Sept. 30,...

The firm is expanding AI-driven macro investi...

BlueCrest’s 73% Return in 2025: Macro Investing, Structure & Risk for Family Offices

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

BlueCrest Capital Management, Michael Platt’s...

Since ditching external capital in 2015, it h...

A major 2025 driver was a short US dollar pos...

Key risks are whether such returns are repeat...

Chris Hohn’s TCI Posts 27% Return, $81.6M Dividend & $796M in Philanthropy

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

TCI’s revenues rose to about $1.02bn in the y...

Charitable giving nearly doubled to roughly $...

The fund returned about 27% net in 2025, boos...

TCI’s strong year mirrored a broader 2025 reb...

Emerging Markets Angel Investing: Growth, Challenges & Sustainable Exit Paths

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Angels and angel networks are becoming the ma...

Checks are typically small (about USD 1,000–5...

Activity is concentrated in major hubs and se...

Weak exit markets, macro/political risk, and ...

NYC Startup Funding Explodes: Late-Stage VC & Tech Trends Shaping 2025

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

December 2025’s largest NYC tech round was Eo...

Biggest checks went to late-stage cloud/data,...

Early-stage only cracked the list at the bott...

Versus October–November, December had fewer m...

Private Equity & VC in 2026: Deal Rebound, AI Focus & Strategic Innovation

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Global PE/VC deal value rebounded about 43% i...

Private equity enters 2026 with an exit overh...

Venture capital is concentrating in AI and pr...

To unlock liquidity and returns, managers are...

Grit Road Launches $35M Fund II to Fuel Midwest Seed-Stage AgTech Innovation

Americas Firms Other Investment Pools and Funds

Grit Road Partners, a Nebraska-based agtech V...

Fund I raised about $11–$11.25 million and bu...

Fund II will enable larger initial and follow...

The strategy remains seed-stage agtech with t...

PE GP-Stake Sales Surge: Liquidity Windfall Coupled With Governance & Valuation Risks

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

More PE firms plan to sell minority GP stakes...

GP-stake deal volume hit about $3.5 billion t...

The push reflects weak exit markets and LP pr...

Trade-offs include diluted control and econom...

Hedge Funds Soar in 2025 Amid Weak Private Equity Fundraising

Global Markets Other Investment Pools and Funds

Hedge funds added about US$628bn in 2025, lif...

Average returns were roughly 12.8%, the best ...

Investor flows shifted away from private equi...

Big established managers such as Millennium, ...