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Goldman Sachs Unveils $500M Japan Real Estate Fund Targeting Mid-Teens Returns

Goldman Sachs is raising a $500 million value...

The strategy focuses on hospitality, resident...

A weak yen and low local borrowing costs are ...

Rising competition from global and domestic f...

Goldman Sachs Reigns in FY25 Global M&A as Megadeals Drive Surging Deal Value

Global M&A Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Goldman Sachs topped FY25 global M&A advisory...

Global deal value rose about 42.5% even as de...

Goldman led most regions (Americas, EMEA, APA...

Drivers cited include a renewed push for scal...

Morgan Stanley Seeks SEC Approval for Spot Bitcoin & Staking Solana ETFs — A First Step

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Morgan Stanley filed S-1s on Jan. 6, 2026 for...

The funds would hold BTC and SOL directly wit...

The Solana trust adds staking to generate yie...

The filings aim to capture fee share amid str...

Hong Kong IPO Market Poised for Breakout: HK$320-350B in 2026, 150 Listings Expected

Asia Forecast Securities and Commodity Exchanges

Hong Kong led global IPO fundraising in 2025 ...

Proceeds were concentrated in a handful of me...

PwC expects ~150 IPOs in 2026 raising HK$320–...

Key risks are geopolitics, rates and evolving...

2025 BCG Deal Trends: AI, Megadeals & Shifting Sector Strengths in M&A

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Global M&A deal value rose ~10% year-over-yea...

The Americas led (62% share; deal value +26%)...

Industrials surged ~77% and Energy/Health Car...

Megadeals and private equity activity increas...

Cerity Partners Merges with Austin Private Wealth, Adding $1.4B AUM & RIA Scale

Americas M&A Other Financial Investment Activities

Cerity Partners (~$140B AUM) will merge with ...

Republic Capital Group served as Austin Priva...

The deal expands Cerity’s Austin footprint an...

It continues Cerity’s acquisition-driven grow...

Manuel Chang Ordered to Pay $42.2M Over Mozambique Hidden Debts; full $2B Fraud Backdrop

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

A New York court ordered ex-Mozambique financ...

Chang was convicted in 2024 of wire-fraud and...

He signed illegal sovereign guarantees for lo...

Audits found major diversion and overpricing,...

Metalmark & Host in Maritime Logistics: Structure, Strategy & Governance Implications

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Metalmark Capital made an undisclosed minorit...

The deal supported Hosts acquisition and rede...

Host leveraged its vertically integrated mari...

The investment highlights a bet on U.S. marit...

Major Investment Bank Launches Special Advisory Services to Support Strategic Clients

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

JPMorgan has launched a new Special Advisory ...

The group will provide non-transactional guid...

It targets top-tier clients pursuing IPOs, tr...

The rollout starts small using internal exper...

Citic Securities’ 2025 Asia-Pacific Fee Trends in Investment Banking & Regulatory Shift

Asia Markets Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Citic Securities topped Asia-Pacific ex-Japan...

It also led Asia-Pacific bond underwriting, a...

Regional equity issuance rebounded, with tota...

Chinese banks filled the top five fee ranks, ...