Financial Updates – Page 5 – Financial Updates

Bridgewater’s Pure Alpha Rallies 33% in 2025 on AI, Equities & Strategic Shift

Bridgewater’s Pure Alpha macro fund returned ...

Other Bridgewater strategies also posted stro...

Results were driven by US equity and AI-stock...

Bridgewater is capping Pure Alpha’s size, inv...

VC Outlook 2026: AI Surge, Late-Stage Grit & Early-Stage Decline

Global Forecast Venture Capital

Global VC dollars are rising despite fewer de...

AI dominates venture funding, capturing over ...

Early-stage funding is contracting while grow...

With IPOs and M&A rebounding, investors in 20...

Global Surge in University Spinout Funding: Deep Tech, Equity, and Pre-seed Trends

Global Markets Venture Capital

Universities worldwide are rapidly launching ...

These vehicles range from small internal fund...

Data from the UK and Europe show academic spi...

Universities are increasingly acting as both ...

Private Equity 2026 Outlook: Exits Climb, Dry Powder Shrinks & Continuation Funds Rise

Global Forecast Private Equity

Private equity enters 2026 with a backlog of ...

Dry powder is down from 2023 peaks and increa...

Exit values have rebounded but are concentrat...

Continuation vehicles and GP-led self-deals n...

Why Private Equity Firms Are Selling GP Stakes to Unlock Liquidity in Tight Markets

Americas Markets Private Equity

Traditional PE exits like IPOs and strategic ...

GP-stake transactions and secondary-market ac...

Both GPs and LPs are driving this shift as th...

Top-tier firms can still secure favorable ter...

Why Canadian Pension Funds Are Shifting Private Equity Strategy Toward Partnerships & Co-Investments

Americas Firms Private Equity

Canada’s largest pension funds are revamping ...

CDPQ and OMERS are leading the shift by reduc...

CPP Investments maintains a sizable private e...

This pivot opens more opportunity for global ...

Morgan Stanley’s 2025 Year-End: Strong Gains, Key Risks, and What’s Next

Americas Markets Financial Services

Morgan Stanley shares finished 2025’s final s...

U.S. equity indices also slipped on the last ...

Investors now turn to Morgan Stanley’s Januar...

Key 2026 themes include stretched tech/AI val...

How BDA Partners Became Asia’s Cross-Border Deal Leader in Sell-Side Investment Banking

Asia M&A Financial Services

BDA Partners, founded in 1996, has grown to o...

More than three-quarters of its transactions ...

Strategic alliances with William Blair and th...

Recent recognition such as the 2024 “Investme...

Vestar’s $1.2B Continuation Deal Fuels Circana’s Global Expansion

Global M&A Private Equity

Vestar Capital Partners closed a $1.2 billion...

The GP-led secondary structure gave existing ...

Circana, formed from the merger of IRI and NP...

New capital is expected to fund initiatives l...

How California’s New Health Laws Redefine PE Strategy in Outpatient Medical & Dental

Americas M&A Private Equity

Private equity-backed consolidation in outpat...

California enacted AB 1415 and SB 351, effect...

Evidence tying healthcare consolidation to hi...

PE healthcare investors now face greater deal...