Financial Updates – Page 6 – Financial Updates

Brown University’s Rise as a Mission-Driven VC Hub: Balancing Growth, Values & Innovation

Brown University’s startup scene is attractin...

Student-run Van Wickle Ventures, backed by Br...

The Nelson Center’s growing entrepreneurship ...

This VC influx raises strategic questions aro...

High School Venture Funds: Harker’s $25K Kickstart Offers VC Learning Without Equity

Americas Markets Venture Capital

Harker School’s Mehta Scholars program lets s...

The fund is fed by a $10 million endowment fr...

Students act as managing partners—taking fina...

The program exemplifies a broader trend of se...

Nevada’s StartUpNV Funds Crush Silicon Valley Returns in Just Four Years

Americas Markets Venture Capital

StartUpNV-affiliated funds have invested $14....

They have already returned about 30% of inves...

Overall performance is more than triple inves...

Advantages stem from lower competition and va...

KKR Dominates PE Fundraising 2020–24: What It Means for Private Equity Futures

Global Markets Private Equity

PEI 300 rankings for 2020–2024 show KKR narro...

Industry fundraising is essentially flat, but...

KKR, Blackstone, and EQT all manage hundreds ...

Smaller GPs must differentiate via specializa...

When Private Equity Enters Child Care: Scale vs. Equity and Quality Concerns

Americas Markets Private Equity

Private equity now owns most of the largest U...

Flagship operator KinderCare illustrates the ...

Evidence from Colorado and elsewhere suggests...

Policymakers are beginning to respond with gu...

How Private Equity is Reshaping Sports Ownership: Media Rights, Value & Risk

Americas M&A Private Equity

Private equity is rapidly expanding its role ...

Deals like the Lakers’ US$10 billion sale, th...

Investment is also flowing into adjacent area...

Key risks centre on inflated valuations, rest...

Private Equity’s Grip on U.S. Reproductive Care: Rising Costs, Risks & Health Threats

Americas Risk Private Equity

Private equity ownership has rapidly expanded...

Evidence from hospital acquisitions links PE ...

PE-driven strategies often raise prices, wors...

Regulatory gaps, uncertain long-term outcomes...

Private Equity’s Rising Political Clout Sparks Healthcare & Housing Regulation Risks

Americas Policy Private Equity

New research shows that when private equity a...

Private equity control in healthcare is linke...

With leveraged buyouts and assets under manag...

Regulators, lawmakers, and advocacy groups ar...

2026 M&A Boom: Canada Leads Global Surge with AI, Cross-Border Deals & PE Moves

Americas M&A Private Equity

Canadian and global M&A are expected to surge...

Canadian companies are ramping up U.S. acquis...

Cheaper and more stable financing from rate c...

Tariffs, U.S. trade policy shifts, regulatory...

OpenAI’s Project Mercury: How AI Is Reshaping Entry-Level Finance Roles

Global Markets Financial Services

OpenAI’s secretive “Project Mercury” hires ov...

These contractors earn about US$150 per hour ...

The initiative aims to automate junior banker...

Project Mercury reflects OpenAI’s push to mon...