Finance Updates – Page 7 – Finance Updates

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

Americas Markets Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

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 Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

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 Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

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 Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

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 Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

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 Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

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 Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

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 Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

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...

Why Mid-Level PE Talent Are Fleeing Big Firms & How Smaller Funds Win

Americas Firms Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

Deferred and uncertain carry at large private...

Slow exits, higher interest rates, long vesti...

Smaller or sector-focused funds are luring ta...

This talent reshuffling threatens execution c...

GP-Stake Sales Surge Past $3.5B: Private Equity Firms Turn to Divestitures for Liquidity

Americas Markets Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

Private-equity firms are increasingly selling...

Surveys show a sharp rise in managers plannin...

These stake sales sit alongside booming secon...

While the tools offer capital and flexibility...