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SoftBank to Acquire DigitalBridge for $4B: Reinforcing AI Infrastructure Ambitions

SoftBank will acquire DigitalBridge for about...

DigitalBridge is a major digital infrastructu...

The deal is expected to close in the second h...

SoftBank is using the acquisition to secure c...

SoftBank to Buy DigitalBridge for $4B in Push to Own AI Infrastructure

Global M&A Information

SoftBank will acquire DigitalBridge for about...

DigitalBridge manages about $108 billion in d...

The deal, unanimously backed by DigitalBridge...

SoftBank plans to keep DigitalBridge as a sep...

Asia-Pacific Deal-Making Surge in 2025: China & Japan Drive PE, Tech & Strategic Investment

Asia M&A Information

Asia-Pacific M&A rebounded strongly in 2025 t...

China’s 2025 M&A volume rose roughly 19% to a...

Deal activity is concentrated in AI, semicond...

Despite the rebound, weak consumption, proper...

Why SoftBank’s $4B DigitalBridge Buy Signals a Bet on AI Infrastructure

Global M&A Information

SoftBank agreed to acquire DigitalBridge for ...

The deal gives SoftBank control of a $108 bil...

DigitalBridge will continue operating as a se...

SoftBank views the acquisition as core to its...

Top FinTech Trends for 2026: AI Agents, Tokenization, Embedded Finance & More

Global Forecast Information

FinTech in 2026 is defined by agentic AI, emb...

Customer expectations for hyper-personalized,...

Stablecoins, digital identity, quantum-safe s...

Incumbents and startups must balance rapid in...

Big Tech Debt Surge Tightens IG Bond Spreads as AI CapEx Blows Past Historic Issuance

Americas Markets Information

Big Tech companies including Alphabet, Meta, ...

Credit spreads on investment-grade corporate ...

Heavy AI-related borrowing is tying up corpor...

Analysts expect up to $1.5 trillion of AI-lin...

China’s 1 Trillion Yuan Fund to Drive Hard-Tech Startups in AI, Biomedicine & Semiconductors

Asia Tech Information

China has launched a 100 billion yuan nationa...

The fund uses a three-tier structure (nationa...

Investments target companies valued under 500...

Designed as 20-year “patient capital,” the fu...

SoftBank’s $4B Buyout of DigitalBridge Marks Pivot into AI Infrastructure

Global M&A Information

SoftBank agreed to acquire DigitalBridge for ...

DigitalBridge, which manages around $108 bill...

The deal accelerates SoftBank’s push into “ph...

SoftBank is reallocating capital, including p...

How the GENIUS Act Transforms Stablecoin & Crypto Regulation in the U.S.

Americas Policy Information

The GENIUS Act creates the first comprehensiv...

Only permitted payment stablecoin issuers—ban...

Issuers must hold fully backed, highly liquid...

The law aims to boost onshore stablecoin grow...

China Backs ¥150 Billion Funds to Boost Hard-Tech Startups in Key Strategic Sectors

Asia Policy Information

China has launched three state-backed venture...

The funds target sectors like semiconductors,...

They sit within a national guidance fund stru...

Strategically, the program aims to reduce for...