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03 Jun

Thoma Bravo's $34 Billion Fundraising Haul Bucks Private-Equity Slowdown

Many firms have been struggling to return cash to investors and raise money.

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Julius Baer Charts Path to Growth With Further Cost Cuts

The bank is looking to boost growth in its core wealth management business and address lingering legacy issues.

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Jamie Dimon Says He Isn't Retiring Anytime Soon

The chief executive's would-be successors will need to wait at least a few more years.

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Circle Boosts IPO Range and Targets Valuation of $7.2 Billion

The initial public offering should take place later this week, with a likely debut of Thursday.

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Private Equity Confronts Swollen Investment Backlogs With Dealmaking Stuck

A sense of urgency mounts as fund investors clamor for cash and firms hold around 30,000 unsold companies.

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Antares Closes $1.2 Billion Credit Secondary Deal to Cash Out Fund Investors

Ares Management is backing the continuation fund, an increasingly popular tool for private-credit managers to return cash to their investors.

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Sapphire Ventures' Cathy Gao Talks AI Investing and Deciding What Risks to Take

Speaking at last week's Web Summit in Vancouver, Gao discusses the 'sweet spot' in investing, the threat Big Tech presents to startups and what competition for deals is doing to valuations.

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Funds Promising Shelter From Wild Swings Are Booming. But Do They Deliver?

Investors have poured $56 billion into so-called equity hedged funds and ETFs.

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Replacing Buffett's Insurance Mastermind Is Berkshire's Next Succession Mystery

Who should take over for Ajit Jain-the brains behind Berkshire Hathaway's insurance powerhouse-when he is ready to step down? Berkshire watchers have some ideas.

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Fed's Waller Highlights a Path to 2025 Rate Cuts

A short-lived bump in tariff-driven inflation could pass quickly enough to allow U.S. interest-rate cuts later this year, especially if tariffs themselves ease, Fed governor Christopher Waller said.

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Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk

Find insight on U.S. home listings, U.K. house prices, NatWest, and more in the latest Market Talks covering Financial Services.

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Pension Funds Won't Save the Bond Market

Higher yields on long-term bonds have helped many pensions derisk. Now their appetite might be waning.

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The Mortgage-Market Questions Key to a Public Offering for Fannie and Freddie

The Trump administration wants to sell shares in two government-controlled companies that are crucial for getting a mortgage. But it first needs to figure out what it wants the mortgage market to look like.

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HSBC Retreats From Banking Smaller U.S. Businesses

HSBC is disbanding a division that serves small and medium-size companies in the U.S., part of a push to focus on markets where it has an edge.

 

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