Finance

Private Equity

Thoma Bravo’s $34B Win Leaves PE Rivals Choking on Exhaust Fumes

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Private equity is stuck in a cycle of fewer exits, fewer returns, and fewer backers willing to sign up for new funds.

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Finance

US Corporate Giants Tap Euro Debt Market

A surge in US companies issuing euro-denominated debt has seen some €40 billion borrowed at a record pace this year.

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Finance

Magnificent Seven Burns Short-Sellers as Goldman Banks on a Comeback

The Mag 7 companies have been weighed down by an unholy economic trinity: tariffs, AI disruption, and antitrust.

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Markets

Weak Treasury Auction Sends Stocks Tumbling

After the auction, the yield on the 20-year note rose to 5.125%, the highest level since back in November 2023.

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Media & Entertainment

‘Eras Tour’ Logistics Team Bought for $1 Billion

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Consider it a big bet on the future of live events, which, in Swiftie speak, GCL knows about “All Too Well.”

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Private Equity

Private Equity, Sports and Games Sidestep Frozen M&A Pipelines

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Dealmaking among private equity firms and in the sports and video games sectors has gone full steam ahead amid a global M&A freeze.

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Finance

Why Stock Exchanges Want a Piece of Texas, ‘The Wall Street of the South’

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