Caproasia https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest BlackRock Aladdin Expands Private Markets Benchmarking for Performance Measurement with Preqin Benchmarks and Indices Solutions Allowing Investors to Access Reporting-Grade Indices & Customizable Benchmarks via Single Integrated Solution, Access 140,000+ Peer Benchmarks & 10,000+ Closed-End Indices on Preqin Benchmarks and Indices via BlackRock Technology Ecosystem (Include Preqin Pro, Aladdin, eFront & Aladdin Wealth) Latest Singapore-Based $2 Billion AI Agent Startup Manus AI in Talks with Tencent, ZhenFund & HSG (Previously Sequoia China & HongShan Capital Group) to Raise $1 Billion at $2 Billion Valuation to Unwind $2 Billion Buyout by Facebook Parent $1.7 Trillion Meta after China Government Blocked Foreign Acquisition of Manus AI, Founded in 2022 by Red Xiao Hong as a Product of China Startup Beijing Butterfly Effect Technology, Investors Include HongShan Capital Group (HSG), ZhenFund, Tencent & Benchmark Latest Japan Billionaire Masayoshi Son $225 Billion SoftBank Group Appoints Goldman Sachs 17-Year Veteran ex-Head of Japan Securities Division Mark Agne to Lead Finance & Technology at SoftBank Vision Fund, Mark Agne Joined SoftBank in 2019 & is Currently Managing Partner at SoftBank Investment Advisers, Mark Agne was at Goldman Sachs for 17 Years and Held Senior Roles Including as Head of Japan Securities Division & Co-Head of APAC Equity Trading United States $161 Billion Private Markets Asset Manager HarbourVest Partners Raised $4.75 Billion for 7th Direct Co-Investment Fund Program (HarbourVest Partners Co-Investment Fund VII Program) to Invest in Direct Co-Investments in Buyout & Growth Equity Strategies Alongside Leading Private Markets Sponsors, $500 Million Raised Allocated to Invest in Growth Equity & Expansion Stage Opportunities in AI, Healthcare Innovation, High-Growth Industries & Disruptive Technologies China Fines 4 Internet Live Streamers $1.9 Million for Tax Evasion, Reported High Sales Volume & Received Donations But Paid Low Taxes Indonesia Prosecutor Head of Special Crimes (Attorney General’s Office) Febrie Adriansyah (Age 58) Resigned after Police Seized $20 Million Cash & $9.7 Million Gold Bars (74 Kg), Named as Suspect in Extortion, Bribery & Money Laundering Corruption Investigation, Police Raided 12 Locations China $19 Billion Bank of Shanghai Wins China Court Appeal Lawsuit for $380 Million (CNY 2.58 Billion) Loan Repayment from China Conglomerate Baoneng Group & Founder Yao Zhenhua, Baoneng Group Founded in 1992 & in Distressed Since 2020 with $30 Billion (CNY 200 Billion) Debt United States $3.4 Trillion Asset Manager Capital Group Global Equity Study – Value Watch: 1,600 Largest Listed Companies with $35.3 Trillion Market Value in 2014 Generated $36.7 Trillion in Total Profits Over 12 Years (2014 to 2025) Representing 104% of 2014 Market Value, 12 Years of Profit to Payback Market Value of Largest 1,600 Listed Companies, 12 to 13 Year Payback Period on Track to be Repeated Latest Latest Latest UK $112 Billion Private Market Asset Manager Schroders Capital Annual Continuation Investments Research: 1) GP-Led Secondaries (Continuation) Deal Value Increased to $109 Billion in 2025 (2024: $76 Billion), 2) GP-Led Secondaries (Continuation) at Over $330 Billion by 2035, 3) 5 Key Structural Factors for Growth are Continued Private Equity Ownership to Drive Company Transformation, No Change of Owner, Continuation Investments are Cost-Effective Way to Deliver Ongoing Transformation, More Predictable Returns & Faster Liquidity Compared to Buyouts, Demand for Alternative Liquidity Solutions Due to Current Cyclical Exit Gap, 4) Businesses Remain in Private Equity Ownership Average 38% of Deal Count & 36% of Deal Value for Last 20 Years (Since 2006), 5) Top-Quality Companies Growth Path Exceed 4 to 5 Year Investment Lifecycle of Private Market Funds, 6) Companies with $1 Billion Below Enterprise Values are Structurally More Attractive Singapore $58 Billion Asset Manager Lion Global Investors & Brunei BIBD Securities Launched Shariah-Compliant Multi-Asset Solution Lion-BIBDS Islamic Income & Growth Fund Investing in Equities 70% & Fixed Income 30% with Regular Income & Potential for Long-Term Capital Appreciation, Previously Jointly Launched Lion-BIBDS Islamic Enhanced Liquidity Fund in 2024 March United States $1 Trillion Private Equity Firm Apollo Capital Management to Buy UK Low-Cost Airline easyJet with Higher Offer of $7.7 Billion (£5.7 billion) than United States $38 Billion Investment Firm Castlelake $7.3 Billion (£5.5 billion) Offer, easyJet Founded in 1995 by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou UK Maritime Defence Company Kraken Technology Group Raised $175 Million in Series B Funding at $1 Billion Valuation, Kraken Technology Group Founded in 2020 by Mal Crease, Investors Include DTCP, British Business Bank, NATO Innovation Fund, Rheinmetall, Inocea Group, HICO, Thesiger Capital Group, BOKA Capital, Supernova Invest & Hakluyt Capital Europe $307 Billion Private Equity Group EQT to Buy United States Data Centre Power Platform Copia Power for $2.6 Billion from United States $475 Billion Private Equity Firm Carlyle in All-Cash Deal, Copia Power Founded in 2021 by Carlyle United States $12 Billion Investment Firm B Capital-Led Investor Group (Include CalPERS) to Buy United States $416 Billion Asset Manager Russell Investments at $2.8 Billion Valuation from United States Private Equity Firms TA Associates & Reverence Capital Partners, Russell Investments Founded in 1936 by by Frank Russell United Arab Emirates Investment Firm Private Department of Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalid Al Nahyan Invests $1.1 Billion in United States LNG Company MidOcean Energy, MidOcean Energy Founded in 2022 by EIG United States $29.4 Billion Infrastructure Engineering Company MasTec to Buy United States Electrical Contractor Superior Group for $1.65 Billion ($1.175 Billion Cash & $475 Million Shares) in Cash & Share Deal, Superior Group Founded in 1925 Finland Bank S-Bank to Buy Finland Bank Oma Savings Bank for $651 Million (€571 Million) in All-Cash Deal, Representing +47% Premium to Unaffected Closing Price (8/7/26), Oma Savings Bank Founded in 1875, Oma Savings Bank Current Market Value at $631 Million, Share Price +35.2% YTD, +91.7% Last 12 Months & +24.5% Last 5 Years World Largest Private Equity Firm $1.3 Trillion Blackstone & United States $306 Billion Private Equity Firm TPG to Sell United States Hologic Gynecological Surgical Unit for $4 Billion China $11 Billion AI Startup Hong Kong-Listed MiniMax to Raise $2 Billion in New Shares Sale & Bonds Issue, Plans China Secondary Listing IPO, Founded in 2022 by Yan Junjie, Yang Bin & Zhou Yucong, Current Market Value at $10.8 Billion, Share Price +62.8% Since Hong Kong IPO in 2026 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