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Wednesday, September 9

World

Germany holds the line against a larger EU budgetFT · 40m
FirstFT: Trump tariff remarks cost lead candidate IMF jobFT · 1h
Trump promises $5,000 ‘dividend’ for US voters if Republicans win midtermsFT · 1h
Japan must raise rates, central banker saysFT · 1h
Drone Deal Kicks Off Consolidation in Ukraine’s 500-Company IndustryWSJ · 1h
The new rainmakers of European private equityFT · 1h
Lessons drawn from Charles GoodhartFT · 1h
The end of the ‘win-win’ eraFT · 1h
IMF ditched top candidate for chief economist job over Trump tariff remarksFT · 1h
Linklaters poaches top lawyer in latest Wachtell raidFT · 1h
Numbers returned to prison after release at ‘crisis’ levels, UK probation watchdog warnsFT · 1h
Dorchester to sell Qatari sheikh’s car over unpaid £460,000 billFT · 1h
How Ukraine’s anti-graft bureau became a ‘Sword of Damocles’FT · 1h
Denmark’s women on the edge: new fiction from Dorthe Nors and Helle HelleFT · 1h
Five of London’s best in-store restaurants and cafésFT · 1h
Milei’s great free trade experimentFT · 1h
EU social media ban to test fragile truce with TrumpFT · 1h
Moonshot capitalism: AI rewrites the venture capital playbookFT · 1h
Starbucks bets $1bn on coffee house antidote to lonely digital livesFT · 1h
The world at warFT · 1h
US-China borrowing costs diverge to widest level everFT · 1h
Will South Korea follow through on $350bn deal with Trump?FT · 4h
With Close Calls on U.S. Warships, Iran Shows New Appetite for EscalationWSJ · 4h
China warns bankers not to flood IPO marketFT · 4h
New AI health tools need ‘L-plates’, says UK reviewFT · 6h
UK universities pledge work experience to more than 1mn studentsFT · 6h
UK charges three times as much as other G7 countries for citizenshipFT · 6h
The Baltic Country Calling for Calm in the Face of Russian ThreatWSJ · 6h
Trump’s Top Advisers Confront Possibility That Iran War Lasts Through End of TermWSJ · 6h
Opinion | An India-China Rapprochement Isn’t in the CardsWSJ · 7h
Opinion | AI May Become the Third SuperpowerWSJ · 8h
Opinion | The Europeans’ Post-9/11 AdviceWSJ · 8h
Opinion | Hindsight Is Denied in WarWSJ · 10h
Brent Hits $100 as U.S.-Iran Escalation, Houthi Strikes Deepen Gulf Supply FearsWSJ · 10h
Huawei Faces U.S. Criminal Trial Weeks Before Trump-Xi MeetingWSJ · 12h
Opinion | Leipzig Attack Is a Warning of the Drone Threat Against EuropeWSJ · 13h
America Leans on Fusion Breakthroughs to Turbocharge Its Nuclear Weapon ArsenalWSJ · 14h
Best High-Yield Savings Accounts for September 2026: Up to 4.50%WSJ · 16h
The Morning Risk Report: Iranian Airline Favored by the Regime Is Defying SanctionsWSJ · 18h
Anthropic Researcher Quits Over Industry’s Rush to Build Self-Improving AIWSJ · 19h
Are Germany’s Factories Turning a Corner?WSJ · 23h

Business

Eurail, the Longtime Savior of Shoestring Backpackers, Ditches Its NameNYT · 43m
FirstFT: Trump tariff remarks cost lead candidate IMF jobFT · 1h
Oil Hits $100 a Barrel as Turmoil Intensifies in Middle EastNYT · 1h
Saudi Oil Exports Plunge as Spread of War Shuts Off Shipping RoutesNYT · 1h
Miami Crash Puts Focus on Houston Astros Owner’s Cargo-Jet BusinessWSJ · 1h
Drone Deal Kicks Off Consolidation in Ukraine’s 500-Company IndustryWSJ · 1h
The new rainmakers of European private equityFT · 1h
Lessons drawn from Charles GoodhartFT · 1h
London credit investor Arini hit by Europe’s thorniest credit tradesFT · 1h
Linklaters poaches top lawyer in latest Wachtell raidFT · 1h
Oil shock revives interest in clean hydrogenFT · 1h
The battery price war is playing into CATL’s handsFT · 1h
EU social media ban to test fragile truce with TrumpFT · 1h
Moonshot capitalism: AI rewrites the venture capital playbookFT · 1h
City of London set to drop century-old rule against logos on buildingsFT · 1h
Starbucks bets $1bn on coffee house antidote to lonely digital livesFT · 1h
Trust companies turn away crypto-rich on money-laundering fearsFT · 1h
China warns bankers not to flood IPO marketFT · 4h
Justice Dept. Investigates Nvidia Deal With GroqNYT · 5h
New AI health tools need ‘L-plates’, says UK reviewFT · 6h
Foldable iPhone Duo will cost $1,999 as Apple raises smartphone pricesFT · 6h
Philip Morris Expands Zyn Nicotine Pouch Lineup, Adds More Pouches Per CanWSJ · 7h
Windscreen giant Belron explores mega-IPOFT · 7h
American Eagle Says Still ‘Work to Do’ on Core Brand as Sales RiseWSJ · 7h
Drone almost struck Zelenskyy’s plane, says UkraineFT · 7h
LIV races to re-sign golfers to clinch $300mn bankruptcy rescueFT · 7h
Bond Market Rebuffs Treasury’s $6 Billion Plan to Reduce Borrowing CostsNYT · 8h
Ford CEO Says Transportation Secretary Had ‘Basic Misunderstandings’ in LetterWSJ · 8h
Ford CEO Says Transportation Secretary Had ‘Basic Misunderstandings’ in LetterWSJ · 8h
Hunter Biden’s ‘Laptop’ Crypto Coin Plummets Upon LaunchingNYT · 8h
Opinion | The Europeans’ Post-9/11 AdviceWSJ · 8h
Energy & Utilities Roundup: Market TalkWSJ · 8h
Top US official named to OpenAI non-profit board warns advanced AI could be ‘deadly’FT · 8h
Roger Marshall Sued 700 Patients for Debts; 81 Were Arrested. Now He’s a Senator.NYT · 8h
Trump’s Midterm Pitch Clouded by Iran War and Canada TariffsNYT · 9h
Meet Deere’s JD, an AI Assistant Aimed at Helping Farmers—and Its SalesWSJ · 9h
Brent Crude Tops $100 A Barrel on Middle East EscalationWSJ · 10h
Brent Hits $100 as U.S.-Iran Escalation, Houthi Strikes Deepen Gulf Supply FearsWSJ · 10h
Oil hits $100 for first time since JulyFT · 10h
Best Small-Business Loans in September 2026WSJ · 10h
AI labs test the rigour of credit rating agenciesFT · 11h
Dunkin’ Boss Named Interim CEO of Inspire Brands Ahead of IPOWSJ · 12h
Huawei Faces U.S. Criminal Trial Weeks Before Trump-Xi MeetingWSJ · 12h
JPMorgan chief Dimon meets Burnham amid Budget windfall tax fearsFT · 12h
Porsche AG Eyes Wider Margins After $1.2 Billion Sale of Bugatti, Rimac StakesWSJ · 12h
Joseph Rice, Lowcountry Lawyer Who Took On Big Tobacco, Dies at 72NYT · 12h
Why California Is Reconsidering Its Decision to Shun Nuclear PowerNYT · 13h
Tether launches private credit fund in effort to boost stablecoin useFT · 13h
Chewy Shares Slide as Consumers Pare Back Spending on Pet TreatsWSJ · 13h
Clay, an A.I. Sales Tool Provider, Raises $115 MillionNYT · 13h
The cost of UK air disruptions spreads far beyond the hit to airlines’ profitFT · 14h
Number 10 backs UK air traffic control boss as airlines hit out at disruptionFT · 14h
America Leans on Fusion Breakthroughs to Turbocharge Its Nuclear Weapon ArsenalWSJ · 14h
Peter Thiel-Backed AI Startup Cognition Raises Funds at $48 Billion ValuationWSJ · 15h
States That Gave Data Centers Billions in Tax Breaks Are Now Ripping Up the DealsWSJ · 15h
DOJ Requests Additional Information Regarding Fox, Roku DealWSJ · 15h
More Money Than They Ever Imagined—and No Clue How to Spend ItWSJ · 15h
TSA PreCheck Now Unlocks Access to Visit Airports Without a Plane TicketNYT · 15h
Sydney Sweeney Brings Star Power to Prediction Market PushWSJ · 16h
Analog Devices to Acquire Alif Semiconductor for $1.35 BillionWSJ · 16h
Best Business Debt Consolidation Loans in September 2026WSJ · 16h
Measuring the Cost of Trump’s Multiple WarsNYT · 17h
Albertsons Names Former HP, eBay CEO Meg Whitman as Executive Chair to Help Spur GrowthWSJ · 17h
Jersey Mike’s Logs Higher Revenue on Growing Customer BaseWSJ · 18h
Readers Respond to Audit and AI Advice; More Trade Disruptions AheadWSJ · 18h
Signet Jewelers Raises Outlook After Swinging to Quarterly ProfitWSJ · 18h
A.I. Music Giant Suno Tries to Play Nice With Record LabelsNYT · 18h
Shipping Nations Warn of Structural Shift in Global TradeWSJ · 18h
The Morning Risk Report: Iranian Airline Favored by the Regime Is Defying SanctionsWSJ · 18h
Independence Realty Trust and Centerspace Agree to $8.1 Billion MergerWSJ · 18h
What Qualtrics’ CEO Says Software Companies Must PossessWSJ · 19h
Anthropic Researcher Quits Over Industry’s Rush to Build Self-Improving AIWSJ · 19h
The High-Stakes Gamble Playing Out in the Natural-Gas MarketWSJ · 20h
It’s Getting Harder to Return Things—and It’s Making Shoppers MadWSJ · 20h
It’s Getting Harder to Return Things—and It’s Making Shoppers MadWSJ · 20h
As He Backs ICE Crackdown, Nebraska Governor Employs Undocumented WorkersNYT · 20h
The U.S. Wants Companies to Hire More Vets. Most Are Falling Short of Targets.WSJ · 20h
Nordic Energy Company Fortum Shares Jump on Google Nuclear Power AgreementWSJ · 21h
L Catterton-Led Consortium to Buy Majority Stake in HyroxWSJ · 23h

Markets & Economy

Nakhle: Oil Volatility to Stay Until Iran Endgame ClearBBG · 10m
Bank of Japan Tightening Bets, U.S. Pressure Spark Yen RecoveryWSJ · 30m
Schroders Buys Hungary Bonds in 1990s-Style Bet on Euro AdoptionBBG · 44m
Upstage Co-Founder Lee on AI Race, StrategyBBG · 1h
Mavuso: Slow Reforms Are Holding Back InvestmentBBG · 1h
India Favors Central Bank Digital Currencies for BRICS PaymentsBBG · 1h
RBI Sees Common Technology Providers as Financial Stability RiskBBG · 1h
Interactive Brokers' Friedland on Risk AppetiteBBG · 1h
Tuttle Capital CEO: I Am Concerned About RatesBBG · 1h
ECB to Hike Interest Rates Again as Iran War Fans InflationBBG · 1h
Data Centers Light Fire Under Uranium PricesWSJ · 1h
Japan must raise rates, central banker saysFT · 1h
The new rainmakers of European private equityFT · 1h
London credit investor Arini hit by Europe’s thorniest credit tradesFT · 1h
Oil shock revives interest in clean hydrogenFT · 1h
Fans, franchises and the big four: how private capital is targeting elite sportFT · 1h
Trust companies turn away crypto-rich on money-laundering fearsFT · 1h
AI Debt Binge Is Reordering Risk Hierarchy With Emerging BondsBBG · 1h
Britain Faces Winter With Soaring Gas Prices and Thin ReservesBBG · 1h
AI rewrites the venture capital playbookFT · 1h
US-China borrowing costs diverge to widest level everFT · 1h
NZ Finance Minister Blocks RBNZ Bid to Carry Over UnderspendBBG · 2h
Singapore Dollar Consolidates But May Be Weighed by Rising OilWSJ · 2h
Bank of Korea Warns on Derivatives Tied to Korean ChipmakersBBG · 2h
Trump Says Strait of Hormuz Should Be 'Trump Strait'BBG · 2h
Adani Stocks Rebound as Group Steps Up FundraisingBBG · 3h
China Fund With 182% Return Sees Bullish Case for Optical StocksBBG · 3h
Australia Softens LNG Exporters’ Domestic Supply RequirementsBBG · 3h
BOJ’s Masu Says Will Continue to Raise Benchmark RateBBG · 4h
Innovation Propels e.l.f's Beauty SuccessBBG · 4h
They Lost Their Money to Scammers—and Now Battle the U.S. Government to Recover ItWSJ · 4h
Gold Steady Ahead of U.S. Inflation DataWSJ · 4h
China warns bankers not to flood IPO marketFT · 4h
Nikkei Falls 0.6%, Dragged by Construction, Retail StocksWSJ · 5h
Oil Rises Amid Escalation in Mideast ConflictWSJ · 5h
China-US 10-Year Bond Yield Gap Widens to Record on Policy SplitBBG · 5h
Weak Southeast Asia Bond Sales Offer Opportunity, Funds SayBBG · 5h
Gold Steadies Near $4,400 as Traders Weigh Fed Rate-Hike PathBBG · 6h
UK Universities Want Wider Tax Break for Firms Hiring Young WorkersBBG · 6h
UK House Prices Remain Under Pressure as Mortgage Costs RiseBBG · 6h
Vietnam’s Mortgage Rate Surge Putting Homeownership Out of ReachBBG · 6h
Port of LA Hits Three-Month Record as Cargo Peak Stretches OnBBG · 7h
Windscreen giant Belron explores mega-IPOFT · 7h
Stocks Drop in Asia as Oil Stokes Inflation Fears: Markets WrapBBG · 7h
Latest Oil Market News and Analysis for Sept. 10BBG · 7h
Republicans Kick Off Midterm Rally in TexasWSJ · 7h
WSJ Dollar Index Falls 0.06% to 94.85WSJ · 8h
U.S. Stocks Fall as War Escalation, Oil Spike ContinueWSJ · 8h
Basic Materials Roundup: Market TalkWSJ · 8h
Bessent’s Latest Buyback Move Leaves Investors Wanting MoreWSJ · 8h
Financial Services Roundup: Market TalkWSJ · 8h
Tech, Media & Telecom Roundup: Market TalkWSJ · 8h
Texas Stock Exchange Is Close to Winning Its First Major Listing From New YorkWSJ · 8h
U.S. Treasury Plans $6 Billion Buyback, Yields RiseWSJ · 9h
Steve Witkoff Earned More Than $100 Million From Entity Tied to Trump CryptoWSJ · 9h
Apple Introduces Foldable iPhoneWSJ · 9h
Hunter Biden’s $LAPTOP memecoin crashes shortly after launchFT · 9h
U.S. Natural Gas Futures Fall As Weather Set to TurnWSJ · 9h
Brent Crude Tops $100 A Barrel on Middle East EscalationWSJ · 10h
Oil hits $100 for first time since JulyFT · 10h
Treasury yields jump as Bessent’s $6bn buyback plan disappoints investorsFT · 11h
AI labs test the rigour of credit rating agenciesFT · 11h
ECB’s Nagel Says AI Will Be ‘Litmus Test’ for Europe’s FutureBBG · 11h
Porsche Lifts Margin Forecast After €1 Billion Bugatti SaleBBG · 12h
Tether launches private credit fund in effort to boost stablecoin useFT · 13h
‘I am the house now’: Bessent warns traders not to bet against yenFT · 13h
Traders Bet on Four Rate Hikes From ECB and BOE as Oil SurgesBBG · 14h
Bessent Jawboning Risks Raising Expectations BOJ Can’t MeetBBG · 15h
Poland Keeps Rates Unchanged as Fuel Costs Boost InflationBBG · 16h
10 of the Best Financial Advisor Companies: Well-Known Fiduciary Investment Firms to ConsiderWSJ · 16h
Mexico Inflation Ticks Up Again as Banxico Holds Rates FirmBBG · 17h
JPMorgan CEO Dimon Meets UK Leaders as Windfall Bank Tax ConsideredBBG · 17h
How to fix the brittleness caused by Treasury basis tradesFT · 18h
FirstFT: Oil hits $100 as fears rise over global suppliesFT · 19h
Watch the AI Boom’s Weakest LinkWSJ · 19h
Chinese Regulators Seek Higher Bar for Humanoid-Robotics ListingsWSJ · 19h
Silver Lake to merge French software groups in €10bn dealFT · 19h
The High-Stakes Gamble Playing Out in the Natural-Gas MarketWSJ · 20h
European Indexes Slide as Higher Oil Weighs on Defense Stocks, BanksWSJ · 22h
Stock Market News, Sept. 9, 2026: 10-Year Yield Jumps as Treasury Buyback Plan Disappoints InvestorsWSJ · 22h
Oil nears $100 as US launches new strikes on Iranian tankersFT · 22h

Tech

Drone Deal Kicks Off Consolidation in Ukraine’s 500-Company IndustryWSJ · 1h
EU social media ban to test fragile truce with TrumpFT · 1h
Moonshot capitalism: AI rewrites the venture capital playbookFT · 1h
My First Impressions of the New Folding iPhone DuoWSJ · 5h
My First Impressions of the New Folding iPhone DuoWSJ · 5h
How Would AI Actually Kill Us All? What to Know About the AI Doomsday DebateWSJ · 5h
How Would AI Actually Kill Us All? What to Know About the AI Doomsday DebateWSJ · 5h
New AI health tools need ‘L-plates’, says UK reviewFT · 6h
Foldable iPhone Duo will cost $1,999 as Apple raises smartphone pricesFT · 6h
Star AI Researcher Is Leaving MetaWSJ · 7h
Drone almost struck Zelenskyy’s plane, says UkraineFT · 7h
Republicans Kick Off Midterm Rally in TexasWSJ · 7h
Opinion | AI May Become the Third SuperpowerWSJ · 8h
Top US official named to OpenAI non-profit board warns advanced AI could be ‘deadly’FT · 8h
Meet Deere’s JD, an AI Assistant Aimed at Helping Farmers—and Its SalesWSJ · 9h
Apple Debuts New Foldable iPhone Duo, New CEO and New (Higher) PricesWSJ · 9h
Apple Debuts New Foldable iPhone Duo, New CEO and New (Higher) PricesWSJ · 9h
The Case for Saving Every AI ChatWSJ · 10h
AI labs test the rigour of credit rating agenciesFT · 11h
Anthropic Researcher Quits Over ‘Out-of-Control’ AI FearsWSJ · 12h
Anthropic Researcher Quits Over ‘Out-of-Control’ AI FearsWSJ · 12h
Huawei Faces U.S. Criminal Trial Weeks Before Trump-Xi MeetingWSJ · 12h
Choose your own adventure, career editionFT · 13h
America Leans on Fusion Breakthroughs to Turbocharge Its Nuclear Weapon ArsenalWSJ · 14h
America Leans on Fusion Breakthroughs to Turbocharge Its Nuclear Weapon ArsenalWSJ · 14h
Peter Thiel-Backed AI Startup Cognition Raises Funds at $48 Billion ValuationWSJ · 15h
States That Gave Data Centers Billions in Tax Breaks Are Now Ripping Up the DealsWSJ · 15h
More Money Than They Ever Imagined—and No Clue How to Spend ItWSJ · 15h
Is China Stealing American AI? Why ‘Distillation’ Has Washington Up in ArmsWSJ · 17h
Silver Lake to merge French software groups in €10bn dealFT · 19h
Thiel-backed start-up to mass-produce ‘deep strike’ missiles in Europe and USFT · 19h
Anthropic researcher quits over AI labs ‘gambling with our lives’FT · 20h
Gaming group Evolution’s own report found it made money in banned marketsFT · 22h

Deal Flow

M&A / Strategic

Poste Italiane raised its cash-and-stock takeover offer for Telecom Italia by 5% to $13.2B18h
GE Aerospace agreed to buy castings manufacturer Consolidated Precision Products from Warburg Pincus and Berkshire Partners for $11.75B18h
PE-backed Florida-based lender EverBank Financial will merge with PWN-based peer WaFd in a $3.9B reverse merger18h
Anthropic walked away from a $6B acquisition of real-world AI model startup Decart AI18h
Blackstone is exploring a $2B sale of medical-grade skincare company ZO Skin Health18h
CVC is exploring a $2B sale of personal care rollup Arthea, which counts Dr Teal's in its portfolio18h
Canada's Tamarack Valley Energy agreed to buy Headwater Exploration in a $2.3B all-stock deal18h
PE firm Cerberus is nearing a $1.4B deal for the defense unit of $2B-listed UK engineering group Goodwin18h
LVMH-linked PE firm L Catterton will buy a controlling stake in fitness competition brand Hyrox from Switzerland-based Infront Sports & Media at a $700M valuation18h
Fintech Chime will acquire nationally chartered Stride Bank for $590M18h
Italian PE firm Renaissance Partners will buy yacht interiors maker De Wave from Platinum Equity for $465M18h
Czech activist investor Starteepo built a 7.3% stake in $420M-listed office solutions firm Xerox and is pushing for a review of its financial services business18h
Philippine property developer Vista Land & Landscapes is looking to sell assets to meet debt obligations, including a $420M bond due next year18h
CBRE Investment Management acquired Cerberus' net-lease real estate business Tenet Equity for $1.6B18h
Clinical laboratory giant Labcorp agreed to acquire specialty laboratory provider MLM Medical Labs18h
Robinhood will take minority stakes in Crypto.com's crypto exchange and prediction markets business as part of a prediction markets partnership18h
Volkswagen is considering divesting motorcycle maker Ducati as part of its restructuring18h
Italian lender UniCredit acquired a minority stake in German credit markets fintech VC Trade18h
Miner Rio Tinto agreed to acquire the Aurukun bauxite project in Australia from Glencore and Mitsubishi Development18h

VC

Europe's biggest AI startup Mistral raised a $3.5B round at a $24.5B post-money valuation led by Samsung, EU's Scaleup Europe Fund, and PSG Equity18h
AI coding startup Cognition raised a $2B Series E at a $48B valuation led by a16z, Accel, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, and Avenir18h
Rocket launch startup Stoke Space raised a $1B Series E at a $10B valuation led by Point72 Ventures and Spark Capital18h
Enterprise banking fintech Ramp is in early talks to raise a $1B round at a $60B valuation18h
UK drone startup Uforce is in talks to raise a $500M round at a $5B valuation led by Valor Equity Partners18h
The Exploration Company, a European reusable-space startup, raised a $450M Series C co-led by Atomico and the EQT-managed Scaleup Europe Fund18h
Celero Communications, an AI infrastructure semiconductor company, raised a $275M Series C at a $3B valuation led by Atreides, Valor Equity Partners, and CapitalG18h
Split Pay, a lending startup focused on rent and mortgage lending, raised $125M across a Series A and Series B led by Khosla Ventures, Thrive Capital, and Affirm CEO Max Levchin18h
TabaPay, a money movement platform, raised a $155M growth round led by FTV Capital18h
Forus, an AI network connecting doctors, pharmacies, payers and biopharma, raised a $150M Series C at a $3B valuation led by Bain Capital Ventures18h
Poseidon Aerospace, an uncrewed cargo aircraft startup, raised a $60M Series A led by TQ Ventures18h
Bluecore Energy, a small nuclear reactor startup building floating barges, raised a $50M seed round led by Silverton Partners18h
Antioch, a robotics simulation platform, raised a $32M Series A led by Greylock Partners18h
Blee, a marketing compliance software for financial services, raised $27M across a seed and Series A led by Fin Capital and SMBC18h

IPOs / Listings / Issuances / Block Trades

Amazon acquired rights to buy $4B of Qualcomm stock as part of a $60B AI chip deal18h
National Stock Exchange of India is likely to price its downsized India IPO below a marketed range to raise $2.5B at a $46.6B valuation18h
Chinese chipmaker Longsys raised $903M in an upsized Hong Kong listing priced at a 44% discount to its China trading18h
Nuclear supplier Holtec is seeking to raise $900M at a $10.2B valuation in an IPO18h
Danish energy company Andel Holding is looking to sell a 1.6% stake worth $467M in Danish wind farm company Orsted just one year after its investment18h
Torrent's gas distribution arm Torrent Gas filed updated papers for its $418M India IPO18h
Warburg Pincus-backed Singaporean telecoms tech firm Circles Group plans to spin off its digital software services platform for several hundred million dollars18h
Australian data center company Firmus Technologies is starting investor meetings for an Australia IPO18h

SPAC / SPV

Nuclear services firm HGP Intelligent Energy will merge with Meshflow Acquisition at a $1.2B valuation18h
Telecom infrastructure firm Gibson Technical Services will merge with NMP Acquisition Corp. at a $400M valuation18h

Debt

SoftBank is sounding out interest for a $10B-$20B dollar junk-bond sale18h
Lenders including Bank of America and Deutsche Bank launched a $3.3B debt sale to back Platinum Equity's 50% purchase of Nestle's water business for $2.9B18h
Saudi smart city project NEOM raised $3B in financing from HSBC, Bank of China, Crédit Agricole JPMorgan, Bank of America, and others18h
Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries plans to raise $1.3B in its first local FX bond sale since 202118h
Amazon hired banks for a debut sterling bond sale18h

Bankruptcy / Restructuring / Distressed

Clearlake-backed specialty materials manufacturer Alkegen filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with plans to eliminate $3.1B of debt18h
Senegal will seek to negotiate a debt reprofiling instead of a restructuring in talks with creditors to make its loans sustainable and qualify for an IMF bailout18h
Saudi's PGA rival LIV Golf filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after SWF PIF pulled funding with players in advanced talks to take control of the business and BC Partners and others in talks to provide exit financing18h

Funds / Secondaries

a16z added $1.75B of fresh capital to its fifth growth fund, increasing its size to $8.5B just months after closing18h
UK PE firm Cinven raised $2.7B for its second strategic MM fund18h
Nordic PE firm Axcel raised $2.4B for its eighth flagship fund18h
UK PE firm Bridgepoint raised a $1.4B private credit CV led by Pantheon Ventures18h
PennantPark Investment Advisers raised a $745M MM private credit CV led by Pantheon Ventures18h
Lower MM PE firm Tyree & D'Angelo Partners raised $650M for its fourth fund18h
New York Life-owned MM PE firm Apogem Capital raised $600M for its eleventh PE fund18h
UK venture debt firm Claret Capital raised $510M for its fourth European growth debt fund to back 'less sexy' startups18h
Singapore SWF Temasek's real estate arm CapitaLand Investment is seeking to raise $500M for its third APAC credit program18h
VC investor TrueBridge Capital Partners raised $508M for its second secondaries fund18h
Gainline Capital Partners raised a single-asset CV for gym equipment provider Core Health & Fitness led by StepStone18h

Reforma

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