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Wednesday, September 9

World

Foldable iPhone Duo will cost $1,999 as Apple raises smartphone pricesFT · 56m
Opinion | Hindsight Is Denied in WarWSJ · 1h
Brent Hits $100 as U.S.-Iran Escalation, Houthi Strikes Deepen Gulf Supply FearsWSJ · 1h
Oil hits $100 for first time since JulyFT · 1h
Treasury yields jump as Bessent’s $6bn buyback plan disappoints investorsFT · 2h
US spy chief prepares for greater role in Russia-Ukraine talksFT · 2h
AI labs test the rigour of credit rating agenciesFT · 2h
Huawei Faces U.S. Criminal Trial Weeks Before Trump-Xi MeetingWSJ · 3h
JPMorgan chief Dimon meets Burnham amid Budget windfall tax fearsFT · 3h
Opinion | Leipzig Attack Is a Warning of the Drone Threat Against EuropeWSJ · 4h
‘I am the house now’: Bessent warns traders not to bet against yenFT · 4h
Number 10 backs UK air traffic control boss as airlines hit out at disruptionFT · 5h
Police investigate Reform UK over donor stingFT · 5h
The curse of Jets fandomFT · 5h
France’s Le Pen stays silent on far-right victory in German electionFT · 5h
America Leans on Fusion Breakthroughs to Turbocharge Its Nuclear Weapon ArsenalWSJ · 5h
Serbian leader Vučić calls snap electionsFT · 6h
Adani Group plans international airports pushFT · 7h
Best High-Yield Savings Accounts for September 2026: Up to 4.50%WSJ · 7h
US affordability tracker: the data that could decide the 2026 midterm electionsFT · 7h
PMQs live: Burnham signals more cost of living supportFT · 9h
Kushner and Witkoff’s blind amateurismFT · 9h
Saudi Arabia’s other war enters dangerous new chapterFT · 9h
The Morning Risk Report: Iranian Airline Favored by the Regime Is Defying SanctionsWSJ · 9h
Mirrors are reaching new depthsFT · 9h
FirstFT: Oil hits $100 as fears rise over global suppliesFT · 10h
China’s giant trade surplus has an increasingly geopolitical twistFT · 10h
How to make your retirement less of a (fiscal) dragFT · 10h
Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong’s first chief executive, 1937-2026FT · 10h
Thiel-backed start-up to mass-produce ‘deep strike’ missiles in Europe and USFT · 10h
Anthropic Researcher Quits Over Industry’s Rush to Build Self-Improving AIWSJ · 10h
Lessons from England’s school success storyFT · 12h
Oil nears $100 as US launches new strikes on Iranian tankersFT · 13h
Are Germany’s Factories Turning a Corner?WSJ · 14h
Trump Signs Orders to Ban Some Canadian Products From U.S. MarketWSJ · 17h
U.S. Strikes Iranian Oil Tankers in Response to Tehran’s Attacks on Navy ShipsWSJ · 19h
U.S. Strikes Iranian Oil Tankers in Response to Tehran’s Attacks on Navy ShipsWSJ · 19h
Nepal’s Big Bet on Hydropower Miscalculated One Thing—Monster FloodsWSJ · 19h
The States on the Front Lines of the Trade War With CanadaWSJ · 21h
The AfD Is Trying to Turn Its First State Government Into a Far-Right Policy LabWSJ · 21h
Opinion | Europe Joins the Boycott Israel CrowdWSJ · 22h
Opinion | China Overplayed Its Hand on Critical MineralsWSJ · 23h

Business

Trump’s Midterm Pitch Clouded by Iran War and Canada TariffsNYT · 12m
Roger Marshall Sued 700 Patients for Debts; 81 Were Arrested. Now He’s a Senator.NYT · 24m
Meet Deere’s JD, an AI Assistant Aimed at Helping Farmers—and Its SalesWSJ · 42m
Hunter Biden’s ‘Laptop’ Crypto Coin Plummets Upon LaunchingNYT · 49m
Foldable iPhone Duo will cost $1,999 as Apple raises smartphone pricesFT · 56m
Brent Crude Tops $100 A Barrel on Middle East EscalationWSJ · 1h
Brent Hits $100 as U.S.-Iran Escalation, Houthi Strikes Deepen Gulf Supply FearsWSJ · 1h
Oil hits $100 for first time since JulyFT · 1h
Best Small-Business Loans in September 2026WSJ · 1h
Bond Market Rebuffs Treasury’s $6 Billion Plan to Reduce Borrowing CostsNYT · 1h
Saudi Oil Exports Plunge as Spread of War Shuts Off Shipping RoutesNYT · 2h
AI labs test the rigour of credit rating agenciesFT · 2h
Windscreen giant Belron explores mega-IPOFT · 2h
Dunkin’ Boss Named Interim CEO of Inspire Brands Ahead of IPOWSJ · 3h
Huawei Faces U.S. Criminal Trial Weeks Before Trump-Xi MeetingWSJ · 3h
JPMorgan chief Dimon meets Burnham amid Budget windfall tax fearsFT · 3h
OpenAI names top US official from model testing agency to its boardFT · 3h
Porsche AG Eyes Wider Margins After $1.2 Billion Sale of Bugatti, Rimac StakesWSJ · 3h
Joseph Rice, Lowcountry Lawyer Who Took On Big Tobacco, Dies at 72NYT · 3h
Why California Is Reconsidering Its Decision to Shun Nuclear PowerNYT · 4h
Energy & Utilities Roundup: Market TalkWSJ · 4h
Tether launches private credit fund in effort to boost stablecoin useFT · 4h
Chewy Shares Slide as Consumers Pare Back Spending on Pet TreatsWSJ · 4h
Clay, an A.I. Sales Tool Provider, Raises $115 MillionNYT · 4h
The cost of UK air disruptions spreads far beyond the hit to airlines’ profitFT · 5h
Number 10 backs UK air traffic control boss as airlines hit out at disruptionFT · 5h
The curse of Jets fandomFT · 5h
Bezos appoints Washington Post CEO after February job cutsFT · 5h
America Leans on Fusion Breakthroughs to Turbocharge Its Nuclear Weapon ArsenalWSJ · 5h
Peter Thiel-Backed AI Startup Cognition Raises Funds at $48 Billion ValuationWSJ · 5h
States That Gave Data Centers Billions in Tax Breaks Are Now Ripping Up the DealsWSJ · 6h
DOJ Requests Additional Information Regarding Fox, Roku DealWSJ · 6h
More Money Than They Ever Imagined—and No Clue How to Spend ItWSJ · 6h
TSA PreCheck Now Unlocks Access to Visit Airports Without a Plane TicketNYT · 6h
Adani Group plans international airports pushFT · 7h
Richemont promotes founder’s son as Cartier owner steps up succession planningFT · 7h
Sydney Sweeney Brings Star Power to Prediction Market PushWSJ · 7h
Analog Devices to Acquire Alif Semiconductor for $1.35 BillionWSJ · 7h
Best Business Debt Consolidation Loans in September 2026WSJ · 7h
Oil Hits $100 a Barrel as Turmoil Intensifies in Middle EastNYT · 8h
Measuring the Cost of Trump’s Multiple WarsNYT · 8h
Albertsons Names Former HP, eBay CEO Meg Whitman as Executive Chair to Help Spur GrowthWSJ · 8h
Jersey Mike’s Logs Higher Revenue on Growing Customer BaseWSJ · 8h
Readers Respond to Audit and AI Advice; More Trade Disruptions AheadWSJ · 9h
Signet Jewelers Raises Outlook After Swinging to Quarterly ProfitWSJ · 9h
A.I. Music Giant Suno Tries to Play Nice With Record LabelsNYT · 9h
Shipping Nations Warn of Structural Shift in Global TradeWSJ · 9h
The Morning Risk Report: Iranian Airline Favored by the Regime Is Defying SanctionsWSJ · 9h
Independence Realty Trust and Centerspace Agree to $8.1 Billion MergerWSJ · 9h
Millennium to follow Rokos in move to GreeceFT · 9h
FirstFT: Oil hits $100 as fears rise over global suppliesFT · 10h
Zara Parent Inditex Weathers Tough Backdrop for FashionWSJ · 10h
Silver Lake to merge French software groups in €10bn dealFT · 10h
What Qualtrics’ CEO Says Software Companies Must PossessWSJ · 10h
Thiel-backed start-up to mass-produce ‘deep strike’ missiles in Europe and USFT · 10h
Anthropic Researcher Quits Over Industry’s Rush to Build Self-Improving AIWSJ · 10h
Anthropic researcher quits over AI labs ‘gambling with our lives’FT · 11h
The High-Stakes Gamble Playing Out in the Natural-Gas MarketWSJ · 11h
It’s Getting Harder to Return Things—and It’s Making Shoppers MadWSJ · 11h
It’s Getting Harder to Return Things—and It’s Making Shoppers MadWSJ · 11h
As He Backs ICE Crackdown, Nebraska Governor Employs Undocumented WorkersNYT · 11h
The U.S. Wants Companies to Hire More Vets. Most Are Falling Short of Targets.WSJ · 11h
Nordic Energy Company Fortum Shares Jump on Google Nuclear Power AgreementWSJ · 11h
Oil nears $100 as US launches new strikes on Iranian tankersFT · 13h
Gaming group Evolution’s own report found it made money in banned marketsFT · 13h
L Catterton-Led Consortium to Buy Majority Stake in HyroxWSJ · 14h
Europe turns to carbon capture in bid to clamp down on emissionsFT · 15h
Hedge fund billionaires’ permanent holidayFT · 16h
Anthropic withheld latest AI model from UK testing agencyFT · 16h
‘Mini-livers’ offer a new spin on regenerative medicineFT · 16h
BP and Shell’s strategy counterpointFT · 16h
Amazon Plane’s Systems Weren’t Deployed to Slow Jet Before Crash, Investigators SayWSJ · 17h
Carney Says Retaliation Against U.S. Tariffs Was UnavoidableNYT · 18h
Trump Announces Ban on Some Canadian ImportsNYT · 19h
Aperol’s Maker Bets Americans Are Ready for a Pinker, Sweeter SpritzWSJ · 22h
‘60 Minutes’ Returns in a Major Test for New LeadershipWSJ · 22h
‘60 Minutes’ Returns in a Major Test for New LeadershipWSJ · 22h
Opinion | Stopping California’s Climate ImperialismWSJ · 22h
Ford’s Use of Chinese Tech Called ‘Unacceptable’ by Transportation SecretaryWSJ · 23h
Ford’s Use of Chinese Tech Called ‘Unacceptable’ by Transportation SecretaryWSJ · 23h
Casey’s Same-Store Sales Growth Declines Despite Higher RevenueWSJ · 23h
Politics News Site NOTUS Rebrands as The Washington SunNYT · 23h
Opinion | China Overplayed Its Hand on Critical MineralsWSJ · 23h

Markets & Economy

U.S. Treasury Plans $6 Billion Buyback, Yields RiseWSJ · 14m
Steve Witkoff Earned More Than $100 Million From Entity Tied to Trump CryptoWSJ · 15m
Apple Introduces Foldable iPhoneWSJ · 17m
U.S. Stocks Fall as War Escalation, Oil Spike ContinuesWSJ · 17m
AI Can Create Massive Opportunities For All Of Us: ShahBBG · 28m
Signet Jewelers CEO on 2Q Results & Trends To WatchBBG · 33m
Husband & Wife Explore Sale of $37B Credit FirmBBG · 38m
HOF Consortium Completes Purchase of BugattiBBG · 49m
U.S. Natural Gas Futures Fall As Weather Set to TurnWSJ · 52m
SpaceX IPO Paved The Way For Anthropic: KennedyBBG · 1h
Brent Crude Tops $100 A Barrel on Middle East EscalationWSJ · 1h
Canada’s Enbridge Said to Near Deal for Major US Oil PipelineBBG · 1h
Oil hits $100 for first time since JulyFT · 1h
Xerox Shareholder Pushes for Activist Changes at CompanyBBG · 1h
GE to Buy Consolidated Precision Products for $11.75BBBG · 1h
Texas Aims to Boost School Choice Program by $150 Million a YearBBG · 1h
Gold Futures Edge Up Despite Higher U.S. YieldsWSJ · 1h
Treasury yields jump as Bessent’s $6bn buyback plan disappoints investorsFT · 2h
AI labs test the rigour of credit rating agenciesFT · 2h
US Sees Diesel Stocks Falling to 2003 Low Ahead of Peak DemandBBG · 2h
ECB’s Nagel Says AI Will Be ‘Litmus Test’ for Europe’s FutureBBG · 2h
Windscreen giant Belron explores mega-IPOFT · 2h
Oil Tops $100 on Supply Fears,  Apple Faces a Big TestBBG · 3h
Comcast Slides After CFO Says Broadband User Losses to PersistBBG · 3h
NFL Streaming Costs Near Breaking PointBBG · 3h
Basic Materials Roundup: Market TalkWSJ · 4h
Financial Services Roundup: Market TalkWSJ · 4h
Tech, Media & Telecom Roundup: Market TalkWSJ · 4h
Tether launches private credit fund in effort to boost stablecoin useFT · 4h
Trump’s Latest Trade Threat Weighs on Canadian Firms With US ContractsBBG · 4h
‘I am the house now’: Bessent warns traders not to bet against yenFT · 4h
Traders Bet on Four Rate Hikes From ECB and BOE as Oil SurgesBBG · 5h
Bessent’s Upsized Buybacks Get Hit by Treasury-Market RealityBBG · 5h
Bessent Yen Jawboning Risks Raising Expectations BOJ Can’t MeetBBG · 6h
ECB, Fed Policy Differentials to Be Key for Euro, Dollar in Coming MonthsWSJ · 6h
Poland Keeps Rates Unchanged as Fuel Costs Boost InflationBBG · 7h
10 of the Best Financial Advisor Companies: Well-Known Fiduciary Investment Firms to ConsiderWSJ · 7h
India Seeks Payment-System Links in ‘Every Free Trade Agreement’BBG · 7h
Mexico Inflation Ticks Up Again as Banxico Holds Rates FirmBBG · 8h
South Africa’s 3% Inflation Goal Is Robust, Central Bank Study ShowsBBG · 8h
AI Boom Set to Push S&P 500 Earnings Growth to 32% This YearBBG · 8h
Denmark Seen Unlikely to Need Extra Rate Hike in Next 12 MonthsBBG · 8h
Dimon Meets Burnham, Healey in UK Amid Bank-Tax ThreatBBG · 8h
How to fix the brittleness caused by Treasury basis tradesFT · 9h
Fuel Price Premiums Reach Record Levels, Raising Alarm for Inflation WatchersBBG · 9h
Argentinos aún compran dólares pese a la estabilidadBBG · 9h
US-Canada Trade WarBBG · 9h
Japan’s 2014 Playbook Shows a Muscular Option to Move the YenBBG · 9h
ARS/USD: Argentine Peso Stable Against Dollar Thanks to High Oil PricesBBG · 9h
Treasury Yields Climb After New Buyback Targets DisappointBBG · 9h
Platinum Set for Surplus in 2026 After Three Years of DeficitWSJ · 10h
FirstFT: Oil hits $100 as fears rise over global suppliesFT · 10h
Watch the AI Boom’s Weakest LinkWSJ · 10h
Chinese Regulators Seek Higher Bar for Humanoid-Robotics ListingsWSJ · 10h
Silver Lake to merge French software groups in €10bn dealFT · 10h
The High-Stakes Gamble Playing Out in the Natural-Gas MarketWSJ · 11h
European Indexes Slide as Higher Oil Weighs on Defense Stocks, BanksWSJ · 13h
Stock Market Today: 10-Year Yield Jumps as Treasury Buyback Plan Disappoints InvestorsWSJ · 13h
Richemont Names Chairman Johann Rupert’s Son as Nonexecutive Co-Deputy ChairmanWSJ · 13h
Oil nears $100 as US launches new strikes on Iranian tankersFT · 13h
Norway’s oil fund says what everyone is thinkingFT · 15h
The clock is ticking on Senegal’s ‘total return swaps’FT · 15h
BP and Shell’s strategy counterpointFT · 16h
AI borrowing boom shakes up Swiss credit marketFT · 16h
Iran turns to crypto to shore up economyFT · 16h
Revolut takes aim at business banking with FTSE 250 companiesFT · 16h
Bolivia Central Bank Sells Dollars to Curb FX VolatilityBBG · 17h
Copper Hits Fresh All-Time Highs in New York and LondonBBG · 17h
Sheinbaum Budget Sees Smaller Deficit, More Public WorksBBG · 18h
CVC hires TPG’s second-in-command Todd Sisitsky as co-CEOFT · 19h
Shipping Nations Warn Global Trade is Fracturing — And Everyone PaysBBG · 19h
Block Applies to Establish Builders Bank & TrustWSJ · 22h
Stocks Fall as Oil Jump, Treasury Plan Lift Yields: Markets WrapBBG · 22h
Crude Tops $101 as US-Iran War Escalates With Tankers TargetedBBG · 22h
Opinion | The SEC Unmuzzles Jamie DimonWSJ · 22h
WSJ Dollar Index Falls 0.08% to 94.91WSJ · 23h
Financial Services Roundup: Market TalkWSJ · 23h
U.S. Stocks Fall After Saudi Oil Facilities HitWSJ · 23h
Oil Near $100 Threatens U.S. Stocks’ Stellar RunWSJ · 23h
Anthropic and OpenAI bankers push for top-tier credit ratings post-IPOFT · 23h
Chile Central Bank Slashes Economic Growth OutlookBBG · 23h
Opinion | How to Make Life Hard for Small BanksWSJ · 23h

Tech

Meet Deere’s JD, an AI Assistant Aimed at Helping Farmers—and Its SalesWSJ · 42m
Apple Debuts New Foldable iPhone Duo, New CEO and New (Higher) PricesWSJ · 53m
Apple Debuts New Foldable iPhone Duo, New CEO and New (Higher) PricesWSJ · 53m
Foldable iPhone Duo will cost $1,999 as Apple raises smartphone pricesFT · 56m
The Case for Saving Every AI ChatWSJ · 1h
AI labs test the rigour of credit rating agenciesFT · 2h
Anthropic Researcher Quits Over ‘Out-of-Control’ AI FearsWSJ · 3h
Anthropic Researcher Quits Over ‘Out-of-Control’ AI FearsWSJ · 3h
Huawei Faces U.S. Criminal Trial Weeks Before Trump-Xi MeetingWSJ · 3h
OpenAI names top US official from model testing agency to its boardFT · 3h
Choose your own adventure, career editionFT · 4h
America Leans on Fusion Breakthroughs to Turbocharge Its Nuclear Weapon ArsenalWSJ · 5h
America Leans on Fusion Breakthroughs to Turbocharge Its Nuclear Weapon ArsenalWSJ · 5h
Peter Thiel-Backed AI Startup Cognition Raises Funds at $48 Billion ValuationWSJ · 5h
States That Gave Data Centers Billions in Tax Breaks Are Now Ripping Up the DealsWSJ · 6h
More Money Than They Ever Imagined—and No Clue How to Spend ItWSJ · 6h
A Quieter Kind of AI BreakthroughWSJ · 7h
Analog Devices to Acquire Alif Semiconductor for $1.35 BillionWSJ · 7h
Is China Stealing American AI? Why ‘Distillation’ Has Washington Up in ArmsWSJ · 8h
Silver Lake to merge French software groups in €10bn dealFT · 10h
Thiel-backed start-up to mass-produce ‘deep strike’ missiles in Europe and USFT · 10h
Anthropic researcher quits over AI labs ‘gambling with our lives’FT · 11h
Gaming group Evolution’s own report found it made money in banned marketsFT · 13h
Europe turns to carbon capture in bid to clamp down on emissionsFT · 15h
Anthropic withheld latest AI model from UK testing agencyFT · 16h
Investors pay steep fees for access to DeepSeek fundraisingFT · 18h
OpenAI faces competing claims around maths breakthroughFT · 20h
U.S. Launches New Round of Strikes on Iranian Oil TankersWSJ · 22h
Anthropic and OpenAI bankers push for top-tier credit ratings post-IPOFT · 23h
Opinion | The AI Agent RubiconWSJ · 23h
What You Can Do to Protect Your Family From SextortionWSJ · 23h
What You Can Do to Protect Your Family From SextortionWSJ · 23h
Meta unveils AI personal assistant linked to WhatsApp and InstagramFT · 23h

Deal Flow

M&A / Strategic

Poste Italiane raised its cash-and-stock takeover offer for Telecom Italia by 5% to $13.2B9h
GE Aerospace agreed to buy castings manufacturer Consolidated Precision Products from Warburg Pincus and Berkshire Partners for $11.75B9h
PE-backed Florida-based lender EverBank Financial will merge with PWN-based peer WaFd in a $3.9B reverse merger9h
Anthropic walked away from a $6B acquisition of real-world AI model startup Decart AI9h
Blackstone is exploring a $2B sale of medical-grade skincare company ZO Skin Health9h
CVC is exploring a $2B sale of personal care rollup Arthea, which counts Dr Teal's in its portfolio9h
Canada's Tamarack Valley Energy agreed to buy Headwater Exploration in a $2.3B all-stock deal9h
PE firm Cerberus is nearing a $1.4B deal for the defense unit of $2B-listed UK engineering group Goodwin9h
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 valuation9h
Fintech Chime will acquire nationally chartered Stride Bank for $590M9h
Italian PE firm Renaissance Partners will buy yacht interiors maker De Wave from Platinum Equity for $465M9h
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 business9h
Philippine property developer Vista Land & Landscapes is looking to sell assets to meet debt obligations, including a $420M bond due next year9h
CBRE Investment Management acquired Cerberus' net-lease real estate business Tenet Equity for $1.6B9h
Clinical laboratory giant Labcorp agreed to acquire specialty laboratory provider MLM Medical Labs9h
Robinhood will take minority stakes in Crypto.com's crypto exchange and prediction markets business as part of a prediction markets partnership9h
Volkswagen is considering divesting motorcycle maker Ducati as part of its restructuring9h
Italian lender UniCredit acquired a minority stake in German credit markets fintech VC Trade9h
Miner Rio Tinto agreed to acquire the Aurukun bauxite project in Australia from Glencore and Mitsubishi Development9h

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 Equity9h
AI coding startup Cognition raised a $2B Series E at a $48B valuation led by a16z, Accel, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, and Avenir9h
Rocket launch startup Stoke Space raised a $1B Series E at a $10B valuation led by Point72 Ventures and Spark Capital9h
Enterprise banking fintech Ramp is in early talks to raise a $1B round at a $60B valuation9h
UK drone startup Uforce is in talks to raise a $500M round at a $5B valuation led by Valor Equity Partners9h
The Exploration Company, a European reusable-space startup, raised a $450M Series C co-led by Atomico and the EQT-managed Scaleup Europe Fund9h
Celero Communications, an AI infrastructure semiconductor company, raised a $275M Series C at a $3B valuation led by Atreides, Valor Equity Partners, and CapitalG9h
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 Levchin9h
TabaPay, a money movement platform, raised a $155M growth round led by FTV Capital9h
Forus, an AI network connecting doctors, pharmacies, payers and biopharma, raised a $150M Series C at a $3B valuation led by Bain Capital Ventures9h
Poseidon Aerospace, an uncrewed cargo aircraft startup, raised a $60M Series A led by TQ Ventures9h
Bluecore Energy, a small nuclear reactor startup building floating barges, raised a $50M seed round led by Silverton Partners9h
Antioch, a robotics simulation platform, raised a $32M Series A led by Greylock Partners9h
Blee, a marketing compliance software for financial services, raised $27M across a seed and Series A led by Fin Capital and SMBC9h

IPOs / Listings / Issuances / Block Trades

Amazon acquired rights to buy $4B of Qualcomm stock as part of a $60B AI chip deal9h
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 valuation9h
Chinese chipmaker Longsys raised $903M in an upsized Hong Kong listing priced at a 44% discount to its China trading9h
Nuclear supplier Holtec is seeking to raise $900M at a $10.2B valuation in an IPO9h
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 investment9h
Torrent's gas distribution arm Torrent Gas filed updated papers for its $418M India IPO9h
Warburg Pincus-backed Singaporean telecoms tech firm Circles Group plans to spin off its digital software services platform for several hundred million dollars9h
Australian data center company Firmus Technologies is starting investor meetings for an Australia IPO9h

SPAC / SPV

Nuclear services firm HGP Intelligent Energy will merge with Meshflow Acquisition at a $1.2B valuation9h
Telecom infrastructure firm Gibson Technical Services will merge with NMP Acquisition Corp. at a $400M valuation9h

Debt

SoftBank is sounding out interest for a $10B-$20B dollar junk-bond sale9h
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 $2.9B9h
Saudi smart city project NEOM raised $3B in financing from HSBC, Bank of China, Crédit Agricole JPMorgan, Bank of America, and others9h
Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries plans to raise $1.3B in its first local FX bond sale since 20219h
Amazon hired banks for a debut sterling bond sale9h

Bankruptcy / Restructuring / Distressed

Clearlake-backed specialty materials manufacturer Alkegen filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with plans to eliminate $3.1B of debt9h
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 bailout9h
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 financing9h

Funds / Secondaries

a16z added $1.75B of fresh capital to its fifth growth fund, increasing its size to $8.5B just months after closing9h
UK PE firm Cinven raised $2.7B for its second strategic MM fund9h
Nordic PE firm Axcel raised $2.4B for its eighth flagship fund9h
UK PE firm Bridgepoint raised a $1.4B private credit CV led by Pantheon Ventures9h
PennantPark Investment Advisers raised a $745M MM private credit CV led by Pantheon Ventures9h
Lower MM PE firm Tyree & D'Angelo Partners raised $650M for its fourth fund9h
New York Life-owned MM PE firm Apogem Capital raised $600M for its eleventh PE fund9h
UK venture debt firm Claret Capital raised $510M for its fourth European growth debt fund to back 'less sexy' startups9h
Singapore SWF Temasek's real estate arm CapitaLand Investment is seeking to raise $500M for its third APAC credit program9h
VC investor TrueBridge Capital Partners raised $508M for its second secondaries fund9h
Gainline Capital Partners raised a single-asset CV for gym equipment provider Core Health & Fitness led by StepStone9h

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