Thomas M. Bennett

Private Equity Co-Investments Reach $198 Billion as Institutions Challenge Fund Fees Institutional investment professionals reviewing private equity transactions as global co-investment activity reaches $198 billion in the first half of 2026.

Thomas M. Bennett Published: October 9, 2026 | Updated: October 9, 2026

Institutional investors are expanding their direct participation in private equity transactions, with global co-investment activity reaching a...

Global M&A Megadeal Value Rises 23.9% Despite 10.3-Point Acquirer Underperformance Global mergers and acquisitions market analysis showing record megadeal activity in 2026 and weaker stock-market performance among corporate acquirers.

Thomas M. Bennett Published: October 8, 2026 | Updated: October 8, 2026

Global mergers and acquisitions activity reached a record nine-month high for completed megadeals in 2026, with 24...

Nvidia, Micron Set to Drive 34% of S&P 500 Earnings Growth in Q3 2026 Goldman Sachs and FactSet chart showing Micron and Nvidia contributing a combined 34% of projected S&P 500 earnings-per-share growth in Q3 2026.

Thomas M. Bennett Published: October 8, 2026 | Updated: October 8, 2026

Nvidia and Micron Technology are projected to generate a combined 34% of the S&P 500’s third-quarter 2026...

Thomas M. Bennett Published: October 7, 2026 | Updated: October 7, 2026

D.E. Shaw is targeting $1 billion for its second Voltaic venture and growth equity fund, more than...

Thomas M. Bennett Published: October 2, 2026 | Updated: October 2, 2026

Audax Private Debt has closed its largest fundraising to date with $10 billion of investable capital for...

UAE Enlists 11 Private Companies to Support Labour Market Programs UAE private-sector companies and Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation partnership supporting labour market initiatives in Dubai

Thomas M. Bennett Published: October 1, 2026 | Updated: October 1, 2026

The UAE Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation has signed sponsorship agreements with 11 private-sector companies, including...

Warburg Pincus Hits $12 Billion of Exits Despite Tough Private Equity Market Warburg Pincus private equity portfolio representing $12 billion of investment exits across aerospace, healthcare and financial services in 2026

Thomas M. Bennett Published: September 29, 2026 | Updated: September 29, 2026

Warburg Pincus has realized roughly $12 billion from investment exits so far in 2026, matching its record...

AI Spending Fuels Record Tech Bond Boom as Capex Heads Toward $1.2 Trillion AI data center infrastructure and global bond markets representing record technology debt issuance to finance hyperscaler capital spending

Thomas M. Bennett Published: September 27, 2026 | Updated: September 27, 2026

Artificial intelligence investment is driving a historic expansion in corporate borrowing as Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and...

Barclays, HSBC and Lloyds Join UK’s First Live Tokenised Deposit Retail Transactions UK banking and digital payments infrastructure representing live tokenised sterling deposit transactions by seven major British banks

Thomas M. Bennett Published: September 25, 2026 | Updated: September 25, 2026

Seven of Britain’s largest banks have completed the first live retail transactions under the country’s Great British...

Goldman Earns More Than $200 Million From Situational Awareness Hedge Fund Goldman Sachs prime brokerage and hedge fund trading concept representing its $200 million-plus fees from Situational Awareness