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Digital Realty has agreed to acquire Blackstone’s blended 64% equity interest in three fully leased data centers in Northern Virginia, paying $3.5 billion — split between $1.2 billion in cash and $2.3 billion in Digital Realty stock — for assets valued at $7.8 billion on a full portfolio basis. The transaction reflects an expected initial …
Canyon Partners has launched Canyon ABF Partners (CAP), a new asset-based finance platform backed by Dai-ichi Life and Korea Investment Holdings (KIH), providing more than $5 billion in annual origination capacity as demand for private credit solutions continues to expand. The joint venture is structured as a permanent capital vehicle, with Dai-ichi Life and KIH …
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Galaxy Digital has made a strategic investment in Digital Prime Technologies, the institutional digital asset technology firm behind Tokenet, a lending platform developed in partnership with EquiLend. The investment extends an existing relationship: Galaxy participated as a launch client when Tokenet went live in May 2026. Tokenet applies securities lending workflows, risk controls, and lifecycle …
Peachtree Group, an investment management firm, has partnered with Goldman Sachs Custody Solutions to expand its reach of alternative investment offerings to investors. Through Goldman Sachs’ custody solutions platform, RIAs will gain access to Peachtree’s investment products, to provide high-net-worth and affluent clients with“streamlined” access to Peachtree’s real estate and credit products. Additionally, Peachtree’s investment vehicles are accessible through alternative investment platforms, including iCapital, SEI …
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Wealth Enhancement will be acquiring a New York-based wealth management firm, which manages over $760 million in total client assets. The Shufro-Glass Group, which is led by principal and senior financial advisors Gregory Shufro and Steven Glass, also includes three other staff members, the firm said. The Shufro-Glass Group operates within Shufro Rose, a firm founded in 1938, and provides wealth management services, including …
Benefit Street Partners, the private credit arm of Franklin Templeton, has closed BSP CLO 50, a $500 million new-issue collateralized loan obligation, marking another milestone for the firm’s expanding structured credit platform. The transaction, which closed on May 26, was arranged in partnership with Scotiabank and adds to a long track record of CLO issuance …
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Executive Summary Kevin Warsh’s arrival as Fed chair is reinforcing a more hawkish tone and a deliberate shift toward letting markets take the lead in pricing interest rates. Bond investors appear to be accepting that invitation. Real Treasury yields have climbed to multi-year highs, the yield curve has flattened sharply, overnight index swaps have repriced …
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook may remain on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors while litigation over President Donald Trump’s attempt to remove her from office continues. In a 5-4 decision, the justices denied the administration’s request to immediately oust Cook from the Board following allegations of mortgage …
Latest Financial Advisory Stories
Wealth Enhancement will be acquiring a New York-based wealth management firm, which manages over $760 million in total client assets. The Shufro-Glass Group, which is led by principal and senior financial advisors Gregory Shufro and Steven Glass, also includes three other staff members, the firm said. The Shufro-Glass Group operates within Shufro Rose, a firm founded in 1938, and provides wealth management services, including …
In a market saturated with products, themes and factor labels, many RIAs and financial advisors say their toughest task is separating truly differentiated managers from a sea of lookalikes. David Baron, co-president and portfolio manager at Baron Capital, has spent nearly two decades helping apply the firm’s bottom-up, research-driven investment philosophy across strategies tailored to …
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Digital Realty has agreed to acquire Blackstone’s blended 64% equity interest in three fully leased data centers in Northern Virginia, paying $3.5 billion — split between $1.2 billion in cash and $2.3 billion in Digital Realty stock — for assets valued at $7.8 billion on a full portfolio basis. The transaction reflects an expected initial …
Spearmint Energy has secured a $325 million expanded debt facility from a quartet of lenders — Nuveen Energy Infrastructure Credit, Elda River Capital Management, Harrison Street Asset Management, and Aiga Capital Partners — to support the company’s battery energy storage portfolio and development pipeline across the U.S. The company plans to use the capital to …
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Executive Summary Kevin Warsh’s arrival as Fed chair is reinforcing a more hawkish tone and a deliberate shift toward letting markets take the lead in pricing interest rates. Bond investors appear to be accepting that invitation. Real Treasury yields have climbed to multi-year highs, the yield curve has flattened sharply, overnight index swaps have repriced …
Digital Realty has agreed to acquire Blackstone’s blended 64% equity interest in three fully leased data centers in Northern Virginia, paying $3.5 billion — split between $1.2 billion in cash and $2.3 billion in Digital Realty stock — for assets valued at $7.8 billion on a full portfolio basis. The transaction reflects an expected initial …
Latest Leadership Stories
Figure Technology Solutions is making a bold move to expand its blockchain-based capital markets platform, announcing a $717 million agreement to acquire Kiavi, an AI-powered lending platform serving residential real estate investors. The deal includes a joint venture with Sixth Street to purchase loans off Kiavi’s balance sheet. Kiavi has spent 13 years building a …
Moomoo is expanding its cryptocurrency trading business into Texas while introducing a new feature that allows U.S. users to transfer digital assets directly between external wallets and their platform accounts. The global investment and trading platform said Texas-based investors can now trade 52 cryptocurrencies through Moomoo Crypto with zero commissions and transaction fees as low …
Latest Markets Stories
Executive Summary Kevin Warsh’s arrival as Fed chair is reinforcing a more hawkish tone and a deliberate shift toward letting markets take the lead in pricing interest rates. Bond investors appear to be accepting that invitation. Real Treasury yields have climbed to multi-year highs, the yield curve has flattened sharply, overnight index swaps have repriced …
Intercontinental Exchange Inc. is expanding its derivatives franchise with the planned launch of a new suite of futures contracts tied to major economic events, giving market participants exchange-traded tools to express views on monetary policy decisions and key U.S. energy data. The cash-settled, centrally cleared contracts will provide exposure to scheduled interest rate decisions by …



















