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pymnts.com December 17, 2024

Databricks To Raise $10B In Funding Round

Databricks has announced a Series J funding round in which it is raising $10 billion of expected non-dilutive financing and has completed $8.6 billion so far. The funding values the data and artificial intelligence (AI) company at $62 billion, Databricks said in a Tuesday (Dec. 17) press release. The round is “substantially oversubscribed,” Databricks Co-founder and CEO Ali […] The post Data and AI Company Databricks to Raise $10 Billion in Funding Round appeared first on PYMNTS.com.
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businessinsider.com January 10, 2025

Here's Why The Ultra Wealthy Are Piling Into Private Credit

The expanding asset class is offering customizable equity-like risk returns. : Wall Street sells what's hot. So, it's no secret that private credit is now the flavor du jour, said Paul Karger, co-founder and managing partner at TwinFocus, a $10 billion family office advisory. His firm has seen a recent uptick in underwriting for private credit strategies from, say, five years ago. You can blame it on the perfect storm that created equity-like risk returns in the credit space. Over the past two years, the rising risk-free rate pushed up the threshold for taking on more risk.
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jdsupra.com January 10, 2025

Sovereign Wealth Funds And Liberalized Rules Are Driving The Growth Of Middle Eastern Business Hubs | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Llp

Key Points - Sovereign-related investors, more commonly referred to as sovereign wealth funds, have increasingly made the Middle East a global center of wealth and investment....By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.
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seekingalpha.com January 10, 2025

Night Watch Investment Management Q4 2024 Update

The fourth quarter of 2024 saw high levels of volatility in the market. The short-lived enthusiasm following the US elections was followed by pessimism after hot inflation numbers caused the Federal Reserve to adjust their interest rate cut projections for 2025 downward. We typically play company and industry specific growth or turnaround stories that are overlooked by the market. Many of our investments worked out as expected, with a total of 10 companies contributing more than 1% to our performance. This contrasts with 3 companies that detracted more than 1% from our performance.
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straitstimes.com January 10, 2025

Simplicity Is Needed To Untangle Insurer Income's Gordian Knot | The Straits Times

Its humble roots might be a source of inspiration on how to move forward. : SINGAPORE - Sometimes, less is more. This axiom can be applied to the Gordian knot that seems to bind home-grown Income Insurance. The National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) set up its first cooperatives in 1970 - the insurer NTUC Income and NTUC Comfort, a taxi cooperative. The insurer was started by Singapore's trade union leaders, who pledged $1.2 million from their workers' funds.
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jdsupra.com January 09, 2025

2025 Health Care Predictions | Saul Ewing Llp

Hello. Our Saul Ewing Health Law Practice Group is thrilled to share with you our 2025 predictions article addressing multiple areas of interest in the health care delivery system. Many of our group's colleagues have shared with you their thoughts relating to topics that affect providers of all types and sizes, including tax policy; bankruptcy; public finance; antitrust; non-competes; telemedicine; cannabis; reproductive health; HIPAA and privacy; AI; civil rights; patents; and appellate issues....By: Saul Ewing LLP.
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benzinga.com January 09, 2025

Green Courte Partners Acquires Industrial Outdoor Storage Property Located In Nashville, Tennessee, Msa

CHICAGO, Jan. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Green Courte Partners, LLC ("Green Courte"), a private equity real estate investment firm focused on building industry-leading companies within niche real estate sectors, announced today that its sixth investment fund, Green Courte Real Estate Partners VI, LLC and its affiliates, acquired 3436 Couchville Industrial Boulevard, an industrial outdoor storage ("IOS") facility located along I-840 in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, in Wilson County's fast-growing industrial submarket. The property will be managed by GCP Truck Storage Management, LLC ("GCP TSM"), Green Courte's wholly owned IOS operating platform.
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yourstory.com January 09, 2025

Msme Lender Infinity Fincorp Secures $35M In Funding Round Led By Jungle Ventures And Others

Infinity Fincorp Solutions, a Mumbai-based NBFC specializing in MSME lending, has raised $35 million in a funding round led by Jungle Ventures, with participation from Archerman Capital and Magnifico. "This stands as a testament to our years of hard work as we successfully closed $35M fundraise,
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businessinsider.com January 09, 2025

Two Sigma's Billionaires To Face Off In Arbitration

Two Sigma's billionaire founders are not done fighting, but luckily for investors, they're no longer at risk of being collateral damage. The cofounders, John Overdeck and David Siegel, are heading to arbitration over their long-standing feud about how to manage the $60 billion asset manager that they started in 2001. According to a Bloomberg report, the firm disclosed the arbitration in a letter to investors on Wednesday and said that it isn't party to the dispute. The firm did not respond to a request for comment. Many hedge funds stumble when it comes to succession planning.
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forbes.com January 09, 2025

Three A16z Predictions For Crypto Spring And Why Only Two Are Right

Venture capitalists Andreessen Horowitz have released their predictions for "crypto". I've picked three key areas where I think we will see creativity in the coming year.
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professionalpensions.com January 09, 2025

Analysis: What The Gilt Sell-off Means For Pension Schemes

Jonathan Stapleton looks at what has caused the sell-off in UK government bonds and asks industry professionals about the impact it will have on pension schemes.
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