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Explore how companies and governments raise money through equity and debt markets. Read coverage of financing, public offerings, transactions and market structure alongside educational guides. Find your way around ECMSource.

AbbVie Buys Apogee for $10.9B; ABBV Pops 6%

September 12, 2026June 22, 2026 by Bruno M.
AbbVie Buys Apogee for $10.9B; ABBV Pops 6%

AbbVie agreed to buy Apogee Therapeutics for $10.9B all-cash at a 49% premium, adding IL-13 candidate zumilokibart to challenge Dupixent. ABBV rose 6%.

Categories Capital Markets Tags abbvie, apogee therapeutics, atopic dermatitis, immunology pipeline, pharma m&a, stock market

CRH Nears $8B+ Deal for Arcosa, Its Largest-Ever Takeover

September 12, 2026June 22, 2026 by Bruno M.
CRH Nears $8B+ Deal for Arcosa, Its Largest-Ever Takeover

Building-materials giant CRH is reportedly close to buying Arcosa for $8B+, what would be its largest acquisition and a major US infrastructure roll-up.

Categories Capital Markets, Investing Theory Tags building materials m&a, capital markets, crh arcosa deal, us infrastructure m&a, us m&a 2026

Fox to Buy Roku for $22B; Arb Spread Hints at Deal Doubt

September 12, 2026June 21, 2026 by Bruno M.
Fox to Buy Roku for $22B; Arb Spread Hints at Deal Doubt

Fox’s $160-a-share cash-and-stock bid for Roku closed Friday at $138.07 — a 14% spread that says traders are not convinced the deal closes clean.

Categories Capital Markets Tags connected tv, fox corporation, media m&a, merger arbitrage, roku stock, stock market

Kalshi Eyes IPO at $22B Valuation as Revenue Triples

September 12, 2026June 21, 2026 by Bruno M.
Kalshi Eyes IPO at $22B Valuation as Revenue Triples

Kalshi is in early IPO talks at a ~$22B valuation after annualized revenue tripled to about $2B in seven months. Here is the case and the risk.

Categories Capital Markets Tags capital markets, cftc, event contracts, kalshi ipo, Polymarket, prediction markets

IPO Window Reopens: Kardigan Pops, Deep Fission Lags

September 12, 2026June 20, 2026 by Bruno M.
IPO Window Reopens: Kardigan Pops, Deep Fission Lags

Five IPOs priced and five new S-1s filed the week of June 15, 2026 — biotech soared, nuclear stumbled, and Brookfield queued a $650M data-center deal.

Categories Capital Markets Tags brookfield, capital markets, csquare ipo, deep fission ipo, IPO market, kardigan ipo, spac ipo

Secondaries Hit Record $240B as GP-Led Deals Take Over

September 12, 2026June 18, 2026 by Bruno M.
Secondaries Hit Record $240B as GP-Led Deals Take Over

Global secondaries volume hit $240B in 2025, a 48% jump driven by GP-led continuation funds. Jefferies sees a $300B run rate within 24 months.

Categories Capital Markets, Institutional Flows Tags blackstone strategic partners, capital markets, continuation vehicles, gp-led secondaries, private equity, secondaries market

First Brands Liquidation Cleared: A $2.3B Private Credit Hit

September 12, 2026June 14, 2026 by Bruno M.
First Brands Liquidation Cleared: A $2.3B Private Credit Hit

A Houston judge cleared First Brands’ liquidation on June 12, 2026, after $2.3 billion vanished. Here is what the failure exposes about private credit.

Categories Capital Markets Tags bankruptcy, capital markets, first brands, leveraged loans, private credit, supply chain finance

Capital Structure Waterfall: Who Gets Paid First in Default

September 12, 2026June 12, 2026 by Bruno M.
Capital Structure Waterfall: Who Gets Paid First in Default

Senior debt, subordinated bonds, preferred stock, common equity — here is the exact order claims get paid when a company defaults, with the GM 2009 worked example.

Categories Capital Markets, Market Education Tags absolute priority rule, bankruptcy waterfall, capital structure, investing basics, preferred stock vs common stock, senior debt vs subordinated

Carry Trade Explained: How It Works and Why It Blows Up

September 17, 2026June 11, 2026 by Bruno M.
Carry Trade Explained: How It Works and Why It Blows Up

How the carry trade works in plain English: borrow in a low-rate currency, invest in a higher-yielder, pocket the spread — and what causes the unwinds.

Categories Capital Markets, Market Education Tags carry trade, currency trading, foreign exchange, interest rate differentials, investing basics, yen carry trade

Partners Group Caps $8.6B Fund as Q2 Gates Spread to PE

September 12, 2026June 5, 2026 by Bruno M.
Partners Group Caps $8.6B Fund as Q2 Gates Spread to PE

Partners Group gated its $8.6B Global Value SICAV after 9.8% redemption requests, dragging Blackstone, KKR and Apollo lower as BCRED also tightens back to its 5% cap.

Categories Capital Markets, Market Trend Tags capital markets, evergreen funds, partners group, private credit, redemption gates
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