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Publicis to Buy LiveRamp for $2.5B in Ad-Tech Data Bet

September 12, 2026May 17, 2026 by Bruno M.
Publicis to Buy LiveRamp for $2.5B in Ad-Tech Data Bet

Publicis Groupe is acquiring data-collaboration platform LiveRamp in an all-cash deal valued at about $2.5B equity / $2.2B enterprise value, betting on first-party data after cookies.

Categories Capital Markets Tags capital markets, cookie deprecation, first party data, publicis liveramp, ramp stock

Bullish to Buy Equiniti for $4.2B in Tokenization Bet

September 12, 2026May 17, 2026 by Bruno M.
Bullish to Buy Equiniti for $4.2B in Tokenization Bet

Crypto exchange Bullish is acquiring transfer agent Equiniti from Siris in a $4.2B deal to build the first blockchain-native transfer agent for tokenized securities.

Categories Capital Markets Tags blockchain m&a, bullish blsh, capital markets, tokenized securities, transfer agent

CLOs Explained: How Collateralized Loan Obligations Work

September 12, 2026May 16, 2026 by Bruno M.
CLOs Explained: How Collateralized Loan Obligations Work

What is a CLO? How collateralized loan obligations slice up leveraged corporate loans into rated tranches and where the AAAs actually stand.

Categories Capital Markets, Market Education Tags capital markets, clo, investing basics, leveraged loans, structured credit

Alphabet’s Record $3.6B Yen Bond Funds Its AI Capex Spree

September 12, 2026May 15, 2026 by Bruno M.
Alphabet’s Record $3.6B Yen Bond Funds Its AI Capex Spree

Alphabet sold ¥576.5B ($3.6B) of yen bonds on May 15, 2026 — the biggest foreign issue ever, beating Berkshire’s 2019 record. Why Tokyo, why now.

Categories Capital Markets, Stock Market Tags alphabet bond, capital markets, corporate bond issuance, google ai capex, samurai bonds, yen bond

EQT’s $3.8B Bid for Kakaku.com Sparks Japan PE Bidding War

September 12, 2026May 13, 2026 by Bruno M.
EQT’s $3.8B Bid for Kakaku.com Sparks Japan PE Bidding War

Sweden’s EQT launched a $3.76B tender offer for Kakaku.com, the parent of Tabelog. Hours later, Bain Capital and LY Corp filed a competing joint bid.

Categories Capital Markets Tags capital markets, eqt private equity, japan take-private, kakaku.com tender offer, tabelog acquisition

JPMorgan Files to Launch Tokenized Money Market Fund on Ethereum

September 12, 2026May 12, 2026 by Bruno M.
JPMorgan Files to Launch Tokenized Money Market Fund on Ethereum

JPMorgan’s Kinexys unit has filed with the SEC to register JLTXX, a tokenized U.S. Treasury money market fund on Ethereum, entering a $15.8 billion market.

Categories Capital Markets Tags blockchain finance, capital markets, ethereum tokenization, jpmorgan kinexys, real world assets

Verizon Issues $4B in Dollar Hybrid Bonds for the First Time

September 12, 2026May 11, 2026 by Bruno M.
Verizon Issues $4B in Dollar Hybrid Bonds for the First Time

Verizon priced $4B in its first-ever USD hybrid bonds, completing a $12B global program alongside tender offers on 31 series of legacy debt.

Categories Capital Markets Tags capital markets, corporate bond market, investment grade debt, liability management, verizon bonds

Rolls-Royce Lines Up Euro Bond as NATO Defense Spending Hits $574B

September 12, 2026May 11, 2026 by Bruno M.
Rolls-Royce Lines Up Euro Bond as NATO Defense Spending Hits $574B

Rolls-Royce is arranging a rare Euro bond to build cash reserves as NATO defense spending surges 20% to a record $574 billion — here’s what’s driving the capital raise.

Categories Capital Markets, Geopolitics & Markets Tags capital markets, defense capital markets, european corporate bonds, rolls-royce bonds

Bullish Buys Equiniti for $4.2B to Tokenize Shareholder Services

September 12, 2026May 10, 2026 by Bruno M.
Bullish Buys Equiniti for $4.2B to Tokenize Shareholder Services

Bullish agreed to acquire Equiniti for $4.2B, combining a crypto exchange with a transfer agent serving 3,000 issuers and $500B in annual payments.

Categories Capital Markets Tags blockchain finance, bullish exchange, capital markets, equiniti acquisition, tokenized securities, transfer agent

IG Credit Spreads Near 3-Year Lows as Corporate Borrowers Rush In

September 12, 2026May 9, 2026 by Bruno M.
IG Credit Spreads Near 3-Year Lows as Corporate Borrowers Rush In

Investment-grade credit spreads compressed to 79 basis points in May 2026, near their tightest in over three years, as companies race to lock in cheap borrowing costs.

Categories Capital Markets Tags capital markets, corporate bond market, credit spreads, fixed income, high yield bonds, investment grade bonds
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