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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.

Lincoln International Files for a Rare NYSE IPO

October 27, 2026April 30, 2026 by Bruno M.
Lincoln International Files for a Rare NYSE IPO

Lincoln International filed an S-1 with the SEC to list on NYSE under ticker LCLN. With $783.8M in 2025 revenue and Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley as underwriters, here’s what it means for capital markets.

Categories Capital Markets, IPO & Public Offerings Tags capital markets, investment bank ipo, LCLN, lincoln international ipo, M&A advisory, NYSE 2026

Big Tech’s AI Debt Surge Is Reshaping Corporate Bond Markets

October 27, 2026April 30, 2026 by Bruno M.
Big Tech’s AI Debt Surge Is Reshaping Corporate Bond Markets

Meta, Alphabet, Amazon and Microsoft will spend ~$700B on AI in 2026 — debt-funding is flooding the investment-grade bond market with record supply.

Categories Capital Markets Tags AI spending 2026, big tech debt, capital markets, corporate bond market, hyperscaler capex, investment grade bonds

Inside OpenAI’s Record $122B Fundraise and the Road to an IPO

September 12, 2026April 28, 2026 by Bruno M.
Inside OpenAI’s Record $122B Fundraise and the Road to an IPO

OpenAI closed a record $122 billion funding round in March 2026 at an $852B valuation. Here’s what the deal structure, PBC conversion, and Microsoft renegotiation mean for capital markets.

Categories Capital Markets Tags AI stocks, capital markets, openai ipo, private markets, tech ipo 2026, venture capital

SoftBank’s $40B OpenAI Bet: How AI Mega-Deals Get Financed

September 12, 2026April 15, 2026 by Bruno M.

SoftBank’s lenders are recruiting more banks to share the $40B OpenAI loan. Inside the capital markets machinery that funds AI’s biggest bets.

Categories Capital Markets Tags AI investing, capital markets, debt markets, OpenAI, private credit, SoftBank

Junk Bonds in 2026: What Widening Credit Spreads Are Signaling

October 27, 2026April 14, 2026 by Bruno M.

High-yield credit spreads are widening in 2026. Here’s what the junk bond market is telling investors about recession risk, corporate debt, and what comes next.

Categories Capital Markets Tags bonds, capital markets, corporate debt, credit markets, high-yield bonds, recession

US-China 145% Tariffs: The Capital Markets Shock

October 27, 2026April 14, 2026 by Bruno M.
US-China 145% Tariffs: The Capital Markets Shock

From frozen IPOs to widening credit spreads, the US-China 145% tariff war is reshaping capital markets in ways not seen since the financial crisis.

Categories Capital Markets, Geopolitics & Markets Tags bonds, capital markets, IPO market, tariffs, trade war

CATL’s $5B Hong Kong Offering: A Capital Markets Signal

October 27, 2026April 14, 2026 by Bruno M.
CATL’s $5B Hong Kong Offering: A Capital Markets Signal

CATL, the world’s largest EV battery maker, is eyeing a $5B Hong Kong share sale. Here’s what the deal signals for global capital markets and Chinese company listings.

Categories Capital Markets Tags capital markets, CATL, China stocks, EV stocks, Hong Kong, secondary offering

United-American Airlines Merger: What It Means for Markets

October 27, 2026April 14, 2026 by Bruno M.
United-American Airlines Merger: What It Means for Markets

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby raised a potential merger with American Airlines during a Trump White House meeting, reviving the biggest airline M&A question in a decade.

Categories Capital Markets Tags airlines, American Airlines, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, United Airlines

The Tariff Revenue Slump: A Warning Signal for Bond Markets

October 27, 2026April 13, 2026 by Bruno M.
The Tariff Revenue Slump: A Warning Signal for Bond Markets

US tariff revenue fell 30% since October to $22 billion in March. Here’s what the shortfall means for the deficit, Treasury supply, and bond yields.

Categories Capital Markets Tags bond markets, capital markets, fiscal policy, fixed income, tariffs, treasury yields, US deficit

Oil at $100, Credit Markets on Watch: What Corporate Bonds Reveal

October 27, 2026April 13, 2026 by Bruno M.

WTI crude surged above $100 after Iran ceasefire talks collapsed. Here is what corporate bond spreads reveal that equity markets may be missing.

Categories Capital Markets, Energy & Commodities Tags capital markets, corporate bonds, credit markets, inflation, Iran, oil prices
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