Aquiline Takes Flourish From MassMutual in Wealthtech PE Deal
Aquiline is buying a controlling stake in Flourish from MassMutual — a wealthtech platform behind 1,300+ RIA firms overseeing $2.6T+ in client assets.
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Blue Owl Leads $2.4B AI Factory Financing for IREN
Blue Owl-managed funds are anchoring a $2.4B loan for IREN’s AI compute buildout — the latest private-credit push into GPU-backed data-center debt.
Cyber Rips: CRWD +20%, PANW, ZS, S, FTNT All Rerate
CrowdStrike’s Q2 FY27 beat detonated a sector rerate. Palo Alto, Zscaler, SentinelOne, and Fortinet all ripped 9-13% as AI-security spend gets a fresh read-through.
US IPO Market 2026: $145.8B Raised, 6x Last Year
US IPOs have raised $145.8B YTD 2026 — a 542% jump from 2025 — with SpaceX, SK hynix and Cerebras driving mega-deal proceeds despite 25% fewer listings.
Quantum Stocks Rip: RGTI +11%, IONQ +8%, QBTS +8%, QUBT +10%
Quantum computing names surged Friday as IonQ, Rigetti, D-Wave and Quantum Computing Inc. all posted 8-11% gains on Q2 results and fresh analyst calls.
Bitcoin Rips to $77K: MSTR +8%, COIN +8%, MARA +16%
Bitcoin jumped 7.3% to $77,128, pulling crypto-linked equities along for a bigger ride: MSTR +7.8%, COIN +7.6%, MARA +15.5%, HUT +8.0%. CLARITY Act is the catalyst.
AI Infra Rout: CoreWeave -12%, Lumentum -10%, SanDisk -9%
The chip selloff widened Monday as the AI supply chain got hit harder than the mega-cap designers. CoreWeave -12%, Lumentum -10%, SanDisk -9%, Seagate -9%.
Chip Stocks -5% as Bond Yields Bite: MU -7%, AMD -4%
Semiconductors led a tech rout Aug 18 as the 10-year yield sat near 4.72%. Micron -7%, AMD -4.3%, SOX -4.98% — while Apple and Microsoft actually rose.
Databricks Closes $5B at $190B: Coatue, MGX, T. Rowe In
Databricks raised $5B at a $190B valuation on Aug 13, 2026 — Coatue led, with Blackstone, MGX, T. Rowe Price and new investor Sixth Street Growth in the syndicate.
Private Credit’s $27B Six Weeks: Hayfin, Comvest, Bridgepoint
Three direct-lending mega-funds closed over $27 billion since July — Hayfin, Comvest and Bridgepoint. Inside the wave reshaping private credit.