NYC Pension Funds Rebid $127B Passive Equity Mandate
NYC Comptroller Mark Levine just opened the city’s $127B public equity passive indexing mandate to a competitive RFP. Bids close July 15.
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KKR, NVIDIA Launch $10B Helix to Bankroll AI Buildout
KKR, NVIDIA, Vistra and Kuwait’s sovereign wealth fund seeded Helix Digital Infrastructure with $10B+ in long-duration capital to finance AI infrastructure.
Marvell Joins S&P 500 June 22 — Up 230% YTD on AI Chip Demand
Marvell Technology joins the S&P 500 on June 22, 2026, replacing Pool Corp. The AI chip designer is up 230% YTD with a $246B market cap.
Why the VIX Is Calm While AI Stocks Tumble: Dispersion
Nvidia and chip names are cracking again, but the VIX barely moves. Here is what stock-level dispersion is telling investors about June 2026.
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.
Crescent Capital Closes Record $10.8B Direct Lending Fund
Crescent’s CDL Fund IV closed at $10.8B in investable capital — more than double its 2022 predecessor — as Apollo and Ares cap BDC redemptions.
Triton Buys Flender from Carlyle in PE-to-PE Wind Deal
Triton Fund 6 will take Flender, the 125-year-old German gear specialist with major wind exposure, off Carlyle’s hands in a Q4 2026 close.
Alphabet’s $80B AI Raise: Largest Stock Sale on Record
Alphabet’s $80B equity raise—$15B common, $15B convertible preferred, $10B from Berkshire, $40B ATM—is the biggest stock sale ever, all to feed AI.
Berkshire’s $6.8B Taylor Morrison Buy: Abel Era Begins
Berkshire Hathaway is buying Taylor Morrison for $72.50/share ($6.8B equity, $8.5B EV) at a 24% premium — Greg Abel’s first big deal as CEO.
Howard Davies-Led J.C. Flowers Buys Monte Paschi’s French Arm
J.C. Flowers acquires Monte Paschi’s French lending arm; Howard Davies takes the chair as BMPS streamlines post-Mediobanca.