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.
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Veris Residential Goes Private in $3.5B Affinius Deal
Affinius Capital and Vista Hill Partners completed a $3.5B all-cash take-private of Veris Residential on May 27, paying $19/share — a 23.2% premium.
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.
Bitwise Debuts $259M Tokenized Crypto Carry Fund USCC
Bitwise took over Superstate’s $259M USCC tokenized fund on June 1, 2026, bringing the crypto basis trade onchain as tokenized RWAs hit $31.8B.
Cognition Hits $26B in $1B Series D; Devin ARR Reaches $492M
Cognition raised $1B at a $26B post-money valuation — 2.5x its September 2025 mark — as Devin’s ARR reached $492M with enterprise usage up 50% monthly.
Banks Push Fed to Codify Bowman Supervision Rollbacks
Wall Street wants the Fed to formally codify Vice Chair Bowman’s supervisory rollbacks before a future administration can undo them.
Warsh Takes Fed Chair: Bond Yields Fall as Powell Era Ends
Kevin Warsh was sworn in as Fed Chair on May 22, replacing Jerome Powell. Treasury yields fell across the curve in his first week.
Credit Default Swaps Explained: How Bond Insurance Works
What is a credit default swap? How CDS premiums, credit events, and the ISDA auction work, with worked numbers and verified market data.
Applied Aerospace IPO: $634M Defense Float Tests AADX Demand
Greenbriar-backed Applied Aerospace & Defense sets terms for a $634M NYSE IPO at a $3.33B market cap, pricing June 2 under ticker AADX.
Cat Bonds Hit Record $69.9B as Hurricane Season Opens
Cat bond market enters 2026 Atlantic hurricane season at a record $69.9B outstanding, with $15.5B issued YTD as NOAA forecasts a below-normal season.