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Barclays Closes Best Egg Deal, Targeting U.S. Consumer Credit

May 7, 2026May 3, 2026 by Bruno

Barclays completes its acquisition of Best Egg’s parent Marlette Holdings, gaining a $40B+ consumer lending platform as the spread between personal loan rates and Treasuries reaches nearly 800 basis points.

Categories Market Trend Tags barclays, best egg acquisition, capital markets, consumer lending, personal loans Leave a comment

Fed’s 8-4 Split Forces Bond Traders to Hedge Both Ways

May 7, 2026May 2, 2026 by Bruno

The April 29 FOMC meeting ended in an 8-4 split — the Fed’s most divided vote in years, with dissenters on both sides. Here’s what it means for Treasury yields.

Categories Capital Markets Tags bond market, capital markets, federal reserve, fomc dissent, interest rate risk, treasury yields Leave a comment

GameStop’s eBay Bid: Can a $9B War Chest Fund a $46B Deal?

May 7, 2026May 2, 2026 by Bruno

GameStop is reportedly preparing a bid for eBay. With eBay worth $46B and GME holding $9B in cash, we break down the capital markets math behind Ryan Cohen’s boldest move yet.

Categories Stock Market Tags capital markets, gamestop ebay acquisition, gme stock, leveraged buyout, meme stock m&a, ryan cohen strategy Leave a comment

Cerebras Systems Files for $40 Billion IPO

May 7, 2026May 2, 2026 by Bruno

Cerebras Systems targets a $40B valuation in its IPO, backed by a landmark OpenAI deal and AWS Bedrock integration that transformed its revenue base.

Categories IPO & Public Offerings Tags ai chip ipo, ai inference chips, capital markets, cerebras systems ipo, ipo market 2026 Leave a comment

Paramount Skydance’s $110B Warner Bros. Bet Nears Closing

May 7, 2026May 1, 2026 by Bruno

WBD shareholders approved Paramount Skydance’s $110B takeover. EU regulators lean yes; FCC weighs foreign ownership stakes in CBS and CNN.

Categories Stock Market Tags capital markets, FCC foreign ownership, media m&a 2026, paramount skydance acquisition, warner bros discovery merger, wbd stock Leave a comment

Blackstone’s $10B Credit Fund: How Private Lending Hit $520B

May 7, 2026May 1, 2026 by Bruno

Blackstone’s Capital Opportunities Fund V closed oversubscribed at $10B. Private credit now rivals the entire high-yield bond market—here’s who’s winning and what risks regulators see.

Categories Capital Markets Tags alternative assets, blackstone credit, capital markets, direct lending, private credit Leave a comment

30-Year Treasury Near 5%: The Forces Keeping U.S. Borrowing Costs High

May 7, 2026May 1, 2026 by Bruno

The 30-year Treasury yield stands at 4.987% on April 30, 2026 — nearly 5% — as term premium surges on sticky inflation, rising supply, and fading foreign demand for US debt.

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Lincoln International Files for a Rare NYSE IPO

May 7, 2026April 30, 2026 by Bruno

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 Leave a comment

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

May 11, 2026April 30, 2026 by Bruno

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 Leave a comment

Bill Ackman’s $5B Pershing Square IPO Falls Short of $25B Goal

May 11, 2026April 29, 2026 by Bruno

Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square raises $5B in a dual NYSE IPO but shares sink ~18% on debut as retail demand misses the original $25B target.

Categories IPO & Public Offerings Tags Bill Ackman, capital markets, closed-end fund, ipo market 2026, pershing square ipo Leave a comment
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