As geopolitical tensions rise and markets remain volatile, global dividend equity funds are seeing a resurgence in investor interest — drawing $23.7 billion in the first half of 2025, the highest level in three years, according to LSEG Lipper.Amid slowing tech performance and speculation over central bank rate cuts, investors are rotating toward stable income-generating...
In a strategic move to bolster biosecurity, the NATO Innovation Fund has announced its first investment in a biotechnology company, co-leading a $35 million funding round for Portal Biotech, a UK-based startup pioneering AI-powered protein sequencing for real-time threat detection.🚨 Why It Matters:Portal Biotech’s technology enables on-site, single-molecule biological sensing, delivering pathogen detection results within...
Investor confidence is pivoting toward Europe as the region’s relative political and regulatory stability becomes increasingly attractive compared to the uncertainty surrounding U.S. trade policy, especially under President Donald Trump’s renewed tariff threats.🔄 Shift in Capital Flows:According to LSEG Lipper, over $100 billion has flowed into European equity funds year-to-date — tripling inflows from the...
Global investor sentiment turned sharply risk-off last week as global equity funds saw net outflows of $19.82 billion, their biggest weekly withdrawal since March, according to LSEG Lipper data for the week ending June 18.Key Highlights:📉 U.S. equity funds led with $18.43B in outflows, the steepest in three months.📉 Asia: $2.86B outflow📈 Europe bucked the...
Citigroup has hired Drago Rajkovic, a seasoned dealmaker with over 30 years of advisory experience, as co-head of global M&A, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters. Rajkovic joins from JPMorgan, where he most recently served as Global Chairman of M&A.At Citi, Rajkovic will co-lead the M&A division alongside Kevin Cox, beginning this September,...
According to PwC’s midyear 2025 report, private equity (PE) firms are holding an estimated $1 trillion in unrealized assets, capital that—under normal market conditions—would have already been returned to limited partners (LPs). But high interest rates, persistent tariff uncertainty, and geopolitical volatility have delayed exits and stalled global M&A activity.“In a typical M&A cycle, $1...