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Luisa Beltran

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Chime rises 37% as the IPO market opens up

Chime raises $864 mln with IPO, but management doesn’t sell shares.

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Neobank Chime to ride wave of IPO enthusiasm, while CoreWeave is best performing offering

Chime could raise as much as $832 mln when it prices later Wednesday.

11.06.2025 10

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Legal AI startup Ontra raises $70M to automate back office tasks for Wall Street

The startup’s clients include Blackstone and Warburg Pincus.

10.06.2025 6

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Circle pops over 175% in market debut as sleepy IPO market heats up

The stablecoin giant’s IPO was the second biggest in crypto history.

05.06.2025 4

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Circle raises $1.05 billion in long-awaited IPO, shares price at $31

Circle valued at $8.06 billion after stablecoin giant increases IPO deal size for second time.

05.06.2025 7

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KKR ranks as top alternative asset manager in Fortune 500

Blackstone, the biggest alternative asset manager, ranks 321th in the Fortune 500.

04.06.2025 20

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Chime chases $11 billion valuation in IPO set for next week on Nasdaq

Crypto firm Circle is also going public with goals of a $7.2 billion valuation.

02.06.2025 10

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AI-built startups could fuel increase in venture capital ‘zombie’ funds

The number of zombie VC funds has jumped by 50% since the end of 2021.

02.06.2025 10

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The Chime IPO: what investors should know about its $31 a share private market valuation and more

Chime reported losses in 2024 but posted a profit in Q1.

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Volvo Cars to cut 3,000 jobs—mostly in Sweden—in $1.9 billion cost-cutting plan

The carmaker, owned by Chinese group Geely, said the cuts aimed "to build a stronger and even more resilient Volvo Cars at a time when the automotive...

27.05.2025 10

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AI-scaled startups are poised to disrupt venture capital—but VCs say don’t count them out just yet

Some say AI’s impact on venture will be similar to the cloud and SaaS boom of the last decade.

27.05.2025 10

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GOP bill cuts social spending—but popular tax break for hedge funds survives

The Senate, in reviewing Trump’s tax bill, could still make changes to the carried interest loophole.

23.05.2025 3

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Jamie Dimon plays down successor talk even as three leading candidates emerge to be next JPMorgan CEO

Dimon’s successor focused on three candidates

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Circle pursues IPO—but talks with Coinbase and Ripple could mean a sale, sources say

Circle is said to be seeking at least $5 billion, which is the valuation that it’s targeting for its IPO.

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eToro pops over 40% on first trading day in upbeat sign for IPO market

The debut will be followed by neo-bank Chime, which plans to list on Nasdaq.

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eToro set to go public on Wednesday in key test for IPO market, trading firm plans to price between $46 and $50 

After failing to clinch a SPAC merger in 2021, eToro may finally get to go public

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Fintech Payoneer, once worth $3.3 billion, suspends earnings guidance and reportedly seeks a buyer

Payoneer in November had a $4.24 billion market cap but has seen that drop by near one-third.

09.05.2025 10

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The Trump era has been a bust for private equity—that’s one reason PE is turning to retail

With private market products, retail may finally get to invest in unicorns.

28.04.2025 5

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Goldman CEO David Solomon sees ‘markedly different’ environment from earlier this year: Q1 earnings

Despite 22% drop in advisory fees, Goldman's Q1 beats Wall Street expectations

14.04.2025 5

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As JPMorgan, Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley beat expectations, Jamie Dimon says he cares most that the ‘Western world stays together economically’

Mostly positive bank earnings were clouded by the chaotic start to Q2 and the murky economic outlook.

11.04.2025 3

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The unauthorized profile of Charlie Javice, the millennial founder convicted of swindling JPMorgan to the tune of $175 million

Javice hustled all her life, all the way to a deal to sell her startup Frank to the world’s biggest bank. Then it all fell apart.

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Wall Street hails Charlie Javice conviction—but wonders how JP Morgan failed to catch young woman’s $175 million fraud

Charlie Javice, who faces a 14 to 17.5 sentence, unsuccessfully sought to portray JP Morgan as careless.

01.04.2025 2

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Circle hires banks for long-awaited IPO, stablecoin giant expected to publicly file late April

The stablecoin giant, which has sought to go public for years, could list its shares by early summer.

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Jury rules startup founder Charlie Javice guilty of defrauding JPMorgan Chase

Javice deceived the bank about how many customers her startup had. She will be sentenced in coming weeks.

28.03.2025 2

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Olympus Partners Fund VIII raises $3.5 billion, CEO warns of trade war storm

Olympus returned $6 billion to investors over the last three years

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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says he will remain CEO a few more years—and promises ‘no swearing this time’ at latest town hall

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says he will stay CEO ‘a few more years’—and promises ‘no swearing this time’ at latest town hall

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In wake of tragedies, BofA tasks senior execs with overseeing junior banker workload

BofA is making changes to the oversight program it has had for years

18.03.2025 10

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Legal tech startup ProfitSolv seeks buyer amid sluggish merger climate

Bankers don’t expect “Trump Bump” will boost mergers this year

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These are Elon Musk’s top lieutenants—including at DOGE

Musk relies on a small number of executives to help him lead his six companies—and cut government spending.

07.03.2025 9

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The top power players at Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)

Musk is making huge and sudden changes to the federal government. But he's not doing this alone—here are his key lieutenants.

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As JPMorgan Chase enforces a 5 day RTO, staffers complain about too few desks, spotty WiFi and sneezing, sick coworkers

The nation’s biggest bank is committed to getting everyone back in the office, but some workers say the conditions aren’t ideal.

06.03.2025 3

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The top power players at Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain tech startup

Here is who Musk relies on to run Nueralink—including an exec who has had four of his children.

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The top power players at Elon Musk’s tunnel firm The Boring Company

Elon Musk also runs five other companies and the federal government's DOGE program. Here's the key lieutenants he relies on at Boring Company.

06.03.2025 9

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The top power players at X, Elon Musk’s social media company

Musk relies on an X team that includes former top execs from NBC and Hyundai.

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PayPal touts ambitious growth plans during annual investor day

One senior PayPal exec predicted the Trump administration will be good for crypto

26.02.2025 6

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While Wall Street pushes 5 day RTO, fintech Revolut is doubling down on hybrid work

According to a memo from CEO Nik Storonsky that was viewed by Fortune, Revolut is allowing its 10,000 employees a continued flexible schedule.

21.02.2025 10

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JPMorgan employee who questioned Jamie Dimon’s RTO mandate says he was fired—then told he could stay—after testy town hall

Worker who questioned Jamie Dimon’s RTO mandate says he was fired—then told he could keep his job—after testy town hall exchange

15.02.2025 6

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JPMorgan Chase workers launch petition to halt 5 day back-to-office rule

The petition comes as some bank workers push to form a union.

12.02.2025 10

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Deal scoop: Ultimus Fund Solutions and HedgeServ are seeking buyers

The number of global announced mergers dropped nearly 43% from the same period last year.

06.02.2025 6

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JPMorgan’s internal tool shows many offices aren’t ready for the unpopular return to office mandate

JPMorgan Chase’s Polaris location not yet available for returning workers

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Authors strike back against AI stealing their books as licensing startup Created by Humans raises $5.5 million seed round

Created by Humans aim to be the Spotify of publishing.

28.01.2025 10

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JPMorgan Chase workers grouse over measly bonuses, 2% pay bumps as bank reels in record $58.5 billion in profits

Some JPMorgan Chase workers want to leave after getting low raises, bonuses

23.01.2025 4

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Inside JPMorgan, employee backlash over 5 day RTO mandate gains steam

According to an organizer with the CWA, about a dozen JPMorgan Chase employees, representing groups from different areas of the bank all over the...

18.01.2025 8

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Candy maker Mars is the biggest vet provider in the country: Inside its sprawling operation

The sale of vet clinics is expected to ramp up this year.

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Goldman creates Capital Solutions Group in push to expand private credit business

Pete Lyon and Mahesh Saireddy will lead the new unit

14.01.2025 6

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Alza, a Latino-focused startup that raised $6.6 million, abruptly shuts down

Alza is the latest fintech to cease operations

14.01.2025 7

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Can Carlyle catch up? Storied PE firm tries to reclaim its former glory

Can Carlyle catch up? Storied PE firm tries to reclaim its former glory

10.01.2025 10

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Faith-based payment service Vanco could fetch $1 billion, Passport Labs seeks a buyer

PE firms sitting on $500 billion in dry powder from earlier funds eye fintech sector

07.01.2025 5

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David Bonderman hailed by everyone from Goldman Sachs CEO to NHL players as PE pioneer passes away at 82

Seattle Kraken is currently led by Samantha Holloway, Bonderman’s daughter.

13.12.2024 10

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Justworks doesn’t regret whiffing on a 2022 IPO—and has no plans to go public next year either

The benefits startup says it doesn’t face pressure from an IPO tied to a compounding ratchet structure

12.12.2024 7

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