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Hi there,

Here is a recap from this week’s highlights in global markets and finance:

Energy and geopolitics dominated headlines as risks around the Strait of Hormuz raised the possibility of the largest oil supply disruption on record. Market volatility triggered sharp reversals in momentum trades and heavy hedge fund losses, while portfolio flows to emerging markets slowed as investors turned more cautious.

In financial markets, regulators signaled plans to ease capital rules for large US banks, even as banks grow more cautious toward private credit, with JPMorgan cutting exposure. Elsewhere, Europe’s banks posted their best trading results in a decade, Canada’s OTPP reported its first private equity loss since 2009, and Revolut secured a long-awaited UK banking license.

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Let’s dive in.

World faces the largest oil supply disruption in history: Closure risks around the Strait of Hormuz threaten up to 20% of global oil flows (TG)

Fed plans to loosen capital requirements for large US banks: Regulators are preparing changes that could free up lending capacity (RT)

Exodus of capital threatens Wall Street’s private credit boom: Investor withdrawals are testing liquidity and fundraising momentum (Alt.)

JPMorgan cut lending to private credit firms: The move signals rising caution among banks toward the fast-growing direct lending sector (CNBC)

SRT sales are growing at a record pace: Banks are increasingly transferring loan risk to investors to free regulatory capital (FP)

Tech giants tap debt markets to fund AI expansion: Large-scale borrowing for data centers and infrastructure is reshaping corporate credit markets (YF)

Momentum trades unwind rapidly during global market selloff: Popular strategies are reversing as volatility spikes across equities and derivatives (YF)

Major hedge funds suffered losses during the Iran market shock: Millennium Management and Point72 each lost $1.5B, while Citadel lost about $1B (YF)

Portfolio flows to emerging markets slow to $22B in February: Geopolitical uncertainty and volatility have cooled investor demand (RT)

Canada’s OTPP posted its first private equity loss since 2009: One of the world’s largest pension investors signaled pressure on PE valuations (PEW)

Revolut secured a full UK banking license after four year wait: The milestone expands the fintech’s ability to compete with traditional banks (TG)

Europe’s banks posted their best trading results in a decade: Volatility and client activity boosted revenues across the sector (EN)

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Billionaire Fertitta in talks to acquire Caesars Entertainment (SW)
Potential Deal Value: $7B

EQT explores sale of open-source software company SUSE (Inv.)
Potential Deal Value: $6B

Cintas acquire rival UniFirst and expands to North America (YF)
Deal Value: $5.5B

Nvidia agreed to invest in AI infrastructure firm Nebius (Nvidia)
Deal Value: $2B

Irth Capital offered to take private Papa Johns (YF)
Potential Deal Value: $1.5B

Brookfield weighs acquisition of EQT & PAI-backed World Freight Company (PEI)
Potential Deal Value: $1.3B

Savills agreed to buy real estate advisory Eastdil Secured (BT)
Deal Value: $1.1B

Ara Partners agreed to acquire Gate City energy assets (AP)
Deal Value: $875M

Raiffeisen Bank International nears deal for BBVA’s Romanian unit (YF)
Deal Value: $640M

Netflix buys Ben Affleck’s AI film post-production business InterPositive (TG)
Deal Value: $600M

Holcim agreed to acquire Cemex cement assets in Colombia (Holcim)
Deal Value: $485M

Blackstone weighs renewed sale of Canary Wharf’s Cargo building (PEI)
Deal Value: Undisclosed