📊 Weekly Summary
Hi there,
Here's this week's roundup of global markets and finance:
Hedge funds took a bruising July hit after the AI selloff, while Asian multi-strategy funds were hit by reversals in chip stocks. At the same time, investors kept chasing upside through S&P call options, Amazon briefly reached a $3T market cap, and Big Tech’s AI data center race pushed lease commitments to $1.09T.
Warsh’s lean Fed messaging is keeping bond traders unsettled, while private credit funds stabilized after recent stress. JPMorgan pledged $750B toward US housing supply, Wall Street bankers are set for stronger bonuses, and major law firms are exploring PE investment.
Let's dive in.
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📈 Recent Finance News
JPMorgan pledges $750B to boost US housing supply: The bank aims to finance one million affordable units through 2035 (CBS)
Hedge funds take a big hit in July after a bruising AI selloff: Fund "Situational Awareness" was forced to sell its portfolio to Citadel at a discount (YF)
Warsh will stick with lean Fed messaging despite market backlash: Futures trading suggests a 55% chance of a rate hike in September (INV)
FOMO buying of S&P calls fuels one way order flow: Options activity shows investors chasing upside as the rally broadens (YF)
Private credit funds bounced back from recent lows: The asset class stabilized after earlier concerns over withdrawals and credit stress (PEW)
Wall Street bankers are set for a bonus boom: Equity traders and ECM bankers could see payouts jump 20-30% (USN)
Big Law firms are exploring selling stakes to PE: Private equity is pushing deeper into professional services as law firm ownership rules shift (PEW)
Amazon briefly hits $3T market cap: The 5th company ever to reach the milestone, after a blowout AWS earnings report (CNBC)
SpaceX's $101B lockup heaps pressure on battered shares: Already trading below IPO price, with 35% of the float sold short (AP)
AI data center race builds $1.09T lease burden for Big Tech: Commitments now dwarf recognized lease liabilities (YF)
Asia's multi-strategy hedge funds hit a July speed bump: AI-linked chip stocks reversed across Japan, Korea, and China (HW)
UBS fined a record $125M over AML failures: Regulators found the bank failed to fix violations it had promised to remediate a decade earlier (FinCEN)
South Korea's leveraged ETF trading plummets under new curbs: Authorities tripled the minimum cash deposit required to trade the products (YF)
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Global Private Equity Deal Activity (Aranca)
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UK Economic Outlook (EY)
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🤝 M&A Activity
Prologis takes over Segro after investor pressure (RT)
Deal Value: $19.2B
SpaceX and Tesla invest in Terafab Chip Factory in Texas (AIB)
Deal Value: $16.8B
Stripe in talks to acquire OpenRouter (BI)
Potential Deal Value: $10B
Curium strikes deal for radiopharma peer Lantheus (CNBC)
Deal Value: Up to $8B
KKR will take Integer Holdings private (CNBC)
Deal Value: $5.7B
Williams will buy Momentum Midstream from EnCap Flatrock (BW)
Deal Value: Up to $5.5B
Prysmian strikes deal for Atkore in US electrical push (KFGO)
Deal Value: $3.8B
Procter & Gamble to acquire supplement maker Thorne (PRN)
Deal Value: $3.8B
Brazil's CSN is seeking a buyer for its entire cement unit (SA)
Potential Deal Value: $2.9B
French retail tech firm Vusion is exploring a sale (INV)
Potential Deal Value: $2.7B
Visa will buy fraud intelligence provider BioCatch from Permira (VISA)
Deal Value: $2.4B
Bodycote attracts rival takeover bids from CVC and Veritas Capital (PEW)
Potential Deal Value: $2.1B
KKR will acquire stake in a renewables portfolio from TotalEnergies (BW)
Deal Value: $2.1B
Bending Spoons to acquire database startup Airtable (BW)
Deal Value: $1.3B
Shell sells European onshore renewables to TotalEnergies (EN)
Deal Value: Undisclosed
BP to sell its US biogas business Archaea Energy (AX)
Deal Value: Undisclosed
That wraps up this week. If you're reading this from Mykonos, Ibiza or somewhere far away from an Excel model, enjoy the break!
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