Global Finance

APRIL 6, 2025

Faced with low yields, insurers are deepening ties with private equity and asset managers, turning to alternative investments amid regulatory headwinds. Life insurance companies used to be conservative investors. For decades, they relied on long-term bondssafe, steady, and predictableto match their policy obligations. But as interest rates plunged following the 2008 financial crisis, traditional investment models no longer delivered sufficient returns.

Private Equity Firm 112

Private Equity Firm Equity Marketability Banking 112

Financial Times M&A

APRIL 6, 2025

Pensions and endowments seek exit from battered portfolios in blow to buyout industry

Equity 145

Equity Marketability 145

Harvard Corporate Governance

APRIL 6, 2025

Posted by David Bell, Marie Bafus, and Dean Kristy, Fenwick & West LLP, on Sunday, April 6, 2025 Editor's Note: David Bell , Marie Bafus , and Dean Kristy are Partners at Fenwick & West LLP. This post is based on a Fenwick memorandum by Mr. Bell, Ms. Bafus, Mr. Kristy, and Wendy Grasso , and is part of the Delaware law series ;links to other posts in the series are available here.

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Financial Times M&A

APRIL 6, 2025

Deal would be latest successful private equity exit as M&A is frozen over market turmoil

Equity 95

Equity Marketability 95

Speaker: Susan Spencer, Principal of Spencer Communications

Intent signal data can go a long way toward shortening sales cycles and closing more deals. The challenge is deciding which is the best type of intent data to help your company meet its sales and marketing goals. In this webinar, Susan Spencer, fractional CMO and principal of Spencer Communications, will unpack the differences between contact-level and company-level intent signals.

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Global Finance

APRIL 6, 2025

Abbas Husain, Standard Chartereds global head of Infrastructure and Development Finance, discusses the rapid pace of change and innovation in the field with Global Finance. Global Finance: Standard Chartered is this years Best Investment Bank for Infrastructure Finance. How does this award reflect the firms mission? Abbas Husain: This award reinforces our role as a trusted partner in driving sustainable development and economic progress.

Finance 52

Finance Banking Capital Structure Marketability 52

Financial Times M&A

APRIL 6, 2025

Deal dispels fears Australian energy group would struggle to find partners for major US development

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Reynolds Holding

APRIL 6, 2025

As part of an effort to provide greater clarity on the application of the federal securities laws to crypto assets, [1] the Division of Corporation Finance is providing its views [2] on certain types of crypto assets commonly referred to as stablecoins. Specifically, this statement addresses stablecoins that are designed to maintain a stable value relative to the United States Dollar, or USD, on a one-for-one basis, can be redeemed for USD on a one-for-one basis ( i.e. , one stablecoin to one US

Corporate Finance 45

Corporate Finance Marketability Finance Banking 45

Global Finance

APRIL 6, 2025

Abdulaziz N. Almarzooq, CEO of KFH Capitalwinner of Best Investment Bank in Frontier Markets and in Kuwaitshares his outlook on Arab frontier markets and KFHs global sharia-compliant edge. Global Finance: What does the current geopolitical environment portend for frontier markets, particularly in the Arab world? Abdulaziz N. Almarzooq: Frontier markets in the Arab world are expected to experience varied economic prospects in 2025.

Banking 52

Banking Finance Marketability 52

Reynolds Holding

APRIL 6, 2025

Policymakers around the world have typically outsourced the detection of financial crime to the private sector. This approach is often referred to as the gatekeeper model, with the basic idea being that private firms, like bodyguards at a nightclub, are well-positioned to control access to the financial system and report suspicious transactions to regulators.

Compliance 45

Compliance Banking Finance Marketability 45