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According to Bain & Company’s M&A Midyear Report, Mergers and acquisitions activity is holding firm in 2025 despite new uncertainties stemming from shifting tariff policies. After enduring earlier shocks from the pandemic and rising interest rates, companies are now responding more strategically to disruption, focusing on scale, capability expansion, and divestitures...

London's IPO market experienced its weakest first-half performance in at least 30 years, raising just $218.6 million from five listings in the first six months of 2025, according to Dealogic. This marks the lowest figure since the firm began tracking data in 1995. Even during the 2008 financial crisis, London listings generated more capital, with two IPOs raising approximately $287 million in the first half of 2009...

Banks have made cautious but deliberate moves in adopting generative AI within their credit businesses, with McKinsey and the International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers surveying 44 institutions in late 2024. These included megabanks, super-regionals, and core regionals. While 52% of respondents said gen AI adoption was a priority backed by investment and hiring, only a few have achieved full-scale deployment...

In the wake of devastating floods across Central and South Texas, companies are coming together to provide critical aid to affected communities. Walmart, Sam’s Club, and the Walmart Foundation are committing up to $500,000 in grants and in-kind donations to support flood-affected communities in Central and South Texas. This includes a customer donation match of up to $250,000 through a campaign with The Salvation Army, available soon in stores and online...

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has appointed Kobi Bar-Nathan as the new Chief Financial Officer of its Google Cloud division. Bar-Nathan, who previously served as CFO of Oracle since December 2022, took over the finance leadership role at Google Cloud in June 2025, as noted in his LinkedIn profile. His hiring signals Alphabet’s continued focus on strengthening the financial management of its cloud business, which plays a key role in the company’s AI and enterprise strategies...

A recent survey by Grant Thornton Advisors LLC, reveals how Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) are actively adapting to ongoing economic instability, particularly driven by tariff-related disruptions. The Q2 2025 CFO survey, covering over 260 finance leaders, showed a 46% rise in pessimism due to tariff pressures. Yet, 46% CFOs responded with varied strategies, including supply chain adjustments, 42% high-frequency scenario planning, 39% cost-reducing technology implementations, and 35% price increases...

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has outlined key supervisory priorities for private markets, focusing on valuation practices, conflict management, and leverage. Speaking at the Investment Association’s Private Markets Summit on July 2, 2025, FCA Deputy Chief Executive Sarah Pritchard shared findings from a recent review of valuation practices across private equity, private debt, venture capital, and infrastructure...

Public companies are increasingly incorporating cryptoassets, primarily bitcoin, into their treasury strategies, reflecting a shift in capital markets. Firms such as MicroStrategy and Twenty One Capital are raising capital through equity offerings, convertible notes, and PIPEs with the express purpose of accumulating digital assets. Bernstein analysts estimate that corporate allocations to bitcoin could rise from approximately $80 billion today to $330 billion within five years...

Corpay, a business payments company, has announced the appointment of Peter Walker as Chief Financial Officer. Walker brings extensive experience in both public and private companies, having served most recently as CFO at Instructure Holdings. There, he oversaw the company’s privatization and sale to KKR. His previous leadership roles include CFO positions at Sterling Check Corp and Jackson Hewitt, as well as a 17-year tenure at Assurant, where he concluded his time as Global Chief Strategy Officer...

Mars has launched a $250 million Sustainability Investment Fund to scale climate solutions across its supply chains—aiming to speed up innovation in low-emission agriculture, next-gen ingredients, and recyclable packaging. The announcement comes as Mars reports another year of emissions progress: a 1.9% drop in absolute greenhouse gases for 2024, bringing total cuts to 16.4% since 2015...