July 17, 2025

private equity

Investment

Atletico Madrid in talks with private equity over €2.5b investment

Atletico Madrid have been run by the same family for the past 38 years, but their control over the club is on the wane. There has been talk of a sale for some years, but now Los Colchoneros could sanction a second capital investment in the space of four years. Miguel Angel Gil Marin, the

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Investors

Pay Is Rising for Finance Pros Who Can Fundraise and Keep Investors Happy

Fundraising in private equity used to be relatively easy. First, you’d schmooze with executives of foundations, endowments, and pension funds, and then they’d write you a check with 6, 7, or even 8 zeroes. You’d go back for an even bigger check five years later, after doubling their money. Rinse and repeat. Now, with private

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Banking

Trump banking cop threatens global financial security, warns top US Democrat – POLITICO

“Mr. Quarles spent his tenure as a top financial regulator in the United States weakening safeguards for megabanks at the expense of financial stability and the American public,” said Warren, a former U.S. presidential hopeful who is the most senior Democrat on the Senate banking committee. “It would be deeply troubling if this FSB review

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Crypto

Trump Push to Add Crypto to 401(k)s Brings Risks for Employers

Litigation risk for employers with a legal duty to monitor their employees’ 401(k) investments is set to hamper President Donald Trump‘s efforts to allow more cryptocurrency into workers’ retirement accounts. The US Labor Department is reversing Biden-era guidance that warned plans against digital currencies in workplace retirement portfolios. It’s part of a broader move by

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Investment

Investment Income Tax Developments In Washington And The States

The Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE) logo seen displayed on a smartphone (Photo Illustration by Budrul … More Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The move toward lower and flatter personal income-tax rates is persisting as a dominant state policy trend in 2025. Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) and Oklahoma Governor Kevin

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Investment

Investment Income Tax Developments In Washington & The States

The Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE) logo seen displayed on a smartphone (Photo Illustration by Budrul … More Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The move toward lower and flatter personal income tax rates is persisting as a dominant state policy trend in 2025. Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) and Oklahoma Governor

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Crypto

How Crypto Completes The VC Shift

Sign at office park for venture capital firms in Silicon Valley, Menlo Park, California, including … More Bessemer Venture Partners, Signia Venture Partners, Montgomery and Hansen and Mitsui, November 14, 2017. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) Getty Images Venture capital isn’t dying. It’s evolving. Fast. What was once a high-risk, high-reward game of early-stage bets

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Finance

Want to Land a Career in Finance? Our Interactive Guide Shows You How.

A career in finance offers many benefits: It tends to pay well, is prestigious, and can lead to a jet-setting lifestyle. Breaking in, however, can require years of toil, planning, and determination. Say you want to be an investment banker who advises tech giants on corporate acquisitions: You will probably want to start applying for

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Investment

Madrid’s Biggest Landlord? U.S. Investment Firms

On a chilly winter night, a few dozen people gathered inside a graffiti-clad building in the Carabanchel district of Madrid. Nearly everyone was in the midst of a dispute with their landlord, but these weren’t typical gripes about leaky pipes. They had come to commiserate about the American investment banks and private equity funds that

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Investment

New private markets investment firm PeakAlts launches in US

Industry veterans from Goldman Sachs, Hightower Advisors, and H.I.G. Capital have launched a new private markets investment firm, Peak Altitude Partners (PeakAlts). Based in New York, the new firm offers curated alternative asset solutions specifically tailored for RIAs, family offices, multi-family offices, and endowments. It currently advises on over $30bn in assets through its partner

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