December 2025

J.P. Morgan PEG Closes $1.44B Fund GPE XII, Outpaces GPE XI with Strong Co-Investment Demand

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J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s Private Equity Group closed its 1...

GPE XII is about 12–13% larger than predecessor GPE XI and follo...

The fund will be heavily U.S.-focused (around 70–75%), with addi...

PEG now manages roughly US$36 billion in private equity within J.P...

Stone Point’s New Evergreen Fund: Private Equity for Retail Investors with Trident X Edge

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Stone Point Capital is piloting a roughly $1 billion evergreen pri...

The vehicle will feature lower minimums, quarterly liquidity, and ...

Trident X, which closed in July 2025 at $11.5 billion with about $...

The move opens new retail distribution channels but raises liquidi...

NYCEDC Launches $25M Catalyst Fund II to Boost Impact Investing & Diverse Private Equity in NYC

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NYCEDC has launched NYC Catalyst Fund II with $25 million to inves...

The fund targets managers backing diverse entrepreneurs, economic ...

NYCEDC aims to leverage its $25 million commitment to catalyze mor...

NYC Catalyst Fund II builds on the first $40 million Catalyst Fund...

J.P. Morgan Launches $100M Tokenized MMF on Ethereum: Opportunities & Risks

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<div class="section-block section-executivesummary”> Gist J.P. Morgan Asset Management launched MONY, a $100 million tokenized money-market fund on Ethereum, marking a notable step in Wall Street’s adoption of public blockchains. MONY is a conservative 506(c) private fund for large qualified investors only, investing solely in U.S. Treasuries and fully collateralized repos with daily dividend reinvestment. Investors …

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Goldman Sachs Reclaims Global M&A Lead in 2025 With $432.3B in Mega Deals

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<div class="section-block section-executivesummary”> Gist Goldman Sachs has reclaimed the top global M&A adviser spot by deal value in 2025, capturing about 34% of announced worldwide deal value, its highest share since 2015. From Q1–Q3 2025 it advised on roughly $432 billion of deals, including 84 transactions of at least $1 billion, prioritizing mega-deals over high-volume …

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Morgan Stanley Edges Out Goldman Sachs as Asia-Pacific’s Top ECM Bank in Q2 2025

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Morgan Stanley surpassed Goldman Sachs as the top Asia-Pacific equ...

This quarter marks Morgan Stanley’s strongest ECM performance in...

Morgan Stanley’s broader Asia strategy has lifted 2024 regional ...

Goldman remains first in 2025 year-to-date Asia-Pacific ECM league...

Why Few MBB Consultants Move into Banking: Realities of Career Transitions

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Only about 3% of McKinsey, Bain and BCG leavers go into investment...

Most ex-consultants join large, usually private companies, includi...

Transitions from MBB into banking are concentrated in junior roles...

Both perception gaps about deal experience and concerns over cultu...
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