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AQR’s Bold Rebound: Near-Doubling Assets & Transparency Trade-Offs

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AQR Capital has staged a major comeback, with assets rebounding to...

Flagship strategies like Apex, Delphi Long-Short Equity, and other...

Alongside this performance recovery, AQR is intentionally reducing...

This shift toward opacity aims to protect distinctive alpha but ra...

Why Private Equity Pros Are Fleeing Big Firms for Smaller, Specialized Funds

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Mid-level professionals are increasingly leaving large private-equ...

Higher interest rates and weak exit activity since 2022 have under...

Smaller and specialist funds often offer faster promotion, greater...

Performance data showing smaller and sector-focused funds outperfo...

US M&A Value Explodes in October 2025: Megadeals Lead While Private Equity Holds Mid-Market

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US M&A deal value in October 2025 jumped about 146% year over year...

Lower financing costs from recent Fed rate cuts and narrower valua...

Private equity’s share of large deals fell as corporates dominat...

EY expects US deals over $100 million to keep growing into 2026, w...

Construction M&A Surges in Q3 2025: Mega-Deals, Tariffs & Supply Chain Strain

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M&A activity in the construction sector is rising, with Q3 2025 de...

Contractors face mounting margin pressure from high and volatile m...

Uncertain trade and tariff policy is reshaping contracting practic...

Firms are using acquisitions to build scale and resilience in resi...
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