How Kraken used AI to fast-track a $1.5 billion deal
When Kraken, a crypto exchange, was embarking on a $1.5 billion acquisition, it used this AI startup to check under the hood.
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Her AI startup has few employees, no products, and is raising $2 billion. Here's how Mira Murati is doing it.
How the heck is a brand new startup worth $10 billion? Here are 2 explanations that revolve around how VC funds and Big Tech companies operate.
Jamie Dimon explains why 'this time is different' with the economy and the world
Consumers are trying to front-run tariffs, companies are in "wait-and-see" mode, and market volatility shows no sign of waning.
Trump's tariff reversal threatens to extend the M&A downturn as Wall Street grapples with hiring freezes, bonus blues
Bankers and private equity dealmakers explain how they are spending their days as deals dry up, hiring stalls, and bonus expectations sour.
A top Houlihan Lokey tech banker spells out his 2025 hiring ambitions and shares how he landed his first Wall Street internship
Ryan Lund, a top tech banker at Houlihan Lokey, opens up about his Wall Street career and tips for surviving 150 days a year on the road.
Betting companies like DraftKings are amassing 'firepower' for M&A. Investors say these 5 areas could fuel dealmaking.
Crypto, fantasy sports, and Latin American expansion could fuel M&A in the sports and gambling world, as investors anticipate a surge in deals.
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Another sign of a dealmaking comeback? Adtech firm Adform is exploring a sale.
Deal momentum appears to be picking up in the adtech sector after a tepid couple of years. Adform offers products for advertisers and publishers.
Google's splashy cybersecurity deal is a dud with investors. They're more focused on the economy.
Alphabet's stock price fell even after Google's $32 billion acquisition deal of Wiz. It's now down 16% this year.
The biggest VC winners in the $32 billion Google-Wiz Deal
Wiz's record $32 billion sale to Google, its biggest acquisition ever, rewards early investors like Sequoia Capital and Index Ventures.
What Google's $32 billion Wiz acquisition means for startups — and Trump
Google parent company Alphabet has agreed to acquire cloud security startup Wiz for $32 billion after a separate deal fizzled out last year.
M&A and IPOs slump under Trump. Bank hiring could be next.
Wall Street's hopes of a dealmaking and hiring rebound have been put on hold as companies and buyout firms wait for the dust to clear.
Wall Street titans are racing to build the next Berkshire Hathaway. Emulating Warren Buffett won't be easy.
KKR, Brookfield, and Apollo are all pulling pages from Berkshire Hathaway's playbook, but success will require smarts, patience, and discipline.
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Autism care software company CentralReach tapped William Blair to explore a sale
Autism software provider CentralReach has been looking for a potential buyer, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the efforts.
4 charts show how Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway piled up cash, dumped stocks, and made a record tax payment in 2024
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway nearly doubled its cash pile to $334 billion, sold a net $134 billion of stocks, and paid $26.8 billion to the IRS.
Another key argument for stocks to keep soaring under Trump has been turned on its head
Wall Street was eyeing a dealmaking boom in the Trump era, but an announcement from the administration this week's clouds those views.
The Rainmakers: Meet the 20 bankers who led last year's M&A rebound, driving billions in fees to their firms
The top US merger banker last year was a woman. Meet her and 19 other dealmakers who dominated the M&A rebound, from Goldman Sachs to Evercore.
'New toys' are back on the menu as Apollo looks to M&A to grow
Apollo CEO Marc Rowan said the private equity giant is looking to expand its lending capabilities and may buy more companies to get there.
Meet the future leaders of Goldman Sachs' investment bank
Inside the careers, accomplishments, and clients of Goldman's new heads of investment banking: Kim Posnett, Matt McClure, and Anthony Gutman.
Perplexity has put in a bid to merge with TikTok's US business
TikTok is facing a ban in the US and the app could go dark on January 19.
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23andMe has been quietly exploring a possible sale of its telehealth business, Lemonaid
The struggling genetic-testing 23andMe is looking for a buyer for the virtual-care business it acquired in 2021, Business Insider has learned.