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20.06.25 - 22:42
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Ex-Blackstone Investor Raises $7M for Meridian, Private Equity′s New AI Operating System (Business Wire)
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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Meridian, the AI-powered deal management platform for the private markets, today announced its $7 million Series Seed fundraise. The round was led by 645 Ventures with participation from existing investor Chaac Ventures. Meridian also welcomed a group of high-impact angel investors – industry leaders from private equity, credit, and M&A law, many of whom have actively shaped Meridian as early users.
Founded by Alexander Sen, a former investor at Blackstone, Thoma Bravo, and CVC, Meridian is building the AI operating system for private market investors. The company combines modern CRM with deep workflow automation and proprietary AI agents to solve the core operational pain points of the world's leading investors – from deal origination to exit.
“Private equity still runs on fragmented, manual systems: clunky software, Excel trackers, and scattered third-party data subscriptions,” said Alexander Sen, founder and CEO of Meridian. “We're building software that finally r...
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20.06.25 - 22:15
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Blackstone Completes CDN$7 Billion Equity Investment in Rogers in Partnership with Leading Canadian Institutional Investors (Business Wire)
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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blackstone (NYSE: BX) has successfully closed its previously announced CDN$7 billion equity investment in Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX: RCI.A and RCI.B; NYSE: RCI).
Under the terms of the transaction, funds managed by Blackstone Credit & Insurance (“BXCI”) and leading Canadian institutional investors have acquired a non-controlling interest in a newly established subsidiary of Rogers that owns a portion of the company's wireless backhaul transport infrastructure.
The Blackstone-led investor group includes Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (La Caisse), the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments), British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) and the Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO).
Robert Horn, Global Head of Infrastructure & Asset Based Credit at Blackstone, said: “We're thrilled to close this transaction with Rogers to further their growth and balance sheet...
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20.06.25 - 19:06
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AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Everlake Life Group Members (Business Wire)
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OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#insurance--AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a+” (Excellent) of Everlake Life Insurance Company and Everlake Assurance Company, collectively known as Everlake Life Group (Everlake Life). Both companies are domiciled in Northbrook, IL. The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable.
The ratings reflect Everlake Life's balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as very strong, as well as its strong operating performance, neutral business profile and appropriate enterprise risk management (ERM).
Everlake Life is ultimately owned by Everlake Holdings, LP (Everlake) (Cayman Islands), and Blackstone Inc. is the ultimate parent company of the general partner of the vehicle that owns the interests of Everlake. In 2024 and the first half of 2025, the group executed further on its strategy by growing premiums and assets under management by over $1 billion through a number of block and flo...
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17.06.25 - 12:30
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Die beliebtesten Outdoor-Marken der Deutschen (Manager-Magazin)
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Bekleidung für Outdoor-Aktivitäten von Jack Wolfskin oder The North Face hat sich etabliert, doch Investoren wie Adidas oder Blackstone haben sich oft verzockt. Über Firmengründungen am Lagerfeuer und Homeoffice an der Eiger-Nordwand....
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