Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Announces Pricing of €850,000,000 4.500% Senior Notes Due 2033 July 8, 2026 Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE: JEF) (“JFG”, “we” or “our”) today announced the pricing of its public offering of €850,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.500% Senior Notes due 2033 (the “Notes”) with an effective yield of 4.544%, maturing, July 15, 2033. The offering is expected to settle on July 15, 2026, subject to the satisfaction [...]
Why even gilts are outperforming the once unstoppable Magnificent 7 this year July 8, 2026 Plagued by sticky inflation and spendthrift politicians, the UK government’s bonds have spent years as an unloved asset class. But six months into 2026 and they have, so far, outperformed the Magnificent 7. Ali Lyon examines what has gone wrong for the so-called hyperscalers even as AI hype is greater than ever. Since the Bank [...]
Citi advised StepStone Group on landmark $3.3 billion Structured Solutions Vehicle July 8, 2026 Citi advised StepStone Group on the structuring and placement of the largest structured solutions vehicle of its kind to date, successfully securing $3.3 billion in commitments. The $3.3 billion vehicle invests primarily in private market secondaries. The solution provides institutional investors with a flexible and capital-efficient way to access StepStone Group's leading secondaries platform.
Making it in the UAE – Donna Benton July 8, 2026 Donna Benton is not, in her words, “The stay-home coffee Mum”. After building The ENTERTAINER into one of the UAE’s best-known brands, taking it across more than a dozen markets and selling it in a nine-figure US dollar deal, the Australian entrepreneur could have stepped away. Instead, she built a portfolio across hospitality, fashion, beauty, [...]
London is Open for Business – But Only If We Get Planning Right July 8, 2026 Nearly seven years ago, Central London Alliance was founded on a simple premise: London needed to fight for its own recovery. At the time, Tony Matharu assumed it might take eight months. It has taken considerably longer – and the fight is not over. In the latest episode of London Talking, Tony sits down with [...]
The seven growth tests every Budget must pass July 8, 2026 The next Budget will inevitably contain difficult fiscal choices. But before any measure is announced, ministers should be required to answer a far simpler question: What business behaviour is this designed to change, says David Bharier When Rachel Reeves stood at the despatch box on 30 October 2024 to deliver her first Budget, an employer [...]
How the boss of Zilch became UK fintech’s power broker July 8, 2026 Last year, Zilch founder Philip Belamant sat down with then-boss of Monzo, TS Anil. As the two friends caught up, Belamant was fizzing with ideas to turn his $2bn British fintech into a global powerhouse, according to sources familiar with the matter. Not long ago, Zilch had set up shop across the pond, and Belamant [...]
IGI to Release Second Quarter and Half Year 2026 Financial Results on August 4, 2026 July 7, 2026 International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (“IGI” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: IGIC) today announced that it expects to release financial results for the second quarter and first half of 2026 on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, after the close of the U.S. financial markets. The results, along with an accompanying slide presentation, will be posted in the [...]
Quaise Energy Raises $134 Million in Initial Close of Series B to Build World’s First Superhot Geothermal Power Plant July 7, 2026 Prelude Ventures led the round, with participation from JERA Co., Inc., Japan's largest power generation company, and Idemitsu Kosan, one of Japan's largest integrated energy companies Series B equity is the first component of a diverse financing that includes project-level capital and debt Quaise's millimeter wave drilling system is approaching one kilometer of depth at its Central Texas field site Series B proceeds fund Project Obsidian in Central Oregon, the world’s first commercial superhot geothermal power plant
Bregal Milestone III Closes at its Increased Hard Cap of €915 Million July 7, 2026 Oversubscribed fundraise with global institutional backing