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!important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:25px;font-weight:normal;line-height:38px;margin:0;text-align:left;"><b>Before The Bell</b></h1></div><div style="padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;"><img alt="" style="margin:0 auto 0 auto;width:100%;border-radius:10px;" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/d0cbc426-5620-4dcd-834f-2f4e56289172/image.png?t=1731453458"><div style="margin:0 auto 0 auto;padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px;padding-top:4px;text-align:left;width:100%;"><small style="color:#C0C0C0;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:italic;text-decoration-color:#C0C0C0;text-decoration:none;"><p>As of 11/12/2024 market close.</p></small></div></div><style> p span[style*="font-size"] { line-height: 1.6; } </style><div style="padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;"><p style="color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;"><b>Markets</b></p></div><div style="padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:40px;padding-right:32px;padding-top:7px;"><ul style="color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin:0px 0px 0px 25px;padding:0;"><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> US stocks edged lower yesterday, taking a pause from the election rally </p><ul style="color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin-left:25px;padding:0;"><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> S&P and Nasdaq snapped five-day win streaks </p></li></ul></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Europe's Stoxx 600 plunged 2% to a near three-month low in its worst day since August due to China jitters and poor earnings </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> US yields surged back to post-election highs </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Euro hit a one-year low </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Canadian dollar hit a two-year low versus US dollar </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Bitcoin touched $90k </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Today, we'll receive a crucial October CPI report </p></li></ul></div><style> p span[style*="font-size"] { line-height: 1.6; } </style><div style="padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;"><p style="color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;"><span style=""><b>Earnings</b></span></p></div><div style="padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:40px;padding-right:32px;padding-top:7px;"><ul style="color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin:0px 0px 0px 25px;padding:0;"><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);"><b>Home Depot </b></span><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);">beat Q3 earnings estimates and raised its FY outlook on improved sales, though consumers remained cautious on spending (</span><a class="link" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/12/home-depot-hd-earnings-q3-2024.html" target="_blank" style="-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;">CNBC</a><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);">) </span></p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);"><b>Spotify</b></span><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);"> jumped 7% after posting record profitability and strong Q3 subscriber growth, and beating on Q4 profit estimates on successful cost cuts (</span><a class="link" href="https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/spotify-forecasts-profit-above-estimates-cost-cuts-steady-user-growth-2024-11-12/" target="_blank" style="-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;">RT</a><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);">) </span></p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);"><b>Shopify</b></span><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);"> surged 21% after beating Q3 EPS and revenue estimates and forecasting an optimistic holiday season after attracting a growing number of large customers (</span><a class="link" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/12/shopify-stock-skyrockets-25percent-on-revenue-beat-rosy-holiday-forecast.html" target="_blank" style="-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;">CNBC</a><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);">) </span></p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);"><b>Cava</b></span><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);"> jumped 16% on a Q3 beat-and-raise as same-store sales rose 18% (</span><a class="link" href="https://www.investors.com/news/cava-earnings-q3-cava-stock-chipotle-threat-sweetgreen/" target="_blank" style="-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;">IBD</a><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);">)</span></p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);"><b>Hertz</b></span><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);"> missed Q3 EPS and revenue estimates on high depreciation costs tied to its massive Tesla EV fleet (</span><a class="link" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-12/hertz-misses-estimates-as-losses-mount-from-failed-tesla-bet" target="_blank" style="-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;">BBG</a><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);">) </span></p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);">What we're watching this week:  </span></p><ul style="color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin-left:25px;padding:0;"><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);">Today: </span><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);"><b>Cisco</b></span></p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);">Thursday: </span><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);"><b>Walt Disney</b></span><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);">, </span><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);"><b>Applied Materials</b></span></p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);">Friday: </span><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);"><b>Alibaba</b></span></p></li></ul></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);">Full calendar </span><a class="link" href="https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/earnings" target="_blank" style="-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;">here</a></p></li></ul></div><div style="padding: 18px 0;"><div style="margin: 0 auto; border-top: 1px solid #E5E5E5; width:90%;"></div></div><div id="headline-roundup" style="padding-bottom:3px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:11px;"><h1 style="color:#001585;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:25px;font-weight:normal;line-height:38px;margin:0;text-align:left;"><b>Headline Roundup</b></h1></div><div style="padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:40px;padding-right:32px;padding-top:7px;"><ul style="color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin:0px 0px 0px 25px;padding:0;"><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Online food prices fell YoY for the first time since Covid (<a class="link" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-12/us-online-food-prices-post-first-year-on-year-drop-since-covid" target="_blank" style="-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;">BBG</a>) </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Wall Street bonuses are set to rise for the first time since 2021 (<a class="link" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-12/bonuses-set-to-grow-across-wall-street-for-first-time-since-2021" target="_blank" style="-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;">BBG</a>)  </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Big bank M&A could be spurred by Trump administration (<a class="link" href="https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/big-bank-deals-could-be-spurred-by-trump-administration-executives-say-2024-11-12/" target="_blank" style="-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;">RT</a>) </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Bridgewater co-CIO says US stocks are 'good thing' to hold now (<a class="link" href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/bridgewater-co-chief-investment-officer-says-us-stocks-are-good-thing-hold-now-2024-11-12/" target="_blank" style="-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;">RT</a>) </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser says it’s 'game on' for US M&A (<a class="link" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-12/citigroup-ceo-fraser-says-it-s-game-on-for-deals-in-the-us?srnd=homepage-americas" target="_blank" style="-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;">BBG</a>) </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> US banks saw weaker loan demand in Q3 (<a class="link" href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-banks-saw-weaker-loan-demand-3d-qtr-fed-survey-shows-2024-11-12/" target="_blank" style="-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;">RT</a>) </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> PE giants are hunting Japanese talent as regional M&A booms (<a class="link" href="https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/carlyle-warburg-among-investment-firms-hunting-talent-japan-deals-boom-2024-11-12/" target="_blank" style="-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;">RT</a>) </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Trump is considering continuing Biden's crackdown on Big Tech (<a class="link" href="https://www.ft.com/content/4826f5c8-52d3-4ff5-9599-a327d849ff81" target="_blank" style="-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;">FT</a>) </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Wall Street's Bessent and Lutnick are in lead for Treasury secretary role (<a class="link" href="https://www.ft.com/content/0d8785d4-e56e-4acd-9ebb-bc42189152c0" target="_blank" style="-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;">FT</a>) </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> ETF inflows smashed full-year records (<a class="link" href="https://www.ft.com/content/46528a78-fe59-4f14-9909-59001cf45fb2" target="_blank" style="-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;">FT</a>) </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Millennium sacked John Curtice after less than one year (<a class="link" href="https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/company-news/2024/11/12/millennium-cuts-one-of-its-priciest-trading-hires-within-a-year/" target="_blank" style="-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;">BBG</a>) </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman returned to the firm (<a class="link" href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/openai-co-founder-greg-brockman-returns-ai-startup-bloomberg-news-reports-2024-11-12/" target="_blank" style="-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;">RT</a>) </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Activist Elliott took a $5B stake in Honeywell (<a class="link" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-12/elliott-amasses-5-billion-plus-stake-in-honeywell?srnd=phx-deals" target="_blank" style="-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;">BBG</a>) </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Activist ValueAct took a $1B stake in Meta (<a class="link" href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/valueact-takes-1-billion-stake-meta-source-says-2024-11-12/" target="_blank" style="-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;">RT</a>) </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Activist Effissimo took a stake in struggling Nissan (<a class="link" href="https://www.ft.com/content/2cac8fe7-5fc5-471f-80a4-3999dcc18c02" target="_blank" style="-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;">FT</a>) </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Trump wants to halt the looming TikTok ban (<a class="link" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/12/technology/trump-tiktok-ban.html" target="_blank" style="-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;">NYT</a>) </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Disney explores wider field of candidates to succeed CEO Iger (<a class="link" href="https://www.wsj.com/business/media/disney-explores-wider-field-of-candidates-to-succeed-iger-d1876792?mod=hp_lead_pos5" target="_blank" style="-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;">WSJ</a>) </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Chipotle shareholders sued over fallout from smaller portion sizes (<a class="link" href="https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/chipotle-shareholders-sue-over-fallout-skimping-portion-sizes-2024-11-11/" target="_blank" style="-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;">RT</a>) </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Donald Trump Jr. is joining VC firm 1789 Capital (<a class="link" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-son-don-jr-joining-venture-capital-firm-1789-capital-sources-say-2024-11-12/" target="_blank" style="-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;">RT</a>) </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> US is investigating Russia accounts UBS took over from Credit Suisse (<a class="link" href="https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/us-scrutinizes-russia-accounts-ubs-took-over-credit-suisse-sources-say-2024-11-12/" target="_blank" style="-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;">RT</a>) </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Netflix's ad-tier subscription is taking off (<a class="link" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-12/netflix-says-70-million-users-now-watch-shows-with-advertising?srnd=phx-technology" target="_blank" style="-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;">BBG</a>) </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Trump picked Musk to lead Department of Government Efficiency (<a class="link" href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/elon-musk-vivek-ramaswamy-government-efficiency-trump-cabinet-d42c8a2e" target="_blank" style="-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;">WSJ</a>) </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Global carbon emissions rose 0.8% in 2024 (<a class="link" 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BILL Divvy Card is issued by Cross River Bank, Member FDIC, and is not a deposit product.</span></p></div><div style="padding: 18px 0;"><div style="margin: 0 auto; border-top: 1px solid #E5E5E5; width:90%;"></div></div><div id="deal-flow" style="padding-bottom:3px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:11px;"><h1 style="color:#001585;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:25px;font-weight:normal;line-height:38px;margin:0;text-align:left;"><b>Deal Flow</b></h1></div><style> p span[style*="font-size"] { line-height: 1.6; } </style><div style="padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;"><p style="color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;"><b>M&A / Investments</b></p></div><div style="padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:40px;padding-right:32px;padding-top:7px;"><ul style="color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin:0px 0px 0px 25px;padding:0;"><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Management of 7-Eleven-owner <b>Seven & i Holdings</b> is considering taking the business private in a $58B deal </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Energy investment firm <span style=""><b>Aethon Energy Management</b></span> is exploring a sale or IPO of its natural gas assets at a ~$10B valuation, including debt </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"><span style=""><b>Carlyle </b></span>is exploring options for <span style=""><b>Flender</b></span>, a mechanical and electrical drive systems maker, which could be valued at $3.2B-$4.3B </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Malaysia’s largest bank <span style=""><b>Maybank</b></span> is considering buying out <span style=""><b>Ageas</b></span>' minority stake in insurer <span style=""><b>Etiqa </b></span>at a $4B valuation </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Drug distributor <span style=""><b>Cardinal Health </b></span>will take a 71% stake in gastroenterology care platform <span style=""><b>GI Alliance </b></span>from <span style=""><b>Apollo </b></span>and buy diabetes medicine provider <span style=""><b>Advanced Diabetes Supply Group</b></span> from PE firm <span style=""><b>Court Square Partners </b></span>in two deals worth ~$4B total </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> US sued to block <span style=""><b>UnitedHealth Group</b></span>'s $3.3B purchase of home healthcare provider <span style=""><b>Amedisys </b></span></p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Billionaire founder <b>Pham Nhat Vuong</b> pledged to invest ~$2B into struggling EV maker<span style=""><b> VinFast </b></span></p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"><span style=""><b>Pfizer</b></span> is exploring a sale of its hospital drugs unit for a few billion dollars </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"><span style=""><b>Hilcorp Energy</b></span> will acquire <span style=""><b>ExxonMobil</b></span><span style="">'s</span> oil drilling assets in the Permian Basin for ~$1B </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Sweden's <span style=""><b>Modern Times Group </b></span>will acquire Australian gaming company <span style=""><b>Aristocrat Leisure</b></span>'s <span style=""><b>Plarium Global</b></span> mobile-gaming unit for $820M </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> UK REIT <span style=""><b>Segro</b></span> agreed to buy $500M worth of warehouse landlord <span style=""><b>Tritax EuroBox</b></span><span style="">'</span>s property portfolio </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Infrastructure investor <span style=""><b>Stonepeak </b></span>agreed to acquire <span style=""><b>Boundary Street Capital</b></span>, a $700M AUM private credit firm </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Crypto data provider <span style=""><b>Kaiko</b></span> will acquire European crypto index provider <span style=""><b>Vinter </b></span></p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Germany's <span style=""><b>Commerzbank</b></span> is considering acquiring mid-sized peer <span style=""><b>Hamburg Commercial Bank</b></span> or <span style=""><b>Oldenburgische Landesbank</b></span> to fend off a possible takeover by Italy's <span style=""><b>UniCredit</b></span>  </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Food-delivery startup <span style=""><b>Wonder</b></span> is in advanced talks to buy <span style=""><b>Grubhub</b></span> from <span style=""><b>Just Eat Takeaway</b></span></p></li></ul></div><style> p span[style*="font-size"] { line-height: 1.6; } </style><div style="padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;"><p style="color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;"><b>VC</b></p></div><div style="padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:40px;padding-right:32px;padding-top:7px;"><ul style="color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin:0px 0px 0px 25px;padding:0;"><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"><b>Volkswagen</b> will raise its JV investment in EV startup <b>Rivian</b> to $5.8B </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> LatAm neobank <b>Ualá</b> raised a $300M Series E at a $2.75B valuation led by <b>Allianz X</b>  </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> OpenAI rival <b>Writer</b> raised a $200M Series C at a $1.9B valuation led by <b>ICONIQ</b> <b>Growth</b>  </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Canadian fintech <b>Neo Financial</b> raised a $260M Series D from <b>Tobi Lütke</b>, <b>Stewart Butterfield</b>, and more </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Space launch company <b>Firefly Aerospace</b> raised a $175M Series D at a $2B+ valuation led by <b>RPM Ventures</b>  </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"><b>Recogni</b>, an energy efficient GenAI inference systems, raised a $102M Series C led by <b>Celesta Capital</b> and <b>GreatPoint Ventures</b>  </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Cloud management startup <b>ScaleOps</b> raised a $58M Series B led by <b>Lightspeed Venture Partners</b>  </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"><b>Auror</b>, a New Zealand-based retail crime reporting and intelligence software, raised a $56M Series C led by <b>Axon Enterprise</b>, <b>W23 Global</b>, and more </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Cash flow management platform <b>Agicap</b> raised a $48M Series C at a $750M valuation led by <b>AVP</b>  </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Data management platform <b>Conduktor</b> raised a $30M Series B led by <b>RTP Global</b>  </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Japanese personal finance app <b>SmartBank</b> raised $26M from <b>Global Brain</b>  </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"><b>Prokeep</b>, a customer communication and engagement platform for distributors, raised a $25M Series A led by <b>Dahlia Equity Partners</b>  </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"><b>LocalStack</b>, a startup helping developers emulate and test cloud apps locally, raised a $25M Series A led by <b>Notable Capital</b>  </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"><b>Klim</b>, a regenerative farming platform, raised a $22M Series A led by <b>BNP Paribas</b>  </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Web browser automation startup <b>Browserbase</b> raised a $21M Series A led by <b>CRV</b> and <b>Kleiner Perkins</b>  </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"><b>Fleek</b>, a online marketplace connecting second-hand clothing wholesalers and retailers, raised a $20.4M seed and Series A led by <b>HV Capital</b>  </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Cloud usage tracking startup <b>PointFive</b> raised a $20M Series A led by <b>Salesforce Ventures</b>  </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"><b>Vega</b>, an alternative investment technology startup, raised a $20M Series A led by <b>Apollo</b> and <b>Motive</b></p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"><b>NovoPayment</b>, a financial and payment infrastructure service provider, received a $20M investment from <b>Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital</b>  </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"><b>Bounce</b>, a startup providing luggage storage and delivery services, raised a $19M Series B led by <b>Sapphire Sport</b></p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Rural Indian e-commerce startup <b>Wheelocity</b> raised a $15M Series A-2 led by <b>Lightspeed</b>  </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"><b>Alison.ai</b>, a creative AI solutions for advertising, raised a $13.3M seed round led by <b>Almaz Capital</b>  </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"><b>Vatn Systems</b>, a startup producing autonomous underwater vehicles for defense, raised a $13M seed round led by <b>DYNE Ventures</b>  </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Warehouse automation startup <b>Brightpick</b> raised $12M from <b>EBRD Venture Capital</b>  </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Lithium battery recycling startup <b>Tozero</b> raised an $11.7M seed round led by <b>NordicNinja</b>  </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Cannabis delivery startup <b>Eaze</b> raised a $10M Series B </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Proptech startup <b>KUGU</b> raised an $9.3M Series A from <b>Tengelmann Ventures</b>, <b>Gewobag ID</b>, and more </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> AI-powered brand protection and authentication startup <b>Ennoventure</b> raised an $8.9M Series A led by <b>Tanglin Venture Partners</b>  </p></li></ul></div><style> p span[style*="font-size"] { line-height: 1.6; } </style><div style="padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;"><p style="color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;"><b>IPO / Direct Listings / Issuances / Block Trades</b></p></div><div style="padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:40px;padding-right:32px;padding-top:7px;"><ul style="color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin:0px 0px 0px 25px;padding:0;"><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"><span style=""><b>NTPC Green Energy</b></span>, the clean energy subsidiary of India's state-backed <b>NTPC</b>, is seeking to raise $1.2B at a $12B valuation in a local IPO </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Saudi finance firm <span style=""><b>United International Holding</b></span><span style="">'s</span> $264M IPO received $34.8B worth of orders </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Indonesia's <span style=""><b>Adaro Energy</b></span>, the world's sixth-largest coal miner, will spin off its <span style=""><b>Adaro Andalan</b></span> unit in a $292M IPO </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Spanish utility <span style=""><b>Cox ABG </b></span>downsized its IPO for a second time to $186M </p></li></ul></div><style> p span[style*="font-size"] { line-height: 1.6; } </style><div style="padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;"><p style="color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;"><span style=""><b>Debt </b></span></p></div><div style="padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:40px;padding-right:32px;padding-top:7px;"><ul style="color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin:0px 0px 0px 25px;padding:0;"><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"><span style=""><b>Dish Network</b></span><span style="">'</span>s creditors rejected the firm's $8.9B bond-exchange offer </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"><span style=""><b>Vokswagen</b></span>'s<span style=""> </span>customer financing business <span style=""><b>Volkswagen Financial Services</b></span><span style=""> </span>is set to raise $2.9B via three green bonds </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"><span style=""><b>South Africa </b></span>raised $3.5B in its first dollar bond sale since 2022 </p></li></ul></div><style> p span[style*="font-size"] { line-height: 1.6; } </style><div style="padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;"><p style="color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;"><span style=""><b>Bankruptcy / Restructuring / Distressed</b></span></p></div><div style="padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:40px;padding-right:32px;padding-top:7px;"><ul style="color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin:0px 0px 0px 25px;padding:0;"><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"><span style=""><b>Spirit </b></span>is preparing to file for bankruptcy after merger talks with <span style=""><b>Frontier Airlines</b></span> broke down </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"><span style=""><b>Boeing</b></span> and <span style=""><b>Airbus</b></span> will provide over $450M in financial assistance to <span style=""><b>Spirit AeroSystems</b></span> to keep the key supplier afloat ahead of their planned acquisition of the company </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Car financing firm <span style=""><b>Vroom</b></span> plans to file for Chapter 11 to restructure $290M of debt </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Chinese conglomerate <span style=""><b>Geely</b></span> is in advanced talks to take control of German flying taxi startup <span style=""><b>Volocopter</b></span> at a $110M valuation to save it from potential bankruptcy </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"><span style=""><b>Fortress </b></span>seized control of art house cinema chain <span style=""><b>Curzon </b></span>for $5M at an auction  </p></li></ul></div><style> p span[style*="font-size"] { line-height: 1.6; } </style><div style="padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;"><p style="color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;"><span style=""><b>Fundraising</b></span></p></div><div style="padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:40px;padding-right:32px;padding-top:7px;"><ul style="color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin:0px 0px 0px 25px;padding:0;"><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Defense and government-focused PE firm<span style=""><b> Godspeed Capital Management </b></span>closed its third fund at $675M </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Multistage VC <span style=""><b>Altos Ventures </b></span>closed its latest fund at $500M </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> Credit firm<span style=""><b> Brigade Capital</b></span> received a $300M backing from <span style=""><b>Blackstone</b></span> for its private credit strategy and CLO platform </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> State Bank of India's <span style=""><b>SBI Ventures </b></span>plans to raise $237M for its third climate fund </p></li></ul></div><div style="padding: 18px 0;"><div style="margin: 0 auto; border-top: 1px solid #E5E5E5; width:90%;"></div></div><div id="crypto-corner" style="padding-bottom:3px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:11px;"><h1 style="color:#001585;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:25px;font-weight:normal;line-height:38px;margin:0;text-align:left;"><b>Crypto Corner</b></h1></div><div style="padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:40px;padding-right:32px;padding-top:7px;"><ul style="color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin:0px 0px 0px 25px;padding:0;"><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> 'Underbanked' households are more likely to own crypto (<a class="link" href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/underbanked-households-more-likely-own-crypto-fdic-report-says-2024-11-12/" target="_blank" style="-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;">RT</a>) </p></li><li style="margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;"><p style="text-align:left;"> US is still trying to seize SBF's crypto (<a class="link" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-12/us-asks-to-seize-crypto-tied-to-bankman-fried-bribery-charge?srnd=phx-crypto" target="_blank" style="-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;">BBG</a>) </p></li></ul></div><div style="padding: 18px 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span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n\u003c/style\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"\u003e Wall Street bonuses are set to rise, PE giants are hunting Japanese talent, Bridgewater\u0026#39;s CIO is bullish on US stocks, Trump wants TikTok back on the menu, and three activist funds revealed some high-profile stakes, including Elliott making its biggest single investment ever. \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cstyle\u003e\n p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n\u003c/style\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"\u003e In another corner of the activist world (Bill Ackman\u0026#39;s Twitter), Ackman unironically suggested that \u0026quot;Yale is no different than Hamas,\u0026quot; and the memes perfectly sum up everyone\u0026#39;s reaction. \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cstyle\u003e\n p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n\u003c/style\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"\u003e See how to streamline your financial operations with \u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.bill.com/offers/black-friday?utm_source=execsum\u0026utm_medium=sponsored-email\u0026utm_campaign=20241105-wf-dc-se-6410-demo-black-friday-promotion\" target=\"_blank\" 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!important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"\u003e Let\u0026#39;s dive in. \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://forms.gle/avC7V9tJseG6P39Q9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" style=\"margin:0 auto 0 auto;width:75%;border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-style:solid;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;box-sizing:border-box;border-color:#E5E7EB;\" src=\"https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/74cf1ad5-57ba-44c3-9546-cd89e7129556/Partner_with_us_logo_FINAL_V3.png?t=1722407247\"/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"before-the-bell\" style=\"padding-bottom:3px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:11px;\"\u003e\u003ch1 style=\"color:#001585;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:25px;font-weight:normal;line-height:38px;margin:0;text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBefore The Bell\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/h1\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" style=\"margin:0 auto 0 auto;width:100%;border-radius:10px;\" src=\"https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/d0cbc426-5620-4dcd-834f-2f4e56289172/image.png?t=1731453458\"/\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 auto 0 auto;padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px;padding-top:4px;text-align:left;width:100%;\"\u003e\u003csmall style=\"color:#C0C0C0;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:italic;text-decoration-color:#C0C0C0;text-decoration:none;\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs of 11/12/2024 market close.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/small\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cstyle\u003e\n p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n\u003c/style\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarkets\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:40px;padding-right:32px;padding-top:7px;\"\u003e\u003cul style=\"color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin:0px 0px 0px 25px;padding:0;\"\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e US stocks edged lower yesterday, taking a pause from the election rally \u003c/p\u003e\u003cul style=\"color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin-left:25px;padding:0;\"\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e S\u0026P and Nasdaq snapped five-day win streaks \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Europe\u0026#39;s Stoxx 600 plunged 2% to a near three-month low in its worst day since August due to China jitters and poor earnings \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e US yields surged back to post-election highs \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Euro hit a one-year low \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Canadian dollar hit a two-year low versus US dollar \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Bitcoin touched $90k \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Today, we\u0026#39;ll receive a crucial October CPI report \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cstyle\u003e\n p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n\u003c/style\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEarnings\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:40px;padding-right:32px;padding-top:7px;\"\u003e\u003cul style=\"color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin:0px 0px 0px 25px;padding:0;\"\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHome Depot \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003ebeat Q3 earnings estimates and raised its FY outlook on improved sales, though consumers remained cautious on spending (\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/12/home-depot-hd-earnings-q3-2024.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eCNBC\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e) \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpotify\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e jumped 7% after posting record profitability and strong Q3 subscriber growth, and beating on Q4 profit estimates on successful cost cuts (\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/spotify-forecasts-profit-above-estimates-cost-cuts-steady-user-growth-2024-11-12/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eRT\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e) \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eShopify\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e surged 21% after beating Q3 EPS and revenue estimates and forecasting an optimistic holiday season after attracting a growing number of large customers (\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/12/shopify-stock-skyrockets-25percent-on-revenue-beat-rosy-holiday-forecast.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eCNBC\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e) \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCava\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e jumped 16% on a Q3 beat-and-raise as same-store sales rose 18% (\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.investors.com/news/cava-earnings-q3-cava-stock-chipotle-threat-sweetgreen/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eIBD\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHertz\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e missed Q3 EPS and revenue estimates on high depreciation costs tied to its massive Tesla EV fleet (\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-12/hertz-misses-estimates-as-losses-mount-from-failed-tesla-bet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eBBG\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e) \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003eWhat we\u0026#39;re watching this week: \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul style=\"color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin-left:25px;padding:0;\"\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003eToday: \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCisco\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003eThursday: \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalt Disney\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e, \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eApplied Materials\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003eFriday: \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlibaba\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003eFull calendar \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/earnings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 18px 0;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 auto; border-top: 1px solid #E5E5E5; width:90%;\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"headline-roundup\" style=\"padding-bottom:3px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:11px;\"\u003e\u003ch1 style=\"color:#001585;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:25px;font-weight:normal;line-height:38px;margin:0;text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeadline Roundup\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/h1\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:40px;padding-right:32px;padding-top:7px;\"\u003e\u003cul style=\"color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin:0px 0px 0px 25px;padding:0;\"\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Online food prices fell YoY for the first time since Covid (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-12/us-online-food-prices-post-first-year-on-year-drop-since-covid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eBBG\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Wall Street bonuses are set to rise for the first time since 2021 (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-12/bonuses-set-to-grow-across-wall-street-for-first-time-since-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eBBG\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Big bank M\u0026A could be spurred by Trump administration (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/big-bank-deals-could-be-spurred-by-trump-administration-executives-say-2024-11-12/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eRT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Bridgewater co-CIO says US stocks are \u0026#39;good thing\u0026#39; to hold now (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/bridgewater-co-chief-investment-officer-says-us-stocks-are-good-thing-hold-now-2024-11-12/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eRT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser says it’s \u0026#39;game on\u0026#39; for US M\u0026A (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-12/citigroup-ceo-fraser-says-it-s-game-on-for-deals-in-the-us?srnd=homepage-americas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eBBG\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e US banks saw weaker loan demand in Q3 (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-banks-saw-weaker-loan-demand-3d-qtr-fed-survey-shows-2024-11-12/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eRT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e PE giants are hunting Japanese talent as regional M\u0026A booms (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/carlyle-warburg-among-investment-firms-hunting-talent-japan-deals-boom-2024-11-12/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eRT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Trump is considering continuing Biden\u0026#39;s crackdown on Big Tech (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/4826f5c8-52d3-4ff5-9599-a327d849ff81\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eFT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Wall Street\u0026#39;s Bessent and Lutnick are in lead for Treasury secretary role (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/0d8785d4-e56e-4acd-9ebb-bc42189152c0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eFT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e ETF inflows smashed full-year records (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/46528a78-fe59-4f14-9909-59001cf45fb2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eFT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Millennium sacked John Curtice after less than one year (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/company-news/2024/11/12/millennium-cuts-one-of-its-priciest-trading-hires-within-a-year/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eBBG\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman returned to the firm (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/openai-co-founder-greg-brockman-returns-ai-startup-bloomberg-news-reports-2024-11-12/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eRT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Activist Elliott took a $5B stake in Honeywell (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-12/elliott-amasses-5-billion-plus-stake-in-honeywell?srnd=phx-deals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eBBG\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Activist ValueAct took a $1B stake in Meta (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/valueact-takes-1-billion-stake-meta-source-says-2024-11-12/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eRT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Activist Effissimo took a stake in struggling Nissan (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/2cac8fe7-5fc5-471f-80a4-3999dcc18c02\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eFT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Trump wants to halt the looming TikTok ban (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/12/technology/trump-tiktok-ban.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eNYT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Disney explores wider field of candidates to succeed CEO Iger (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.wsj.com/business/media/disney-explores-wider-field-of-candidates-to-succeed-iger-d1876792?mod=hp_lead_pos5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eWSJ\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Chipotle shareholders sued over fallout from smaller portion sizes (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/chipotle-shareholders-sue-over-fallout-skimping-portion-sizes-2024-11-11/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eRT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Donald Trump Jr. is joining VC firm 1789 Capital (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-son-don-jr-joining-venture-capital-firm-1789-capital-sources-say-2024-11-12/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eRT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e US is investigating Russia accounts UBS took over from Credit Suisse (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/us-scrutinizes-russia-accounts-ubs-took-over-credit-suisse-sources-say-2024-11-12/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eRT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Netflix\u0026#39;s ad-tier subscription is taking off (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-12/netflix-says-70-million-users-now-watch-shows-with-advertising?srnd=phx-technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eBBG\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Trump picked Musk to lead Department of Government Efficiency (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/elon-musk-vivek-ramaswamy-government-efficiency-trump-cabinet-d42c8a2e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eWSJ\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Global carbon emissions rose 0.8% in 2024 (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-13/global-carbon-emissions-rise-pushing-world-toward-dreaded-warming-threshold?srnd=homepage-americas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eBBG\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 18px 0;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 auto; border-top: 1px solid #E5E5E5; width:90%;\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"a-message-from-bill\" style=\"padding-bottom:2px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:11px;\"\u003e\u003ch2 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BILL Divvy Card is issued by Cross River Bank, Member FDIC, and is not a deposit product.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 18px 0;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 auto; border-top: 1px solid #E5E5E5; width:90%;\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"deal-flow\" style=\"padding-bottom:3px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:11px;\"\u003e\u003ch1 style=\"color:#001585;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:25px;font-weight:normal;line-height:38px;margin:0;text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeal Flow\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/h1\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cstyle\u003e\n p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n\u003c/style\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eM\u0026A / Investments\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:40px;padding-right:32px;padding-top:7px;\"\u003e\u003cul style=\"color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin:0px 0px 0px 25px;padding:0;\"\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Management of 7-Eleven-owner \u003cb\u003eSeven \u0026 i Holdings\u003c/b\u003e is considering taking the business private in a $58B deal \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Energy investment firm \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAethon Energy Management\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e is exploring a sale or IPO of its natural gas 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style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Drug distributor \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCardinal Health \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003ewill take a 71% stake in gastroenterology care platform \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGI Alliance \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003efrom \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eApollo \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003eand buy diabetes medicine provider \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdvanced Diabetes Supply Group\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e from PE firm \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCourt Square Partners \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003ein two deals worth ~$4B total \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e US sued to block \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnitedHealth Group\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u0026#39;s $3.3B purchase of home healthcare provider \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmedisys 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style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Infrastructure investor \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStonepeak \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003eagreed to acquire \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoundary Street Capital\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e, a $700M AUM private credit firm \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Crypto data provider \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaiko\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e will acquire European crypto index provider \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinter \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Germany\u0026#39;s \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCommerzbank\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e is considering acquiring mid-sized peer \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHamburg Commercial Bank\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e or \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOldenburgische Landesbank\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e to fend off a possible takeover by Italy\u0026#39;s \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eUniCredit\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Food-delivery startup \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWonder\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e is in advanced talks to buy \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrubhub\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e from \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJust Eat Takeaway\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cstyle\u003e\n p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n\u003c/style\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVC\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:40px;padding-right:32px;padding-top:7px;\"\u003e\u003cul style=\"color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin:0px 0px 0px 25px;padding:0;\"\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolkswagen\u003c/b\u003e will raise its JV investment in EV startup \u003cb\u003eRivian\u003c/b\u003e to $5.8B \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e LatAm neobank \u003cb\u003eUalá\u003c/b\u003e raised a $300M Series E at a $2.75B valuation led by \u003cb\u003eAllianz X\u003c/b\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e OpenAI rival \u003cb\u003eWriter\u003c/b\u003e raised a $200M Series C at a $1.9B valuation led by \u003cb\u003eICONIQ\u003c/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eGrowth\u003c/b\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Canadian fintech \u003cb\u003eNeo Financial\u003c/b\u003e raised a $260M Series D from \u003cb\u003eTobi Lütke\u003c/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eStewart Butterfield\u003c/b\u003e, and more \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Space launch company \u003cb\u003eFirefly Aerospace\u003c/b\u003e raised a $175M Series D at a $2B+ valuation led by \u003cb\u003eRPM Ventures\u003c/b\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecogni\u003c/b\u003e, an energy efficient GenAI inference systems, raised a $102M Series C led by \u003cb\u003eCelesta Capital\u003c/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eGreatPoint Ventures\u003c/b\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Cloud management startup \u003cb\u003eScaleOps\u003c/b\u003e raised a $58M Series B led by \u003cb\u003eLightspeed Venture Partners\u003c/b\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuror\u003c/b\u003e, a New Zealand-based retail crime reporting and intelligence software, raised a $56M Series C led by \u003cb\u003eAxon Enterprise\u003c/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eW23 Global\u003c/b\u003e, and more \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Cash flow management platform \u003cb\u003eAgicap\u003c/b\u003e raised a $48M Series C at a $750M valuation led by \u003cb\u003eAVP\u003c/b\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Data management platform \u003cb\u003eConduktor\u003c/b\u003e raised a $30M Series B led by \u003cb\u003eRTP Global\u003c/b\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Japanese personal finance app \u003cb\u003eSmartBank\u003c/b\u003e raised $26M from \u003cb\u003eGlobal Brain\u003c/b\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eProkeep\u003c/b\u003e, a customer communication and engagement platform for distributors, raised a $25M Series A led by \u003cb\u003eDahlia Equity Partners\u003c/b\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLocalStack\u003c/b\u003e, a startup helping developers emulate and test cloud apps locally, raised a $25M Series A led by \u003cb\u003eNotable Capital\u003c/b\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eKlim\u003c/b\u003e, a regenerative farming platform, raised a $22M Series A led by \u003cb\u003eBNP Paribas\u003c/b\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Web browser automation startup \u003cb\u003eBrowserbase\u003c/b\u003e raised a $21M Series A led by \u003cb\u003eCRV\u003c/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eKleiner Perkins\u003c/b\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFleek\u003c/b\u003e, a online marketplace connecting second-hand clothing wholesalers and retailers, raised a $20.4M seed and Series A led by \u003cb\u003eHV Capital\u003c/b\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Cloud usage tracking startup \u003cb\u003ePointFive\u003c/b\u003e raised a $20M Series A led by \u003cb\u003eSalesforce Ventures\u003c/b\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVega\u003c/b\u003e, an alternative investment technology startup, raised a $20M Series A led by \u003cb\u003eApollo\u003c/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eMotive\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNovoPayment\u003c/b\u003e, a financial and payment infrastructure service provider, received a $20M investment from \u003cb\u003eMorgan Stanley Expansion Capital\u003c/b\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBounce\u003c/b\u003e, a startup providing luggage storage and delivery services, raised a $19M Series B led by \u003cb\u003eSapphire Sport\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Rural Indian e-commerce startup \u003cb\u003eWheelocity\u003c/b\u003e raised a $15M Series A-2 led by \u003cb\u003eLightspeed\u003c/b\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlison.ai\u003c/b\u003e, a creative AI solutions for advertising, raised a $13.3M seed round led by \u003cb\u003eAlmaz Capital\u003c/b\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVatn Systems\u003c/b\u003e, a startup producing autonomous underwater vehicles for defense, raised a $13M seed round led by \u003cb\u003eDYNE Ventures\u003c/b\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Warehouse automation startup \u003cb\u003eBrightpick\u003c/b\u003e raised $12M from \u003cb\u003eEBRD Venture Capital\u003c/b\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Lithium battery recycling startup \u003cb\u003eTozero\u003c/b\u003e raised an $11.7M seed round led by \u003cb\u003eNordicNinja\u003c/b\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Cannabis delivery startup \u003cb\u003eEaze\u003c/b\u003e raised a $10M Series B \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Proptech startup \u003cb\u003eKUGU\u003c/b\u003e raised an $9.3M Series A from \u003cb\u003eTengelmann Ventures\u003c/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eGewobag ID\u003c/b\u003e, and more \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e AI-powered brand protection and authentication startup \u003cb\u003eEnnoventure\u003c/b\u003e raised an $8.9M Series A led by \u003cb\u003eTanglin Venture Partners\u003c/b\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cstyle\u003e\n p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n\u003c/style\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIPO / Direct Listings / Issuances / Block Trades\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:40px;padding-right:32px;padding-top:7px;\"\u003e\u003cul style=\"color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin:0px 0px 0px 25px;padding:0;\"\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNTPC Green Energy\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e, the clean energy subsidiary of India\u0026#39;s state-backed \u003cb\u003eNTPC\u003c/b\u003e, is seeking to raise $1.2B at a $12B valuation in a local IPO \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Saudi finance firm \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnited International Holding\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u0026#39;s\u003c/span\u003e $264M IPO received $34.8B worth of orders \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Indonesia\u0026#39;s \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdaro Energy\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e, the world\u0026#39;s sixth-largest coal miner, will spin off its \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdaro Andalan\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e unit in a $292M IPO \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Spanish utility \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCox ABG \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003edownsized its IPO for a second time to $186M \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cstyle\u003e\n p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n\u003c/style\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDebt \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:40px;padding-right:32px;padding-top:7px;\"\u003e\u003cul style=\"color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin:0px 0px 0px 25px;padding:0;\"\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDish Network\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u0026#39;\u003c/span\u003es creditors rejected the firm\u0026#39;s $8.9B bond-exchange offer \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVokswagen\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u0026#39;s\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e \u003c/span\u003ecustomer financing business \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolkswagen Financial Services\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e \u003c/span\u003eis set to raise $2.9B via three green bonds \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSouth Africa \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003eraised $3.5B in its first dollar bond sale since 2022 \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cstyle\u003e\n p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n\u003c/style\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBankruptcy / Restructuring / Distressed\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:40px;padding-right:32px;padding-top:7px;\"\u003e\u003cul style=\"color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin:0px 0px 0px 25px;padding:0;\"\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpirit \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003eis preparing to file for bankruptcy after merger talks with \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrontier Airlines\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e broke down \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoeing\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e and \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAirbus\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e will provide over $450M in financial assistance to \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpirit AeroSystems\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e to keep the key supplier afloat ahead of their planned acquisition of the company \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Car financing firm \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVroom\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e plans to file for Chapter 11 to restructure $290M of debt \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Chinese conglomerate \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeely\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e is in advanced talks to take control of German flying taxi startup \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolocopter\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e at a $110M valuation to save it from potential bankruptcy \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFortress \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003eseized control of art house cinema chain \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCurzon \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003efor $5M at an auction \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cstyle\u003e\n p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n\u003c/style\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFundraising\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:40px;padding-right:32px;padding-top:7px;\"\u003e\u003cul style=\"color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin:0px 0px 0px 25px;padding:0;\"\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Defense and government-focused PE firm\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e Godspeed Capital Management \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003eclosed its third fund at $675M \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Multistage VC \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAltos Ventures \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003eclosed its latest fund at $500M \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Credit firm\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e Brigade Capital\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e received a $300M backing from \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlackstone\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e for its private credit strategy and CLO platform \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e State Bank of India\u0026#39;s \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSBI Ventures \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003eplans to raise $237M for its third climate fund \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 18px 0;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 auto; border-top: 1px solid #E5E5E5; width:90%;\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"crypto-corner\" style=\"padding-bottom:3px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:11px;\"\u003e\u003ch1 style=\"color:#001585;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:25px;font-weight:normal;line-height:38px;margin:0;text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCrypto Corner\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/h1\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:40px;padding-right:32px;padding-top:7px;\"\u003e\u003cul style=\"color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin:0px 0px 0px 25px;padding:0;\"\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e \u0026#39;Underbanked\u0026#39; households are more likely to own crypto (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/underbanked-households-more-likely-own-crypto-fdic-report-says-2024-11-12/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eRT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e US is still trying to seize SBF\u0026#39;s crypto (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-12/us-asks-to-seize-crypto-tied-to-bankman-fried-bribery-charge?srnd=phx-crypto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eBBG\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 18px 0;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 auto; border-top: 1px solid #E5E5E5; width:90%;\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"execs-picks\" style=\"padding-bottom:3px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:11px;\"\u003e\u003ch1 style=\"color:#001585;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:25px;font-weight:normal;line-height:38px;margin:0;text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eExec’s Picks\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/h1\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cstyle\u003e\n p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n\u003c/style\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"\u003e Bloomberg published an interesting read on the \u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-11-10/wall-street-math-wizards-are-decoding-private-market-returns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003equant wizards attempting to decode private market returns\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cstyle\u003e\n p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n\u003c/style\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"\u003e WSJ published a profile on Viswas \u0026quot;Vis\u0026quot; Raghavan: \u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://wsj.com/finance/banking/the-outsider-trying-to-restore-citi-to-investment-banking-glory-b2802e99?mod=finance_lead_pos3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003ethe outsider trying to restore Citi to IB glory\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"seeking-impartial-news-meet-1440\" style=\"padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:14px;\"\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"color:#696969;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;line-height:24px;margin:0;text-align:left;\"\u003eSeeking impartial news? 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!important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGood Morning,\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cstyle\u003e\n p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n\u003c/style\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"\u003e Wall Street bonuses are set to rise, PE giants are hunting Japanese talent, Bridgewater's CIO is bullish on US stocks, Trump wants TikTok back on the menu, and three activist funds revealed some high-profile stakes, including Elliott making its biggest single investment ever. \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cstyle\u003e\n p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n\u003c/style\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"\u003e In another corner of the activist world (Bill Ackman's Twitter), Ackman unironically suggested that \"Yale is no different than Hamas,\" and the memes perfectly sum up everyone's reaction. \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cstyle\u003e\n p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n\u003c/style\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"\u003e See how to streamline your financial operations with \u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.bill.com/offers/black-friday?utm_source=execsum\u0026amp;utm_medium=sponsored-email\u0026amp;utm_campaign=20241105-wf-dc-se-6410-demo-black-friday-promotion\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eBILL\u003c/a\u003e and they'll send you a \u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.bill.com/offers/black-friday?utm_source=execsum\u0026amp;utm_medium=sponsored-email\u0026amp;utm_campaign=20241105-wf-dc-se-6410-demo-black-friday-promotion\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003egift of your choice!\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cstyle\u003e\n p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n\u003c/style\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"\u003e Let's dive in. \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://forms.gle/avC7V9tJseG6P39Q9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" style=\"margin:0 auto 0 auto;width:75%;border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-style:solid;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;box-sizing:border-box;border-color:#E5E7EB;\" src=\"https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/74cf1ad5-57ba-44c3-9546-cd89e7129556/Partner_with_us_logo_FINAL_V3.png?t=1722407247\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"before-the-bell\" style=\"padding-bottom:3px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:11px;\"\u003e\u003ch1 style=\"color:#001585;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:25px;font-weight:normal;line-height:38px;margin:0;text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBefore The Bell\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/h1\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" style=\"margin:0 auto 0 auto;width:100%;border-radius:10px;\" src=\"https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/d0cbc426-5620-4dcd-834f-2f4e56289172/image.png?t=1731453458\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 auto 0 auto;padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px;padding-top:4px;text-align:left;width:100%;\"\u003e\u003csmall style=\"color:#C0C0C0;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:italic;text-decoration-color:#C0C0C0;text-decoration:none;\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs of 11/12/2024 market close.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/small\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cstyle\u003e\n p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n\u003c/style\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarkets\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:40px;padding-right:32px;padding-top:7px;\"\u003e\u003cul style=\"color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin:0px 0px 0px 25px;padding:0;\"\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e US stocks edged lower yesterday, taking a pause from the election rally \u003c/p\u003e\u003cul style=\"color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin-left:25px;padding:0;\"\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e S\u0026amp;P and Nasdaq snapped five-day win streaks \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Europe's Stoxx 600 plunged 2% to a near three-month low in its worst day since August due to China jitters and poor earnings \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e US yields surged back to post-election highs \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Euro hit a one-year low \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Canadian dollar hit a two-year low versus US dollar \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Bitcoin touched $90k \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Today, we'll receive a crucial October CPI report \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cstyle\u003e\n p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n\u003c/style\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEarnings\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:40px;padding-right:32px;padding-top:7px;\"\u003e\u003cul style=\"color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin:0px 0px 0px 25px;padding:0;\"\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHome Depot \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003ebeat Q3 earnings estimates and raised its FY outlook on improved sales, though consumers remained cautious on spending (\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/12/home-depot-hd-earnings-q3-2024.html\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eCNBC\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e)\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpotify\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e jumped 7% after posting record profitability and strong Q3 subscriber growth, and beating on Q4 profit estimates on successful cost cuts (\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/spotify-forecasts-profit-above-estimates-cost-cuts-steady-user-growth-2024-11-12/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eRT\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e)\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eShopify\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e surged 21% after beating Q3 EPS and revenue estimates and forecasting an optimistic holiday season after attracting a growing number of large customers (\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/12/shopify-stock-skyrockets-25percent-on-revenue-beat-rosy-holiday-forecast.html\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eCNBC\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e)\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCava\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e jumped 16% on a Q3 beat-and-raise as same-store sales rose 18% (\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.investors.com/news/cava-earnings-q3-cava-stock-chipotle-threat-sweetgreen/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eIBD\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHertz\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e missed Q3 EPS and revenue estimates on high depreciation costs tied to its massive Tesla EV fleet (\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-12/hertz-misses-estimates-as-losses-mount-from-failed-tesla-bet\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eBBG\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e)\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003eWhat we're watching this week:\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul style=\"color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin-left:25px;padding:0;\"\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003eToday: \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCisco\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003eThursday: \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalt Disney\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e, \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eApplied Materials\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003eFriday: \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlibaba\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003eFull calendar \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/earnings\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 18px 0;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 auto; border-top: 1px solid #E5E5E5; width:90%;\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"headline-roundup\" style=\"padding-bottom:3px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:11px;\"\u003e\u003ch1 style=\"color:#001585;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:25px;font-weight:normal;line-height:38px;margin:0;text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeadline Roundup\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/h1\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:40px;padding-right:32px;padding-top:7px;\"\u003e\u003cul style=\"color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin:0px 0px 0px 25px;padding:0;\"\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Online food prices fell YoY for the first time since Covid (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-12/us-online-food-prices-post-first-year-on-year-drop-since-covid\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eBBG\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Wall Street bonuses are set to rise for the first time since 2021 (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-12/bonuses-set-to-grow-across-wall-street-for-first-time-since-2021\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eBBG\u003c/a\u003e)\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Big bank M\u0026amp;A could be spurred by Trump administration (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/big-bank-deals-could-be-spurred-by-trump-administration-executives-say-2024-11-12/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eRT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Bridgewater co-CIO says US stocks are 'good thing' to hold now (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/bridgewater-co-chief-investment-officer-says-us-stocks-are-good-thing-hold-now-2024-11-12/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eRT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser says it’s 'game on' for US M\u0026amp;A (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-12/citigroup-ceo-fraser-says-it-s-game-on-for-deals-in-the-us?srnd=homepage-americas\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eBBG\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e US banks saw weaker loan demand in Q3 (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-banks-saw-weaker-loan-demand-3d-qtr-fed-survey-shows-2024-11-12/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eRT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e PE giants are hunting Japanese talent as regional M\u0026amp;A booms (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/carlyle-warburg-among-investment-firms-hunting-talent-japan-deals-boom-2024-11-12/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eRT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Trump is considering continuing Biden's crackdown on Big Tech (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/4826f5c8-52d3-4ff5-9599-a327d849ff81\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eFT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Wall Street's Bessent and Lutnick are in lead for Treasury secretary role (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/0d8785d4-e56e-4acd-9ebb-bc42189152c0\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eFT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e ETF inflows smashed full-year records (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/46528a78-fe59-4f14-9909-59001cf45fb2\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eFT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Millennium sacked John Curtice after less than one year (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/company-news/2024/11/12/millennium-cuts-one-of-its-priciest-trading-hires-within-a-year/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eBBG\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman returned to the firm (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/openai-co-founder-greg-brockman-returns-ai-startup-bloomberg-news-reports-2024-11-12/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eRT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Activist Elliott took a $5B stake in Honeywell (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-12/elliott-amasses-5-billion-plus-stake-in-honeywell?srnd=phx-deals\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eBBG\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Activist ValueAct took a $1B stake in Meta (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/valueact-takes-1-billion-stake-meta-source-says-2024-11-12/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eRT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Activist Effissimo took a stake in struggling Nissan (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/2cac8fe7-5fc5-471f-80a4-3999dcc18c02\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eFT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Trump wants to halt the looming TikTok ban (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/12/technology/trump-tiktok-ban.html\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eNYT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Disney explores wider field of candidates to succeed CEO Iger (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.wsj.com/business/media/disney-explores-wider-field-of-candidates-to-succeed-iger-d1876792?mod=hp_lead_pos5\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eWSJ\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Chipotle shareholders sued over fallout from smaller portion sizes (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/chipotle-shareholders-sue-over-fallout-skimping-portion-sizes-2024-11-11/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eRT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Donald Trump Jr. is joining VC firm 1789 Capital (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-son-don-jr-joining-venture-capital-firm-1789-capital-sources-say-2024-11-12/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eRT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e US is investigating Russia accounts UBS took over from Credit Suisse (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/us-scrutinizes-russia-accounts-ubs-took-over-credit-suisse-sources-say-2024-11-12/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eRT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Netflix's ad-tier subscription is taking off (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-12/netflix-says-70-million-users-now-watch-shows-with-advertising?srnd=phx-technology\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eBBG\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Trump picked Musk to lead Department of Government Efficiency (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/elon-musk-vivek-ramaswamy-government-efficiency-trump-cabinet-d42c8a2e\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline 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style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Drug distributor \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCardinal Health \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003ewill take a 71% stake in gastroenterology care platform \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGI Alliance \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003efrom \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eApollo \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003eand buy diabetes medicine provider \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdvanced Diabetes Supply Group\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e from PE firm \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCourt Square Partners \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003ein two deals worth ~$4B total \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e US sued to block \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnitedHealth Group\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e's $3.3B purchase of home healthcare provider \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmedisys 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\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Sweden's \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eModern Times Group \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003ewill acquire Australian gaming company \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAristocrat Leisure\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e's \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlarium Global\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e mobile-gaming unit for $820M \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e UK REIT \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSegro\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e agreed to buy $500M worth of warehouse landlord \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTritax EuroBox\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e'\u003c/span\u003es property portfolio \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Infrastructure investor \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStonepeak \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003eagreed to acquire \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoundary Street Capital\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e, a $700M AUM private credit firm \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Crypto data provider \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaiko\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e will acquire European crypto index provider \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinter \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Germany's \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCommerzbank\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e is considering acquiring mid-sized peer \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHamburg Commercial Bank\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e or \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOldenburgische Landesbank\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e to fend off a possible takeover by Italy's \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eUniCredit\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Food-delivery startup \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWonder\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e is in advanced talks to buy \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrubhub\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e from \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJust Eat Takeaway\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cstyle\u003e\n p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n\u003c/style\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVC\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:40px;padding-right:32px;padding-top:7px;\"\u003e\u003cul style=\"color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin:0px 0px 0px 25px;padding:0;\"\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolkswagen\u003c/b\u003e will raise its JV investment in EV startup \u003cb\u003eRivian\u003c/b\u003e to $5.8B \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e LatAm neobank \u003cb\u003eUalá\u003c/b\u003e raised a $300M Series E at a $2.75B valuation led by \u003cb\u003eAllianz X\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e OpenAI rival \u003cb\u003eWriter\u003c/b\u003e raised a $200M Series C at a $1.9B valuation led by \u003cb\u003eICONIQ\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cb\u003eGrowth\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Canadian fintech \u003cb\u003eNeo Financial\u003c/b\u003e raised a $260M Series D from \u003cb\u003eTobi Lütke\u003c/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eStewart Butterfield\u003c/b\u003e, and more \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Space launch company \u003cb\u003eFirefly Aerospace\u003c/b\u003e raised a $175M Series D at a $2B+ valuation led by \u003cb\u003eRPM Ventures\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecogni\u003c/b\u003e, an energy efficient GenAI inference systems, raised a $102M Series C led by \u003cb\u003eCelesta Capital\u003c/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eGreatPoint Ventures\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Cloud management startup \u003cb\u003eScaleOps\u003c/b\u003e raised a $58M Series B led by \u003cb\u003eLightspeed Venture Partners\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuror\u003c/b\u003e, a New Zealand-based retail crime reporting and intelligence software, raised a $56M Series C led by \u003cb\u003eAxon Enterprise\u003c/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eW23 Global\u003c/b\u003e, and more \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Cash flow management platform \u003cb\u003eAgicap\u003c/b\u003e raised a $48M Series C at a $750M valuation led by \u003cb\u003eAVP\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Data management platform \u003cb\u003eConduktor\u003c/b\u003e raised a $30M Series B led by \u003cb\u003eRTP Global\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Japanese personal finance app \u003cb\u003eSmartBank\u003c/b\u003e raised $26M from \u003cb\u003eGlobal Brain\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eProkeep\u003c/b\u003e, a customer communication and engagement platform for distributors, raised a $25M Series A led by \u003cb\u003eDahlia Equity Partners\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLocalStack\u003c/b\u003e, a startup helping developers emulate and test cloud apps locally, raised a $25M Series A led by \u003cb\u003eNotable Capital\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eKlim\u003c/b\u003e, a regenerative farming platform, raised a $22M Series A led by \u003cb\u003eBNP Paribas\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Web browser automation startup \u003cb\u003eBrowserbase\u003c/b\u003e raised a $21M Series A led by \u003cb\u003eCRV\u003c/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eKleiner Perkins\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFleek\u003c/b\u003e, a online marketplace connecting second-hand clothing wholesalers and retailers, raised a $20.4M seed and Series A led by \u003cb\u003eHV Capital\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Cloud usage tracking startup \u003cb\u003ePointFive\u003c/b\u003e raised a $20M Series A led by \u003cb\u003eSalesforce Ventures\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVega\u003c/b\u003e, an alternative investment technology startup, raised a $20M Series A led by \u003cb\u003eApollo\u003c/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eMotive\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNovoPayment\u003c/b\u003e, a financial and payment infrastructure service provider, received a $20M investment from \u003cb\u003eMorgan Stanley Expansion Capital\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBounce\u003c/b\u003e, a startup providing luggage storage and delivery services, raised a $19M Series B led by \u003cb\u003eSapphire Sport\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Rural Indian e-commerce startup \u003cb\u003eWheelocity\u003c/b\u003e raised a $15M Series A-2 led by \u003cb\u003eLightspeed\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlison.ai\u003c/b\u003e, a creative AI solutions for advertising, raised a $13.3M seed round led by \u003cb\u003eAlmaz Capital\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVatn Systems\u003c/b\u003e, a startup producing autonomous underwater vehicles for defense, raised a $13M seed round led by \u003cb\u003eDYNE Ventures\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Warehouse automation startup \u003cb\u003eBrightpick\u003c/b\u003e raised $12M from \u003cb\u003eEBRD Venture Capital\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Lithium battery recycling startup \u003cb\u003eTozero\u003c/b\u003e raised an $11.7M seed round led by \u003cb\u003eNordicNinja\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Cannabis delivery startup \u003cb\u003eEaze\u003c/b\u003e raised a $10M Series B 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!important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIPO / Direct Listings / Issuances / Block Trades\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:40px;padding-right:32px;padding-top:7px;\"\u003e\u003cul style=\"color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin:0px 0px 0px 25px;padding:0;\"\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNTPC Green Energy\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e, the clean energy subsidiary of India's state-backed \u003cb\u003eNTPC\u003c/b\u003e, is seeking to raise $1.2B at a $12B valuation in a local IPO \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Saudi finance firm \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnited International Holding\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e's\u003c/span\u003e $264M IPO received $34.8B worth of orders \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Indonesia's \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdaro Energy\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e, the world's sixth-largest coal miner, will spin off its \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdaro Andalan\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e unit in a $292M IPO \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Spanish utility \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCox ABG \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003edownsized its IPO for a second time to $186M \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cstyle\u003e\n p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n\u003c/style\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDebt\u0026nbsp;\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:40px;padding-right:32px;padding-top:7px;\"\u003e\u003cul style=\"color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin:0px 0px 0px 25px;padding:0;\"\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDish Network\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e'\u003c/span\u003es creditors rejected the firm's $8.9B bond-exchange offer \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVokswagen\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e's\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003ecustomer financing business \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolkswagen Financial Services\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003eis set to raise $2.9B via three green bonds \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSouth Africa \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003eraised $3.5B in its first dollar bond sale since 2022 \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cstyle\u003e\n p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n\u003c/style\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBankruptcy / Restructuring / Distressed\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:40px;padding-right:32px;padding-top:7px;\"\u003e\u003cul style=\"color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin:0px 0px 0px 25px;padding:0;\"\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpirit \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003eis preparing to file for bankruptcy after merger talks with \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrontier Airlines\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e broke down \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoeing\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e and \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAirbus\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e will provide over $450M in financial assistance to \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpirit AeroSystems\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e to keep the key supplier afloat ahead of their planned acquisition of the company \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Car financing firm \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVroom\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e plans to file for Chapter 11 to restructure $290M of debt \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Chinese conglomerate \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeely\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e is in advanced talks to take control of German flying taxi startup \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolocopter\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e at a $110M valuation to save it from potential bankruptcy \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFortress \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003eseized control of art house cinema chain \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCurzon \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003efor $5M at an auction\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cstyle\u003e\n p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n\u003c/style\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFundraising\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:40px;padding-right:32px;padding-top:7px;\"\u003e\u003cul style=\"color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin:0px 0px 0px 25px;padding:0;\"\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Defense and government-focused PE firm\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e Godspeed Capital Management \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003eclosed its third fund at $675M \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Multistage VC \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAltos Ventures \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003eclosed its latest fund at $500M \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Credit firm\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e Brigade Capital\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e received a $300M backing from \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlackstone\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e for its private credit strategy and CLO platform \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e State Bank of India's \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSBI Ventures \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003eplans to raise $237M for its third climate fund \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 18px 0;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 auto; border-top: 1px solid #E5E5E5; width:90%;\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"crypto-corner\" style=\"padding-bottom:3px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:11px;\"\u003e\u003ch1 style=\"color:#001585;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:25px;font-weight:normal;line-height:38px;margin:0;text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCrypto Corner\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/h1\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:40px;padding-right:32px;padding-top:7px;\"\u003e\u003cul style=\"color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin:0px 0px 0px 25px;padding:0;\"\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e 'Underbanked' households are more likely to own crypto (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/underbanked-households-more-likely-own-crypto-fdic-report-says-2024-11-12/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eRT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e US is still trying to seize SBF's crypto (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-12/us-asks-to-seize-crypto-tied-to-bankman-fried-bribery-charge?srnd=phx-crypto\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eBBG\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 18px 0;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 auto; border-top: 1px solid #E5E5E5; width:90%;\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"execs-picks\" style=\"padding-bottom:3px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:11px;\"\u003e\u003ch1 style=\"color:#001585;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:25px;font-weight:normal;line-height:38px;margin:0;text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eExec’s Picks\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/h1\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cstyle\u003e\n p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n\u003c/style\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"\u003e Bloomberg published an interesting read on the \u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-11-10/wall-street-math-wizards-are-decoding-private-market-returns\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003equant wizards attempting to decode private market returns\u003c/a\u003e. 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style=\"color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTogether with\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.bill.com/offers/black-friday?utm_source=execsum\u0026amp;utm_medium=sponsored-email\u0026amp;utm_campaign=20241105-wf-dc-se-6410-demo-black-friday-promotion\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" style=\"margin:0 auto 0 auto;width:14%;\" src=\"https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/38dec959-6d01-4ac7-8a9e-3e544cde5192/image.png?t=1731459585\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cstyle\u003e\n p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n\u003c/style\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGood Morning,\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cstyle\u003e\n p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n\u003c/style\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"\u003e Wall Street bonuses are set to rise, PE giants are hunting Japanese talent, Bridgewater's CIO is bullish on US stocks, Trump wants TikTok back on the menu, and three activist funds revealed some high-profile stakes, including Elliott making its biggest single investment ever. \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cstyle\u003e\n p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n\u003c/style\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"\u003e In another corner of the activist world (Bill Ackman's Twitter), Ackman unironically suggested that \"Yale is no different than Hamas,\" and the memes perfectly sum up everyone's reaction. \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cstyle\u003e\n p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n\u003c/style\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"\u003e See how to streamline your financial operations with \u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.bill.com/offers/black-friday?utm_source=execsum\u0026amp;utm_medium=sponsored-email\u0026amp;utm_campaign=20241105-wf-dc-se-6410-demo-black-friday-promotion\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eBILL\u003c/a\u003e and they'll send you a \u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.bill.com/offers/black-friday?utm_source=execsum\u0026amp;utm_medium=sponsored-email\u0026amp;utm_campaign=20241105-wf-dc-se-6410-demo-black-friday-promotion\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003egift of your choice!\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cstyle\u003e\n p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n\u003c/style\u003e\u003cdiv 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id=\"before-the-bell\" style=\"padding-bottom:3px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:11px;\"\u003e\u003ch1 style=\"color:#001585;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:25px;font-weight:normal;line-height:38px;margin:0;text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBefore The Bell\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/h1\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" style=\"margin:0 auto 0 auto;width:100%;border-radius:10px;\" src=\"https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/d0cbc426-5620-4dcd-834f-2f4e56289172/image.png?t=1731453458\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 auto 0 auto;padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px;padding-top:4px;text-align:left;width:100%;\"\u003e\u003csmall style=\"color:#C0C0C0;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:italic;text-decoration-color:#C0C0C0;text-decoration:none;\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs of 11/12/2024 market close.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/small\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cstyle\u003e\n p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n\u003c/style\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarkets\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:40px;padding-right:32px;padding-top:7px;\"\u003e\u003cul style=\"color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin:0px 0px 0px 25px;padding:0;\"\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e US stocks edged lower yesterday, taking a pause from the election rally \u003c/p\u003e\u003cul style=\"color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin-left:25px;padding:0;\"\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e S\u0026amp;P and Nasdaq snapped five-day win streaks \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Europe's Stoxx 600 plunged 2% to a near three-month low in its worst day since August due to China jitters and poor earnings \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e US yields surged back to post-election highs \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Euro hit a one-year low \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Canadian dollar hit a two-year low versus US dollar \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Bitcoin touched $90k \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Today, we'll receive a crucial October CPI report \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cstyle\u003e\n p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n\u003c/style\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEarnings\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:40px;padding-right:32px;padding-top:7px;\"\u003e\u003cul style=\"color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin:0px 0px 0px 25px;padding:0;\"\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHome Depot \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003ebeat Q3 earnings estimates and raised its FY outlook on improved sales, though consumers remained cautious on spending (\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/12/home-depot-hd-earnings-q3-2024.html\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eCNBC\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e)\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpotify\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e jumped 7% after posting record profitability and strong Q3 subscriber growth, and beating on Q4 profit estimates on successful cost cuts (\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/spotify-forecasts-profit-above-estimates-cost-cuts-steady-user-growth-2024-11-12/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eRT\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e)\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eShopify\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e surged 21% after beating Q3 EPS and revenue estimates and forecasting an optimistic holiday season after attracting a growing number of large customers (\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/12/shopify-stock-skyrockets-25percent-on-revenue-beat-rosy-holiday-forecast.html\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eCNBC\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e)\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCava\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e jumped 16% on a Q3 beat-and-raise as same-store sales rose 18% (\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.investors.com/news/cava-earnings-q3-cava-stock-chipotle-threat-sweetgreen/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eIBD\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHertz\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e missed Q3 EPS and revenue estimates on high depreciation costs tied to its massive Tesla EV fleet (\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-12/hertz-misses-estimates-as-losses-mount-from-failed-tesla-bet\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eBBG\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e)\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003eWhat we're watching this week:\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul style=\"color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin-left:25px;padding:0;\"\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003eToday: \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCisco\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003eThursday: \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalt Disney\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e, \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eApplied Materials\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003eFriday: \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlibaba\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003eFull calendar \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/earnings\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 18px 0;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 auto; border-top: 1px solid #E5E5E5; width:90%;\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"headline-roundup\" style=\"padding-bottom:3px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:11px;\"\u003e\u003ch1 style=\"color:#001585;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:25px;font-weight:normal;line-height:38px;margin:0;text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeadline Roundup\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/h1\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:40px;padding-right:32px;padding-top:7px;\"\u003e\u003cul style=\"color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin:0px 0px 0px 25px;padding:0;\"\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Online food prices fell YoY for the first time since Covid (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-12/us-online-food-prices-post-first-year-on-year-drop-since-covid\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eBBG\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Wall Street bonuses are set to rise for the first time since 2021 (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-12/bonuses-set-to-grow-across-wall-street-for-first-time-since-2021\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eBBG\u003c/a\u003e)\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Big bank M\u0026amp;A could be spurred by Trump administration (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/big-bank-deals-could-be-spurred-by-trump-administration-executives-say-2024-11-12/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eRT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Bridgewater co-CIO says US stocks are 'good thing' to hold now (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/bridgewater-co-chief-investment-officer-says-us-stocks-are-good-thing-hold-now-2024-11-12/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eRT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser says it’s 'game on' for US M\u0026amp;A (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-12/citigroup-ceo-fraser-says-it-s-game-on-for-deals-in-the-us?srnd=homepage-americas\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eBBG\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e US banks saw weaker loan demand in Q3 (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-banks-saw-weaker-loan-demand-3d-qtr-fed-survey-shows-2024-11-12/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eRT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e PE giants are hunting Japanese talent as regional M\u0026amp;A booms (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/carlyle-warburg-among-investment-firms-hunting-talent-japan-deals-boom-2024-11-12/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eRT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Trump is considering continuing Biden's crackdown on Big Tech (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/4826f5c8-52d3-4ff5-9599-a327d849ff81\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eFT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Wall Street's Bessent and Lutnick are in lead for Treasury secretary role (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/0d8785d4-e56e-4acd-9ebb-bc42189152c0\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eFT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e ETF inflows smashed full-year records (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/46528a78-fe59-4f14-9909-59001cf45fb2\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eFT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Millennium sacked John Curtice after less than one year (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/company-news/2024/11/12/millennium-cuts-one-of-its-priciest-trading-hires-within-a-year/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eBBG\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman returned to the firm (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/openai-co-founder-greg-brockman-returns-ai-startup-bloomberg-news-reports-2024-11-12/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eRT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Activist Elliott took a $5B stake in Honeywell (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-12/elliott-amasses-5-billion-plus-stake-in-honeywell?srnd=phx-deals\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eBBG\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Activist ValueAct took a $1B stake in Meta (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/valueact-takes-1-billion-stake-meta-source-says-2024-11-12/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eRT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Activist Effissimo took a stake in struggling Nissan (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/2cac8fe7-5fc5-471f-80a4-3999dcc18c02\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eFT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Trump wants to halt the looming TikTok ban (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/12/technology/trump-tiktok-ban.html\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eNYT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Disney explores wider field of candidates to succeed CEO Iger (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.wsj.com/business/media/disney-explores-wider-field-of-candidates-to-succeed-iger-d1876792?mod=hp_lead_pos5\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eWSJ\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Chipotle shareholders sued over fallout from smaller portion sizes (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/chipotle-shareholders-sue-over-fallout-skimping-portion-sizes-2024-11-11/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eRT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Donald Trump Jr. is joining VC firm 1789 Capital (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-son-don-jr-joining-venture-capital-firm-1789-capital-sources-say-2024-11-12/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eRT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e US is investigating Russia accounts UBS took over from Credit Suisse (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/us-scrutinizes-russia-accounts-ubs-took-over-credit-suisse-sources-say-2024-11-12/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eRT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Netflix's ad-tier subscription is taking off (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-12/netflix-says-70-million-users-now-watch-shows-with-advertising?srnd=phx-technology\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eBBG\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Trump picked Musk to lead Department of Government Efficiency (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/elon-musk-vivek-ramaswamy-government-efficiency-trump-cabinet-d42c8a2e\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eWSJ\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Global carbon emissions rose 0.8% in 2024 (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-13/global-carbon-emissions-rise-pushing-world-toward-dreaded-warming-threshold?srnd=homepage-americas\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eBBG\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 18px 0;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 auto; border-top: 1px solid #E5E5E5; width:90%;\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"a-message-from-bill\" style=\"padding-bottom:2px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:11px;\"\u003e\u003ch2 style=\"color:#62AAFF;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) 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See offer page for more details. BILL Divvy Card is issued by Cross River Bank, Member FDIC, and is not a deposit product.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 18px 0;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 auto; border-top: 1px solid #E5E5E5; width:90%;\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"deal-flow\" style=\"padding-bottom:3px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:11px;\"\u003e\u003ch1 style=\"color:#001585;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:25px;font-weight:normal;line-height:38px;margin:0;text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeal Flow\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/h1\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cstyle\u003e\n p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n\u003c/style\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eM\u0026amp;A / Investments\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:40px;padding-right:32px;padding-top:7px;\"\u003e\u003cul style=\"color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin:0px 0px 0px 25px;padding:0;\"\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Management of 7-Eleven-owner \u003cb\u003eSeven \u0026amp; i Holdings\u003c/b\u003e is considering taking the business private in a $58B deal \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Energy investment firm \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAethon Energy Management\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e is exploring a sale or IPO of its natural gas assets at a ~$10B valuation, including debt \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarlyle \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003eis exploring options for \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFlender\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e, a mechanical and electrical drive systems maker, which could be valued at $3.2B-$4.3B \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Malaysia’s largest bank \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaybank\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e is considering buying out \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAgeas\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e' minority stake in insurer \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEtiqa \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003eat a $4B valuation \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Drug distributor \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCardinal Health \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003ewill take a 71% stake in gastroenterology care platform \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGI Alliance \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003efrom \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eApollo \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003eand buy diabetes medicine provider \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdvanced Diabetes Supply Group\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e from PE firm \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCourt Square Partners \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003ein two deals worth ~$4B total \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e US sued to block \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnitedHealth Group\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e's $3.3B purchase of home healthcare provider \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmedisys \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Billionaire founder \u003cb\u003ePham Nhat Vuong\u003c/b\u003e pledged to invest ~$2B into struggling EV maker\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e VinFast \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePfizer\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e is exploring a sale of its hospital drugs unit for a few billion dollars \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHilcorp Energy\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e will acquire \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eExxonMobil\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e's\u003c/span\u003e oil drilling assets in the Permian Basin for ~$1B 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investor \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStonepeak \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003eagreed to acquire \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoundary Street Capital\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e, a $700M AUM private credit firm \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Crypto data provider \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaiko\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e will acquire European crypto index provider \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinter \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Germany's \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCommerzbank\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e is considering acquiring mid-sized peer \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHamburg Commercial Bank\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e or \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOldenburgische Landesbank\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e to fend off a possible takeover by Italy's \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eUniCredit\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Food-delivery startup \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWonder\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e is in advanced talks to buy \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrubhub\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e from \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJust Eat Takeaway\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cstyle\u003e\n p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n\u003c/style\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVC\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:40px;padding-right:32px;padding-top:7px;\"\u003e\u003cul style=\"color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin:0px 0px 0px 25px;padding:0;\"\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolkswagen\u003c/b\u003e will raise its JV investment in EV startup \u003cb\u003eRivian\u003c/b\u003e to $5.8B \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e LatAm neobank \u003cb\u003eUalá\u003c/b\u003e raised a $300M Series E at a $2.75B valuation led by \u003cb\u003eAllianz X\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e OpenAI rival \u003cb\u003eWriter\u003c/b\u003e raised a $200M Series C at a $1.9B valuation led by \u003cb\u003eICONIQ\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cb\u003eGrowth\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Canadian fintech \u003cb\u003eNeo Financial\u003c/b\u003e raised a $260M Series D from \u003cb\u003eTobi Lütke\u003c/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eStewart Butterfield\u003c/b\u003e, and more \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Space launch company \u003cb\u003eFirefly Aerospace\u003c/b\u003e raised a $175M Series D at a $2B+ valuation led by \u003cb\u003eRPM Ventures\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecogni\u003c/b\u003e, an energy efficient GenAI inference systems, raised a $102M Series C led by \u003cb\u003eCelesta Capital\u003c/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eGreatPoint Ventures\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Cloud management startup \u003cb\u003eScaleOps\u003c/b\u003e raised a $58M Series B led by \u003cb\u003eLightspeed Venture Partners\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuror\u003c/b\u003e, a New Zealand-based retail crime reporting and intelligence software, raised a $56M Series C led by \u003cb\u003eAxon Enterprise\u003c/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eW23 Global\u003c/b\u003e, and more \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Cash flow management platform \u003cb\u003eAgicap\u003c/b\u003e raised a $48M Series C at a $750M valuation led by \u003cb\u003eAVP\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Data management platform \u003cb\u003eConduktor\u003c/b\u003e raised a $30M Series B led by \u003cb\u003eRTP Global\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Japanese personal finance app \u003cb\u003eSmartBank\u003c/b\u003e raised $26M from \u003cb\u003eGlobal Brain\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eProkeep\u003c/b\u003e, a customer communication and engagement platform for distributors, raised a $25M Series A led by \u003cb\u003eDahlia Equity Partners\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp; 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style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFleek\u003c/b\u003e, a online marketplace connecting second-hand clothing wholesalers and retailers, raised a $20.4M seed and Series A led by \u003cb\u003eHV Capital\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Cloud usage tracking startup \u003cb\u003ePointFive\u003c/b\u003e raised a $20M Series A led by \u003cb\u003eSalesforce Ventures\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVega\u003c/b\u003e, an alternative investment technology startup, raised a $20M Series A led by \u003cb\u003eApollo\u003c/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eMotive\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNovoPayment\u003c/b\u003e, a financial and payment infrastructure service provider, received a $20M investment from \u003cb\u003eMorgan Stanley Expansion Capital\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBounce\u003c/b\u003e, a startup providing luggage storage and delivery services, raised a $19M Series B led by \u003cb\u003eSapphire Sport\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Rural Indian e-commerce startup \u003cb\u003eWheelocity\u003c/b\u003e raised a $15M Series A-2 led by \u003cb\u003eLightspeed\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlison.ai\u003c/b\u003e, a creative AI solutions for advertising, raised a $13.3M seed round led by \u003cb\u003eAlmaz Capital\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVatn Systems\u003c/b\u003e, a startup producing autonomous underwater vehicles for defense, raised a $13M seed round led by \u003cb\u003eDYNE Ventures\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Warehouse automation startup \u003cb\u003eBrightpick\u003c/b\u003e raised $12M from \u003cb\u003eEBRD Venture Capital\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Lithium battery recycling startup \u003cb\u003eTozero\u003c/b\u003e raised an $11.7M seed round led by \u003cb\u003eNordicNinja\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Cannabis delivery startup \u003cb\u003eEaze\u003c/b\u003e raised a $10M Series B 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!important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIPO / Direct Listings / Issuances / Block Trades\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:40px;padding-right:32px;padding-top:7px;\"\u003e\u003cul style=\"color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin:0px 0px 0px 25px;padding:0;\"\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNTPC Green Energy\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e, the clean energy subsidiary of India's state-backed \u003cb\u003eNTPC\u003c/b\u003e, is seeking to raise $1.2B at a $12B valuation in a local IPO \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Saudi finance firm \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnited International Holding\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e's\u003c/span\u003e $264M IPO received $34.8B worth of orders \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Indonesia's \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdaro Energy\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e, the world's sixth-largest coal miner, will spin off its \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdaro Andalan\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e unit in a $292M IPO \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Spanish utility \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCox ABG \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003edownsized its IPO for a second time to $186M \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cstyle\u003e\n p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n\u003c/style\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDebt\u0026nbsp;\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:40px;padding-right:32px;padding-top:7px;\"\u003e\u003cul style=\"color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin:0px 0px 0px 25px;padding:0;\"\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDish Network\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e'\u003c/span\u003es creditors rejected the firm's $8.9B bond-exchange offer \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVokswagen\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e's\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003ecustomer financing business \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolkswagen Financial Services\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003eis set to raise $2.9B via three green bonds \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSouth Africa \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003eraised $3.5B in its first dollar bond sale since 2022 \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cstyle\u003e\n p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n\u003c/style\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBankruptcy / Restructuring / Distressed\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:40px;padding-right:32px;padding-top:7px;\"\u003e\u003cul style=\"color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin:0px 0px 0px 25px;padding:0;\"\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpirit \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003eis preparing to file for bankruptcy after merger talks with \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrontier Airlines\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e broke down \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoeing\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e and \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAirbus\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e will provide over $450M in financial assistance to \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpirit AeroSystems\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e to keep the key supplier afloat ahead of their planned acquisition of the company \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Car financing firm \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVroom\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e plans to file for Chapter 11 to restructure $290M of debt \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Chinese conglomerate \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeely\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e is in advanced talks to take control of German flying taxi startup \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolocopter\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e at a $110M valuation to save it from potential bankruptcy \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFortress \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003eseized control of art house cinema chain \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCurzon \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003efor $5M at an auction\u0026nbsp; \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cstyle\u003e\n p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n\u003c/style\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFundraising\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:40px;padding-right:32px;padding-top:7px;\"\u003e\u003cul style=\"color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin:0px 0px 0px 25px;padding:0;\"\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Defense and government-focused PE firm\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e Godspeed Capital Management \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003eclosed its third fund at $675M \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Multistage VC \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAltos Ventures \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003eclosed its latest fund at $500M \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e Credit firm\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e Brigade Capital\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e received a $300M backing from \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlackstone\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e for its private credit strategy and CLO platform \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e State Bank of India's \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSBI Ventures \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003eplans to raise $237M for its third climate fund \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 18px 0;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 auto; border-top: 1px solid #E5E5E5; width:90%;\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"crypto-corner\" style=\"padding-bottom:3px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:11px;\"\u003e\u003ch1 style=\"color:#001585;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:25px;font-weight:normal;line-height:38px;margin:0;text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCrypto Corner\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/h1\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:40px;padding-right:32px;padding-top:7px;\"\u003e\u003cul style=\"color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin:0px 0px 0px 25px;padding:0;\"\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e 'Underbanked' households are more likely to own crypto (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/underbanked-households-more-likely-own-crypto-fdic-report-says-2024-11-12/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eRT\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:5px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003e US is still trying to seize SBF's crypto (\u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-12/us-asks-to-seize-crypto-tied-to-bankman-fried-bribery-charge?srnd=phx-crypto\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003eBBG\u003c/a\u003e) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 18px 0;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 auto; border-top: 1px solid #E5E5E5; width:90%;\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"execs-picks\" style=\"padding-bottom:3px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:11px;\"\u003e\u003ch1 style=\"color:#001585;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:25px;font-weight:normal;line-height:38px;margin:0;text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eExec’s Picks\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/h1\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cstyle\u003e\n p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n\u003c/style\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:6px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"color:#222222;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"\u003e Bloomberg published an interesting read on the \u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-11-10/wall-street-math-wizards-are-decoding-private-market-returns\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #387fd2;color:#387fd2;text-decoration:underline #387fd2;word-break:break-word;;\"\u003equant wizards attempting to decode private market returns\u003c/a\u003e. 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