Monthly Archives: August 2026
Victory Capital Agreed to Buy First Eagle for $7 Billion, Including a $41 Billion Credit Book:
HedgeCo.Net — Victory Capital Holdings said Wednesday it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of First Eagle Investments from Genstar Capital and First Eagle employees… Continue reading
XPeng’s Dogotix Robotics Unit Lined Up About US$900 Million, Warrants Aside:
HedgeCo.Net — XPeng said it entered a share-purchase agreement on August 24 under which Dogotix, the Cayman vehicle for its robotics business, expects to receive about US$900 milli… Continue reading
Emerald AI Closed a $150 Million Series A at a $1.05 Billion Mark:
HedgeCo.Net — Emerald AI, the Washington, D.C. software company that treats AI data centers as flexible grid assets, said Tuesday it had raised $150 million in an oversubscribed Se… Continue reading
Spot Bitcoin ETFs Took In $314.3 Million on August 25, a Seventh Straight Inflow:
HedgeCo.Net — U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs recorded $314.3 million of net inflows on Tuesday, August 25, according to Farside Investors’ issuer table. TFTC’s August flow table, which com… Continue reading
CardinalStone Hit a $76 Million First Close on West Africa Growth Fund II:
HedgeCo.Net — CardinalStone Capital Advisers reached a $76 million first close on CCA Growth Fund II, Africa Private Equity News reported from the Lagos manager on August 24. Afric… Continue reading
Gatik Raised a $200 Million Series D Led by QIA and Koch Disruptive Technologies:
HedgeCo.Net — Gatik, the Santa Clara autonomous-trucking company, said Tuesday it had raised $200 million in a Series D led by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Techno… Continue reading
Granite Asia’s Libra Hybrid Book Cleared Its US$500 Million Private-Credit Target:
HedgeCo.Net — Granite Asia said it has raised more than its US$500 million target for Libra Hybrid, the pan-Asia private-credit strategy launched in 2025. DealStreetAsia reported t… Continue reading
Blackbird Closed a Record A$1.05 Billion Sixth Fund:
HedgeCo.Net — Blackbird closed its sixth venture fund at A$1.05 billion, the largest venture-capital raise on record in Australia and New Zealand, Business News Australia reported … Continue reading
RockawayX Bought Relayer Capital and Opened a Liquid Opportunities Book:
HedgeCo.Net — RockawayX, a digital-asset investment platform with about $2 billion of assets under management, said Tuesday it had acquired Relayer Capital, the New York-area hedge… Continue reading
Spot Bitcoin ETFs Took In $337.6 Million on August 24, a Sixth Straight Inflow:
HedgeCo.Net — U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs recorded $337.6 million of net inflows on Monday, August 24, according to Farside Investors data published Tuesday, Bloomingbit reported. TFTC’… Continue reading
Strategy Sold $2.0065 Billion of MSTR and Parked $1.59 Billion in a New USD Cash Pool:
HedgeCo.Net — Strategy Inc said in a Monday 8-K that it sold 18,261,118 shares of MSTR stock between August 17 and August 23 for $2,006.5 million of net proceeds, and that it has e… Continue reading
Enova’s NetCredit Vehicle Closed $300.886 Million of 2026-A Consumer-Loan Notes:
HedgeCo.Net — NetCredit Combined Receivables B, LLC, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Enova International, issued $300,886,000 of asset-backed notes on August 21 in the ENVA 2… Continue reading