黑石 集团为其规模最大的亚洲私募股权基金筹集了131亿美元。目前，众多机构正纷纷储备资金，押注这一全球增长最快的地区，黑石也加入了这一行列。 这家总部位于纽约的另类资产管理公司周一表示，上述金额已超过Blackstone Capital Partners Asia III基金100亿美元的募资目标，触及硬性上限，且达到该基金上一代产品筹资额的两倍多。 黑石集团私募股权策略全球主管乔．巴拉塔（Joe...
黑石 集团为其规模最大的亚洲私募股权基金筹集了131亿美元。目前，众多机构正纷纷储备资金，押注这一全球增长最快的地区，黑石也加入了这一行列。 这家总部位于纽约的另类资产管理公司周一表示，上述金额已超过Blackstone Capital Partners Asia III基金100亿美元的募资目标，触及硬性上限，且达到该基金上一代产品筹资额的两倍多。 黑石集团私募股权策略全球主管乔．巴拉塔（Joe Baratta）表示，亚太地区是全球增长最快的地区，为大规模投资提供了极具吸引力的机遇。 过去24个月里，黑石集团通过12笔交易投资了逾70亿美元，投资对象包括日本工程服务提供商TechnoPro和韩国美发沙龙连锁品牌JUNO。 同期，该公司还完成了15笔退出变现交易，例如成功将实验室培育钻石公司International Gemological Institute和印度平价住房融资公司Aadhar Housing Finance推动上市。 在黑石集团推出这只新基金之前，其他寻求从亚洲增长中分一杯羹的投资机构也开展了类似的巨额募资活动。总部位于瑞典的殷拓（EQT）在4月份为其亚太私募股权基金筹集了逾150亿美元，贝恩资本（Bain Capital）则在5月份为其专注于亚洲交易的基金筹集了105亿美元。 这两只基金均为相关机构迄今为止规模最大的基金，且都是在充满挑战的募资环境下完成筹集的。贝恩的一份报告显示，2025年亚洲基金的筹资额降至12年来的最低点。 责任编辑：于健 SF069
Nvidia and Microsoft have launched the RTX Spark AI superchip for Windows PCs, targeting AI powered personal computing. Spark enabled Windows devices from Microsoft, Dell, HP, Lenovo and others are expected to arrive this fall. The partnership aims to support local AI, personal agents running directly on devices, and new security features. For investors watching NasdaqGS:MSFT, the RTX Spark launch...
Nvidia and Microsoft have launched the RTX Spark AI superchip for Windows PCs, targeting AI powered personal computing. Spark enabled Windows devices from Microsoft, Dell, HP, Lenovo and others are expected to arrive this fall. The partnership aims to support local AI, personal agents running directly on devices, and new security features. For investors watching NasdaqGS:MSFT, the RTX Spark launch adds a fresh angle to the Windows story by linking the operating system directly to on device...
Nvidia (NasdaqGS:NVDA) announced the RTX Spark superchip platform for Windows PCs and the Vera CPU for data centers, expanding into CPU markets that have traditionally centered on other large chip suppliers. The company introduced open source physical AI tools and agentic AI platforms, including Agent Toolkit, Cosmos, Alpamayo, Isaac Groot for robotics, and Vera Rubin for AI factories. Nvidia also...
Nvidia (NasdaqGS:NVDA) announced the RTX Spark superchip platform for Windows PCs and the Vera CPU for data centers, expanding into CPU markets that have traditionally centered on other large chip suppliers. The company introduced open source physical AI tools and agentic AI platforms, including Agent Toolkit, Cosmos, Alpamayo, Isaac Groot for robotics, and Vera Rubin for AI factories. Nvidia also disclosed new partnerships with Microsoft, MediaTek, Dell, TSMC, Uber, VinFast, and Foxconn,...
ismagilov/iStock via Getty Images Overview U.S. small cap stocks were volatile and finished the first quarter of 2026 lower, as shifting investor sentiment drove sharp rotations within the market. Enthusiasm around artificial intelligence ( AI ) continued to support companies tied to the infrastructure buildout for these technologies. But each wave of new AI product releases also sparked periodic ...
ismagilov/iStock via Getty Images Overview U.S. small cap stocks were volatile and finished the first quarter of 2026 lower, as shifting investor sentiment drove sharp rotations within the market. Enthusiasm around artificial intelligence ( AI ) continued to support companies tied to the infrastructure buildout for these technologies. But each wave of new AI product releases also sparked periodic selloffs of stocks across industries perceived as vulnerable to disruption from AI, including software. Geopolitical tensions later in the quarter, particularly surrounding conflict involving Iran, added to uncertainty and contributed to market swings amid fears of higher oil prices and their impact on the global economy. We share our views on both issues in the Outlook section of this commentary. Amid this environment, the benchmark Russell 2000® Growth Index ended the period with a loss of -2.81%. The Wasatch Core Growth Fund—Investor Class finished the period down -5.57%. Within the Fund, stock selection in the financials and consumer-discretionary sectors detracted the most from performance relative to the benchmark. Lack of exposure to the energy sector also detracted from relative performance, as rising oil prices led to gains for that component of the benchmark. Conversely, stock selection in the information-technology sector and an underweight position in the health-care sector contributed to relative results. Beyond sector positioning, several of the Fund's holdings were perceived as vulnerable to AI-driven disruption and detracted from performance on both an absolute and relative basis. We believe market participants have taken an increasingly indiscriminate approach toward software companies and other businesses tied to the AI disruption narrative. While we've exited a small number of positions in recent months where the implications of AI became less clear to us, we've engaged in considerable research to better understand the potential impact of AI on our softwa...
Florida Becomes First State To Sue "Unsafe" OpenAI And Sam Altman Over AI Harms OpenAI no longer has to worry about being last in the AI IPO race and lagging ARRs when compared to Anthropic, not to mention a potential Supreme Court showdown against Elon Musk (pending appeal). Earlier today, Florida became the first state to file a lawsuit against OpenAI and its chief executive, Sam Altman, launchi...
Florida Becomes First State To Sue "Unsafe" OpenAI And Sam Altman Over AI Harms OpenAI no longer has to worry about being last in the AI IPO race and lagging ARRs when compared to Anthropic, not to mention a potential Supreme Court showdown against Elon Musk (pending appeal). Earlier today, Florida became the first state to file a lawsuit against OpenAI and its chief executive, Sam Altman, launching a new broadside in a growing rebellion against the alleged safety failings of artificial-intelligence chatbots. The lawsuit, filed Monday by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, claims OpenAI and Altman knowingly released an unsafe product and ignored warnings that it could harm users, the WSJ reported . The 83-page suit alleges that OpenAI allowed ChatGPT to aid and abet mass shooters, encourage people to take their own lives, degrade users’ critical thinking skills and addict minors to a tool that feigns human compassion. “This litany of harms is driven by Defendants’ insatiable quest to win the AI arms race and amass large fortunes, despite knowing the danger of ChatGPT,” the suit said. According to the WSJ, lawmakers, legal authorities and public interest groups have increasingly been raising concerns about the personal and societal risks posed by AI, one of the fastest-growing consumer technologies in history. The suit says it seeks to protect Floridians from OpenAI’s conduct and mitigate what it describes as a dangerous public nuisance. The suit also seeks to hold Altman personally liable for harm it says he has caused Floridians. Uthmeier opened a criminal investigation into OpenAI in April over the role its chatbot played in a mass shooting that killed two people at Florida State University last year. The suit opens with a screenshot of an OpenAI blog post that says ChatGPT was built with safety in mind. “Not so,” reads the suit’s text under the screenshot. The suit alleges that OpenAI marketed ChatGPT as reliable despite its tendency to frequently generate d...
Damage to a Blue Origin launch pad from the spectacular explosion of the company's giant New Glenn rocket during a test firing of its engines last week will "take some serious time" to repair, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman told CNBC on Monday. The mishap came at a critical time for the Blue Origin rocket and Amazon satellite ventures of billionaire Jeff Bezos, who is seeking to compete on a...
Damage to a Blue Origin launch pad from the spectacular explosion of the company's giant New Glenn rocket during a test firing of its engines last week will "take some serious time" to repair, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman told CNBC on Monday. The mishap came at a critical time for the Blue Origin rocket and Amazon satellite ventures of billionaire Jeff Bezos, who is seeking to compete on a more equal footing with Elon Musk's SpaceX, the world's leading private space launch service. Company and industry sources said over the weekend that the explosion had left the launch pad "practically destroyed" and in need of repairs that engineers expect will disrupt operations for at least six months.