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Latest News in Asset Management

  • October 14, 2026

    Founder-Focused VC Firm Closes $333M Fifth Fund

    Venture capital firm Pear VC on Wednesday revealed that it closed its fifth fund after raising $333 million in capital, bringing the Menlo Park, California-based firm's total assets under management to $1.1 billion.

  • October 14, 2026

    Litigation Funding Partners Clash Over Shift In Del. High Court

    Priority Pre-Settlement Funding LLC and Brett K. Findler urged the Delaware Supreme Court on Wednesday to revive claims accusing Findler's former business partner of quietly shifting their litigation-finance business into hedge funds the partner controlled, while the other side argued Findler knew about the new structure, agreed to it and helped put it in place.

  • October 14, 2026

    Carpenters Broker $9.25M Deal In $250M Pension Loss Suit

    The trustees of a carpenters pension plan and an investment advisor promised to pay $9.25 million to resolve a suit from workers who claimed they saw a $250 million loss in savings when the plan invested in speculative Allianz index funds, according to a Washington federal court filing.

  • October 14, 2026

    Trustee Asks 1st Circ. To Nix Shuttered Bank Owner's Claims

    A Puerto Rico federal court properly dismissed claims against a trustee appointed to administer the receivership of a shuttered online bank suspected of facilitating tax evasion and money laundering, he told the First Circuit, saying he's entitled to 11th Amendment immunity because he was sued in his official capacity.

  • October 14, 2026

    BlackRock, Baillie Gifford Back ICON In $200M Series D

    ICON, a homebuilder that uses 3D printing, said it has raised $200 million in a Series D financing round led by investment managers Baillie Gifford and BlackRock, which will support deployment of the company's robotic construction systems and the opening of a research and development facility in Austin, Texas.

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  • U.S. Department of Justice
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