Markets Edge — Capital flows, CMO moves, M&A

ISABELLA'S ISLAY Capital Markets Jun 6, 8:01 AM EDT

Alphabet / Berkshire Hathaway

Alphabet raises $80B for AI. Berkshire commits $10B directly

Alphabet is raising $80 billion in equity offerings to fund AI infrastructure goals, with Berkshire Hathaway investing $10 billion as part of the round.

ReadingWhen Berkshire writes a $10B check, infrastructure is no longer a venture problem. It is a Fortune 500 problem. Every other AI-dependent company now has a new baseline for how much capital they should be raising.

WatchWatch which semiconductor suppliers announce expansion within 90 days. Alphabet's cash will flow there first.

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HENRI IV M&A Intelligence Jun 6, 8:01 AM EDT

Private Equity Secondaries Market

Forbes ↗

Secondary PE market hit $162B in 2024. Up 45% year-over-year

The private equity secondaries market closed 2024 at $162 billion in transactions, representing a 45% surge from the previous year, marking record volume.

ReadingLP liquidity is no longer negotiable. GPs that do not provide it will lose capital. The $162B number signals that institutional investors have stopped waiting for distributions and started trading positions directly.

WatchWatch for the first large PE fund to launch an in-house secondaries fund. It will arrive within 18 months.

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MACALLAN 1926 Venture Intelligence Jun 6, 8:01 AM EDT

Datavault AI

MSN ↗

Datavault AI secures $2B financing framework. Preliminary term sheet signed

Datavault AI has entered into a non-binding term sheet outlining a potential $2 billion structured financing arrangement that could significantly expand its operations.

ReadingWhen a non-binding term sheet is announced at this size, the money is already allocated. Datavault now has optionality. Competitors watching this should assume funding closed.

WatchWatch for customer wins from the Big Three cloud providers. They will come post-close.

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LOUIS XIII Automotive Intelligence Jun 6, 8:01 AM EDT

ASML / Tata Electronics

Yahoo Finance ↗

ASML equips India's first fab. $11B Dholera project targets 50k wafers monthly

ASML and Tata Electronics have signed a memorandum of understanding to deploy ASML's equipment at India's first commercial fab in Dholera.

ReadingThe supply chain for semiconductors just bent toward India. Every Western chip designer now has a second source they did not have last year.

WatchWatch for Samsung or TSMC to announce India expansion within 12 months.

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PAPPY 23 Procurement Intelligence Jun 6, 8:01 AM EDT

India Cabinet / Semiconductor Mission 2.0

Business Standard ↗

India approves 4 new chip projects. ₹4,600 crore investment across states

India's cabinet has approved four semiconductor units across Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, and Punjab, with investment totaling ₹4,600 crore to expand manufacturing capacity.

ReadingIndia's government is moving from policy to procurement. Every equipment supplier in semiconductors should have a bid team in Delhi.

WatchWatch for the first $500M equipment contract announcement from India.

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JOHNNIE BLUE Venture Intelligence Jun 6, 8:01 AM EDT

PE Secondaries / Venture Secondaries Market

MSN ↗

OpenAI and SpaceX dominate VC secondaries. Data gaps remain structural

OpenAI and SpaceX are increasingly at the center of the venture secondary market as investors crowd into a small group of private companies, though data transparency remains a concern.

ReadingConcentration risk in secondaries is structural now. LPs overweighted in OpenAI and SpaceX are taking on single-name exposure without the exit.

WatchWatch for an LP consortium to demand transparent pricing on secondary sales.

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WELL POUR Financial Intelligence Jun 6, 8:01 AM EDT

Secondary PE Market

TradersOnline ↗

Secondary PE market transparency gap widens as $162B volume grows

The rapid growth of private market secondaries is causing significant data challenges for investors, with transparency and standardization lagging behind the market's expansion.

ReadingThe next secondary platform to offer standardized data will own the market. This is a $500M software opportunity hiding inside the PE ecosystem.

WatchWatch for a blockchain-based secondary settlement platform to raise Series A.

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