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ISABELLA'S ISLAYOpenAI and Anthropic each launched $11.5B in PE-backed consulting venturesHENRI IVDigitalBridge acquired Boston PE firm for $1B, reaching $150B AUMMACALLAN 1926Pathlight Capital closed $1.9B fourth ABL fund and evergreen trancheLOUIS XIIICerebras priced IPO at $185 per share; first-day pop confirmedPAPPY 23Advaya Capital acquired Comscore Movies for $70MJOHNNIE BLUEThree SME IPOs opened this week; mainboard remains silent for third consecutive weekWELL POURTurkey Development Fund made third LP commitment from new fund-of-fundsISABELLA'S ISLAYOpenAI and Anthropic each launched $11.5B in PE-backed consulting venturesHENRI IVDigitalBridge acquired Boston PE firm for $1B, reaching $150B AUMMACALLAN 1926Pathlight Capital closed $1.9B fourth ABL fund and evergreen trancheLOUIS XIIICerebras priced IPO at $185 per share; first-day pop confirmedPAPPY 23Advaya Capital acquired Comscore Movies for $70MJOHNNIE BLUEThree SME IPOs opened this week; mainboard remains silent for third consecutive weekWELL POURTurkey Development Fund made third LP commitment from new fund-of-funds
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ISABELLA'S ISLAY Venture Intelligence Jun 1, 11:02 PM EDT
OpenAI and Anthropic
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OpenAI and Anthropic each launched $11.5B in PE-backed consulting ventures

Within a single 24-hour stretch in early May 2026, OpenAI and Anthropic each revealed plans to move far beyond selling software, launching private-equity-backed consulting ventures worth billions.

ReadingThe consulting arm is the real asset. Model commoditization is already priced into their thinking.
WatchWhich Fortune 500 tech buyer moves into one of these ventures as a managing partner within 90 days.
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HENRI IV M&A Intelligence Jun 1, 11:02 PM EDT
DigitalBridge Group
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DigitalBridge acquired Boston PE firm for $1B, reaching $150B AUM

DigitalBridge secured a $1 billion acquisition of a Boston private equity firm, combining businesses to reach an estimated $150 billion in assets under management.

ReadingMid-market PE independence has a finite window. Operators running smaller funds should be reading this as a floor price, not a market signal.
WatchThe next three acquisitions in the digital infrastructure space. Look for Boston and NYC targets under $800M enterprise value.
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MACALLAN 1926 Venture Intelligence Jun 1, 11:02 PM EDT
Pathlight Capital
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Pathlight Capital closed $1.9B fourth ABL fund and evergreen tranche

Pathlight Capital LP announced the final closing of its fourth asset-based lending fund with $1.9 billion of commitments, including a second evergreen tranche.

ReadingABL has matured from specialty lending into core allocator infrastructure. Smaller funds without this mechanism are already displaced.
WatchThe next fund manager to announce a sub-$500M ABL strategy targeting middle-market serviceable obtainable market.
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LOUIS XIII Capital Markets Jun 1, 11:02 PM EDT
Cerebras
Investopedia ↗

Cerebras priced IPO at $185 per share; first-day pop confirmed

AI chipmaker Cerebras raised more than $5 billion by pricing its IPO at $185 per share amid strong demand, delivering significant first-day gains.

ReadingAI chip IPOs will continue to price on narrative momentum, not unit economics. The next three will follow the same arc.
WatchCerebras's quarterly shipment numbers. If they miss guidance by more than 15%, the entire AI infrastructure tier resets downward.
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PAPPY 23 M&A Intelligence Jun 1, 11:02 PM EDT
Advaya Capital
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Advaya Capital acquired Comscore Movies for $70M

Advaya Capital inked a $70 million deal for Comscore Movies, the box office data firm, with Hollywood distribution chief Chris Aronson involved in the transaction structure.

ReadingBox office data has moved from strategic asset to utility purchase. Any Hollywood studio holding this as proprietary IP is overvaluing the underlying insight.
WatchAdvaya's next three acquisitions. The pattern reveals whether they're building a data stack or acquiring distribution channels.
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JOHNNIE BLUE Capital Markets Jun 1, 11:02 PM EDT
India SME IPO Market
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Three SME IPOs opened this week; mainboard remains silent for third consecutive week

Three SME IPOs launched this week—Yaashvi Jewellers (Rs. 43 crore), SMR Jewels (Rs. 67 crore), and Rajnandini Fashion India—while the mainboard IPO pipeline remained dormant for the third consecutive week.

ReadingMainboard IPO activity will remain suppressed until institutional confidence in growth pricing returns. SME issuers are the only ones confident enough to price forward.
WatchWhen the first large-cap IPO lands. The lag between mainboard silence and SME activity is your timing signal.
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WELL POUR Venture Intelligence Jun 1, 11:02 PM EDT
Turkey Development Fund
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Turkey Development Fund made third LP commitment from new fund-of-funds

Turkey Development Fund, a state-backed investment platform focused on tech and tech-focused ventures, made its third LP commitment from a new fund-of-funds initiative.

ReadingWhen state-backed LPs make unannounced commitment sizes, they're often betting against their own public narrative.
WatchThe size of TDF's next commitment. Increasing transparency usually signals decreasing conviction.
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