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How specialist debt solutions can meet unique business needs

Growth Business

Small business leaders may still be unsure of where to turn when traditional finance options fall short. Traditional finance products aren’t always designed to handle complexity, nuance, or longer-term needs. These alternative forms of finance give businesses the opportunity to match the right type of funding to the need.

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Striking the Balance: Key Negotiation Points in Today’s Agreements

Focus Investment Banking

This shift reflects a drive for transparency and risk management, but it comes with a caveat: nuance is critical. I’ve seen and helped sellers negotiate extensions tied to milestones, like completing due diligence, a draft of the purchase agreement and securing financing, to ensure progress before agreeing to further extensions.

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Why nature risk is the next frontier in financial risk management

Global Banking & Finance

By Sebastian Leape, CEO of Natcap Financial institutions have mastered climate risk assessment, they must now urgently expand their risk management capabilities to address nature risk (the financial exposure from degradation of ecosystems, biodiversity loss, and depletion of natural resources), which impact over $44 trillion in global economic value (..)

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John-Michael Tamburro Joins FOCUS Investment Banking as Managing Director in Technology Services Group

Focus Investment Banking

John-Michaels career spans an impressive range of finance disciplines, including derivatives, private equity, and investment banking. He began his journey at Scotiabank in Canada, where he spent five years mastering the intricacies of derivatives and risk management.

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Bank of America analyst really loves this Wall Street stock, sees it rallying to $700

CNBC: Investing

"A sea change in the macro backdrop (interest rates, geopolitics) vs. post-GFC [Great Financial Crisis] years combined with a strategy that is focused on deepening client relationships (via financing) has increased the resiliency of trading revenues," Poonawala said. Shares have added 9% in 2025, and have gained about 4% in June.

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Agentic AI Musings

Beyond M&A

From algorithmic trading and risk management to fraud detection and customer service, the applications are vast and varied. This not only enhances patient outcomes but also reduces operational costs for healthcare providers, making it a lucrative area for investment. Financial services, too, are ripe for disruption by Agentic AI.

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People Moves Monday: Peel Hunt, Redburn Atlantic, RBC Capital Markets, Citi, and more…

The TRADE

In structured credit, Justin Stratton-Christensen has been named director, structured credit sales. Previously, he has served at firms including Citigroup, Lloyds, Demica Finance, and KNG Securities. Three other appointments have also been made.