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CHARLES SCHWAB TO ACQUIRE FORGE GLOBAL IN $660M DEAL

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✍️ Charles Schwab acquires Forge Global Holdings for $660m to expand its private market capabilities and provide more investment opportunities to its clients.

👉 Charles Schwab acquires Forge Global Holdings for $660m 👉 The acquisition aims to expand Schwab's private market capabilities and provide more investment opportunities to its clients 👉 Forge operates a private market platform that has facilitated over $17bn in private company share transactions 👉 The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions

-- #RickWurster #KellyRodriques #business

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11/8/2025

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SCHWAB NOTCHES A $660 MILLION DEAL AGREEMENT WITH PRIVATE ASSET FIRM FORGE GLOBAL HOLDINGS

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✍️ Charles Schwab is acquiring Forge Global Holdings, a platform that offers access to pre-IPO companies, for $660 million, expanding its wealth management platform and offering customers access to private assets.

👉 Charles Schwab is acquiring Forge Global Holdings for $660 million 👉 Forge sources shares of private companies from founders, employees, and venture capital backers 👉 The deal will allow Schwab to offer customers access to pre-IPO companies 👉 The acquisition is part of a growing trend of getting private assets into everyday investor accounts

-- #RickWurster #KellyRodriques #PaulAtkins #DavidHollerith #business

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11/6/2025

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ROARING AI-LINKED DEBUTS DRIVE DEMAND FOR PRE-IPO SHARES

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✍️ A surge in successful initial public offerings is driving interest in private companies, particularly those related to artificial intelligence, as investors seek exposure before they go public.

👉 A surge in successful initial public offerings is driving interest in private companies 👉 AI-related firms are among the most in-demand on private secondary markets 👉 Trading volume on private secondary markets has more than doubled in the third quarter versus a year ago 👉 The number of private, venture capital-backed companies has increased 25 times since 2000 👉 The value of private capital assets grew to $22 trillion in 2024, more than doubling since 2012

-- #GregMartin #PhilHaslett #KellyRodriques #HaimIsrael #GavinNewsom #business

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10/24/2025

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OPENAI LEADS PRIVATE MARKET SURGE AS 7 TECH STARTUPS REACH COMBINED $1.3 TRILLION VALUATION

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✍️ The article discusses the explosive growth of tech startups, particularly those focused on artificial intelligence, with a basket of seven companies now worth $1.3 trillion on paper.

👉 Seven tech companies are now worth $1.3 trillion on paper 👉 OpenAI leads the pack with a valuation of $324 billion 👉 AI is driving growth in the private market 👉 The companies are competing to create large language models 👉 AI is having a significant impact on the public markets