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Top Story: Four AI Stars Rev Up As Analysts Raise Profit Targets; Micron Clears Early Buy Point

Analysts are raising profit estimates for four leaders of the artificial intelligence trade: AI stock Micron is above a trendline entry.

Four AI Stars Rev Up As Analysts Raise Profit Targets; Micron Clears Early Buy Point

https://www.investors.com/research/ai-micron-mu-stock/

Analysts are raising profit estimates for four leaders of the artificial intelligence trade: AI stock Micron is above a trendline entry.

2026-09-23

Deals & Exits

Prime Focus Subsidiaries Secure $100 Million Investment From Multiples PE As Part Of Brahma AI Deal - NDTV Profit

NDTV Profit · Sep 23, 2026 (Today)

Prime Focus Subsidiaries Secure $100 Million Investment From Multiples PE As Part Of Brahma AI Deal

Charles Schwab, JPMorgan Chase Slide On Vanguard-Backed AI Threat

Investor's Business Daily · Sep 22, 2026 (Yesterday)

Schwab's biggest threat just got acquired by Vanguard.

Nscale’s IPO will test Wall Street’s appetite for concentrated AI bets once again

TechCrunch AI · Sep 22, 2026 (Yesterday)

The British AI data center developer depends on tech giants Microsoft and Anthropic for most of its revenue.

Anthropic Reportedly Delays IPO; OpenAI Expects Massive Cash Burn

Investor's Business Daily · Sep 19, 2026 (4 days ago)

The Anthropic IPO will be delayed until November, the WSJ reported. OpenAI forecast massive negative cash flow, the FT reported.

Turnarounds & Distressed

How SoFi Is Turning Its Consumer App Into A Stablecoin Proving Ground

Investor's Business Daily · Sep 22, 2026 (Yesterday)

SoFi Technologies and Mastercard on Tuesday said their stablecoin partnership is fully operational and handling real transactions. SoFi stock climbed on the news. Under the partnership, SoFi's debit and credit... Read More

More AI x PE

OPINION | AI is upending the private equity profession, just not in the way we think - Moneycontrol.com

Moneycontrol.com · Sep 23, 2026 (Today)

OPINION | AI is upending the private equity profession, just not in the way we think

Bain & Co: Software portcos should tap into payment flow value; Platinum completes $6.6bn sale of Spanish waste business to Blackstone, EQT

PE Hub · Sep 23, 2026 (Today)

MML Capital has made a growth investment in Dalcour Maclaren, a consultancy focused on the utilities and infrastructure sector, to help fund its expansion across the UK and Ireland.

SaaS portcos miss payments monetization opportunity, finds Bain & Co

PE Hub · Sep 23, 2026 (Today)

‘Payments infrastructure often sits outside the traditional operating-partner toolkit. It's neither a classic commercial lever nor a pure cost lever, so it can fall between the cracks,’ partner Ronny Wittig tells PE Hub.

Prime Focus arm Brahma AI raises $150 mn at $2-bn valuation from Multiples Private Equity, shares fall 4% - Moneycontrol.com

Moneycontrol.com · Sep 23, 2026 (Today)

Prime Focus arm Brahma AI raises $150 mn at $2-bn valuation from Multiples Private Equity, shares fall 4%

Ex-Latham Lawyer Launches ‘NewMod’ AI-Driven Law Firm Targeting Private Equity Clients - LawFuel.com

LawFuel.com · Sep 23, 2026 (Today)

Ex-Latham Lawyer Launches ‘NewMod’ AI-Driven Law Firm Targeting Private Equity Clients

Inside Open Future Forum: How Senior Executives, Founders and Private Equity Leaders Are Making AI Decisions - Technology Org

Technology Org · Sep 22, 2026 (Yesterday)

Inside Open Future Forum: How Senior Executives, Founders and Private Equity Leaders Are Making AI Decisions

Side Letter: Schwarzman’s US-AI play - Private Equity International | PEI

Private Equity International | PEI · Sep 22, 2026 (Yesterday)

Side Letter: Schwarzman’s US-AI play

South Korea's Policy-Funded AI Chip Startups Face Private LP Exodus on Bubble Fears

finance.biggo.com · Sep 22, 2026 (Yesterday)

South Korea's Policy-Funded AI Chip Startups Face Private LP Exodus on Bubble Fears

When OpenAI, Anthropic CEOs Warned Of 'AI Extinction Risk'

Investor's Business Daily · Sep 18, 2026 (5 days ago)

Long before Pope Leo voiced concerns about AI, tech leaders actually warned about 'AI extinction risks.' What's at stake now that fears are spreading.

Europe Tech Fund Said In Talks to Back AI Startup ElevenLabs - Bloomberg.com

Bloomberg.com · Sep 17, 2026 (6 days ago)

Europe Tech Fund Said In Talks to Back AI Startup ElevenLabs

Getting Past the AI Value Paradox in Private Equity - Bain

Bain · Sep 16, 2026 (7 days ago)

Getting Past the AI Value Paradox in Private Equity

Private Equity Finds a New Way to Bet on AI: Data Center Services - Benzinga

Benzinga · Sep 16, 2026 (7 days ago)

Private Equity Finds a New Way to Bet on AI: Data Center Services

BofA and PNC respond to rising AI fears; Sen. Warren probes private equity's bet on life insurers—and more in Bankers' Hours - LinkedIn

LinkedIn · Sep 15, 2026 (8 days ago)

BofA and PNC respond to rising AI fears; Sen. Warren probes private equity's bet on life insurers—and more in Bankers' Hours

Private Equity Daily: FirstMark and Chemistry Ventures Back Exchange for AI Computing

WSJ · Sep 15, 2026 (8 days ago)

Private Equity Daily: FirstMark and Chemistry Ventures Back Exchange for AI Computing

Private equity’s new AI overlords? - ft.com

ft.com · Sep 15, 2026 (8 days ago)

Private equity’s new AI overlords?

Canadian private equity veterans look beyond the AI doomsday debate with $525m fund - Private Equity News

Private Equity News · Sep 14, 2026 (9 days ago)

Canadian private equity veterans look beyond the AI doomsday debate with $525m fund

Fundraising & Capital

Climate tech VC fundraising is down almost 40%, but AI is driving deals

Fortune · Sep 23, 2026 (Today)

Climate tech VC fundraising is down almost 40%, but AI is driving deals

Tech PE's fundraising recovery is leaving tourists behind

Yahoo Finance · Sep 23, 2026 (Today)

Tech PE's fundraising recovery is leaving tourists behind

Fierce Healthcare Fundraising Tracker '26: Blair Health lands CAD $4.24M; Epsilon Health nabs $27.6M - Fierce Healthcare

Fierce Healthcare · Sep 23, 2026 (Today)

Fierce Healthcare Fundraising Tracker '26: Blair Health lands CAD $4.24M; Epsilon Health nabs $27.6M

Prime Focus Unit Brahma AI Raises $150 Million at $2 Billion Valuation - Equitypandit

Equitypandit · Sep 23, 2026 (Today)

Prime Focus Unit Brahma AI Raises $150 Million at $2 Billion Valuation

TechCrunch Founder Summit’s agenda revealed: Unlock fundraising, hiring, and AI insights in Boston on November 4

TechCrunch AI · Sep 22, 2026 (Yesterday)

Founders shouldn't have to learn the hardest lessons the hardest way. TechCrunch Founder Summit is designed to make the challenges of starting a company easier and the highs that much greater.

Snorkel AI triples valuation to $3.5B as demand for AI training data booms

TechCrunch AI · Sep 22, 2026 (Yesterday)

The seven-year-old startup has raised a $350 million Series E to fuel its data-as-a-service approach.

Berkshire Hathaway Raises Stake In This Ramshackle Homebuilder

Investor's Business Daily · Sep 22, 2026 (Yesterday)

Berkshire Hathaway raised its stake in Lennar and now owns 10% of the homebuilder.

Nasdaq Jumps 1.7% As Stock Market Gains Post-Fed: Intel, AMD Lead Chip Rally; What To Do Now

Investor's Business Daily · Sep 17, 2026 (6 days ago)

Intel and AMD led a chip rally Thursday as the Nasdaq composite jumped 1.7%, one day after the Fed raised interest rates.

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