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Like peers, the manager has restricted redemptions from its $42 bln lending fund. What differentiates it is that its 4,000 holdings, including positions in other vehicles, resemble an index, but for tough-to-price illiquid assets. It risks amplifying the industry’s weaknesses.
Though it denies any interest, the Wall Street giant would benefit from a major tie-up. Extra scale should help slash the high cost of its deposits, while regulators are as amenable as they’ve been since 2008. Combining with regional lender Truist could generate $40 bln in value.
The CEO of $800 bln JPMorgan already runs a bank that is too important to fail. After largely winning a massive regulatory battle, he insists remaining rules are “un-American.” Unfettered scale has benefits, but his vision is one of unassailable advantage for Wall Street titans.
First-quarter revenue of $17 bln brings the Wall Street giant within 3% of an all-time high set five years ago. Back then, an ill-advised retail banking foray and IPO slowdown led to a quick descent. This time, rising risk in trading and lending point to new potential missteps.
Equity Residential’s $52 bln merger with AvalonBay creates a 180,000-unit landlord as high rates persist and Washington pushes supply. The lack of premium and meager cost savings suggest the deal is more about seeking shelter than rising opportunity for multifamily operators.
The JPMorgan boss says he could spend up to $20 bln on an acquisition. Options range from global banking peers to tech upstarts. Apply the tests of size, fit and opportunism, though, and one option stands out: shadow lender Blue Owl. Breakingviews imagines the M&A pitch.
Wall Street seems a mere passenger on the rocket-maker’s flight to a $75 bln debut. Fixing the offer early at $135 a share skips price discovery. Index buying and Elon Musk’s aura serve as propulsion. The risk is that others copy the launch sequence but lack the hype to lift off.
With regulatory relief and $200 bln of excess capital, US banks are looking for deals. Fiserv’s debit-card payment rails have drawn a look and could unlock lucrative fees. Doing so could end lenders' regulatory honeymoon, though. It's best to wait for an even bigger opportunity.
Small money manager Cox Capital offered to buy shares of non-traded Apollo, Ares and BlackRock HPS loan vehicles at 15% to 30% discounts. Crystallizing losses would sting, but skipping lines to cash out and buy elsewhere is also tempting. The sticky part: pricing the trades.
Profits at the big combined retail and investment banks rose up to 45% in the second quarter. JPMorgan gleaned $29 bln from lines beyond lending, buoyed by the SpaceX IPO and volatile markets. Traditional banking is in the back seat as capital flows to accelerating, dicier areas.
