easyJet reported a 70% slide in Q2 pre-tax profits to £85m, primarily due to a £105m increase in fuel costs from the Middle East conflict and a trend of later customer bookings. The airline's agreed £5.7bn takeover by Apollo Global Management faces potential EU ownership rule scrutiny.
Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh's shift to less transparent communication is prompting financial firms, including F/m Investments with its "WarshGPT" AI tool, to adapt investment strategies to predict monetary policy, creating market uncertainty and new opportunities.
Billionaire investors like Jeff Skoll and Pitt Hyde are poised to benefit from SpaceX's upcoming IPO. Family offices see broader opportunities in space infrastructure and defense, not just exploration, citing Starlink's strength and the need for mission-critical hardware.
Billionaire investors are set to profit from SpaceX's IPO, but many see broader opportunities in the space sector, focusing on infrastructure and defense rather than just exploration. Family offices are investing in companies like Isar Aerospace, viewing space startups as long-term infrastructure plays.
Ultra-high-net-worth investors, via family offices, are increasingly investing in sports teams, leagues, and related technologies as an inflation hedge, with notable deals in May including $225M in Pickleball Inc. and $12M in sports tech startup PlayerData.
Ultra-wealthy family offices increased investments in chipmakers like Nvidia and Micron in Q1 2026, with some seeing significant gains. Approaches to energy stocks varied amidst the Iran war, with some doubling down and others exiting positions.
Indian alternative investment firms are experiencing a sharp decline in fresh capital commitments from Gulf investors as regional conflicts make high-net-worth individuals, family offices and sovereign investors more cautious. Several India-focused firms that expanded to the Gulf in recent years are now redrawing fundraising plans and exploring investors in Africa and Europe instead. Nisus Finance, which launched a $500 million Gulf-focused real estate fund in Dubai in August 2024, reports soft commitments but investors waiting for the "fog of war" to clear.
Family offices are increasingly investing in oil and gas, capitalizing on attractive valuations and the sector's role as an inflation hedge, while institutional investors pull back due to ESG mandates.
