CoreWeave to acquire Core Scientific in $9 billion all-stock deal

CoreWeave CEO Michael Intrator, left, testifies before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation in Washington on May 8, 2025. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Artificial intelligence-oriented cloud infrastructure company CoreWeave said Monday it will acquire Core Scientific, a data center infrastructure provider, in an all-stock deal valued at approximately $9 billion. CoreWeave stock…

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BlackRock keeps its foot on the private-markets pedal with another acquisition

BlackRock’s new acquisition pushes the asset manager one step deeper into private markets. The news The asset management giant on Monday announced an agreement to buy ElmTree Funds, a real estate investment firm that manages roughly $7.3 billion in assets. ElmTree, which leases commercial properties to single-tenant renters, will be integrated into BlackRock’s new group…

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