In today’s briefing:
- Bullish US LLC (BLSH): Global Digital Asset Platform Sets Terms Seeking up to $4.2b IPO Valuation
- Merger Breaks, Stake Increases, and Strategic Sales: Key Developments in SSI’s Weekly Update
- Miami International Holdings (MIAX): Financial Exchange Operator Sets Terms Seeking $1.7b Valuation
- Zac Townsend: Insurance for the Crypto Era – [Making Markets, EP.64]
- Global FX and Rates: FOMC, Payrolls, Refunding and Trade deals
- Global Markets Tactical Outlook: Week of August 4 – August 8
- National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) IPO Trading – Strong Demand, Set for a Pop
- PJT Partners: Initiation of Coverage- Restructuring Leadership & Demand to Up Their Game!
- Aruhi Corp (7198 JP): Q1 FY03/26 flash update
- iFAST Books S$50M Net Institutional Inflow 5 Five sessions

Bullish US LLC (BLSH): Global Digital Asset Platform Sets Terms Seeking up to $4.2b IPO Valuation
- Bullish US will offer 20.3 million shares at $28-$31 and is scheduled to debut on Wednesday (8/13).
- BlackRock, Inc., and ARK Investment Management, LLC and/or its affiliated entitiesindicated an interest in purchasing up to an aggregate of $200 million in this offering.
- A combination of highly-notable existing shareholder base, anchor orders and tailwinds from the industry will likely have this IPO in high demand.
Merger Breaks, Stake Increases, and Strategic Sales: Key Developments in SSI’s Weekly Update
- ProAssurance merger with The Doctors Company faces potential regulatory hurdles, particularly in California, risking a 30-40% stock drop.
- Lifeway Foods and Danone have resumed buyout talks, with confidentiality agreements in place, aiming for a resolution.
- Webjet Group sees increased stake from Helloworld Travel, indicating potential takeover interest following a rejected offer.
Miami International Holdings (MIAX): Financial Exchange Operator Sets Terms Seeking $1.7b Valuation
- Miami International Holdings is offering 15 million shares at a $19-$21 range which equates to a valuation of $1.5b-$1.7b.
- Wellington has indicated an interest in purchasing up to $40 million in shares of common stock in this offering at the initial public offering price.
- Miami International is scheduled to price on August 13th for a Thursday, August 14th debut.
Zac Townsend: Insurance for the Crypto Era – [Making Markets, EP.64]
- Zach Townsend is the co-founder and CEO of Meanwhile, a company reinventing life insurance by holding reserves in Bitcoin.
- Life insurance is about protection and risk sharing, with term life providing coverage for a specific term and whole life lasting a lifetime.
- Term life is more focused on protection for a specific period, while whole life is an investment product for intergenerational wealth transfer.
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Global FX and Rates: FOMC, Payrolls, Refunding and Trade deals
- Dollar strengthening due to positioning cleanup and various events this week
- Powell’s statement more dovish, payrolls weaker than expected
- Political pressure and potential Fed chair change could impact future Fed policy and dollar strength
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Global Markets Tactical Outlook: Week of August 4 – August 8
- A quick synoptic look at the tactical models for the key indices, stocks, commodities and bonds we cover, for the week August 4 – August 8.
- OVERSOLD: China Mobile (941 HK) , NIFTY Index , KOSPI 200 INDEX
- OVERBOUGHT: NVIDIA Corp (NVDA US) is the only stock clearly overbought.
National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) IPO Trading – Strong Demand, Set for a Pop
- National Securities Depository Limited NSDL (NSDL IN) raised around US$460m in its India IPO.
- It is the largest depository in India in terms of number of issuers, number of active instruments, market share in demat value of settlement volume and value of assets.
- We have looked at the past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the demand and trading dynamics.
PJT Partners: Initiation of Coverage- Restructuring Leadership & Demand to Up Their Game!
- PJT Partners reported robust financial performance in the second quarter of 2025, with a record-setting trajectory in revenues, adjusted pretax income, and adjusted EPS.
- Revenues stood at $407 million, marking a 13% yearover-year increase.
- Correspondingly, adjusted pretax income and adjusted EPS surged by 22% and 29%, respectively.
Aruhi Corp (7198 JP): Q1 FY03/26 flash update
- Operating revenue in Q1 FY03/26 was JPY5.5bn, a decrease of JPY9mn YoY, with origination-related revenue down 9.5%.
- Operating expenses increased by JPY362mn YoY to JPY5.0bn, driven by higher finance and personnel costs.
- Pre-tax profit declined by 45.0% YoY to JPY437mn, with profit attributable to owners down 43.5% YoY.
iFAST Books S$50M Net Institutional Inflow 5 Five sessions
- Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks with a S$351 million outflow, reversing the prior S$334 million inflow.
- iFAST Corporation saw S$50.3 million net institutional inflow, reversing its year-to-date outflow to S$42.9 million inflow.
- Raffles Medical and Keppel led share buybacks, with Raffles purchasing 3.3 million shares and Keppel announcing a S$500 million program.
