Callum Turner and Monica Barbaro in “One Night Only.” Universal Pictures One Night Only, a new romantic comedy starring Monica Barbaro and Callum Turner, is getting mixed vibes from Rotten Tomatoes critics. Directed by Will Gluck, One Night Only opens in theaters nationwide on Friday. The film takes a Purge approach with its story, but…
In Alternative Views, Private Equity Wire® goes behind closed doors with those in the know to get the latest on private markets. In this episode we discuss AI-driven value creation with Nick Leopard, founder and CEO of PE-focused financial consultancy Accordion. We cover AI application in portfolio companies (1:15); the impact operational capabilities can have…
It’s an AI world and we’re all just living in it. PitchBook released its Q2 2026 U.S. VC Valuations data this week, and the report aligns with the skewed venture market we’ve come to know: Investors are willing to pay up for a few anointed AI companies, and (almost) everything else is a pass or…
Demand for fractional or interim financial leadership has continued to rise in recent years, boosted earlier by the COVID-19 pandemic and more recently by artificial intelligence. The integration of AI into finance and accounting has already “changed our business dramatically in the last three months,” Jason Hope, fractional CFO and founder of Hope Financial Consulting said….
Iran said on Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz was an inviolable “red line,” warning that if U.S. President Donald Trump carried out his threat to attack Iran’s infrastructure, it would strike all infrastructure across the Gulf region. The U.S. launched a fifth night of attacks on Wednesday and reimposed a naval blockade of Iran’s…