Insider finance: D1's startup investing spree
Good morning and welcome to Insider Finance. I'm Dan DeFrancesco, and here's what's on the agenda today:
- Family offices are preparing for more regulatory scrutiny in the wake of the Archegos blowup.
- JPMorgan just tapped a former Lyft executive to lead tech for its corporate and investment bank.
- Dan Sundheim's D1 Capital has been on a tear investing in 24 startups this year.
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Secretive family offices flew under the regulatory radar for years. Now in the Archegos aftermath, the ultrarich are bracing for unwanted attention.
After the Archegos fiasco, family offices are preparing for the possibility of tougher regulation - with some going as far as coordinating with each other on how to avoid new scrutiny.
$21 billion hedge fund D1 Capital has been on a private investing spree. Here are 24 companies it's backed in 2021 from unicorns like Squarespace to corporate card startup Ramp.
Dan Sundheim's D1 Capital has been making private investments in startups since its inception in 2018. We listed all the private investments it announced publicly in 2021, which you can see here.
Wells Fargo's private wealth head is leaving after less than two years in the role just as the bank's ultra-wealthy unit was revamped
Wells Fargo's private wealth head Julia Wellborn is leaving the firm, Insider has learned. Learn more here.
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon is lurking on Instagram under a fake username
Good luck finding Jamie Dimon on Instagram - the CEO is using a finsta, or a fake Instagram account, to use the app. Get the scoop on Dimon's covert account.
Real estate data firm Cherre raises $50 million as everyone from landlords to investors is desperate to quantify post-pandemic building needs
Cherre's latest funding comes as investors are looking to big data to guide them through changing office and home norms. Get the full rundown here.
JPMorgan just nabbed a Lyft engineering exec who also spent more than a decade at Google to head up tech at its corporate and investment bank
JPMorgan named Eisar Lipkovitz its new chief information officer of its corporate and investment bank. More on the new hire.
A frothy SPAC market and a damning article clued short seller Spruce Point Capital in on its newest target: bioplastics company Danimer
Danimer Scientific is riddled with red flags, says short-seller Ben Axler. We spoke with Axler, who told us why he made Danimer his next target.
Citi shakes up its US credit and debt capital markets business and names investment grade loan veteran Carolyn Kee as chair
Citi is combining its US credit business with debt capital markets with a series of internal moves - including promoting Carolyn Kee to chair of the new group. More on that promotion.
Deutsche Bank is letting its US investment banking interns choose whether they go back to the office or not this summer
Drew Goldman, Deutsche Bank's global head of investment banking advisory and coverage, explains the bank's decision to let interns pick if they want an in-person or virtual internship. Find out the details.
Odd lots:
Credit Suisse Raises $2 Billion as CEO Cuts Hedge Fund Unit (Bloomberg)
MUFG Weighs Cutting Americas Office Space in Hybrid-Work Era (Bloomberg)
UBS Streamlines Wealth Mgmt Structure, Shuffles Execs (Financial Advisor IQ)
SmartRent is the latest real-estate technology startup to go public via a SPAC (Insider)
Wall Street's Overlooked Minority Is Waiting to Be Heard (Bloomberg)