Sysco, the biggest U.S. food distributor to restaurants, hospitals and schools, struck a deal to acquire family-owned Jetro Restaurant Depot for roughly $29 billion, including debt. Under the terms of the acquisition, Jetro Restaurant Depot shareholders will receive $21.6 billion in cash and 91.5 million Sysco shares. A total deal value of $29.1 billion, including debt, represents a multiple of over 14-times Restaurant Depot’s operating income.
Private Credit
Investors have yanked more than $11 billion out of private-credit funds during the past two quarters. Offsetting that, the funds have brought in $12.4 billion in new money in the past five months through February, though the rate is slowing.
KKR CoolIT
KKR bought a majority stake in 2023 when CoolIT was valued at around $270 million. The firm is now set to make roughly 15 times the equity it invested. The transaction will represent one of the firm’s top returning investments over the past 20 years.
Ultrawealthy
There are about 430,000 U.S. households worth $30 million or more. Within that, there are about 74,000 worth $100 million or more. Over the past few decades, the growth in the number of very rich households has surpassed general population growth.
Software Exposure
Software debt accounts for around 30% of all private-credit loans outstanding, while bank-originated debts hover around 10%.
Move Rate
The move rate among older Americans is low. In 2024, just 5.28% of Americans age 55 and older moved—less than half the rate for the population overall
Apparel Retailers
As many apparel tenants are shrinking their stores’ footprints, E-commerce sales accounted for 16.4% of total retail sales last year. This compares with about 8% in 2016.
NYC Multifamily
Corporate landlords own 90.2% of New York City’s multifamily housing stock, while Individuals own the other 9.8%.
Rate Cut Change
Traders now see a 47% chance of a rate cut by December, down from 74% before the Iran war began last month.
Service Tenants
Retail leasing by service-oriented tenants outpaced goods-based retail leasing for the first time ever, a reversal driven in large part by a proliferation of salons, spas and fitness studios. Service-based tenants leased just over 50% of total retail square footage in 2025. Fifteen years ago, service tenants accounted for only 40% of total leasing.