Alternative private markets assets increased by $1.3 billion or 7%, mainly due to FX impact and net sales of $231 million.
Equity assets increased by $8.1 billion or 10% from the prior quarter, with second quarter equity net sales of $1.8 billion representing an organic growth rate just under 9%.
Federated Hermes ended Q2 2025 with record assets under management of $846 billion, driven by gains in equity strategies.
Fixed income assets decreased by about $800 million or 1% due mainly to net redemptions of $2.4 billion, partially offset by market valuations and FX gains of $1.6 billion.
MDT equity strategies had net sales of $3.8 billion in Q2, up from $3.3 billion in Q1, with strong performance rankings in Morningstar categories.
Money market fund assets reached a record high of $468 billion at the end of Q2, increasing by $3.1 billion despite seasonal factors.
Operating expenses increased mainly due to a VAT refund in Q1 not recurring, and compensation expenses rose due to higher incentive compensation and merit increases.
Q2 effective tax rate was 26.1%, expected to be in the 25% to 28% range for 2025.
The company repurchased approximately 1.5 million shares for about $64.5 million and approved a new share repurchase program for 5 million shares.
Total revenue for Q2 increased slightly from the prior quarter due to more days in the quarter and revenue from the Rivington acquisition, partially offset by lower performance fees and carried interest.
Adjusted EBITDA rose 32.1% to $114 million, with an improved margin of 15%, up 139 basis points.
Adjusted EPS increased by 40.9% to $0.31 from $0.22, demonstrating strong operating leverage.
Capital Markets revenues surged 37.9%, reflecting a 135% increase in total debt volumes compared to 38% industry growth, and investment sales volumes rose 26% versus 11% industry growth.
Cash and cash equivalents ended at $195.8 million with net leverage of 1.4x; cash generated by the business was $133.9 million.
Introduced adjusted free cash flow metric showing $228 million for the 12 months ended June 2025, a 121.4% year-over-year improvement.
Leasing revenues increased 13.8%, led by double-digit growth in retail volumes and improving office activity in key gateway markets.
Management services, servicing and other revenues grew 13.6%, driven by 30% growth in Valuation and Advisory and improvements in servicing and asset management.
Newmark delivered strong revenue growth of 19.9% in Q2 2025, with total revenues reaching $759.1 million compared to $633.4 million a year earlier.
The company repurchased approximately 10.8 million shares for $125.5 million at $11.58 per share, reducing fully diluted weighted average share count by 1.2% to 252.6 million.
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