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What’s Up with Private Equity-Backed Companies in the Consumer Products Space?

September 19, 2016

In some respects, the American consumer is key to global economic growth. This week we’ll get another reading on the state of retail in the U.S. No doubt markets will respond feverishly. The question here is related to the American consumer. What do the 2016 Retail Sales figures for the U.S. portend for private equity-backed […]

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PE-Backed IPOs in 2016 Could Be the Worst in a While

September 5, 2016

If you are involved in the connection between initial public offerings (IPOs) and the private equity business, you know that 2016 has been weak, real weak. According to the private equity data provider Pitchbook, through the end of August the market has seen 42 private equity-backed IPOs. Is 42 private-equity backed IPOs weak? Here’s a look […]

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The Changing Face of Private Equity

August 22, 2016

If there’s any sector of the global economy that’s changed since the onset of the global financial crisis in 2008, it’s the financial industry. The industry, often blamed as part of the root cause of the global malaise, has grown and shifted attention (sometimes) quite dramatically over the past eights years. Of the many sectors […]

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Has Venture Capital in Europe Finally Arrived?

July 26, 2016

Part One of a Two Part Series It’s been almost six years now since Arif Naqvi’s Abraaj Group provided £4 million to fund the first Master’s program in private equity in the world. It was a bold endeavor. In September 2010, when the MSc Finance & Private Equity program was launched at the London School […]

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It’s Certainly Not Even Across the Financial Industry, but Financial Employment is Coming Back

July 12, 2016

Friday’s employment report out of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) showed a white-hot American labor market. June’s employment growth jumped +287K, a gigantic jump from the +38K of the prior month. In looking at financial industry employment, the picture is certainly strengthening as well. During June, financial industry employment gained 16,000; for the year […]

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Anyone Notice the Change in Venture Capital on Banks’ Balance Sheets?

June 27, 2016

The venture capital industry is connected with many edges of the global economy. One area that’s experienced a shift in venture capital’s importance is banking. Question: Would you guess that revenue from venture capital investments is growing or declining in relevance on banks’ balance sheets? Here’s the look. Savings Institutions Savings institutions are entities that simply […]

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Which President Was the Best for Venture Capital?

June 14, 2016

It’s presidential election season. What better time than now to ask which president since 1985 has seen the strongest venture capital performance during his administration? (Note: the choice of 1985 is based purely on availability of reliable data. If further historical were readily available, it would have been included in this article.) Within this period are […]

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Can You Guess the Top 10 Venture Investors and Accelerators?

May 30, 2016

If there’s anything the venture capital and private equity world is for sure, it’s that at the sectors are competitive, uber competitive. Can you guess which entities come out as the most active? Here’s a look. Accelerators First, a look at the top accelerators. The first graph is a look at the top 10 accelerators since […]

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What Does the Recent IPO Weakness Mean for 2016 Bonus Pay?

May 16, 2016

Last year was a relatively rough year for IPOs. According to Renaissance Capital, IPOs in 2015 were down over 30% from their 2014 level. The start of 2016 doesn’t appear to be offering any sort of relief anytime soon. The IPO market is in a deep freeze. The question here is – what does the […]

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CEO Pay: Does the Financial Industry Win?

March 21, 2016

There is perhaps no more contentious issue that compensation. The contentiousness becomes even more heated when discussing CEO pay. Question – which industry has the highest paid CEOs? Here’s a look at average CEO pay and CEO pay growth by industry according to recently released figures by Pitchbook. Before looking, which industry would you guess wins? Finance? […]

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