Chicago Booth Private Equity Conference

February 17, 2014

On February 21, the Chicago Booth Private Equity Group and the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation are hosting the 13th Annual Beecken Petty O’Keefe & Company Private Equity Conference. The event brings together financiers, students, and entrepreneurs to network and share insights into the dynamics of investing in a constantly changing economy. This year’s […]

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NYU Stern Private Equity Conference

February 10, 2014

Finding Alpha, Navigating Investment Headwinds in Private Equity The Annual NYU Stern Private Equity Conference provides current students, alumni, and industry professionals with networking opportunities and panel discussions focusing on trends and issues facing the private equity and venture capital industries. The popular conference attracts nearly 400 attendees each year. This year, the Conference will […]

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Private Equity Conference at Columbia Business School

January 29, 2014

On February 28, Columbia Business School will hold its 20th Annual Private Equity & Venture Capital conference entitled “Driving Entrepreneurial Thinking in the World of Investing” at the Sheraton Times Square New York. For twenty years, Columbia Business School has brought together thousands of private equity and venture capital professionals to its annual conference to […]

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What Will CalPERS’ Reallocation Plan Mean for Private Equity?

January 27, 2014

In mid-December, Real Desrochers, senior investment officer for the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) fund, indicated that CalPERS would reduce the number of private equity investments from 389 to 120.  The reason for the strategy announcement:  the CalPERS board felt it is currently over-diversified, making it difficult for CalPERs to generate above-median returns.  What does […]

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The Impact of Crowdfunding on Venture Capital

January 13, 2014

There have been some interesting developments from the American Jobs Act. One of the most recent developments is in equity crowdfunding. Crowdfunding, as most of you know, has been around for some time… at least since the late nineties. It is dominated by donation or awards platforms. There are also platforms geared to start ups. […]

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Where in the World is Wealth Being Created?

December 30, 2013

The world has changed a lot over the past 20 years.  What does that change look like from the perspective of wealth creation? Before looking at the animated GIFs below, which show estimates of wealth creation by individuals and businesses living within each nation, take a minute and guess. No doubt, individuals and businesses living within […]

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Is Goldman Sachs or Google Nobler?

December 16, 2013

If you were asked which company is nobler, Goldman Sachs or Google, which company would you chose? Robert Shiller, the Nobel-Prize winning economist best known for his work on real estate prices (i.e. the Case-Shiller index) recently suggested that Goldman Sachs would be a better employer for young college graduates with a “moral purpose” than […]

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Why are People Moving Away from Financial Centers?

December 13, 2013

It’s a simple question.  Why are people moving away from financial centers? In calendar year 2014, at least $20 billion in income will shift between U.S. states.  That $20 billion forecast is an increase of about $5 billion from the most recently reported Internal Revenue Service (IRS) figures for 2010 of about $15 billion. The […]

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How Long Can Pre-Money Valuations Stay This High?

December 2, 2013

Pre-money valuations are currently sitting at a decade long high according to Pitchbook’s VC Valuations and Trends Report. The question here is: how long can these types of valuations hold up?  Are the valuations in line with trend expectations or are they lofty? The following figure has Pitchbook’s history of VC valuations by stage (average valuation). The […]

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How is the Global Economy Doing?

November 25, 2013

In the mix of high-frequency economic data, it’s easy to lose track of how the economies of the world are actually doing in comparison to each other. The following map contains such a comparison. The map shows economic growth conditions by nation according to four classifications. A green classification represents strong economic growth (i.e. expansion), […]

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