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The Achilles Heel of Startup Ecosystems

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I backed that company in 2013 when it was basically a table top science project, but the key was a series of connections that could have only been possible as a full time investor. Not only that—these people are doing all sorts of different kinds of deals—and you don’t do deals without deal flow.

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Rithm Capital (RITM) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

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Since inception in 2013, when the company was formed by Fortress to take advantage of price dislocations created by higher capital requirements at the banks, we have executed on that plan. The company, which was started in 2013 with $1 billion of equity, has grown to over $7 billion of equity. Along the way, we've distributed $4.7

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Warner Music Group (WMG) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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Since 2013, Randy Travis had aphasia, a condition that limits its ability to speak and sing. So, it's really -- it's basically about the deal flow if you really put it in business terms. We should not abide by the appropriation of people's identities and the theft of artists' livelihoods.

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On Why BlackRock Wants To Be Blackstone Again With a Twist of Crypto

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She joined BlackRock in 2013 from Citigroup Inc., Marrying the proprietary origination and business improvement capabilities of GIP and BlackRock’s global corporate and sovereign relationships provides a platform for diversified, large-scale sourcing to support deal flow and co-investment opportunities for clients.

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BlackRock (BLK) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

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Since 2013, we've repurchased close to 15 billion of BlackRock stock, which generated an unlevered compound annual return of 14% for our shareholders. In 2023, we returned over 4.5 billion to our shareholders through a combination of dividends and share repurchases.

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Mark Wiseman on Why Politicians Should Leave Pension Funds Alone

Pension Pulse

This approach not only enhances long-term risk-adjusted returns, but also allows for diversification and access to deal flow that is not otherwise available through indexing to public markets. In Ireland, for example, the government withdrew billions from its national pension fund to bail out its banks during the 2008 financial crisis.

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Love, Money, and Stocks

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We saw that as underwriting activity picked up and they had higher deal flow, they had a higher conversion rate of around 19%. My dogs haven't completely ruined the show, but I'm going with Zoetis, ticker is Z-T-S and Zoetis spun off from Pfizer back in 2013, but a fun fact, the company was actually founded in 1952.

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