Pension Pulse

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Advocacy groups have accused the private fund industry of unfair, conflicted and opaque practices that hurt everyday Americans who invest in such funds through their pensions. It's not as if some state pension fund benefits from opacity," SEC Chair Gary Gensler told reporters after the panel's vote.

Hedge Funds 64

Hedge Funds Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Pension Funds Funds 64

The Big Picture

DECEMBER 5, 2023

And I got to see firsthand what Bain was doing in strategic consulting and understand their view of business separate from the numbers. There is a consulting firm which did a study a few years ago that 25% of the CEOs are gone at closing in most really the average private equity transaction. million at the final closing.

Private Equity Firms 69

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Mergers and Acquisitions Debt 69

Fortune Financial

AUGUST 7, 2023

These investments require thorough due diligence, careful selection of companies or projects and a deep understanding of the industry and market dynamics. PwC reported that there is a significant shift among sovereign and public pension funds towards alternative investments.

Hedge Funds 52

Hedge Funds Due Diligence Portfolios Leveraged Buyouts 52

Fortune Financial

AUGUST 7, 2023

These investments require thorough due diligence, careful selection of companies or projects and a deep understanding of the industry and market dynamics. PwC reported that there is a significant shift among sovereign and public pension funds towards alternative investments.

Hedge Funds 52

Hedge Funds Due Diligence Portfolios Leveraged Buyouts 52

Sara Grillo

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

I am an irreverent and fun marketing consultant for financial advisors. So the greenwashing underneath the fund is a whole nother layer that most regular people cannot go that deep into due diligence and figure this out. Pension funds, endowments, etc. So please subscribe! BlackRock wants that business.

Pension Funds 72

Pension Funds Investing Funds Portfolios 72

The Big Picture

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

When I came up in the industry, when a company would come up for sale, we would have four or five months to research that business, and to do due diligence, and to meet the management team, to build our models. Look, our parents all had pension funds. It’s been primarily pension, historically. LAYTON: Yeah.

Assets 57

Assets Due Diligence Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms 57

The Big Picture

MARCH 12, 2024

There were financial experiments where the borrower hadn’t been through due diligence. I got to spend a lot of time in DC consulting on the response to the financial crisis and trying to sort out sort of what was really going on. We were consulted on the recapitalization of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.

Hedge Funds 57

Hedge Funds Banks Assets Capital 57