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Berkshire Partners-backed FoodChain ID names Kearney as CEO

PE Hub

Kearney succeeds Brad Riemenapp, who led FoodChain ID as CEO for more than five years before passing away in May. The post Berkshire Partners-backed FoodChain ID names Kearney as CEO appeared first on PE Hub.

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Why Most Startup Events Suck for Both Investors and Founders

This is going to be BIG.

Recently, Brooklyn Bridge Ventures hosted our Pre-Series A Offsite —a one day single track conference that matched 60 top startups planning their Series A round within the next 12 months or so with 15 Series A check-writers for a day of panels, networking and small group working sessions. The feedback from the conference, our fourth in person and sixth overall, was fantastic on both sides—and while we learn new things each time we do it, I wanted to take a step back to talk about some of the eve

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The Consequences of a Baby Bust

A Wealth of Common Sense

Agriculture was invented approximately 10,000 years ago. It’s estimated there were roughly 5 million people on Earth at the time. This shift completely changed our species from nomadic hunter-gathers which allowed humans to live in larger and larger groups of people. The population grew slowly but steadily from there reaching 1 billion people by the year 1800.

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Qataris make final bid in battle for Manchester United

Financial Times M&A

News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication

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WestView invests in software firm Triple Crown

PE Hub

In addition to the funding, Jonathan Hunnicutt and Kevin Twomey, a managing director and principal at WestView, respectively, will join Triple Crown's board of directors. The post WestView invests in software firm Triple Crown appeared first on PE Hub.

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Corporate hypocrisy doesn’t bother us too much. This is why

Financial Times: Moral Money

Modern economies are predicated on doing one thing, saying another and keeping a straight face throughout

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How the Barclays lost The Telegraph

Financial Times M&A

Move by Lloyds to put debt-laden media group into receivership ends two decades of family’s ownership

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AEI acquires business aviation services provider Yingling Aviation

PE Hub

Yingling Aviation Chairman and CEO Lynn Nichols and President Andrew Nichols will remain active leaders and investors in the company. The post AEI acquires business aviation services provider Yingling Aviation appeared first on PE Hub.

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Ramit Sethi on Living Richly

The Big Picture

 This week, we speak with entrepreneur Ramit Sethi, who is the founder and chief executive officer of the online education platform I Will Teach You to Be Rich (IWT ), which attracts more than 1 million readers a month. Sethi is also the host of the Netflix series “ How To Get Rich ,” which is based on his New York Times bestselling book “ I Will Teach You to Be Rich “; he also hosts a podcast of the same name.

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The Rebalancing Bonus

A Wealth of Common Sense

A reader asks: Does rebalancing essentially lock in losses? I have a robo advised Roth IRA that rebalances seemingly every other day. Will I ever get back to break even? And when do I stop buying the stock market on sale? Diversification is the process of spreading your bets among different asset classes, strategies, geographies and holdings to reduce risk in your portfolio.

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The Rise of Independent Sponsors

Private Equity Professional

Today, most entrepreneurs have recognized that growing their company’s EBITDA to at least $3 million opens greater exit opportunities to financial buyers that just don’t exist below that threshold. For many private equity sponsors, a well-run, diversified $3 million+ EBITDA business is big enough to consider acquiring either as a platform or an add-on.

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How ChatGPT, generative AI are beefing up PE deal sourcing

PE Hub

LFM's Jessica Ginsberg: 'The vault, the volume and the velocity that these tools can bring to deal sourcing is tremendously valuable.' The post How ChatGPT, generative AI are beefing up PE deal sourcing appeared first on PE Hub.

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Saudi Arabia to spend billions on shock merger of PGA Tour and LIV Golf

Financial Times M&A

Deal resolves bitter dispute between established series and breakaway league that has divided men’s game

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Kosovo’s new wealth fund offers development model for eastern Europe

Top 1000 Funds

Kosovo, a small country in south-eastern Europe that emerged as an independent state after the Balkan conflict, plans to create a sovereign development fund, the first of its kind in the region.

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Nexa Equity Closes Inaugural Fund

Private Equity Professional

Nexa Equity has held a final closing of its inaugural fund, Nexa Equity Fund I LP, with more than $180 million in capital commitments. Prior to closing Fund I, Nexa had raised an additional $150 million through transaction-specific co-investment vehicles. Limited partners in Fund I include university endowments, foundations, investment advisers, fund-of-funds, family offices, and… This content is for members only.

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Bansk Group-backed Arcadia scoops up consumer health products firm Avrio Health

PE Hub

Among Avrio's brands are Betadine, Colace and SlowMag. The post Bansk Group-backed Arcadia scoops up consumer health products firm Avrio Health appeared first on PE Hub.

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Masters in Business: The Emerging Manager Playbook

The Big Picture

 The video from last week’s panel is above Bloomberg Masters in Business host Barry Ritholtz discusses the current environment for hedge fund launches with IDW Group Founder and Chief Executive Officer Ilana D. Weinstein, Woodline Partners Co-Chief Investment Officer Mike Rockefeller, Fernbridge Capita Management Founder Brennan Diaz and Knighthead Capital Management Co-Founder Thomas Wagner.

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Talk Your Book: Investing in Treasuries During a Debt Crisis

A Wealth of Common Sense

Today’s Talk Your Book is brought to you by US Benchmark Series: On today’s live show, we spoke with Alex Morris, Founder and CIO of F/m Investments to discuss investing in US treasuries in a rising rate environment. On today’s show, we discuss: US Benchmarks Origin story Is the Fed done hiking How Treasury ETFs work How rolling through durations affects your investment Why the 1mo duration is yielding.

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Allied Industrial Partners-Backed CES Power Acquires Immedia Event Productions

Private Equity Professional

CES Power, a portfolio company of Allied Industrial Partners, has acquired Immedia Event Productions, a provider of power generation and HVAC services for public and private, and indoor and outdoor events. Beyond power generation and HVAC services, Immedia also provides sound and video services, staging and production, and searchlight services. The business serves customers throughout… This content is for members only.

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Bain Capital Tech Opportunities leads $190m in Blackpoint Cyber

PE Hub

Accel was also an investor. The post Bain Capital Tech Opportunities leads $190m in Blackpoint Cyber appeared first on PE Hub.

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10 Monday AM Reads

The Big Picture

My leaving-on-vacation , morning plane reads (see you in 10 days!): • There’s No Easy Exit for Companies Backed by PE and VC : Verdad Advisers’ Dan Rasmussen argues that rising debt costs, compressed margins, and negative cash flow make for a “pretty scary” picture of the health of private companies. ( Institutional Investor ) • Hedge Funds at War for Top Traders Dangle $120 Million Payouts : Paid sabbaticals, huge signing bonuses are among tools being used, as clients foot the bill in chase for

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Animal Spirits: Is the Bear Market Over?

A Wealth of Common Sense

Today’s Animal Spirits is brought to you by birddogs: Go to birddogs.com/spirits and enter promo code SPIRITS for a free Yeti-style tumbler with your order. On today’s show, we discuss: A visual breakdown of America’s stagnating number of births Construction employment hits new high in May The labor shortage myth Eggs are going on sale just months after prices hit records Token projects have to eat t.

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Direct Mail Giant Acquired by Monomoy

Private Equity Professional

Monomoy Capital Partners has acquired family-owned Japs-Olson Company, a provider of commercial printing and direct mail marketing services. Japs-Olson’s printing services include variable data printing, digital printing, offset printing, and large-format printing. The company’s direct mail services include data management, list procurement, postal optimization, and mail tracking.

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Gemspring-backed Amplix buys Corporate Accessories Group

PE Hub

Based in Norwood, Massachusetts, Amplix is a provider of technology advisory services and software. The post Gemspring-backed Amplix buys Corporate Accessories Group appeared first on PE Hub.

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Black Swans, Stock Market Crashes and the Chaos Kings

The Reformed Broker

On this special episode of Live from The Compound, Scott Patterson, Financial Journalist and Wall Street Journal Reporter, joins Michael Batnick and Josh Brown to discuss Scott’s new book, Chaos Kings: How Wall Street Traders Make Billions in the New Age of Crisis. Follow Scott on: Twitter Book. The post Black Swans, Stock Market Crashes and the Chaos Kings appeared first on The Reformed Broker.

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Telegraph titles set to be sold after Lloyds calls in receivers

Financial Times M&A

News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication

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Don’t let America’s ‘war on woke’ kill off climate collaboration

Financial Times: Moral Money

The disintegration of the insurance sector alliance under Gfanz emphasises such coalitions will need to adapt

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Stellex-backed Fenix Parts acquires Fox Auto Parts

PE Hub

Fenix Parts is a recycler and reseller of original equipment manufacturer automotive parts. The post Stellex-backed Fenix Parts acquires Fox Auto Parts appeared first on PE Hub.

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PAI Completes Buy of IFF’s Savory Solutions Business

Private Equity Professional

PAI Partners has closed its acquisition of the Savory Solutions business unit of publicly traded International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) at a valuation of $900 million. With the close of the acquisition, PAI has renamed the Savory Solutions business to NovaTaste with a headquarters in Salzburg, Austria. NovaTaste is a provider of ingredients for prepared… This content is for members only.

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Saudi Arabia proves it can conquer sports with cash

Financial Times M&A

Plus, Sequoia splits up with China and a cross-border takeover saga tests relations between Rome and Beijing

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Investors pull support for green and social measures amid political pressure

Financial Times: Moral Money

News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication

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PE-backed Data Clean buys environment cleaning business SML Enterprises

PE Hub

Des Plaines, Illinois-based Data Clean is an environment cleaning and remediation specialist. The post PE-backed Data Clean buys environment cleaning business SML Enterprises appeared first on PE Hub.

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Addressing Retirement for Gen X

Integrity Financial Planning

A recent study by Investopedia found that Generation X’s biggest worry is retirement. The survey found that although many members of Gen X feel like they understand their finances, they are still concerned about setting themselves up to transition into retirement. Nearly one in four Gen Xers are not sure when, or even if, they will be able to retire. [1] These numbers are very significant.

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Lloyds threatens to push Telegraph owner into receivership

Financial Times M&A

News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication

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