The Money Men Who Enabled Adam Neumann and the WeWork Debacle

The Money Men Who Enabled Adam Neumann and the WeWork Debacle

In early October, WeWork’s board of directors trickled into a brick building in lower Manhattan where the startup had an office. After they took their seats around the conference room table, Mark Schwartz started to vent. “I’ve stayed silent too long,” the 65-year-old...
Oakley Capital: a tasty private equity fund at a bargain price

Oakley Capital: a tasty private equity fund at a bargain price

Oakley Capital, the private-equity fund, is cheap, yet its investments are flourishing. Although Oakley Capital Investments (LSE: OCI), with £650m of assets, has been the best performer in the private-equity sector in the last year, it still trades on a 29% discount...
Here is how private equity firms are preparing for Brexit

Here is how private equity firms are preparing for Brexit

Costs of Brexit for private equity firms include establishing offices and relocating people   Private equity firms are considering how to limit the expected negative impact of Brexit on fundraising and their British portfolio companies, according to industry...
Taylor Swift Calls Out Soros Family in Fight With Private Equity

Taylor Swift Calls Out Soros Family in Fight With Private Equity

Taylor Swift renewed her criticism of private equity, calling out the Carlyle Group and the Soros family for helping her nemesis Scooter Braun purchase the rights to her old music. In a speech at a Billboard Women in Music event Thursday night, she called the...
Private Equity Won Big on Lululemon, and It’s Not Done Yet

Private Equity Won Big on Lululemon, and It’s Not Done Yet

Shares in Lululemon Athletica Inc. have almost doubled in the past year, part of a remarkable turnaround that’s also a win for the private equity investor that set out to repeat one of its most successful bets. Boston-based Advent International Corp. first made a...