by Sebastian | Jan 2, 2020 | News
When former hedge fund manager Ted Weschler joinedWarren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, he brought with him knowledge of DaVita, a kidney dialysis provider. Between the September 2011 announcement of his hiring and his early 2012 start date, the company appeared...
by Sebastian | Jan 2, 2020 | News
We are entering a new stage of understanding of the linkage between investment performance and social impact. Previous approaches, such as socially responsible investing and environmental, social, and governance screening, have obscured the opportunities for higher...
by Sebastian | Jan 2, 2020 | News
Private equity is too big to ignore — for both investors and regulators. “It’s critical,” said Peter Witte, associate director of Ernst & Young’s private equity group, in a phone interview. “If you’re not invested in private equity, or private capital, then you’re...
by Sebastian | Jan 2, 2020 | News
Private equity fundraising next year may fall below the record levels seen in 2019 as large firms shift their focus on to capital deployment, analysts have predicted. Firms will also try to hold on to some of their top performing assets for longer in 2020, according...
by Sebastian | Jan 2, 2020 | News
If private equity dealmakers are a tiny economic elite, they are a narrow one, too. A Bloomberg analysis found that women fill only 8% of senior investment roles globally at the 10 largest firms that use debt to buy companies. Only one or two women are present in top...
