Antoine Gara

Antoine Gara

I’m a staff writer and associate editor at Forbes, where I cover finance and investing. My beat includes hedge funds, private equity, fintech, mutual funds, mergers, and banks. I’m a graduate of Middlebury College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and

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17,706 viewsSep 27, 2021

Meet Private Equity’s Quiet Corporate Turnaround Artist

Advent International’s David Mussafer cuts a low profile on Wall Street, but his firm’s ability to reshape large companies has turned the firm from an also-ran into a fast-growing giant with $81 billion in assets.

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22,800 viewsSep 27, 2021

The $30 Billion Kitty: Meet The Investor Who Made A Fortune On Pet Food

The standard playbook in private equity is to borrow, buy and cut costs ruthlessly. But a massive windfall from investments in PetSmart and Chewy has taught BC Partners Raymond Svider that sometimes, doubling down is a better option.

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10,553 viewsAug 13, 2021

A New Kind Of GP Stake Deal: Billionaire-Backed Nile Capital Takes Minority Stake In VC Firm Wilshire Lane Capital

Emerging property technology-focused venture capital firm Wilshire Lane Capital is selling a minority stake to Nile Capital, a firm dedicated to capitalizing diverse-led investment firms. Nile Capital itself is backed by José E. Feliciano and Kwanza Jones through their SUPERCHARGED Initiative.

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30,328 viewsAug 10, 2021

Inside The Coronavirus Haul Of A Wall Street Whiz Kid

During the Coronavirus market lows of 2020, investor Dan Rasmussen corralled over $150 million to invest in the beaten down markets and made a massive haul.

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28,588 viewsAug 6, 2021

How Big Promises And Fat Fees Turned Private Equity Into A Lousy Investment

Private equity funds are the greatest wealth builders ever invented on Wall Street. So why have the retail versions of the dealmakers’ funds, peddled by Merrill Lynch and other brokers, performed so poorly?