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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.
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.
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.
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.
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?