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Harvard Business Review
1 day ago
Growth hacking

To Accelerate Growth, Analyze Your Company Like an Investor

PE firms apply due diligence for growth, but companies often fail to use the same approach in their own strategies.
Companies can benefit from applying due diligence skills and tools to ongoing operations for sustained growth.
www.nytimes.com
1 week ago
Music

Opinion | Same Old Song: Private Equity Is Destroying Our Music Ecosystem

Private equity is buying up rights to old hits, affecting the music industry dynamics.
Private equity investments in music rights have surged in recent years, impacting the music ecosystem.
venture-capital
Harvard Business Review
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

External Data and AI Are Making Each Other More Valuable

Private equity and venture capital firms utilize alternative data for investment decisions and value addition.
AI's impact is significant but dependent on quality data for success.
TechCrunch
1 month ago
Startup companies

With liquidity rare, VCs may get creative to return investor cash | TechCrunch

Continuation funds are becoming prominent in the venture capital world for generating liquidity.
New investors in continuation funds invest in existing portfolios at current valuations.
www.fastcompany.com
3 months ago
Startup companies

A founder's guide to the differences between working with private equity and venture capital firms

Founders need to consider realistic exit strategies for long-term success
Understanding the differences between working with PE and VC firms is crucial for founders
www.fastcompany.com
3 months ago
Startup companies

A founder's guide to the differences between working with private equity and venture capital firms

Founders need to consider realistic exit strategies for long-term success
Understanding the differences between working with PE and VC firms is crucial for founders
www.fastcompany.com
3 months ago
Startup companies

A founder's guide to the differences between working with private equity and venture capital firms

Founders need to consider realistic exit strategies for long-term success
Understanding the differences between working with PE and VC firms is crucial for founders
Podcasternews
1 year ago
Podcast

UK's Independent Podcast Company Novel Secures 5 Million From VGC Partners

Multi award-wining premium podcast production company Novel has closed its Series A round, securing a £5 million investment growth from capital investor VGC Partners.Founded in 2019 by Sean Glynn (CEO) and co-owned with Max O'Brian (Chief Content Officer) and Matt O'Mara (Managing Director), Novel has grown rapidly to become the biggest independent podcast company in Europe.
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UK politics
www.theguardian.com
1 month ago
UK politics

Dominic Raab taking career transition advice, MPs' register shows

Dominic Raab seeks career transition advice as he takes on new private equity job.
Many Conservative MPs have second jobs to bolster income ahead of impending elections.
www.theguardian.com
1 month ago
UK politics

Labour vows to cut financial red tape' and unashamedly champion' UK sector

Labour pledges to champion UK's financial services sector and cut down on regulations.
Labour plans to close a tax loophole benefiting private equity executives.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
UK politics

The Guardian view on the future of social care: a chance for Labour | Editorial

Two proposals in the course of a week present opposing approaches to England's care crisis.A government scheme will recruit volunteers to run errands, in a desperate attempt to lessen the problem of people stuck in hospital because they can't be safely discharged.Tasks, including collecting prescriptions, will be allocated via an app.
the Guardian
1 year ago
UK politics

The Guardian view on broken markets: time to take back control | Editorial

hen a poll finds that almost half of Conservative voters favour taking the energy industry into public ownership, and a former adviser to Tory governments describes the privatisation model for energy and water as broken, it seems fair to surmise that a laissez-faire economic orthodoxy that has lasted more than 30 years is on the ropes.
the Guardian
1 year ago
UK politics

The Guardian view on the social care recruitment crisis: pay staff what they are worth | Editorial

he impact of the dire staffing shortages in care homes, as revealed in a Guardian analysis published at the weekend, makes for distressing reading.
the Guardian
1 year ago
UK politics

The Guardian view on nurseries: put toddlers before profit | Editorial

he government has responded to the worsening crisis in the early years sector in the most unimaginative way, by suggesting that the ratio of staff to toddlers should be relaxed.
moreUK politics
www.nytimes.com
1 month ago
US politics

Jared Kushner Passes on Idea of Joining a Second Trump Administration

Jared Kushner rules out return to the White House if Donald Trump is elected again
Kushner focuses on his private equity firm and enjoying being out of the spotlight
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley Journals
1 month ago
Silicon Valley

Epic Funds Announces Management Company Funding Round, Strategic Hires, and Expansion of Advisory Board

Epic Funds is an asset management firm specializing in niche private credit and private equity strategies.
Silicon Valley Journals
2 months ago
Silicon Valley

Rockpoint Successfully Raises $5.1 Billion in Latest Fundraising Cycle

Rockpoint secures $5.1 billion in equity capital commitments
moreSilicon Valley
TechCrunch
1 month ago
European startups

Africa-focused funds find their feet amid a downturn | TechCrunch

African venture capital and private equity fund managers secured $2.4 billion across 43 deals in 2020.
New VC funds emerged in Africa despite the challenging fundraising landscape, with notable funds like Partech Africa II and Africa People + Planet receiving significant backing.
LogRocket Blog
1 month ago
Career

Leader Spotlight: Applying an ROI model, with Jason Penkethman - LogRocket Blog

Private equity experience impacts CPO role in balancing short term and long term goals.
Structure of product organization and leadership can vary based on company history.
London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
2 months ago
Marketing

Haleon to sell ChapStick lip balm brand for 401 million

Haleon is selling its ChapStick lip balm brand to Suave Brands for £410 million.
Yellow Wood Partners, a US private equity firm, will receive a minority stake in Suave valued at £63 million.
Entrepreneur
2 months ago
Marketing

Making the Case for a Private Equity Approach to Online Business Growth | Entrepreneur

Private equity firms use financial savvy to generate significant returns for investors and can apply the same focus to running digital marketing programs.
Approaching digital marketing with a private equity mindset involves creating a digital marketing business case and finding a strategic partner.
Digiday
1 year ago
Marketing

As its future hangs in the balance, TikTok tries to keep advertisers on its side

Think TikTok is based in China?Think again.Maybe you're a marketer who believes decisions about TikTok are made in Beijing.You'd swear that the app was inextricably linked to the Chinese government.Wrong on both counts.In fact, the whole idea that TikTok is really spyware is nothing more than a myth, according to the app.
www.bostonherald.com
2 months ago
Public health

Shell game': When private equity comes to town, hospitals can see cutbacks, closures

Private equity firms purchasing hospitals has led to reduced services and staff
Legislative scrutiny and investigation into the impacts of private equity ownership of hospitals
Alleywatch
2 months ago
NYC startup

The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 1/11/2024

Incentiv, a compensation benchmarking platform, raised $3M in Seed funding led by Bowery Capital.
Lucia, a subscription-based B2B freelancer marketplace for the hospitality industry, raised $430K in funding.
www.theguardian.com
3 months ago
Bayern Munich

Irresistible Bayern signal status quo amid silent protests in Bundesliga | Andy Brassell

Bundesliga fans protest against clubs negotiating with private equity firms for international TV rights
Fans believe supporters should steer the direction of the game in Germany
www.fastcompany.com
3 months ago
Venture

A founder's guide to the differences between working with private equity and venture capital firms

Founders need to consider realistic exit strategies for long-term success
Understanding the differences between working with PE and VC firms is crucial for founders
WSJ
3 months ago
Venture

WSJ News Exclusive | New Heritage Capital Raises $438 Million to Back Founder-Owned Companies

New Heritage Capital has closed its largest pool of capital to invest in high-growth, founder-led companies.
The firm closed New Heritage Capital Fund IV LP at $438 million, surpassing the initial $350 million target.
the Guardian
1 year ago
Venture

What exactly is the FCA investigating about Kristo Kaarmann's tax records?

t has always been possible to enjoy the comedy aspect to the tale of Kristo Käärmann of Wise and his unpaid tax bill.
www.fastcompany.com
3 months ago
Fundraising

A founder's guide to the differences between working with private equity and venture capital firms

Founders need to consider realistic exit strategies for long-term success
Understanding the differences between working with PE and VC firms is crucial for founders
WSJ
3 months ago
Fundraising

WSJ News Exclusive | Falfurrias Raises $400 Million for Debut Growth Fund

Falfurrias Management Partners has successfully raised $400 million for its debut fund, Falfurrias Growth Partners I.
The fund will focus on backing newer businesses with rapid growth potential.
WSJ
3 months ago
Fundraising

WSJ News Exclusive | Blackstone Raises $2.6 Billion for Real-Estate Secondaries Deals

Blackstone has raised $2.6 billion for its Strategic Partners Real Estate VIII fund, dedicated to acquiring stakes in real estate investment firms.
The fund aims to take advantage of a growing need for cash among investors in the real estate sector.
This is the largest vehicle Blackstone has raised for acquiring stakes in funds of other private investment firms.
WSJ
4 months ago
Fundraising

Kimmeridge's Neda Jafar Says Raising Oil Investment Funds Takes 'Resilience'

Kimmeridge Energy Management raised over $1 billion for its Kimmeridge Fund VI, the largest pool in the firm's history.
Neda Jafar, partner at Kimmeridge Energy Management, led fundraising efforts for the private-equity firm.
Investors are still willing to commit significant capital to oil and gas businesses despite challenges in the energy industry.
Above the Law
3 months ago
Law

Boutique Firm Hands Out Biglaw Bucks To Associates

Boutique law firms are offering competitive salaries to their associates, comparable to or exceeding those offered by larger firms.
Massumi + Consoli LLP, a Los Angeles-based firm specializing in private equity and M&A deals, recently announced raises for associates.
WSJ
3 months ago
Venture

WSJ News Exclusive | New Heritage Capital Raises $438 Million to Back Founder-Owned Companies

New Heritage Capital has closed its largest pool of capital at $438 million.
The fund will be used to invest in high-growth, founder-led companies.
The initial target for the fund was $350 million.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | After a Chaotic Reopening, Is China Investable Again?

Foreigners have taken to looking at China with deep skepticism.Geopolitical tensions over Taiwan, harsh regulatory crackdowns, as well as a stringent Covid-Zero policy that put its economy to a standstill raised the argument over the past year that China is no longer "investable."But the investment thesis for China is looking up again.
the Guardian
1 year ago
Environment

'Polluters must pay': UN secretary general calls for tax on fossil fuel companies

Countries should impose windfall taxes on fossil fuel companies and divert the money to vulnerable nations suffering worsening losses from the climate crisis, the United Nations secretary general has urged.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | Billionaires Can't Get Enough of Private Equity

After a record fundraising year, there are worries that private equity's golden era is over.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | Private Equity's Woes Go Beyond the Deal Freeze

The most visible sign of trouble in the private equity industry right now is the collapse of one deal after another.
TechCrunch
1 year ago
Berlin startup

Project A Ventures closes its fourth fund, hitting $375M, the largest to date

Project A Ventures launched 10 years ago in Berlin when a handful of a ex-Rocket Internet players decided they'd try their own hand at this startup stuff.
Hogs Haven
9 months ago
Washington Redskins

Washington Commanders Sale News: Josh Harris agrees to replace private equity financing

The sale of the Washington Commanders is expected to be finalized before the team goes back to Ashburn, VA for training camp which starts on July 27th.Dan and Tanya Snyder completed a signed agreement with the Josh Harris group to sell the franchise for $6.05 billion on May 12th.Harris reportedly has 20 limited partners including local billionaire Mitchell Rales, and fellow sports franchise owner Earvin "Magic" Johnson.
www.housingwire.com
10 months ago
Real estate

Incenter launches eMSR Exchange for co-issue flow offerings

Denver, Colorado-based Incenter Mortgage Advisors (IMA) on Thursday announced the launch of a new digital mortgage servicing rights exchange.The marketplace, known as eMSR Exchange, connects buyers and sellers of co-issue flow offerings online and provides pricing 24/7.Co-issue loan sales, also known as flow-based mortgage servicing rights sales, are three-way transactions involving the sale of loans to one of the agencies, with a simultaneous sale of the MSRs to a separate third party.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US news

First Citizens Bank to purchase assets of Silicon Valley Bank

London/Oakland, California CNN First Citizens Bank is buying most of the business of Silicon Valley Bank, the US tech lender that failed earlier this month.The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) said in a statement late Sunday it had agreed that First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company (FCIZP) would buy all of SVB's deposits and loans that regulators had transferred to a bridge bank in the wake of its collapse.
KQED
1 year ago
California

Silicon Valley Bank Pledged to Invest $11 Billion in Underserved Communities. Will Its New Owners Honor That? | KQED

"We've seen the regulators step in to provide real support for depositors, and we agree that was an important step ... and so we're glad that the depositors are going to be protected," Gonzalez-Brito added.But, she said, "we hope that there's going to be just as much attention from the regulators to protect" the agreement.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Wellness

Weight Watchers wins when our diets fail it won't change society's broken thinking around food | Susie Orbach

It's no surprise that shares in Weight Watchers International surged more than 70% earlier this month after its acquisition of Sequence, a US telehealth service linking patients with doctors who can prescribe semaglutide medications, which suppress appetite and are being used for weight loss.I'd argue that Weight Watchers is not so much in the weight-loss business.
AdExchanger
1 year ago
Marketing tech

TripleLift Announces Layoffs, The Latest In A Miserable Trend | AdExchanger

TripleLift laid off one-fifth of its workforce on Thursday, which translates to more than 100 employees, AdExchanger has learned.The cuts only affect employees in the US and Canada.TripleLift confirmed the layoffs to AdExchanger.The company says it's making this move as a course-correction after lower-than-expected growth.
BBC Sport
1 year ago
Soccer (FIFA)

'State owners better than private equity for clubs'

Nation state funding of football clubs is "philosophically" a better fit than private equity funds, says ex-Liverpool chairman Sir Martin Broughton.Billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe and a Qatari consortium have made offers, while involvement from private equity funds has also been suggested.Broughton said: "Private equity is an unsuitable owner of sports' teams."
www.indiewire.com
1 year ago
Independent films

No One Understands Why Fox and News Corp Would Recombine

Analysts at Moffett Nathanson noted they would welcome a Fox merger or acquisition "Just not like this!"
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | Pound Slump Makes the FTSE 100 One Big Dumpster Dive

But after the shock, the FTSE 100 soared.Predictably, that's supported the FTSE 100, as has a higher weighting of mature "value" stocks relative to the now-unloved growth companies that have turned the fortunes of the US market.But it's well known that Britain's top stock index isn't really British.More than 80 of the FTSE 100's constituents are down this year.The FTSE 100's 25 biggest constituents account for around three-quarters of the benchmark's value, and this sub-group is almost entirely multinationals.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | Pound Crash Makes the FTSE 100 One Big Dumpster Dive

But after the shock, the FTSE 100 soared.Predictably, that's supported the FTSE 100, as has a higher weighting of mature "value" stocks relative to the now-unloved growth companies that have turned the fortunes of the US market.But it's well known that Britain's top stock index isn't really British.More than 80 of the FTSE 100's constituents are down this year.The FTSE 100's 25 biggest constituents account for around three-quarters of the benchmark's value, and this sub-group is almost entirely multinationals.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Wellness

Tiny Love Stories: The Deceptively Sunny Day'

My best friend Maya is messy and stomps around our off-campus house.I'm neurotically clean and light on my feet.She works in private equity, investing in something called digital infrastructure.I'm getting a master's degree in something called social anthropology.She's a Manhattanite fifth generation, she brags as we drive to her family's upstate house.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Wellness

Tiny Love Stories: The Deceptively Sunny Day'

My best friend Maya is messy and stomps around our off-campus house.I'm neurotically clean and light on my feet.She works in private equity, investing in something called digital infrastructure.I'm getting a master's degree in something called social anthropology.She's a Manhattanite fifth generation, she brags as we drive to her family's upstate house.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Wellness

In Praise of the 10-Percent Wrong Relationship

As a broke, bookish, self-identified Marxist who spent her free time converting to Judaism, I was not popular among my business school classmates.I capitalized on my invisibility by playing anthropologist, quietly observing people from the periphery.Which is to say: I noticed him years before he noticed me.
ListenData
1 year ago
Python

Complete Guide to Visual ChatGPT

In this post, we will talk about how to run Visual ChatGPT in Python with Google Colab.ChatGPT has garnered huge popularity recently due to its capability of human style response.As of now, it only provides responses in text format, which means it cannot process, generate or edit images.Microsoft recently released a solution for the same to handle images.
ListenData
1 year ago
Python

Pollution in India : Real-time AQI Data

Air pollution has become a serious problem in recent years across the world.
ListenData
1 year ago
Python

Region Proposal Network (RPN) : A Complete Guide

This tutorial includes detailed step by step guide of how Region Proposal Network (RPN) works.It is mainly used in RCNN family for object detection.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Health

Hospitals contracted with private companies are cutting costs by relying on nurses

More and more hospitals are contracting with private companies to run their emergency departments.To save money, many are increasingly relying on nurses and physician assistants instead of doctors.AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: The way emergency rooms work has quietly changed over the last decade.No matter the name on the outside of the building, hospitals often contract private companies to run the ER.
therealdeal.com
1 year ago
LA real estate

Private Equity Group Offers Low-Cost Way to House Homeless

Deborah La Franchi and render of 10400 S. San Pedro (Tim Berger c/o SDS Capital, Getty) Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has declared a state of emergency on homelessness, and Deborah La Franchi of SDS Capital Group thinks private equity dollars can make a big dent in the crisis by building housing faster and cheaper than the public sector.
The Real Deal Los Angeles
2 years ago
LA real estate

New Chief Investment Officer For CalPERS

California has closed an 18-month gap by naming a chief investment officer for the largest public pension system in the nation, with $478.28 billion in assets that include $51 billion in real estate.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | The Pet Pandemic Boom Is Well and Truly Over

As investors look for signs of cooling inflation, there is one discretionary purchase that is firmly in deflation: pets.Prices of our furry friends have slumped over the past year as demand has fallen with people returning to offices and rising costs pinching wallets.The pandemic pet boom is well and truly over.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | The One True Secret to Successful Investing

There's only one thing you really need to know about investing in 2023, and it's both stunningly obvious and invariably forgotten: There's no free lunch.Sure, everybody knows that with higher expected returns comes the bigger risk of loss.But time and time again investors put this most basic rule to the test in a kind of bull-market delirium.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | Farewell FOMO! Brace for Hard Landings Next Year.

A sculpture featuring a Porsche 911 at the Porsche AG factory in Stuttgart, Germany, on Monday, Sept. 26, 2022.Volkswagen AG is likely to price the 9.4 billion-euro ($9.1 billion) initial public offering of sports-car maker Porsche AG at the top end of an initial range, demonstrating the depth of demand for its share sale.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | The Twitter Mess Would Never Happen in the UK

The UK takeover regime isn't kind to private equity buyers.It got even tougher after Kraft Foods Inc.'s bitter acquisition of rival confectioner Cadbury in 2010.But are its rules too restrictive?
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | Elon Musk's Twitter Mess Would Never Happen in the UK

(Bloomberg)The UK takeover regime isn't kind to private equity buyers.If the leveraged finance market bounces back, UK stocks should be a prime hunting ground for the private equity industry.Put simply, the UK rules maximize the chances of a deal completing at the announced price as quickly as practicable.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | Why Wall Street's Favorite Tax Break Is a Biden Target

One of the most reviled loopholes in a tax code full of them is under threat again.
amNewYork
1 year ago
Brooklyn

George Santos scandal | Goldman demands investigation of Congressman-elect who admits to lying about his resume | amNewYork

Congress Member-elect Dan Goldman on Tuesday called for his incoming colleague, Republican George Santos, to be investigated for campaign finance fraud following Santos confirming reports that he fabricated several key parts of his résumé  whilst running for office.Santos had won a general election over Democrat Robert Zimmerman to represent a northeastern Queens and Nassau County seat currently represented by outgoing Congress Member Tom Suozzi in November.
Austin Monitor
1 year ago
Austin

Three finalists make a splash as they vie for position of Aquatic Division manager - Austin Monitor

Monday, December 19, 2022 by Nina Hernandez
Last Thursday, the Parks and Recreation Department held a public meeting to introduce the three remaining candidates in the running to become Austin's next Aquatic Division manager, who the department expects to name in early January.The Aquatic Division manager is responsible for staffing and recruitment, public pool operations, instructional swim programming, aquatics maintenance and safety.
www.commondreams.org
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

For-Profit Child Care Chains Donated to Manchin After He Blocked Universal Care

As child care centers across the U.S. were closing or struggling to stay open last year and appealing to the Democratic Party to pass far-reaching aid for the industry and families as part of the Build Back Better Act, a coalition of deep-pocketed nationwide chains was working to ensure the families they serve would not benefit from the legislation, fearing reduced profits.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Sinema Carved Private Equity Out of Corporate Minimum Tax - After They Gave Her $500k

Last week, Democratic leaders clinched conservative Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's (D-Arizona) key vote on the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) by taking out a provision to close a loophole allowing private equity investors and hedge fund managers to pay a lower tax rate on their incomes than the tax rate they would normally face, while providing an exemption from a 15 percent corporate minimum for private equity subsidiaries.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Sinema Wants to Prevent Closure of Tax Loophole for Rich in Reconciliation Bill

As Senate Democrats work to finalize their new reconciliation package, corporate-friendly Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is reportedly demanding the removal of language taking aim at a notorious tax loophole that primarily benefits rich private equity investors and billionaire hedge fund managers.
Nieman Lab
1 year ago
Media industry

Journalists think of themselves as workers

The wave of labor organizing in media that started in 2015 will fully boil over.It's not a surprising or novel prediction to say that the many crises afflicting journalism will continue to get worse.Private equity will continue to pick at the carcasses of once-vital newspapers.Diversity will continue to be a major challenge in newsrooms predominantly staffed by graduates of the same few universities.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | A Son SoftBank Buyout Would Look More Like Musk Than Dell

Masayoshi Son loves a dramatic deal.His next transaction could be the most riveting yet.The Japanese billionaire's stake in SoftBank Group Corp. has crept up to more than a third, according to an analysis by Bloomberg News.While this has less to do with him buying additional shares and more with buybacks and cancellations reducing the total float, the effect is the same - concentrating control in the hands of SoftBank's founder.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | US Takeovers Are Hot Stuff - Provided Buyers Can Afford Them

This should be the time when forward-thinking bosses can launch a takeover without having to fight a counterbid from a private equity firm, and hopefully end up paying a sensible price.And yet the shareholders of corporate buyers are punishing acquisitive ambition.What looks like an open goal is actually a trap.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Albertsons, despite debt, will hand $4 billion to owners before merger

A Safeway grocery in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Oct. 18, 2021.(Ash Ponders/Bloomberg News) The 2,270-store Albertsons grocery company is facing mountains of debt.It owes about $4.9 billion to worker pension funds and another $7.5 billion to creditors.Credit rating agencies say the company has a substantial risk of being unable to repay.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | A Radical Plan to Curb the Lure of the UK Buyout

It's open season on UK financial regulation.The latest target is a real sacred cow - the 30-year-old UK Corporate Governance Code that dictates boardroom best practice.
the Guardian
1 year ago
World news

Ten biggest North Sea oil and gas bosses pay rises to 54m

Bosses of some of the largest North Sea oil and gas companies have been handed bumper payouts - including an £4.6m 'golden hello' for the chief executive of the region's biggest producer - amid growing pressure for a windfall tax.
www.exchangewire.com
1 year ago
Marketing tech

Cedara Raises USD$2.7m (2.2m) in Seed Funding to Decarbonise the Media Industry

by ExchangeWire PressBox on 30th Nov 2022 in News Cedara, the first end-to-end carbon intelligence platform for the media industry, has raised USD$2.7m(2.2m) in a seed funding round led by prominent angel investors from the enterprise marketing software industry with additional support from executives in private equity, publishing, and advertising technology.
AdExchanger
1 year ago
Marketing tech

Can Ad Tech Deal Making Get Done In A Messy Market? | AdExchanger

Scaled ad tech M&A was up 150% in the third quarter, driven in part by private equity ... so, hurrah?
(For reference, scaled ad tech deal volume was down 60% quarter over quarter in Q2.)
AdExchanger
1 year ago
Marketing tech

Shopify Gets Into Audiences (But Still Not Ads); EA And FIFA Cut Ties On Long-Time Branding Deal | AdExchanger

Late last year, Shopify began testing a prospecting product called Shopify Audiences, and it just graduated to a general release.
AdExchanger
2 years ago
Marketing tech

Proving The Telco Ad Hypothesis; Can Facebook Simply Make Reels Happen? | AdExchanger

The telco ad tech hypothesis has lost its shine.
Verizon ditched its ad tech assets, aka, AOL and Yahoo bundled as Oath and now back to Yahoo as a private equity-backed business.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
UK politics

Starmer's nuanced approach to immigration and jobs needs detail | Nils Pratley

It would be easy, on the basis of the main soundbites from Keir Starmer's speech to the CBI conference on Tuesday, to conclude that Labour, in a cynical vote-chasing strategy, has decided to copy Tory crowd-pleasing lines on immigration and labour shortages.The UK must end its reliance on immigration dependency and companies must start investing more in training workers who are already here, said Starmer, as if embracing the popular sport of bashing business.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | London Offices Can't Catch a Break in This Economy

Most of the bad trends afflicting the UK intersect at London's office blocks.Brexit threatened the capital as a major financial center.Then came the pandemic-induced shift to home-working, rapidly rising interest rates, political instability and now the threat of recession.The sunken share prices of listed firms are factoring in all this and worse.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | Why Hong Kong Pensions Are So Much Worse Than Singapore's

In May, the South China Morning Post published a letter from a reader who wrote to say that Hong Kong's Mandatory Provident Fund should be abolished as "it has failed on multiple levels from the perspective of ordinary citizens."
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | If You Think US Pensions Are Safe, Just Wait

You never know where the next crisis will arise but last week it came from a particularly unlikely place: defined-benefit pensions.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | Hardly a Surprise: Pension Funds Stoked the UK Rout

The UK's economic troubles appear to be a story of fiscal recklessness that's forced the nation's central bank to step in to stabilize crashing financial markets by buying up government bonds.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | Big Banks Suffer Loan Pain, Just Not the Kind We Expected

Everyone was watching US bank results for signs that consumers were getting into financial trouble - but the pain came from other places, especially financing takeovers.
TalkNats.com
1 year ago
Washington Nationals

The Ownership Team - Some Insights on David Rubenstein | TalkNats.com

As Steve has been reporting, it appears that Ted Leonsis will eventually be the new owner of the Nationals; or at least a significant minority partner.
Eater London
1 year ago
London food

NYC Coffee Behemoth Blank Street Steams Up Eight London Cafes

A New York City coffee chain fuelled by espresso and private equity is continuing its mission to turn London's streets blank.
IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
1 year ago
Intellectual property law

Patent Filings Roundup: Beer Bong Companies Clash; Crypto Company Sues Coinbase; Campaigns Spiral in Otherwise Quiet Week

District court and Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) filings were both down substantially this week, with 57 and 15, respectively, and 91 district court terminations.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Labour pledges to build National Care Service enforcing high standards in homes

Labour has pledged to recruit care workers by guaranteeing fair pay, workers' rights and appropriate training under a National Care Service as it claimed too many private equity firms are failing in their duties to residents.
the Guardian
1 year ago
UK politics

If Liz Truss's big idea really is to remodel monetary policy, expect markets to take fright

iz Truss is into the last three and showing momentum, which is the point at which we should fret over the fate of the pound.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | Believe It or Not, the Market Has Three Silver Linings

To say that the first half of the year was painful for investors would be a big understatement.
the Guardian
1 year ago
UK politics

Labour's Wes Streeting launches review to plan for national care service

Labour will aim to bring in a national care service in England free at the point of use, just as the 1945 government brought in the NHS, the shadow health secretary has said, launching a review of how it would work.
the Guardian
1 year ago
UK politics

Revealed: scandal of England's 'inadequate' private children's homes

More than 100 privately run children's homes in England with serious failings have been branded inadequate by inspectors, with several found to have links to private equity firms, an Observer investigation has found.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | Buyout Loans Sell at a Discount as Recession Fears Mount

Last week, bankers led by JPMorgan Chase & Co. slapped the biggest discount seen in 2022 on a leveraged loan just to get the $1.5 billion deal off the books and into the hands of investors.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | Why Is This Fund Executive Calling Private Equity a Ponzi?

Is private equity's stellar performance too good to be true?
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Helene D. Gayle: Community development builds framework to close racial wealth gap

Chicago's cycle of neighborhood disinvestment may be at a turning point.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

This Illinois company was just sold for $3 billion, but hundreds of employees are getting a cut. Some will get $800,000.

When private equity firm KKR announced the $3 billion sale Monday of C.H.I. Overhead Doors to steel company Nucor, it created a windfall for hundreds of hourly workers at the plant in tiny Arthur, Illinois, who will receive between $20,000 and $800,000 each when the transaction closes.
the Guardian
1 year ago
Women

HRT products could be shipped to UK from Europe next week

Extra supplies of hormone replacement therapy products could be shipped to the UK from France and Poland as soon as next week, a major manufacturer has said after crisis meetings were held to address the nationwide shortage.
Washington Post
2 years ago
Business

Analysis | SPACs, the 'Poor Man's Private Equity,' Made Investors Poorer

The putative success of Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc.'s stock listing in 2019 helped kick-start the blank-check craze, encouraging a wave of profitless (often revenue-less) startups to merge with special purpose acquisition companies.
Washington Post
2 years ago
Business

Analysis | Deriding Women's Complaints on Equal Pay Is Costly

The recent 2.1 million-pound ($2.8 million) award to a female banker in compensation for sex discrimination is notable for more than its size.
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