Has the term “private equity firm” become an anachronism? Buyout deals still exist, of course. Just this week Thoma Bravo LP announced it would acquire software company SailPoint Technologies for $6.9bn. Look closer. The debt in this deal, rather than the higher profile equity, is the key. The same went for Thoma Bravo’s $10.7bn buyout … Read more
Historically, people who have difficulty conceiving children have been stigmatized. A 2020 UCLA study found that approximately 15% of couples will have trouble getting pregnant, but Kindbody, which has spun up a network of fertility clinics since its founding in 2018, has taken a holistic approach to the issue. With a focus on education that … Read more
Senators Elizabeth Warren and Sheldon Whitehouse called on regulators to interpret oversight powers more broadly to cover hedge funds, private equity firms and more.
The pandemic caused a rethink of what an office is for. Julia Hobsbawm describes the historical shifts that have led to what she calls the Nowhere Office, where productivity and well-being coexist because people decide when and where they work best.
Once a niche area of the global asset management industry, private debt funds have emerged as a growing sector for credit investors seeking yield. The funds, run by the likes of Blackstone, Apollo, Carlyle and KKR, make direct loans to small and midsize companies with limited market access. In extending loans, private equity funds are … Read more
Some of the most high-flying stocks of the pandemic are struggling in the new year and it’s bad news for tech companies of all sizes. TechCrunch noted yesterday that software stocks were having a pretty poor start to the year. That was, it turned out, only the beginning of the damage. Today’s trading took yet … Read more
The strategy’s returns increasingly may not provide the stellar performance that investors have been sold.
Here are two key tips from former New York Times writer and editor Adam Bryant to help business leaders improve their writing: it’s especially important during the pandemic to ensure that communications are clear and that they help build corporate culture.
1. Bundle a product offering. Bundling a product or service will increase your average order value, which in return increases profit. Fast food restaurant menus are a great example of this. 2. Features. Remove features from your product or service and offer them as an option. As a result, the overall gross price of the product will … Read more
A typical enterprise grapples with hundreds or thousands of agreements, contracts and other legal documents every year, and it usually engages costly legal counsel either inside or outside the company to assess those documents on their behalf. Now, a startup called InCloudCounsel that is part RPA and part BPO — it has built tools to … Read more