When Government Steps In: Will Industries Skyrocket?

Private Equity

by Bocconi Students PE Club - May 20, 20190

By Dong Chen and Valeria Ryabchina Initially posted on the BSPEC blog Oh the places fastidious VC firms won’t go! The profile of a strong portfolio candidate is subject to more than a few criteria that not all companies can fulfill. Despite high dry powder levels, many PE and VC firms remain

Paying it Forward – the Investment Banking Coffee Chat

Culture

by Matt - May 20, 2019May 20, 20190

Experiences From The Other Side of the Coffee Chat Table When I worked in investment banking, I made an effort to respond to every email request for a coffee chat or phone call from a student or recent graduate looking to break in provided that they were respectful and had the

Poker and Finance, Poker and Investment Banking

Culture

by Matt - May 19, 2019May 19, 20190

Poker vs Finance - Risk Management and Expected Value Poker and finance get along - as in real poker. Prudent management of risk, working with imperfect information, entering into positive expected value decisions - poker is a closed environment with limited permutations where good decision making is rewarded. In markets, the

Backseat Drivers: Private Equity and Shareholder Activism

Asset Management

by Bocconi Students PE Club - May 16, 2019January 10, 20200

By Martin Loinig Initially posted on the BSPEC blog For background on shareholder activism, refer to our posts on activist defense and targeted companies Historically speaking, the relationship between private equity funds and activist hedge funds has been shaped less by collaboration and more by confrontation. Activist investors, holding minority stakes in public companies, often

Cobalt Mining Primer

Metals & Mining

by Chayten Hansra - May 13, 2019May 14, 20190

Cobalt Overview Cobalt is a base metal with favorable properties and important uses. Cobalt’s key chemical properties are its high melting point (1,493 degrees Celsius/2,719 degrees Fahrenheit), its wear-resistance, and its electrical conductivity. Cobalt has a wide variety of uses including batteries, alloys, and catalysts.[i] Cobalt is found in low concentrations making

Oil Benchmarks

by Sean - May 13, 2019October 16, 20190

Crude oil exists in a number of varieties and blends. The many types of crude oil are graded based on their density and sulfur content, and these factors determine how easily the crude oil can be processed for different purposes. Regarding these two factors, crude oil is often referred to

Everything about owning a Sports Franchise: A Winning Guide for PE Investors

Private Equity

by Bocconi Students PE Club - May 11, 2019May 11, 20190

By Francesco Maulini Initially posted on the BSPEC blog Many readers have passed through the turnstiles at their stadium if only at least once. In many cities, it’s a rite of passage for anyone seeking to call him or herself “a local” and many engage in this ritual week in and week

Project Finance Walkthrough

Infrastructure

by Matt - May 5, 2019May 5, 20190

Project Finance Structuring and Essentials As an illustrative example, we are going to look at project financing a power plant. After mapping out a project that is to deliver electricity to the grid, the operational components must be structured to be satisfactory to the lenders. So first off there needs to be