What is Hedge Fund Hiring Like? Hedge Funds by Matt - April 24, 2020January 7, 20210 Are you an investment banker? Do you want to go to the buy side? Bankers usually look to exit to private equity. However, the smartest bankers usually go to hedge funds. Private equity is supposed to pay more and have more interesting work. In reality, modeling for IRR and operations is not much
Who Makes the Most Money – Investment Banking, Private Equity or Hedge Funds? Asset Management by Matt - November 27, 2019November 27, 20190 Most finance undergrads have heard that the ideal path is going from a top-tier investment bank to a top-tier private equity firm, making partner and then making tens of millions of dollars. Actually, undergrads only think about the first two steps – Morgan Stanley M&A à Blackstone Private Equity They do
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
Types of Hedge Funds Hedge Funds by Matt - January 7, 2019January 7, 20210 We couldn't find an article on the various types of hedge funds out there. So what are the types of hedge funds? We will populate this list of hedge fund types as time goes on. Types of Hedge Funds Illiquid Credit / Private Credit / Private Debt / Structured Debt Hedge Funds Private credit
Interview with: Private Debt Analyst Asset Management Fixed Income Interview Series Leveraged Finance by Karl - January 16, 2018July 15, 20200 What is Private Debt? Think Private Equity, but in debt instruments. Private Debt invests in privately placed bonds that are closely negotiated between the bond issuer and purchaser. Debt structures are often highly tailored to the needs of the issuer. Due to this closed negotiation process, private debt investors often can "peek under
Benchmarking & Performance Evaluation for Mutual Funds Asset Management Mutual Funds by Matt - October 11, 2017September 1, 20180 The Mutual Fund Conversation Living in a city with a high cost of living makes it difficult to save money. Eventually, most young professionals start earning more as they move up in their career progression or become more responsible for spending/stop living paycheque by paycheque and start investing to grow their
Block Trades/Block Sales Asset Management Equities Equity Capital Markets by Matt - October 6, 2017February 6, 20180 What Is A Block Trade? For a company that is already publicly listed, there are times when an investment bank or a syndicate of investment banks will purchase a significant amount of shares from a major shareholder or group of shareholders in a private, negotiated transaction in what is known as
Asset Management Trends Asset Management Canada Financial Institutions Trends by Matt - July 3, 2017January 21, 20180 Asset management as an industry is becoming increasingly important for a variety of reasons. The world is getting wealthier, driven by growth in emerging markets. The burgeoning middle class in China and India mean that millions of people are purchasing wealth products, while new dollar millionaires and billionaires look for high
Activist Shareholder Defense Asset Management Investment Banking by Matt - November 27, 2016January 27, 20190 How Does the Market React to Activist Shareholders Even if the returns on stocks with activist campaigns are not necessarily always positive, generally the market reacts positively to initial news of an activist investor taking a sizable position in the stock. Although activist campaigns will disrupt operations as management will attempt
Activist Shareholders and Targeted Companies Asset Management by Matt - November 26, 2016January 26, 20190 Who Are Activist Shareholders or Investors Most investors are "passive investors"1. Passive investors, in the context of activist shareholders, are buy-side accounts (asset managers) that do not agitate for change by bringing up motions at shareholder meetings. Generally, when an institutional investor invests in a company, they are making a bet