The TRADE

JANUARY 22, 2025

I spent the first 20 years of my career at the global bulge bracket banks, first in investment banking and then on the institutional equity desks, in a cross-asset and special situations role. I was there through 2015, then Bank of America, before I joined Conversant Capital in early 2021. It’s been busy.

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InvestmentBank.com

OCTOBER 24, 2019

For the better part of the last decade, physician practices have seen a wave of consolidation by hospitals and private equity with 2018 being no exception [1]. In fact, acquisitions by hospitals and private equity in provider services broke records last year according to Bain & Co’s 2019 global healthcare report.

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InvestmentBank.com

MAY 26, 2021

When the initial wave of uncertainty around COVID-19 set in during March 2020, the debt market flipped on its head, paving a path to the worst debt-raising year since 2015 [6]. Meanwhile, fundraisers suffered a significant reduction in new investments — on pace for the lowest annualized amount since 2015.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 10, 2024

Amidst the miserable deal environment of the past few years, there has been one bright spot: sports private equity. Over two-thirds of NBA teams have a private equity connection or investment , and all major U.S. Table Of Contents Sports Private Equity Defined Why Did Private Equity Suddenly “Get Interested” in Sports?

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OfficeHours

JULY 18, 2023

In June 2015, I transferred groups, moving to London and joining a European coverage group. When it came to funding business school, I did so by liquidating a portion of my investments (which were mostly in S&P index tracker funds), as soon as I made the decision to pursue an MBA. and how our process works.

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Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

2023’s much-discussed downturn in mergers & acquisitions – with global M&A volume and value down 6% and 17%, respectively, from 2022 – was largely driven by the slowdown in the tech sector, with global tech M&A volumes down 51% year over year, while other sectors saw marked increases. [1] billion leading the pack.

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