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[Podcast] Private Market Talks: Scoping Out Secondaries with Portfolio Advisor’s Liz Campbell

JD Supra: Mergers

In this episode, we are thrilled to be joined by Liz Campbell, Chief Investment Officer at Portfolio Advisors, a global private asset manager specializing in the US middle market.

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BDCs Find Familiar Partners in Face of Market Headwinds

The Deal

Though business development companies are performing well in 2023 relative to the prior two years, mergers among companies with shared managers that help reduce costs amid historic underperformance are still on the table. Over the past few years, large asset managers such as BlackRock Inc. FBCC) and Franklin BSP Lending Corp.

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FOCUS Investment Banking Represents CMI Management in its Sale to Dexterra Group

Focus Investment Banking

Washington, DC, (April 1, 2024) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services, announced today that CMI Management , an organization that provides facilities and asset management services primarily to government agencies, has been acquired (..)

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It’s Private Credit’s World

The Deal

“While a select few lenders have maintained their hold size parameters, the overwhelming majority of lenders have significantly reduced their check size in response to the drop off in redemptions and repayments in their portfolios,” said Joseph Weissglass , managing director at middle market investment bank Configure Partners LLC.

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Sovereign Wealth Funds: The Full Guide to the Industry, Recruiting, Careers, and Exits

Mergers and Inquisitions

Some SWFs operate like long-only asset managers (i.e., mutual funds ) that allocate their assets top-down and then pick specific indices, companies, and securities that meet their criteria. So, expect something in-line with pay at middle-market firms , such as $200 – $250K rather than $300K+ total.

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Investment Banking Spring Weeks: The Full Guide

Mergers and Inquisitions

middle-market banks (Jefferies, Houlihan Lokey, etc.), Outside of IB, various asset managers, hedge funds, consulting firms, and trading firms also run some type of spring week program, but we’re focusing on banking here. All the bulge bracket banks in the U.K. and “ in-between-a-banks ” such as RBC and Wells Fargo.

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No Return Offer from an Investment Banking Internship: What to Do

Mergers and Inquisitions

All the large investment banks – bulge brackets , elite boutiques , and middle-market firms – use internships as a recruiting tool for Analysts and Associates. If it’s the latter, read our guides to equity research recruiting , asset management internships , corporate banking , or product management (for example).