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Sports Investment Banking: How to Win the Super Bowl and the World Cup in the Same Year

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But this started changing in the 2010s and early 2020s as team values skyrocketed and billionaires, sovereign wealth funds , and sports private equity firms all jumped into the sector. Public / Private Split – This is vital for stadiums and arenas because it dictates where the funding will come from, but it also extends to other firm types.

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Equity Research vs. Investment Banking: Careers, Compensation, Exits, and AI/Automation Risk

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People are convinced that financial modeling in equity research is vastly different from investment banking and that research requires different or more specialized skills. So, for example, quarterly financial models are more common in equity research, as are detailed bottoms-up models used in initiating coverage reports.

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Private Equity in China: The Worst of Both Worlds?

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As with PE in many other emerging/frontier markets, it’s more like growth equity than traditional roles at middle-market PE firms and mega-funds in the U.S. For example, Sequoia is an international firm with USD and RMB funds in China, while domestic VC firms like Qiming Ventures have raised USD funds abroad to invest in China.

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

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But one possible exception lies in sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) , which are similar to funds of funds in some ways. I’ll address all these points here and cover the advantages and disadvantages of SWFs, but let’s start with the definitions and overview: What Are Sovereign Wealth Funds?

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Wealth Management vs. Investment Banking: Career Deathmatch

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Think: benchmarking portfolios rather than modeling companies. You will very rarely get exposed to the type of financial modeling that bankers complete: 3-statement models , DCF models , M&A models , LBO models , and so on.

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Fixed Income Research: The Overlooked Younger Brother of Equity Research?

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For the right person, though, fixed income research can be even better than equity research, whether you’re at a bank, an asset management firm, a hedge fund, or a credit rating agency: Table of Contents: What is Fixed Income Research? closer to the work at a quant fund ). Also, it can be quantitative or fundamental – or both! –

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Renewable Energy Investment Banking: How to Make Greens by Going Green

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Renewable Energy Accounting, Valuation, and Financial Modeling For the most part, very little is “new” here. Many private equity firms and hedge funds invest in renewables or related areas like chemicals, industrials, technology, and power.