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01-25-2025 Newsletter: 6 Buyside Recruiting Myths

OfficeHours

It will take more work than if you went to a Target School and worked at a Bulge Bracket Investment Bank, but its not impossible. If you seriously mess up with a headhunters client, that feedback will come back to the headhunter – and sometimes in a super blunt manner. Play it safe and take on help where you can. Not recommended.

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Trader of the Year Hedge Fund: Conversant Capital’s David Alfred

The TRADE

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 started my career at Bear Stearns in 2001, then migrated to Credit Suisse in 2008. There’s been a reopening in capital markets.

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9 Concepts We Can Learn About Raising Capital From How2Exit's Interview W/ Richard Luftig

How2Exit

He then worked for what are called bulge bracket investment banks, mostly in the capital market space. Ron Concept 1: Adapt To Uncertain Times. In today's world, uncertainty is a constant. It can be difficult to navigate the ever-changing landscape of the business world, but it is possible to adapt to uncertain times.

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07-08-2023 Newsletter: On-Cycle 2025 FAQs

OfficeHours

I know you are gathering information for On-Cycle 2025 and while I understand that it is still early, I wanted to let you know that Advent International is one of my favorite Private Equity firms for XYZ portfolio company and what they’ve done in the past — do you have a few minutes for a quick phone call or coffee chat?” I don’t think so.

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Next Level of Video Game Dealmaking in Sight

The Deal

ATVI) acquisition, gaming M&A will likely jump to the next level. Video game M&A topped $6 billion in the second quarter, S&P reports, which was the highest quarterly total since the Microsoft announced the $68.7 Console gaming M&A also showed life, however, with Tencent Holdings Ltd. If Microsoft Corp.

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Trading at the frontier

The TRADE

The London-based trading team at Ninety One has a very particular set of skills. The active investment manager specialises in emerging and frontier markets trading across fixed income, credit and specialist equities. Gibson is a seasoned trader with an extensive career in markets. Markets have been tricky.

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UBS and Credit Suisse: The Next Shoe to Drop in the Financial Crisis of 2023?

Mergers and Inquisitions

With the number of emergency / news-related articles on this site lately – two in a row! it’s starting to feel a lot like 2008. Before delving in, though, I want to start with the elephant in the room: I was partially wrong ~5 months ago when I wrote about Credit Suisse, UBS, and Deutsche Bank, and whether they would become Lehman Brothers 2.0.

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