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Activist Hedge Funds: The Superhero Offspring of Private Equity Firms and Normal Hedge Funds?

Brian DeChesare

If you’re thinking about exit opportunities and can’t decide between private equity and hedge funds , activist hedge funds might be your solution. Similar to private equity firms, they operate on longer time frames, influence companies’ operations and finances, and might catalyze major changes, such as spin-offs or acquisitions.

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The Challenge for Venture Studios

Equidam

As venture studios “earn” their equity via services and support provided, starting out with a large amount of relatively ‘cheap’ ownership (15-80%, depending on the model), it can make sense to cash-in sooner and reinvest the capital in new ventures.

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Event-Driven Hedge Funds: The Best Home for Bankers Turned Investors?

Brian DeChesare

Event-driven hedge funds” is one of the more confusing labels in finance. Part of the issue is that many different strategies fall within the “event-driven” category: merger arbitrage , activist investing , distressed investing, special situations, and more. By contrast, an event-driven fund would never bet on such a situation.

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Ault Alliance and Ecoark Holdings Sign Share Exchange Agreement

Benzinga

At launch, the Platform will be in beta format and not all of the experiences and functionality will be available immediately. Beyond the virtual, BitNile.com's team of expert experience curators will craft unique real-world adventures, such as events where users will be able. Full story available on Benzinga.com

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Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corporation Announces First Quarter 2022 Financial Results

Benzinga

Several demonstrations of the Guardian XT robot Beta units to partners and customers have taken place in Sarcos' facility since the start of the year and the company continues to expect that Guardian XT robot Beta units will be placed with customers for field tests in mid-2022. million for 2022. ET on Wednesday, May 11, 2022.

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Sales & Trading Exit Opportunities: The Top 10 Ways to Make Your Escape

Brian DeChesare

Traditional investment banking exit opportunities such as private equity , venture capital , and corporate development are highly unlikely , with a few exceptions for certain desks. You will not be competing with investment bankers or equity research analysts because they do not have the skill sets required for global macro.

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Catastrophic Risk: Investing and Business Implications

Musings on Markets

These are three very different stories, but what they share in common is a fear, imminent or expected, of a catastrophic event that may put a company's business at risk. Most catastrophic risks are low-probability events , but those low probabilities can become high likelihood event s, with the passage of time.