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The CEO alpha: The advantages of exceptional leadership

Mckinsey and Company

When private equity portfolio company CEOs perform well, the companies they lead do too, creating a “CEO alpha.” This episode of Deal Volume discusses how to cultivate great leaders for greater gains.

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Kirkland, Weil-Guided Apax To Buy HR Payroll Co. For €36M

Law 360 M&A

Investment group Apax Global Alpha Ltd. million), financed via one of its funds. said Thursday that it has agreed to buy Zellis UK Ltd., a prominent provider of payroll and HR software in the U.K. for approximately €36 million ($38.4

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Decentralized Finance, Crypto Funds, and Value Creation in Tokenized Firms

Reynolds Holding

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) employs blockchain technology and smart contracts with the goal of enabling perfectly disintermediated financial markets. percent per month, as measured by the traditional CAPM-alpha. Cumming, DeSantis Distinguished Professor of Finance and Entrepreneurship at Florida Atlantic University.

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Commodity Hedge Funds: The Most Lucrative “Hidden Gem” in Finance?

Brian DeChesare

If you want to work in the most cyclical role in the finance industry, it’s hard to beat commodity hedge funds. But this specialized skill set is a double-edged sword because if you spend enough time in commodity trading, you won’t have a great shot at “generalist” trading, investing, or corporate finance roles.

Finance 110
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Weekly Roundup: February 2-8, 2024

Harvard Corporate Governance

Skiadopoulos (Queen Mary University of London and the University of Piraeus), on Thursday, February 8, 2024 Tags: ESG , ESG alpha , SASB , Stock performance , Sustainability Accounting Standards Board Global Proxy Voting Policy for Vanguard-advised funds Posted by John Galloway, Vanguard, Inc., Patatoukas (UC Berkeley), and George S.

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Mutual Fund Performance at Long Horizons

Harvard Corporate Governance

Cooper is Huntsman Chair in Finance at the University of Utah David Eccles School of Business; Hendrik Bessembinder is Labriola Chair in Finance at Arizona State University W.P. Carey School of Business; and Feng Zhang is Corrigan Research Professor in Finance at Southern Methodist University Cox School of Business.

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ValutECO is the New Groundbreaking ESG Tool for Sustainable Business Valuations

Valutico

Valutico’s newly launched tool, currently in an ‘alpha’ trial phase, allows accountants, M&A consultants, investment managers, private equity professionals, and those in corporate finance to consider the impact of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors on a company’s value.