Brian DeChesare

JANUARY 13, 2022

If you’ve been reading this site for a long time, you probably thought that I’d never return to the topic of investment banking fitness. The large banks think they might return to the office “eventually.”. The challenge is that the conditions in investment banking are awful for staying fit. After all, what’s different?

Banking 59

Banking Start-ups 59

Reynolds Holding

MARCH 29, 2022

10] Many of those investors are public themselves, including the venture capital arms of commercial banks [11] and, more recently, non-traditional corporate investors that are also making significant venture capital investments in early-stage technologies. [12]. 23] See, e.g., a list of recommended banks for startups at [link]. [24]

Banking 59

Banking Technology Venture Capital Fund Compliance 59

Brian DeChesare

MAY 17, 2023

And just as tech and TMT investment banking have become the most desirable groups on the sell-side, tech private equity has reached a similar status on the buy-side. That makes switching or canceling long and very expensive processes, further reducing the risk.

Equity 64

Equity Technology Private Equity Firm Start-ups 64

Brian DeChesare

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

How to Recruit for Distressed Debt Hedge Funds The best background is restructuring investment banking because the skill set is directly relevant. But you could also move in from Leveraged Finance or an industry group that does frequent debt deals. A few of these funds specialize in distressed (e.g.,

Equity 83

Equity Banking EBITDA Start-ups 83

Brian DeChesare

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

If you’re doing a PE internship or a PE Analyst program , you already know the most likely path: work at a bank and then move back into PE. Yes, the work is more interesting than banking in ~99% of cases, but if you do not like analyzing companies and working with numbers, you will still not like it. Why Leave Private Equity?

Equity 84

Equity Banking Start-ups Marketability 84

Brian DeChesare

JANUARY 18, 2023

Finance” could refer to dozens of careers: corporate finance at normal companies , credit analysis , commercial or corporate banking , private wealth management , investment banking , private equity , equity research , hedge funds , venture capital , and even roles like commercial real estate and risk management in the middle office.

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Brian DeChesare

JULY 19, 2023

A hedge fund is defined by its structure : the split between Limited Partners (LPs) and General Partners (GPs) and the fees paid to each group. Technically, these funds are not “long only,” but many data sources group them together. The short answer is that there is no “formal” requirement for the strategies a hedge fund must use.

Equity 52

Equity Beta Banking Start-ups 52

Audit Board

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

It encompasses multiple facets, including commercial real estate and the servicing department, which services loans and portfolios and works together with investment sales and mortgage banking. Our risk controls and compliance group brought up AuditBoard as a tool they wanted to use.

Start-ups 52

Start-ups Finance Technology Compliance 52

Brian DeChesare

MARCH 16, 2022

On paper, it makes sense: if you worked in M&A investment banking or an industry group that does a lot of M&A deals, you’ll know the process, timeline, and common problems that kill deals. Ask any banker interested in hedge funds about the specific strategies they like, and merger arbitrage will usually come up.

Start-ups 59

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Value Scope

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

As companies continue to legitimately integrate ESG into business strategy, the ability to achieve “alpha,” which is an excess return or performance above a codified index or peer group, might become more difficult to do. Eleven industry groups are shown across the top, from Consumer Goods to Transportation. To address the ?rst

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