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

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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. It seems like a lot of issuers are trying to finance or fund next year’s capital needs and are getting ahead of it opportunistically.

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Off-Cycle Private Equity Recruiting: How to Prepare for the Slow Grind to the Finish Line

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For example, you dont need to work at a bulge bracket or elite boutique bank to participate; you could work at a smaller bank, in management consulting, or another finance-related field (Big 4, corporate development, valuation, etc.).

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Infrastructure Investment Banking: Definitions, Deals, and a Dizzying Diversity of Verticals

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For example, a public finance team would not advise on an M&A deal between two data center REITs or on the financing for a privately funded offshore wind farm. However, public finance teams advise only governments, non-profits, and tax-exempt entities not private corporations and the scope of deals and industries is much narrower.

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Portfolio trading is on the up but only some can make it pay

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Portfolio trading as a concept has exploded in the last few years, egged on by market conditions and volatility brought on by the pandemic and other macroeconomic factors. Portfolio trades have historically helped many institutions to move big blocks of risk. billion in total portfolio trading volume in Q3 2023, up 11.1%

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Top Private Equity Firms for Associate Opportunities

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Blackstone: Leveraging some of the deepest pockets within the world of private equity and hedge funds, the company has been amongst the largest private equity deals within the past three decades, with a budding real estate to boot. however, a majority of Blackstone portfolio companies are companies that you have likely never heard of.

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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?