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Growth Equity: The Child Prodigy of Private Equity and Venture Capital, or an Artifact of Easy Money?

Mergers and Inquisitions

This style is about purchasing minority stakes in cash-flow-negative-but-high-growth companies that want to scale and eventually go public or sell (think: Uber or Airbnb before their IPOs). In the 2010s, startups began to postpone their IPOs, but they still needed funding. There’s usually a long list of previous VC investors as well.

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Venture Capital Interview Questions: What to Expect and How to Prepare

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Venture Capital Interview Questions: Markets and Investments These questions span a wide range, as they could ask you to discuss everything from the current M&A and IPO markets to specific startup sectors you like. Q: Tell me about the current IPO, M&A, and VC funding markets. Q: Which current startup would you invest in?

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Biotech Hedge Funds: A Match Made in Heaven

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Many biotech stocks are relatively uncorrelated with the broader market because they trade based on catalysts rather than GDP growth, inflation, interest rates, or consumer spending. Biotech stocks let hedge funds bet on very specific aspects of company performance. Its not just Will the drug succeed?

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Growth Equity Interview Questions: Full List, Answers, and Differences vs. Venture Capital and Private Equity

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Growth Equity Interview Questions: Markets & Investments These questions could span a huge range because they could ask you about anything from the current fundraising environment to the IPO and M&A markets to specific markets their portfolio companies operate in. Q: Pitch me a growth company that we should invest in.