Leslie Picker
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Kansas City, MO, United States
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Arm prices IPO at $51 per share, valuing company at over $54 billion
Chip designer Arm priced its initial public offering on Wednesday at the top end of the expected range → Read More
Lauren Taylor Wolfe says it's just too risky for investors to ignore ESG amid recent pushback
Lauren Taylor Wolfe said bans on ESG investing could be too risky and how understanding environmental, social, and governance risks is good for businesses. → Read More
Ares Management CEO Michael Arougheti breaks down where to find yield in a world of uncertainty
Ares Management has been a beneficiary of the current environment with heightened demand for floating rate credit and real assets. → Read More
This $3.8 billion hedge fund is shaking up the industry with its pay-for-performance model
Peter Kraus, founder of Aperture Investors, explained why he deviated from the traditional active management model. → Read More
Paul Britton, CEO of $9.5 billion derivatives firm, says the market hasn't seen the worst of it
Britton explains why he thinks investors should expect an uptick in the amount of concerning headlines, contagion worries, and volatility in the second half. → Read More
Canyon Partners' Friedman says the markets can handle a recession and he's building a shopping list
Josh Friedman of the $26 billion credit giant, Canyon Partners explained why he believes the markets "can tolerate a little bit of stress." → Read More
Bank of America fined $225 million over unemployment benefits program
Federal regulators fined Bank of America $225 million over its handling of unemployment benefits during the pandemic. → Read More
Brookfield's Mark Carney on the firm's new $15 billion bet on the clean energy transition
Brookfield raised a record $15 billion for its inaugural Global Transition Fund, the world's largest private fund dedicated to the net zero transition. → Read More
Why remaining private is a competitive advantage for PE firm Bain Capital with $160 billion
John Connaughton, Bain Capital's global head of Private Equity, talked about headwinds facing the industry and why his firm is staying private. → Read More
The CEO of the world's second-largest alternatives firm is optimistic about a light recession
Bruce Flatt, CEO of Brookfield Asset Management, talked about inflation, the energy transition and Elon Musk. → Read More
Melvin Capital says it's winding down funds and returning money to investors during market turmoil
Melvin Capital, the hedge fund crushed last year after betting against GameStop, said it will unwind its funds and return cash to investors. → Read More
Garage-door maker employees get cash reward in takeover as private equity tests ownership model
In Arthur, Illinois, this week brought a life-changing surprise for hundreds of workers at locally based garage-door maker, C.H.I. Overhead Doors. → Read More
Franklin Templeton CEO Jenny Johnson says active management pays off during extreme volatility
Jenny Johnson said she's focused on bolt-on acquisitions in technology and alternatives to fill product gaps in Franklin Templeton's business. → Read More
How one European asset manager with $40 billion is weathering uncertainty in the region
Mathieu Chabran sat down with Leslie Picker to discuss the role of alternatives in the region along with his shifting perspective on tech. → Read More
Apollo's head of sustainable investing says we need to speed up the transition toward clean energy
Apollo's head of sustainable investing on financing the energy transition → Read More
Gramercy Funds CIO on emerging markets investing amid the Russia war, including Ukrainian bonds
Robert Koenigsberger, CIO of Gramercy Funds, discussed his investment in Ukrainian bonds. → Read More
Tech private equity investor Orlando Bravo says the mantra of 'growth at all costs' is over
Orlando Bravo says the mantra of 'growth at all costs' is over and investors are slowly shifting their focus from momentum to fundamentals and profitability. → Read More
A $45 billion credit fund manager says the Fed is 'way, way, way behind the curve' on inflation
Lawrence Golub of Golub Capital discussed how inflation and rising interest rates could pose new challenges to the private credit space. → Read More
Lux Capital's Josh Wolfe on why the buy-the-dip mantra will no longer work
Lux Capital's Josh Wolfe sat down with Leslie Picker to discuss his investing outlook along with where he sees the most promising opportunities right now. → Read More
The fund that made $700 million on GameStop knew it was time to sell after an Elon Musk tweet
A tweet from Elon Musk served as a sell signal for a top-performing hedge fund who got the GameStop trade right. → Read More