Market Trends

Market Trends
Private Equity's Calculated Pause: Navigating the Hiring Slowdown Amid Deal Dormancy
As we transition into the latter part of 2023, an unusual trend has emerged within the dynamic world of Private Equity (PE). The sector, celebrated...
Opinion
Evolution or Extinction: The Impact of AI on Traditional Investment Banking
In the financial community, the advent and proliferation of disruptive technologies has been a consistent norm. A case in point is the recent surge...
Private Equity
From Courtroom to Cash Flow: Staple Street Capital Redefines Private Equity Value Creation
In a high-profile legal dispute that captured the attention of both the media and political arenas, private equity firm Staple Street Capital...
Market Trends
Disrupting the Norm: The Emergence of Analyst Programs in Private Equity Recruitment
The buyside recruitment process for a coveted Associate position at a private equity firm is highly competitive, placing significant strain on both...
Market Trends
The Scarlet Letter of Job Hunting: How a Generation and Industry Layoffs are Challenging...
Is being unemployed still considered the scarlet letter of job searching? Do younger generations tend to leave jobs without having their next step...
Market Trends
Navigating the Aftermath: The Status of Buyside Recruitment in the Wake of Silicon Valley...
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was recently shut down by regulators who seized its deposits, making it the biggest banking failure in the United States...
Market Trends
ESG Investing Overview: What You Need to Know About ESG
The acronym signifies investing based on environmental, social, and governance benefits, or firms’ efforts to do good in the world...
Market Trends
Private Equity Firms Are Hiring Business Development Professionals
The private equity world has become significantly more competitive, with more capital being raised, more transactions occurring, rising deal value,...
Private Equity
Private Equity And Female Diversity
Our own 2019 research suggests women pursuing entry-level private equity roles have comparable to slightly better academic qualifications than their...