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17 Dec

Taking Advantage of the Pain - Citadel Expands Into I-Banking

For those of you who haven't heard, Citadel is expanding into the investment banking arena by hiring some ex-Merrill guys. I've said this before - when times get tough and there is pain it is a great time to take advantage. The financial turmoil and destruction of almost every investment banking ...

Bury PureVC May 03

It's Time to Lean In

I can't believe that I haven't posted in nearly 3 months! What has happened in the interim? Well, I last posted about the Ponzi scheme that the State of California planned on perpetrating against its citizens. Since then a lot of other Ponzi schemes have come to light of various managers who had ...

Bury PureVC April 22

The Hurdle

It's been a while since I posted but a reader recently asked me to comment on Hurdle rates. For those of you not familiar with what a hurdle rate is, it is generally the preferred rate of return an investor requires to make an investment. Some refer to it as "cost of capital". If you co...

Bury PureVC January 07

It's been a tough year for private equity

It's been a while since the Madoff news broke and it does sadden me to hear the news how a single person pulled off the largest Ponzi scheme known to mankind. I am tempted to say once again that it is all about trust - a money manager must trust his partners and partners must trust their money ma...

Bury PureVC December 27 08

It's been a tough year for private equity

It's been a while since the Madoff news broke and it does sadden me to hear the news how a single person pulled off the largest Ponzi scheme known to mankind. I am tempted to say once again that it is all about trust - a money manager must trust his partners and partners must trust their money ma...

Bury PureVC December 27 08

Deleveraging, Recapitalizations, & Margin Calls

People still don't seem to believe or comprehend the depths and extent of the financial crisis. Here is my brief explanation. We have been in an economy built on leverage and that leverage is coming down like a house of cards. Banks and financial companies were levered 40:1 loaning monies out tha...

Bury PureVC December 03 08

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