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The Conversation Dividend: How Dialogue and Not Just Reach Defines Modern Thought Leadership in Private Equity thought leadership Nov 19, 2025

A VCII Research Insight into Engagements among Private Equity Influencers and Thought Leaders

Most analyses stop at vanity metrics. This VCII study goes deeper into the comment sections where profess...

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The New Rules of Thought Leadership in Private Equity thought leadership Nov 16, 2025

Thought leadership in private equity now operates under the same principles as capital allocation: diversification, measured returns, and strategic rebalancing. Based on 85 high-performing LinkedIn po...

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The Engagement Economy of Influence in Private Equity influence Nov 12, 2025

This research is orignal and propriatery to the VCI Insititute.

LinkedIn has emerged as private equity's primary forum for professional learning and knowledge exchange. Through analysis of 50,000+ en...

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Is Now a Good Time to Be Young? A Hard Look at Intergenerational Economics gen z Nov 10, 2025

Being young in 2025 carries profound contradictions. The promise of economic mobility, long associated with education, employment, and asset accumulation, has frayed. Today’s youth face structural bar...

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The CVC Reckoning: Munich Re Ventures’ Shutdown Exposes the Structural Fragility of Corporate Innovation cvc Nov 06, 2025

Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) has long been positioned as the strategic bridge between enterprise maturity and startup dynamism. When designed well, it identifies emerging technologies, accelerates ...

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The Forgotten "K": Jerome Kohlberg's Shadow in KKR's Empire kkr Oct 31, 2025

How the original architect of private equity became a ghost in his own creation and why his quiet rebellion speaks volumes about the deals we glorify today.

Imagine Wall Street, 1986. Leveraged buyou...

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When BlackRock Gets Scammed: A $500 Million Wake-Up Call for Private Credit scam Oct 31, 2025

If the world's largest asset manager can be deceived, what does that say about your due diligence?

A telecom CEO, Bankim Brahmbhatt, stands accused of orchestrating a $500 million fraud, faking accou...

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The Future of Applied PE Finance applied finance Oct 31, 2025

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Private equity is no longer just about the deal — it’s about the system behind the value.

In this new short video, we reveal:

  • Why the old playbook of leverage + multiple arbi

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The Great Private Equity Reset: From Financial Engineering to Operational Command ai innovation liquidity Oct 31, 2025

Private equity is undergoing its most significant transformation in over four decades. The classic model (buy low, lever up, sell high) is rapidly losing potency. With interest rates elevated, exit ma...

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The $6 Trillion Blind Spot: Why Private Equity's Talent Strategy Is Undermining Its Investment Strategy pe blind spot Oct 31, 2025

Private equity stands at a critical inflection point. The playbook that reliably delivered outsized returns: financial engineering, multiple arbitrage, aggressive leverage, etc. The Playbook faces mou...

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The PE Operating Edge: Engineering Outperformance Like a Production System production pe Oct 31, 2025

Private equity (PE) outperformance mystifies most business leaders because its true engine is invisible to outsiders. While headlines focus on financial engineering and leverage, new research reveals ...

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The Canadian MBA Ranking Gap: Structural Reality vs. Strategic Opportunity canada mba us Oct 25, 2025

The annual MBA rankings reveal a consistent pattern that frustrates ambitious Canadian business students and administrators alike: while Canadian programs deliver exceptional education, they consisten...

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The $100,000 Door: How a New Visa Fee is Forcing MBAs and Employers to Rethink the American Dream h-1b visa mba Oct 25, 2025

The era of predictable U.S. immigration pathways for global talent is over. On September 19, 2025, a presidential proclamation introduced a seismic shift: a $100,000 supplemental fee on new H-1B petit...

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PE's New Playbook: Rethinking Value in a Higher-Rate World future of pe Oct 25, 2025

The era of easy leverage is over. In today’s high-cost capital environment, traditional financial engineering no longer cuts it.

In this short video, we explore how the most competitive firms are bui...

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MB-eh?: Canadian MBAs Beyond Rankings to Employer-Led Outcomes canada mba Oct 25, 2025

The 2025-2026 business school rankings delivered a shock to Canada's established educational hierarchy. Bloomberg Businessweek placed Concordia's John Molson School of Business at #1 nationally, with ...

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