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...
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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Private equity is no longer just about the deal — it’s about the system behind the value.
In this new short video, we reveal:
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Why the old playbook of leverage + multiple arbi
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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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
The trillion-dollar gates of private equity have never seemed more imposing. With Preqin data showing global PE unrealized value now at $8.6 trillion as of mid-2025, the competition for a single analy...
This is the end of Easy Alpha in PE.
The private equity landscape has entered a new era. For years, the industry enjoyed a forgiving tide of cheap leverage and steady multiple expansion, allowing fin...
In today’s market, exits don’t reward the loudest story; they reward the cleanest proof. That’s why high-performing PE teams work backwards: define the most likely buyer, codify what that buyer will n...
Cheap leverage is gone; exit windows are selective; lenders price confidence, not promises. The firms still compounding returns aren’t “doing more diligence” — they’re operating differently. The cente...
Most PE stories rise or fall on a quiet variable: confidence. Not customer confidence—lender confidence. In a high-rate cycle, your headroom is the oxygen for pricing moves, integration, and the inevi...
