Private Equity's Deal Machine Restarts But Exits Still Sputter

"We're just going to compress two and a half years' worth of deals in a year, year and a half," says Roper Technologies CEO Neil Hunn, who predicts more sales from private equity. 


 
How Limited Partner Scrutiny Has Changed Since 2021

Giuseppe Stuto, co-founder and managing partner of 186 Ventures, discusses what it takes to raise a venture-capital fund now. 


 
Berkshire Hathaway's Mystery Stock Purchase Could Be Revealed on Wednesday

That stock likely is a financial stock based on disclosures in Berkshire Hathaway's regulatory filings 


 
Fund Manager Bill Hwang's Archegos Was a 'House of Cards,' Prosecutor Tells Jury

Hwang, on trial for fraud and racketeering related to his firm's meltdown, maintains his trading practices were lawful. 


 
Investment Advisers Face Customer Vetting Requirements in Anti-Money-Laundering Push

U.S. regulators took another step on Monday toward bolstering anti-money-laundering safeguards with a proposal to require that certain investment advisers verify identities of their customers. 


 
Credit Assets Outperform for Large PE Firms

Firms including Blackstone, KKR and Apollo continue to build out their private-credit operations. 


 
PCAOB Adopts Tighter Rules on Auditors' Quality Controls

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is requiring audit firms to do more to ensure the quality of their work, a move aimed at improving the effectiveness of audits while updating decades-old rules. 


 
Investors Crowd Into Soft-Landing Trade Ahead of Crucial Inflation Data

Stocks and bonds have rallied ahead of Wednesday's consumer-price index report. 


 
Future Problems for Private Lending Will Start Today

Lenders are stepping back into the market for risky loans, even as borrower demand has been tepid, threatening to throw the market out of balance. 


 
Fed's Jefferson says slowing progress on inflation is 'a source of concern'

The slowing progress on inflation in the first quarter is disappointing, but the healthy labor market allows the Federal Reserve to maintain downward pressure on demand until price pressures cool, Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Philip Jefferson said on Monday.


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