The intensive short-term tutorial will cover everything deal-makers need to know about firm management, scaling, value creation and succession ...

Some asset managers—BlackRock among them—are eager to add private-market investments to retirement plan products, such as target-date funds. Morningstar’s senior principal for multi-asset strategy ...

In this series on portfolio basics, I’ll explain some of the fundamentals of putting together sound portfolios. I’ll start with some of the most widely used types of investments and walk through what ...

Private equity lets investors buy into non-public firms aiming for profit through strategic improvements. Investors need accreditation due to legal restrictions and high entry costs targeted at ...

Jeff Bartel is chairman and managing director of Hamptons Group, a private investment and strategic advisory firm headquartered in Miami. Although financial engineering is always a way of making ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Private equity has surged in popularity since the global financial crisis, a trend that ...

Private equity (PE) firms are particularly interested in rapid value realization from investments in portfolio companies. They “buy to sell,” typically purchasing companies they believe are ...

Cash-hungry private equity firms are borrowing from insurers willing to expose themselves to potentially hard-to-sell assets ...

Michael Bromberg is a finance editor with a decade of experience. He is an expert at elucidating complex financial topics in clear, concise language. Michael received a Bachelor of Arts in literature ...

After an overheated 2020 and 2021, the U.S. economy is slowing down in the face of increasing uncertainty — and is taking the deal market with it. We expect 2022's slowing deal market to stay that way ...

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have taken off in recent years. Investors enjoy being able to diversify their portfolios instantly with a single stock exchange transaction. However, the overwhelming ...

In the past, the private equity world has been largely populated by ultra-rich investors, endowments and pension funds. That may be about to change. Retirement savers with 401(k) accounts are gaining ...