The 10 biggest private equity hires of 2019 show how firms like KKR and Blackstone are placing their bets

Firms are adding to their ranks in growth equity and impact investing, and building out overseas offices throughout Asia.

December 09, 2019   |   View Online »

The 10 biggest private equity hires of 2019 show how firms like KKR and Blackstone are placing their bets Casey Sullivan | Firms are adding to their ranks in growth equity and impact investing, and building out overseas offices throughout Asia. Read More »

Here are the 8 must-know deals lawyers advising private equity firms like KKR and Apollo on how to put mountains of cash to work Casey Sullivan | Private equity firms will likely need massive amounts of legal firepower to help bring their deals to fruition in 2020. Read More »

Point72, Renaissance Technologies, and Millennium are betting they can make quant strategies work in bond markets. Here's why their nascent credit trading teams face an uphill battle. Dan DeFrancesco,Bradley Saacks | Some of the biggest funds are pumping money, technology, and time into building out credit quant teams, sources tell Business Insider. Read More »

IWG's CEO told us the flex-office company is taking cues from McDonald's and betting on explosive franchising growth to get to 30,000 locations Alex Nicoll | IWG currently has about 3,500 locations. Franchising is seen as a safer way to fuel explosive growth in world rattled by WeWork's failed IPO. Read More »

See WeWork's sweeping newspaper ad campaign, launched in 12 major markets to restore confidence in shaken business Meghan Morris,Patrick Coffee | It's the first major campaign under the interim chief marketing officer Maurice Levy, the chairman of Publicis — the agency that did the creative. Read More »

The ultimate guide to getting a job at McKinsey, BCG, Bain, or Accenture, according to 3 headhunters for these top management consulting firms Robin Madell | The top management consulting firms are notoriously tough to break into. Luckily, these headhunters have helped plenty of candidates get jobs there. Read More »

A leaked Amazon document reveals the cities where the company is paying truck drivers up to 24% more during the holiday season Rachel Premack,Shayanne Gal | Amazon's internal network of truck drivers will be part of that push for the e-commerce company to prove itself as a transportation company. Read More »

The HR chief at $1.4 billion Away told us the company wants employees to 'bring their full authentic selves to work.' But a new bombshell investigation describes a cutthroat culture of bullying and burnout. Shana Lebowitz | The culture at the unicorn luggage startup was toxic, The Verge reported. Now CEO Steph Korey says she's "appalled" by the messages she sent. Read More »

Cybersecurity insiders say big companies use NDAs to hide data breaches, potentially avoiding millions of dollars in fines Martin Coulter | Cybersecurity insiders claim NDAs are being used by big businesses to flaunt data laws. Lawyers defending victims of the BA breach call for changes. Read More »

The DNA-testing 'fad' is over, and one company just halted operations. The CEOs of Ancestry and 23andMe reveal how they're fighting back. Lydia Ramsey | For years, the hot gift at the holiday season has been DNA test kits. But now, the industry is facing a slowdown, and one firm just halted operations. Read More »

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