…. . . Recent Quartz article on Private Label and Brand name. Private-label brands are having a moment in 2024, and it’s no coincidence that some of the biggest winners…

…to repay whatever (usually relatively small) investment the equity firm partners made in what has come to be known as “LBO” deals (for “leveraged buyout”). In LBOs, the equity firm…

I don’t like talking about stocks. I believe the market is rigged, that the allocations do not favor the investor who is not also a senior executive of the company…

…instead, and kept your real-estate equity allocation high. In Livermore’s formulation, the key choice is between bonds/cash, and equity — whether that equity is in stocks or real estate. In…

…“current” information on Cerberus and Apollo Global involvement in the Kroger-Albertsons merger. I keep reading the same blathering over and over. $25 billion at play here. And both private equity…

by cactus Forbes and the “Self-Made” Label I’m kinda busy these days, but this topic is small pet peeve of mine: what the heck is up with Forbes and the…

…have to submit articles.” Off-label use of drugs is big business. According to The Wall Street Journal, “[FDA] is stepping into a high-stakes business issue, because off-label uses of prescription…

Little Good can Come from Private Equity in the Healthcare Industry, Angry Bear, Me @ Angry Bear This is almost two years ago. As if we did not have enough…

Little Good can Come from Private Equity in the Healthcare Industry, Angry Bear Two Years ago As if we did not have enough issues with the commercial healthcare insurance industry…

…nation While private equity profits, a hospital slowly dies, GoozNews, Merrill Goozner What happened after a private equity firm bought a ‘safety net’ hospital system near Philadelphia? Endless cuts in…