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Having a Cars and Capital event tomorrow in Southern California with Oren Klaff. If you want to join message me. https://lnkd.in/gDQ4D39u Oren Klaff Bridger Pennington #InvestorEvent #FamilyOffice #InvestmentOpportunity #CarlsbadEvent #PrivateEquity #WealthManagement #InvestmentConference #CapitalRaising #NetworkingEvent #IndustryLeaders #FinancialGrowth #InvestorsMeetup #WealthBuilding #BusinessGrowth #InvestmentForum

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The consolidation play by Private Equity has both pros and cons, and it cannot be denied that sometimes the consumer may suffer, but the quality of the provision may become higher. It's a trade-off that needs to be managed well in order for it not to become "vampire economics" #PrivateEquity #VentureCapital #ImpactInvesting #Economy #USEconomy #Investing https://lnkd.in/gtdk6d5v

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Building on the success of Rocket Studio with Simon Kirby and Pivotal with Dominic Joseph we decided to merge with Impact Counsel, led by the awesomely talented John D., Erim Jones and Robert Fok earlier this year. We’ve combined our significant and complimentary skills, experience and passion for growing amazing businesses to create a new breed of VC - Creative Capital Ventures Group (CCV). Fund 1 is focused on Sports, Media & Entertainment. Joining us on this exciting journey is media titan Tom Rogers (ex CEO Tivo & CNBC). We have also assembled a mighty team of Venture Partners bringing their expertise into our team, with the legendary Harvey Goldsmith leading our Immersive Entertainment category, and Cam Blackwood (Platinum award winning record producer) and his team at Rezonate heading up Music Rights acquisition. Creative Capital Ventures is designed to disrupt traditional VC models and accelerate the growth of innovative start-ups. We’ve already secured €18 million in commitments and are raising €35 million in total to fuel the next generation of game-changing businesses. What makes CCV different? •⁠ ⁠Founder-Led Expertise: Our team comprises serial entrepreneurs and operators who have built, scaled, and exited successful companies. We know what it takes to drive rapid growth. •⁠ ⁠Speed Scaler: Through our unique venture studio model, we’re not just funding companies—we’re actively accelerating their growth, shrinking the timeline from seed to exit. •⁠ ⁠Industry Focus: CCV focuses on high-growth sectors like Sports, Media, Entertainment, and Lifestyle, with a unique emphasis on IP acquisition to drive returns in stable asset classes. If you're interested in learning more about how CCV is reshaping the venture capital landscape, let’s connect!  More updates to follow! #VentureCapital #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #Startups #ScalingFast #CreativeCapitalVentures https://lnkd.in/eiuWVtvT

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Excited to join industry leaders in LA to explore the future of non-traditional investments. I’ll be speaking at the Private Wealth Southern California Forum, hosted by Markets Group, on 12 November. Together, we’ll discuss how innovations in alternative assets are reshaping the investment landscape. Thank you to Markets Group for providing the platform to explore these transformative developments. #PrivateEquity #Innovation #Technology #Entrepreneurship #VentureCapital #Investing #Finance #Alternatives #Startups #Speaker

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Sustainability and profitability are not mutually exclusive.

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What are the alternatives to shadow bookkeeping? Shadow bookkeeping is both costly and inconvenient, yet many firms resort to it to ensure they have reliable fund admin data. Holland Mountain's ATLAS Fund Admin Oversight solution offers Private Capital firms a way to regain control of their data with a continuous data feed from their Fund Admin with automated data reconciliation.   Our solution ensures firms have both control and confidence in the data managed by their fund administrator, eliminating the need for shadow bookkeeping. How does it work? Our solution helps Private Capital firms have: ▶ Real-time access to data held by your fund administrators ▶ Full audit history capabilities ▶ Automated data reconciliation, far beyond a simple data warehouse ▶ Enrich data with additional attributes from other systems ▶ Self-service access to crucial data for all who need it If you want to know more about our solution, visit our website or schedule a demo with our team to see it in action. 👉 https://lnkd.in/e7FtUWuU Harpreet Lakhan | Holland Mountain | PE Stack by Holland Mountain #privateequity #privatemarkets #data

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Boards of Directors – How Relevant To The Business Is The Board? In 2014, activist investor Starboard Value successfully replaced all 12 directors on the board of Darden Restaurants. The following shows the Darden incumbent board at the time of Starboard's proxy fight, Starboard’s value creation plan initiatives, the Starboard director nominees and the before and after performance (revenue, EBITDA, EBITDA margin and stock price). Note especially the direct relevance of each Starboard nominee to the industry or some aspect of the value creation plan. How often do you see this level of relevance on public company boards?

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Great article on the founder-investor relationship—one that’s so critical to the success of any venture. Tough times are inevitable, and the true strength of a founder-investor partnership isn’t measured during the good times, but in how both sides show up when things go wrong. These moments test trust, alignment, and shared resilience. As founders, we’re expected to lead our teams through crises, rally, adapt, and navigate the storm. The best investors also show the same level of leadership and step up during challenging moments, offering guidance, empathy, and actionable solutions. It’s a collaborative effort, and I’ve been fortunate to witness how impactful it can be when investors show true leadership. One way to ensure this is to work with investors who’ve been in your shoes before—there’s nothing quite like operator investors to bring valuable perspective and support when it matters most.

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We just made Entrepreneur Media! THE NEW FRONTIER Dive into how Ascend Venture Capital's innovative strategies are redefining the game and what this means for the future of venture capital 📈💡 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gd2nn5Hv #VentureCapital #Investing #Innovation #Finance #Entrepreneurship

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Had a fantastic time today discussing VC investing and SWFs on the recent panel about Global LPs active in the LAC VC/PE space. I remain bullish on the region, despite its fundraising challenges. Keep at it, GPs! The promise shown by founder-led tech companies leveraging technology is truly inspiring, and it’s exciting to see global investors like SWFs start to eye LatAm with keen interest! Big thanks to Inter-American Development Bank , IDB Lab , IDB Invest for the invitation to share my few thoughts...💻📱 🌎💼📈 #VentureCapital #SovereignWealthFunds #InvestmentTrends #LatinAmerica

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📈🏢 Aby Rosen's RFR Holding is facing a staggering $2.5B debt bill as defaults pile up! 💥 🔎 According to a recent Bisnow article, RFR Holding, a prominent NYC real estate firm, is grappling with mounting debt and defaults. The company, led by billionaire Aby Rosen, has a portfolio of high-profile properties, including the iconic Seagram Building and Lever House. 🏢🏦 📊 The firm's debt load has surged to a whopping $2.5B, with $1.1B in loans maturing this year alone. 💸 The pandemic has hit the commercial real estate market hard, causing defaults to skyrocket. RFR Holding is no exception, with defaults on several properties, including the $200M mortgage on the Seagram Building. 📉 🗣️ "The pandemic has created a perfect storm for commercial real estate," said one industry expert. "Companies like RFR Holding are facing unprecedented challenges as they navigate this difficult time." 🌪️ 🔜 So, what's next for RFR Holding? The company is reportedly exploring options to refinance its debt and avoid further defaults. 💡 With the commercial real estate market showing signs of recovery, there's hope that RFR Holding can weather this storm. 🌞 Stay tuned for more updates on this developing story! 📰🔔 #RFRHolding #CommercialRealEstate #Debt #Defaults #NYCRealEstate

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🚨 California Bill AB-3129: A New Era for Health Care Transactions? 🚨 Thanks for the detailed note: Kathryn Edgerton, Deborah Daccord, Karen S. Lovitch The recently introduced California Bill (AB-3129) aims to curb the price increases and lower service quality often linked to such acquisitions. Key Highlights: 🔸 Mandatory Reviews: Private equity groups and hedge funds must notify the AG 90 days before any transaction involving a health care facility or provider group. The AG can extend this period by 45 days, potentially delaying transactions. 🔸 Conditional Approvals: The AG can grant, deny, or impose conditions on transactions if they are likely to have anticompetitive effects or significantly impact access to health care services. 🔸 Prohibitions on Management: The bill restricts physician and psychiatric practices from entering management agreements with private equity or hedge fund-controlled entities. Impact on Digital Health Adoption: The increased scrutiny could slow down the adoption of digital health solutions, as transactions involving tech investments may face delays and additional costs. However, it could also ensure that such innovations prioritize patient care over profit. Cost of Healthcare Provision: While the bill aims to control costs, the additional administrative burden and potential delays might increase operational costs for health care providers, which could be passed on to patients. Consolidation by PE Firms: The bill could deter private equity investments, slowing down the trend of consolidation in the health care sector. This might benefit smaller, independent practices but could also limit access to capital for necessary upgrades and innovations. 🤔 Should Other States Follow? While California's approach aims to protect patients from the negative impacts of unchecked acquisitions, it also introduces significant regulatory overhead. Other states should consider the balance between oversight and operational efficiency, learning from California's experience. This bill is a double-edged sword: aiming to protect patients but risking increased costs and delayed innovation. Other states should watch closely to determine the best path forward. #HealthcareReform #DigitalHealth #PrivateEquity #HealthCareInnovation #CaliforniaLegislation

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A big part of making AI usable is enabling testing to provide the necessary assurance that outputs make sense. Distributional is leading this capability.

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https://lnkd.in/gZeefZhX Private equity funds gathered $176.7 billion in the first quarter of 2024, a drop of roughly 10 percent from the $195.5 billion recorded in the same period last year, according to preliminary findings from PEI data. Interest rate uncertainty continues to weigh on buyout and exit activity, while record dry powder for the asset class remains stacked for 2024, the data found.

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As we approach year-end, here's a helpful guide for General Partners and Limited Partners explaining: - What gets taxed? - What isn't taxed? - Scheduling K-1s - How venture fund earnings are taxed - VC fund write-offs - How Carta can help Check it out below (it's a quick read)!

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I was introduced to the Ag Playbook in February 2024 when I hosted a conversation with Paimun (PJ) Amini at the ReACH Innovation Summit. Just over 6 months later, I commend PJ, Senior Director of Venture Investments at Leaps by Bayer, for his great leadership in bringing together AgTech thought leaders to publish the first edition of the Ag Playbook, which provides a comprehensive guide for startups, investors, and industry players to navigate the complexities of product development, commercialization and go-to-market strategy in the agriculture sector. Developing and bringing new agricultural innovations to market is difficult, so it is hoped that this Ag Playbook, by delivering a standardized nomenclature and framework, will enable more streamlined planning and communication amongst the creators of the next generation of agricultural innovations. I am impressed with how much valuable content was created in such a short amount of time by a distinguished group who contributed their time and expertise in developing and reviewing the content. Having witnessed the creation of the Orange Button initiative, a federally funded project aimed at taking the difficulty and high costs out of solar project data management, during my time working the in renewable energy sector, I quickly realized the value of working to standardize information to overcome challenges for AgTech companies and offered to support PJ’s work. The Playbook’s first chapter covers time, cost, and milestones involved in the development of Crop Protection Small Molecule products, which are critical for the control of agricultural pests and diseases around the world. More chapters are expected to be developed, focused on Animal AgTech and Digital AgTech. With the financing market likely to remain challenging well into 2025, it is more important than ever to provide start-up companies with the tools to increase the likelihood that their new innovations to make it onto the farm. As the AgTech sector continues to evolve, hopefully, this Ag Playbook will help unlock the potential of new technologies to address global food complexities and support AgTech companies in achieving success. Adrian Percy Aimee Hood Dana Lucas Dan Seyer Derek Norman Devika Balachandran Eric Park Fabian Gosselin P. Gregory Hartmann Jacqueline Heard John Dombrosky Kerstin Ilg Ling Li Mark S. Brooks Mark Wood Michael Crawford Neal Gutterson Rachel Resek Ronald Meeusen Sara Olson, PhD Sommers Kline Thomas LAURENT EcoTech Capital Cy Obert #agtech #agriculture #cropprotection #innovation #sustainability #sustainableag #technology #farm https://lnkd.in/gz7XxWeB

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Coatue’s 2024 EMW Conference https://buff.ly/4bHR4XR by @coatuemgmt overview of the macroeconomic landscape that helps guide our view on both the public and private markets. Of course… AI continues to present a new vector of investment opportunity! #rafAIgual #AI #state #markets

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It's interesting to see how valuation trends have shifted, especially the decline in up rounds this year. This data is crucial for founders and investors to set realistic expectations in a tougher fundraising climate. Understanding these trends can really help in planning for the future! 👏

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Emerging markets account for roughly 80% of global growth and provide opportunities for a burgeoning middle class. In the early stages of development, they have more robust nominal GDP growth, which gives #investors numerous prospects for development. https://lnkd.in/dQeUF6c8

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