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Cobalt Chart of the Month: December 2020
Cobalt Market Data / Chart of the Month With 2020 coming to a close, we looked at one of the…
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Preparing for 2021
Cobalt launches new website 2020 has been a big year for Cobalt: from major product enhancements to new critical partnerships,…
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Cobalt Chart of the Month: November 2020
Cobalt Market Data / Chart of the Month The Cobalt Research team recently pushed its Q1 2020 private equity benchmark…
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3 Questions with BV Investment Partners’ Jonathan Holmes
Jonathan Holmes is the Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Compliance Officer for BV Investment Partners, a private equity…
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Cobalt Chart of the Month: October 2020
Cobalt Market Data / Chart of the Month While buyout has been one of the most popular sectors in private…
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Responding to investor and regulator scrutiny
Private equity and venture fund managers face an increasing barrage of detailed and probing questions daily. Examples: “What is the…
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Cobalt Chart of the Month: August 2020
Cobalt Market Data Chart of the Month Pooled Distributions/Contributions of Distressed Credit Funds from 2005 to 2019 This chart emphasizes…
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Cobalt Chart of the Month: July 2020
Cobalt Market Data Chart of the Month NAVs and Dry Powder in the 2010’s This chart indicates that from 2012…
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How To Get a PE Tech Implementation Right
While deploying new technology will always require a level of effort and work, there are some key steps you can…
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Four Big PE Tech Implementation MYTHS
In the age of automation, it’s inevitable that private market firms of all sizes will have to implement new technology…
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2020 Forecast in The Shredder? It’s Time to Automate
If you are focused on producing and (constantly) updating forecasts for your firm right now, you are not alone. In the…
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Signs You Need Better Portfolio Monitoring Than Excel
Eight Signs You’ve Outgrown Excel for Portfolio Monitoring Excel has traditionally been an easy (and natural) way to track portfolio…