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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Cobalt GP has a new look. Here’s why.
Simplicity. Sophistication. Usability. Service. These are the four mantras at the core of every thing we do at Cobalt. Simply…
Five Surprising Must-Read Books for Private Equity Pros
Five Surprising Must-Read Books for Private Equity Pros Just because you’ve finished Stephen Schwarzman’s What It Takes doesn’t mean you’re…