Few investors have left as profound a mark on the history of finance as Warren Buffett. Nicknamed the “Oracle of Omaha,” he became one of the richest people in the world thanks to an investment approach that appears, at first glance, surprisingly simple. Yet behind this apparent simplicity lies an extraordinary level of discipline, applied with remarkable consistency for more than sixty years.

In the world of mergers and acquisitions, it is common to hear that a company is “for sale” or that a private equity fund is actively looking for a buyer for one of its portfolio companies. However, the reality is much more nuanced. Every year, numerous companies receive highly attractive acquisition offers that they nevertheless choose to reject, sometimes even when the proposed price is significantly above their theoretical valuation.

When discussing financial markets, attention is often focused on investors, hedge funds, or investment banks. However, one category of participants plays an equally essential role, despite being much less known to the general public: market makers.

When discovering private equity, one question often arises: how do funds actually make money? In reality, private equity management companies have several compensation mechanisms, some directly linked to investment performance, while others help finance day-to-day operations

Mergers and acquisitions are often presented as one of the most powerful ways to accelerate a company’s growth. However, history has shown that some of the most ambitious transactions have ended in spectacular failures.

For a long time, hedge funds mainly recruited candidates from top business schools, finance programs, or economics backgrounds. A solid understanding of financial markets, derivatives, and asset valuation was often enough to build a career within these institutions.

In finance recruitment, whether in investment banking, private equity, or asset management, CV screening is an extremely fast process, and contrary to what many candidates believe, it is rarely a deep analytical review at first glance but rather a rapid filtering exercise designed to answer one simple question: is this profile worth a closer look or not?

When a student discovers private equity, one question often comes up: why does an investment fund sell a company to another fund rather than to a strategic buyer or through an IPO? At first glance, this practice may seem strange. Some observers even see it as a simple game of musical chairs between financial investors.

When discussing private equity, many people imagine funds investing in already large companies and reselling them a few years later at a profit. However, a significant portion of the value creation generated by funds relies on a very different strategy: sector consolidation. Through roll-up or buy-and-build strategies, investors seek to transform several small businesses into a much larger and more competitive player. This approach has enabled ma

In the world of private equity, few transactions are cited as often as that of Toys R Us. For many years, this deal has been presented as the perfect example of the risks associated with excessive leverage and a poor adaptation to market developments.
While the bankruptcy of Toys “R” Us cannot be attributed solely to its LBO, this transaction perfectly illustrates how an inappropriate financing structure can weaken a company that was nevertheles