Private equity is often summarized as a simple financial mechanism: buying a company with debt, improving its performance, then reselling it at a gain. This vision. While debt plays a role in amplifying returns, it has long ceased to be the primary driver of fund performance.
The different roles on a trading floor: understanding the functions and dynamics
The trading floor fascinates as much as it intrigues. Multiple screens, continuous information flows, rapid decisions and significant financial stakes: the environment is demanding and highly technical. Yet behind the sometimes caricatured image of the solitary trader lies a structured organization.
Why the best investment bankers are not always the best investors
In the collective imagination, excellence in investment banking constitutes an ideal preparation for the profession of investor. Bankers advise on the largest transactions, master complex financial models and operate at the heart of strategic decisions.
The RSB Master in International Finance: synonymous with excellence
Discover in this article a complete overview of RSB's prestigious Master in International Finance: teaching methods, international opportunities, career prospects, and more.
The psychology of executives in mergers and acquisitions: why some transactions fail despite strong numbers
At first glance, a merger or acquisition transaction is based on rational elements: quantified synergies, robust financial models, detailed strategic analyses. Yet the history of the markets is full of transactions whose fundamentals appeared irreproachable, but failed later.
The rise of family offices: a threat or an opportunity for traditional private equity?
Over the past decade, family offices have occupied an increasingly important place in the private investment ecosystem. Long discreet and focused on wealth preservation, these structures have become direct players in private equity transactions, sometimes participating in deals of significant size.
The link between strategy consulting and finance: two closely intertwined worlds
In the collective imagination of business school students, strategy consulting and finance often appear as two distinct, or even opposing, career paths. One is seen as being oriented toward reflection, macroeconomic analysis, and long-term vision, while the other is perceived as more focused on execution, numbers, and transactions.
Partner-led investment banks: a new generation of high value-added M&A boutiques
For several years, the mergers and acquisitions advisory landscape has been undergoing a profound transformation. Alongside large international investment banks and traditional boutiques, a more discreet yet increasingly influential category has emerged: so-called “partner-led” investment banks.