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How are PE firms managing risk in light of frequent black swan events?

By Ranjani Raghavan

  • 12 Mar 2020
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How are PE firms managing risk in light of frequent black swan events?
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Blackstone chairman Stephen Schwarzman has often explained how the private equity firm’s failed 1986 investment in Edgcomb Steel helped it develop a robust risk management strategy. Essentially, the team that proposes an investment circulates a written note and the firm’s partners are asked to offer criticism on the proposal. Thereafter, the ......

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