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GUEST POST: ESG/SUSTAINABILITY REGULATIONS – The Coming Impact on Middle Market and Small Business
February 21, 2023 By: Jenifer Faust (Faust Global Partners) & Dean Emerick (ESG The Report) In 2023, there will be an increased focus on sustainability and ESG-related regulations worldwide. In the United States,... Read More -
DEER ISLE: Insights, Flows & Investment Trends
February 21, 2023 Rolling Recession? Or, Old Fashion Cyclical Sectors? There is a new term being “heard on the street” … “Rolling Recession”. A Rolling Recession seems to be a description of an... Read More -
PROPRIETARY PRIVATE DEALS: How Valuable?
January 26, 2023 In an age of sophisticated fund managers and information overload, Deer Isle believes that the way to maximize sale, merger, or investment valuations and capital markets outcomes is for a... Read More -
PRIVATE FUND PLACEMENT AGENTS: Valuable or Not?
January 26, 2023 The process for sourcing capital for funds has changed dramatically in the last 15 years while the Placement Agent process has essentially remained the same over this time period. In... Read More -
DEER ISLE: Insights, Flows & Investment Trends
January 26, 2023 Welcome to 2023! Hopefully a year that brings peace and prosperity to the capital markets. It seems likely that the US will go into a recession, which should bring down... Read More -
Tidings of Cheer and Good Fortune for 2023!!
December 21, 2022 Wishing everyone a Holiday Season full of Joy and Happiness… Read More -
WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH/THE TOUGH GET GOING: 5 Capital Seeker Survival Tactics
December 13, 2022 It may be an understatement to say that the end of 2022 was one of the worst years for Capital Seekers in twenty years. Bloomberg reports that “Venture Capital Deals... Read More -
DEER ISLE: Insights, Flows & Investment Trends
December 13, 2022 Market Liquidity – Large capital resources available once Fed stops hiking interest rates: We have seen internal surveys done by large wealth advisors which show that cash balances/equivalents are approx. 40% of... Read More -
GUEST POST: ESG RATING AGENCIES – What Investment Managers Need to Know
December 13, 2022 As COP 27 is wrapping up in Egypt, and we are reminded of our responsibility to take urgent climate action, many investment managers are looking for ways to align their... Read More -
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT PROCESS, CAPITAL PROCESS: Summed with 4 Steps that Increase Valuations & Success
November 15, 2022 Given tight capital market conditions, it has become more important than ever for all types of Capital Seekers including Venture Capital Companies, Lower and Middle Companies whether family or institutionally... Read More -
VENTURE CAPITAL DIVERSE TRANSACTION SOURCING / Help Needed!?
November 14, 2022 Venture Capital Providers including Funds and Family Offices are typically searching for the “best” opportunities. “Best” opportunity is often in the eye of the beholder when companies are venture companies... Read More -
DEER ISLE: Insights, Flows & Investment Trends
November 14, 2022 Are you or one of your portfolio companies (or potential referrals) waiting for capital market conditions to improve before launching or continuing capital sourcing? We are hearing that many capital... Read More
