Why Increasing Tick Sizes May Lead to More Dark Pools Instead of More IPOs (February 05, 2013)

Today, the SEC will convene a much-anticipated roundtable examining the current regime of penny-priced tick sizes on U.S. stock markets.... (Category: Finance, JOBS Act, Securities)

Dodd-Frank: “It will finally bring transparency to the kinds of complex, risky transactions that helped trigger the financial crisis.” (July 22, 2010)

That’s President Obama yesterday on Dodd-Frank. Of course, there was no need for me to wait until yesterday to hear... (Category: )

Thanks and a Final Thought on Hedge Fund/Private Equity Fund Convergence (April 03, 2006)

Many thanks to Gordon, Christine and Vic for allowing me to guest-blog for the past two weeks. I’ve really enjoyed... (Category: Hedge Funds)

Static vs. Dynamic Agency Cost Theories of the Firm (April 02, 2006)

I just finished reading Henry Hu and Bernie Black’s fascinating paper, Empty Voting and Hidden Ownership: Taxonomy, Implications, and Reforms.... (Category: Corporate Governance)

Go-Shop Provisions (March 31, 2006)

Bill Sjostrom over at Truth on the Market reported earlier this week on a New York Times article discussing the... (Category: M&A)

Private Equity and Hedge Fund Convergence (March 27, 2006)

I was recently informed of a large VC investment made last week in a start-up called Salick Cardiovascular Centers, Inc.... (Category: Hedge Funds)

Why Venture Capitalists Might Not Care About Reputation (March 23, 2006)

There’s an interesting article in today’s New York Times (article here) about a recent lawsuit involving Wine.com and its venture... (Category: Venture Capital)

Private Equity, Illinois Pensioners and Sudan? (March 21, 2006)

Many thanks to Gordon, Christine and Vic for inviting me to guest-blog at the Conglomerate. As Gordon notes, one of... (Category: Venture Capital)