PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2019

It is a complicated question — and one greatly dependent on how exactly one lays out the math. delivery startup that raised $575 million in funding. This natural progression of integrating an acquisition allows us to fully leverage Walmart’s assets for Jet, and leverage Jet’s talent for Walmart,” Lore stated.

eCommerce 40

eCommerce Retail Leverage Startups 40

Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

You graduate Harvard in 1990, with an Economics and Computer Science degree, perfect for the explosion of the Internet; a PhD from MIT and Information Technology in ‘96. WENGER: Yeah, that had really been my goal since my own first startup in ’96, ‘97, which was a company called W3Health that ultimately failed. Why is that?

Valuation 117

Valuation Investments Marketing Technology 117

Barry Ritholtz

JANUARY 24, 2023

STEVEN KLINSKY, FOUNDER, CEO AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL: I come from the Detroit area of Michigan as a public school kid, went to University of Michigan and studied both economics and philosophy. And what was interesting was the first leveraged buyout of a public company happened when I was in graduate school.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 103

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Investments Leverage Numbers 103

Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

One, one is true and I’ve always said is that I wanted people to stop, ask if I could doing math. And no one asked me if I can do math anymore with a degree from Booth, particularly in econometrics and statistics. So people really ask you, you take French and can you do math. Two reasons. For various reasons.

Investments 56

Investments Math Risk Management Benchmarking 56

Barry Ritholtz

JULY 31, 2023

The economic dislocation, the health risks, just the mayhem that took place, but from the perspective of a number of corporate CEOs, Bill Ackman of Pershing Square Capital, the hedge fund that had a couple of amazing trades based on this. HOFFMAN: So obviously, I’ve — you know, economically minded from the jump.

Treasury 52

Treasury Economics Retail Entertainment 52