Sat.Dec 02, 2023

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MiB: Michael Fisch, American Securities

Barry Ritholtz

This week, we speak with Michael Fisch , CEO and co-founder of American Securities , a $27-billion dollar private equity firm. He is a managing member of the general partners of the American Securities Partners’ series of private equity funds and a member of the investment committee of AS Birch Grove. He was previously a partner in two private equity funds, a consultant in the Paris office of Bain & Co., and worked in the mergers and acquisitions department of Goldman Sachs.

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10 Weekend Reads

Barry Ritholtz

The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of coffee, grab a seat outside, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • America’s undying empire: why the decline of US power has been greatly exaggerated : For more than a decade, people have been saying that the era of US dominance is coming to an end. But in reality there are still no other global players to rival it. ( The Guardian ) • The Inside Story of Microsoft’s Partnership with OpenAI : The companies had honed a protocol for releasin

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