Weekly News Roundup
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What We’ve Been Reading – Week of April 18th
Markets, Economy & Corporate News
- Midtown Has Been Empty, but Other Retail Zones Have Bounced Back (NYT)
- Hot SPAC Market Could Freeze After Potential SEC Rule Change (Forbes)
- SPAC Transactions Come to a Halt Amid SEC Crackdown, Cooling Retail Investor Interest (CNBC.com)
- Short Sellers Boost Bets Against SPACs (WSJ)
Asset/Wealth Management
- Want to Win an RFP? Be Prepared to Answer Diversity Questions (Institutional Investor)
Alternatives
- Private Equity’s Health-Care Role Draws Spotlight (Pensions & Investments)
- Will Private Equity Get Caught Up in a SPAC Showdown with Regulators? (PitchBook)
- Private Equity Defies Pandemic to Raise Record $180B in Q1(Private Equity International)
- Private-Equity Firms Regain Taste for Giant Buyouts (WSJ)