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Lee Anderson writes about tax strategy, estate planning, and wealth management for FatFire, covering the questions that matter to high-net-worth households pursuing financial independence. Every article draws on primary sources including IRS guidance, fund prospectuses, and academic research, and is reviewed against the FatFire editorial standards (fatfire.com/editorial-standards/) before publication.
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Asurion is privately held by a consortium of private equity firms led by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS), with additional stakes held by Madison Dearborn Partners, Berkshire Partners, CVC Capital Partners, and TPG Capital. No single firm discloses its exact ownership percentage, but WCAS is t
Brookfield private equity is one of the largest alternative asset platforms on earth, with Brookfield Asset Management reporting approximately $925 billion in assets under management as of year-end 2023. But the firm's structure creates a real access problem for individual investors: the flagship fu
The european waterfall private equity model determines not just when you get paid, but how much risk you're absorbing relative to your GP.
Global private markets AUM reached approximately $13 trillion by end of 2023, according to McKinsey & Company's Global Private Markets Review 2024, with private equity representing the largest single share. That figure has grown roughly 3x over the past decade. For context, it exceeds the GDP of eve
Private equity fund service providers are the operational infrastructure that determines whether a fund runs cleanly or creates liability for every investor in it.
BlackRock venture capital is not what most people assume.
Venture capital accounting operates under a fundamentally different set of rules than public market investing.
Distressed private equity involves acquiring stakes in financially troubled companies or their debt at significant discounts, then restructuring operations, capital structures, or both to generate returns at exit. The core distinction from traditional PE is the entry point: you are buying broken, no
The best private equity newsletters are not industry gossip sheets.
Triton private equity is a European mid-market buyout firm founded in 1997, managing over €17 billion in assets across industrials, business services, consumer, and health sectors.
Blackstone's flagship buyout fund, Capital Partners IX, closed at approximately $26 billion in 2021, making it one of the largest private equity funds ever raised.
Private investment in public equity (PIPE) is a mechanism where accredited investors purchase shares of a publicly traded company through a negotiated private transaction, typically at a discount of 10% to 20% below the prevailing market price. The company gets capital faster than a traditional offe