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☆ Exclusive-BDT & MSD Partners Explores $5 Billion Sale of Alliance Laundry-Sources
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Anirban Sen(Reuters) - Merchant bank BDT & MSD Partners, the owner of Alliance Laundry Systems, is exploring a sale of the U.S. laundry equipment manufacturer that could value it at nearly $5 billion, including debt, according to people familiar with the matter. BDT & MSD Partners, Alliance Laundry, and Morgan Stanley declined to comment. It supplies laundry systems to U.S. military facilities, laundromat chains, hotels, long-term healthcare facilities and clinics, restaurants, fire stations, residential apartments, and other businesses across sectors. In 2015, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan sold its majority stake in Ripon, Wisconsin-based Alliance Laundry to BDT Capital Partners, prior to its merger with MSD Partners. BDT & MSD Partners is run by former Goldman Sachs alumni Trott and Gregg Lemkau.

Persons: Anirban Sen, Morgan Stanley, Michael, Byron, Primus, Goldman Sachs, Trott, Gregg Lemkau, Silver, Armour, Shari Redstone, Chizu Nomiyama Organizations: Reuters, Merchant, MSD Partners, Alliance Laundry Systems, Alliance, Laundry, BDT Capital Partners Locations: Ontario, Ripon , Wisconsin, New York

The pay bumps could help win over some employees who balked at smaller bonuses last year that they blamed on losses from the retail operations. The firm's allocation for bonuses fell by as much as 40% in 2022, according to another source, after earnings slid 48%. Wall Street pay varies widely based on performance and market conditions, and bonuses account for a large share of compensation - in some cases more than double an employee’s annual salary. Goldman was involved in several major transactions in recent months that spurred optimism about a nascent market recovery. WALL STREET BONUS SLIDEThe potential compensation gains contrast with expectations for a broader industry slide.

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☆ Paramount's Shari Redstone is open for business, but business may not be open for her
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Paramount Global 's controlling shareholder is open to a merger or selling the company at the right price, according to people familiar with her thinking. Spokespeople for Redstone and Paramount Global declined to comment. Paramount Global's market value was below $8 billion as of Friday. Discovery could merge with Paramount Global, though putting together Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures may hold up deal approval with U.S. regulators. Paramount Global isn't actively working with an investment bank on a sale, according to people familiar with the matter.

Persons: Shari Redstone, David A, CNBC Shari, Jon Miller, SpongeBob, Guggenheim, Michael Morris, Morris, Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, Bob Bakish, Bakish, Wells, Steven Cahall, Cahall, CNBC's David Faber, Lina Khan, Laura Martin, haven't, Simon, Simon & Schuster, Sumner Redstone, NAI, Jim Cramer Organizations: National Amusements, Paramount Global, Allen & Company Sun Valley, Grogan, CNBC, Paramount, Redstone, Integrated Media, Advancit, Paramount Pictures, CBS, MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, BET, Showtime, NFL, Champions League, Viacom, Berkshire, Paramount Global's, Tech, Apple, YouTube, National Football, Federal Trade, Big Tech, Comcast, NBC, Fox, Disney, Needham & Co, Netflix, Bain, Co, Warner Bros, Sky, Scripps, Discovery, Simon &, MSD Partners Locations: Sun Valley , Idaho, Los Angeles , California, U.S

☆ Lazard's Raymond McGuire: Deglobalization will be the reindustrialization of America
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailLazard's Raymond McGuire: Deglobalization will be the reindustrialization of AmericaRaymond McGuire, Lazard president, and Dina Powell McCormick, BDT & MSD Partners vice chairman, join CNBC's Delivering Alpha 2023 to discuss geopolitics in relation to energy and entrepreneurship, U.S.-China industrial relations and more.

Persons: Lazard's Raymond McGuire, Deglobalization, Raymond McGuire, Lazard, Dina Powell McCormick Organizations: BDT, MSD Partners, CNBC's Locations: China

☆ Dina Powell McCormick: G20 manufacturing corridor is 'clear message' U.S. working on checks on China
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailDina Powell McCormick: G20 manufacturing corridor is 'clear message' U.S. working on checks on ChinaRaymond McGuire, Lazard president, and Dina Powell McCormick, BDT & MSD Partners vice chairman, join CNBC's Delivering Alpha 2023 to discuss geopolitics in relation to energy and entrepreneurship, U.S.-China industrial relations and more.

Persons: Dina Powell McCormick, Raymond McGuire, Lazard Organizations: BDT, MSD Partners, CNBC's Locations: China

☆ Lazard's McGuire: AI supercomputing will increase demand on the power grid
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailLazard's McGuire: AI supercomputing will increase demand on the power gridRaymond McGuire, Lazard president, and Dina Powell McCormick, BDT & MSD Partners vice chairman, join CNBC's Delivering Alpha 2023 to discuss geopolitics in relation to energy and entrepreneurship, U.S.-China industrial relations and more.

Persons: Lazard's McGuire, Raymond McGuire, Lazard, Dina Powell McCormick Organizations: supercomputing, BDT, MSD Partners, CNBC's Locations: China

☆ Meet Russell Horwitz, the ex-Goldman partner who is stepping in as David Solomon's chief of staff at a vulnerable time for the CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Dakin Campbell | Kaja Whitehouse | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Russell Horwitz has been named David Solomon's new chief of staff at a difficult time for the CEO. Russell Horwitz, a partner and former chief of staff to CEO Lloyd Blankfein, is returning to the firm after roughly two years away. Another, Jake Siewert, left Goldman for Warburg Pincus in June 2021. Horwitz left soon after. He has Washington experienceLike Rogers, Horwitz also has a past working in Washington DC.

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July 28 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs (GS.N) executive Julian Salisbury will join investment firm Sixth Street as a partner and co-chief investment officer early next year, his incoming firm said, marking yet another high-profile exit from Goldman. Salisbury will reunite with Goldman alums in his new role, including Sixth Street CEO Alan Waxman. Salisbury became a partner in 2008 and previously served as global co-head of the asset management unit before it was combined with wealth management under Marc Nachmann last year. Goldman's asset management division has promoted 11 partners and hired nine new managing directors focused on investing this year, a company spokeswoman said. Salisbury has "done a great job putting together all these asset management businesses over the last few years," Nachmann said in an interview.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Julian Salisbury, Salisbury, Goldman alums, Alan Waxman, Marc Nachmann, Julian, Waxman, Dina Powell McCormick, Gregg Lemkau, Katie Koch, Goldman, Nachmann, It’s, David Solomon, Lloyd Blankfein, Manya Saini, Niket, Lananh Nguyen, Vinay Dwivedi, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Sixth, Goldman, MSD Partners, TCW, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Goldman, Salisbury, London, Moscow, New York, Russia, China, Bengaluru, Lananh

☆ Mission Impossible: Paramount reckoning
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Jennifer Saba | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

NEW YORK, July 5 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Paramount Global’s (PARA.O) predicament is worthy of its successful “Mission: Impossible” franchise. Over the past year or so, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRKa.N) has bought and increased its stake in Paramount to about 15%. Without the funding, her closely held firm might have needed to pledge more of its Paramount stock against a loan. Streaming service Paramount+ is similar to Netflix, whose enterprise is worth 5 times next year’s estimated revenue. “Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One,” from Paramount Pictures, opens in movie theaters on July 12.

Persons: Shari Redstone, Looney, Walt Disney, Sumner, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, Goldman Sachs, Byron Trott, Rudolph Valentino, Mae West, Marx, Trustbusters, Martin Davis, Sumner Redstone, Simon, Schuster, Walt, Jeffrey Goldfarb, Sharon Lam, Streisand Neto Organizations: YORK, Reuters, Paramount, Warner Bros Discovery, AT, Netflix, Apple, Comcast, Electronic Arts, MSD Partners, Viacom, Audio Communications, CBS, Nickelodeon, MTV, Time Warner, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Tiffany Network, National Football League, Fox, Amazon, MGM, U.S, Penguin Random, Walt Disney, Amusements, Paramount Global, BDT Capital Partners, “, Paramount Pictures, Thomson Locations: U.S, Gulf, Western, NAI

☆ Is Goldman Sachs' partnership losing some of its shine?
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

As if all that wasn't enough, the leadership at Goldman Sachs had another cross to bear on Tuesday: two of its high-profile partners exiting the bank. (In fact, he made our annual list of rising stars on Wall Street in 2020.) That begs the question: Has Goldman Sachs' partnership lost some of its luster? And here's a running list of partners who have left Goldman Sachs under David Solomon. According to The Wall Street Journal, many of the industry's power players aren't looking forward to Biden-Trump part II.

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☆ Reports of 2 high-profile Goldman Sachs' partners exiting the firm as more layoffs are seen on the horizon
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

News broke Tuesday of two high-profile Goldman Sachs partners leaving the bank. It hasn't been smooth sailing at Goldman Sachs in recent months. As if all that wasn't enough, the leadership at Goldman Sachs had another cross to bear on Tuesday: news breaking of two of its high-profile partners exiting the bank. The exits come amidst a difficult few months for Goldman Sachs, which has seen a change in strategy, a reorg, disappointment over bonuses, and layoffs. Which begs the question: Has Goldman Sachs' partnership lost some of its luster?

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Fred Baba, Dina Powell McCormick, David Solomon, Baba, George Floyd, Jane Street, Powell McCormick, Donald Trump, She's, Goldman alums, Byron Trott, Gregg Lemkau, Jane, Goldman, Powell Organizations: Morning, Goldman, Bloomberg, Wall Street, MSD Partners, Street

David Solomon has been Goldman Sachs' CEO for over four years since succeeding Lloyd Blankfein. There's been a lot of talk about the morale at Goldman Sachs. Solomon said there were fewer "partner transitions at Goldman Sachs" in 2022 than any year "going back to 2014." Meanwhile, Solomon's expensive foray into consumer banking raised the ire of some longtime Goldman partners, as Insider has previously reported. The fresh faces among the Goldman Sachs executives who took the stage at the bank's investor day highlight the leadership changes under Solomon.

☆ Paramount pops after Buffett's favorite banker makes 'interesting' bet in media giant's key shareholder
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-26 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

National Amusements, Paramount's majority voting shareholder, announced Thursday afternoon that it has entered into an agreement for a $125 million preferred equity investment from BDT Capital Partners, an affiliate of BDT & MSD Partners. Paramount Global shares jumped nearly 6% on Friday after an investor known as Warren Buffett's favorite banker piled into the media company's controlling shareholder. BDT & MSD Partners' chairman and co-CEO is Byron Trott, who has long been known as Buffett's preferred and trusted banker. "It's not good news when any company passes its dividend, or cuts its dividend dramatically," Buffett said. Upgrade from LoopLoop Capital on Friday upgraded Paramount to a hold rating from a sell in light of the BDT investment.

☆ Shopify divests logistics arm to Flexport in strategic reversal
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Krystal Hu | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

May 4 (Reuters) - Shopify Inc (SHOP.TO) has divested the logistics arm it built over the past few years, in a reversal of its strategy of aggressively investing in fulfillment networks, the Canadian e-commerce platform said on Thursday. Flexport was last valued at $8 billion in a $935 million funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz and MSD Partners in February 2022. The move to expand into logistics services was part of Shopify's ambition to support merchants selling on its platform with one-stop service. Shopify President Harley Finkelstein said the shift in strategy was a result of prioritizing product acceleration. San Francisco-based Flexport will expand into fulfillment and last-mile delivery through the deal as the official logistics partner for merchants on Shopify.

☆ Meet Kim Posnett, the powerful Goldman Sachs dealmaker who was just named head of the investment bank's TMT unit
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Kim Posnett was just named head of Goldman's all-important TMT investment banking group. Posnett, 43, has long been one of the most senior figures at Goldman's investment bank. Posnett was previously the head of Goldman's investment-banking services unit, which acts as a salesforce for the global IB division. The former co-head of Goldman's TMT franchise will become co-chairman of the unit. The former would result in the IB services group, which functions, in effect, as a sales force.

☆ Fanatics moves one step closer to IPO, hiring Meta's head of investor relations
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Ian Thomas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

While an IPO is not on the immediate horizon, the company is taking a step in the direction of preparing for one, hiring Meta's investor relations head to further build out its engagement with current and future shareholders. Deborah Crawford, who has served as Meta 's vice president of investor relations for more than eight years, is being appointed as Fanatics' head of investor relations, a new position at the company. Prior to Meta, Crawford was head of investor relations for Netflix, where she helped initiate the streaming company's first formal investor relations function, according to Fanatics. Schiffman declined to comment on the potential timing of a Fanatics IPO but confirmed the company has a goal of going public. Fanatics has seen its valuation and investor roster drastically expand in recent years, which has also helped to fuel IPO chatter.

☆ Since David Solomon became Goldman Sachs CEO, more than 80 partners have left. See the running list here.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Carter Johnson | Dakin Campbell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

David Solomon has been Goldman Sachs' CEO for more than four years since succeeding Lloyd Blankfein. There's been a lot of talk about the morale at Goldman Sachs. In reality, Solomon said, there were fewer "partner transitions at Goldman Sachs" in 2022 than any year "going back to 2014." "At the moment, year-to-date, our turnover is at a 5-year low, not just for partners, in the whole firm," Solomon added. Here is a running list of Goldman's partners that have retired from the firm — or moved on to roles at other companies — since Solomon became CEO.

☆ Weeks after mass layoffs, Flexport CEO Dave Clark says most of the company's work can be automated — it's just a 'question of time'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Emma Cosgrove | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Dave Clark is now sole CEO at Flexport after previously sharing the job with founder Ryan Petersen. The Amazon veteran said an "overwhelming majority" of work at firms like Flexport can be automated. Striving for automation is common among tech-focused logistics companies, but few have delivered. The goal of automating most of the coordination — like sending emails — in the freight industry is common among venture-backed logistics technology companies. AAutomation-driven logistics technology is still receiving attention from investors despite overall trade volume and venture investment cooling.

☆ Freight Forwarder Flexport Is Laying Off 20% of Its Workforce
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Liz Young | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +4 min

Freight forwarder Flexport Inc. is cutting about 20% of its global workforce, or more than 600 workers, as the digital-focused business copes with falling shipping demand and repositions its operations to offer more supply-chain services. Mr. Petersen in June had estimated gross revenue of nearly $5 billion in 2022. The layoffs come amid a broader pullback in freight demand since the middle of last year as inflation has taken a toll on consumer demand and retailers have pulled back from earlier inventory restocking efforts. Mr. Clark, who led Amazon.com Inc.’s logistics expansion over his 20-plus years with the company, started as co-CEO at Flexport in September alongside the freight forwarder’s founder, Mr. Petersen. Mr. Clark is scheduled to fully take over the day-to-day leadership role on March 1, the company has said, and Mr. Petersen will then become executive chairman.

☆ Flexport Names Former Amazon Executive as President
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Paul Berger | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +2 min

com Inc. executive, is joining Flexport Inc. as the digital-focused freight forwarder boosts its growth ambitions under the leadership of former Amazon consumer chief executive Dave Clark. The San Francisco-based company named Ms. Carlson president and chief commercial officer, overseeing sales, marketing and communications, Flexport said Thursday. Ms. Carlson specializes in cloud computing. Mr. Clark in September took on the role of Flexport co-CEO alongside the company’s founder and CEO Ryan Petersen. Mr. Clark has hired former Amazon employees including public-relations executive Kelly Cheeseman, logistics executive Parisa Sadrzadeh and human-resources executive Darcie Henry.

☆ Fanatics valuation hits $31 billion after $700 million investment round
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Jessica Golden | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Michael Rubin's sports platform company Fanatics has raised $700 million in fresh capital, pushing its value to $31 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. In March, the company raised $1.5 billion led by Fidelity and Blackrock and Michael Dell's MSD Partners. This summer, Fanatics ventured deeper into collegiate sports, signing a long-term deal with Nike to manufacture college sports fan apparel. Rubin now has his eyes on the sports gaming market. Revenue for Fanatics, including its Lids segment, will be approximately $8 billion in 2023, according to company estimates.

☆ Shopify's startup investments this year include millions into companies that focus on NFTs, Web3 apps, customer-engagement, and financial services
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Madeline Stone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

In its press release announcing the new funding, Wati said the investment was Shopify's first in a startup operating in Southeast Asia. The goal is to make Thirdweb's tools available to Shopify merchants who want to bring Web3 products and experiences to their online stores. Shopify recently participated in Gorgias' $30 million Series C round, which valued the startup at $710 million. According to the company, merchants using its technology report a 96% increase in sales on average. Flexport announced it had received a strategic investment from Shopify as part of its $935 million Series E on February 7.

☆ Logistics startup Flexport plans hiring spree, to double engineers in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Krystal Hu | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Nov 2 (Reuters) - Flexport, one of the most valuable logistics startups, is looking to add about 400 engineers to double its technical team by next year, a top company executive told Reuters. Flexport raised $935 million led by venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and MSD Partners earlier this year at a valuation of $8 billion. Founded in 2013 by Ryan Petersen, Flexport enables buyers, sellers and their logistics partners to ship, store and trade goods on its digital platform. The expanded team will work on building the core product, and improve the tracking system and add more automation to the platform. Flexport currently has over 3,200 employees across the world, and now has a hybrid work policy, requiring employees to work for two to three days in the office.

☆ Inside ex-Goldman Sachs banker Gregg Lemkau's big bet on himself
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Gregg Lemkau (center) led MSD Partners, the investment firm financed by Michael Dell (right) to a merger with merchant bank BDT & Company, founded by Byron Trott (left). Gregg Lemkau seemingly had it all, which is why many were surprised at his decision to end his 28-year tenure at Goldman Sachs to run MSD Partners, Michael Dell's investment firm, in late 2020. Nearly two years later, Lemkau has silenced any doubters by orchestrating a merger between MSD and merchant bank BDT & Company. Lemkau will serve as co-CEO with BDT founder and CEO Byron Trott of the new firm, which will target rich families and founders. Click here to read more about Gregg Lemkau's ascension at Goldman Sachs and his decision to leave.

☆ How Gregg Lemkau went from Goldman CEO contender to building a hybrid investment bank catering to billionaires
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Hayley Cuccinello | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Gregg Lemkau was in the running for CEO before he left Goldman Sachs in 2020. Now he runs Michael Dell's investment firm, which is merging with billionaire advisory BDT. When Gregg Lemkau left Goldman Sachs in late 2020 to run Michael Dell's investment firm, many within and outside the bank were surprised. Cardinale, who had left Goldman a decade ago to start his own investment firm, knew it had to be a massive opportunity to pull away Lemkau. Oldest sibling Kristin runs JPMorgan's US wealth management business and Lemkau's younger brother Chip is a managing director at Goldman Sachs in private wealth management.

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