Today’s Noise – Happy Monday – Embrace it don’t have Boomtown Rats’ Monday
KKR Closes $19 Billion North America Private Equity Fund – sucker born every minute – hope you have a long investment period
https://www.streetinsider.com/Business+Wire/KKR+Closes+%2419+Billion+North+America+Private+Equity+Fund/19951153.html
Twitter, Under Shareholder Pressure, Begins Deal Talks With Musk_ Report – smart guy just not sure what is value-add is here, guess retail hoping it is electrified or a rocketship
https://www.livemint.com/news/world/twitter-under-shareholder-pressure-begins-deal-talks-with-musk-report-11650883488407.html
Institutional Investors Allocate Largest Amount Of New Capital To Hedge Funds Since 2015 – just wait until the SEC destroys HF’s insurance opportunities
https://alpha-week.com/institutional-investors-allocate-largest-amount-new-capital-hedge-funds-2015
Corporate America and investors square off over SEC proposal – of course corps are for it – they don’t like change or outside ideas – many companies, need kick in the pants
https://www.ft.com/content/2f7678b6-b66b-4bd2-9e9a-38521f25ef75
The ultimate goal_ Inside private equity’s play for football – you all are missing the boat – back a real sport, played by men that not only don’t fake injury they barely admit the real ones
https://www.fnlondon.com/articles/the-ultimate-goal-inside-private-equitys-play-for-football-20220425
SkyBridge goes all in on crypto, betting on ‘tremendous growth’ ahead – good for you – need to stick your neck out to make ‘real’ money
https://cointelegraph.com/news/skybridge-goes-all-in-on-crypto-betting-on-tremendous-growth-ahead
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Hedge Fund Cuts China Stocks to Zero in Year Worse Than 2008 – Global Economy falling apart – Taken off the oxygen (0% int rates) and going in to cardiac arrest
https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/hedge-fund-cuts-china-stocks-to-zero-seeing-worse-year-than-2008
Melvin Capital’s Gabe Plotkin apologizes for losses to investors — who want their money back – That’s why he should have hired me when he was launching I would have protected him from himself – dumb move https://nypost.com/2022/04/24/melvin-capitals-gabe-plotkin-apologizes-for-losses-to-investors-who-want-their-money-back/
Today’s Noise – Happy Monday – Embrace it don’t have Boomtown Rats’ Monday
Compiled by KEVIN GAHWYLER
Kevin Gahwyler has over 28 years of experience in the hedge fund industry in various investment and C-Suite roles. Mr. Gahwyler is currently a Managing Director and Head of Business Development at Meteora Capital, LLC. A SPAC specialist that invests in the entire SPAC ecosphere through both closed-end funds as well as a hedge fund. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Gahwyler was the COO and Director of Business Development of Measure 8 Ventures Management, LLC. In addition, before Measure 8, he was the President/CFO of Navy Capital Management, LLC. And Chief Operating Officer/Director of Business Development of Twin Securities, Inc. Kevin was also the founder of KenCole Capital. An investment bank boutique specializing in hedge fund structures and marketing and served in senior marketing roles at both Pequot Capital and Sagamore Hill.
Lastly, Kevin graduated from Fairfield University with a B.S. in Biological Sciences. And from Thunderbird School of Global Management with a Masters in International Management.
