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For the fun of it: An Open House for my Spring 2025 Classes

Musings on Markets

Once I came to NYU in 1986, I continued to teach classes across the finance spectrum, from corporate finance to valuation to investing, and I am glad that I did so. I am a natural dabbler, and I enjoy looking at big financial questions and ideas from multiples perspectives.

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The FX Automation Revolution: Hedge Trackers LLC’s Ashley Pater

Global Finance

By automating exposure identification, valuation, and scenario planning, treasury teams gain the ability to model multiple outcomes in real time, providing clear insights into potential risks and opportunities. This interconnectedness ensures accurate, real-time financial insights. Connectivity goes beyond data aggregation.

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The School Bell Rings: Time for Class!

Musings on Markets

I balked at teaching this motley collection of topics and wanted to teach a class on valuation, but I was told that there was not enough stuff in valuation to fill a class. In the fall of 1986, I taught a valuation class in my security analyst slot, and with no cameras in the classroom or complaints from students, no one was any wiser.

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Increasing Efficiency with Private Equity and Technology

E78 Partners

Advanced data tools allow firms to simplify the due diligence process by assessing vast datasets with speed and precision, uncovering insights that were previously unattainable. With these capabilities, private equity consulting firms like E78 can maximize value creation for stakeholders while maintaining a competitive edge.

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Why PE-Backed Companies Struggle with FP&A—and How to Fix It

E78 Partners

Learn how leveraging financial analytics improves decision-making 3. Portfolio Managers expect data, not insights The Challenge: Some PE portfolio managers primarily seek raw financial data, without engaging FP&A as a source of strategic insights. This limits FP&As ability to influence decision-making.

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Funding Lands T&E Firm TripActions $4B Valuation

PYMNTS

Corporate travel and expense (T&E) management solutions provider TripActions led this week’s B2B venture capital roundup with its announcement of new funding that propelled its valuation to $4 billion. PYMNTS looks at other industry players around the globe that caught investors’ attention below. TripActions.

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Musings on Markets: Data Update 1 for 2022: It is Moneyball Time!

CFO News Room

This post will be one of a series, where I will put different aspects of financial data under the microscope, to get a sense of how companies are adapting (or not) to a changing world. Louis, FRED , which contains historical data on almost every macroeconomic variable, at least for the US.

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