Bloomberg Businessweek Preview: Private Equity and Unicorn Vigilantes

The video explores the growing influence of private equity in global finance, highlighting its expansion into various sectors and the challenges it faces, such as high leverage and political scrutiny. It also discusses the setbacks faced by unicorn IPOs, with investors questioning valuations and profitability. Lastly, it addresses the gender disparity in private equity, emphasizing the need for more women in leadership roles.

What is one of the main challenges in understanding private equity?

• It only deals with real estate.

• It is very opaque.

• It is primarily focused on public markets.

• It is highly transparent.

What is a significant concern regarding private equity's impact on the economy?

• It is too small to matter.

• It creates too many jobs.

• It may be too big a player.

• It only affects the technology sector.

What has been a recent trend among unicorn companies regarding IPOs?

• They are only focusing on profitability.

• They are all going public successfully.

• They are merging with larger companies.

• They are facing setbacks and investor skepticism.

Why are some companies unable to be listed in major indexes like S&P and Dow Jones?

• They are too small.

• They are too profitable.

• They have owner shareholders with multiple votes.

• They have too many asset classes.

What is the current state of women's representation in high roles within private equity?

• It is equal to men's representation.

• It is improving rapidly.

• It is very high.

• It is stunningly low.

What percentage of investment professionals at top firms are women?

• 25%

• 50%

• 15%

• 8%

What are investors and pension funds committed to regarding gender representation?

• Reducing the number of women managers.

• Maintaining the status quo.

• Increasing the number of women managers.

• Eliminating gender diversity programs.