Game Mode-2Play (Vs. 1Bot) A Level 10 Game Score should move you forward to the next round in tournament play. (Human vs. Human, no Bots) The BusOpp & Gambles cards really came through in this game. Especially the BusOpp card which earned almost $17 per card.

#LBO Specialist #BusinessRoute

Loans basket twice. That meant that there wasn't enough earnings from the BusOpp cards.

#LBO Specialist #BusinessRoute
#GameScore-$171K
8 #OneofLifesManyGamblescards-$15K
5 #BusinessOpportunitycards-$54K
30 #DsandCs #Investments-$131K
#PayDays-$16K
#BankLoans-($320K)
#Divorce-($18K)

till will usually have a positive impact on your Game Score.

#LBO Specialist #CollegeRoute
#GameScore-$165K
6 #OneofLifesManyGamblescards-$20K
10 #BusinessOpportunitycards-$67K
22 #DsandCs #Investments-$87K
#PayDays-$22K
#BankLoans-($119K)

#Loans #Bank #Boardgame #multiplayergames

50. The OGs of the corporate raid For our fiftieth episode, we’re exploring one of the most powerful and influential names in all of finance. This is a company that buys and sells other companies, a firm so famous for its aggressive tactics in the 1980s that it inspired a best-selling book and a movie called Barbarians at the Gate. But today... [pause] it has evolved far beyond that reputation into a sophisticated, diversified, global asset manager that is a direct beneficiary of one of the biggest trends in modern finance. We are talking about KKR. When you hear the name KKR ($KKR), you probably think of the original "barbarians at the gate"—the legendary pioneers of the leveraged buyout. For decades, their name has been synonymous with audacious corporate takeovers and the aggressive, high-stakes world of private equity. But the real story of the modern KKR is its transformation into a massive, diversified alternative asset manager. While traditional buyouts remain a core focus, the company has expanded into a global powerhouse in credit, infrastructure, real estate, and insurance. A huge and growing portion of its business is now driven by stable, recurring fee revenue from trillions of dollars in locked-up capital, making it less of a deal-to-deal hunter and more of a sophisticated, fee-gathering machine. But in a new era of higher interest rates, the classic buyout model is under pressure. We're opening the books to determine if KKR's diversified model can thrive in a challenging economic environment or if the original barbarian is facing its toughest battle yet.

📣 New Podcast! "50. The OGs of the corporate raid" on @Spreaker #alternatives #assets #barbarians #buyouts #capital #credit #cyclical #debt #fees #finance #financials #infrastructure #insurance #investing #kkr #lbo #management #portfolio #privateequity #stock

A grainy, somewhat blurry, black and white photograph of a person walking out of the side entrance of the Tech Museum in downtown San Jose, California onto a tree-lined sidewalk along a very narrow street.

Stepping out.

Pentax *ist D + Original Lensbaby

#blackandwhite #blur #classicmono #grain #istd #lbo #lensbaby #pentax #photographersofbluesky #photography #siliconvalleylife #theartofseeing

#LBO Specialist #CollegeRoute
#GameScore-$173K
4 #OneofLifesManyGamblescards-$10K
6 #BusinessOpportunitycards-$126K
24 #DsandCs #Investments-$92K
#PayDays-$8K
#BankLoans-($214K)
#Divorce-($3K)

#Loans #Bank #Boardgame #multiplayergames #MultiplayerGaming #multiplayerfun #Multiplayer #multiplayergame

Game Mode-Vs 2 Bots; In tournament play with 3 players, this Game Score might move you into the next round. We'd guess it's a 50/50 chance. A decent performance by all of the profit centers, with Pay Days & and Business Opportunities over performing.

#LBO Specialist #CollegeRoute
#GameScore-$162K

Over 3 years UC’s index fund ≈ 15% annualized; Yale ≈ 6.2%. Big endowments face taxes, liquidity needs, and crowded alternatives, rethink allocation, not just managers. ⏩More by @JanetLorin via BBG https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-01-26/yale-s-famed-endowment-model-falters-at-a-tough-time-for-colleges #privateequity #Fed #InterestRates #LBO https://x.com/mohossain/status/2015268199013454263?s=46

Over 3 years UC’s index fund ≈ 15% annualized; Yale ≈ 6.2%. Big endowments face taxes, liquidity needs, and crowded alternatives, rethink allocation, not just managers. ⏩More by @JanetLorin via BBG https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-01-26/yale-s-famed-endowment-model-falters-at-a-tough-time-for-colleges #privateequity #Fed #InterestRates #LBO https://x.com/mohossain/status/2015268199013454263?s=46

Over 3 years UC’s index fund ≈ 15% annualized; Yale ≈ 6.2%.

Big endowments face taxes, liquidity needs, and crowded alternatives, rethink allocation, not just managers.

⏩More by @JanetLorin
via BBG
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
#privateequity #Fed #InterestRates #LBO
x.com/mohossain/st...

Juliette Brocal illustre... Alexandre Dumas. Photo de l'illustratrice. En médaillon, portrait d'Alexandre Dumas.

C'est un véritable rêve qui se réalise : voir Juliette Brocal illustrer pour de bon une édition des Trois Mousquetaires ! ⚔️👑🍷

Même si vous connaissez ces travaux dumasiens... vous n'êtes pas prêts ! Rendez-vous sur Ulule !

📷 © Fanou Lefèbvre

#lbo #dumas #lestroismousquetaires #juliettebrocal

Anaïs Flogny illustre Jane Austen. Photo d'Anais Flogny. Portrait de Jane Austen en médaillon.

Faites passer le message. Quelque chose de beau est en train de se produire. 👒💞🎩

Retrouvez Anaïs Flogny et le roman de Jane Austen qu'elle va illustrer pour La Belle Ouvrage dès le 17 février sur Ulule !

📷 © Cécile Gabriel

#lbo #janeausten #anaisflogny

none of this would have happened.

#LBO Specialist #BusinessRoute
#GameScore-$174K
10 #OneofLifesManyGamblescards-$35K
2 #BusinessOpportunitycards-$0
21 #DsandCs #Investments-$130K
#PayDays-$33K
#BankLoans-($232K)
#Bankruptcy-($13K)

#Loans #Bank #Boardgame #multiplayergames

A grainy, blurry, and abstract black and white three-quarter view photograph of a Schwinn Collegiate 5-speed bicycle, parked in my old work space at The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California.

5 speed.

Pentax *ist D + Original Lensbaby

#aroundtown #bicycle #bikesky #blackandwhite #blur #classicmono #collegiate #downtown #fivespeed #grain #istd #lbo #lensbaby #pentax #photographersofbluesky #photography #ride #sanjoseca #siliconvalleylife #schwinn #townie

Landbus in Not – Verband in Bayern fordert mehr Geld für den ÖPNV Busse auf dem Land klappern ein Dorf nach dem anderen ab - und sind oft das einzige Verkehrsmittel. Doch die Branche hat Probleme. Worum geht es? Und was sagt B

Landbus in Not – Verband in Bayern fordert mehr Geld für den ÖPNV

#Bayern #Busverkehr #LBO #Land #Nahverkehr #Verkehrspolitik #ÖPNV
bahnblogstelle.com/246642/landb...

Devinez nos 3 romans à partir de leurs TROPES

Que diriez-vous d'un petit jeu ? Tentez de découvrir les trois grands livres de notre lancement. On est curieux de lire vos suppositions en commentaires. 😘

#lbo #editionslbo #labelleouvrage #tropes

#patriarchy #hegemony #PrivateEquity #LeveragedBuyout #LBO = #Liquidation #WealthConcentration …also #HobbyLobby

A really great video investigation into a company/area I had no experience with, but has ALL the signs of the cancer that is capitalism. Don’t be surprised…
youtu.be/4VJxJesgF8Y

ASIA en négociation exclusive pour organiser un LBO2 - MisterTravel ASIA en négociation exclusive pour organiser un LBO2

ASIA en négociation exclusive pour organiser un LBO2

mistertravel.news/2026/01/12/a...

#MisterTravel #ChatGPT #Grok #Claude #Gemini #Copilot #ASIA #LBO #Finance #Négociation #Entreprise #TO

With the money from selling Monterey, Middlebury should buy Sugarbush #Middspansion #MBA #LBO #Midd #blessed

Une main tenant un beau livre. Sur sa couverture est marquée une inscription : "Quels seront nos trois premiers titres ?"

Trois chefs-d’œuvre, trois univers, trois voyages littéraires. Des idées ? Faites vos pronostics… la révélation approche !

Rendez-vous à partir du 17 février sur Ulule ! #lbo

"Comme une œuvre d'art dans notre bibliothèque". Image : Une femme tenant ce qui ressemble à des cartes.

"Pari tenu. Rendez-vous sur ulule.com/labelleouvrage" Image : Un papillon sur un mur ancien ?

Rien de moins. #lbo #labelleouvrage

"Il manque quelque chose aux classiques de la littérature, non ?" Image : Gros plan sur un pot de fleur, un soir de réception.

"On aime parfois tellement un roman qu'on voudrait l'exposer..." Image : Panorama sur une ville indéterminée.

Vous proposer des classiques à lire, à exposer et à transmettre.
Rien de moins. (Lien en bio.) #lbo #labelleouvrage

Even #LBo gets it.

The Investment profit center did, however, overperform earning over $4K per Investment.

#LBO Specialist #BusinessRoute
#GameScore-$163K
7 #OneofLifesManyGamblescards-$15K
4 #BusinessOpportunitycards-$44K
28 #DsandCs #Investments-$116K
#PayDays-$19K
#BankLoans-($220K)

#Loans #Bank #Boardgame

#LBO Specialist #BusinessRoute
#GameScore-$159K
3 #OneofLifesManyGamblescards-($35K)
5 #BusinessOpportunitycards-$93K
30 #DsandCs #Investments-$113K
#PayDays-$27K
#BankLoans-($227K)
#TaxReliefCard-$3K

#Loans #Bank #Boardgame #multiplayergames #MultiplayerGaming #multiplayerfun #Multiplayer

Even with almost $400K of Bank Debt, the Game Score was still nothing to be ashamed of. This can mostly be attributed to profiting over $13K per Opportunity card (a stellar performance by the way) & earning almost $4K per Investment.

#LBO #CollegeDropOut
#GameScore-$170K

📢 LBO-Reform BW: Freiflächen-PV ist verfahrensfrei!

Keine Baugenehmigung mehr – der Turbo für die Energiewende! Aber der rechtliche Rahmen bleibt bestehen. Jetzt liegt die Verantwortung bei den Projektentwicklern!

Infos: solarcluster-bw.de/de/aktuelles...

#PV #LBO #Baurecht #Energiewende

𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐭, 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩. 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐰 ‘𝐏𝐄-𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞’ 𝐄𝐓𝐅𝐬 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬. 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥-𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐬, 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲. ⬇️ The alternative-asset industry has entered a more complicated phase. Despite reporting earnings that exceeded expectations, shares of leading firms fell sharply, reflecting growing investor skepticism. Much of the sector’s recent growth has been fueled by private credit rather than equity, with retail investors pouring billions into semiliquid funds promising higher yields. However, rising bankruptcies, heightened scrutiny, and muted stock performance suggest cracks are forming. At the same time, new products are emerging that attempt to replicate private-equity exposures through public equities, raising questions about marketing versus substance. Together, these developments point to an industry facing tougher tests as the once-celebrated narrative begins to lose momentum. More via @Barrons Private-Asset Star Blue Owl Has Been Flying High. Is It Too Close to the Sun?  https://www.barrons.com/articles/private-equity-credit-stocks-d660f86e #lbo #privateequity #merger #fund #familyoffice #fed #interestrate #acquisition M&A #AI #data

𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐭, 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩. 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐰 ‘𝐏𝐄-𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞’ 𝐄𝐓𝐅𝐬 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬. 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥-𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐬, 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲. ⬇️ The alternative-asset industry has entered a more complicated phase. Despite reporting earnings that exceeded expectations, shares of leading firms fell sharply, reflecting growing investor skepticism. Much of the sector’s recent growth has been fueled by private credit rather than equity, with retail investors pouring billions into semiliquid funds promising higher yields. However, rising bankruptcies, heightened scrutiny, and muted stock performance suggest cracks are forming. At the same time, new products are emerging that attempt to replicate private-equity exposures through public equities, raising questions about marketing versus substance. Together, these developments point to an industry facing tougher tests as the once-celebrated narrative begins to lose momentum. More via @Barrons Private-Asset Star Blue Owl Has Been Flying High. Is It Too Close to the Sun?  https://www.barrons.com/articles/private-equity-credit-stocks-d660f86e #lbo #privateequity #merger #fund #familyoffice #fed #interestrate #acquisition M&A #AI #data

𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐭, 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩. 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐰 ‘𝐏𝐄-𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞’ 𝐄𝐓𝐅𝐬 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬. 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥-𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐬, 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲.

⬇️

Private-Asset Star Blue Owl Has Been Flying High. Is It Too Close to the Sun? 
www.barrons.com/articles/pri... #lbo

BUYOUT BARON: The Henry Kravis Story and the Making of Modern Finance The Definitive Biography of Wall Street's Most Influential Pioneer🎯 What You'll Discover From $120,000 Startup to $450+ Billion EmpireDive deep into the extraordinary journey of Henry Kravis, the visi...

How do you turn $120,000 into a $450 BILLION empire?
Henry Kravis wrote the playbook.

The legendary RJR Nabisco deal
LBO strategies that changed Wall Street
Building KKR into a global powerhouse

Learn from the master 👇
#HenryKravis #KKR #WallStreetLegends #LBO #FinanceMastery #PrivateEquity

Earning $$ from all 4 Gambles cards pulled while also profiting almost $10K per Opportunity card and making minor gains of almost $4K per Investment. Even though the Bank Debt was a bit high, still managed to earn a promotion to LBO Specialist.

#LBO Specialist #BusinessRoute
#GameScore-$158K

💰 Dry powder remains the elephant in the room. ~$700bn+ of buyout capital is sitting on the sidelines. That’s nearly 3x the 2015 level. Deployment pressure is real. #exit #PrivateEquity #lbo #lp #fund #PE #investor #credit #ennovance https://x.com/mohossain/status/1974860849107071421?s=46

💰 Dry powder remains the elephant in the room. ~$700bn+ of buyout capital is sitting on the sidelines. That’s nearly 3x the 2015 level.

Deployment pressure is real.

#exit #PrivateEquity #lbo #lp #fund #PE #investor #credit #ennovance
x.com/mohossain/st...

Profited almost $28K for every Business Opportunity that was presented, which was the main reason for a decent Game Score. Even though the debt load was extremely high & earnings from Pay Days was basically non-existent.

#LBO Specialist #BusinessRoute
#GameScore-$156K