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Material ESG Alpha: A Fundamentals-Based Perspective

Harvard Corporate Governance

Posted by Byung Hyun Ahn (Dimensional Fund Advisors), Panos N. Patatoukas (UC Berkeley), and George S. Skiadopoulos (Queen Mary University of London and the University of Piraeus), on Thursday, February 8, 2024 Editor's Note: Byung Hyun Ahn is a Senior Researcher at Dimensional Fund Advisors; Panos N. Patatoukas is a Professor and the L.H.

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The CEO alpha: The advantages of exceptional leadership

Mckinsey and Company

When private equity portfolio company CEOs perform well, the companies they lead do too, creating a “CEO alpha.” This episode of Deal Volume discusses how to cultivate great leaders for greater gains.

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ESG Global Study 2022

Harvard Corporate Governance

And more are now investing in ESG with the specific and sole remit of generating alpha. Crucially, as investors expand their ESG knowledge base, they increasingly recognise that companies with good sustainable credentials are more likely to outperform. Fewer investors this year point to sacrificing returns as an adoption hurdle.

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Amundi to buy private markets specialist Alpha Associates

Financial Times M&A

Europe’s largest asset manager becomes latest group to push into fast-growing alternatives sector

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CEO alpha: A new approach to generating private equity outperformance

Mckinsey and Company

To create and sustain high performance, private equity sponsors must make building distinctive PE CEOs a priority. Here’s how.

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Five alphas: Essential capabilities to succeed in the next era of private capital

Mckinsey and Company

The next era of private capital will look different from the last. Five core capabilities can determine which managers capture strong returns, growth, and profitability in these changing times.

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Do Activists Beat the Market?

Harvard Corporate Governance

In other words, not all activists are the alpha generators that they are made to seem, and the majority do not deliver on their campaign promises of outperformance beyond an immediate “pop.” Our empirical review included campaigns waged between 2018 and H1 2023 at U.S.