The NIC’s April Newsletter is here!
In our Macro Overview section, analysts from both divisions will cover broad macro themes while reviewing major economic news from the past month. In our Deeper Dive section, Margaux Richard de Foucaud, elaborates on fast-fashion giant Shein’s USD 100 bn valuation. Moreover, in our Regional View, Nicolas Gomez, discusses whether the Chinese Tech-Crackdown is coming to and end.
Our Investment Banking Division will guide you through March’s overall M&A activity. Read about Elliot Management and Brookfield Asset Management acquiring Nielsen Group, Berkshire Hathaway’s takeover bid for Alleghany, and Alphabet to acquire Mandiant. Additionally, get a detailed overview on what happened to Delivery Hero SE and Twitter Inc, and read our opinion on the European Private Equity industry.
Our Financial Markets Division will present the monthly results of the NIC Fund, an active relative return fund investing across three different asset classes: Equities, Fixed Income, and Commodities. The analysts will also provide commentary on each of the four major asset classes through analysis of the past month’s major market moves. The overall performance of the NIC Fund in March was slightly positive, with a cumulative return of 0.13%. A gain that can be mainly attributed to Equities.
On the Hot Topics of this month, Joao Vaz, discusses whether the US are capable of being Europe’s main natural gas supplier, while Darryl Karberg, elaborates on China considering to give US full access to audits of most companies. Lastly, on our ESG review in collaboration with Nordea, Raphael Northoff, discusses how proxy voting can be a means to push corporate ESG agendas.
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