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The Regional Banking Earnings Paradox
Q4 2025: Record Profits, Rising Risks, and the Race Nobody Is Talking About The Quarter That Should Worry You
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How 2025 Private Equity Forecasts Missed the Mark and What Comes Next
Private equity entered 2025 with a familiar set of expectations: meaningful rate relief, a broad rebound in deal
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Working Capital Is Won or Lost Through Daily Trade-Off Governance
Excess inventory exists not because strategy is unclear, but because trade-offs are fragmented. A planner adds buffer to protect service. A plant batches to
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Matching Demand to Supply: The Stakes are Higher Than Ever
Matt Wilson shares perspectives with Supply Chain Management Review on how rising capital costs are intensifying the need
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5 Fashion Industry Trends to Watch in 2025
Matt Katz outlines key strategies for retail success in 2025 in this Fashion Dive article.
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Fashion Retailers Can Have a Stronger 2025 With Better Pricing and a Focus on Experiences
Matt Katz shares strategies retailers can leverage to capitalize on the booming experiential economy in this Retail Brew article.
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Wharton CIO Alternative Investments Summit
SSA & Company was proud to have participated in the CIO Alternative Investments Summit hosted by Wharton Private Equity & Venture Capital Alumni Association. We were honored to partner with our colleagues across Council Advisors and The Miles Group to serve as a gold-level sponsor, supporting this forum where leaders from private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, family offices, and more shared insights on the evolving world of alternative investments.
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Despite Successive Interest Rate Cuts, the $2.7 Trillion Commercial Real Estate Problem Isn’t Going Away
Pierre Buhler and Andrew Jones discuss the future state of the commercial real estate market in this ABF Journal article.
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Growth Equity Today: Adapting Buyout Playbooks to Accelerate Performance
Growth equity firms today face extraordinary market characteristics. Hold periods have extended, many investments are ‘upside down,’ and fund IRRs, on average, have turned negative. Additionally, capital costs have increased, and raising capital has grown increasingly difficult.
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The New World of DTC
Matt Katz shares insights into the changing DTC retail market in this Retail Dive article.
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How to Navigate the Post-Purchase Communication Minefield
As customers continue to demand more personalization and transparency from retailers, Nick Kramer highlights how AI can make this easier for companies in this Retail TouchPoints article.
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As AI Scales, Infrastructure Challenges Emerge
As organizations continue to experiment with AI, Nick Kramer outlines what to expect to see in terms of innovation and expansion of AI over the next year in AI in this CIO article.
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AI on the Trading Floor
Pierre Buhler discusses applications of OpenAI-powered tools in Financial Services in this CNBC article.
He notes the advantages of OpenAI in Financial Services, “OpenAI already has network advantages in financial services because of its ample funding and early focus on use cases for banks.”
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