Did the past year prove as fat and happy as people expected? Last year, for the third year in a row, my industry colleagues expected the prospect of more income, better deal flow and higher confidence in themselves, their peers, and industry. We heard over the top...
“Oh, oh!” At least that was my thought as initial results came trickling in on the 8th annual Semaphore Confidence Survey. It showed a trend where, for the first time, our colleagues were reporting not only that they earned less in 2015 than the year before but that...
Why being at the bar won’t get you a drink but will make your dermatologist smile. I’ve been spending my summer with lawyers. It’s not a sentence for misbehavior or because I’ve committed some wrong. It’s not been at BBQ’s or quaffing beers with my friends at the bar...
Certainly the past year was a turbulent political mess. There was clarity by our colleagues on one thing. Fully 56% predicted a Clinton/Trump final. Kudos. But only 6% of you believed Trump would win with 86% of us expecting a Clinton victory. We hope those few people...
Semaphore’s 2017 Semaphore Confidence Survey Highlights All Trump. All the time. Why should the PE community be any different? The often virulent opinion directed at the President and attendant fears about the capacity of the White House team appears to have no...
Don’t let work problems eclipse the chance to shine I’ve been looking for an inspiration to our annual tome. Onboarding another fund might be something to talk about – nope, we do that all the time. Perhaps spending the summer with forensic accountants laboring...
