As private equity, hedge funds, and other alternative asset management firms seek additional capital, keeping internal operations confidential remains an important priority.
These companies rely on secrecy and limited disclosure to protect future plans, unique trading strategies, or other business practices. Because of this need to keep operations confidential, raising capital through global exchanges that are heavily regulated and require large amounts of disclosure is a less attractive option.
GSTrUE
This need to raise capital but limit disclosure is a service Goldman Sachs’s GSTrUE (GS Tradable Unregistered Equity OTC Market) intends to provide. …

Monkey Business
Monkey Business is considered a must read book for anyone considering an investment banking career. The book is the true story of two graduates from Harvard and Wharton business school.
Dreaming of magnificent wealth, elite social status, and power, the two graduates decide to become investment banking associates at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (DLJ), a prestigious New York investment bank. The associates think they will be making important deals, traveling to exotic locations by private jet, and living an extravagant lifestyle paid for by the company.
However, these dreams are quickly destroyed …