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    Mark Vandevelde

    US Private Capital Correspondent

    Mark Vandevelde is the US private capital correspondent at the Financial Times. He writes about Wall Street, focusing on Apollo, Blackstone and other “private capital” firms that are displacing banks and the stock market as engines of the US financial system. Before that, he was executive editor of the FT’s op-ed page. He began his career as a consultant at Bain & Company and an associate at Hg, the tech-focused European buyout firm.
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    • Thursday, 30 March, 2023
      Leon Black
      Lawyers for Leon Black accuser seek to quit sexual assault case

      Wigdor had represented Guzel Ganieva in rape lawsuit filed against former Apollo chief

    • Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
      Donald Trump
      Trump media Spac dismisses CEO and confronts delisting threat

      Digital World Acquisition terminates Patrick Orlando amid ‘unprecedented headwinds’

    • Monday, 20 March, 2023
      Banks in turmoil
      Turmoil shines light on lifeline provided by small US banks

      Crucial engine for American economy confronts rising cost of deposits and competition

    • Monday, 13 March, 2023
      ExplainerUS banks
      How Fed’s rescue package for US banks differs from 2008 bailouts

      Regulators have moved to bail out depositors of SVB and Signature Bank without the help of taxpayers

    • Saturday, 11 March, 2023
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      Highland court saga tests fact vs fiction

      Dallas judge’s novel that features a financier is raised in court battle

    • Monday, 30 January, 2023
      Blackstone Group LP
      Blackstone steps up tenant evictions in US with eye on boosting returns

      Hundreds affected as one of biggest US landlords calls time on long period of pandemic forbearance

    • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
      White collar crime
      Defendant in ‘$100mn deli’ case arrested in Thailand

      Case centres on allegations of manipulating the share price of a sandwich shop in New Jersey

    • Saturday, 14 January, 2023
      On Wall StreetBlackstone Group LP
      Blackstone dealt a lesson in politics

      Court ruling over Stuy Town delivers blow to firm over Manhattan apartment complex

    • Friday, 30 December, 2022
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      Donald Trump’s tax returns released to public in blow to re-election bid

      Filings shed light on ex-president’s personal and business dealings as he plans 2024 run

    • Thursday, 29 December, 2022
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      How an insurer in Iowa became the most coveted asset on Wall Street

      American Equity’s chief executive battles to keep annuity provider independent as acquirers circle

    • Thursday, 29 December, 2022
      Goldman Sachs Group
      Goldman’s David Solomon says job cuts to come in January

      Investment bankers who survive cull could face bonus reductions of 40% or more

    • Tuesday, 20 December, 2022
      Trustbusters vs private equity
      Bitter medicine: PE moves into hospital ERs

      Buyout firms want a slice of US healthcare spend but face backlash from doctors and battles with insurers

    • Friday, 16 December, 2022
      Leon Black
      Leon Black seeks sanction against attorneys representing rape claims

      Billionaire financier’s motion says Wigdor law firm has made ‘unsubstantiated’ accusations

    • Monday, 28 November, 2022
      Leon Black
      Leon Black accused of raping woman at Jeffrey Epstein’s New York home

      Lawyer for Apollo founder says the allegations are ‘baseless’

    • Wednesday, 16 November, 2022
      Donald Trump
      Blackstone’s Schwarzman says he will not support Trump’s presidential bid

      Private equity chief follows Wall St megadonor Ken Griffin in abandoning former president

    • Saturday, 12 November, 2022
      Blackstone Group LP
      Blackstone-owned sanitation company ordered to stop using child labour

      US investigators allege workers as young as 13 employed in abattoirs in ‘oppressive’ conditions

    • Tuesday, 8 November, 2022
      Insurance
      Brookfield quits insurer’s board in dispute over Josh Harris’s venture

      Former Apollo executive’s 26North to manage funds for American Equity Investment Life

    • Friday, 4 November, 2022
      Tom Barrack
      Trump ally Tom Barrack acquitted on charges of acting as a foreign agent

      Prosecutors had accused Colony Capital founder of using his sway to influence US policy on behalf of UAE

    • Thursday, 20 October, 2022
      Leon Black
      Ex-NY prosecutor entangled in dispute over Leon Black lawsuit

      Former lawyer for Manhattan district attorney’s office joins firm representing Apollo founder

    • Thursday, 13 October, 2022
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      Twitter says Musk being investigated by US authorities

      Social media company’s disclosure in court filing comes amid battle over $44bn takeover

    • Monday, 26 September, 2022
      White collar crime
      Two arrested on fraud charges linked to ‘$100mn deli’ in New Jersey

      Sandwich shop became symbol of stock market exuberance after being singled out by David Einhorn

    • Monday, 19 September, 2022
      Tom Barrack
      Trial of Tom Barrack to open window on Trump’s freewheeling diplomacy

      Founder of Colony Capital denies charges he tried to influence foreign policy on behalf of UAE

    • Friday, 9 September, 2022
      Private equity
      Apollo veteran Josh Harris launches $5bn investment group

      Billionaire’s 26North venture to deal in private equity, credit and insurance

    • Thursday, 8 September, 2022
      Donald Trump
      Trump’s plan to take his media business public in jeopardy

      Executives of blank-cheque group loan company $2.9mn to keep prospect of stock listing alive

    • Wednesday, 7 September, 2022
      Kim Kardashian
      Kim Kardashian launches private equity firm

      SKKY Partners will target media and consumer sectors

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