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A short one- where does unemployment go in the coming months

Where is unemployment going from here?

3 min readMay 21, 2020

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Whitney Sheng
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PrivCo: The Daily Stack

Troubled seas hit an iconic American brand

There are many problems that ultimately culminated in J. Crew’s fall. Some of them misstep, but many are symptoms of a changing tide.

3 min readMay 5, 2020

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Whitney Sheng
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PrivCo: The Daily Stack

The Pharma IPO rush

Similar to the funding and M&A market, the pace for private companies to seek a public exit has slowed to a halt. April 2020 only saw 2…

2 min readMay 4, 2020

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The Pharma IPO rush

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Whitney Sheng

Too much oil, too little diesel

The collapse in gasoline and jet fuel demand makes it difficult to produce enough diesel.

3 min readMay 4, 2020

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Too much oil, too little diesel

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Whitney Sheng
in
PrivCo: The Daily Stack

Tech giant’s shopping spree part 2- India’s biggest tech deal

On April 22nd, Facebook and Jio’s parent company Reliance (RIL) entered into a binding agreement for Facebook to buy 9.9% stake in Jio…

3 min readApr 30, 2020

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Tech giant’s shopping spree part 2- India’s biggest tech deal

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Whitney Sheng
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PrivCo: The Daily Stack

Early signs of social distancing fatigues

It is day 49 since Covid-19 was declared a global pandemic. There are signs of social distancing fatigue. Some data points to early signs…

2 min readApr 29, 2020

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Early signs of social distancing fatigues

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Whitney Sheng
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PrivCo: The Daily Stack

From the Sidelines: A look into Acquisition Trends (Q1/Q2)

The data thus far has been illuminating. We have identified a few key M&A deal trends and summarized them here.

3 min readApr 28, 2020

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From the Sidelines: A look into Acquisition Trends (Q1/Q2)

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Whitney Sheng
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PrivCo: The Daily Stack

Who is taking on venture debts

A significant amount of funding has gone to bigger companies in Q2. But much of the fundings are in debt form.

3 min readApr 27, 2020

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Who is taking on venture debts

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Whitney Sheng
in
PrivCo: The Daily Stack

Startup funding trends so far in Q2

PrivCo’s dynamic Q2 data points to changing tides in the startup funding ecosystem. A caught in action photo than a portrait.

4 min readApr 27, 2020

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Startup funding trends so far in Q2

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Whitney Sheng
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PrivCo: The Daily Stack

Start-up fundraising environment starts to ease

Last week, according to PrivCo, 88 M&A deals were announced and 122 funding raised by startups in the US. The startup funding market has…

2 min readApr 26, 2020

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Start-up fundraising environment starts to ease

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Whitney Sheng

Whitney Sheng

Musings on corporate finance, investments, and the economy. Beijing born, Auckland (NZ) raised New Yorker with a pit stop in Boston.

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