Mark Maurer

Among others, attendees of the Rookie Roundup heard from President Riccobono and his wife, Melissa, immediate past president Dr.

Mark Maurer and his wife, Patricia, and various speakers with advice on how to best plan and spend one's time and money throughout the week.

Students not attending the Rookie Roundup, or looking for something to do afterward, were able to attend a networking session held by the Student Division.

Saturday was July 4, which this year marked the 250th anniversary of America's independence.

After various other announcements and door prizes, the head table was introduced.

It included the executive officers and their spouses, immediate past president Dr.

Mark Maurer and his wife Patricia, MaryEllen Jernigan, and Dr. Ray Kurzweil.

Pam introduced President Riccobono for his keynote speech.

That's especially true for private equity.

Our reporter Mark Maurer says the industry had already been having a tough time lately.

Private equity has been in a tough spot in recent years because of a slower pace of fundraising and deal-making.

A lot of that pain stems from deals that were struck in 2020 and 2021 at near zero interest rates and high valuations, and firms are finding it difficult to exit companies that they bought at those prices.

While other EU countries reached settlements to exit their contracts, Poland and Romania resisted.

Polymarket Wins Have Common Connection to KPMG by Alexander Osipovich and Mark Maurer A mystery polymarket user earned about $22,000 with a series of near-perfect bets on the quarterly earnings of companies that had one thing in common, they were all audited by KPMG.

The dozens of bets tied to earnings of 18 KPMG audited companies such as Wells Fargo, Home Depot, and DoorDash, began last November and continued for several months, according to an analysis from Bubble Maps, a blockchain forensics firm.

The analysis comes after The Wall Street Journal reported last month that federal authorities were preparing to bring charges against a KBMG employee over alleged insider trading on Polymarket, part of a growing crackdown on wrongdoing in prediction markets.