Vonetta Reads: February 2022

What I loved reading this month:

• Private equity invaded sports in 2021 with nearly $2 billion in deals, and the NBA was in high demand – CNBC

• Woman- and POC-owned VC and private equity firms have hit an all-time high—but they still raise just a sliver of overall funding – Fortune

• What Makes the Yale Model of Investing So Successful? – Chief Investment Officer

• Buyout Boom Gains Steam in Record Year for Private Equity – Wall Street Journal

Wildcards:

Some of the best writing I’ve found on the internet lately, by my writer friends and others, almost always unrelated to finance. Enjoy!

• ‘Jeopardy!’ Hasn’t Had a Player Like Amy Schneider – New York Times

• How Mo Salah Became the New King of Football – GQ

• Are Better Things Coming? Inshallah – New York Times Magazine