Mo Hossain @ Ennovance Capital

Private equity and other alternate asset investor

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𝐅𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐄; 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞

Q2’26 M&A = a rates story. With Fed on hold and ECB tightening, LBO underwriting is choking: PE buyout value –35.7% QoQ to $287.3B. Meanwhile strategics, equity‑rich, stock‑funded, unconstrained by debt costs, are hoovering up scale: $892.7B in corporate M&A.

The spread is now structural: high equity multiples + permissive antitrust + frozen sponsor cost‑of‑capital = mega‑deal dominance by strategics.

Until the Fed pivots, the buyout bid stays impaired and corporates keep winning the size bucket.

ht: PitchBook #deals #mergerArb #fund #investment @ennovance

https://x.com/mohossain/status/2078651006913540425?s=46

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Retail participation +50% since ’23; flows hit $470 in early ’25. 𝐋𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫‑𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 now a bigger slice. Stimulus spike faded, but the structural lift stayed…

ht:JPM #retailinvestor #Riskon #

https://x.com/mohossain/status/2078800831206285492?s=46

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𝐏𝐄’𝐬 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐆𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨

• U.S. PE portfolios now hold ~13,500 companies.

• ~4,000 have been held ≥6 years.

• ~1,500 have been held ≥9 years.

• At current exit velocity, it will take ~9 years to clear.

This is unprecedented for an industry built on 3–5 year recycling cycles.

ht: wsj #privateequity #lbo #FedRate #Fund #Investor @ennovance

https://x.com/mohossain/status/2078805416927191444?s=46

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Simulations tilt Spain. Momentum tilts Argentina. The economic tailwind tilts “everyone’s watching.” Only 90 minutes settles it.

World Cup tailwinds hit peak levels; host cities outpacing the rest of the US, spending surging with every matchday. Spain vs Argentina is the crescendo.

#SpainVsArgentina #WorldCupFinal #SpainVsArgentina #FIFAWorldCup #VamosEspaña #VamosArgentina #LaRoja #Albiceleste #Spain #Argentina #WorldCup2026 #FIFA2026 #Final2026 #Football #Soccer @ennovance

Disclaimer: This post is for fan engagement and informational purposes only; trends and sentiment may shift rapidly during live events. This is NOT advice!

https://x.com/mohossain/status/2078904040524743089?s=46

ht:baml/theeconomist/gs/ecl

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𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:

US insiders unloading at H1’26: $77.6B (+20% YoY), 2nd‑highest in 20+ yrs. Buying stuck at $6.9B — basically a 7‑yr low.

S&P +10% YTD, but execs with the best info are de‑risking into AI froth + chip melt‑ups + looming IPO supply.

ht:BBG #Riskarb #inveator $ #Hesgefund

https://x.com/mohossain/status/2066352326324150736?s=46 @ennovance

https://x.com/mohossain/status/2078838905495822804?s=46

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𝐏𝐄’𝐬 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐆𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨

• U.S. PE portfolios now hold ~13,500 companies.

• ~4,000 have been held ≥6 years.

• ~1,500 have been held ≥9 years.

• At current exit velocity, it will take ~9 years to clear.

This is unprecedented for an industry built on 3–5 year recycling cycles.

ht: wsj #privateequity #lbo #FedRate #Fund #Investor @ennovance

https://x.com/mohossain/status/2078805416927191444?s=46

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Retail participation +50% since ’23; flows hit $470 in early ’25. 𝐋𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫‑𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 now a bigger slice. Stimulus spike faded, but the structural lift stayed…

ht:JPM #retailinvestor #Riskon #

https://x.com/mohossain/status/2078800831206285492?s=46

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Inflation divergence is now so wide you could drive a sovereign debt crisis through it. And unemployment staying below NAIRU for a record‑tying run? The Fed is fighting a labor market that refuses to read the manual.

• Annualised cumulative inflation since end of 2019 and just before Covid changed the global landscape

• Unemployment has been below the Fed's 4.5% NAIRU estimate for a record-tying period

https://x.com/mohossain/status/2078139278446522489?s=46

#job #inflation #investment @ennovance

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𝐅𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐄; 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞

Q2’26 M&A = a rates story. With Fed on hold and ECB tightening, LBO underwriting is choking: PE buyout value –35.7% QoQ to $287.3B. Meanwhile strategics, equity‑rich, stock‑funded, unconstrained by debt costs, are hoovering up scale: $892.7B in corporate M&A.

The spread is now structural: high equity multiples + permissive antitrust + frozen sponsor cost‑of‑capital = mega‑deal dominance by strategics.

Until the Fed pivots, the buyout bid stays impaired and corporates keep winning the size bucket.

ht: PitchBook #deals #mergerArb #fund #investment @ennovance

https://x.com/mohossain/status/2078651006913540425?s=46

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𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠

$2 T/yr Treasury issuance meets shrinking dealer balance sheets (50%→15%), “price‑insensitive” holders down to 52%, hedge‑fund repo leverage ↑ 2× since ’23. 30s‑10s spread +30 bps = deficit risk repricing. Bills 22%→25% of debt = rollover convexity risk. Fiscal‑dominance tail fattening as Fed’s “escape clause” looms.

ht: WSJ #Credit #Investor #RiskArb @ennovance

https://x.com/mohossain/status/2078147008540401887?s=46

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Inflation divergence is now so wide you could drive a sovereign debt crisis through it. And unemployment staying below NAIRU for a record‑tying run? The Fed is fighting a labor market that refuses to read the manual.

• Annualised cumulative inflation since end of 2019 and just before Covid changed the global landscape

• Unemployment has been below the Fed's 4.5% NAIRU estimate for a record-tying period

https://x.com/mohossain/status/2078139278446522489?s=46

#job #inflation #investment @ennovance

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✅🇺🇸Vacancies firm, confidence soft; labor differential new low; inflation expectations sticky; JOLTS 7.594M, gap 0.0M, quits 1.9%, hires 3.3%, layoffs 1.1%, confidence 91.2, expectations 74.4, 12m inflation 6.0%.

https://x.com/mohossain/status/2071960558862024763?s=46

cc: BBG #job #economy #investment @ennovance

https://x.com/mohossain/status/2071979792564449750?s=46

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𝐏𝐄 𝐥𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐳𝐞 → 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐝‑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐭 $𝟗𝐁 𝐚𝐬 𝐋𝐏𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐍𝐀𝐕 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐛𝐭.

PE liquidity freeze → LPs shift to synthetic cashflow: preferred‑equity secondaries hit $9B (+50% YoY) as DPI collapses, hold periods extend, discounts widen. Credit/secondaries convergence (HPS, GSAM, AlpInvest). Even co‑invests now sold standalone. Duration trap → LPs monetize NAV like debt.

M&A #buyout #exit #fund #privatecredit #Privateequity LBO mergers @ennovance

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https://x.com/mohossain/status/2072132944127537606?s=46

https://x.com/ft/status/2071847299815285172?s=46

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𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐕𝐂 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥‑𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞

Canada + Europe ramping hard (’24–’25 est. +18.6%/+15.9%).

Global defense unicorns exploding post‑2020—valuations pushing toward ~$500B.

US still the anchor at ~$1T spend, dwarfing OECD ex‑US + EU.

Ukraine #VC deal flow surged through ’25 before cooling in ’26.

#defenseTech #Fund #Investor @ennovance

https://x.com/mohossain/status/2074116782290284767?s=46

https://x.com/mohossain/status/1901800881357455610?s=46

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Early talent ≠ long‑term success guaranteed.

The statistically significant finding: 50‑year‑old founders are ~2× more likely to achieve a successful exit than 30‑year‑olds (MIT/Northwestern/Penn).

Noting the rare early‑evidence prodigies who never burned out; the durable edge is still experience + networks + pattern recognition.

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𝐕𝐂: 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫‑𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞, 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐠!

SpaceX’s IPO isn’t a “moment,” it’s a milestone in a market that already blew past its old equilibrium. Post‑GFC VC = $40B/yr. H1’26 = $412.7B.

Market value keeps outrunning exits: $11.1T vs $5.1T cumulative in ’26; ratio peaked 2.6× in ’25. This is what happens when unicorns age into 10+ yrs and $10B–$100B valuations by design, not distortion.

If OpenAI + Anthropic list, 3 companies > all VC exits since 2000. That’s not a power law anecdote that’s institutional capital locking in permanently.

Institutional LPs aren’t “tourists” anymore, they’re permanent flow‑providers in a market where 50% of VC funds return <1×, 35% limp in at 1–2×, and only 5% clear 3×. The real get‑rich‑quick crowd isn’t wealth‑advisor clients chasing momentum; it’s the tiny top‑5% GP cohort capturing the power‑law while everyone else grinds through subscale outcomes.

https://x.com/mohossain/status/2075951200525013498?s=46

#VentureCapital #fund #investor #exit @ennovance #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #

ht: PitchBook