In the second episode of our infrastructure mini-series on The Bid, guest host Mark Weidman, speaks with Matt Harris and Salim Samaha from Global Infrastructure investing to explore one of the biggest opportunities in infrastructure, the global transition to a low carbon economy.
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255: The Rise of Private Markets: Access, Liquidity, and Portfolio Diversification
Private markets are moving from the sidelines of institutional portfolios into the mainstream of wealth management. As companies stay private longer and financing increasingly happens outside public exchanges, investors are beginning to rethink how broad the traditional investmen ... Show More
17m 50s
Mar 20
254: Alternative Investing: Finding Diversification in Volatile AI-driven Markets
Alternative investing is moving from a niche allocation to a core portfolio conversation. As volatility returns, interest rates reset higher, AI accelerates capital spending, and fiscal deficits expand, investors are reassessing what diversification really means. In a world where ... Show More
20m 39s
Mar 13
253: Emerging Markets: How Investors are Responding to Shifting Global Paradigm
Emerging markets are back in focus in 2026 — not just as a cyclical trade, but as investors reassess performance leadership, diversification, and where growth is showing up in a shifting global paradigm. After a long stretch of disappointing returns, emerging markets have started ... Show More
20m 20s
Dec 2024
121. The Skinny On...Mondelez's Failed Bid for Hershey, Kroger's Failed Bid for Albertsons, & Hawk Meme Coin
Send us Fan MailOn this episode of 'The Wall Street Skinny' we delve into two failed acquisitions, starting first with the failed Mondelez-Hershey deal. We get into the structure of Hershey's voting shares, the history of Kraft and Cadbury's contentious acquisition, and the strat ... Show More
33m 38s
Mar 2024
54. Global Macro Trading 101 Feat. Wall Street's First Blind Trader
Send us Fan MailEver wondered what global macro trading looks like at the world's most elite hedge funds like Citadel, Balyasny, and Bluecrest? You might imagine you'd need a tremendous grasp of the markets, an ability to analyze and interpret massive amounts of data & research, ... Show More
1h 19m
Jun 2024
73. What It Takes to Be a Credit Investor Feat. Ty Wallach, CIO of Credit at Atlas Merchant Capital
Send us Fan MailIn the second of our three SALT iConnections interview series, we sat down with Ty Wallach, a living legend in the credit investing world. Ty was a partner and portfolio manager at Oak Hill and Paulson, two of the most successful and famous names in investing over ... Show More
39m 12s
Apr 2025
155. The Fed Isn’t Coming to Save Us Plus Endowment Talk and Big Tech Breakups
Send us Fan MailThis week, we break down the tension between Jerome Powell and Donald Trump—and what it actually means for monetary policy. If you listened to Powell’s latest remarks at the Economic Club of Chicago, you may not have thought much of it, but anyone knows how to dec ... Show More
47m 41s
Feb 2024
49. Project Finance 101 & Infrastructure Investing Basics
Send us Fan MailWhat is Project Finance? In this episode, we are joined again by Rahul Culas, Julie Kim, and David Albert to get into the basics of this sector of Investment Banking. We explain what project finance is and why it's used, how it differs from the types of financing ... Show More
39m 25s
Sep 2025
The data center surge: Building the backbone of the digital age
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11.0pt;">In this episode, Fahmi Enam, head of Media Communications and Digital Infrastructure at J.P. Morgan Commercial Banking, is joined by Scott Wilcoxen, global head of Digital Infrastructure Investment Banking at J.P. Mor ... Show More
18m 22s