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May 2025
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Navigating Tariff Turbulence: How Privat...

WHARTON BUSINESS DAILY
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Burcu Esmer, Senior Lecturer of Finance and Academic Director of the Harris Family Alternative Investments Program at the Wharton School, explores how ongoing tariff fluctuations and economic unpredictability are prompting private equity firms to slow deal activity, reassess portfolio risks, and reconfigure supply chains.

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