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Proposed regulation and a burgeoning activist philosophy on the part of regulators is transforming industry. Our team complements its expertise in policy and politics with substantial investment buy-side and sell-side experience. We rigorously identify and quantify regulatory and political risks and opportunities in a wide swath of companies and specific transactions, providing differentiated insight in the process.
We dig deeper
Our process always involves a deep-dive analysis of state, federal, and international, and global policy. Our analysts mine news outlets, legislation, events, and other public resources to come up with unique investment ideas with a policy angle. We leverage our extensive outreach to relevant industry associations, advocacy groups, regulators, policymakers, and think tanks to gain a solid understanding of the relevant political landscape and the issues at hand. Our analysts focus on the minutiae of public policy by reading and reviewing public documents, including proposed rules and comment letters, proposed and enacted legislation, as well as policy meetings and hearings.
We engage
Our analysts regularly consult with our clients to help them understand important policy issues. An engagement with Capstone includes the ability to request ad-hoc policy research on existing and potential investments. At the direction of clients, our team can quickly identify key regulatory issues impacting investments. We treat client requests with complete confidentiality. Our focus on a fee-based model, rather than one requiring us to drive trading volume among our clients, allows us to maintain a more compact customer base permitting a more robust dialogue with our clients than our peers.
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TikTok, Apple, Google, and The Growing Clash Between Antitrust and National Security
March 18, 2024 By Ian Tang, Capstone Tech, Media, and Telecommunications Analyst The latest effort by Congress to address perceived national security risks posed by Chinese ownership of TikTok barreled through the House of Representatives last week, and the Senate...
How Medicare Advantage Political Support is Shifting
March 11, 2024 By Grace Totman, co-head of Capstone’s healthcare practice Medicare Advantage, the privatized version of Medicare, has experienced unprecedented growth in the last few years and is now home to the majority of seniors. This surge in popularity has forced...
The Narrowing Path to a Congressional Tax Package and Why it’s Still Likely
March 4, 2024 By Hunter Hammond, Capstone Congressional Analyst In our experience, major congressional deals are often only struck in the 11th hour, when lawmakers face a hard catalyst and an imminent deadline. No news or even pessimistic news can reverse quickly in...