Capital Markets Investors
Capstone's Capital Markets Advantage
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.
Our sectors
Contact Us
Our Latest Insights
Value-Based Care Industry Outlook: How It Works, Why It Has Struggled, and Why Providers Are Still Poised to Succeed
Sustainable Aviation Fuels’ Moment and the Coming Test for Climate Smart Agriculture
May 13, 2024 By Gianna Kinsman, Capstone Energy analyst The Biden Administration has ushered in a new era for sustainable aviation fuel policy— a big test for climate smart agriculture’s (CSA) role in tackling climate change, and a notable foreshadowing of...
Fed Court Ruling on NY Broadband Price Caps Poses New Risk of State Price Regs
May 9, 2024 By Matt Wiederrecht, Head of Special Situations The Bottom Line Capstone believes a federal appeals court ruling allowing New York to impose price caps on broadband service for low-income households poses novel risks for internet service providers...