2010 was a comeback year for private equity. Deal volume nearly doubled, portfolio values were boosted by public market comps (thanks, FAS 157!) and PE firms found multiple ways to manage debt loads on bubble-era portfolio companies (leverage wall, what leverage wall?).
So what will happen to private equity in 2011?
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U.K. buyout activity bounced back in 2010 as private equity firms rushed to offload cash in competitive auctions but a limited amount of debt to fund acquisitions ruled out mega-deals and cash dominated most transactions, according to research released Tuesday.
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Private equity has had some wondrous investments in the United States. Only a few years ago, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and two other private equity firms made $1.2 billion in about a year by investing in the satellite company PanAmSat.
Outside the United States, though, regulators often lash out when private equity firms profit unduly at the [...]

Private equity firms may finally have an exit strategy for deals made at the height of the buyout boom.
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From Ireland to Spain, Europe’s embattled banks are throwing up potential deals for private equity firms, but the risks are high, the scrutiny intense and appetite for the sector in turmoil is scant at best.
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China will allow foreign private- equity fund managers convert money raised overseas into yuan and directly invest in the country under a pilot program in Shanghai, the Shanghai Securities News reported today.
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Fees charged by managers of alternative investments such as hedge funds, private equity, infrastructure and real estate fell during the last two years as investors turned cost-conscious after the financial crisis, a Mercer survey showed on Wednesday.
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Most institutional investors are planning to make new commitments to private equity funds as firms are preparing to raise new pools next year, an industry survey said.
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To play in Canada’s fractured private equity market, investors must go head-to-head with huge established funds for big businesses, or battle venture-capital players for small but promising startups.
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Just some of the 2011 highlights include:

220+ Industry Leaders and 50+ LPs and Fund of Funds from Europe and the US speaking at the event
Top International LP Speakers

Kevin Tunick (UNC Management Company)
David Turner (The Guardian Life [...]