Private Equity: Public Exposure
January 28th, 2011
Companies owned by buy-out firms are starting to go public again.
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Private Equity Managers Hopeful But Don’t See Return To Glory Days
January 26th, 2011
Private equity managers are upbeat about mergers and acquisitions this year, but worry that the returns the industry’s pioneers generated can’t be matched in the future and are cautioning limited partners of subdued performance over the next decade.
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Private equity provides some key lessons
January 25th, 2011
Not looking so clever now, are you? Shareholders in HMV should have accepted that private equity bid back in 2006.
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Private Equity Makes Return to IPO Game
January 25th, 2011
What private-equity honchos once received from initial public offerings: instant cash, heady gains and quick exits from their investments.
What they likely will get from a coming surge of IPOs: muted initial gains, help reducing staggering debt loads and hope of finally handing some cash back to investors.
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Buyout firms expect UK asset prices to fall-survey
January 23rd, 2011
Private equity firms in Britain expect to pay significantly lower prices for assets in 2011 as the fierce competition to buy businesses recedes, according to a survey by consultancy Grant Thornton.
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Brazilian Funding Needs Provide Private Equity Opportunity
January 23rd, 2011
Brazil’s policies have forced it to raise rates to control inflation, as its attempts to keep its exchange rate controlled, which leads to implicit subsidies for exporters at the expense of the domestic markets. Ample opportunities in private equity abound, though, says JP Morgan’s chief investment officer, Michael Cembalest.
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Private equity investors seeking bigger returns
January 18th, 2011
Investors in private equity funds are not shy about expecting big returns once again, and they are being more disciplined about firing managers who aren’t delivering returns.
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Indian private equity deals almost double in 2010
January 18th, 2011
Private equity (PE) firms invested $7.97bn over 325 deals in India during in 2010, compared to $4.07bn in 290 deals during the previous year, according to analysis by Venture Intelligence.
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Private equity-backed businesses bouncing back from recession
January 18th, 2011
Private equity-backed companies experienced just one year (2009) of negative earnings in the downturn, according to research by SVG Advisers.
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