PRIVATE EQUITY PROTEST 1? 2007-10-01 Staff Writer Someone at the Service Employees International Union must have felt the need to enliven the union's continued anti-private equity crusade with some levity – or perhaps they just really needed a day at the beach.<br> <br> In late August, America'
1 min read · 12 January 2013
Editor's letter 2007-10-01 Staff Writer Amid the fevered press coverage of the credit crunch, the sentiments of an anonymous investment banker quoted by the UK's <italic>Sunday Times</italic> perhaps best sum up the mood: “People are spooked, there is a feeling that there are some surprises out t
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The US private equity mid-market – made up of hundreds of firms but controlling only half the capital in the market – has been somewhat insulated from the turmoil of the megafund deal market. While it faces an altered landscape, the mid-market's challenges are being offset by greater interest from foreign strategic buyers as well as returns-minded LPs. David Snow reports.
7 min read · 12 January 2013
European venture capital has had a bad press which, on the basis of its long-term performance, appears largely justified. Andy Thomson canvasses LPs for their current views of the space.
4 min read · 12 January 2013
An examination of the 1998 vintage year for buyout funds shows weak returns, on average. But the so-called credit crunch of that year had little to do with this underperformance. Those worried about the performance of the current vintage year should pay more attention to the economy and to the skills of individual GP groups, reports David Snow.
7 min read · 12 January 2013
Stub equity may help push through the Clear Channel Communications take-private bid. Toby Lewis examines the pros and cons.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
Just weeks after raising South America's first billion-dollar fund, GP Investimentos signed the region's largest-ever buyout agreement.
5 min read · 12 January 2013
Superwoman Nicola Horlick tells the industry that its public relations skills leave a lot to be desired.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
The refinancing boom may be over, but deals in Eastern Europe can still get done even now.
4 min read · 12 January 2013
Germany's association of alternative investors is unimpressed with the government's effort to reform private equity legislation.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
