The history of the US private equity market's love affair with Private Investments in Public Equities is as short as it is sordid. David Snow looks at what's gone wrong.
6 min read · 11 January 2013
When European issuers default on high yield debt, bondholders' claims may be worth very little.
3 min read · 11 January 2013
News: Funds 2002-02-01 Staff Writer <b>€2bn Advent fund to focus On Europe</b><br />Advent International intends to invest 70 per cent of Global Private Equity IV, its new €2bn buyout fund, in Western Europe, with the balance going to North America and Asia.<br /><br />?Europe i
9 min read · 11 January 2013
The $50M German corporate venture operation is looking to bolster the logistics services of its parent business Deutsche Post World Net.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Up to 80 per cent of the economic capital put into an LBO doesn't come from private equity funds: it is provided by banks as debt. Given the pivotal role leverage has to play, what's the present state of the leveraged finance market? Robin Burnett reports.
8 min read · 12 January 2013
US buyout firms are cash rich and pricing looks sweet, but unless the debt markets reopen, dealmaking will remain slow, writes David Snow in New York.
5 min read · 12 January 2013
Private Equity International's deal mechanic takes a look under the bonnet of the buyout of Yell, a deal that may yet emerge as European LBO of the year.
4 min read · 12 January 2013
The beleaguered fund plans to cease all activities in December 2004 but in the meantime has law suits, restructurings and attempted exits to sort out.
3 min read · 11 January 2013
Down Rounds Syndrome: A Roundtable Discussion 2001-11-23 Staff Writer <i>This week Letter from America is by David J. Blumberg of Blumberg Capital.</i><br><br><a href=http://www.privateequityonline.com/LetterAmerica.asp?ID=1851>Part 1 of this article</a> looked at "Down
10 min read · 11 January 2013
The second round of financing will be used to develop operations in the US and the UK. The Fool is also negotiating a venture in Japan.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
