Lenders are watching the European LBO market with cautious support. Will the financing be there for sponsors to get their deals done?
5 min read · 11 January 2013
When predicting market movements is seen as unusually difficult, the hunt for market inefficiencies is urgent. Sophisticated funds are seeing opportunities in public companies which are gaining little advantage from their stock being public.
6 min read · 11 January 2013
Part II of Joe Bartlett's overview of best market practice for negotiating the terms and conditions of venture capital and buyout funds. The first installment of his catalogue of Frequently Asked Questions appeared in the previous issue of PEI.
10 min read · 11 January 2013
Rigorous insurance due diligence is key in the buyout process if nasty surprises are to be avoided. It can also boost a bidder's bargaining position, finds Philip Borel.
9 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
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
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 latest stage in this long-running saga sees the company making a $1.46 charge per share as a result of writing off $30m from its FLV Fund Korea. It still expects to recoup the capital in a court case.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
