Private Equity
The verdict is in, dear readers: Y'all do expect criminal charges to come down in the Justice Department's investigation of Wall Street. The only question is how severe it will be. Goldman Sachs, whose CEO Lloyd Blankfein hired criminal defense attorney Reid Weingarten this week, actually fared worse than the Street as a whole in our survey. Roughly three-fifths of you expect at least some indictments at the bank as a result of the industry's behavior leading up to the financial crisis.
2 min read · 26 August 2011
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3 min read · 05 August 2011
Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey, the world's leading questionnaire tool. So Congress eventually came to terms on a deal to increase the nation's federal debt ceiling, averting a potential default at the last second and preserving truth, justice and the American way. Or as Winston Churchill famously said, "The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative." We've heard about this endlessly, and, of course, our long, national soap opera will continue. But here at peHUB, we want to know what difference this makes to you, dear reader. Do you expect the economy will stabilize, or is a hefty dose of QE3 needed -- and for how long? Did the GOP get a win or did their freshman class cave? Will the pace of private equity and venture capital deals pick up, or will we wait with bated breath to see if the U.S. is downgraded -- and what would the impact of that be?
1 min read · 04 August 2011
2 min read · 29 July 2011
At our Buyouts Chicago conference last week, we tried out an audience-response technology, so the participants at the event could vote on issues of interest. Among other things, our crowd said Mitt Romney will win the Republican nomination for president in 2012 but Barack Obama will win the general election, the next economic slump won't occur 2016 or later, and it is better today to be a seller than a buyer of companies. Click below for full results.
1 min read · 06 July 2011
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