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- Public-To-Private Deals: Bigger and Tougher
Flush debt markets and Sarbanes-Oxley reporting hassles make private equity financing an alluring alternative for public companies that are frustrated with being undervalued and the high costs associated with being public. But if you’re waiting for a stampede of public companies to go private, you may be disappointed, as the road from public to private is long and arduous and not one all are willing to take. By Matthew Sheahan.
- The New Fundraising Theme: Mine is Bigger Than Yours
Fundraising in the first quarter ended with a bang—kind of. More like it ended with a Bain. Spurred on by a new manifest destiny for private equity—the land of $10 billion-plus funds—Bain Capital, in a matter of months, put together two funds totaling $10 billion. By Mark Cecil.
- PE firms lose Knight Ridder bid, but btill like media
Last week’s announcement that The McClatchy Co. (NYSE: MNI) agreed to acquire Knight Ridder (NYSE: KRI) was not just bad news to a consortium of private equity firms that put together a competing bid for the media giant. It was also a sign that private equity and buyout firms are rising to the occasion and believe industry forecasts that say 2006 may be the biggest year since 2000 for media deals.