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Friday Letter: Good targetsEven for a firm accustomed to the vicissitudes of private equity, this has been a tumultuous week for Kohlberg Kravis Roberts – and for big buyout firms in general.
- Friday Letter Shine a light
It is a measure of the evolution of investor relations and the central position it now occupies in many firms that debate among delegates to our 2007 European Investor Relations Forum this week ranged from high concept to gritty detail.
- Friday Letter: Shariah vision
At a time when much of the essence of private equity is subject to intense scrutiny by many outside the industry, it is notable that a different version of the asset class is taking shape which takes its definition from compliance with Islamic teaching.
- Friday Letter Public consolation
Debt market jitters continued to dominate the financial news this week, but the story from the equity markets seems a little more positive.
- Friday Letter A cost of doing business
As details emerge of how much one US private equity firm has spent in the first six months of the year lobbying its cause before the legislators in Washington, buyout groups in Europe and elsewhere also need to be thinking how best to educate and communicate.
- Friday Letter: Gamble on growth
As debt markets constrict mega fund deployment, expect to see more growth capital deals of the kind Permira executed this week. It's no mean feat to get a deal done in this climate, the real trick will be to ensure they are profitable.
- Friday Letter: Falling in love again
Once again private equity is flavour of the month among the bulge bracket banks. We have been here before of course and external investors in any bank funds would do well to think about a "pre-nup" contract.
- Friday Letter Twas the night before Christmas
(at a Private Equity Firm With Founder Economics)
- Friday Letter: Every cloud has a silver lining
The numbers spell short-term gloom, but private equity is right to trumpet its long-term perspective. The trick will be in judging when the falling knife has hit its floor.
- Friday Letter: Sovereign defence
Blackstone’s Stephen Schwarzman has joined in a chorus of approval for the sovereign wealth funds invested in their companies.