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Friday Letter: More scrutinyThis week, as media coverage of the private equity industry in the UK hit fever pitch, the BVCA has made what it hopes will be its killer move to still the dissenting voices that would see the industry dramatically constrained.
- Friday Letter: State of siege
Doug Lowenstein has now officially been head of the new Private Equity Council for two weeks. We’re certain he’s been busy getting his schedule in order and his list of priorities sorted.
- Friday Letter: Another Debenhams?
Based on some of the recent press coverage of the industry, it would be easy for the casual observer to get the impression that private equity is the root of all evil.
- Friday Letter: Good targets
Even 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 Public Health
Public-to-private deals are never an easy proposition at the best of times. And this is certainly not the best of times. Following the recent criticism of the industry from trade unions and the political left, the general sentiment towards private equity in the world at large is probably at an all-time low.
- Friday Letter Doing things because you can
In the end, they won it fair and square. Didn’t they?
- Friday Letter 10 things private equity must get right
It’s been a terrible few months for the public image of private equity – on both sides of the Atlantic. Attacked by the unions, heckled by the press and lambasted by politicians, the beleaguered industry is facing a tax and regulatory clamp-down. So what can it do to win back some friends? Here are our top ten recommendations:
- Friday Letter Cooling Off
Amid the recent furore about the tax treatment of private equity on both sides of the Atlantic, it has been easy to forget that the biggest threat to the industry’s continued health and prosperity probably does not come from politicians and trade unions.
- Friday Letter Gloomy Days
The credit boom appears to be faltering, which is bad news for the many pending LBOs that have yet to be financed.
- 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.