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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.
- Buyers Remain Steady, Optimistic Through Q1
Throughout 2005, when general partners peered into the crystal ball to see what 2006 had in store for them, there seemed to be no clear picture. By Ari Nathanson.
- Goldman And Providence get geeky with College Co.
In the education sector’s largest buyout ever, and the first time a publicly held, for-profit education company has been taken private, Goldman Sachs and Providence Equity Partners are teaming up again to purchase Education Management Corp. The deal is $3.4 billion or $43 per share.