peHUB Second Opinion 1.27
Looking Back: The top 50 private equity firms of 1999, as compiled by The Deal's David Carey. Interesting to see who made the top five... (Dealscape) Good News: The Private Equity Council has released a study that says: "Large private equity-backed companies substantially outperformed their industry peers in capital spending, sales and productivity in the years following their acquisition by private equity investors." Read the details here. Read a blog post by Reuters' Megan Davies here Davos Diary: Dealbook tracks the number of no-shows at the Davos Economic Forum. (Dealbook) Meanwhile: BusinessWeek says there are not enough women contributing to the Davos conversation. And Lastly: Kedrosky compares statements of Davos' speakers this year, to their words last year. (Infectious Greed)
