Private Equity
<p>Write a quick history of private equity and one defining characteristic will be the transformation of the companies who have grown with the industry: in other words, the fund managers and advisory groups themselves. </p> <p> </p>
3 min read · 01 February 2013
<p>Several days before Christmas/ My news team sent to me/ A send-up song for private equity.</p> <p> </p>
4 min read · 01 February 2013
<p>Now as you mull your resolutions to be better human beings and to make more money for your investors, may we at PrivateEquityOnline take this opportunity to offer a short-cut to glory.</p> <p> </p>
2 min read · 01 February 2013
<p>Part of the trick in walking a tightrope lies in making sure your line has the right tension. Keep it tight. The slack wire is only good for juggling, clowning and sword fights.</p> <p> </p>
2 min read · 01 February 2013
<p>Any doubts about the short-term future of the private equity industry have failed to dent the confidence of US firms, which are planning for aggressive expansion.</p> <p> </p>
2 min read · 01 February 2013
<p>Sainsbury’s, the number three UK grocer with a market share of almost 15 percent, should begin preparations for a siege. </p> <p> </p>
3 min read · 01 February 2013
<p>A new era has dawned in South Africa, where Bain Capital is preparing the country’s largest ever LBO. Meanwhile in the UK, a private equity bid for Sainsbury’s looks an increasingly tall order. </p> <p> </p>
3 min read · 01 February 2013
<p>The private equity industry has a fight on its hands. This is plain to see from the briefest survey of headlines from media across the globe this week.</p> <p> </p>
4 min read · 01 February 2013
<p>Raise a glass to Damon Bufini, Permira’s managing partner, who in one radio broadcast and a splash on the front of the FT has done much to explain the business of buyouts.</p> <p> </p>
2 min read · 01 February 2013
<p>This 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. </p> <p> </p>
3 min read · 01 February 2013