Private Equity
3 min read · 18 June 2012
2 min read · 18 June 2012
3 min read · 18 June 2012
2 min read · 18 June 2012
By their nature, buyout funds are long-lived vehicles, typically planned from their inception to survive a decade or longer as viable partnerships. But as investors and regulators attempt to raise their eyes from the recent financial crisis, concern is growing over partnerships that refuse to die—so-called zombie funds.
4 min read · 18 June 2012
With interest rates seemingly stuck at record low levels and dealflow slack in the buyout space, investors in debt are expanding leverage multiples, especially on subordinated debt, as they try to drum up deals.
6 min read · 04 June 2012
2 min read · 04 June 2012
2 min read · 04 June 2012
Publicly traded private equity firms continue to focus on credit strategies and diversification in their portfolios, a review of their decidedly mixed first-quarter results showed.
5 min read · 21 May 2012
3 min read · 21 May 2012