Will The Bailout Be A Big Part Of PE?
Yesterday, a reader named Scott wrote: “You’re spending way too much space on private equity’s role in the bank bailout. It will never be a big part of the PE pie. Let it go.” For starters, Scott clearly doesn’t appreciate how much bloggers value an ongoing story. It means we can build and build on the same initial information, rather than learning a brand new subject each morning. Sure it’s a bit lazy, but it’s also pragmatic. For substance, I’m not so sure Scott is right that bailout-related investment won’t be a big part of overall PE activity. Maybe it wouldn’t be if we using 2007 volume as context, but we’re talking about sleepy 2009
11 February 2009•2 mins read
