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- "Law and Order" Court Preps For Clear Channel Trial
- By Leslie Gevirtz NEW YORK (Reuters UK) - The iconic New York State Supreme Court house, a popular backdrop for movies and television shows, was busy preparing for Monday's showdown over the $20 billion (10.2 billion pound) buyout of Clear Channel Communications (CCU). Technicians set...
- News items 2008-05-09
- How Independent is Independent Enough
- When private equity firms invest in publicly held companies, they often negotiate special governance arrangements, including as to composition of the board of directors and it has become common practice among them. Sometimes the private equity firm will get the right to nominate one or more directors, and often there...
- White papers
- BNET Daily Dispatch: Sallie Mae, Ichan, Nokia and Cadbury
- Sallie Mae, the largest U.S. student-loan company, is talking with private equity firms about a potential leveraged buyout. A LBO would be unusual for a financial company because it would require it to take on more debt, which can cut into the profit margins of a lender like Sallie...
- Blog posts 2007-04-13
- New Strategies Private Equity Firms Are Using to Enhance Returns
- Facing high valuations, growing competition and mounting pressure from limited partners, private equity firms are seeking nontraditional strategies to achieve more predictable returns. For some, this has meant shifting exit preferences away from the initial public offering market, with an eye toward partnerships with strategic investors. For others, it has...
- White papers 2006-04-01
- Buyout Market Has Plenty of Debt, Dividends and Discontent
- Given the dismal reception of debt-laden, private-equity-backed initial public offerings in recent weeks and the absence of any high-yield dividend recaps since April 1, 2005, logical observers might wonder whether private equity firms now face a sea change in their ability to finance, and exit, leveraged buyouts. Will picky investors...
- White papers 2005-06-01
- Partner Compensation: Aligning Partner Incentives and Firm Objectives
- This article focuses on the alignment of partner compensation with the objectives of a firm. It identifies a trend towards institution building in private equity firms. Leading private equity firms are interested in organizational performance as well as deal performance. Without discounting the vital importance of investment returns, some firm...
- White papers 2005-05-19
- What's Next? Succession in Private Equity Firms
- This article focuses on succession and the challenges of leadership transition in private equity firm. Firms that plan in advance will be well-positioned when leadership transitions occur. Succession cannot be thought of as a one-off event, but should be recognized as a recurring process that must be planned. This planning...
- White papers 2005-02-14
- Private Equity Sponsors and Interlocking Directorates: Potential Antitrust Pitfall for the Unwary
- A recent US lawsuit has ruled that a private equity firm cannot appoint directors to the boards of two competing portfolio companies even if those directors are different individuals. In this article, Debra Pearlstein and Jae Kim of Weil, Gotshal & Manges advice private equity firms on how to avoid...
- White papers 2004-08-09
- Canadian Income Trusts: An Alternative Exit Strategy for US Portfolio Companies of Private Equity Sponsors
- The global private equity industry over the last two years has been characterized by a lack of exit opportunities open to private equity firms. Canadian investment banking firms have been aggressively marketing the "Canadian Income Trust" structure to private equity firms as an alternative exit strategy for their US-based portfolio...
- White papers 2003-10-29
- The USA Patriot Act and its Implications for US Private Equity Firms
- This article highlights issues related to private equity. US private equity firms may be permitted certain freedoms with regard transparency and accountability but they will still be required to comply with key information sharing procedures designed to block the flow of illegal, and specifically terrorist, capital. And despite any allowances...
- White papers 2003-05-14
- Hard Days and Sleepless Nights for Private Equity Firms
- Today’s business environment is similar in ways to the early 1990s when private equity firms rose up to restructure mountains of bad debt and went on to cash out in the ensuing bull market. But while opportunities are out there, it is harder to make deals work than it was...
- White papers 2003-02-12
- US Middle-Market Private Equity Survey
- This paper gives us a brief insight of survey in order to develop a better understanding of the investment criteria used by middle-market private equity firms, get an overview of their portfolio composition, assess the impact of the current market malaise on their investing activity, and gather their perspectives...
- White papers 2003-02-07
- 'Performance Culture' the Private Equity Way
- Throughout the 1990s, the world's leading Private Equity firms consistently generated mouth-watering returns for their investors. The article depicts that the leading Private Equity companies systematically create a "performance culture" in the businesses they own. Management and employees come to work each day determined to do everything they can to...
- White papers 2002-12-01
- Private Equity Firms Compensation Survey
- Huge pay gains seen in the private equity industry in 2000 are unlikely to be seen again this 2001 or 2002, according to William M Mercer's 2001 Private Equity Firms Compensation Survey. Big gains in base pay and carried interest boosted pay in the private equity industry last year but...
- White papers 2001-11-20
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- Why and How to Invest in Private Equity
- Private equity is now a major asset class of the alternative investment portfolio of many institutional investors. This paper considers the characteristics of private equity investment and the methodologies for constructing a private equity portfolio and implementing a private equity investment strategy. Private equity investment is typically a transformational, value...
- White papers 2002-09-26
- Message to Manufacturers: Develop a Private Equity Mindset
- If you ask any private equity companies what they look for in a manufacturing investment, the answer might surprise you. They do not focus on optimal inventory levels, improved asset productivity or efficient supply chains. Instead, they want to know how well the company is generating cash flow. It is...
- White papers 2005-09-01
- Private Equity in Mexico
- Over the past decade, private equity in the United States has grown substantially. Although it is not a new form of financing, the size of private equity has significantly increased. Private equity commitments in the US have increased from US$ 8.1 billion in 1990 to US$ 153.9 billion in 2000....
- White papers 2001-10-05
- Private Equity
- This article reports on private equity guidance to safeguard the consumer Information and Reminder Regarding Privacy Procedure Requirements for Unregistered Funds and Advisers. The FTC Privacy Rules apply to financial institutions not otherwise regulated by a U.S. federal regulatory agency (e.g., the SEC, CFTC or the Banking Agencies), including private...
- White papers 2003-07-01
- Creeping Regulation of Private Equity Fund Managers
- This article briefs about Private equity. Private equity fund managers commonly are regarded as being "unregulated" in the United States. The appearance of being unregulated is the by-product of a careful balancing of specific exemptions from certain aspects of regulation and a sustained effort to maintain high standards of investment...
- White papers 2004-07-27
- A Guide to Private Equity
- Private equity backed companies create jobs at a considerably faster rate than other private sector companies. Over a five year period, the number of people employed by private equity backed companies increased by an average of 23% p.a., against a national private sector employment growth rate of just 1.5% p.a....
- White papers 2003-06-11
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