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• Select Weigh what's best for practice when selling to private equity: Practice buy-outs are on the rise; for some, can be alluring option with diligent research

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  Weigh what's best for practice when selling to private equity: Practice buy-outs are on the rise; for some, can be alluring option with diligent research

  Author:Laird HarrisonFrom:Ophthalmology Times (Vol. 44, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 15, 2019655 words Article 1220LOphthalmologists face difficult decisions when approached by private equity firms, according to Ruth D. Williams, MD. Selling to these firms has both advantages and disadvantages, said Dr. Williams, chief executive...
• Select Everyman a venture capitalist: taking private equity public

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  Everyman a venture capitalist: taking private equity public

  Authors:Steven B. Boehm and Hannah L. FriedbergFrom:Business Law Today (Vol. 17, Issue 5)

  May-June 20083,305 words Article Investment in private businesses, with the potential for high returns coupled with substantial risk, has historically been the province of wealthy individuals and institutional investors like corporations, pension...
• Select Private equity's picky appetite: PE firms are craving service and health-care targets, according to a new survey

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  Private equity's picky appetite: PE firms are craving service and health-care targets, according to a new survey

  Author:Vincent RyanFrom:CFO, The Magazine for Senior Financial Executives (Vol. 28, Issue 6)

  July-August 2012400 words Article 1330LPrivate-equity firms have been choosy investors this year, expressing a preference for service and healthcare companies for potential takeovers and greater portfolio exposure. According to financial sponsors, both...
• Select Public Equity in Decline.

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  Public Equity in Decline.

  Author:Peter Van DorenFrom:Regulation (Vol. 43, Issue 1)

  Spring 2020333 words Brief article 1130L* "Public versus Private Equity," by Rene M. Stulz. November 2019. SSRN #3486578. In 1975, the United States had 4,927 publicly traded firms. That number rose over the next two decades, peaking at 7,576 in 1997. But by...
• Select Investing in private equity in Brazil

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  Investing in private equity in Brazil

  Authors:Antonio Marcos Duarte, Jr. and Luiz Carlos Barbosa MedeirosFrom:Brazilian Business Review (Vol. 13, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  September-October 20168,608 words Article ABSTRACT We consider the problem of selecting private equity funds for investment in Brazil. The proposed methodology is based on multi-criteria decision-making. Real data obtained from one of the largest pension...
• Select PERFORMANCE OF IPOS OF BRAZILIAN COMPANIES FINANCED BY PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDS/DESEMPENHO DE IPOS DE EMPRESAS BRASILEIRAS FINANCIADAS POR FUNDOS DE PRIVATE EQUITY/EVOLUCION DE LAS OPI DE EMPRESAS BRASILENAS FINANCIADAS COM FONDOS DE INVERSION PRIVATE EQUITY.

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  PERFORMANCE OF IPOS OF BRAZILIAN COMPANIES FINANCED BY PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDS/DESEMPENHO DE IPOS DE EMPRESAS BRASILEIRAS FINANCIADAS POR FUNDOS DE PRIVATE EQUITY/EVOLUCION DE LAS OPI DE EMPRESAS BRASILENAS FINANCIADAS COM FONDOS DE INVERSION PRIVATE EQUITY.

  Authors:Vitor Fassio Andrade, Rafael Moreira Antonio, Rafael Confetti Gatsios, and Pimenta, Tabajara, JuniorFrom:Revista De Gestao, Financas E Contabilidade (Vol. 10, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept-Dec 20207,281 words Article This paper analyzed the relationship between the presence of private equity fund financing in companies that carried out an initial public offering (IPO) and the subsequent behavior of stock returns. Based on the event...
• Select Analysing the criteria of private equity investment in South Africa.

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  Analysing the criteria of private equity investment in South Africa.

  Authors:Albertus Hamman, Ines Nel, and Merwe OberholzerFrom:Journal of Economic and Financial Sciences (JEF) (Vol. 14, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 1, 202111,716 words Article 1430LOrientation Within the conceptual paradigm that the institutional environment may influence investment criteria, this study argues that South Africa has a unique socio-economic environment and matters such as black...
• Select Putting a public face on private equity

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  Putting a public face on private equity

  Author:Janet HartmannFrom:Online (Vol. 32, Issue 2)

  March-April 20082,695 words Article 1260LPRIVATE equity (PE) firms had a busy 2007. In the news were: buyouts of more than 40 big public companies--including Hilton Hotels (Blackstone Group), Guitar Center (Bain Capital Partners), and Alltel (TPG Capital, GS...
• Select Market Conditions and the Exit Rate of Private Equity Investments in an Emerging Economy.

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  Market Conditions and the Exit Rate of Private Equity Investments in an Emerging Economy.

  Authors:Andrea Maria Accioly Fonseca Minardi, Adriana Bruscato Bortoluzzo, Piero Rosatelli, and Priscila Fernandes RibeiroFrom:BAR - Brazilian Administration Review (Vol. 16, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  April-June 20198,769 words Article 1340LPrivate Equity (PE) funds are active investors. Besides providing capital, they improve the governance, operational performance and innovation of the investee companies. However, potential misalignment between the fund...
• Select Private equity in public markets: BDCs, PTPs, REITs, and other structures

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  Private equity in public markets: BDCs, PTPs, REITs, and other structures

  Authors:Janis F. Kerns, James R. Kanner, and Jonathan H. TalcottFrom:The Investment Lawyer (Vol. 13, Issue 11)

  Nov. 20064,649 words Article 1850LPrivate equity investment has long been restricted to high net worth investors and large institutions. In recent years, with private equity funds and hedge funds becoming more prevalent, investment bankers have sought...
• Select The investment behavior of buyout funds: Theory and evidence.

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  The investment behavior of buyout funds: Theory and evidence.

  Authors:Alexander Ljungqvist, Matthew Richardson, and Daniel WolfenzonFrom:Financial Management (Vol. 49, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Spring 202014,675 words Article 1510LAbstract We analyze the determinants of buyout funds' investment decisions. We argue that when there is imperfect competition for private equity funds, the timing of funds' investment decisions, their risk-taking...
• Select Chancery Dismisses Derivative Claims that Private Equity Sponsors Comprised a Control Group.

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  Chancery Dismisses Derivative Claims that Private Equity Sponsors Comprised a Control Group.

  Authors:K. Tyler O'Connell, Barnaby Grzaslewicz, and Morris JamesFrom:Business Law Today

  Nov. 2021393 words Brief article 1260LAnother perspective on a case also highlighted in October's Mergers & Acquisitions Month-in-Brief. For stockholders to comprise a control group, the alleged group members must be connected in some "legally significant...
• Select Growing the Malaysian venture capital and private equity industry

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  Growing the Malaysian venture capital and private equity industry

  Author:Syed Adil HussainFrom:Islam and Civilisational Renewal (Vol. 1, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  July 20108,316 words Article 1580LThe venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) industry in Malaysia is at a crossroads. Despite having received RM3 billion in government aid, according to practitioners the industry will be devoid of any...
• Select Institutional Investors' Investments in Private Equity: The More the Better?

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  Institutional Investors' Investments in Private Equity: The More the Better?

  Authors:Daniel R. Cavagnaro and Yingdi WangFrom:International Journal of Business (Vol. 24, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Winter 20198,395 words Article 1460LWe investigate the scalability institutional investors' private equity returns with respect to the number of investments they make. Using a sample of more than 26,000 buyout and venture investments made by institutional...
• Select Pressure from above: with new deals falling off, private-equity firms are hovering over portfolio-company CFOs like never before

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  Pressure from above: with new deals falling off, private-equity firms are hovering over portfolio-company CFOs like never before

  Author:Rob GarverFrom:CFO, The Magazine for Senior Financial Executives (Vol. 24, Issue 6)

  June 20081,312 words Article 1250LIN YOUR FACE, THAT'S THE NEW GAME plan at many private-equity firms as deal volumes decline and the focus shifts to maximizing the efficiencies of the companies they already control. Through April, deal activity was...
• Select Alpha Private Equity reaches an agreement for the sale of 100% of Savio Group to the Belgian company Vandewiele.

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  Alpha Private Equity reaches an agreement for the sale of 100% of Savio Group to the Belgian company Vandewiele.

  From:Pakistan Textile Journal (Vol. 70, Issue 1-2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 28, 2021400 words Brief article 1360LThe completion of the transaction is expected in spring 2021. Financial terms of the transaction are not disclosed. Founded in 1911 and headquartered in Pordenone (Italy), Savio Group is the world leading designer and...
• Select The previously announced sale of the Thomson Reuters Intellectual Property & Science business to Onex Corporation and Baring Private Equity Asia is complete

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  The previously announced sale of the Thomson Reuters Intellectual Property & Science business to Onex Corporation and Baring Private Equity Asia is complete

  From:Online Searcher (Vol. 40, Issue 6)

  November-December 201666 words Brief article 1420LThe previously announced sale of the Thomson Reuters Intellectual Property & Science business to Onex Corporation and Baring Private Equity Asia is complete. The newly independent company will be known as Clarivate...
• Select Challenges to the private equity industry

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  Challenges to the private equity industry

  Author:David L. LarsenFrom:Journal of Accountancy (Vol. 202, Issue 3)

  Sept. 2006476 words Article 1690LThe private equity (PE) market (including venture capital, buy-out, mezzanine and similar longer-term, illiquid investments) has expanded exponentially over the past 10 years. U.S. GAAP requires private equity (PE)...
• Select Courting venture capital: tell a "story" that excites investors about your company's potential

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  Courting venture capital: tell a "story" that excites investors about your company's potential

  Author:J.D. KernFrom:Journal of Accountancy (Vol. 211, Issue 6)

  June 20112,132 words Article 1130LEXECUTIVE SUMMARY * The most important parts of your pitch for a venture capital or private equity investment include: (1) overview; (2) management team; (3) why you exist; (4) competition and barriers to success;...
• Select Tax considerations fan the private equity boom: amid much publicity and debate about the tax advantages of private equity funding, a U.K.-based attorney covers the basic tax issues and compares tax treatment in the U.S. with that in the U.K.

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  Tax considerations fan the private equity boom: amid much publicity and debate about the tax advantages of private equity funding, a U.K.-based attorney covers the basic tax issues and compares tax treatment in the U.S. with that in the U.K.

  Author:Kevin ConwayFrom:Financial Executive (Vol. 23, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 20072,106 words Article 1400LEditor's Note: Congress isn't always attentive to corporate finance matters, so it's noteworthy that some members have seen a big target arising from the private equity boom: collecting tax from private equity fund...