bespokeinvest.typepad.com - 5/6/2009
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PowerShares has an ETF (ticker: PSP) that tracks private equity companies that are publicly traded. It's not news to anyone that private equity has been hit extremely hard throughout the financial crisis, and from its peak to trough over the last two years, PSP went down 87%. Since March 9th, ...
A Good Private Equity Blog
financialrounds.blogspot.com 6/27/2009 — Thanks to Analyst Forum (one of my regular stops), I just came across a pretty good blog on Private Equity called The Private Equiteer . It has a lot of posts that go through the basics of the private equity world ( here's a list of many of them). ...
It’s Too Early for Private Equity To Be “Back”
pehub.com 8/11/2009 — Just because private equity is seeing some renewed enthusiasm doesn’t mean its “back.” Call me a pessimist, but remember that near-half a trillion dollars in corporate debt? It’s due in three years and it hasn’t gone anywhere. None of the indicators ...
What do Private Equity Firms do all Day?
businessweek.com 7/26/2009 — What are people at private equity firms doing all day now that so few deals getting done? Suduko? Facebook?
According to a white paper by auditors Grant Thornton and the Association for Corporate growth, a private equity industry group, people at ...
No Exit for Private Equity Funds
dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com 7/21/2009 — Private equity funds are finding it extremely hard this year to cash out of their buyout deals, and the volume of "exit transactions" hasn't been this low since 2001, according to Dealogic.
Private Equity and the Financial Crisis
valueplays.blogspot.com 7/29/2009 — In this lecture filmed on April 11, 2008, Stephen Schwarzman, Co-Founder of Blackstone Group, a private equity firm, speaks about his experience in the industry. He discusses his thoughts on global finance, particularly at such an interesting and challenging point in the history of financial ...
Inside the Private Equity Game
nytimes.com 10/6/2009 — Flipped How Private Equity Dealmakers Can Win While Their Companies Lose | Related Article » In order to view this feature, you must download the latest version of flash player here .
Super Return: What Private Equity Is Afraid Of
dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com 2/7/2009 — What keeps a private equity baron up at night?
Well, the buyout lords have already had some time to adjust to the lack of loans for leveraged buyouts. And the stalling economy. And the lackluster returns. Now, they are focusing on relationships, and ...
A Private Equity Quagmire?
pensionpulse.blogspot.com 8/21/2009 — Bloomberg reports pension plans' private equity cash depleted as profits shrink : U.S. pension funds contributed to the record $1.2 trillion that private-equity firms raised this decade. Three of the biggest investors, state pensions in California, ...
Private equity to transform over 2
reuters.com 10/13/2009 — * Industry to grow larger than pre-bubble burst * Says private equity made mistakes in bubble * Deals will be smaller, less frequent; holding periods up (Adds quotes, fixes typo in bullet point) By Megan Davies and Nicolas Parasie DUBAI, Oct 13 ...
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