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No Exit for Private Equity Funds
dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com - 7/21/2009
No Exit for Private Equity Funds
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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.
businessweek.com - 7/26/2009
What do Private Equity Firms do all Day?
— businessweek.com — 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 ... (more) What do Private Equity Firms do all Day?

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valueplays.blogspot.com - 7/29/2009
Private Equity and the Financial Crisis
— valueplays.blogspot.com — 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 ... (more) Private Equity and the Financial Crisis

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Abnormal Returns:  The curious case of hedge funds in the financial crisis

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The curious case of hedge funds in the financial crisis
Abnormal Returns — ... )  These endowments were viewed as the best investors around.  Amidst the crisis many endowments faced a cash crunch.  This crunch came from the unfunded commitments to private equity funds and the severe drop in cash returned by private equity funds to investors.  Hedge funds are viewed as a readier source of cash and have therefore seen redemptions. ...

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