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Weakness in the public markets? 28 Nov 2007
The see-saw indices tell a story: however bullish the market says it's feeling in the face of credit crunches and a looming economic downturn, there's a stack of nervousness about and, in the US at least, it's making it harder to get public placements away.Interestingly, with the potential for changes to the tax treatment for AIM ... Read more
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Private equity gears up for 2008 27 Nov 2007
We've been looking at the key pressures on private equity firms and their portfolio companies in 2008, not least because it feels like the debate (admittedly generating more heat than light) has stepped up a gear. So here's a couple of links you might want to follow to keep your finger on the pulse.The main one is a... Read more
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Nerves into 2008? 15 Nov 2007
Here at EquityFC we've been looking into our crystal balls to see whether there are any discernable patterns in private equity for 2008. More on that another time, but the fact that some firms are having trouble getting exits away as planned is an interesting indicator.Gaucho Grill (which I love, by the way - it's a great chain... Read more
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Ronnie Cohen speaks 12 Nov 2007
Sir Ronald Cohen is not only the co-founder of Apax Partners, he's also a close confidante of Chancellor Prime Minister Gordon Brown. So when he writes an article about entrepreneurship it's worth taking a look.Unsurprisingly, he thinks the growth of private equity has been a boost to entrepreneurs. But his musings do serve as a couple of... Read more
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Credit crunch? Good news, bad news… 5 Nov 2007
We've been saying it since the beginning of August: the credit crunch might be bad news for the big leverage guys, but in the mid-market there never was "covenant lite" and it's still quite possible to get debt deals away for the right businesses. Well, now we've been joined by some pretty impressive commentators: Lehman Brothers Private... Read more