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PE out of the doldrums? 29 Sep 2009
Finance execs looking for private equity-backed posts, take heart. There are lots of signs that the exits market is picking up. A decent bit of churn in PE portfolios open up options for fast-thinking FCs and FDs. So what are the portents that things have improved?Well, I'll start with fantastic news from NVM Private Equity, which has just... Read more
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Jon Moulton's shock resignation 4 Sep 2009
A great scoop from Amy and the guys at private equity magazine Real Deals: they've got hold of Jon Moulton's resignation letter, and seemingly before big guns like the Telegraph. Moulton founded Alchemy Partners as a upper-mid-market turnaround shop in the late nineties, and since then he's carved out a name for himself as the nation's... Read more
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The New Normal 2 Sep 2009
Blogger Carried Interest has an excellent new post up discussing "the new normal" for the private equity industry. It's well worth a read. If you're joining a management team backed by PE or considering an MBO, it's vital that you have a keen sense of their priorities.Carried Interest flags up these five new realities that he... Read more
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Here comes the money 1 Sep 2009
Private equity firms have been sitting on a tonne of cash for the past year - money raised in good times but struggling to find a home while debt finance has been scarce and vendors unwilling to sell. In June the "overhang" stood at $400bn globally. Wow.Well, it's about to get bigger, at least in the US. According... Read more