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Beyond finance 21 Dec 2009

Private equity firms need their portfolio finance teams to be sharp, accurate, open and disciplined. But finance execs (in any type of company) must never forget the source of the numbers they report. So this article in the New Republic about the dangers of a finance-skewed management style is well worth a read (potted version at the site that pointed... Read more
Social media for FDs 2 Dec 2009

How's your LinkedIn profile? Got one? Updated it recently? I ask because I was emailing an old FD contact yesterday and he mentioned he was tarting up his profile on the popular business network. (It's like Facebook for suits.) He's CFO of one of the biggest companies in Austria - and has a track record as long... Read more
In for the long haul 1 Dec 2009

File it under "no surprises": Q3 2009 has been one of the worst quarters on record for buyouts. So says the Centre for Management Buy Out research (CMBOR) in its most recent survey. According to Nottingham University fellow Rod Ball (a researcher at CMBOR): "In terms of the number of deals, we’re going back to mid-1980 levels; in terms... Read more