private equity

Want A List Of Private Equity And Venture Capital Firms?

2021-03-20

Questions to Consider ​Have you ever wanted to know who to contact regarding acquisitions, divestitures, and structured finance services? What is the difference between late stage private equity and early stage venture capital? What is the preferred investment amount? Which firms have objective talent (unlevered returns over a business cycle, for example) and ability to …

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Remember The Good Old Days Of LBOs?

2021-03-20

Remember the good old days of leveraged buyouts (LBOs)?   You know, buy control of a company by using a pile of debt, firing a lot of employees, and selling some hard assets.  Then, use the cash flow to pay capital providers of the transaction through principal payments, interest, and special dividends.  In the medium- …

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Stupid Is As Stupid Does

2021-03-20

Cerberus by William Blake (1757-1827) According to Coller Capital, and highlighted by Jason Kelly at Bloomberg, investors’ newfound selectivity will help eliminate 20% of private equity firms. Just one of many reasons is alluded to by the June 13, 2011 bankruptcy filing by Perkins and Marie Callender’s restaurant, a portfolio company of Castle Harlan, which …

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