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BusinessWeek February 27, 2006 Emily Thornton |
Going Private Hotshot managers are fleeing public companies for the money, freedom, and glamour of private equity. |
BusinessWeek October 30, 2006 Emily Thornton |
Gluttons At The Gate Private equity are using slick new tricks to gorge on corporate assets. A story of excess. |
BusinessWeek September 17, 2007 Emily Thornton |
Private Equity's White-Knuckle Deal Clayton Dubilier salvaged the Home Depot buyout - and showed how other big deals in the works can go forward. |
CFO January 1, 2005 Tim Reason |
The Answer Is Private What kind of buyers and sellers made the greatest strides in deal-making for 2004? |
CFO August 1, 2005 Kate O'Sullivan |
Gone Clubbing As private-equity firms band together to buy large companies, they raise the pressure on CFOs. |
The Motley Fool March 27, 2007 Joseph Khattab |
Foolish Forum: Private Equity Fever Witty banter on the private equity frenzy, and what it means for investors. |
BusinessWeek February 12, 2007 Emily Thornton |
Carlyle Changes Its Stripes By diversifying into a broad range of assets and deals, Carlyle Group aims to flourish long after the buyout boom fizzles. |
The Motley Fool November 15, 2006 Matt Koppenheffer |
The Softer Side of Private Equity Today, leveraged buyout shops have reincarnated themselves under the uber-generic "private equity" moniker and in the past couple years have started a full frontal assault on the public markets. What does it mean for every-day investors? |
BusinessWeek May 16, 2005 Justin Hibbard |
Tech: The Allure Of The Mature Now, as private-equity firms amass huge war chests and scour Corporate America for deals, the tech sector has landed in the crosshairs of some of the largest buyout shops in the world. |
CFO October 1, 2007 Avital Louria Hahn |
Only the Strong Shall Thrive Financially sound companies find gold in credit mayhem even as weaker players fear the game is up. |
The Motley Fool July 29, 2008 Alex Dumortier |
How to Become a KKR Partner Legendary buyout firm KKR is going public. Why now? |
CFO January 1, 2006 Tim Reason |
A High-water Mark? Private-equity firms boosted deal values again in 2005, but resurgent corporate buyers and higher borrowing costs may rein them in this year. |
The Motley Fool June 11, 2007 Tom Taulli |
Dueling Fools: Goldman Sachs Bear After a big run, it's time for shareholders to move out of Goldman. |
The Motley Fool May 23, 2007 Tom Taulli |
Dueling Fools: Private Equity Bear The private equity and M&A space is red-hot, but the risks are major for individual investors. |
The Motley Fool October 25, 2007 Todd Wenning |
Take a Lesson From Private Equity Buy to hold for the long term, at the right price, with the right managers. In other words, invest in companies, don't speculate on stocks. |
BusinessWeek September 3, 2007 Roben Farzad et al. |
Not So Smart In an era of easy money, financial institutions forgot that the party can't last forever. |
The Motley Fool January 12, 2006 Tom Taulli |
Big-Cap Mergers in '06? A study suggests that large caps may set the tone for M&A in the year to come, which is good news for investors. |
BusinessWeek July 2, 2007 David Henry |
KKR: A Deal Too Far? Wall Street is waiting to see if investors balk at its ultra-risky bid for First Data. |
The Motley Fool March 29, 2005 Tom Taulli |
Barbarians at SunGard The data systems company is going private in a megadeal. Is there a conflict at the top? Bottom line: current shareholders of SunGard don't reap a whole lot of benefit from this deal. |
The Motley Fool May 23, 2007 Tom Taulli |
Dueling Fools: Private Equity Bear Rebuttal Huge amounts of private equity could mean big problems for investors. |
The Motley Fool December 27, 2005 Tom Taulli |
A Private Matter at ACS Affiliated Computer Services appears to be in play for a private-equity buyout. On the rumors of the deal, the stock increased 5% to $61. However, buying now is really a speculation. |
BusinessWeek February 3, 2011 Maheshwari & Childs |
Easy Money Is Bringing Buyouts Back to Life Investors willing to go out on a limb for higher yields are helping heavily indebted companies refinance their loans and bonds. |
BusinessWeek May 7, 2009 Carbonara & Silver-Greenberg |
How Private Equity Could Rev Up the U.S. Economy Two out of five private equity firms will disappear. The rest will feast off the financial wreckage. |
BusinessWeek August 26, 2010 Kelly & Alesci |
Private Equity Finds the Easy Money Gone Private equity firms are adjusting to life after the buyout boom, in which they are raising, spending, and earning less money. |
The Motley Fool October 11, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer |
The Deal Market Hasn't Dried Up Yet Private equity may have cooled but deals are still getting done. |
CFO January 1, 2008 Avital Louria Hahn |
Lessons from Adversity The split personality of 2007 dealmaking, with its dramatic highs and lows, could teach a few things about M&A in the year ahead. |
BusinessWeek November 27, 2006 |
A Dicey Win For Blackstone The bidding war over Freescale went to the private-equity powerhouse and its partners. But the chip-maker's debt load may jeopardize its future. |
The Motley Fool August 29, 2007 Tom Taulli |
Private Equity's Nuclear Winter The Home Depot supply unit transaction is an example of what is happening in the private equity game. Lean times have arrived for Wall Street dealmakers, with private equity firms abandoning current deals and becoming gun-shy for future ones. |
BusinessWeek March 14, 2005 Emily Thornton |
Don't Blink -- You'll Miss The IPO Buyout firms are taking companies public soon after acquiring them -- and raking it in. The trend is the latest twist in an escalating battle on Wall Street between buyout firms and their hedge-fund rivals. |
The Motley Fool September 25, 2006 Alex Dumortier |
Beware of "Quick-Flip" IPOs Investors, IPOs on the heels of leveraged buyouts = risky business. |
The Motley Fool April 25, 2007 Tom Taulli |
Quick Take: How to Spend $20 Billion? Goldman Sachs seeks even more companies to buy. Investors, take note. |
Financial Planning August 1, 2005 Donald Jay Korn |
Private Equity Gets Liquid Buyers and sellers both can benefit from an emerging market for seasoned interests in private deals. |
BusinessWeek June 2, 2011 Alesci & Kelly |
Buyout Firms Seek New Horizons The quest for new sources of revenue leads private equity firms into businesses that, while steadier, may be less profitable. |
BusinessWeek December 4, 2006 Emily Thornton |
What's Behind The Buyout Binge With stocks cheap and private equity firms flush, this boom may be a record-breaker. |
CFO February 1, 2006 Ronald Fink |
Bondholder Backlash Leveraged buyout debtholders are getting tougher about protecting their interests. |
BusinessWeek August 30, 2004 Laura Cohn |
Investment Banks Are Hiring In Europe Europe's leading investment banks, flush with profits from niche businesses, are adding thousands of employees. And they're finding ways to make money despite scarce deals. |
BusinessWeek March 7, 2005 Gail Edmondson |
A Red Carpet For Americans As the pickings in the U.S. get lean, private equity groups have discovered that Europe is the land of opportunity. |
The Motley Fool September 7, 2006 Aswath Damodaran |
The Return of Leveraged Buyouts Investors, get up to speed on this resurgent financial trend. Several key consequences for investors, positive and negative, emerge from these buyouts. |
BusinessWeek December 10, 2009 Emily Thornton |
Omaha on the Hudson Henry Kravis and George Roberts have a new, long-term vision for KKR: Make the granddaddy of private equity firms more like Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway. Can the buyout kings pull it off? |
BusinessWeek May 30, 2005 Ian Rowley |
Japan: Let's Not Make A Deal Despite a few big transactions, private-equity buyouts by foreigners are scarce in Japan. |
The Motley Fool February 27, 2007 Tom Taulli |
Claire's Buyout Loses Some Luster Rumor has it that private-equity firms are backing away from buying out Claire's. Investors, take note. |
CFO July 1, 2006 Kate O'Sullivan |
Rising Stakes How the strength of private equity is changing M&A for corporate buyers. |
BusinessWeek October 16, 2006 Palmeri & Sasseen |
Private Equity: A Bid Too Far? Why Wall Street has doubts about the offer from Apollo and Texas Pacific for Harrah's. |
The Motley Fool April 9, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer |
The M&A Mix Tape A rockin' review of what dealmakers have been doing over the past week. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye and First Data... "Money" by Pink Floyd and Apollo Management... etc. |
BusinessWeek September 11, 2006 Peter Burrows |
The LBO Gang Storms The Valley High-powered private-equity players are talking frustrated techies into the idea of going private - and making billions. |
CFO December 1, 2007 Vincent Ryan |
Down but Not Out Private equity may have lost some of its leverage, but it's still a force for companies looking to buy, sell, or just attract capital. |
The Motley Fool February 28, 2008 Morgan Housel |
Blackstone's Bankless Future What a difference a year has made in the private equity business. |
BusinessWeek September 4, 2006 Roben Farzad |
Sign Of An Apocalypse In Private Equity? In Private Equity? The notion of a Microsoft buyout may signal a market gone batty. |
The Motley Fool August 2, 2007 Tom Taulli |
China's Private Equity Dynasty? In the past, Chinese government regulation has prevented foreign private equity firms from buying companies, however, China now apparently recognizes the need for a domestic private equity industry. |
The Motley Fool June 22, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer |
Should You Buy Blackstone? It's the first day of trading for Blackstone. Should you pile on? Take a deep breath, remove your finger from the "buy" button, and don't allow yourself to succumb to the hype. |