Rigorous insurance due diligence is key in the buyout process if nasty surprises are to be avoided. It can also boost a bidder's bargaining position, finds Philip Borel.
The history of the US private equity market's love affair with Private Investments in Public Equities is as short as it is sordid. David Snow looks at what's gone wrong.
News: Funds 2002-02-01 Staff Writer <b>€2bn Advent fund to focus On Europe</b><br />Advent International intends to invest 70 per cent of Global Private Equity IV, its new €2bn buyout fund, in Western Europe, with the balance going to North America and Asia.<br /><br />?Europe i
Down Rounds Syndrome: A Roundtable Discussion 2001-11-23 Staff Writer <i>This week Letter from America is by David J. Blumberg of Blumberg Capital.</i><br><br><a href=http://www.privateequityonline.com/LetterAmerica.asp?ID=1851>Part 1 of this article</a> looked at "Down