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.
What does the Internal Rate of Return of a private equity fund tell you? Or better, what do you think it tells you? Private Equity International takes a closer look at what IRR is and what it isn't.
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
The $50M German corporate venture operation is looking to bolster the logistics services of its parent business Deutsche Post World Net.
US buyout firms are cash rich and pricing looks sweet, but unless the debt markets reopen, dealmaking will remain slow, writes David Snow in New York.
Private Equity International's deal mechanic takes a look under the bonnet of the buyout of Yell, a deal that may yet emerge as European LBO of the year.
Royal London, the £26bn asset manager, has teamed up with industry veteran David MacLellan to raise a £200m private equity fund.
The beleaguered fund plans to cease all activities in December 2004 but in the meantime has law suits, restructurings and attempted exits to sort out.
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
The second round of financing will be used to develop operations in the US and the UK. The Fool is also negotiating a venture in Japan.