Unsold PE Portfolio Companies Reached All Time High In 2012

April 27, 2013

The number of unsold portfolio companies of private equity firms at the end of 2012 touched an all time high according to data published by market research firm PitchBook Data. The research firm which has been tracking this data since 2004 estimates that some 6,500 portfolio companies representing approximately 70 percent of total private equity […]

Read the full article →

How to Break Into the Private Equity Industry

April 22, 2013

The 2012 Private Equity Compensation Report mentions that one in three PE companies are in pursuit of investment professionals. In addition, the report noted that almost one in five PE companies are looking to fill operations, portfolio management and accounting positions. The same report also states that in the year before, the industry trend was […]

Read the full article →

Cash Strapped Private Equity Industry Sees Opportunity In 401(k) Plans

April 5, 2013

Private equity firms, which until now catered only to the wealthiest investors, are now starting to take money from ordinary people. Specifically, private equity firms including large firms such as Carlyle Group, Blackstone and KKR are aggressively targeting the 401(k) retirement plans in which Americans have an accumulated net wealth of approximately $3.6 trillion. That […]

Read the full article →

Investors’ Flight To Quality Could Doom Many PE Funds

March 13, 2013

Gone are the days when a private equity with less than stellar performance was able to easily raise the capital it wanted. A new study by private equity placement firm Acanthus Advisers reveals that investors are no longer giving a blank check to private equity firms with poorer performance record. The study found that in […]

Read the full article →

Private Equity Increasing Investment In Insurance, Reinsurance Sectors

February 2, 2013

According to data compiled by offshore jurisdiction specialist firm Appleby, private equities are increasing their investments in the insurance and reinsurance market to take advantage of the prevailing high premiums for insurance and reinsurance products. Private equities are acting on the favorable market conditions in this space as the recent effects of catastrophic losses experienced […]

Read the full article →

Private Equity Compensation in 2013

January 28, 2013

Last year many a private equity firm outpaced the markets.  Today’s unsure economic times provide several exceptional options to funds that are nimble enough to navigate an increasingly complex regulating and danger environment. Small Firms Set the Tone Small firms are setting the bar, with these having less than 10 workers really leading the study […]

Read the full article →

More Companies Choosing In-House M&A Teams

January 7, 2013

A new report by US research firm Freeman Consulting has found that an emerging trend among businesses is likely to result in loss of revenue to investment banks. In its analysis, the New York based Freeman Consulting found that almost one third of all M&A transactions in Europe and U.S. this year were done in-house. […]

Read the full article →

Wells Fargo To Expand Investment Banking Business

December 31, 2012

At a time when well known investment banks are pulling back on their operations, one major US bank sees opportunities to expand its investment banking business. John Shrewsberry, head of the investment banking unit at Wells Fargo, says it is a great time to hire and expand into investment banking business. “Our eyes are wide […]

Read the full article →

Investors Maintain Confidence in Private Equity

August 30, 2012

Despite charging investors higher fees, private equities continue to enjoy an overwhelmingly favorable opinion among institutional investors. According to a survey conducted by market research firm Preqin, 71 percent of institutional investors expressed satisfaction with the returns on private equity investments. The survey in which over 100 investors were interviewed found that almost all of […]

Read the full article →

Private Equity Firms Expect a Wave of Hiring in 2012

March 23, 2012

You can add private equity investment firms to the short list of companies that are planning to ramp up hiring in 2012. After two long years of staff reductions, PE firms are gearing up for what they think will be a stronger year for investment and exit activity. According to its most recent Perspective report in […]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →