Keyword(s): LBO
10/20/12
10:29:02 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com 
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Categories: Deals, Market Characteristics
WSJ: Debt Fuels a Dividend Boom; Firms Collect Payouts, and Investors Get Yield; 'Reminiscent of the Bubble Era', Oct. 18, 2012Private-equity firms are adding debt to the companies they own in order to fund payouts to themselves, a controversial prac… more »
07/25/12
06:52:11 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 62 words
Categories: Investment Strategy, Various Market Info, Entrepreneurship/Leadership/Innovation
DealBook, NYT: Taking a Risk, and Hoping That Lightning Strikes Twice, by Andrew Ross Sorkin, July 23, 2012...“How can you as an entrepreneur that’s had success, has a reputation, ever build the courage to go and do something again?” he asked, almost… more »
05/09/12
06:30:07 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 69 words
Categories: Initial Public Offerings, News Stories
NYT: Morgan Stanley’s Michael Grimes Is Where Money and Tech Meet, May 8, 2012
Silicon Valley doesn’t have much love for Wall Street, perceiving buttoned-up financiers as fee-obsessed number crunchers who don’t really understand technology.
But Mic… more »
03/14/12
09:56:15 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 21 words
Categories: Deals, Statistics, Market Characteristics
Linklaters has a great new study on European LBO debt:
Linklaters: Negotiating Europe’s LBO debt mountain, 2012
Keywords: Private Equity, LBO Debt more »
02/09/12
11:53:00 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 17 words
Categories: Deals, Valuation, Statistics, Market Structure
PE Hub: European Buyout Market in 2011: A Slideshow of Highlights, Feb. 9, 2012Keywords: Private Equity, LBO, Buy Out more »
10/28/11
06:25:52 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 120 words
Categories: Statistics, Investment Strategy, Performance Measurement, Entrepreneurship/Leadership/Innovation, Market Characteristics
Sorensen, Morten, Stromberg, Per and Lerner, Josh, Private Equity and Long-Run Investment: The Case of Innovation (June 1, 2010). The Journal of Finance, Vol. 66, No. 2, pp. 445-477, 2010
Abstract:
"A long-standing controversy is whether leveraged… more »
10/19/11
Find here more evidence that LBO firms in the mid market space tend to add operational firm value:
Kaserer, Christoph, Return Attribution in Mid-Market Buy-Out Transactions – New Evidence from Europe (October 19, 2011). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.… more »
10/18/11
07:58:01 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 74 words
Categories: Central Banks/Government, Banks/Investment Banks, Bankruptcy
Find here some interesting links. We can imagine negotiations which are going on behind the scenes. Does the taxpayer have strong enough "lobbyists" in the form of elected politicians..24/7 Wall St.: Banks Ready to Kill Greek Bailout, Oct. 17, 2011… more »
10/11/11
Andrew Ross Sorkin mentions Douglas A. Kass, who believes so:NYT: Volatility, Thy Name Is E.T.F., by Andrew Ross Sorkin, Oct. 10, 2011“We know E.T.F.’s are the dominant factor in the marketplace,” Mr. Kass said. “In the ’70s and ’80s it was the… more »
Dealbook NYT: Another Traumatic Month for Paulson, Oct. 10, 2011
Tired of incessant leaks to the media about its poor performance, Paulson & Company, the hedge fund started by the billionaire John A. Paulson, decided a few weeks ago to amend its… more »
09/15/11
07:19:14 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 25 words
Categories: Initial Public Offerings, Opinion on Specific Transactions, Valuation Issues
That IPO Pop? Majority of 2011 U.S. Listings Are Underwater, Sept. 15, 2011
Groupon Back on Track for Its I.P.O., Sept. 14, 2011
Keywords: IPO, Initial Public Offering, Capital Markets more »
09/05/11
02:29:16 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 26 words
Categories: Deals, Valuation, Market Characteristics
Still a 'really robust market' for midmarket PE deals from The Deal on Vimeo.
August 29, 2011
Keywords: US Private Equity, Mid Market Deals, Valuations, Availability of Funding more »
09/02/11
08:16:32 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 517 words
Categories: Corporate Governance, Entrepreneurship/Leadership/Innovation
James Kwak has a great article in "The Atlantic" about why often founders make the best leaders:The Atlantic: Steve Jobs's Law: Why Founders Make the Best Leaders, by James Kwak, Sep. 1, 2011"This year, dozens of startup company founders will be… more »
02:22:05 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 196 words
Categories: Deals, Performance Measurement, Market Characteristics
Interesting study with findings which do not surprise. This is certainly a reason why independent corporate finance boutiques have gained market share during the past years, even though established financing relationships can help in non-boom times.… more »
08/11/11
09:25:20 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 45 words
Categories: Economics United States, Economics Global
Harvard economist Greg Mankiw says Fed Chairman Bernanke may use a price-level target to spur U.S. economic growth while minimizing fears of Japanese-style hyperinflation.
Youtube Video: In Fed's toolbox, one untested method remains: economist, August… more »
07/13/11
06:29:16 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 269 words
Categories: Statistics, Performance Measurement, Corporate Governance, Market Characteristics
New paper on characteristics of European LBO's during the past years:
Harbula, Péter, Operating Performance, Valuation, Leverage, and Corporate Governance of Leveraged Buy-Out Transactions: A Continental European Perspective (July 1, 2011). Available… more »
06/03/11
11:06:08 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 245 words
Categories: Deals, Statistics, Various Market Info, Market Characteristics
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09:47:44 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 54 words
Categories: Deals, Valuation, Investment Strategy
"Like die-hard fishermen, serious investors are all too familiar with “the one that got away.” David M. Rubenstein, co-founder of the Carlyle Group, talks to DealBook’s Andrew Ross Sorkin about the deal he missed."DealBook NYT: "The Deal I Missed": D… more »
05/27/11
Gong, James Jianxin and Wu, Steve Yuching, CEO Turnover in Private Equity Sponsored Leveraged Buyouts (October 27, 2010). Corporate Governance: An International Review, Vol. 19, No. 3, pp. 195-209, 2011. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=185160… more »
04/28/11
11:05:16 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 98 words
Categories: Initial Public Offerings, Market Structure, M&A
Is it really as bad as Mr. Davidoff writes? Big Wall Street firms still have a vital role in the economy. It can be assumed that their reputation will improve over time - unless they make bigger mistakes again.The financial crisis also opened room fo… more »
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