In September 2006, the IMF in its Global Economic Output report projected that the US will be “the engine of global economic growth despite some uncertainty in the housing sector.” …
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The first half of 2008 was a non-event for private equity with very little to cheer about, except for those skillful exits that everyone seems to have mustered. No great …
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2007 was another stellar year for private equity in MENA. The billion dollar deal milestone has been broken for the first time with the Egyptian Fertilizers Company deal. Fundraising …
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The subprime problem is now snowballing into a global recession. Banks are hesitant to even lend to each other. Central bankers are panicking. Yet the prospects for private equity in …
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As I am writing these words, stock markets around the world are witnessing one of the most dramatic free falls in their history. The subprime problem is now snowballing to …
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Dear very successful executive, You have been working so hard lately, making sure that your company is heading in the right direction, meeting and exceeding your targets, and making sure …
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Zawya Private Equity Monitor released last month its statistics for investments and fund raising for the first nine months of 2007. Problems in fund raising? The funds raised in the …
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The main advantage of private equity backed companies over normal family businesses has always been their ability to focus on increasing the value of the company quickly. Speed of execution …
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Loans will go bad, deals will be canceled, fortunes will be lost, and the sudden end of cheap financing is wreaking havoc on the buyout market, reported Fortune magazine. Just …
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Investing in a water desalination plant or a school was seenfor a long time to be a government’s job. Private companieswere usually interested to build such projects, but wererarely excited …