Private equity investment in a public company is always a headline-capturing affair. The epic tale Barbarians at the Gate — The Fall of RJR Nabisco, chronicles how Kohlberg Krabis and…
Private Equity
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Family offices are by nature conservative, but in recent years they have stepped out of their mold and began to invest in several asset classes including private equity (PE). This…
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Predicating the future has never been an easy task and it has gotten no easier today. Charlatans with crystal balls are in ample supply however, especially when it comes…
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In times of crisis come times of great opportunity, or so we are told. The proverb does seem to bear some truth, however, when applied to the regional private…
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If there is one thing everyone in the regional private equity (PE) game agrees on, it’s that the party is officially over, albeit after a long and fruitful period of…
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Unlike buying a few shares in a public company, private equity (PE) investment is a commitment that cannot be taken lightly. That is perhaps why most experts believe some two-thirds…
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The sharp reversal of economic fortunes in the Gulf has sent all private equity (PE) houses back to the drawing board to redesign their investment strategy. Some are optimistic the…
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Although marked by the escalation of a global financial crisis, the close of 2008 is also showing the results of a healthy fund-raising season for a third generation of venture…
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It was another sunny day as I climbed towards the base camp of the majestic Mount Everest on September 15, with a few distant clouds lingering on the horizon. I…
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This October, emerging market equities sank to an all time low. Dominated by few firms and largely composed of infrastructure-related companies, capital markets in the Middle East and elsewhere could…