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Distress Can Yield Returns in Wake of U.S. Financial Crisis

Private equity records continue to be set, though the sectors being funded are shifting. For the first half of 2008, distressed debt funds pulled ahead of the buyout sector, and investors are hungry for more.

In the Media by Tom Johansmeyer

Adult Entertainment Capital Takes Porn Public

There’s a new player in the porn finance market. Adult Entertainment Capital has launched the first publicly traded and licensed investment option. Investors can put their money into many different adult businesses.

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Americans and Europeans See China Differently

Private equity trends differ by continent, particularly when it comes to China. North American investors prefer to invest in China-focused funds through vehicles based elsewhere, while European investors prefer locally managed private equity funds.

In the Media by Tom Johansmeyer

Private Equity Tides Are Changing

Private equity investment is steady, but investors are changing how they approach the sector. PREQIN reports that, based on a recent survey of private equity investors, fundraising remains strong, though the sectors receiving the inflows are changing.

In the Media by Tom Johansmeyer

Private Equity More Becoming Expensive

In 2007, the private equity industry’s aggregate management fees reached US$33 billion globally, according to London-based Private Equity Intelligence, Ltd. (Preqin).

In the Media by Tom Johansmeyer

Global situation: Private equity borrowing no problem, regulators back off

Australian regulators have been faced with the same problem as the rest of the world. Private equity is moving in. It’s buying up big, and it doesn’t work like the corporates, and isn’t regulated.

In the Media by Paul Wallis

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Private buyouts hit record in Canada in 2011

The number of corporate buyouts in Canada by private equity firms reach a record high in 2011, according to the annual survey by Canada's Venture Capital & Private Equity Association.

Terra Firma buys care home firm

Terra Firma, the private equity group chaired by Guy Hands, has agreed a £825m debt and equity deal for care home company Four Seasons Health Care.

McCains, Sobeys unite for equity firm

Two of Atlantic Canada's best-known business families have launched a private equity firm that will focus on investing in small and medium-sized companies across the country.

P.F. Chang's Reaches $1.09B Deal to Go Private

P.F. Chang's China Bistro agrees to sell itself to private equity firm for $1.09B, go private

Obama Ignores Private Equity in Attack

Bain Capital has been used as a political weapon against Mitt Romney since 1994, but now his opponents might be rethinking ads about his private-equity firm as they are scrutinized on all sides.