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Eversheds Report - Working with Private Equity

2nd Nov 07 Source: Eversheds With thanks to: Eversheds

Over the course of 2007, the private equity industry has come under unprecedented scrutiny as first trade unionists, and then the Treasury select committee of MPs, have criticised the sector. The PE industry stands accused of buying up companies on the cheap using excessive rrowing, and then cutting jobs whilst their own executives benefit from generous tax breaks. Criticism has been particularly fierce in relation to listed companies that are taken private and are then re-floated a couple of years later at huge profits for the PE house.

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How Do Private Equity Investors Create Value?

19th Oct 07 Source: http://www.ey.com/global/content.nsf/UK/TAS_-_Global_Private_Equity_Study_2007_form With thanks to: Ernst & Young

Ernst & Youngs analysis of the top Private Equity exits in the US and Western Europe during 2006 reveals impressive value growth, outperforming equivalent public companies. What are the secrets of their success?

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