What You Can Learn from Warren Buffett’s Acquisition Style
This year, Warren Buffett made his biggest acquisition yet, purchasing Precision Castparts for approximately $32.5bn excluding its net debt. Precision Castparts manufactures parts for the …
This year, Warren Buffett made his biggest acquisition yet, purchasing Precision Castparts for approximately $32.5bn excluding its net debt. Precision Castparts manufactures parts for the …
Does slow and steady win the race — again? According to the Wall Street Journal, “investing in boring bridges and sewers is paying off once …
In its latest report, Does Size Matter, Preqin examines whether the size of a buyout fund significantly impacts returns. According to its latest investor survey “over …
After years of sitting on the sidelines as an alternative asset class, venture capital is regaining its position as the darling of the private equity …
Harris Poll recently conducted the 2015 Financial Literacy Survey, which found some troubling results. Americans are failing the grade when it comes to financial literacy, …
Working Capital Conversations: Leading thinkers, practitioners and experts discuss the ideas that drive global business. Frequently in business, we hear about the cost of environmental improvements …
Recent stock market volatility has caused everyone to ask the question of whether the long-awaited public market correction is on the horizon. According to many …
Understanding performance in private equity starts with quantifying the source of returns. Not all returns are created equal. Some firms ride the market; others make …
The existing methods of assessing the relationship of risk and return in private equity are limited and often unsuitable for assessing or comparing risk across …
In their study, What Do Private Equity Firms Say They Do?, academics Paul Gompers, Steven N. Kaplan and Vladimir Mukharlyamov provide insight into private equity …