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How to Attract Buyers in Private Equity Transactions
Private equity buyers have priorities distinct from strategic buyers. Sellers make a private equity transaction more appealing by thinking like a PE buyer. Read More
How Reliable Are Private Equity Valuations?
Public information can be scarce due to SEC reporting exemptions, making private equity valuations seem unreliable. Can upgraded guidelines fix it? Read More
Alternative Assets and the “Average” Accredited Investor Installment #10: Private Equity, aka PE Investments
Private equity investments, aka PE investments sound like an exclusive club. But many people are elibigle for this potentially lucrative investment vehicle. Read More
90 Second Lesson – Fees and Carried Interest: Private Equity Sponsor Compensation
The distribution waterfall for private equity funds is generous to fund sponsors: after fees and carried interest, private equity compensation is over 20%. Read More
JOBS Act Title II Drives Private Equity Options for Small Business Owners
The JOBS Act Title II allows entrepreneurs and small businesses to conduct general solicitation and advertising of a private equity offering. Read More
90 Second Lesson – Private Equity Sponsor v. Private Equity Fund
How is private equity structured? The PE industry includes private equity sponsors and financial sponsors who manage private equity funds. Read More
Fundless Sponsors Appeal to Individual Investors with Fewer Fees, More Specificity on Deals
No up-front fees and more details about investments are two differences between fundless sponsors and more traditionally structured private equity funds. Read More
What is Private Equity? A Brief History
Private equity firms buy or seek to control private companies through financial leverage. When did it start, and how does private equity look today? Read More
What are Private Placements?
What is a private placement? Read Financial Poise’s guide to private placement types, rules and private placement memorandums. Read More
An Initiation Into Private Equity Funds
Most people are familiar with the concept of a stock exchange and publicly traded shares of companies that are listed there. But the private equity market is less well-understood. Read More