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New Fund Performance Data from UTIMCO
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 But Oregon and Washington are not the gold standard. That would be the University of Texas Investment Management Co. (UTIMCO), which seems to operate on one of those calendars that begins being sold around Halloween. You know, the ones with November, December and then all of next year… Yesterday I asked UTIMCO for its most current PE performance data, and it sent a file that includes numbers through the end of November 2009. That makes it the most current sheet out there, and I’ve posted it after the jump. I’ve also posted UTIMCO’s performance data through November 2008, for the sake of comparison. Read more » |
Choose File Type: ALL | Bankruptcy | Buyouts Data | Credit Ratings | Fund Data | Lawsuits | Regulatory | Surveys | VC Data | White Papers
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Divestitures and Carve-Outs in the Oil and Gas Industry
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A new white paper from Deloitte indicates that O&G divestitures and carve-outs could be on the rise. Several "supermajors" in the industry have announced divestiture plans in order invest in E&P activities. Meanwhile, independent oil and gas companies are looking to exit non-core domestic, international and offshore portfolios to streamline their operations. The same thing is happening in oilfield services companies.
Download the white paper below: Read more » |
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10 Years of Vicissitudes: A Review of China’s VC Sector by Size
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Zero2IPO, a research company focused on the Chinese IPO market, has released a new white paper called: Ten Years of Vicissitudes: A Review of China’s VC Sector by Size. It's authored by Qian Yang.
Download it here. Read more » |
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PE Debt Watch (Upgrades & Downgrades)
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 Company: Hexion Specialty Chemicals Inc. Sponsor: Apollo Management Action: S&P raised its ratings, including its corporate credit rating to 'B-' from 'CCC+', on the company. Highlight: "The upgrade reflects an improvement in credit quality following the successful completion of Hexion's financing transaction including amendments to its senior secured credit facilities, and our expectation that an ongoing trend of improving operating results will continue into 2010," said Standard & Poor's credit analyst Paul Kurias. Read more » |
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China VC Confidence Index
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The quarterly China Venture Capitalist Confidence Index is based on an ongoing survey of Mainland China and Hong Kong venture capitalists, and released each quarter by University of San Francisco (USF) professor Mark Cannice. Get the latest data here. Read more » |
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New FTC Endorsement/Advertising Guidelines Create Risks
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Law firm Edwards & Angel has published a clinet advisory on new FTC rules for advertising, endorsements, etc. in new media (blogs, etc.). Download it here. Read more » |
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Neuberger Berman PE Outlook
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PE-Backed Bankruptcies Off to a Slow(er) Start
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 This January, only two (two!) companies filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Atrium Companies, backed by Kenner & Co. and Golden Gate Capital, and Uno Restaurant Holdings, owned by Centre Partners Management. Is this a sign of things to come? A continuation of the downward trend in portfolio company filings that began last year? Last year’s bankruptcies topped the prior two years, but 2010 may reveal that ‘09 was the p... |
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PE Debt Watch (Upgrades and Downgrades)
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| Posted on: January 29th, 2010 |
As usual, we have a week’s worth of ratings actions on the debt of LBO-backed companies from ratings agencies Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and Moody’s Investors Service. This week is a...
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It’s Riches to (Really Nice) Rags for Private Equity, Informal Survey Finds
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| Posted on: January 22nd, 2010 |
Following this week's report that private equity compensation is sputtering to a standstill, it's no surprise an annual informal survey from PE advisory Semaphore would concur.
Semaphore runs an ...
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